Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma is a retired Forest Officer of Rajasthan Forest Services. He worked in Forest Department in Rajasthan for more than 36 years. In 1991, he completed his first PhD degree from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He completed his other PhD in 2007 from Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur. Both his PhD degrees are from science stream. He completed his Forestry Certificate Course with a Gold Medal from Southern Forest Rangers College Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1985.
As an active researcher, he published more than 650 research papers and popular research articles in national and international journals. He has written 11books and is a recipient of many prestigious awards and fellowships, some of them are mentioned below:
- Strong Prize for Wild life Management (SFDC, Coimbatore T.N.),1985.
- Gorakh Dr. Prasad Puraskar (Allahabad), 1986.
- Akhil Bhartiya Vaniki Puraskar, FRI Dehradun, 1990.
- Sahin Ali Wildlife National Fellowship (Govt. of India).
- Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Puraskar (Govt. of India), 1998.
- Medini Puraskar(Govt. of India), 1999 & 2006.
During his tenure at Forest Department, he was awarded by Government of Rajasthan for several times.
Dr Sharma has a vast experience in forest and wildlife management, forest and grass land restoration, soil and water conservation, zoo management, creation of herbal and botanical gardens etc. He is a life time member of many scientific and research organization and now also serving himself directly or indirectly as a faculty of different universities and training organizations.