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AARI Winter Internship May 2024 on "Biofertilizers" for Loyola College - UG Students

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Winter Internship 2024 Annakkili Amma Research Institute (AARI), conducted 11 days winter internship program for Loyola College, UG Plant Biology and Biotechnology final year students.  The Internship program was covering Vermitechnology, Nitrogen fixing Bacterial isolation, compost preparation, Seaweed Liquid Fertilizers and other topics related to Biofertilizer. The 11 days program started on 18th December 2024 and till 30th  December 2024 for first batch and for second batch it started on 2nd January, 2025. This Post contains the Name List of the students, who participated in the Internship Program d uring   18th December 2024 to 12th  January 2025 . This list is to cross verify the certificate provided by AARI (AARI certificates are provided with QR codes, if anyone want to check the authenticity of the certificate can simply scan and verify the Name and AARI register Number).    Reg. No Name Roll No AARI-10...
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Dr. Elmer Yale Dawson (1918-1966) | American Botanist, Taxonomist and Phycologist | Prominent Algologists around the World

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           Dr.  Elmer Yale Dawson (March 31, 1918 – June 22, 1966) was an American botanist, phycologist, taxonomist, ecologist, and naturalist writer. He was a field worker of boundless energy, pursuing deeper into unexplored biological territories.            The sheer volume of his work is astounding with 170 articles, books, reviews, newsletters, considering he was only 48 years old at the time of his death. His initial interest in cactus and succulent plants was soon taken over by his passion for seaweeds for a lifetime. He arrived at the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and quickly discovered zeal and enthusiasm for 'microscopy'. He was the last and most productive student of WA Setchell ( he completed his Ph.D. in only two years).            His participation in 'Allan Hancock Expedition to the Gulf of California' has resulted in a major phycological contribution "Ma...
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Fredrik Christian Emil Børgesen (1866-1956) Danish Botanist and Phycologist | Prominent Algologists around the World

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                      Fredrik Christian Emil Børgesen (1 January 1866 – 22 March 1956) belonged to a prosperous Copenhagen family with a strong clannishness and well-managed finances, this made him a researcher independent of salary and promotion.   Fredrik Christian Emil Børgesen                         His first major algal flora was that of "Danish West Indies" (1913-1929) included over 700 pages and 600 beautiful drawings, became the classical investigation of tropical seaweeds. It was appreciated for a detailed investigation of morphology, anatomy, and cytology. Later, he became a librarian at the Library of the Botanical Garden (1900–1935). Børgesen further made investigations of marine algae e.g. around Mauritius, the Canary Islands, and the Antilles.                         In winter 1927-28 ...
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Dr. Kintaro Okamura (1867 to 1935) Icones of Japanese Algae | Prominent Algologists around the World

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Dr. Kintaro Okamura                    Kintaro Okamura (May 5, 1867 - August 21, 1935) was a legendary Japanese Phycologist and today known as "Father of Phycology in Japan". He devoted his entire life studying seaweeds from two perspectives: flora and the development of seaweed mariculture in Japan. Okamura (1928) presented a significant paper in which he pointed out that the distribution patterns of seaweeds were closely correlated with two currents warm known as 'Kuroshio' and cold known as 'Oyashio', the view still has widespread support.                He was very prolific and published more than 200 scientific research papers. Among them 'Illustrations of Marine Algae of Japan' and seven volumes of 'Icons of Japanese Algae' most sought after even today. He also produced writings of literary essays best was 'Shumi karamita Kaiso to Jinnsei (Seaweeds and human life: a tasteful reading).  ...
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Prof. William Randolph Taylor (1895-1990) | Prominent Algologists around the World

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              Prof.  William Randolph Taylor (December 21, 1895 – November 11, 1990) was an American Phycologist of international repute. He served as a Professor at the Department of Botany of the University of Michigan. His greatest contribution was to document a floristic account of benthic tropical marine algae of the Americas.  Prof. William Randolph Taylor He was the recipient of several honors including the first GM Smith Gold Medal in Phycology. He was a founding member of the Phycological Society of America. He was associated with Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. He has published a total of 122 papers and books on algae, which would be almost impossible for one person to accomplish such a feat again. All his marine algal floras are still relevant and referred (even after the gap of over a century) world over for identification of seaweeds, speaks worth of his meticulous work. Our beloved Dr. Francesca Thivy madam was h...
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Location: Shree Gijubhai Badheka Rd, Takhteshwar, Vidhyanagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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Dr. Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS; 26 April 1879 – 2 May 1954 | Prominent Algologists around the World

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Prominent Algologists around the World (Prof. F. E. Fritsch) Prof. Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS; 26 April 1879 – 2 May 1954: was a world-renowned British Phycologist. Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London and also the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He was Professor and Head of the Botanical Department, Queen Mary College (formerly East London College), University of London. His notable contributions are 1. Two volumes of "The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae" 2. He coined the term "heterotrichous" for special habits found in the selected group of algae and proposed theories arising from it. 3. Founder of Freshwater Biological Association. 4. He mentored Dr. Pringsheim and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the now world-famous "Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa". Our beloved Prof. M. O. P. Iyengar and a father of Indian Algology was PhD student of Prof. Fritsch. Prof...
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Location: Shree Gijubhai Badheka Rd, Takhteshwar, Vidhyanagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India
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Dr. Kathleen M Drew Baker | Prominent Algologists around the World

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 Prominent Algologists around the World Dr. Kathleen M Drew Baker, a legendary Phycologist of the 20th century. Her significant breakthrough in deciphering the life cycle of Porphyra - sushi - has revolutionized commercial cultivation in Japan, Korea, and China. Although not known much in the academic circles of her native United Kingdom, her contributions are recognized immensely in Japan. They have constructed a monument dedicated to her at Kumamoto Prefecture, wherein she has carved as “Mother of the Sea". Every year on April 14th “Dru festival" is celebrated nationwide in her honour. Data compiled by:  Dr. Vaibhav A. Mantri ,  Principal Scientist & Divisional Chair, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. Source Credit:  "Prominent Phycologists of the 20th Century" by David J Garbary and Michael J. Wynne (Eds) 
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