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Aluri Jacob Solomon Raju did M.Sc. Botany in 1983 and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences in 1987 at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He did post-doctoral research at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA during 1989-1991. He was a Scientists' Pool Officer (CSIR, New Delhi) from 1991 to 1994. He joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University in March 1994 and is now Associate Professor in the same department. He was the recipient of National Overseas Scholarship of Government of India, distinguished Achievement Award of the University of Akron, United States of America, Best Researcher Award of Andhra University, Best Research Paper Award and Loyola Environmental Award of Loyola College, Chennai, and Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award, Andhra Pradesh Council f Science and Technology, Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Visiting Professor of University of Colima, Mexico in 1996. He visited Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Paraguay, Rome, Italy. He published about 200 research papers in international and national Journals and presented papers at 40 National and 20 International Conferences held in India and abroad. He is an elected member of Sigma XI, USA and a member of 20 International and National Scientific Bodies. He guided 4 Ph.Ds, 3 M. Phils and several M.Sc. projects. Dr. Solomon Raju completed different Major Research Projects on Eastern Ghats funded by the DST, UGC, CSIR and Ministry of Environment and Forests. He is the Chief Editor of Journal of Advances in Pollen-Spore Research, Guest Editor of Journal of Palynology, Editor of Indian Bee Journal and Honorary Editor of Indian Journal of Botanical Research. He is also an expert referee of science journals like Current Science, Zoo's Print and Geobios. Further, he is also an expert member of DST and MOEF to evaluate major research projects for funding. He did quite impressive research work on the reproductive ecology of biodiesel plants, Jatropha curcas and Pongamia pinnata. He also conducted field research in the subject of Conservation Biology in this Indian Himalaya, Olympic Mountains, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park in USA, and in tropical forests of Mexico. He is a resource person for All India Radio and Academic Staff Colleges in India. He published several papers for popularization of science in different dailies and other magazines. He also contributed chapters to different books on reproduction biology, apiculture and environmental sciences. He served as a Consultant for the CBD Programme of the FAO of United Nations in 2000. He is presently working on reproductive biology of mangrove plants with financial support from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.