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Ram J. Singh
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Education
- High School: Kalika Dham Inter College, Sewapuri, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India;passed in first division with distinction in Sanskrit (1961).
- Intermediate: Udai Pratap Inter College, Varanasi, U.P Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India; passed in the first division with distinction in Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy (1963).
- B.S. Agriculture: Government Agricultural College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (1966); passed in the first division.
- M.S. Agricultural Botany: Government Agricultural College Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (1968); passed in the first division.
- Ph.D. Genetics: Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.(1974)
Professional Experience
| 1983-Present | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. Associate Agronomist - Soybean Cytogenetics (2/83-7/86) Agronomist - Soybean Cytogenetics (8/86-Present) |
| 1981-1982 | Advanced Genetic Sciences, Inc., Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A. Research Scientist - Barley and Potato Cytogenetics, Cell and Tissue Culture |
| 1980-1981 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Visiting Scientist - Barley Cytogenetics |
| 1977-1980 | International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Senior Research Fellow - Rice Cytogenetics and Breeding |
| 1974-1976 | University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Visiting Scientist - Wheat and Rye Cytogenetics |
| 1971-1974 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Research Assistant - Barley Cytogenetics |
| 1968-1970 | The Rockefeller Foundation, New Delhi, India Research Assistant - Germplasm Maintenance and Seed Testing |
Research Interests
Germplasm Maintenance, Plant Cytogenetics, Plant Genome Mapping, Genomics, Plant Breeding, Biosystematics, Wide Hybridization, Cell and Tissue Culture, Plant Genetic Transformation, Plant Molecular Cytogenetics
Patent
Singh, R. J. 2007. Methods for producing fertile crosses between wild and domestic soybean species. Pub. No. US2007/0261139 A1; Publication Date, Nove.8, 2007.
Honors and Awards
- Senior Research Fellow, Indian Council Agriculture Research, New Delhi, 1966-1968
- First Year University Fellow, University of California, Davis, California, 1970-1971
- Senior Research Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Las Baños, Philippines, 1977-1980
- The Marquis Who'sWho in America 55th edition, 2001
- Academic Professional Award for Excellence: Innovative & Creativity, 2000
- Academic Professional Award for Excellence 2007
- College of ACES Professional Staff Award for Excellence – Research, 2009
Service
- Chief Editor: International Journal of Applied Agricultural Research (www.ripublication.com/ijaar.htm)
- Subject Editor: Plant Breeding http://www.blackwellpublishing.com