Dr . Subbanna Ayyappan from Karnataka has been conferred the Padma Shri in science and engineering. He is an aquaculture scientist who is playing a key role in powering India’s Blue revolution.
Dr Subbanna Ayyappan (67) is a crop and environment scientist who has a PhD from Bangalore University and a master’s degree in fish production and management from the College of Fisheries in Mangalore. He has published research papers on fisheries, limnology, and aquatic microbiology. He is a former director of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the chancellor of the Central Agricultural University in Imphal.
The scientist is currently serving as chairman of the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA). Prof Ayyappan was the first non-crop scientist to head the council, having obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the College of Fisheries, Mangaluru, and his PhD from Bangalore University. He is currently also serving as the Chancellor for the Central Agricultural University in Imphal, Manipur.
He obtained PhD from Bangalore University and a Master’s degree in fish production and management from the College of Fisheries in Mangalore. Has published research papers on fisheries, limnology and aquatic microbiology.
