Prof.
Amar Nath Mukhopadhyay, an eminent plant pathologist of international repute,
took over charge of the Vice-Chancellor of AAU w.e.f. May 7, 1997. An alumnus
of Banaras Hindu University, Prof. Amar Nath Mukhopadhyay is the recipient of
prestigious awards and honours like Prof. Narasimhan Academy Award, Prof. M.S.
Pavgi Award, and Fellowship of the Indian Phytopathological Society and Fellowship
of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He was the Editor-in-chief of
Indian Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology (1984-86); Member of the working
group on Emerging Plant Diseases constituted by WHO and Federation of American
Scientists (1993); President of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology
(1986-87); President of the Indian Phytopathological Society (1996) and
President of Agricultural Section of the Indian Science Congress (1996).
Besides having more than 130 research publications in both national as well as
international research journals, Prof. Mukhopadhyay is most renowned for his
authorship of eight books, which are mainly the product of his own scientific
investigations and sometimes his editing of works of leading scientists.
Born on March 12, 1940, West Bengal, Prof. Mukhopadhyay served the Gujrat Agricultural and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology as a successful teacher. Before joining AAU, he was the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. His most remarkable contribution in the field of Plant Pathology is the Biological control of plant disease using beneficial fungi.