Dr. Aditi Vats

Academic Contributions

Teaching Experience

• Total Teaching Experience: 25 years
• Under Graduate: 25 years
• Post Graduate: 20 years

Research Guidance

• M.Sc. — As Major Advisor: 13; As Member, Advisory Committee: 20
• Ph.D. — As Major Advisor: 10; As Member, Advisory Committee: 18

Research Projects

• Completed: 02

Administrative Experience

• Head, Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, Pantnagar since 01.07.2000 till October 2025
• Head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pantnagar since 29.12.2025 till date
• Coordinator, External Examination Cell, College of Home Science
• Co-coordinator, External Examination Cell
• Placement Incharge, College of Home Science
• Public Information Officer, Home Science
• Assistance PIO, Home Science
• Warden, Kasturba Bhawan
• Member of Academic Council

Awards & Honours

1. Outstanding Achievement Award for significant contributions in the field of Resource Management and Consumer Science during the 7th International Conference (ICAAAS-2025) held on 15–16 December 2025 at Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani.
2. Outstanding Scientist Award 2022 for contribution and recognition in the field of Family Resource Management on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Global Efforts on Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Food Security at Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
3. Indo Pacific Excellence Award 2023 by IMRF in Family Resource Management, by The International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation, IMRF Institute of Higher Education Research, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.
4. Distinguished Scientist Award – 2019 in the 3rd International Conference on Global Initiatives in Agricultural and Applied Sciences for Eco-friendly Environment in the field of Family Resource Management, 16–18 June 2019, Conference Hall, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
5. Nominated for Best Teachers Award 2015 by the G.B. Pant University.
6. Best Poster Presentation awarded in the International Symposium on Peri-Urban Agriculture for Improving Livelihood Opportunities held at Lucknow in November 2014 on "Inappropriate Waste Disposal of Packaging Material: A Threat to Agriculture" (authored by Kirti Kesarwani and Aditi Vats).
7. Certificate of Appreciation by GBPUA&T, Pantnagar on the National Capacity Building Programme for University Teachers on Essentials of Teaching Skills, 2013.
8. Awarded Fellow of Hind Agri-Horticultural Society (FHAS) at the Seventh Annual General Boarding Meeting held at Head Office, Hind Agri-Horticultural Society, Muzzafarnagar (U.P.), India, 2012.
9. Award of Merit and Appreciation by College of Home Science on the occasion of the National Seminar on "Nutritional Strategies for Improving Quality of Life", September 11–12, 2009.
10. Member of Finance Committee in the International Conference on Humanizing Work and Work Environment, Ergo-Safety for All, held at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar.
11. Best Research Scholar Award – 2018 on "Women empowerment status and measures for mainstreaming sustainable quality of life in farm women of Uttarakhand", for the 2nd International Conference "Advances in Agricultural, Biological and Applied Sciences for Sustainable Future" (ABAS, 2018), 20–22 Oct 2018, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut (Poonam and Dr. Aditi Vats).
12. Young Scientist Award for "Musculoskeletal pain/postural discomfort due to load carrying activities of farm women in Uttarakhand" at the 13th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress 2018–19 (26–28 Feb 2019) at UCOST, Vigyan Dham, Dehradun (Poonam, under guidance of Dr. Aditi Vats).
13. Best Poster Presentation Award for "Health related problems/musculoskeletal postural discomfort (pain) due to load carrying activities of women in Uttarakhand State" at the National Conference ICIESSD-2019, 20–21 April 2019, SVPU&T, Meerut (Poonam and Dr. Aditi Vats).

Professional Development

1. MoU signed between M.S. University, Baroda and Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand for potential areas in research, teaching and extension.
2. Member of Board of Studies of the Department of Home Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, AMU, Aligarh, U.P.
3. Nominated as an Expert in DRC for the Department of Family and Community Resource Management (FCRM), M.S. University, Baroda.
4. Attended the training on Integration Week in EPLEEPA of SEES (DEFIAA hosting 2026), which included staff exchanges, professional visits and cultural activities under the DEFIAA Consortium, French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, for one week duration from March 08 in France.
5. Delivered a lecture on "Consumer Rights and Protection" as a special keynote speaker on 8 March 2025 to commemorate International Women’s Day; around 200 women participated in the event, organized by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Community Science in collaboration with the Nutrition Society of India, Pantnagar Chapter.
6. Presented a research paper as a lead speaker titled "Impact of Digital Ecosystems on Women Empowerment and Community Participation" at the 7th International Conference ICAAAS-2025, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, 15–16 Dec 2025.
7. Served as the Organizing Convener of the International Conference ICAAAS-2025, held on 15–16 Dec 2025 at Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani.
8. Delivered a talk on Radio FM Haldwani 91.2 FM on the topic "Transformative Shift from Home Science to Community Science" on 16 Dec 2025.
9. Delivered a lecture as keynote speaker on "Occupational Stress, Hazards, Safety and Health Management through Ergonomic Interventions" in the National Webinar on Occupational Ergonomics organized by the Department of RMCS, College of Community Science, A.N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.), 23 September 2025.
10. Organised a Six-Day Digital Design Training on AutoCAD sponsored by IDP-NAHEP, GBPUAT Pantnagar, as a coordinator in the Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, 4–9 December 2023.
11. Served as a coordinator in the technical sessions of symposia on sub-theme VI: Frontier Science and Technology for Community Development, organised by the College of Community Science during the 17th Agriculture Science Congress, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar and NAAS, New Delhi, 20–22 February 2025.
12. Conferences / Seminars / Workshops / Trainings organized and attended (for 2022 onwards only) — 25.

Major Achievements

1. Worked as a Coordinator for two technical sessions in the XVII Agricultural Science Congress held in the College of Community Science, organized jointly by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, February 20–22, 2025 — "Frontier Sciences and Technologies in Agriculture for Developed India".
2. Esteemed speaker in the National Webinar on Occupational Ergonomics, 23–25 September 2025, on the topic "Occupational Stress, Hazards, Safety and Health Management through Ergonomic Interventions" (2025).
3. Organized a Sensitization Workshop on Communication and Soft Skills Development, First Aid, Banking and Cyber Crime etc. to teach students the basics of interviews, enhance communication skills, create awareness about first-aid and cyber-crime/fraud (2024).
4. Organized a training on AutoCAD for skill development in drafting and designing and understanding AutoCAD features (2024).
5. Presented a paper as lead speaker at the National Conference on Recent Advances in Science, Technology & Management (RASTM-2022) held on 8 October 2022, Pilibhit, U.P.
6. Presented a paper as lead speaker on "Capacity Building for Skill Development" among SC women of Uttarakhand, organized by the Department of CT & FRM, sponsored by ICAR-NIAP, New Delhi, Aug 23–29, 2022.