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Department of Forestry

DEPARTMENTS

Engineering

Science

CENTRE

Dr. Madhu Bala Sharma

Professor

Wood Science & Technology,, Plant Anatomy, Ethnobotany, Forest Products and Their Utilization

Contact
(EPBX/Office): 2257401-8 Extension 7154
HONORS AND AWARDS
  1. Young Scientist Award 1993-1994: Awarded by ISTS, Dr. YS Parmar University of  Horticulture and Forestry, Solan -173230, Himachal Pradesh for outstanding research contribution in  forestry
  2. Research Associate, CSIR, New Delhi, February, 1991 to June , 1992
  3. Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi , February, 1988 to January, 1991
  4. Senior Research Fellowship, HP University Shimla during Ph.D. (1986 to January,1988)
  5. Awarded Gold Medal for Certificate Course in German (1986)  
  6. Awarded Gold Medal for Diploma Course in German (1987)  
  7. Junior Research Fellowship, HP University Shimla during M. Phil. (1984-86)
  8. Merit Scholarship of HP University Shimla during M. Sc. (1982-84)
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
 DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
 Ph. D.BotanyH. P. University Shimla1990
 M. Phil.BotanyH. P. University Shimla1986
 M. Sc.BotanyH. P. University Shimla1984
 Certificate Course GermanH. P. University Shimla1986
 Diploma CourseGermanH. P. University Shimla1987
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
S. NoFromToDesignationOrganisation
1.18th March, 2024Till dateDean, Research and DevelopmentNERIST
2.31st May, 202118th March, 2024Head, Department of ForestryNERIST
3. August, 2022 November, 2023Chairperson,  Sexual Harassment CommitteeNERIST
4.August, 2022March, 2023Chairman, KG School  NERIST
5.December, 2015December, 2018Chairperson,  Sexual Harassment CommitteeNERIST
6.February, 2015April, 2018Head, Department of ForestryNERIST
7.January, 2002 April, 2008 Hostel WardenNERIST
8.January, 2007May, 2021 In-charge of Wood Science & Forest Product LabNERIST
SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
TopicFunding AgencyYearAmount (Rs.)
Studies on NTFPs of Arunachal Pradesh: Documentation and commercial potential of high value medicinal plants, thatches and brooms (Co-PI)DST, New Delhi2006-201011.77 Lakhs
Evaluation of Taxus wallichiana from North Eastern and North Western Indian Himalayas for selection of Elite clones for Artificial Propagation (Co-PI)DBT, New Delhi2012-201532.69 Lakhs
Studies on contribution of agroforestry systems in wildlife and biodiversity conservation in Northeast India, (PI)CSIR, New Delhi2013-201627.50 Lakhs
Documentation of Indigenous knowledge system of selected major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and the relevance of Intellectual property right to IKS (Co-PI)NMHS under GBPNIHESD),Kosi-Katarmal, Almora2018-202148.33 Lakhs
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Life member of ISTE
  2. Life member of IAWS, Bangalore
  3. Member of International Association of Wood Anatomists, Netherlands
TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
Course TitleCourse CodeModule
Wood AnatomyFR-21104Degree
Wood AnatomyFR-5103Degree
Wood Science & TechnologyFR-5202Degree
Timber & Non-Timber Forest ProductsFR-5203Degree
Logging & ErgonomicsFR-6105Degree
Wood Science & TechnologyFR-8101PG
Concept of ForestryFR-9001Ph.D.
Timber & Non-Timber Forest ProductsFR-9003Ph.D.
Wood TechnologyFR-9010Ph.D.
PROJECTS AND DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED

 M. Sc. (Forestry) and B. Sc. Forestry students guided/co-guided:

1. M. Sc. (Forestry) Dissertations     23 Students
2. B. Sc. (Forestry) Final Projects    26 Students
PH.D. SUPERVISED
S. NoName of Ph. D. ScholarSupervised / Co-SupervisedStatus
1.Ms. Malti Kumar SinghSupervisedPh.D. Completed
2. Mr. Bibhuti Ranjan GogoiSupervisedPh.D. Completed
3.Mr. Kabuk LegoCo-SupervisedPh.D. Completed
4.Ms. Yashmita Ulman NitinCo-SupervisedPh.D. Completed
5.Mr. Diana Ethel AmongeCo-SupervisedPh.D. Completed
6.Mr. Govinda PanggingCo-SupervisedPh.D. Completed
7.Ms. Dhanashree Laishram Co-SupervisedPh.D. Completed
8.Mr. Jayanta GogoiSupervisedPh.D. Completed
9.Mr. Mahesh WangkhemSupervisorContd.
10.Mr. Niraj RaiSupervisorContd.
11. Ms. Momang TaliCo-SupervisorContd.
12.Ms. Joyshree DebbarmaCo-SupervisorContd.
13.Ms. Nabam ApiCo-SupervisorContd.
14.Ms. Kritika PrasarSupervisorContd.
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Course NameSponsored ByDate
Managing change for the growth of technical institutionsDepartment of HSS , NERIST,  Nirjuli, A. P.05-06-2000 to15-06-2000
Disaster ManagementFNDM Centre,  Deptt. of Civil Engg.  NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.04-10-2001 to 10-10-2001
Integrated Watershed Development and ManagementDepartment  of Agri. Engineering, NERIST,
Nirjuli, A. P.		17-12-2001 to 28-12-2001
IT applications in library and information managementNERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.11-11-2002 to 22-11-2002
Mechanical Engineering Design: A concurrent engineering approachMechanical  Engg. Department, NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.02-12-2002 to 13-12-2002
Translating Ideas into Products and PatentsMechanical Engg. Department, NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.17-02-2003 to 28-2-2003
Integrated Management Programme for effective Management of Technical InstitutionsDepartment of HSS, NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.17-03-2003 to 28-03-2003
Recent advances in design & testing of agricultural machinesDepartment of Agri. Engineering,
NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.		23-06-2003 to 04-07-2003
Biomedical ImagingDepartment of Computer Science &Engg., NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.10-11-2003 to 21-11-2003
Technical Institutions and Entrepreneurial Development : OD approachDepartment of HSS, NERIST, Nirjuli, A. P.16-12-2003 to 26-12-2003
Management of Social Forestry for Sustainable LivelihoodNIRD-NEC Ghy and Dr. C. L. Sharma, Forestry Deptt.25-04-2011 to 30-04-2011
Capacity building for rural development functionaries of NE RegionNIRD-NEC Ghy and Dr. C. L. Sharma, Forestry Deptt.21-11-2011 to 26-11-2011
SPSS User Training WorkshopISI Kolkata and  Forestry Department, NERIST31-10- 2011to 04-11-2011
Ergonomics and safety in production designsDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, NERIST, Nirjuli, AP14-05-2013 to 18-05-2013
Faculty development programme on “Stress Management”CMS and ECE deptt., NERIST04-11-2013 to 06 -11-2013 
Appropriate Technology for Rural  DevelopmentDepartment of Mechanical Engg., NERIST, Nirjuli, AP25-08-2014 to 29-08-2014
SHORT TERM COURSES  / TRAINING PROGRAMS ORGANIZED /LECTURES DELIVERED
  1. Training programme on Forest, Wildlife and Ecotourism: Challenges and Opportunities sponsored by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt of India at NERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh during 21-24th August, 2014.
  2. Training programme on Enhancement of livelihood and biodiversity conservation through community based organisation sponsored by MOEF and CC, New Delhi at Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh during 21st March – 24th March, 2015. 
PUBLICATIONS (LAST 5 YEARS)
  1. Tali,  M.,   Sharma,  C. L.,   Sharma, M.,  and  Wangkhem,  M , 2023. Physical properties of Calamus species of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Hill Farming  Volume 36: 92-98.
  2. Wangkhem,  M.,  Sharma, M., Sharma,  C. L., and  Tali,  M.  2023. Physico-anatomical properties of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subspecies of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Hill Farming  Vol. 36: 162-172.
  3. Sharma, M., Sharma,  C. L.,   Lepcha, P., Wangkhem,  M. and  Tali,  M.  2023. Wood anatomical characteristics of some Magnolia species  from Sikkim, India. Journal of Scientific Res. Vol. 67(2): 68–78. https://doi:10.37398/JSR.2023.670208.
  4. Pangging G.,  Sharma,  M.,  Sharma, C. L., Rai, N. and Gogoi, J. 2023.  Status of geographical indications in the Northeast Region of  India. Journal  Intellectual Property Rights, Vol 28: 304-311, DOI: 10.56042/jipr.v28i4.743.
  5. Gogoi, J.,  Sharma, M., Sharma,  C. L.2023. Nutrient analysis of some selected wild edible plants traditionally consumed by the Wancho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Vegetos, https:// doi.org/10/1007/s42535-023-00660-y.
  6. Gogoi, J.,  Sharma, M., Sharma,  C. L.,   and Pangging, G. 2023. Market survey of wild edible plants consumed by Wancho tribe in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh. Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 11 (4): 270-281. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2023.110404.
  7. Gogoi, J. and  Sharma, M., 2022. Medicinal uses of wild edible plants by the Wancho Tribe in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Allied Sciences 11(4): 107-114.
  8. Ulman, Y.,  Kumar A. and Sharma, M. 2022. Tradition agroforestry systmens and practices in Assam. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 21 (2):414-424.
  9. Sharma, M., Sharma,  C. L.,   Marak L. M.,   Wangkhem,  M. and  Tali,  M.  2022. Anatomical and physical characteristics of some Ficus species of Meghalaya, NE India. J. Indian Acad. Wood Sci. 19(2): 67–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13196-022-00300-z.
  10. Sharma, C. L.,  Sharma, M.,  Lamare, D. M., Wangkhem, M. and Pangging, G. 2021. Anatomical and physical characteristics of  Cephalostachyum mannii (Gamble) Stapleton – an endemic  scrambling bamboo of Northeast India.Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research, 8 (1): 99-110.
  11. Pangging G.,  Sharma, C. L. and Sharma, M. 2021.  Study on magico-religious plants in Mising tribe of Assam, India.  Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge,  20(2): 390-403.
  12. Tajo, L,  Bordoloi, R., Paul, A., Das,  B., Sharma,  M. B., Tripathi, O. P. and Sharma, C. L. 2021. Characterization of soil properties and crop yield of a few traditional agroforestry systems of district Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Bioresources, 8(1): 35-43.
  13. Pangging G., Tabin, B.,  Sharma, M. and Sharma C. L. 2020. The  growing stock of Phyllostachys bamboosoides Sie Bold & Zucc. plantation: A case study of Apatani tribe from Ziro valley, Eastern Himalaya. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 33 (2): 316-321.
  14. Gogoi, B. R , Sharma M.  and  Sharma,  C. L.  2020. Variations in tracheid characteristics of Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon. Journal of Bioresources, 7 (1): 37-43.
  15. Gogoi, B. R , Sharma M.  and  Sharma,  C. L.  2020.Radial variation of wood density in Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon.Indian Forester, 146 (8): 730-735.
  16. Pangging, G., Sharma, C. L., Sharma, M., Rai, N. and Gogoi, J.2020. Traditional handloom practices of Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya.  Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 19 (2): 442-449.
  17. Wangkhem, M., Sharma, M. and Sharma,  C. L. 2020. Comparative wood anatomical properties of genus Syzygium (family myrtaceae) from Manipur, India. Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research, 7 (1): 27-42.
  18. Singh, M. K.,  Sharma, M. and Sharma, C. L. 2019.  Anatomical characteristics of some plant members of Meliaceae from Assam, India. Journal of Bioresources,  6 (2): 33-43.
  19. Pangging G., Rai, N.,  Sharma, C. L. and Sharma, M. 2019. Utilisation and valuation of important trees of Monpa tribe in Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 32 (2):191-202.
  20. Singh, M. K.,  Sharma, M. and Sharma, C. L. 2019. Wood anatomy of some  members of Euphorbiaceae and Phyllanthaceae from Assam, India. Pleione, 13 (1): 01 - 11.
  21. Pangging,  G., Sharma,  M., Sharma,  C. L., Rai, N. Gogoi J.  and Nyishi tribe  2019. Byopa: A traditional headgear of Nyishi tribe from Arunachal Pradesh (India) and its relevance to Geographical Indication. Pleione, 13 (1): 12 - 18.
  22. Pangging G.,  Sharma, C. L. and Sharma, M. 2019. Ethnobotanical study on plants used in magico-religious practices of Deori tribe in Assam, India. Plant Archives,   19  (1): 387-399.