Professor, Ch. Charan Singh University, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Ashok Kumar Chaubey was born on January 1st, 1962, Ballia (U.P.) and received Graduation, Post-Graduation and Doctoral Degrees from Allahabad University, Allahabad. He has published 96 full-length papers in National and International Journals of repute; edited 3 books and 237 short communications; guided 11 Ph.D and 52 M. Phil. students; and completed 6 research projects. He has attended 71 National and International conferences, acted as Chairperson and delivered Invited/Keynote lectures. He is recipient of 23 awards and honours, notably Dr. J.C. Edward Gold Medal, Plant Pathology Leadership Award, Plant Nematology Leadership Award etc. He is a fellow of various science societies/organizations viz. Society of Plant Protection Sciences; Nematological Society of India; Academy of Environmental Biology; Zoological Society of India; Applied Zoologists Research Association; Helminthological Society etc. He is also Member, Research Board of Advisers, ABI (USA) and Editorial Board of various Journals. He has visited Australia, South Africa, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Dubai and South Korea.