K S Valdiya

Memberships & Positions (Current & Past):

Member of more than two dozen national committees of experts, councils of academies, governing bodies of national institutes, including member of Science Advisory Committee of the Cabinet (of the Prime Minister, 1983–1985), sub-committees of the Planning Commission, and to the Board of Management of the Geological Survey of India.

Earth Sciences

• 1973–1979, 1986 Member, Executive Committee, Kumaon University, Nainital.

• 1980–1983 Member, Sectional Committees, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore.

• 1978–1984 Member, Council of the Geological Society of India, Bangalore.

• 1982–1984 Member, Management Board, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata.

• 1982–1986 Chairman, Indian National Committee for Inter-Union Commission on Lithosphere (ICL), New Delhi.

• 1982–1990 Vice-Chairman, International Co- ordination Committee of National Representatives for ICL.

• 1983–1988 Member, Science Advisory Committee of the Cabinet, of the Prime Minister, New Delhi.

• 1984–1986 Member, Council of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

• 1984–1987 and 1991–1997 Member, Research Council, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

• 1986 to date Member, Editorial Board, Current Science, Bangalore.

• 1987–1990 Member, U.P. State Geology Programming Board, Department of Industries, Lucknow.

• 1988–1991 Member, Governing Body and Research Advisory Committee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

• 1988–1991 Chairman, Geoscience Panel, University Grants Commission, New Delhi.

• 1990–1993 Member, Advisory Committee for U.P. State Observatory, Department of Science & Non-Conventional Energy, Nainital.

• 1991–1994 Member, Science and Engineering Research Council and Chairman, Earth Science Project Advisory Committee, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.

• 1993–1996 Vice-President, Geological Society of India, Bangalore.

• 1994–2000 Member, Research Council, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

• 1997–2006 President and Chairman, Governing Body, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

• 2001–2004 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Geological Society of India.

• 2002–2005 Member, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment.

• 2002–2005 Chairman, Research Council, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum.

Environment

• 1980–1983 Member, National Committee for Environmental Planning, Department of Environment, Government of India, New Delhi.

• 1981–1995 Honorary Secretary and Member, Governing Council, Central Himalayan Environment Association, Nainital.

• 1982–1985 Member, National Eco-development Board, Department of Environment, Government of India, New Delhi.

• 1982–1984 Member, Man and Biosphere Programme Committee, Department of Environment, Government of India, New Delhi.

• 1982–1983 Chairman, Working Group on Geophysical Aspects of Water Resource Development in Himalaya, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

• 1988–1989 Member, Sub-Committee on Studies for Development and Protection of Lake Systems, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

• 1988–1989 Member, Steering Group on Environment, Forests and Wasteland Development, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

• 1989–1992 Member, Research Committee on Earth, Marine, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences & Environmental Technology, CSIR, New Delhi.

• 1985–1999 Member, Editorial Board, Mountain Research and Development, International Mountain Society, Davis, California, USA.

• 1988–1991 Member, Core Committee on Conservation of Natural Resources, Department of Environment, New Delhi.

• 1989–1991 Member, U.P. State Environment Preservation Board, Department of Science & Environment, Lucknow.

• 1988–1991 Member, National Scientific Committee on Problems on Environment, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

• 1991–1993 Member, Governing Body and Research Advisory Committee, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora.

• 1992–1993 Member, Committee for National Policy for Himalaya, Planning Commission, New Delhi.

• 1999–2001 Member, Governing Body, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora.