Syed Iqbal Hasnain

Syed Iqbal Hasnain is an Indian glaciologist, writer, educationist and the Chairman of the Glacier and Climate Change Commission of the Government of Sikkim.[1] He is a former vice chancellor of the University of Calicut[2] and a member of the United Nations Environment Program Committee on Global Assessment of Black Carbon and Troposphere Ozone.[3]

Syed Iqbal Hasnain
Born
India
OccupationGlaciologist
Educationist
Known forGlaciology
AwardsPadma Shri

Career

Hasnain has served the Jawaharlal Nehru University as a professor of glaciology and has been associated with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Centre for Policy Research, a social science research institute affiliated to the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). A distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Stimson Center, he has delivered several orations[4] and has written articles[5] and a book on glaciology.[1]

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to studies on environment.[6]

References
  1. "Experts Speak". Climate Himalaya. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. "Prof. (Dr.) Syed Iqbal Hasnain vs The University Of Calicut". India Kanoon. 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. "Asia's Growing Crisis of Floods and Droughts". Wilson Center. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. "Address by Professor Syed Iqbal Hasnain" (PDF). Eid Speech. Kerala Association of Greater Washington. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. "Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers" (PDF). Presentation. The Energy and Resources Institute. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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