Name: Dr NK Prasanna

Designation: Principal Scientist

Qualification:

PhD Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Area of Interest:

Research Communication, Protein folding/aggregation, Proteases, Protein engineering and Structure function relationship of proteins. Environment pollution,Occupational health hazards, Vaccine diplomacy.

Phone Number: 011-25846307

Email: prasanna.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr Paramananda Barman

Designation: Senior Scientist

Qualification:

PhD (Botany), PGJMC (Journalism and Mass Communication)

Area of Interest:

Science communication (Popular science, social media communication, folk media and communication in Indian languages), traditional knowledge communication.

Phone Number: 011-25842990

Email: param.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr Shiv Narayan Nishad

Designation: Senior Scientist

Qualification:

PhD in Analysis and Modeeling of Climate Change impact assessment on Sustainability over India 

M.Sc in Mathematics

Area of Interest:

Technology Readiness Level Assessment, Sustainability Assessment (Agriculture and Water), Water Footprint Studies, Virtual Water Trade Analysis,  Socio-economic Impact Studies, Technology Mapping,  

Phone Number: +91 1125853385, +91 9535160553

Email: s.nishad@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr Vinod Kumar Yadav

Designation: Scientist

Qualification:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (2023) Botany 

M.Sc. (2013) Botany (Specialization in Plant Pathology & Plant Protection), 

B.Ed. (2010) (Teaching of Life Science)

Area of Interest:

Science Communication, Policy Research & Plant-Microbe Interaction 

Phone Number: +91-11-25846252(office),

Email: vinod.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr. Aditya Kumar Dubey

Designation: Scientist

Qualification:

P.h.D (2022) - Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal

Area of Interest:

Temperature and Precipitation Extremes, Climate Change Impacts, Regional Earth System Modeling, Climate & Sustainability Policy Research, S2S Prediction

Phone Number: +91-7772067464

Email: a.k.dubey@csir.res.in

Name: Dr. Anurag Kanaujia

Designation: Scientist

Qualification:

Ph.D. (2021) - Innovation, Regulation and Governance: Study of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops in India – AcSIR-NISTADS.

Area of Interest:

Science Technology Society Studies, Innovation Systems, Scientometrics, Sustainable Development Transitions

Phone Number: +91-11-25846301 (office)

Email: anurag.kanaujia@csir.res.in

Name: Dr. Charu Verma

Designation: Chief Scientist

Qualification:

PhD (Use of Big Data in E-Governance), DTU, Delhi

MBA (Technology Management), IIT Delhi (Gold Medalist)
BE (Electronics & Communication), NSUT (erstwhile DIT), New Delhi (President Gold Medalist)

Area of Interest:

Data Science, AI/ML using Python/R, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), project management, strategy and customer relationships in enterprise software, business intelligence, database design, e-learning and website design

Phone Number: 9810241227

Email: charu.verma.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr. Kanika Malik

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

PhD Biotechnology

Area of Interest:

Intellectual Property Rights

Phone Number: 011-25843189

Email: km.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr. Manish Mohan Gore

Designation: Senior Scientist

Qualification:

M.Sc. (2001) Botany (Specialisation in Plant Pathology), B.Ed. (2002)

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (2007)

Ph.D. (2016) Botany (Topic: Use of Organic and Chemical Methods of Plant Protection – A Study of Peoples’ Perception about their Effects on Health and Environment in Western Uttar Pradesh)

Area of Interest:

Plant Pathology, Ecology, S&T Management, Science Communication Research & Studies, STI Policy, Popular Science Writing/Editing, and Science Fiction

Phone Number: 011-25841769

Email: mmg@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr. Meher Wan

Designation: Scientist

Qualification:

D.Phil. (Nano-Physics) 

Area of Interest:

Science Communication Studies, History of Science, Micro/Nano-Fabrication, Nano-photonics, 2D Materials, Sensors

Phone Number: 011-25841143

Email: mw@niscpr.res.in