CURRICULUM VITAE DR. MD. FIROZE QUAMAR Scientist “B” Quaternary Palynology Lab., Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow-226007, U.P., India Phone (Mobile) No: +91-9919773919 E-mail IDs: ; firoz.quamar@gmail.com Areas of specialization: Reconstruction of Quaternary Palaeovegetation and Palaeoclimate Melissopalynology Ethnobotany Studies on the pollen morphology of modern plants Educational Qualification: Examination Passed School/ College/Board/University Year of Passing Divn. %age Matriculation S.G. High School, Parihar, Sitamarhi/B.S.E.B., Patna, Bihar 1st 73.44% Intermediate ( I. Sc. – Biology ) R.D.S. College, Muzaffarpur/B.I.E.C., Patna, Bihar 2nd 55.00% B.Sc. (Hons.), Botany R.D.S. College/B.R.A. Bihar University Muzaffarpur , Bihar 1st 74.62% M.Sc. Botany (Plant Biotechnology University Deptt. of Botany/B.R.A. Bihar University , Muzaffarpur, Bihar 1st 72.68% Pre-Ph.D. (RET) B.R.A. Bihar University , Muzaffarpur, Bihar Qualified Ph.D. (Botany) Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany/University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 2011 (Awarded)
Consolation Prize for the poster entitled “Modern pollen rain study in the tropical mixed deciduous forest in District Umaria, Madhya Pradesh”, presented at the XXI Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy (21st ICMS), Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow (U.P., India), November 16-17, 2007. 1st Class 1st Position in M.Sc. (Botany) in 2004, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Sponsored Project: DST sponsored ‘Fast Track Young Scientist Project’ (2014) (Ref. No. SR/FTP/ES-81/2013) on the palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate reconstruction in different areas of Jammu and Kashmir (India), based especially on pollen proxy records. Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Plant Science & Research Lectures delivered: Under the BSIP Friday Lecture Series, organized by the Institute, I delivered my talk on the topic entitled “Preliminary Quaternary palynological investigation from southwestern Madhya Pradesh” on 2nd May, 2008. “Quaternary palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of central India (Madhya Pradesh)” on 28th May, 2010. “Late Quaternary vegetation and climate change in southwestern Madhya Pradesh (India), based on pollen evidence” on 5th July, 2013.
Quamar, M.F*. & Chauhan, M.S. (2010). Modern pollen rain-vegetation relationship in the tropical deciduous teak (Tectona grandis Linn. F.) forest in Southwestern Madhya Pradesh. Geophytology, 38 (1-2): 57-64. Chauhan, M.S*. & Quamar, M.F. (2010). Vegetation and climate change in southeastern Madhya Pradesh during late Holocene, based on pollen evidence. Jour. Geol. Soc. India. 76, 143-150. Chauhan, M.S*. & Quamar, M.F. (2010). Melissopalynological studies of honey from Harda District, Madhya Pradesh. Phytomorphology, 60 (3&4): 122-127. Quamar, Md. Firoze* & Chauhan, M. S. (2007). Modern pollen vegetation relationship in tropical mixed deciduous forest in District Umaria, Madhya Pradesh. Jour. Palynol., 43, 39-55. News and Notes: Dixit, S*., Quamar, M.F. & Kar, R. (2013). The 13th International Palynological Congress and 9th International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference-2012, Tokyo, Japan. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 81, 854-855. News/Meeting Report: Quamar, M.F*. (2013). Conserving biodiversity for sustainable development. Current Science, 105 (12), 1659. Conferences attended: INDIA The XXI Indian Colloquium on Micropalaentology and Stratigraphy (21st ICMS), BSIP, Lucknow, Nov. 16-17, 2007. Conference on Plant Life Through the Ages, BSIP, Lucknow, Nov. 16-17, 2008. National Conference and XXVIIIth Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists (IAS-2010), University of Jammu, Jammu, December 22-24, 2010.
National Conference on Science of Climate Change and Earth’s Sustainability: Issues and Challenges, The Society of Earth’s Scientists, India, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, September 12-14, 2011. XXIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy and International Symposium on Global Bioevents in the Earth History (23rd ICMS), Department of Geology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, December 9, 2011- December 11, 2011. International Conference on PAGES, 4th Open Science Meeting, Goa, February 13-16, 2013. International Conference on “Conserving Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”, Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, NIT Rourkela (Odisha, India), August 16-18, 2013. Conclave on “Understanding the Life of Bygone Eras: Emerging Trends”, BSIP, November 14-15, 2013, National Conference on Recent Developments in Plant and Earth Sciences (NCRDPES, 2013), BSIP, Lucknow, November 28-29, 2013. ABROAD World Conference on Palaeontology and Stratigraphy (WCPS 2011). Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand, November 28-December 2, 2011. 13th IPC/9th IOPC, Chuo University, Tokyo (Japan), August 23-30, 2012. Workshop and Training Programme attended: Indo-US Workshop and National Congress on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Life Science, JNU, New Delhi, March 23-28, 2003. Attended a workshop on “Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy” from October 26-31, 2009 at BSIP, Lucknow. Participated actively in a training programme on Cenozoic Dinoflagellate cysts from February 14-26, 2011 at BSIP, Lucknow. 2nd HighNoon Spring School on “Adaptation to changing water resources and water demand with glacier retreat, changing monsoon precipitation and