Dr. Shiv O. Prasher is a professor in the Department of
Bioresource Engineering on the Macdonald Campus of McGill University. He has
been a member of the McGill teaching staff since 1983. He has been a member of
the Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE) and the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) since 1980. He was the President
of CSBE in 2010–2011 and, in that capacity, also served on the ASABE Board of
Governors. He is an elected Fellow of ASABE, CSBE, and the Indian Society of
Agricultural Engineers (ISAE). He completed his undergraduate studies as well
as his M.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering at the Punjab Agricultural University,
Punjab, India. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Colombia,
Vancouver, Canada, in Interdisciplinary Studies. He also received an Honorary
Doctorate from Dalhousie University in 2004 at the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College in Truro, Canada. In 2016, CSBE/SCGAB awarded him the Maple Leaf Award.
This award is given to honor members of the CSBE/SCGAB who have distinguished
themselves as leaders in the profession. It is the highest award made by the
Society in recognition of leadership in the profession. The award is given for
outstanding personal qualities, social activities, and professional abilities.
He also received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Guru Kashi
University in Punjab, India.
