Dr. Pavneet Kaur Kingra joined as Assistant Professor on 19.07.1999 after completing BSc (Medical) from Punjab University Chandigarh in 1993 and MSc (Agricultural Meteorology) from PAU in 1996. She did her PhD (Agricultural Meteorology) from PAU in 2009. She joined as Associate Professor on 07/07/2009 and Professor on 07.07.2015. She had additional charge of Head, Department of Climate Change & Agril. Meteorology from 28.2.2022 and joined as regular Head, Department of Climate Change & Agril. Meteorology on 14.12.2022 (till date). She held additional charge of Warden, Girls Hostel no. 10 during 11.08.2010-12.08.2013. Her field of specialization is crop-weather relationships, crop microclimatic modifications, Climate change impacts on crop and water productivity and application of geospatial techniques in climate change and agriculture studies. She has completed two projects funded by DST in 2007 and 2017 and one project funded by Ministry of Farmers’ Welfare, GOI under National Agricultural Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) in 2021 as Co-PI. She has guided 13 M.Sc. and 4 Ph.D. students as Major advisor, published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals and presented 100 research papers in national and international conferences. She has published 5 books, 7 practical manuals, 10 book chapters, 50 popular articles and delivered many lectures. She has lead the academic work of College of Agriculture (COA) at PAU as Chair-Person, academic affairs during 2019-2022. She has also co-ordinated the Experiential Learning Programme (ELP) of COA, PAU during 2019-2021. She has served as Vice-President (2018-20) and President (2020-22) of Indian Society of Remote Sensing – Ludhiana Chapter and currently serving as Chair-Person, Association of Agrometeorologists – Ludhiana Chapter. She is actively involved in the dissemination of weather forecast and agro-advisory to the press and media for the benefit of Punjab farmers. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects Completed

1. Towards Climate Resilient Livestock Production System in Punjab”, funded by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. Of India (Under NAFCC) (2016-2021).
2. Manipulations in wheat crop microclimate to mitigate adverse effects of climatic changes under Punjab conditions funded by DST, New Delhi (2014-2017).
3. Evaluation of Potential Productivity of major oilseed crops in Punjab using crop simulation models funded by DST, New Delhi (2004-2007).

Research Publications

1. 1. Bopche Usaka, Kingra P K, Setia R and Singh Som Pal (2022). Spatio-temporal analysis of meteorological drought in Punjab under past, present and future climate change scenarios. Arabian Journal of Geosciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10025-5 (NAAS rating: 7.83)
   2. Majumder Atin, Setia Raj, Kingra P K, Sembhi Harjinder, Singh Som Pal and Pateriya Brijendra (2021). Estimation of land surface temperature using different retrieval methods to study the spatio-temporal variations of surface urban heat and cold islands in Indian Punjab. Environment, Development and Sustainability https:’’doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01321-3 (NAAS Rating: 8.19)
   3. Majumder Atin, Kingra P K, Setia Raj, Singh Som Pal and Pateyria Brijender (2019). Influence of land use / land cover changes on surface temperature and its effect on crop yield in different agro-climatic regions of Indian Punjab. Geocarto International DOI:10.1080/10106049.2018.1520927 (NAAS rating: 7.765).

• Kingra P K (2016). Climate variability impact on rice productivity in central Punjab. Journal of Agrometeorology 18 (1): 146 – 148. (NAAS Rating: 6.15)

• Kingra P K (2016). Climate variability impacts on wheat productivity in central Punjab. Journal of Agrometeorology 18 (1): 97 – 99. (NAAS Rating: 6.15)

Awards and recognitions

1. Awarded Fellow, Association of Agrometeorologists during 2023.
2. Awarded Dr. M. S. Randhawa Best Book Award for 2022 for the book entitled, “Environment, Weather Systems and Agriculture” by ICAR, New Delhi in 2022.
3. Awarded Publication of Book on “Environment, Weather Systems and Agriculture” by ICAR, New Delhi in 2022.
4. Coffee table book on “Climate Change & Agriculture” released during Annual Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Agricultural Universities and Directors of ICAR Institutes at ICAR, New Delhi in 2017.  
5. Received Award of Appreciation from Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana and Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Ludhiana Chapter in 2019.
6. Best Paper award for the paper: Kaur Sukhjeet and Kingra P K (2025) Wheat verses heat: A global challenge to feed billions in the era of climate change presented in National Seminar on Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Facet of Transition in Agriculture (CRAFT-2025)” from 17th -18th March, 2025 at PAU Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
7. Best Paper award for the paper: Goyal Ruchi, Singh K B and Kingra P K (2025) Impact of drip irrigation on soil water balance components of wheat crop presented in National Seminar on Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Facet of Transition in Agriculture (CRAFT-2025)” from 17th-18th March, 2025 at PAU Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
8. Best Paper award for the paper: Bora Sony, Kingra P K and Pal R K (2024) Sensitivity analysis of bio-physical parameters towards weather variables using crop simulation model presented in International Conference on, “Climate Change & Agroecosystems: Threats, Opportunities and Solution – INAGMET 2024” from 8th-10th February, 2024 at BHU Varanasi, UP, India.
9. Best Paper award for the paper: Kaur Simranjeet, Mishra S K, Singh K, Pal R K, Gill K K and Kingra P K (2024) Simulating the response of cotton to timing and depth of irrigation water in different irrigation systems using DSSAT-CROPGRO-Cotton model presented in International Conference on, “Climate Change & Agroecosystems: Threats, Opportunities and Solution – INAGMET 2024” from 8th-10th February, 2024 at BHU Varanasi, UP, India.
10. Best Paper award for the paper: Kaur Harleen, Bora Sony, Pal R K and Kingra P K (2024) Exploration of nexus of climate variability and maize productivity in Punjab presented in National Seminar on, “One health for sustainable future: Issues and Challenges” on 16th March, 2024 at GCG Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
11. Best Paper award for the paper: Majumder Atin, Setia R, Kingra P K, Adhikary Prionath, Singh Som Pal and Pateriya B (2018) Spatio-temporal dynamics of surface urban heat island in Bathinda city, India presented in National Conference on “Role of Geospatial Technologies to bridge the Rural and Urban divide” on 22nd-23rd February, 2018 at PRSC Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
12. Best Paper award for the paper: Kaur Harleen, Kingra P K and Singh Som Pal (2016) Climate variability impact on water requirement of kharif maize at different agroclimatic regions of Punjab presented in National Symposium on “Climate Driven Food Production Systems: Agrometeorological Interventions (AGMET 2016)” on 20th-22nd December, 2016 at TNAU Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
13. Best Paper award for the paper: Singh SomPal, Lal Devi and Kingra P K (2015) Spatio-temporal analysis of el nino / la nina episodes on rainfall variability in Punjab presented in National Workshop on “Natural Resource Management for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Lower Himalayas” on 22nd-23th December, 2016 at TNAU Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. 
14. Best Paper award for the paper: Singh Som Pal, Lal Devi and Kingra P K (2015) Spatio-temporal analysis of el nino / la nina episodes on rainfall variability in Punjab presented in National Workshop on “Natural Resource Management for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Lower Himalayas” on 22nd-23th December, 2016 at PAU Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhari, Punjab, India. 
15. Best Paper award for the paper: Kingra P K, Majumder Debjyoti and Singh Som Pal (2015) Application of remote sensing and GIS in crop growth monitoring and sustainable agricultural development under changing climatic scenarios presented in National Regional Seminar on, “Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management”on 17th-18th March, 2015 at PRSC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. 
16. Best Paper award for the paper: Gill K K, Babuta Ritu, Sharma Indu, Buttar G S and Kingra P K (2011) Vulnerability of wheat production in different agroclimatic zones of Punjab under climate change scenarios presented in International Conference on “Preparing Agriculture for Climate Change” on 6th-8th February, 2011 at PAU Ludhiana, Punjab, India.