UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV
Full name of the faculty member: DR. AMLAN DAS
Designation: Assistant Professor
Specialisation: Entomology
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Contact information:
Entomology Laboratory,
Department of Zoology
35, Ballygunj Circular Road,
Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India.
e.mail: [email protected]
Cell: +919836959806
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Academic qualifications:
College/ university from which the
degree was obtained
University of Calcutta
Visva Bharati
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
ZFMK, University of Bonn, Germany
Abbreviation of the degree
MSc (Entomology Specialization)
PhD (Entomology)
Post Doctorate (Entomology)
Post Doctorate (Entomology)
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Positions held/ holding:
Assistant professor
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Research interests: 200 – 250 words max
The current research interests of the laboratory are on two groups of insect: Acridids
(Orthoptera) and Ants (Hymenoptera).
(a) Under Orthopteroid insects, our current research target is to set up an economically
viable acridid mass rearing farm and to use the acridid biomass as mini-livestock for
food security, feed formulation and their consequences. To meet the goal several
species of acridids are under trial on reproductive biology, growth parameters, feeding
potential, tissue extracts etc. In addition, we are interested to use the yielded acridid
biomass, as animal-protein rich supplement, to fish ration and evaluate fish growth
parameters etc.
(b) The next issue that we are dealing with is to monitor the toxicological effect (from
behavior to molecules) on recurrently used pesticides to some selected notorious
Orthopteroid pests and lepidopteran caterpillar.
(c) Under the science of Myrmecology, our current research interests are on ant’s
intelligence, nest-mate recognition, chronobiology and foraging dynamics. We are
interested to interpret what dynamic interaction and recognition do occur among
nestmates and non-nestmates in ant’s sociality. The process of nestmate recognition
contributes to the survival and fitness of social insect colonies. Our concern is to detect
how social context affects the decision of colonies to perform fight and how a selforganized war between two colonies develops?
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Research guidance:
Number of researchers awarded M.Phil/ Ph.D degrees : NIL
Number of researchers pursuing M.Phil/ Ph.D : Four
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Projects :
Completed projects:
1. Establishment of edible Acridid farm in India and its commercialization [SR/FT/LS-174/2012
Dated: 11.01.2013, Fast Track young scientist (OYS) Scheme, Science & Engineering Research
Board (SERB), Govt. of India, Rs. 19,56,000/-]
Current projects: NIL
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Membership of Learned Societies:
a. Entomological Society of America (ESA)
b. International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI)
c. Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Science, India
d. Indian Science Congress Association
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e. The Zoological Society, Kolkata
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Patents : NIL
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Awards:
a) 2016-2017: RAMAN Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research in USA
b)
2010-2011: DAAD: German Visiting Scientist fellowship, German
Academy of Science, Germany
c)
2009-2010: TWAS: Post-Doctoral award, The Academy of Science for the
developing world,
Italy
d) 2008-2009: BOYSCAST: Post-Doctoral award, Department of Science and Technology,
India
e) 2005-2008: FAPESP: Post-Doctoral award, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa does Estado
de São Paulo, Brazil
f) 2000-2003: UGC-Research Fellow: University Grants Commission, India
g) 1999 OSR: Orthopterists’ Society International Research Award, University of Michigan,
USA
h) 1997-1999: DST- Research Fellow: Department of Science & Technology, India
i) 1994-1997: All India National Scholarship, Govt. of India
Other Awards & Grants:
j) 2014: IUSSI-2014 participation award & grant by IUSSI (Australian Chapter) &
University of Sydney, Australia.
k) 2012: ICE-2012 Participation award & grant by International Congress on Entomology
(ICE-2012), Daegu, South Korea.
l) 2012: Travel Grant by SERB, Govt. of India, for ICE-2012 meeting at Daegu, South
Korea.
m) 2012: Insect industry participation grant by Kyungpook National University, South Korea.
n) 2010: IUSSI-2010 participation award & grant by IUSSI (European Chapter) &
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
o) 2010: Travel Grant by UGC, Govt. of India, for IUSSI-2010 meeting at Copenhagen,
Denmark
p) 2010: BIOTA workshop at Sao Paulo, Brazil attending grant by FAPESP, Brazil & DST,
India.
q) 2009: BIOTA workshop at Sao Paulo, Brazil attending grant by FAPESP, Brazil & DST,
India.
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14. Tie-ups and collaborations:
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Klaus Riede, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn,
GERMANY (www.itw.uni-bonn.de).
Carlos A. Navas, Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de
São Paulo, BRAZIL
P. Haldar (retd.), Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati,
Santiniketan, INDIA.
Michael J. Greene, Department of Integrative Biology, Denver, University of Colorado
USA,
A. K. Ghosh, Dept of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural
Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA.
Samarjit Maity, Department of Biotechnology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore,
INDIA.
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16. Select list of publications: maximum limit of 10 publications (best and latest)
Amlan Das (2014). Quantitative measure of feeding potential and the inferred relationship among
four agricultural pests (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in India. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 8: 869-878.
Amlan Das (2014). Insects used as food with emphasis to Acridid culture, biomass production and
scope of application. International journal of Zoology Research, 4(1): 82-87.
Amlan Das (2013). Consumption, digestion and assimilation efficiencies of some preferred food
plants to an Indian crop pest grasshopper, Oxya fuscovittata (Marschall) (Orthoptera:Acrididae).
Metaleptea (Newsletter), 108.
Amlan Das and Klaus Riede (2012). A preliminary documentation of consumable Acridid
(Orthoptera) species worldwide. Proc. of international congress on entomology, South Korea, 411412.
Amlan Das (2009). Insect biodiversity in rice agro-ecosystem: Indian perspective. Proc.of
emerging perspective-biodiversity and its conservation in India. 1: 19-21.
Arijit Ganguly, Chandrik Malakar, Hena Anand, Sarasi Das, Amlan Das, and Parimalendu Haldar
(2008). Scanning electron microscopy of egg-surface sculpturing of two common Indian shorthorn grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae), Journal of Orthoptera Research, 17(1): 97-100.
Amlan Das, Sarasi Das and P Haldar (2008), Food preference of four agricultural pests
(Orthoptera: Acrididae), Bul. of Zool. survey of India, 37: 347-354.
Amlan Das, Sarasi Das and P Haldar (2004) Role of Oxya Fuscovittata (Marschall) in acridid
culture for biomass production, In: Current issues in Environmental & Fish Biology, Daya Pub.
New Delhi, India, 221pp ISBN= 8170353173.
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Amlan Das, Sarasi Das and P Haldar (2001) Effects of food plants on the growth rate and
survivability of Hieroglyphus banian (Fab.) a major paddy pest. J. of Appl. Entomol. Zool., 37 (1):
207-212.
Amlan Das, Sarasi Das and P Haldar (2001) Fecundity, and fertility of a pestiferous Acridid Oxya
fuscovittata (Marschall), J. of Env. and Eco., 5(1): 19-23.
Haldar, P. Das, Amlan. Gupta, R. K. (2000). Studies on the Biodiversity in Acridids (Orthoptera:
Acridoidea) at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. In: Biodiversity and Environment, Daya Pub.
Delhi, India, ISBN= 8170352266, 210-217.
Haldar, P. Das, Amlan. Gupta, Rajesh Kumar. (1999) A laboratory based study on Farming of an
Indian grasshopper Oxya fuscovitta (Mar.) Orthpotera : Acridoidea., Journal of Orthoptera
Research, 8: 93-97.
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