B Madhusoodana Kurup
With more than four decades of research experience, he guided 22 doctoral scholars. His scholarly contributions included more than 250 research papers and 11 edited books. His wider investigations documented aquatic biodiversity from the inland waters of Keralam, including Vembanad Lake, to depths of approximately 1,000 metres in India’s exclusive economic zone. Kurup served as principal investigator of 22 externally funded research projects supported by national and international agencies. Academic engagements with more than 15 universities and research institutions abroad further enriched his work and strengthened international partnerships.
His taxonomic research included the discovery of eight new freshwater fish species from Western Ghats. His contributions extended to the Kuttanad water balance study under the Indo-Dutch cooperation programme, the Indo-Vietnam South-South cooperation programme, the Ashtamudi management plan, the NZAID-supported cage culture project on Asian sea bass for poverty alleviation in Keralam, and the World Bank-supported India Eco-Development Project.