Prof Sivaram, Professor and Principal Investigator, Department of Botany, Bangalore University and Former Registrar (Academic Administration), Bangalore City University during 2019-2020. He had been the Team leader Consultant/Expert in Apiary Management of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the UN to develop Apiculture in Iraq during 2002. Dr Sivaram has been active in Teaching and Research in Botany more than 29 years.
Prof Sivaram has visited several universities and institutions both in India and abroad. He has been awarded the prestigious ‘Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research fellowship’ by United States-India Educational Foundation to undertake research at the University of Montana, USA during 2010-2011. He was invited to deliver lecture by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Bhutan, Thimphu; Brownbag invited lecture at the University of Montana, Missoula and Montana Beekeepers Convention at Kalispel, USA. He has served as State Level Nodal Officer for Development of Apiculture in Karnataka state under Suvarna Bhoomi Yojane. He was grant reviewer of Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) and Research and Innovation reviewer for National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa. He has chaired several scientific sessions of the conferences and workshops. Prof Sivaram has organized more than 30 International conferences in India, Mauritius, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Republic of Latvia. He is the Vice-President of the International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICPPR), University of Guelph, Canada.
Dr Sivaram has successfully completed major research projects funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of India; Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Government of India. Dr Sivaram was the Co-principal Investigator of Obama-Singh project between Bangalore University and the University of Montana. Also, he was Co-PI of National Science Foundation (USA) project on International Research experiences for undergraduates from Indigenous America to Indigenous India. He has supervised and guided Post Graduate students and Ph.D scholars.
Dr Sivaram has been awarded Anak Sarawak Outstanding Achievement Award (cash prize of MYR 20000 and citation) presented by the Governor of Sarawak, Malaysia. He has visited countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal, South Africa, Mauritius, Italy, Jordan, Iraq, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Sri Lanka, Turkey, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Austria, Germany and USA.