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Prof. (Dr.) Dolly Wattal Dhar

Prof. (Dr.) Dolly Wattal Dhar

Dean, Sharda School of Agricultural Sciences

Dolly.wattal@sharda.ac.in

About

Prof. (Dr.) Dolly Wattal Dhar is a well-established Agricultural Microbiologist with specialization in Algology. She worked at Centre for Conservation and Utilisation of Blue Green Algae, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012 for almost thirty-five years as Scientist, Sr. Scientist and Principal Scientist. At present, she is working as Dean, Sharda School of Agricultural Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP, India. She is known for her contributions in research, teaching and extension. She has worked on enrichment of cyanobacterial germplasm, morpho-physiological and biochemical characterization, strain selection and improvement for nitrogen fixing ability, potential of microalgae for value addition (biopolymers, natural colours, proteins, lipids, food, and feed), waste water treatment, plant microbe interactions and molecular biodiversity analysis of cyanobacteria (RAPD, RFLP, 16SrRNA gene amplification and AFLP).
She has International research experience from Cambridge, UK; Belgium; New York and Ohio, USA. She was under the Faculty of Microbiology, IARI. She modified courses as per ICAR norms and guided students for M.Sc. and Ph.D. She was actively involved with the Extension activities and Institutes Village Linked Programme for the popularization of algal bio-fertilizer to the farmers. She has published papers in National as well as International journals. She is a member of reputed professional societies and reviewer of selected International journals.
 

Experience
  • Thirty-five years as Scientist, Sr. Scientist and Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012. Two years experience in teaching and research at Sharda School of Agricultural Sciences, Sharda University. At present she is working as Dean, SSAS.
Qualification
  • Ph.D. (Plant Physiology), Post Graduate School, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, 1984, M.Sc. (Botany), 1978 and B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany, University of Delhi, 1974
Award & Recognition

  • She received best teacher award from ICAR-IARI and is a recipient of other awards/recognitions. 

Research

  • She has more than 175 publications to her credit including research papers (National as well as International), books, book chapters, manuals, popular articles, catalogues etc. 

Area of Interest

  • Research (Microalgae, Value addition, plant microbe interaction, biofuel), Teaching, Extension, Research guidance, Consultancy