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Name
: Dr.UMA SANKAR SARMA
Father’s Name : Late Shri Saligram SarmaPresent Address
: Director, RDTE
(Research, Development,
Training & Extension)
CENTRAL COIR RESEARCH
INSTITUTE,
P.O Kalavoor
Dist.-Alleppey,
PIN- 688 522.
Kerala. Permanent
Address
: Vill. Kukathari,
P.O.- Porsa,
Distt. -Morena,
Madhya
Pradesh. Date
of Birth
: 12th April, 1951. Educational
Qualifications: Exam Passed
Board/University
Year
Class/Divn. 1. H.S.
West Bengal Board
1968
I Divn.
of Secondary Education. 2. B.Sc
Jadavpur University
1971
IIClass (Chem.Hons) 3. M.Sc(Organic
Jadavpur University
1974
IClass Chemistry) 4. Ph.D
Calcutta University
1982
* by thesis (Chemistry) *The
title of the thesis was “Studies on Fibre Hemicelluloses” POST
DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN FRANCE (1984-85)
Worked
on the Lignin Carbohydrate Complexes of Normal and Mutant Rice
Straws at the Institute
National de la Recherche
Agronomique (INRA),
Nantes, France
on a one year
Postdoctoral
Fellowship awarded by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of France. INDUSTRIAL
EXPERIENCE
(1975-85)
Worked
in the R&D Laboratory of New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd.,
Budge-Budge, W. Bengal on the aspects of bleaching, dyeing and
finishing treatments on jute and allied fibres and fabrics. RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
(1978-81)
Worked
at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS),
Jadavpur, Kolkata on the aspect
of lignin
hemicellulose linkages of Pineapple fibres and the structure of
the hemicellulose
of Sansevieria leaf fibres and
got Ph. D. degree. (1986-89)
Joined the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE),
Gwalior, M.P. as a CSIR POOL
OFFICER and worked on the aspect of preparation of
semipermable protective clothings and formulated the projects on
the utilisation of mustard straw and other agro wastes to convert
them into value added products like fuel briquettes and activated
charcoal. (1989-30th April, 1992)
Worked on the “Chemical Softening of the fibres for
spinnability and production” at Indian Jute
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