I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the University of
Florida and working in the USDA/ARS Aquatic Plant Control Laboratory at Fort
Lauderdale. I received an MS degree in Botany from Tribhuvan University, Nepal
in 1981, and an MS and a PhD degree in Forest Resources and Conservation from
the University of Florida in 1984 and 1995, respectively. I taught general
botany, plant physiology, forest ecology, and forest protection courses in a
Forestry School for five years.