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    Dr. K. Ramasamy took over as the tenth Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on August 27, 2012. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Tamil Nadu and has over 36 years of experience working in various roles at TNAU. Dr. Ramasamy has established several new academic programs, served as a national syllabus setter and examiner, and is currently a member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission advising on agriculture and irrigation.

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    Dr. K. Ramasamy took over as the tenth Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on August 27, 2012. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Tamil Nadu and has over 36 years of experience working in various roles at TNAU. Dr. Ramasamy has established several new academic programs, served as a national syllabus setter and examiner, and is currently a member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission advising on agriculture and irrigation.

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    Dr. K. Ramasamy took over as the tenth Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on August 27, 2012. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Tamil Nadu and has over 36 years of experience working in various roles at TNAU. Dr. Ramasamy has established several new academic programs, served as a national syllabus setter and examiner, and is currently a member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission advising on agriculture and irrigation.

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    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

    Coimbatore - 641 003

    On Aug. 27, 2012 Dr. K. Ramasamy, Member, Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission
    took over as the tenth Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).

    Born on May 1, 1948 and hailing from a farming community, Dr. Ramasamy
    belongs to Nilaiyoor, Aranthangi, Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. He received
    secondary education at Veludaiyar High School, Tiruvarur and Board High School in
    Aranthangi. He completed his basic and masters degrees in Annamalai University.
    He went on to study M.S. in Fermentation Technology and Ph.D. in Industrial
    Microbiology at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. In the same University, he
    obtained his Post-Doctoral experience in Electron Microscopy and later at the
    Michigan State University, USA on Gene Cloning. He joined TNAU in the year 1970
    and served in the Departments of Soil Science, Plant Pathology, Agrl. Microbiology,
    Bioenergy, Environmental Science and Biotechnology in various capacities for well
    over 36 years.
    Dr. Ramasamy was responsible for establishing several new academic
    programmes viz., Bioenergy, Environmental Science, Environmental Biotechnology,

    Microbial Technology, Biochemical Technology, etc., in Universities of Tamil Nadu,


    Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra. He served as National Syllabus Setter and Examiner
    for University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    (ICAR), and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He served as a
    Member in National Policy Planning of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ferti-irrigation
    and Biogas Development. He is presently holding position as Member in Tamil Nadu
    State Planning Commission (Agriculture and Irrigation) advising Tamil Nadu
    Government on various welfare schemes.
    As an administrator, he served in TNAU as Head of Environmental Sciences
    and Director of Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. He has
    worked as Dean, School of Biosciences and Bioengineering at SRM University,
    Chennai; and Vice-Chancellor of Karpagam University, Coimbatore.
    His research activity is continuously supported from 1982 by different funding
    agencies like Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Department of Science and
    Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council for Scientific and Industrial
    Research, BRNS-Atomic Energy Centre, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy
    Sources (MNES); and international agencies like Australian Centre for International
    Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Food and Agricultural Organsation, Rome, United
    States Department of Agriculture and Eurpoean Union through more than 30
    externally funded projects.
    He has developed need-based solutions for waste recycling and disposal and
    worked with industries like SPIC, TNPL, Seshasayee, SIV, Sakthi and Bannari to
    solve the environmental difficulties. He has published more than 120 research
    publications, including 7 books, 23 bulletins and organized 18 trainings and
    international workshops.

    He has obtained several recognitions in his academic and

    professional career, which include 18 awards, two medals, four national and two
    international fellowships.

    He has visited countries like Belgium, England, Germany, Sweeden, France,


    Netherlands, United States of America, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, etc., on
    varies academic assignments. He has acted as Visiting Professor for many leading
    Universities in America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
    He has a broad vision for achieving targeted agricultural growth in Tamil Nadu
    by means of introducing changes in Agricultural education to cater to the globalising
    agricultural needs; Research for innovative solutions; putting innovative solutions into
    practice; and promoting agribusiness in TNAU.

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