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Dr A K Jain, an agricultural engineer with Ph.D. in Soil and
Water Engineering,
presently
working as Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
(Punjab) after superannuation at Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana,
where served as faculty for
34 years
on various capacities.
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Date of birth :
17-8-1959
Director
identification Number (DIN) : 09546925
IICA
certified Independent Director
Director (Independent) in the following companies :
1. Nahar Poly
Films Ltd. (deals with Polyporopylene Films)
2. Nahar
Spinning Mills Limited (deals with spinning )
3. Nahar
Industrial Enterprises (textile manufacturer unit)
4. Monte
Carlo Fashions Ltd. (Hosiery manufacturing ) |
A. Education :
| Degree |
Institution |
Year of passing |
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Ph.D.(Soil and Water Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1995 |
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M.Tech.(Soil and Water Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1983 |
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B.Tech.(Agricultural Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1981 |
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B. Professional experience :
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Designation |
Institution |
Duration |
| Asstt. Research Engineer |
Punjab Agricultural University |
May,1984 to Oct.,1995 |
| Assoc. Professor |
Punjab Agricultural University |
Nov., 1995 to
Oct.,2003 |
| Professor |
Punjab Agricultural University |
Nov., 2003 to
Aug., 2019 |
| Professor |
Lovely Professional University |
30.12.2019 onwards |
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Total
experience = 38 years |
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C. Awards and Honours :
(i). ‘TEAM AWARD’ for the year 1992-93- Indian Society of
Agricultural Engineers-
for outstanding
contributions to research in Soil & Water Engineering.
(ii) ‘COMMENDATION MEDAL’ for the year 1992- Punjab Pump
Manufacturers’ Association for Quality up-gradation of Centrifugal
Pumps for Agricultural use.
(iii) ‘COMMENDATION MEDAL’ for the year 1999–Indian Society of
Agricultural Engineers-for outstanding contributions in the field of
Soil & Water Engineering.
(iv) Noble Citizen Award – 2020
(v) Reviewer of International Journals :
J of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural
Water Management, J
of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering, Water Resources
Management |
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D. Membership of Professional Societies :
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Fellow - Institution of
Engineers(India) , Indian Association of Hydrologists.
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Life member - Indian
Society of Agricultural Engineers, Indian Society for Technical
Education, Soil Conservation Society of India, Indian Society of
Remote Sensing, Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) |
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E. Specific attainments :
(a) National level
1.
Member–Expert panel of Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB),
Govt. of India in the discipline of Land and Water Management.
2.
Member- Pump Sectional Committee (MED 20 and MED 20:5). Bureau of
Indian Standards (BIS), Govt. of India.
3.
Member- Inter- Sectoral Committee to address water-logging problem
in South Punjab”. Planning Commission, Govt. of India. 2014.
4.
Member – Committee to examine the cases of Mega Food Parks & Agro
Units for grant of “No Objection Certificate” with respect to
groundwater withdrawal. Ministry of Water Resources, Central
Ground Water Authority, Govt. of India. |
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(b) State level
1.
Member (PAU Nominee)-State Advisory Committee of Punjab State
Electricity
Regulatory Commission, Chandigarh.
(2007 to 2010).
2. Chairman- Committee to frame comprehensive guidelines for
motor ratings of agricultural pumpset in the state of Punjab (2013).
3.
Member- Board of Studies (Agricultural Engineering), Maharaja
Ranjeet Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda. (Aug.,2017 to
Sept.,2019). |
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(c ) Research Contributions :
Authored many scientific articles in the field of water resources
management/ Irrigation management.
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Published in referred journals |
34 |
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Invited
papers |
8 |
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Published in conference proceedings |
20 |
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Bulletins/Manuals |
6 |
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Research projects handled |
5 |
Specific few Research & Development achievements :
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Developed a mathematical model for simulating soil moisture
profiles under wheat crop, The model can be used for
scheduling of irrigations. ( Journal : Agricultural Water
Management). |
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Extensive experience of water resources management/
groundwater modeling (MODFLOW) and evaluation of hydraulic
performance of centrifugal pumps for irrigation. |
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Based on
groundwater modeling for declining and rising water table
area, groundwater management strategies have been worked out
for the state of Punjab.(“Groundwater Governance: Ownership
of Groundwater and its pricing” (2007).Ed. by Saleem Romani
et al. Capital Publishing Co.,New Delhi. :33-40). |
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Minimize water deficit in wheat crop to ameliorate
groundwater decline in rice-wheat system. (Journal :
Agricultural Water Management). |
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Selection of Submersible pumpset for irrigation
http://agritechnology.com/submersible |
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Softwares for Pump industry to prepare Test reports of Centrifugal pumps.
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Prof(Dr) A K Jain, Former Head, Soil & Water Engineering, Punjab Agri. University. [mobile
::9815024022 e-mail :
akjain7788@gmail.com ] |
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