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Education
1981 Ph.D. (Weed Science); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
1970 M.S. (Weed Physiology); Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1966 M.S. (Agronomy); Indian Agric. Res. Inst., New Delhi, India
1964 B.S. (Ag.) Hons. (Agriculture); Univ. of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Professional Positions
1993 to present Professor - Weed Science, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Teaching - 40%, Research - 50%, and Extension - 10%)
1987 to 1992 Associate Professor - Weed Science, Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1981 to 1986 Assistant Professor - Weed Science, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1978 to 1981 Graduate Research Assistant, Agronomy Department, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1970 to 1978 Senior Research Technician, Crop Science Department, Univ. of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1967 to 1970 Graduate Research Assistant, Crop Science Department, Univ. of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Honors/Awards
2012 Outstanding Research Award – 2012, Weed Science Society of America
2011 The Molisch Award – 2011, International Allelopathy Society
2010-11 Fellow of the Indian Society of Weed Science
2007 CWSS Gold Medal Award, Crop & Weed Science Society
2007 Outstanding Educator Award, Northeastern Weed Science Society
2001 Distinguished Agricultural Scientist Award, West Bengal, India
2000 Outstanding Researcher of the Year, Northeastern Weed Science Society
1998 Distinguished Member Award of the Northeastern Weed Science Society
1996 Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America
1994 Outstanding Applied Research Award - Turf, Ornamental and Vegetation Management,
Northeastern Weed Science Society
1978-81 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
1967-1970 National Research Council Fellowship, Canada
1966 Indian Council of Agricultural Research Fellowship, New Delhi, India
1965 West Bengal State Scholarship, India
1965 Indian National Scholarship
1964 First Class First (Gold Medalist) - B.Sc. (Ag.) Hons., Univ. of Kalyani, India
Graduate Advisee Awards
2002 Co-author of an Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society, Philadelphia, PA. Jan. 7-10, 2002. (Mike Elston)
1999 Co-author of a research paper for Outstanding Young Scientist Award at the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, March 6-8, 1998. (Sowmya Mitra)
1997 Co-author of an Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society, Newport, RI. Jan. 6-8, 1997. (Sowmya Mitra)
1988 Co-author of an Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society, Hartford, CT. Jan. 6-8, 1988. (Frank Himmelstein)
1987 Co-author of an Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award at the 41st Annual Meeting of Northeastern Weed Science Society, Williamsburg, VA. Jan. 6-8, 1987. (Frank Himmelstein)
Grants Received
From 1982 to 1992 – Dr. Bhowmik received a total grant of $815,412 from both competitive industrial sources as well as Government Agencies
2006-2010 Competitive Grants $91,850
2001-2005 Competitive Grants $217,860
2000 Competitive and Industrial Grants $59,700
1999 Competitive and Industrial Grants $64,750
1998 Competitive and Industrial Grants $69,900
1997 Competitive and Industrial Grants $63,000
1996 Competitive and Industrial Grants $64,600
1995 Competitive and Industrial Grants $31,099
1994 USDA/NEPIAP Competitive Grant
and Industrial Grants $46,000
1993 USDA Competitive Grant, SEA/CSRS
and Industrial grants $108,455
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