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Awards & Honors

S.No
Awards & honors
1.
Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has Featured in a Compendium on “Women in STEM: Vanguards of India@75” at the first CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) “Women in STEM Summit” July 2022.
2.
Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has been honored with “Distinguished Service Award”  instituted by Society of In Vitro Biology (SIVB) during 2022 In Vitro Biology Meeting at San Diego, California, USA 2022.
3.
Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has been recognised by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India and British High Commission, New Delhi among the top 75 Indian Women in STEAM. She will be featured in the Second edition of the "She Is" series - ‘She Is – 75 Indian Women in STEAM' , 2022.
4.
Prof. F.C. Steward Memorial Lecture Award, by Plant Tissue Culture Association-INDIA (PTCA-I) in 42nd Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association-INDIA (PTCA-I) & International Symposium on Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Genome Editing-2021 (APBGE-2021) , 2021.
5.
Academic Review Committee Member, International Conference on Agrticulture and Human Development in India: Indigenous Practices, Scientific views and Sustainability, organised by IGNOU & IITG, at IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, 2017.
6.
Editor, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Publisher- Springer)
7.
Editor, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews (Publisher- Taylor & Francis)
8.
Associate Editor, In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology- Plant (Publisher- Springer)
9.
"Newton-Bhabha Leading Women Scientist Award in Crop and Agricultural Sciences 2016” instituted jointly by DBT, India and Cambridge University, UK, for her contribution in teaching and research, 2016.
10.
National Jury Member, India Innovation Initiative (i-3) a national level competition jointly organized by, AICTE, CII and DST with an aim to expend and strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country, 2015.
11.
Selected for UNESCO “one month lab revisit” program at OSAKA University, Japan, 2012.
12.
Overseas Travel Award by DBT, New Delhi, to present research finding in “2012 World Congress on In Vitro Biology” organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Bellevue, Washington, USA, 2012.
13.
Recipient of prestigious “Prof. Y. S. Murty Gold Medal 2011” of Indian Botanical Society (IBS), 2011.
14.
Overseas Travel Award by DST, New Delhi, India, to present research finding in “In Vitro Biology Meeting" organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 2009.
15.
Overseas Travel Award by CCSTDS, Chennai (A unit of INSA, New Delhi), India, to present research paper in "In Vitro Biology Meeting" organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 2009.
16.
Young Scientist Research Grant Award by DST, New Delhi, India, to carry out research at IIT Guwahati, 2006-2009.
17.
Research Associate (RA) Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi, India, to pursue Post-Doctoral work, 2003-2004.



Membership of the Societies

S.No
Member of the Societies
1.
Member, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ) - January
2.
Member, International Society for In Vitro Biology, USA
3.
Member, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
4.
Member of the prestigious society - Plant Tissue Culture Association (India) (PTCA-I)
5.
Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India (SBCI)
6.
Life Member, The Biotech Research Society (BRSI), India
7.
Life Member, International Society of Plant Morphologists, India and Delhi University Botanical Society
8.
Life Member, Indian Botanical Society (IBS), India
9.
Member, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, India, 2009
10.
Member, Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2008
11.
DBT Nominee for Institutional Biosafety Committee at North-East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Formerly RRL Jorhat
12.
DBT Nominee for Institutional Biosafety Committee at North-East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Formerly RRL Jorhat


Overseas visits

S.No
Duration From
Duration   To
The country of visit
Purpose of visit
1.
08/06/2019 12/06/2019 Tampa, Florida, USA To present a research paper and deliver a Keynote address in 2019 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
2.
19/08/2018 24/08/2018 Dublin, Ireland To attend International Association for Plant Biotechnology Conference
3.
31/07/2018 04/08/2018 Kona, Hawaii To attend Annual meeting of International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS), USA
4.
02/06/2018 06/06/2018 St Loius, Missouri, USA To present a research paper and deliver a Keynote address in 2018 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
5.
30/03/2018 31/03/2018 National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan R.O.C To deliver an Invited talk at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan R.O.C
6.
10/06/2017 14/06/2017 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA To present a research paper in 2017 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
7.
17/10/2017 20/10/2017 Wilsonville, Oregon, USA To present a research paper in International Plant Propagation Society (IPPS), USA
8.
22/05/2017 24/05/2017 Tallin University of Technology, Tallin, Estonia To participate in Interweave meeting to foster Indo-Europe collaboration in Academics and Research
9.
06/10/2016 08/10/2016 London, UK To attend 2nd Global Summit on Plant Science as Speaker
10.
25/08/2016 29/08/2016 Singapore To coordinate interactive meetings for admission of International students in IITs through JEE 2017 and GATE 2017 examinations to be held in Singapore as per the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India Initiative
11.
04/09/2016 10/09/2016 Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK To receive Newton-Bhabha Fund award: UK-India Programme for Women in Plant and Crop Sciences, part of the bilateral collaboration between Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and Cambridge University, UK
12.
03/08/2016 06/08/2016 Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan To attend a joint-symposium of Kyoto Institute of Technology and IIT Guwahati as resource person and speaker
13.
30/07/2016 02/08/2016 Gifu University, Japan To attend a Joint-symposium of Gifu University and IIT Guwahati as resource person and speaker
14.
14/07/2016 15/07/2016 Brisbane, Australia To attend 4th International Conference on Plant Genomics as Speaker and to Chair a Session
15.
21/06/2016 23/06/2016 Heidelberg University, Germany To participate and represent IIT Guwahati in a meeting at Heidelberg University to foster Indo-German collaboration on academics and research
16.
11/06/2016 15/06/2016 San Diego, California, USA To present a research paper in 2016 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
17.
15/06/2013 19/06/2013 The Omni Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA To present a research paper in In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
18.
02/06/2013 07/06/2013 Coimbra University, Portugal, Lisbon To present a research paper in 8th IVCHB 2013 International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding organized by International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
19.
28/08/2012 28/09/2012 Osaka University, Osaka, Japan UNESCO Lab visit program to rebuild-up / expand networks among UNESCO alumni researchers and to develop collaborative research and academic activities between the two countries, India and Japan, and also UNESCO partner countries
20.
03/06/2012 07/06/2012 Seattle, Washington, USA To present a research paper in 2012 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
21.
03/12/2010 05/12/2010 Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh To present a research paper in 6th International Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology Conference organized by Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)
22.
01/06/2010 06/06/2010 St. Louis, Missouri, USA To present a research paper in 12th World Congress of the International Association of Plant Biotechnologist (IAPB) and 2010 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
23.
14/06/2008 18/06/2008 Tucson, Arizona, USA To present a research paper in 2008 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB)


Miscellaneous

S.No
Reviewer of following Journals
1.
Plant Cell reports
2.
In vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology- Plant
3.
Plant Science
4.
Crop Science
5.
Bioresource Technology
6.
Annals of Botany
7.
Horticultural Science
8.
Physiologia Plantarum
9.
Molecules
10.
Plant Biosystems
11.
Planta Medica
12.
Scientia Horticulturae
13.
Plant Signaling and Behavior
14.
American Journal of Experimental Agriculture
15.
Industrial Crops and Products
16.
Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences