Ludhiana, December 30, 2025 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has conferred the prestigious “Dr Hardyal Singh Gill Distinguished Professor Chair in Weed Science Award” upon Dr Simerjeet Kaur, Principal Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, for a tenure of four years, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to weed science research, teaching, and extension.
The Distinguished Professor Chair honours the legacy of Dr Hardyal Singh Gill, former Head of the Department of Agronomy (May 1978–November 1983), a nationally acclaimed weed scientist who laid a strong foundation for weed research at PAU.
The Chair is instituted to recognize excellence in the field and to inspire advanced research in weed management.
Dr Simerjeet Kaur has rendered a decade of service (2008–2018) under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Weed Management, during which PAU was conferred the Best Centre Team Award in 2016. Her research contributions span weed management and conservation agriculture-based cropping systems, leading to the development of 30 crop production and protection technologies.
A prolific researcher and academician, Dr Kaur has published 90 research papers, including 29 in journals with NAAS rating above 6.0, besides authoring five books/manuals, contributing 11 book chapters, co-editing 16 books and bulletins, and publishing 117 extension articles. She has guided six M.Sc. and four Ph.D. students as major advisor and has taught 35 agronomy courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr Kaur holds key editorial positions in leading scientific journals. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Agronomy, Associate Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Weed Science, and Associate Editor of international journals including Crop Science (Crop Science Society of America), Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, and Frontiers in Agronomy. She has also undergone advanced training in the USA.
Her achievements have been recognized through the PAU Appreciation Certificate and Fellow Awards of the Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA) and Indian Society of Weed Science (ISWS).
Congratulating Dr Kaur on the occasion, PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal; Director of Research Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt; Dean, Postgraduate Studies Dr Manav Indra Singh Gill; Dean, College of Agriculture Dr Charanjit Singh Aulakh; and Director of Extension Education Dr Makhan Singh Bhullar lauded her exemplary contributions to weed science.
Dr Hari Ram, Head, Department of Agronomy, also extended his best wishes for her continued professional growth and academic excellence.
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