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Dr. Lopamudra Mishra 2. Present Position: Assistant Professor (Stagei) TEACHER’S DATASHEET 1. Name: Dr. Lopamudra Mishra 2. Present Position: Assistant Professor (StageI) 3. Mobile Number & Email: 9438160845. [email protected] 4. Date of Birth: 16th January, 1971 5. Date of joining in the Department with designation: 26th November,2015; Lecturer 6. Research papers published in journals during last five calendar years (2013-2017) Sl Title Authors Vol . No. ISSN Impact Factor (As No. (Issue)/Page/Year per Thomson Reuter) Economic and Lopamudra Vol 7, No 2, Management Environmental Mishra 2015 of Analysis of Sustainable Shrimp Farming Development, in Chilika Lake, ISSN:2247- India 0220 1. Books/Book Chapters published during last five calendar years (2013-2017): Sl Title of the Authors Publisher Page ISBN Impact Factor if No. book/Book No./ any (As per Chapter Year Thomson Reuter) Business Lopamudra Springer & Pp. 1-15, ISBN:978- Paradigms in Mishra 2014 93-5196- Emerging Tushar Kanti School of 520-6 Markets Das Management, NIT, Rourkela Business, Lopamudra NIT, Pp 111- ISBN: Innovation & Mishra Rourkela 130, 978-93- Sustainability: 2017 5268-051- Proceedings of 1 the National Management Conclave, 7. D.Sc./D.Litt/Ph.D Scholars guided (Awarded) during last five calendar years (2013-2017) l Name of the Guide/Co- Sambalpur D.Sc./ Notification No & No. Scholar Guide University/ Other D.Litt/Ph.D Date University 1 8. Patents if any during last five calendar years (2013-2017) Sl Title of the Authors Patent No. and Date National/International No. Patent 9. Sponsored Projects undertaken during last five Calendar years (2013-2017) Sl. Title of the PI and Co- Funding Date of Completed/ Amount No. project PI Agency inception Ongoing Sanctioned and Duration “Debt Bondage PI ICSSR 29.12.2017 Ongoing Rs. 4,00,000/- and Seasonal For one year (Rupees Four Migration: A Lakhs only) Study of Western Odisha 10. Conference/Seminars/Refresher Courses/Orientation Courses/Workshops attended during last five calendar years (2013-2017) Sl Title of the Seminar/Conference Organised by/Date & National Paper presented if any No Duration / . Internati onal/ Regiona l/Local Summer School, UGC HRDC & RCCB, Sambalpur University, 30th May to 19th June 2016 One Week short term course on HRDC & RCCB, Research Methodology Sambalpur University, 12th September, 2017 to 17th September, 2017. 13th International Conference on IBS Hyderabad from Internati Indian Stock Market and Business and Finance 2017 December 14-15, 2017 onal Macro Economic in collaboration with Variables: An Analysis Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune First International Conference Xavier School Of Rural Internati Financial Inclusion in on Rural Management(ICRM) Management (XSRM) onal Odisha: a Case Study on 23rd 24th November, of Six Villages of 2017. Jharsuguda & Sundargarh Districts National Conference on Health NIT, Rourkela, National Human Development Public Policy and Human March,2017 of Major States of Development: A Way Forward India: A Cross- to Address SDGs (HPPHD sectional Analysis 2017), International Economic G.M. University, 17th- Internati Electricity Scenario & Economic Order 18th February, 2017 onal Consumption and Economic Growth: An Analysis Management Conclave 2017 on NIT, Rourkela, January National Shrimp Farming and "Business, Innovation & 7-8, 2017 Common Property Sustainability", Resource: A Study of Chilika Lake UGC sponsored National G.M. University, 11-12 National Human Development Seminar on Planning, Inclusive March, 2016 and India: A Cross- Growth and Human sectional Analysis Development National Conference on School of Management, National ‘Contemporary "Business Strategies for NIT Rourkela, 9th-10th Inequality in Major Emerging India", October, 2015 States of India: Cross- Sectional and Panel Estimations’ National Seminar on Orissa P.G. Department of National “Distribution of State Finances Economics, Sambalpur Electricity in Odisha University, 15th and Development 16th March, 2015 Discourse” International Conference on School of Management, Internati “Political Economy of Business Paradigms in NIT Rourkela, 12th and onal Government Emerging Markets 13th December, 2014, Revenues : An Analysis with low Income States” 11. Awards/Recognitions/Fellow received during last five calendar years (2013-2017) Sl Name of the Host organization Year No. Awards/Recognitions/Fellow 12. Assignments discharged during last five calendar years (2013-2017) Sl. Title of the Assignment Office Order No. & Duration Department/ No. Date University level Assistant Superintendent, From 1st June, University P.D.Ladies Hostel 2016....continuing Member Students’ Welfare No. 03686/ASW, dated University Committee 10.08.2016 13. Present assignments you are continuing with Sl. Title of the Assignment Office Order No. & Date Duration Department/ No. University level Assistant Superintendent, 1year 9 University P.D.Ladies Hostel months (Signature of the Teacher) .
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