NAME	Dr. Parvez Ahmad Sofi
PRESENT POSITION                 & ORGANISATION	Associate Professor-cum-Sr. Scientist Division of Forest Products & Utilization (FPU) Faculty of Forestry (Benhama, Ganderbal),  Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir)  E.   parvezsofi1@gmail.com., parvezsofi@skuastkashmir.ac.in M.  +91-9419430506., +91- 7006616030
WORK EXPERIENCE	·         15 years as Teaching, Research and Extension
SPECIALIZATION	·         Silviculture and Nursery Technology ·         Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS:
·         MSc (Forestry) , PhD Forestry (Silviculture) , ICAR- NET
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
•  University Merit Scholarship during PhD Programme •  Best Paper Award •  Eminent Scientist Award 2019
MEMBERSHIPS IN SOCIETIES:
•  Peer reviewer of International Journal of Agricultural Sciences (IJAS) •  Member, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) iucn.org -          Commission Member - CEM & WCPA 2013-2016 and 2017-2020. •  Member, World Heritage Convention (WHC / UNESCO) unesco.org/who
PUBLICATIONS (88):
•        International Publications with High Impact Factor:           20 •        National Publications :                                                          40 •        Conference Abstracts:                                                           19 •        Technical/Extension bulletins/pamphlets:                            09
STUDENTS GUIDED:
·         PhD Forestry (As Co-Advisor):     05 ·         MSc Forestry (As Advisor):           08 ·         BSc Forestry:                               76