MEET OUR FACULTY & LAB MEMBERS
The dedicated soil scientists, GIS remote sensing analysts, doctoral scholars, and technical specialists powering precision agronomy and analytical laboratory operations at SKUAST-Kashmir.
All Faculty, Researchers & Scholars
Browse our multidisciplinary team across faculty investigators, doctoral research fellows, and technical laboratory supervisors.

Prof. (Dr.) Farooq Ahmad Lone
Head & Professor
Ph.D. Soil Chemistry, Post-DocDivision of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
Soil Fertility, Mineral Nutrition & Heavy Metal Dynamics

Dr. In-Charge GIS & RS Unit
Senior Soil Scientist & Principal Investigator
Ph.D. Agronomy & Precision AgricultureGIS, Drone & Precision Agronomy Laboratory
UAV Multispectral Phenotyping, In-Situ Sensor Networks & GIS

Dr. Analytical Laboratory Coordinator
Senior Scientific Officer
Ph.D. Agricultural ChemistryICP-OES & Elemental Analysis Facility
Spectrophotometry, Micronutrient Extraction & Water Diagnostics

Dr. Soil Microbiology Specialist
Assistant Professor & Scientist
Ph.D. Soil MicrobiologySoil Biology & Bio-Fertilizer Laboratory
Rhizosphere Microbiome, Carbon Mineralization & Mycorrhizae

Er. Doctoral Research Scholar (D-RAP Lead)
Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D. Candidate)
M.Sc. Agronomy (Gold Medalist)Automated Rainout Shelter Facility
Alfalfa Drought Stress Kinetics & Root Architecture

Scholar Hyperspectral Analyst
Doctoral Researcher (Ph.D. Candidate)
M.Sc. GeoinformaticsRemote Sensing & UAV Processing Wing
Red-Edge Vegetation Indices & Soil Proximal Reflectance

Senior Laboratory Analytical Officer
Technical Laboratory Supervisor
B.Tech Agricultural EngineeringCentral Instrumentation Facility
LECO CN Combustion, Atomic Absorption & Auto-Analyzers

Precision UAV Pilot & Field Surveyor
Drone Operations & Field Coordinator
DGCA Certified Remote PilotPrecision Farming & Field Experimental Station
RTK-GNSS Ground Control, Flight Mission Planning & Orthomosaics
