Designation: Assistant Professor

Email Id:rajpal@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph.D.(Mathematics)
• B.Ed
• M. Sc (Mathematics)

Experience/Achievements:

• He has 09 Years Research/Teaching experience in reputed Institutions and University. He is expert to teach in the area of Applied Mathematics and Algebric Coding Theory. He has published two research papers in International and National journals. He has vast experience in operation research and academic management. He has attended international, national conferences and organized a science and technology exhibition and workshops.

Designation: Associate Professor

Email Id: dr.santoshjoshi@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph.D. (Botany)

Specialization : Lichenology

Experience/Achievements:

• 8 years of Post-doctoral research experience.
• >5 years of Teaching experience.
• Published c. 75 articles in international and national journals/book chapters (c. 45 in indexed journals; Citations: 724; h-index: 13; i10-index: 24).
• Conferences/Workshops/Seminar: 25
• Invited Foreign Researcher for 4 years in South Korea.
• Discovered 23 new species of lichens for the world from South Korea, China, India, Vietnam, The Philippines and Cameroon.
• Recorded more than 200 new reports of lichens for India, Puerto Rico (USA), South Korea, China, Vietnam, The Philippines, Nepal and Cameroon.
• Member of the Lichenological Society of India and Phytotaxonomy.
• Research exposure in South Korea and Puerto Rico (USA).
• Outstanding poster award by the federation of Korean Microbiological Society, Seoul, South Korea

Fellowships:

• All India Co-ordinated Project on Taxonomy of Lichens and Bryophytes (AICOPTAX) in CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow.
• DST-SERB Young Scientist project; CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow.
• Korean National Bioresources Bank of Lichen supported by National Research Foundation; Korean Lichen Research Institute, South Korea.
• Mega D/B of Korean Lichen Flora supported by Korean Forest Serves through Korea National Arboretum; Rapid formation of biological soil crust with use of desert lichen and cyanobacteria supported by Korean Forest Services; Korean Lichen Research Institute, South Korea.
• Exploration of Vietnam lichen bioresources for pharmaceutical application supported by Korean National Research Foundation; Korean Lichen Research Institute, South Korea.