Dr. Samraj J M

Scientist

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Insect taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecology, Seed entomology

Degree	Discipline	Institution	Year
B.Sc.	Agriculture	Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University	2011–2015
M.Sc.	Entomology	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore	2015–2017
Ph.D.	Entomology	Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar	2017–2021
Others (if any)

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Designation	Organization	Duration	Major Responsibilities
Assistant Professor (Entomology)	Palar Agricultural College (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore)	1 year 4 months	Handling undergraduate courses in Entomology; Handling research projects
Assistant Professor (Entomology)	VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu	1 year 8 months	Handling undergraduate courses in Entomology; Handling research projects

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Samraj, J. M., & Agnihotri, M. (2021). Impact of land use pattern and seasonality on butterfly diversity in a sub-tropical Terai arc landscape (TAL), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (India). Tropical Ecology, 62(2), 301-310.
Mahendra, K. R. & Samraj, J. M. (2022). New host plant record, first report of natural parasitisation, report of ‘parasitoid guarding’ behaviour with notes on biology and identification of Thyrassia virescens (Hampson, 1892) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). Oriental Insects, DOI:10.1080/00305316.2022.2137259.
Patel, C., Srivastava, R. M., & Samraj, J. M. (2022). Comparative Study of Morphology and Developmental Biology of Two Agriculturally Important Whitefly Species Bemisia tabaci (Asia II 5) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum from North-Western Himalayan Region of India. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 65.
Rayhan, M. J., Samraj, J. M., & Jahan, S. (2022). On the Picture-winged Leaf Moths (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) from Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh, with a report of a pouch-like structure on the caterpillar metathoracic legs of Aglaopus decussata Moore and notes on its life history. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 118-126.

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No.	Award/Medal	Description	Year
1.	Student Excellence Medal	For Exemplary and Significant contribution in research to the College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agri. and Tech., Pantnagar.	2022
2.	Dr. K. Gunathilagaraj Gold Medal and Award	For Best Masters Student in Insect Taxonomy in M.Sc.(Ag.) Entomology	2018
3.	1984-88 batch medal	For the male student who has secured the highest OGPA during academic year 2015-16	2016
4.	Marimuthu Memorial Medal	For Securing highest OGPA in I to IV B.Sc. (Ag.) during the academic year 2015-16	2016
5.	The Super Killies Medal	For securing the highest OGPA in B.Sc.(Ag.) during 2011-2015	2013
6.	The Royal Killies Medal	For securing the highest GPA in courses offered during II B.Sc. Ag. During the academic year 2013-14	2014
7.	C. Balasubramaniam Medal	For securing the highest GPA till III B.Sc. Ag during the academic year 2014-2015	2015
8.	Best Oral Presentation	3^rd International Conference on Insect Systematics and Evolutionary Biology	2022

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S. No.	Training/Workshop	No. of Days	Date	Conducted by	Place
International
1.	Field Taxonomy Skills for Lepidoptera Conservation	3	17–19 Sep 2019	Zoological Survey of India & Association of Entomologists	Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand
National
2.	FDP on Transdisciplinary Research: A gamechanger in Agriculture 5.0	5	01–04 Apr 2024	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore, Tamil Nadu
3.	National Workshop on Taxonomy of Diptera	14	9–22 Jan 2020	University of Calicut	Dept. of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala
4.	Ziro Butterfly Meet–2019	5	4–8 Sep 2019	Dept. of Environment and Forest, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh & Ngunu Ziro NGO	Pange (Tale Wildlife Sanctuary), Arunachal Pradesh
5.	Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) – Training on Parasitoid ichneumonid wasps: biology, identification and biological control potential	7	7–13 Jun 2019	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and University of Calicut	Dept. of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala
6.	National Workshop on Innovations in Traditional Agriculture for Sustaining Humanity	2	29–30 Aug 2017	Uttarakhand Chapter of Asian Agri-History Foundation	G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
7.	ICAR sponsored Niche Area of Excellence on Capacity Building in Taxonomy of Insects and Mites	21	30 Nov–20 Dec 2016	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)	Department of Entomology, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru

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Research Papers in National /international Journals	9
Paper presented/ abstract published	6
Chapters in training manual / book chapters/books published	1
Technical Bulletin / Extension folder	1
Popular Articles	4
Documentary/any others like e-publication/vlogs