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Prof.

Surendra Pratap Singh
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationAcademic, Professor


S. P. Singh, or Surendra Pratap Singh, is an Indian academic who served as the Vice Chancellor of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal (Uttaranchal) from 10 May 2005 to 9 May 2008.[1][2]

Career[edit | edit source]

He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA),[3] and a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India.[4]

He is Chair of Excellence in Biodiversity and Ecology, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand,[5] served as the Advisor, Planning Commission, Uttarakhand, the Chairman,[6] Expert Committee of Climate Change Programme (CCP) of DST,[7] Chairman, UGC, Review Committee for SATAT Framework for Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Campus Development in Higher Educational Institutions

Books[edit | edit source]

Books he contributed to, edited include the following:

  • Ecology of Himalayan Treeline Ecotone[8]
  • Interpreting mountain treelines in a changing world[9]
  • Forests of the Himalaya: Structure, Functioning, and Impact of Man, Gyanodaya Prakashan, 1992.[10]
  • Ecology, environmental science & conservation, S. Chand Publishing. 2025[11]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

Some of the selected awards received by him include the following:

  • Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
  • Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India
  • Dr. Birbal Sahni Medal (2003), Awarded by The Indian Botanical Society [12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) OUR VICE CHANCELLORS, Page, 11" (PDF). HNBGU. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  2. "First Meet of Himalayan Young Researchers" (PDF). G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. "INSA Fellowship". INSA. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. "Surendra Pratap Singh". NASI. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. "Faculty Cellulose and Paper Technology". Forest Research Institute. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  6. "Dignitary Visits". CIIL. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  7. "Office Memorandum" (PDF). DST Gov. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  8. Singh, S. P.; Reshi, Zafar Ahmad; Joshi, Rajesh, eds. (2023). Ecology of Himalayan Treeline Ecotone. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4476-5. ISBN 978-981-19-4475-8. Retrieved October 24, 2025. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. "Interpreting mountain treelines in a changing world". International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  10. Forests of the Himalaya: Structure, Functioning, and Impact of Man. 1992. ISBN 978-81-85097-25-1. Retrieved October 29, 2025. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. "Ecology, environmental science & conservation". S Chand Publishing. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  12. "Birbal Sahni Medal". The Indian Botanical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2025.