Syed Iqbal Hasnain

  • Glaciologist
  • educationist
Years active????–2010AwardsPadma Shri

Syed Iqbal Hasnain is an Indian glaciologist, writer, educationist and the Chairman of the Glacier and Climate Change Commission of the Government of Sikkim.[1] He is a former vice chancellor of the University of Calicut[2] and a member of the United Nations Environment Program Committee on Global Assessment of Black Carbon and Troposphere Ozone.[3]

Between 2002 and 2006, Hasnain served as a vice-chancellor (President) of the University of Calicut, India. Previously, he held the post of Professor of Glaciology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India), where he introduced glaciology as a subject at the post-graduate research level.

References

  1. ^ "Experts Speak". Climate Himalaya. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Prof. (Dr.) Syed Iqbal Hasnain vs The University Of Calicut". India Kanoon. 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Asia's Growing Crisis of Floods and Droughts". Wilson Center. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

Further reading

  • "Address by Professor Syed Iqbal Hasnain" (PDF). Eid Speech. Kerala Association of Greater Washington. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  • "Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers" (PDF). Presentation. The Energy and Resources Institute. 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.


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