CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. LAXMI LAL SHARMA
Date of Birth : August 26, 1950
Nationality : Indian
Residential Address : Plot No. 206, Road No. 13, Ashok Nagar
Office Address : Associate Professor & Head
Department of Aquaculture,
Tel:2421753 Fax: 0294-2420447
E-mail:
Qualifications:
(A) Educational:
| Examination Passed | Major Subjects | Year | Institute/Board |
| B.Sc. | Physics, Chemistry, Biology | 1971 | ML |
| M.Sc. | Zoology (with specialization in Limnology & Fisheries) | 1973 | ML |
| Ph.D. | By Thesis on "Some Limnological aspects of | 1980 | ML |
(B) Trainings:
(i) Obtained training on 'Fish pond management and breeding of Indian major carps and exotic carps' from Pond Culture Division of CIFRI, Barrackpore at Cuttack
(ii) Participated in Summer Institute on Intensive Freshwater Fish Culture organized by CIFRI, Barrackpore (July 1975).
(iii) Received training in Environmental Education at Live Island, Denmark (1977).
(C) Professional Positions Held:
| Position | Organization | Duration | Nature of duties |
| Sr. Research Fellow | Department of Zoology, | Dec. 1973 Aug. 1978 | Research on Hydro- biology of |
| Asstt. Prof. of Zoology | Department of Zoology, | 17-08-80 | Teaching UG and PG classes |
| Jr. Scientist (Asstt.Prof.) | Department of Limnology and Fisheries (Faculty of Agriculture) | 18-08-80 24-07-84 | Teaching PG classes; Research on aqua- culture and water quality |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Limnology and Fisheries, Rajasthan Agricultural University, | 25-07-84 | -do- and also guiding M.Sc. and Ph.D. students |
| Associate Professor | -do- | till today | -do- |
| Head of the Department | -do- | till today | -do- and also administrative job |
(D) Teaching Experience:
Teaching UG and PG classes at University Departments for the last 32 years.
(a) 18 Years as Asstt. Professor/Jr. Scientist
(b) 14 Years as Associate Professor
(c) No. of M.Sc. Theses guided : 15
(d) No. of Ph.D. Major Advisor: 05 Co-Supervisor: 02
(E) Research Experience:
Total period: 32 years (excluding 5 years of Ph.D. work)
· Sr. Research Fellow in the ICAR Research Project entitled "Hydrobiological and Ichthological studies on Lake Fatehsagar
· As Junior Scientist/Research Associate worked in the following two state Government sponsored projects (more than four years): (i) Fish culture in a marked area of Lake Fatehsagar , Udaipur
· Had been Investigator in the research project "Breeding and rearing of Indian major carps for stocking in Jaisamand Lake " sponsored by the Rajasthan Tribal Area Development Cooperatives Federation Ltd., Udaipur
· Principal Investigator in the project "Impact of urban settlement on certain lentic and lotic waters bodies of Bedach River System in Girwa and Mavli Tehsils of Udaipur
· Associate Investigator in the Project "Spawn rearing through Hi-tech aquaculture system, - a low cost high yield programme" sponsored by the Department of Ocean Development (1988 to 1991).
· Co-project Leader in the Project "Water quality assessment of rural step-wells and hand pumps from the Dracunculosis prone areas of Southern Rajasthan for the development of village level domestic water filter system" (Sponsored by SWACH/UNISEF' Duration one year, 1990-91).
· Had been Co-project leader in SWACH (UNICEF sponsored) sub-project "Monitoring of Cyclops in rural wells vis-à-vis Temephos application, seasonality of infective cyclops, bio-control and the development of low-cost water testing kit" (started from August 1991; duration one year).
· Had been Co-Principal Investigator in the ICAR Project "Dietary vitamin requirements of fingerlings of selected Indian major carps with respect to growth, feed conversion and deficiency y symptoms (ICAR sponsored ad hoc project).
Significant Research and Development Achievement:
· For the first time bred Labeo gonius in captivity by induced breeding technique (Instl. Jorn. Acd. Ichthyol.) 7(2):33-66).
· Had been actively contributing time and energy for the growth and development of Deptt. of Limnology and Fisheries since its inception in 1979 and preparatory phase. While working as SRF in the ICAR scheme and Asstt. Professor Zoology.
· Designed, developed and fabricated three types of under water samplers which have been appreciated widely and published in reputed journals: Current Science, Research and Industry and Proceedings of 2nd Asian, Fisheries Forum (Tokyo , Japan
· Designed and developed five types of water filters for the SWACH/UNICEF project, one of this filter has been accepted by the UNICEF for distribution in Dracunculosis prone areas and so far over 3 lakh such filters have been distributed by the SWACH (Pollution Research 12(3): 119-125).
· Together with other associates developed a low cost convenient water quality (bacteriological and Cyclops incidence) analysis kit which has been accepted by the UNICEF (Pollution Research 12(3): 183-185).
· In 1993 took initiative for installation of a mechanical device for removal of 10,000 MT of water hyacinth from 23 ha area of lakes of Udaipur
(F) Organizational Experience (Voluntary):
Had been Jt. Secretary of Indian Environmental Society, New Delhi
Worked as President of National Environmental Association, India
Worked as Regional Coordinator for Asia (Two Years) and as the Development Officer (One Year) in the Executive Board of International Youth Federation for Environmental Studies and Conservation, Denmark (a member organization of IUCN, Switzerland).
(G) Memberships:
Association of Aquaculturists, Kausalyagang, Orissa.
Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti, Udaipur
Rural Development & Reconstruction Activities (RUDRA)
Green Arc Society, Udaipur
Aravali Abhiyan Samiti, Udaipur
Sajeev Seva Samiti, Udaipur
Taraxacum Club, London
Advisory Board of National Fishermen's Forum, Cochin
Indian Association of Fisheries Professionals, Mumbai.
(H) Participation in Academic Activities (Inland):
(a) Presented research papers at following fora:
Workshop in Environmental Education, May 1975, Delhi-Nainital
National Symposium of "Fish and their Environment", Dehradun, October-November, 1983.
National Symposium on Industries and Environment, Nov-Dec., 1984, Baroda
National Symposium on Dracunculosis, Jan. 28-30, 1985 , Udaipur
Conference of Directors of Ecodevelopment Camps, 28-30 May,1 986 , Bikaner
Seminar on World Environment Day, 1987, Udaipur
National Seminar on Management of Fisheries in Inland open water systems of India , 1987, Barrackpore, West Bengal .
Conference on Science & Technology inputs for rural development 17 Nov., 1988 , New Delhi
National Hindi Workshop on Aquaculture, CIFA Bhubneshwar, July 1998.
Different places in Rajasthan during 1980-91.
Convener: Environmental Education Programme for conservation of Pichhola-Fatehsagar Lake
Organized Youth Leader Training Courses in Environmental Education, 1977 and 1978 for Asian Youths.
National Environmental Awareness Campaign activities (Seminars, Youth and Women Camps, Debate and drawing competitions, etc.) sponsored by D.O.En., Govt. of India, during 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990)
Co-convener: Environmental, Awareness-cum-Pratap Jayanti Padyatras during 1986-91.
Celebrations of World Environment Day eve since 1976.
Celebration of Science Day, 1989, 1990 and 1991 at Udaipur
Organizing Secretary, Seminar on Paryavaran Shiksha avem Bhartiya Darshan( Ik;kZoj.k f'k{kk ,oa Hkkjrh; n'kZu 26-10-98)
Other Significant Academic Activities:
(b) Had been associate organizer for:
Indian Congress of Cytology and Cytogenetics at Udaipur
National Symposium on Dracunculosis
Local organizer for International Seminar on Environmental Problems of Developing Countries and General Assembly of International Youth Federation for Environmental Studies and Conservation, 1980) at Delhi-Udaipur
Had been Secretary, Symp.Org. Committee for 11th National Symposium on Environment (June 5-7, 2002 ) sponsored by Deptt. of Atomic Energy (BRNS), Govt. of India
Has been Co-convener, National Symposium on Limnology(NSL 07) sponsored by Deptt. of Atomic Energy (BRNS), Govt. of India
(I) Fellowship / Awards:
(a) Selected for WHO / NEERI Research Associateship
(b) Had been awarded UN Travel Fellowship twice
(c) Won First Prize in Deptt. of Environment state level contest for best paper presentation
(d)Honored with "Suraj Ratna Samman" for contribution in conservation of Udaipur
(e)Got Merit Certificate by Bharat Vikas Parishad for the control of Water Hyacinth in Udaipur
(J) Publications: 67
Papers under publication 05
Technical Reports 20
Popular articles / extension
And Hindi publications 29
All India
