The Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) organised a condolence meeting on Monday following the demise of noted scientist Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma on October 9.
Former Garhwal university V-C AN Purohit condoled the demise of Sharma and acknowledged his worldwide reputation in the field of malarial research.
UCOST director general Rajendra Dobhal said that Sharma was a very down to earth scientist and a visionary too. During the 8th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, 2013 UCOST had presented the Science and Technology Excellence Award
to him. He had a key role in establishing the Uttarakhand Chapter of National Academy of Sciences India in Uttarakhand, added Dobhal.
Sharma was renowned for his path-breaking work and contribution in the field of basic and applied research of Malaria and vector biology. Born on 6 April 1938, he obtained MSc (1960), DPhil (1964) and DSc (1979) degrees from Allahabad University. He was post doctoral research associate at the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University, USA (1964-68).
He conceptualised the bioenvironmental malaria control strategy as an alternative to spraying and successfully demonstrated malaria control in various eco-epidemiological settings. With 40 years of research and field experience, he had published books on Anopheles, edited 14 books and authored more than 400 scientific papers in reputed journals.