Photograph Name : Dr. S.

Alexander
Designation : Professor
Department / Centre : Biological
Sciences

Educational Qualifications (Chronologically Reverse):

• Ph D (1990) in Plant Biology from University of Madras, India
• M Sc (1985) in Botany from Delhi University, India
• B Sc (1983) in Agriculture from Tamilnadu Agricultural
University, India
Academic Affiliation:
• Professor of Biological Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University, Tirunelveli, May 2008 till date
• RBI Chair Professor of Agricultural Economics at Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmadabad (India),May 2002 to April 2008
• Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Tamilnadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore, May 1997 to April 2002
• Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Government College of
Arts and Science, Nagercoil, July 1990 to April 1997
• Visiting Faculty at American Management School, 2000, 2003, 2004
& 2005.

Professional Affiliation:

• Member, Sixth Central Pay Commission, appointed by the

Government of India, October 2006 -April 2008.
• Member, "Advisory Committee" on Secondary Markets of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
• Member, Editorial Board, "ICFAI Journal of Applied Science"

Training and Consultancy:

• Consultant to various organizations such as LIC of India, Hindustan
Unilever Ltd., L, BPL, L&T and several banks
• Consultant to International Organizations such as UN, Mongolia,
UNDP, Millennium Development Goal Project of UNDP, WHO, ADB,
World Bank, and such others.
• Trainer in the areas of Behavioral Sciences.

Area of Research:

• Microeconomics and Macroeconomics including Policy Analysis,

Economic Development & Planning including aspects like Health,
Education, Labour, Regional Disparities, Energy, Input-Output
Analysis

Publications:

I. No. of Research Papers Published in Refereed Journals:

Five Papers based on Most Recent / Significance:

(If based on time, chronologically reverse; please mention, International or
National;
If available, mention Impact Factor or Citation Index; ISSN)
1. ‘X-Ray Analysis of Thin Films’, Alexander S, Robin. B and Sherwin. K,
Journal of Spectroscopy, Vol. 49 (2006), p 17 – 26, Impact Factor
2.3, Citation Index 7

2. ‘Declining Joint Family and Emerging Crisis in Old Age Security’,

Alexander S, International Journal of Culture and Management, Vol.
2-23 (2007), p 23 – 39.

II. Books and Monographs: (Please provide ISBN)

III. Chapters in Books (Edited Volume)

Awards:
• Named one of the best ten professors at all IIMs by Business Today
magazine during 2006-2007
• Received Nomination for Best Paper Award in Academy of
Management Meeting 2009, BPS Division, held in Chicago, USA.
Published in the Best Papers Proceedings.
• National Fellow of ICSSR-in recognition to contribution to social
sciences

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