Dr Muruganandam is a Fulbright Scientist working as Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC), Dehradun. He has acquired doctoral Degree from HNB Garhwal (Central) University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand and post-doctoral research experience from South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, South Dakota, USA after Master’s in Mariculture from ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research (ICAR-CMFRI) and Cochin University of Science and technology (CUSAT), Kochi, India. He is founder Scientist who single-handedly established research and training in fisheries science at the ICAR-IISWC with relevant national and international importance and implications, since 1996. He has over 25-years of research and professional experience on multi-disciplinary areas and diverse topics. He had completed/handling 17 research/demonstration grants. He had refined 6 fish-farming/livestock-based production technologies. He has been resource-person and faculty member in about 50 national and international training and extension programs. He is Member in standing-committee for climate impact assessment, contingence planning and popularization of technologies at IISWC

Dr. Muruganandam Muthiah Presently, as Principal Scientist (Fisheries and Aquaculture) at ICAR-IISWC, Dehra Dun he is focusing mainly on watershed based fisheries development through various bio-physical interventions. The wide range of interests include production systems and technologies evolved through principles of sustainable development, farm animal and fish disease management, socio-economics and decision support tools to optimize fisheries and aquaculture production in diversified agro-ecological regions and effective management of natural resources for development through community participation and empowerment. Impacts of soil-water conservation structure established in-streams and watersheds like gabion, Conservation Bench Terrace (CBT) trenches etc. and traditional fishing like community-based fishing festivals (locally known as mond) celebrated in Uttarakhand Himalayas on fish biomass and aquatic biodiversity are being assessed. Various issues on the accommodation of composite carp culture in Water Harvesting Structures (WHS) and farm ponds and situation-specific integrated farming systems to ensure food and livelihood securities of farmers are major areas of his research interests.