Dr. Ponnuchamy Kumar has completed his PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India. He worked as Senior Research Fellow at same University. He has published 18 research articles in journals and 7 abstracts in conferences as author/co-author. He successfully completed 6 training program. He also participated in number of national and international conferences. He is member of International Seaweed Association, International Association for Ecology, and Indian Climate Research Network.