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| name = Gauri Dutt Sharma<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| occupation = Academic, Professor<br />
| title = Vice-chancellor, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.<br />
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| education = M.Sc. (Botany, 1973), and Ph.D. (Ecology of Mycorrhiza, 1981) <br />
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'''Gauri Dutt Sharma''' is an Indian academic, professor in life sciences, currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=USTM VC is Prez of Varsity Association |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shillong/ustm-vc-is-prez-of-varsity-association/articleshow/101427414.cms |website=Times of India |date= 2 July 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref><br />
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Previously, he served as the Founder Vice Chancellor of the Bilaspur State University, Chhattisgarh, founder Vice Chancellor of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya]], former Vice Chancellor of [[Nagaland University]] and former Pro Vice Chancellor of [[Assam University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=USTM VC takes charge as President of the Association of Indian Universities |url= https://assamtribune.com/north-east/ustm-vc-takes-charge-as-president-of-the-association-of-indian-universities-1483107 |website=Assam Tribune |date= 2 July 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
He was born on 1 October 1950. He completed his M.Sc. (Botany) in 1973, and Ph.D.in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae on University Website |url=https://www.ustm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VC-Sir-CV-347-20190816-2.pdf|website=USTM|access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref> He pursued a post-doctorate at [[Sheffield University]], United Kingdom in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |title= USTM VC elected as NASS president |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/05/18/ustm-vc-elected-as-nass-president/|website=Arunachal Times|date=18 May 2025 |access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref> {{Citation needed|date=July 2025|reason=Source does not verify claim}}<br />
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He is a Life Member of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Sciences]], India,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fellows Directory |url=https://nasi.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Updated-selected-members-until-2024.pdf|website=National Academy of Sciences India |access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref> and the [[Indian Botanical Society]] (FBS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Life Members |url=https://indianbotsoc.org/assets/upload/member/Life-Members02.pdf|website=Indian Bot Soc |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref><br />
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He is also elected as the President of National Academy of Social Science (NASS), Allahabad,<ref>{{cite web |title=USTM VC Elected NASS President |url= https://themeghalayanexpress.com/ustm-vc-elected-nass-president/|website=Meghalayan Express |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref> immediate past president of [[Association of Indian Universities]], New Delhi,<ref>{{cite web |title=Governing council |url= https://aiu.ac.in/governance/the-governing-council/ |website=AIU|access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=USTM VC takes charge as a president of the association of Indian universities |url= https://assamtribune.com/north-east/ustm-vc-takes-charge-as-president-of-the-association-of-indian-universities-1483107 |website=Assam Tribune|date= 2 July 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2025}}</ref><br />
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He has published over 340 research papers{{Dubious|date=July 2025|reason=His h-index is only 27, this looks odd.}} in national and international journals. He guided 62 research scholars for their Ph.D. degrees, 5 M.Phil. and 5 Post Doctoral Fellows.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. Gauri Dutt Sharma |url=https://menahelf.com/prof-gauri-dutt-sharma/|website=Menahelf|access-date=August 29, 2025}}</ref> He has also authored and edited 13 books published by Indian and foreign publishers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae on University Website |url=https://www.ustm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VC-Sir-CV-347-20190816-2.pdf|website=USTM|access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref> Some of the books he has edited, and contributed to include the following:<br />
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* {{cite book | editor1=Abd El-Latif Hesham | editor2=Ram Sanmukh Upadhyay | editor3=Gauri Dutt Sharma | editor4=Chakravarthula Manoharachary | editor5=Vijai Kumar Gupta | title=Fungal Biotechnology and Bioengineering|series= Fungal Biology|date= 2020|doi= 10.1007/978-3-030-41870-0|isbn= 978-3-030-41869-4}}<br />
* {{cite book | editor-first1=V. K. | editor-first2=G. D. | editor-first3=M. G. | editor-first4=R. | editor-last1=Gupta | editor-last2=Sharma | editor-last3=Tuohy | editor-last4=Gaur |title=The Handbook of Microbial Bioresources| date=2016 | doi=10.1079/9781780645216.0000 | isbn=978-1-78064-521-6 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2LUBmrMAAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar Profile]<br />
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