RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY, CUTTACK Title Dr. First Name Dipti Last Name Raut Photograph Designation Assistant Professor (Grade 3)

Title Dr. First Name Dipti Last Name Raut Photograph Designation Assistant Professor (Grade 3) Department Zoology Address (Campus) Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha Address Behind Gundicha temple, Saw Mill Lane, Sarbodaya Nagar, Puri 2. Odisha (Residence) Ph. (Campus) Mobile 9439049872 Fax Email [email protected] Web-Page Education Subject Institution Year Details B.Sc. (Hons.) St. Joseph’s College for Women, 1989 Zoology main. First class Visakhapatnam, Andhra University M.Sc. Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Utkal 1991 Zoology, specialization Fisheries. University First Class, University First

M.Phil. Andhra University 1995 Zoology, specialization Marine Biology. Topic: Hydrographic and Benthic changes in relation to pollution in a boat harbour in Visakhapatnam, India.

Ph.D. Andhra University 1998 Zoology, specialization Marine Biology. Research on Benthic macrofauna of mangrove waterways and the bay environment of Kakinada East coast of India. Career Profile Organization/Institution Designation Duration Role T.S.R and T.B.K Degree and Assistant Professor 10/12/2005 to Post graduate teaching - P.G College, Gajuwaka, 03/04/2010 Zoology (affiliated to Andhra

University) Visakhapatnam,

Andhra Pradesh Assistant Professor 03/05/2010 to present Teaching and research Ravenshaw University Research Interests / Specialization Research Focus: Marine Biology- Benthic Ecology. Coastal monitoring studies in relation to pollution, Hydrobiological studies, Taxonomy and ecology of Macrobenthos of mangroves, estuaries, intertidal, subtidal regions, harbours and Bays.

Teaching Experience (Subjects /Course Taught) Research Guidance Teaching Experience: 15 years (Zoology/ B.Sc and M.Sc) Research Experience: 18 years Research Guidance: Ph. D awarded, 2; ongoing 4. M.Phil. awarded, 10 PG project dissertations: 21

Honors / Awards and Administrative Assignments

1 Awards:

1. Best Paper Award 2019 at International Conference On Benthos, School Of Marine Sciences, Cochin University Of Science And Technology, Kochi 2. Best Paper Award 2020 at International Conference on Advances in Coastal Research With Special Reference To The Indo Pacific, National Centre For Coastal Research, Chennai

Research Fellowships: Research Fellowship, 1995, Commission of European Communities

Administrative Assignments: 1. Deputy warden, Bhargabi women’s Hostel, 2010 -2011; 2017-19. 2. Warden, Bhargabi women’s Hostel, 2020- 3. Assistant Registrar, 2020 4. Department assignments: as assigned.

Publications Profile: Research Papers (Numbers only) Number of Publications: 15 During 2015 -2020: Research papers: 11 Book chapters: 1 Books/ Monographs: 1 Publications (List best 10 papers) 1. Raut, Dipti, T. Ganesh, N. V. S. S. Murty, and A. V. Raman. "Macrobenthos of Kakinada Bay in the Godavari delta, East coast of India: comparing decadal changes." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 62, no. 4 (2005): 609-620. 2. Mohanty, Biswaprajna, Aswini Nayak, Bhagyashree Dash, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, B. Charan Kumar, Lipika Patnaik, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur Raman, and Dipti Raut. "Biodiversity and ecological considerations of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Devi estuary–mangrove region on the east coast of India." Regional Studies in Marine Science 32 (2019): 100865. 3. Mohanty, Biswaprajna, Dipti Raut, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur V. Raman, Lipika Patnaik, Aswini Nayak, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, and Bhagyashree Dash. "New host record of pea crab Arcotheres purpureus (Alcock, 1900) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pinnotheridae) with first description of male." Marine Biodiversity Records 11, no. 1 (2018): 1. 4. Mohanty, Biswaprajna, Dipti Raut, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur V. Raman, Lipika Patnaik, Aswini Nayak, Bhagyashree Dash, and Sonali Sanghamitra Rout. "First record of a Leucosid crab Paranursia abbreviata Bell, 1855 from Devi estuary, Odisha Coast, India." Indian Journal of Geo marine Sciences Vol.48(01) (January 2019). 5. Mohanty, Biswaprajna, Dipti Raut, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur V. Raman, Lipika Patnaik, Aswini Nayak, Bhagyashree Dash, and Sonali S. Rout. "Sighting the Spider Crab Elamena xavieri Kemp, 1917 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hymenosomatidae) a Century after its first Report on the Indian Seacoast." Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS) 113 (2016): 43-46. 6. Mohanty, Biswaprajna, Dipti Raut, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Akkur V. Raman, Lipika Patnaik, Aswini Nayak, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, and Bhagyashree Dash. "First record of two goneplacid crabs off Devi estuary, Odisha coast, India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Goneplacidae)." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 58, no. 1 (2016): 98. 7. New record of the echinoid Clypeaster reticulatus (Linnaeus) off Andhra Pradesh, east peninsular India. Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, Bhagyashree Dash, Dipti Raut, D.R.K Sastry and Akkur Raman. Accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Geo marine Sciences. 8. Rout, Sonali S., Bhagyashree Dash, A. Bharathi, Dipti Raut, MK Dev Roy, D. R. K. Sastry, and Akkur Raman. "Notes on three species of Leucosiid crabs of the genus Arcania (Crustacea: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) off east peninsular India." Journal of the Marine Biological

2 Association of India 61, no. 1 (2019): 20. 9. On the Occurrence of an Euryplacid crab Eucrate crenata (De Haan, 1835), a first record from Odisha, India Aswini Nayak, Malay Kanti Dev Roy, Biswaprajna Mohanty, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, Bhagyashree Dash, Akkur V. Raman, Lipika Patnaik and Dipti Raut. Indian Journal of Geomarine Sciences. Accepted for publication. 10. Nayak, Aswini, B. Charan Kumar, A. Lovaraju, Dipti Raut, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, Bhagyashree Dash, Lipika Patnaik, Biswaprajna Mohanty, and Akkur Raman. "Benthic infauna from mudflats of Atharbanki mangrove waterway in Odisha, India." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 60, no. 1 (2018): 34.

Articles / Year / Page Reviews published in journals and edited books: 1. Jasmine Purushotaman, Dipti Raut and Honey Pillai. (2019). Zooplankton Drifting Microorganisms In: Faunal Diversity of Mangrove Ecosystem in India: 517-538. Publisher: Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Books / Monographs 1. Mohanty Biswaprajna, Raut Dipti, Dev Roy M. K, Raman A, Patnaik Lipika, Rout Sonali. S, Dash Bhagyashree, and Behera Satyaranjan (2020). Brachyuran Crabs Of Devi Estuary: Taxonomic Perspective. Publisher: Odisha Biodiversity Board. In press Conference / Seminar Attended 23 Conference Presentations 1. Response of macrobenthos to temporal events: a case for Kakinada bay on the east coast of India, International Conference on Benthos. March, 2019 2. Shallow-water macrobenthos of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Bay of Bengal, International Conference on Benthos, Kochi. March, 2019 (Best paper award) 3. Impact on macrobenthos of Mahanadi estuary with reference to depletion of mangroves and economic growth at National conference on resource efficiency, sustainability and globalisation exploring INDO EUROPEAN UNION co-operation organized by Khallikote University. 2019 4. Response of benthic macrofauna in relation to pollution of Mahanadi estuary, Odisha, International Symposium On Advances In Coastal Research With Special Reference To The Indo-Pacific held at National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai, December, 2019 (Best paper award) 5. Preliminary studies on Brachyuran crab diversity of Devi Estuary Odisha, East Coast of India, Conference on Conservation of Biodiversity for Sustainable Development in Odisha, 2015 6. Macrobenthic Community Structure In Relation To Stressors In A Fishing Harbour Of Paradip, Odisha East Coast Of India- National Conference on Oceanic Processes Along The Coasts Of India held at CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. 2015 7. Studies on macrobenthic infauna of Chilika lake, International Congress Of Environmental Research, Surat, 2011 8. Assessment of benthic community alterations in relation to pollution in a boat harbour in Visakhapatnam International Conference On Anthropogenic Impact On Environment And Conservation Strategy, Ranchi, 2012 9. Benthic Faunal Changes In Kakinada Bay – International conference on mangroves, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium and Andhra University, 1997

Professional Societies Memberships • Life Membership: Marine Biological Association of India Projects ( Major Grants / Collaborations) 1.Macrobenthos Community Structure of Mahanadi Estuary, East Coast of India. Funded by UGC 2.Benthic Macrofauna of Mangrove Fringed Devi Estuary Odisha, East Coast of India. Funded by Odisha Biodiversity Board. 3.Benthic studies of Kongsfjorden, west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Arctic. Phase-I & 2. Collaboration with

3 Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University and National Centre For Polar And Ocean Research, Ministry Of Earth Sciences, Government Of India. 4.Petroleum corridor Project off Kakinada-Visakhapatnam Project On ‘Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Study For VK-PCPIR SDA Area in collaboration with Marine Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 5.Shallow Water Benthic Communities & Food-Web Dynamics: A Case For The East Coast Of India. In collaboration with Marine Biological Laboratory, Andhra University. Funding MoES 6.Macrobenthos and Phytoplankton community structure of Dhamra Estuary, Odisha, East coast of India, In collaboration with Department of Biological Sciences, IISER, Kolkata. Funded by DST Odisha, current Completed: 5 projects. Funding from UGC, MoES, Odisha Biodiversity Board Projects in hand: 1 (supported by DST, Odisha) Other Details - Academic / Research 1.Training on Mangrove Ecosystems Conducted by United Nations University at Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Parrangipettai, India 2. Participated in two Arctic expeditions (2015 and 2017) for implementing a project (Registered, Svalbard Research Forum) on Benthic studies in Spitsbergen, Svalbard in the high Arctic in contributing information towards Indian Scientific endeavors in understanding climate change. Selection by Earth System Science Organization-National Centre For Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Goa.

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