Ex-Professor & Founder Head, Microbiology, C.C.S. University, Meerut, with teaching & research experience of 42 years in Microbiology & Biotechnology; known for his research contributions on “Protection of Human Hair against Fungal Infections” and “Development of Eco-friendly Biobleach Process for Pulp and Paper Industry.” Recipient of “Young Scientist Gold Medal” of I.B.S. (1993); Prof. Hiralal Chakravarty Award of Indian Science Congress Association (1994); Best Teacher Award-2018; Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow in U.K. (1982-83; 1993-94); DAAD Fellow, Germany (1986-89; 1990-91; 196-97; 1997); Supervised 34 Ph.D. and more than 75 M.Phil., published more than 110 research papers; Participated in more than two dozen International Conferences abroad, chaired various academic sessions, Member of more than a dozen of academic societies; Dean, Faculty of Engineering (2002 and 2005); Associate Editor of the Journal of Indian Botanical Society (1996-2000); Founder Coordinator at CCS University, Meerut-Applied Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Medical Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Safety & Quality Control; Also worked as OSD-Legal; Acted as Member of various Committees’ Academic Council, Executive Council, Board of Studies, Selection Committees etc.; specialized in academic reforms in educational field; worked as Pro Vice-Chancellor in JNU, Jaipur. Joined Shobhit University, Meerut as Vice Chancellor on July 6, 2018. Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)-Section Environmental Sciences honored him in 106th Session at LPU, Panjab. He has also been elected as Zonal Member of Section-Environmental Sciences of ISCA. Shobhit University, Meerut has got a new shape under his leadership and has made significant presence on world academic map. Has introduced real continuous evaluation, “add on” courses and the “online” courses developed by UGC.
Email: amarprakashgarg@yahoo.com, vicechancellor@shobhituniversity.ac.in