New Chairman at the Department of Geography

ALIGARH  : Prof Shahab Fazal, Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University has been appointed Chairman of the department for three years with effect from November 8, 2024.

Prof Fazal has been engaged in research and teaching for over 30 years and has completed four major research projects sponsored by DST, ICSSR, DST-DAAD and SICI (Canada).

He has published 16 books and more than 75 research articles in national and international journals of repute. He is recipient of prestigious fellowships including Fulbright Fellowship, Commonwealth Fellowship, Netherland Academy of Science Fellowship, Shastri Faculty Research Fellowship, DST-DAAD Fellowship, DST Young Scientist Award and CSIR Fellowship.

He has extensive collaborative research with some of the leading institutions from western world and has been awarded “Distinguished Scientist” award for his contribution in Land Use Studies by Centre for Advanced Research.

Presently, he is on the editorial board of Research Journals such as Research in Globalization, An Elsevier Science Publication, The Geographer – India, South Asian Journal of Social Science and Humanities, National Geographical Journal of India (Banaras Hindu University) and Punjab Geographer – India.