Awards

Self:

  • Achiever of the Year 2023 Award for High Impact Publications from Hon’ble Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K.
  • Achiever of the Year 2022 Award for High Impact Publications from Hon’ble Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K.
  • Member of Peer Review College (PRC) of “Future Leaders Fellowships” of United Kingdom Research & Innovation (UKRI), UK.
  • Recipient of Scientist of the Year Award-2017 conferred upon by National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi.
  • Awarded Senior Common Room (SCR) membership of Somerville College, University of Oxford, which is the highest academic body comprising of senior members of the prestigious college where late Mrs. Indira Gandhi, PM of India studied. Acting as e-Mentor for graduate / DPhil scholars of Somerville College, University of Oxford.
  • DBT-CREST Award 2012-13 (Award for Cutting-edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training) sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, with host PI Professor Renier van der Hoorn, Department of Plant Biology, Oxford University, UK (28 May 2015-14 May 2016).

 

 

  • International Training Award for 90 days sponsored by National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), ICAR, Govt. of India in the area of Marker Assisted Selection (Horticulture) under the mentorship of Professor Autar K. Mattoo, ST Level Senior Scientist at Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab, USDA-ARS, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA. (1st Oct, 2013-31st Dec, 2013)

 

  • Selected for IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship 2013 (Two month duration) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi under Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme. (Could not join it due to official reasons)
  • Biography included in 27th edition of the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who In The World, which profiles the most accomplished men and women in the world for 2010.
  • Biography included in a blog namely Indian Muslim Legends (http://indianmuslimlegends.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/170-dr-amjad-masood-husaini.html).
  • Recipient of Young Scientist Award in Agriculture 2009 of J&K State Council for Science & Technology, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, India, on 2nd December 2010. Presented at the inaugural function of 6th J&K Science Congress by Shri Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology and Shri Abdul Ghani Mallik, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oi016xmhh4)
  • Recipient of the prestigious Jawahar Lal Nehru Award 2008 conferred upon by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi on 16th July 2009. Presented by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon’ble Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India; noted Agricultural Scientist Dr. Mangala Rai, Secretary DARE & Director General ICAR; Shri A.K. Upadhaya, Special Secretary DARE & Secretary ICAR. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RI_ExMrGn8) https://icar.org.in/node/2764 
  • Selected for the Award of Biotechnology Fellowship 2008-09 of J&K State Council for Science & Technology, Jammu & Kashmir, India., for a period of 6 months at Singhania University Rajasthan (vide ST/C/303/08/79 dated 06.02.2009) (Could not join it due to official reasons).
  • Recipient of Junior Scientist of the Year 2007 Award conferred upon by National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi on 27th Dec 2007. The award was presented by noted Scientist Professor T.R.C. Sinha, General Secretary NESA.
  • Recipient of ‘Joint CSIR-UGC Research Fellowship’ for Doctoral Research (2003-2007).
  • Recipient of ‘Scholarship’ for the ‘Research Project’ during MSc. Biotechnology Program from ASPEE Agricultural Research and Development Foundation, Mumbai (2000-2002).
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