i. Dr. Sanjeeva Nayaka, Chief Scientist, Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

ii. Prof. Niranjan P. Melkania, Dean Academics, Environmental Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

iii. Dr. Sribash Roy, Senior Principal Scientist, Plant Molecular Biology, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

iv. Prof. Venkatesh Dutta, School of Environmental Sci., Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow

v. Dr. Dibyendu Adhikari, Principal Scientist, Plant Ecology and Climate Change, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

vi. Prof. Monowar Alam Khalid, Head, Dept of Environmental Sciences, Integral University, Lucknow

vii. Dr. Siddharth Shukla, Head, Department of Environ. Sci., RML Avadh University, Ayodhya

viii. Prof. Bhaswati Banerjee, Department of Environmental Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

ix. Dr. Vijay Vishnu Wagh, Principal Scientist, Plant Diversity, Systematics & Herbarium, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

x. Dr. B.N. Singh, Principal Scientist, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

xi. Dr. Smriti Tripathi, IEDS, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi