27-01-2020 to till date Associate Professor, School of Geography, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur, Odisha
01-01-2014 to 25-01-2020:Associate Professor & HOD in Civil Engg. Dept., BRCM College of Engineering & Technology, Bahal-127028, Haryana
17-08-2011 to 31-12-2013: Assistant Professor & HOD in Civil Engg. Dept., BRCM College of Engineering & Technology, Bahal-127 028, Haryana
04-03-2010 to 16-08-2011: Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Department, M.M. University, Mullana-133207, Ambala, Haryana
06-01-2006 to 02-03-2010: Research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, WB
01-11-2003 to 05-01-2006: Research Fellow in a major ISRO Respond project at CRS, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-812007, Bihar
Research Area
Geoingormatics application for Environmental modeling and monitoring
Climate Change and Life Cycle assessment
Spatial data quality and Uncertainty assessment
Hydrological modeling and water resource management
Waste management and recycling
Assessment of impact of Natural disaster
Natural Resource Management
Landscape Ecology
Research Guidance
Ph. D. Candidates:
1. Sanjeev Padhan (Ongoing) Identification of heat island in Jharsuguda Town using Geospatial Technologies.
2. Sudhakar Pal (Ongoing) Analysis of Urban Air Quality and Associated Risk Towards Public Health and UN SDGs- A Case Study of Rourkela City.
3. Bhumisuta Bhoi (Ongoing) Spatial variability in socio-economic status and circadian rhythms of vegetable vendors of Sambalpur city.
4. Monashree Panigrahi (Ongoing) Urban flood risk and resilience assessment of Bhubaneswar City.
5. Ashalata Jhankar (ongoing): *Current Scenario and Future Prediction of Non-Communicable Diseases In Sambalpur City: Integrating Socio-Economic and Spatial Factors
6. Avijit Bag (ongoing): *Land surface temperature variation in Durgapur-Asansol region – A microclimatic study
* Tentative
Master Degree Candidates:
M.Tech/M.Phill Guidance: 19 students
PG guidance: 20 students
International Publications
- Effect of Land-use Land Cover Change on Soil Erosion Potential in an Agricultural Watershed [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 3.3 ]
- Disturbance Gradient Analysis at Landscape Level in Daltonganj South Forest Division [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 1.5 ]
- Comparing the Radiometric behavior of LISS III data of IRS 1D and IRS P6 for Landscape Ecological Application [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 10.2 ]
- Measuring the accuracy of Contour Interpolated Digital Elevation Model [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 1.5 ]
- Vertical Accuracy of Digital Elevation Model from Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission – A Case Study [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 3.45 ]
- Integrating Terrain and Vegetation Indices for Identifying Erosion Risk Area [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 4.75 ]
- Quantitative Determination of Soil Erosion and Prioritization of Micro-Watersheds using Remote Sensing and GIS [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 1.5 ]
- Determining the optimum cell size of digital elevation model for hydrologic application [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 1.4 ]
- A Comparative Appraisal of Hydrological Behavior of SRTM DEM at Catchment Level [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 6.7 ]
- Predicting Nonpoint Source of Pollution in Maithon Reservoir using a Semi-distributed Hydrological Model, [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 3 ]
- Sink Removal from Digital Elevation Model – A Necessary Evil for Hydrological Analysis [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 1.1 ]
- Urbanization and Informal Economy: A case study of Street Vegetable Vendors in Sambalpur City [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 0.2 ]
- How does the Covid-19 related restriction affect the Spatio-temporal variability in air quality in a tropical city? [Index: WoS; Impact Factor: 3.0 ]
- An Experimental Study on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Pervious Concrete [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Assessment of Ambient Air Quality Status at Different Railway Bridge Construction Sites [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Experimental Investigation of Concrete Properties on Partial Replacement of Aggregates with Waste Materials [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Remote Sensing and GIS Based Approach for Vulnerability Assessment of an Agricultural Watershed [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Experimental study on the properties of steel fibre reinforced concrete [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Quality Assessment of Contour Interpolated Digital Elevation Models in a Diverse Topography [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
- Water Quality Assessment of Some River near Railway Bridge Construction Sites [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 0 ]
Graduate Level:
Statistical methods in Geography
Remote Sensing and GIS
Environmental Geography
Climatology
Geomorphology
Cartography
Previously Taught
Engineering Geology
Surveying-I & II
Engineering Hydrology
Groundwater Engineering
Disaster Management
Elements of Remote Sensing and GIS Post Graduate Level:
Statistical methods in Geography
Remote Sensing and Image Processing
Environmental Geography
Climatology
Advanced Geomorphology
Previously Taught
Water Supply Engineering
Award, Honours and Achievements
- Received Young Achiever Award-2013 from Indian Society of Geomatics, Ahmedabad. (2013)
- Received Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis from ICAR, New Delhi (2012).
- Biography included in the “2000 intellectual of 21st century”, IBC, Cambridge, London (2012).
- Biography included in the 29th Edition of "Marquis Who's Who in the World", USA (2011).
- Received MHRD fellowship for pursuing PhD at IITKGP (2006-2009)
- Received GATE -2000 (84.21 percentile) fellowship for pursuing M.Tech (2001-2003).
- Scored 483 Rank in Orissa JEE -Medical (1999)
- Received post matriculation National Merit Scholarship (1993-1995).
Seminar / Symposia / Workshops / Short term Course organized
- 1. Convener of the One-day Seminar on “Geographical Approaches for Sustainable Society & Environment” organized by School of Geography, G.M. University, Sambalpur, Odisha on 11th December, 2022.
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2. Co-convener of the three day online FDP “Teaching Geography” organized in association with School of Geography, Delhi University, during 15th& 17th December, 2021.
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3. Organizing Secretary of the two day National Workshop on “Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resource Management” held at School of Geography, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur on 4th& 5th March, 2020. 160 participants from 13 universities from 5 different states participated in this workshop. (Received a grant of Rs 125,000)
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4. Remote Centre Coordinator for one week ICT based STC on NBA Accreditation (ICT01) organized by NITTR, Kolkata during 22/04/2019 to 26/04/2019. The workshop was attended by 28 faculty members of various disciplines. (Received a grant of Rs 17,000)
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5. Remote Centre Coordinator for one week ICT based STC on “Problem Solving and Decision Making(ICT10)”, organized by NITTR, Kolkata during 31/12/2018 to 04/01/2019. The workshop was attended by 28 faculty members of various disciplines. (Received a grant of Rs 15,000)
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6. Coordinator of “Two-day Workshop on data Science” organized in collaboration Grid Analytics India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi on 10th& 11th August, 2018. The workshop was attended by 25 teachers and 10 students various engineering disciplines and applied sciences.(Self financing mode)
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7. Convener of Two-day ISTE supported FDP on “Pedagogy for effective teaching and Learning” organized on 23rd& 24th April, 2018 at BRCM CET. In which 45 faculty members from seven different college and schools participated. Experts from BITS, Pilani and IIT Kharagpur were delivered the lectures during FDP.(Self financing mode)
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8. Remote Centre Coordinator for Two week AICTE approved FDP on “Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process” conducted by IIT Bombay during 14/09/2017 to 12/10/2017. Six faculty members from different disciplines of engineering, science and humanities were participated in this programme.
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9. Remote Centre Coordinator for Two week AICTE approved FDP on “Foundation Program in ICT for Education” conducted by IIT Bombay during 03/08/2017 to 07/09/2017. Twenty eight faculty members from different disciplines of engineering, science and humanities were participated in this programme.(Received a grant of Rs 28,000)
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10. Convener of Two days ISTE supported National conference on “Sustainable Engineering Practices in Material, Water and Energy Technologies” held at BRCM CET, Bahal during 18th& 19th March, 2017. Sixty one papers from thirteen different states were received for the conference. Fifty three papers were registered and 40 papers were presented in four technical sessions.
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11. Remote Centre Coordinator for Four week AICTE approved FDP on “Use of ICT on Education for online and blended learning” conducted by IIT Bombay during 02/05/2016 to 10/07/2016. Sixteen faculty members from different disciplines of engineering, science and humanities were participated in this programme.(Self-financing mode)
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12. Coordinator of Two-day workshop on “Structural Analysis and Design with STADD Pro”, held during 11th & 12th March, 2016 at Civil Engineering Department, BRCM CET, Bahal. Industry expert and independent structural engineering consultant conducted lecture and Practical classes for sixty registered participants including students, faculty and professionals. (Self-financing mode)
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13. Teaching Assistant for Two week ISTE STTP on “Introduction to Structural Engineering” organized by IIT Kharagpur during 04/01/2016 to 09/01/2016. Twelve participants from four different institute participated in this STTP.
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14. Convener and Organizing Secretary of Two days National conference on “Recent advancements in Civil and Environmental Engineering” held at BRCM CET, Bahal during 28th& 29th November, 2015. Altogether 58 papers from twelve different states were accepted out of which 55 were registered and 43 papers were presented in four technical sessions.
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15. Remote Centre Coordinator for Two week ISTE STTP on “Environmental Studies” organized by IIT Bombay during 02/06/2015 to 12/06/2015. Twenty one participants from eight different institute participated in this STTP.(Received a grant of Rs 1,35000/-)
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16. Coordinator of ISTE sponsored Two-day workshop on “Structural Analysis and Design with STADD Pro”, held during 8th & 9th February, 2014at Civil Engineering Department, BRCM CET, Bahal.Expert faculty members from BITS Pilani conducted lecture and Practical classes for fifty three registered participants including students, faculty and professionals. (Self financing mode)
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17. Convener and Organizing Secretary of Two days National conference on “Recent Trends and Innovation in Civil Engineering” held at BRCM CET, Bahal during 15th& 16th November, 2013. Altogether 60 papers from eight different states were accepted out of which 54 were registered and 46 papers were presented in four technical sessions.
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18. Convener of Two-day workshop on “Project Management using PRIMVERA P6” was organized at Civil Engineering Department, BRCM CET, Bahal in Collaboration with Adroitec Engineering Solution Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi on 4th & 5th April, 2013. It is a self-sponsored training programme and seventy three participants including students, faculty and professionals were registered in it.(Self financing mode)
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19. Convener, for fourTwo-day Entrepreneurship Awareness workshops organized at BRCM CET, Bahal, during 2016-18 with financial support from Entrepreneurship Development Institute, DST, Ahmedabad (Received a total grant of Rs 80000/-)
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20. Convener of DST Haryana sponsored National Technology day -2018, 2017 and 2016 on various themes (Received a total grant of Rs 60000/-)
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21. Convener of Awareness programme on “Women’s Right” during Women’s Day 2017 with financial support from National Commission for Women, New Delhi (Received a grant of Rs 27000/-)
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Members of Professional Bodies
- ISEIS -International Society for Environmental Information Sciences
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ISARS -International Spatial Accuracy Research Association
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ISG -Indian Society of Geomatics (L-952)
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ISRS - Indian Society of Remote Sensing (L-3367)
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TSOED – The Society of Environment and Development (TSOED-23415)
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Patents
- 1) Berwal, P., Sharma, A., Verma, I. and Jaglan, S. (2021) System to Manage Road Waste for Road Construction, Official Journal of the patent office, Issue No. 19/2021 dated 27.05.2021, Application No.: 202011011659A
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2) Yadav V., Rajak, B. K., Mudgal, G., Sharma, A., Rout, C. et. Al (2024) Sustainable Concrete Mix Design for Reduced Environmental Impact and Increased Durability, Official Journal of the patent office, Publication date: 15.03.2024, Application No.: 202421012566
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Extra Responsibility
- At GMU, Sambalpur
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Head, School of Geography, GMU Since December 2021
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Coordinator MOOC, GM University Sambalpur since Aug 2021
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Coordinator Odisha State open university study Centre at GM University, Sambalpur since Aug 2021
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Member Sports Council, GM University, Sambalpur (2021-2023)
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Dy Controller of Examination, GM university from Oct, 2020 – August, 2021
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At BRCM CET
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Principal, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani, Haryana (NBA & NAAC Accredited College) from 12/05/2016 – 25/01/2020
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Head, Civil Engineering Department, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, Bahal, Bhiwani (17.08.20211-25.01.2020)
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Coordinator, IIRS outreach programme since Feb, 2020 at GMU and BRCM CET (July, 2015- Jan 2020)
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SPOC for NPTEL Local Chapter at BRCM CET July, 2018- Jan, 2020
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Member, Youth Welfare Committee of Ch. Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani (2018-19)
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Served as President, Staff Club of BRCM CET from Sep 2011 – April 2015
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Organizing member of All India Inter University (AIU) Wrestling Free Style and Greco Roman (M) Championship organized CBLU Bhiwani and hosted by BRCM CET during 14/11/2018 to 18/11/2018.
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Reviewer for more than 20 SCI Journal published by Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Willey