Areas of Research:
Environment Impact of Coal mining; Restoration of Mining Degraded Ecosystems; Natural Resource Accounting; Biodiversity Conservation; Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics and Gene Expression.

Teaching and Research Experience:
More than 41 years including 36 years in NEHU).

Ph. D. Supervisor
Supervised 10 Ph. D. Scholars (Ph.D. degree awarded to 9 Scholars).

Ph. D. Thesis Adjudicator/Examiner
Involved as Adjudicator/Examiner of Ph. D. submitted to NEHU and other Universities and conducted viva-voce.

Administrative Experience
Head- Department/Centre of Environmental Studies, NEHU (2004-200, 2007-2010, 2013-2016). Dept. of Zoology, Arunachal University (1999-2001).

Awards and Experience of Working Abroad:

1. Award of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research at the Institute for Genetics, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany during Dec. 1988 – March 1991).
2. Award of Visiting Scientist (Guest Researcher) of Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden for Research in Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden  during Sept 1997 – Aug 1997).
3. Award of Visiting Professor of Wenner-Gren Foundations, Stockholm to work on sabbatical at Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden during July 2005 – June 2006.
4. Award of Travel Grant by American Society of Cell Biology to attend 6th International Congress on Cell Biology held in San Fransisco (USA) during Dec 6-10, 1996.
5. Award of Travel Grant by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India to attend 1st International Congress of Dipterology held in Budapest (Hungary) during Aug 18-22, 1986.

Seminar/Conference/Training Organized:
Organized 9 Seminars, Conferences, Training Programmes etc.as Convenor/ Programme Director/ Project Director/ Organizing Secretary.
                                               
Conference attended, Chaired the Session and presented paper:
Participated and presented research papers in more than 32 National, Regional and International conferences/Seminars in India and Abroad.

Referee/Expert

Referee/Expert for evaluation of Research Projects for funding Agencies; For evaluation of Research Papers and Book submitted for publication to various National and International Journals (Springer, Francis & Taylor, Wiley (John Wiley & Sons), OUP, Sage etc.).

Invited Lectures delivered
Delivered Invited Lectures/Plenary Lectures/Memorial Lecture in Seminars and Conferences and Institutions; Delivered Lectures as Resource Person in Refresher Courses, Orientation Courses and Training Programmes in different Universities (NEHU, Burdwan University, Dibrugarh University, Allahabad University etc.).

Radio and Television Programmes
Delivered Radio Talks; Participated in Interviews/Panel Discussion on Television and in Print Media (News Papers) as Subject expert.

Membership of Professional Bodies

1. Life Member of Indian Society of Cell Biology (1977 onwards).
2. Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (2011 onwards).
3. Life Member of National Environmental Science Academy (2010 onwards).
4. Life Member of Arunachal Science Academy (2002 onwards).
5. Annual Members of various Scientific Bodies like American Science Academy for Advancement of Science, American Society of Cell Biology and others.

Other Academic and Professional Assignments
Core Group Member (2020-todate)- for revision of Meghalaya State Action Plan on Climate Change, Govt. of Meghalaya; Consultant (2019-2020)- MBDA, Govt. of Meghalaya; Evaluator (2014-2019)- for monitoring progress of IWMP and IWDP Projects of Ministry of Rural Development for Wasteland Development Project executed by Dept. of Soil &Water Conservation, Government of Meghalaya; Member Sub-Group (2014)- constituted by CSO, Min. of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India for incorporation of Environmental Data in Annual Survey of Industries; Member (2010-2012, 2012,2014)- Environmental Advisory Committee of NEEPCO; Member (2014-2016)- Committee for ‘Social Impact Assessment on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement’ in Meghalaya; Jury Member (2009)- evaluation of Films on Environment for Awards by Centre of Media Studies (CMS, New Delhi); NAAC Peer Team Member (2014-todate).

Research Projects

Executed more than 23 projects funded by National and International Agencies (GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technischezusammenarbeit), Germany (1), AusAid (1), DST (1), UPE- UGC (1), UGC (1), GBPIHED (1), CSO, MoSPI (2), MoEFCC (1), MoWR (1), NEEPCO (4), MBDA (1), EMAAR MGF Construction (1), SMEC (1) as PI; and UCIL (2), MCCL (1), MCL (1), MoEF (1), CMCL (1) as Co-PI) as Principal Investigator and Co- Principal Investigator.

Publications

Total 95: (2 Books (ed); 9 Review Articles; 74 Research Papers; 3 Technical Reports; 7 Others).
Paper with highest Impact Factor 9.575 in 2009; Publications are well cited and of Academic, Environmental and Social Relevance. Citation: h-Index = 12; i10 index = 15; Results of research are parts of reputed Books (Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts et al. 2000 and other books).
Honourable Supreme Court (New Delhi) and National Green Tribunal (NGT) took cognizance of data of our some publications and based their Judgments with citations.

Some selected Publications

1. Passah, Ribha I. and andO. P. Singh (2021) Improvement in quality of AMD contaminated water by treatment with limestone and filtration through activated charcoal and sand filter. Ind. Journal of Envtl. Protection 41 (1): 114-120.

1. Lamare, R. Eugene andO. P. Singh (2020)Effect of cement dust on soil physico-chemical properties around cement plants in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Envtl. Engineering Research (Korean Soc. Envtl. Engineers) 25 (3): 409-417.
2. Wansah Pyrbot, Lamjingshaihun Shabong and Om Prakash Singh (2019) Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage Contaminated Water and Ecorestoration of Stream in a Coal Mining Area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Mine Water and the Environment (Springer) 38:551-555.
3. Singh, O. P. (2018) State of Environment report of Mizoram 2016. Pp 1-275. (Technical Report Prepared and Published for Government of Mizoram).
4. First Born Myrchiang, R. Eugene Lamare and O. P. Singh (2018) Ethno-medicinal Plants in Nongtalang, Meghalaya: their Uses and Threats. ENVIS Bulletin Himalayan Ecology 26: 75-82. (Review).
5. Lamare, R. Eugene andO. P. Singh (2017)Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of Meghalaya, India. Nature, Envt. & Pollution Technology 16 (2): 545-550.
6. Lamare R. Eugene and O. P. Singh (2016) Water Quality in Limestone Mining Areas of East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India. Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering (NEERI, CSIR): 58 (4): 45-52.
7. Lamare, R. Eugene andO. P. Singh (2016) Limestone Mining and its environmental implications in Meghalaya, India. ENVIS Bulletin Himalayan Ecology 24: 87-100). (Review).
8. Marak, Aksana N. C. and O. P. Singh (2016) Environmental Activities under Corporate Social Responsibility by Companies operating in Meghalaya, India. J. Envtl. Res. & Dev. 11(2): 433-438.
9. Chabukdhara, Mayuri and O. P. Singh (2016) Coal mining in northeast India: an overview of environmental issues and treatment approaches. Intl. Journal Coal Science & Technology (Springer): 3(2):87-96. (Review).
10. Lamare, R. Eugene andO. P. Singh (2015)Localized effects of artisanal and small scale mining of limestone on water quality in Meghalaya, India. Pollution Research 34 (2): 321-329.
11. Somendro, Thangjam and O. P. Singh (2015) Analysis of Land use/Land cover Dynamics using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: A case study of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Intl. J. Current Research 7: 11873-11879.
12. Chase, Petevino and O. P. Singh (2014) Soil nutrients and fertility in three traditional land use systems of Khonoma, Nagaland, India. Resources & Environment 4 (4): 181-189.
13. Aksana Neah Ch. Marak and O. P. Singh (2014) Prospects of Environmental Protection and Sustainability through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India. Journal of Economics & Sustainable Development 5: 1-5. (Review).
14. Giri, Nandu and O. P. Singh (2013) Urban Development and Water Quality in Thimphu, Bhutan. J. Urban and Environmental Engineering 7(1): 82-95 (ISSN 1982- 3932).
15. Singh, O. P. (2012) Impact of Coal mining on Water resources and Environment in Meghalaya. In:Proc. 13th Intl. Symp. Environmental Issues and waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production (SWEMP 2012, New Delhi), (eds. Hao et al.). The Reading Matrix Inc., Irvine, CA, USA.
16. Shiv K. Prasad, Sudip Dey and O. P. Singh (2011) A Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopic Study on the Effect of Environmental Acid Stress on a Hill Stream Fish (Brachydanio rerio) Gill. J. of Advance Microscopy Research (American Scientific Publishers, USA) 6: 1-8.
17. Petra Bjork, ShaoBo Jin, Jian Zhao, Om Prakash Singh, Jan-Olov Persson, Ulf Hellman and Wieslander L. (2009) Specific combination of SR proteins associate with single pre-messenger RNAs in vivo and contribute different functions. J. Cell Biology (Rockefeller Univ Press) 184: 555-568.
18. Goswami, B., Singh, O. P., Satapathy, K. K. and Saikia, U. S. (2008) Rainfall analysis in relation to rice crop for Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya.  J. of Agrometeorology 10 (2): 188-192.
19. Singh, O. P., Visa, N., Wieslander L. and Daneholt, B. (2006) A specific SR protein binds preferentially to the secretory protein gene transcripts in salivary glands of Chironomus tentans. Chromosoma (Springer) 115: 449-458.
20. Singh, O. P. and B. K. Tiwari (2005) Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Nagaland (Technical Report Prepared and Published for Government of Nagaland).
21. Chutia, P., G.S. Solanki and O. P Singh (2004). Ethos and Culture of Nyishi tribe and use pattern of common Indian monitor lizard, Varanous bengalensis. Indian J. Forestry, 28(4):421-424.
22. Swer, S and O. P. Singh (2004) Status of Water Quality in coal mining areas of Meghalaya, India. In: Proceedings of Natl. Seminar on Environmental Engineering with special emphasis on Mining Environment, NSEEME- 19-20th March, 2004 (eds. I. N. Sinha, M. K. Ghosh and G. Singh) pp 173-181.
23. Swer, S and O. P. Singh (2003) Coal mining impacting water quality and aquatic biodiversity in Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya. ENVIS Bulletin- Himalayan Ecology, 11 (2):26-33.
24. Singh, O. P. (2001) Functional diversity of hnRNP proteins. Indian J. Biochem. Biophysics 38: 129-134. (Review).
25. Singh, O. P., B. Bjorkroth, S. Masich, L. Weislander & B. Daneholt (1999) The intranuclear movement of Balbiani ring pre-messenger ribonucleoprotein particles. Experimental Cell Research (Academic Press) 251: 135-145.
26. Singh, O. P. & W.-E. Kalisch (1991) Ectopic pairing responsible for a constantly found loop configuration in polytene chromosomes of Drosophila. Caryologia (Italy) 44: 167-175.
27. Singh, O. P. & W.-E. Kalisch (1991) Electron microscopic band-interband pattern of polytene chromosomes in Drosophila nasuta albomicans II. Salivary gland chromosome 2L.  Cytobios (Cambridge, GB) 68: 95-109.
28. Singh, O. P. (1988) Absence of 93D like locus of Drosophila melanogaster in Melanagromyza obtusa. Indian J. Exptl. Biol. (CSIR) 26: 558-559.
29. Singh, O. P. (1988) Melanagromyza obtusa: A suitable system for the study of chromosomes. Current Science 57: 48-49.
30. Singh, O. P. (1987) Drosophilidae in North-eastern India I. A preliminary survey in Nagaland. Drosophila Information Serv. (USA) 66: 129-130.
31. Singh, O. P. & J. P. Gupta (1985) Differential induction of chromosome puffs in two cell types of Melanagromyza obtusa. Chromosoma (Springer-Verlag) 91: 359-362.