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Professor L. KANNAN, born on the 10th of June, 1946 at Vetriyur village in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu, is having a good academic record right from UG to PG, securing I class always and University 1 Rank in M.Sc. In research, he has earned D.Sc. Degree in addition to Ph.D. He has put in a total of 36 years of teaching and 30 years of research experience in different colleges and universities. During this period, he has successfully guided 27 Ph.D. and 14 M.Phil candidates and many M.Sc. students. He has also published more than 125 research articles in reputed national and international journals and co-authored 8 books. He has served as member on the editorial board of scientific journals, in addition to serving as a reviewer of articles for many journals. So far, he has participated in 100 national and 39 international meetings for presenting papers, chairing sessions etc. and has organized 23 seminars/conferences in various capacities. He has also delivered lectures numbering about 125 on invitation, in different national and international institutions on various topics. With regard to research projects, he has successfully carried out 20 programmes for about Rs.2.3 crores on varied aspects of Marine Biology, including Coastal water quality assessment, resource assessment through remote sensing and tsunami impact assessment in the Palk Bay and Andaman and Nicobar islands. Dr. Kannan has won state and national awards and medals viz. Pulaney Andy Gold Medal, Tamil Nadu Government Dr.Grusamy Mudaliar Environmental Protection Award, National Environmental Science Academy Award, INSA- the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science Exchange of Scientists Programme Award, Achievement Award and Scroll of Honour-2006. For discussion, exchange of views and training, collaborative research and as an expert, he has visited different academic and research institutions in Norway, Holland, France, Japan, Sri Lanka, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, U.K., Singapore, Malaysia and Kenya and gained rich experience. As a member in several national committees, he could play a key role in the formulation and implementation of conservation and management plans and policies of the country. He has also coordinated the east coast eco-region programme for the preparation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of India and developed the strategy and action plan for implementation in the east coast ecoregion. Considering his expertise in the coastal and marine biodiversity research and related national policies, he was nominated by the Government of India to participate as an Indian delegate in the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Malaysia during 2004. Subsequently, he was nominated by the Government of India to represent the country in the meetings of the Group of Like-minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMCS) held at New Delhi during 2005. Thus, he has played a key role in the management process as well as policy formulation at the local, national, regional and global levels. As a member of the National Biodiversity Authority, he has been involved in formulating and monitoring various biodiversity related activities of the country. He was also nominated by the Government of India and selected by the CBD Secretariat, Canada as a Member in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on implementation of Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management (IMCAM). Then, he was invited by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Canada as an Expert Member to participate in the International Marine Ecological Experts’ Workshop to review and assess the science-based ecological and biological criteria for setting up of Marine Protected Areas beyond nation’s jurisdiction. Recently, he has been nominated as a member to the State Council for Higher Education by the Tamil Nadu Government. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has nominated him as a member of the Consultative Group to advise the Government on matters relating to biodiversity conservation. He has built up good rapport with UGC, DST, DBT, DOD, MoEn&F, ICAR, UNESCO, IUCN and other leading institutions in India and abroad. He possesses good administrative experience as he has served as Director of the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology of Annamalai University during 1998-2000 and as Director, Research of Annamalai University during 2000-2006.
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