Archana Sharma (botanist)

Prof. Archana Sharma (1932–2008) was born on 16 February 1932 Pune into a family of academicians. Her early education was in Rajasthan then did Bsc from Bikaner and later on she joined the Department of Botany in University of Calcutta and did her Phd (1955) and Dsc (1960). In 1972 she became the professor of genetics. She died on 14 January 2008.[1]

Archana Sharma was a renowned cytogeneticist and cytotoxicologist.[2] Her widely recognized initial contributions include the study of chromosome structure by a new technique. Her research and findings on chromosomal study on flowering plants have led to a new set of perceptions on their classification.[3] She was the founding editor of Nucleus, an international journal of cytology and allied topics. Her book, Chromosome Techniques: Theory and Practice, was acclaimed.[4] and cited.Chromosome technique is still one of the most read through book in the field of botanical science.She along with her group studied the effects of arsenic in water. She wrote articles in both english and Bengali written about 400 research and review papers. She has also written eight books and has supervised at least 15 international journal volumes.She was also associated with Science and Engineering Research Council, Environment Research Council and Panel for corporation with UNESCO.She served two terms as member of the University Grants. She served as President of the Indian Science Congress[5](1986–87). She was married to Arun Kumar Sharma,[6] considered by many as the Father of Indian Cytology.[7][8]

Her findings in new concept of Speciation and fixity of chromosome number in obligate vegetatively reproducing plants was published in Nature. She wrote articles in both English and Bengali written about 400 research and review papers. She has also written eight books and has supervised at least 15 international journal volumes.She was also associated with Science and Engineering Research Council, Environment Research Council, Panel for corporation with UNESCO.

list of Awards

  • For her scientific contributions she was also conferred with the Fellowships of Indian National Sciences and National academy of Sciences ( India). She was also conferred with the third-highest civilian award by the President of the India- Padma Bhushan award, 1984.
  • J.C. Bose Award, 1972
  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 1975[9]
  • Padma Bhushan, 1984[10]
  • Birbal Sahni Medal, 1984
  • G.P. Chatterjee Award, 1995
  • S.G. Sinha Award, 1995
  • FICCI Award ( 1983)

References

  1. ↑ "Archana Sharma: An Indian Woman Botanist, a Cytogeneticist, Cell Biologist and a Cytotoxicologist". www.indianbotanists.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Archana Sharma(1932-2008)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ The Shaping of Indian Science: 1982-2003 (PDF). p. 1669.
  4. ↑ "Women in Science".
  5. ↑ "Achievements of Women Scientists and Technologists" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Nicholas Polunin (5 November 2013). World Who Is Who and Does What in Environment and Conservation. Routledge. pp. 294–. ISBN 978-1-134-05938-6.
  7. ↑ N. K. Soni (1 April 2010). Fundamentals Of Botany:. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 375–. ISBN 978-1-259-08349-5.
  8. ↑ "List of 14 Eminent Geneticists (With their Contributions)". Biology Discussion. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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