dehradun the former director general of indian council of forest research and education icfre dr ashwin kumar has been appointed as fellow of one of the oldest scientific society in the world the linnean society of london the society was established in 1788 this is a rare honour to a scientist based on his overall achievements in the field of life sciencesdr ashwani kumar is a member of indian forest service 1980 batch he served government of india since 1980 and was also chancellor of forest research institute fri deemed university based on his research on tree improvement and forest genetics he was awarded a doctor in science degree is 1999 another doctor in science degreehc was awarded to him in 2015 he has done his post doctoral specialisation from oxford university england he has authored five books and more than 50 other publications in national as well as international journalthe election is carried out at societys meeting where the elected candidate is to get more than two third votes