Editor Profile

Amit Baran Sharangi

University/Organization: Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Country: India

 Biography

Professor A B Sharangi is presently acting as the Head, Department of and Plantation, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), India. For the last twenty years, he is in this profession of teaching, research extension and was instrumental in the process of coconut improvement leading to the release of a variety Kalpamitra. He spent times in Prof. Cousen’s lab in Melbourne, Prof Picha’s lab in USA, Dr Dobson’s lab in UK and continued research on bioactive compounds in herbs and spices. He has published about 65 research papers in peer-reviewed journal, 60 conference papers, 16 books from reputed publishers including SPRINGER NATURE (USA) as well as several book chapters published from SPRINGER, CRC Press (USA), Nova Publishers (USA) and scores of popular scientific articles. One of his papers has ranked among the top 25 articles in Science Direct.

Presently he is associated with 40 international and national journals as editor in chief, regional editor, technical editor, editorial board member and reviewer. Prof Sharangi has visited abroad extensively on academic mission and obtained several international awards viz., ENDEAVOUR Post-doctoral Award (Australia), INSA-RSE Visiting Scientist Fellowship (UK), FULBRIGHT Visiting Professor Fellowship (USA), Achiever’s Award (SADHNA), Marquis Who’s Who (USA), Man of the Year-2015 (Cambridge, UK), Outstanding Scientist (Venus International Foundation), etc. He has delivered a couple of invited lectures in UK, USA, Australia, Thailand, Israel and Bangladesh on several aspects of herbs and spices. Prof Sharangi is associated with a number of research projects as Principal and Co-Principal Investigators having academic and empirical implications.

He chaired the Horticultural Session in three International Conferences. He is an elected FELLOW of WB Academy of Science and Technology, (WAST). He is also the Fellow of International Society for Research and Development (ISRD, UK), the Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB), International Scientific Research Organisation for Science, Engineering and Technology (ISROSET), Academy of Environment and Life Sciences (AELS) and Scientific Society of Advanced Research and Social Change (SSARSC). He is an active member of several science academies and societies like NASI, NABS, ISNS, HSI, CWSS, SAH including the New York Academy of Science (NYAS), World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), African Forest Forum (AFF), Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation (ATBC, USA), to name a few.