Dr. Mrs. Masarrat Haseeb conferred with the Scientist of the Year-2010 Award

*ALIGARH March 31:* Dr. Mrs. Masarrat Haseeb, Ex-Senior Scientist (ARS) and
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University has been conferred with the "Scientist
of the Year-2010 Award" for outstanding contributions in the field of plant
protection on the occasion of 12th Indian Agricultural Scientists and
Farmers’ Congress recently organized at Allahabad in collaboration with
Bioved Research Society, Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture and
Technology, Allahabad, UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad and
Department of Botany, Iswar Saran Degree College, University of Allahabad.
She also participated in the "Kisan Adalat" and interacted with the farmers
during the congress.

Dr. (Mrs.) Haseeb has a number of honours and awards to her credit including
"R. N. Dwivedi Medal-2009" of Bioved Research Society, Bioved Research
Institute of Agriculture and Technology, Allahabad; "Dr. (Mrs.) Jagadeswari
Rao Women Scientist Award" for the year 2001 of Applied Zoological Research
Association (AZRA), C.R.R.I., Cuttack; "Fellowship Award- 2002 of BRS",
Bioved Research Society, Allahabad., "SPPS Fellow" award-2003, of the
Society of Plant Protection Sclences, IARI, New Delhi; Three "Best Research
Paper Presentation Awards" by different scientific societies during the
seminars/ conferences, etc., held in the year 2000, 2001 and 2005;
"Appreciation Letter" for getting first prize in "Best Research Paper
Presentation" competition from Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Samiti, Kamal and
a number of awards and prizes for writing and publishing research articles,
extension literature including bulletins in Hindi. These awards have been
given to Dr. (Mrs.) Haseeb for her ­outstanding contributions in the field
of Forest Entomology, Agricultural Entomology and Plant Protection Sciences.