CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Dr. Khalid Omar Murtaza Father’s Name: Dr. Bashir Ahmad Mir Address: Tulbagh Pampore, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Date of Birth: April, 1990. Mobile: +91 9906612452, 7006482139 Email: [email protected], [email protected] EDUCATION PhD in Geoinformatics (2019) titled “Historical Changes in the Alpine Glacier System- A case study of Lidder valley” from dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir. Post-Graduation in Geoinformatics (2012), from dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir (First Division), with Thesis title as: Assessing the impact of Spatial Resolution on LULC accuracy. Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management from IGNOU (First Division). Bachelor of Science (2009), Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Kashmir (First Division). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Has worked as Project fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir from June 2012 – June 2013 (1 year 1 month) under the project titled as “Rajiv Gandhi national drinking water mission (RGNDWM). Worked as Junior Research Fellow on project titled as “Assessing the impact of changing climate and land cover on the hydrology of Jhelum basin” sponsored by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, GOI, New Delhi from 01-11-2013 to 01-11-2014. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Worked as Guest faculty in department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir, from March 2014- March 2017. Working as Contractual Lecturer in Geoinformatics program, department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir, from March 2017-till date. RESEARCH SUPERVISION Have guided four Master’s dissertations on research related to the applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in various fields of earth sciences. Currently guiding two Master’s dissertations. AWARDS International Travel Grant award by SERB, DST, GoI for attending EGU training school “Glaciers, moraines and climate: Challenges of identifying, dating and extracting paleoclimatic data from former glacier fluctuations” in Scotland, August 2018. PUBLICATIONS Romshoo, S.A. Murtaza, K.O. and Abdullah, T., (2020). Mass Balance Studies of the Debris-covered Hoksar Glacier, Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Glaciology. (Under review). Dar, R.A., Jaan, O., Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2020). Late Quaternary glacial geomorphology of Kashmir Valley, NW Himalayas: a case study of the Sind Basin. Springer Nature. (Under review). Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2020). Glacio-geomorphological and lichenometric studies for reconstructing the glacial history of the Hoksar glacier valley, Kashmir Himalaya, India. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography. (IF: 1.773). Murtaza, K.O., Dar, R.A., Jaan, O., Bhat, N.A and Romshoo, S.A., (2020). Late Quaternary glacial geomorphology and recent glacial recession of the Harmukh Range, NW Himalayas. Quaternary International. (IF: 2.003). Murtaza, K. O., Romshoo, S. A, Rashid, I and Shah, W., (2019). Geo-spatial assessment of groundwater quality in Udhampur Sub-Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences. (IF: 0.921). Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2017). Recent glacier changes in the Kashmir Alpine Himalayas, India. Geocarto International, (IF: 3.789). Dar, R.A., Jaan, O., Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2017). Glacial- geomorphic study of the Thajwas glacier valley, Kashmir Himalayas, India. Quaternary International. (IF: 2.003). Romshoo, S.A., Dar, R.A., Murtaza, K.O., Rashid, I. and Dar, F.A., (2017). Hydrochemical characterization and pollution assessment of groundwater in Jammu Siwaliks, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189(3), (IF: 1.903). Rather, M.I., Rashid, I., Shahi, N., Murtaza, K.O., Hassan, K., Yousuf, A.R., Romshoo, S.A. and Shah, I.Y., (2016). Massive land system changes impact water quality of the Jhelum River in Kashmir Himalaya. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(3), (IF: 1.903). Khan, Z. L., Rather, M. A., Kuchhy, N. A., Ahmad, U. F., and Murtaza, K. O. (2015). Geoinformatics for Cultural Heritage Mapping-A Case Study of Srinagar City, Jammu And Kashmir. International Journal for Technological Research in Engineering, 2(7). Murtaza, K. O., Rather, M. A., Lateef, Z., Shah, V., and Kuchhay, N. (2015). Geospatial mapping of Srinagar City. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 8(6), 157-165. Murtaza, K. O., and Romshoo, S. A. (2014). Determining the suitability and accuracy of various statistical algorithms for satellite data classification. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, 4(4), 585-599. Murtaza, K. O., and Romshoo, S. A. (2014). Ground Water Quality Mapping in Shiwalik Himalayas, Jammu using Geostatistical Approach. Proceeding of impact of climate change on hydrology of Kashmir valley. Murtaza, K. O., and Romshoo, S. A. (2014). Assessing the Impact of Spatial Resolution on the Accuracy of Land Cover Classification. Journal of Himalayan Ecology & Sustainable Development, 9, 33-45. CONFERENCES Mass balance studies of debris covered Hoksar glacier in Kashmir Himalayas. 13th JK Science Congress-2018 at University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Deglaciation of Hoksar valley in Kashmir Himalayas in response to the changing climate. International Tropical Meteorology Symposium (INTROMET) on Advancements in Space-based Earth Observations and Services for Weather and Climate organised at Space Application Centre Ahmedabad during November 7-10, 2017. Understanding Glacier Dynamics in Kashmir Himalayas. 9th International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference Land Use Change, Climate Extremes And Disaster Risk Reduction at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, on March 18-20, 2016. Recent Glacier Changes in the Kashmir Alpine Himalayas, India. 11th JK Science Congress-2015 at University of Kashmir, Srinagar.12-14 October 2015. Mapping glacier dynamics and extents in Lidder valley using Remote Sensing. National conference on Himalayan Glaciology at Shimla on 30-31 October 2014. Groundwater Quality Mapping in Shiwalik Himalayas, Jammu using Geostatistical Approach. National Symposium on Remote Sensing and GIS for Environment with special emphasis on Marine and Coastal Dynamics at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003. 4th – 6th December 2013. Remote Sensing for Groundwater Quality Mapping. 9th JK Science Congress-2013 at University of Kashmir, Srinagar.1-3 October2013. Implication of Land use Land cover changes over past three decades on Vegetation and Biodiversity of Kashmir Valley. National conference on Status and Conservation of Biodiversity in India with special reference to Himalaya, 4-5 October 2013. Assessing the impact of Spatial Resolution on Land use Land cover classification accuracy. 100th Indian Science Congress at Calcutta University, Kolkata. 3rd – 7th January 2013. Impact of Spatial Resolution of Satellite Data on Land cover Classification Accuracy. 8th JK Science Congress – 2012 at University of Kashmir, Srinagar.17-19 September 2012.pp.238-239. Watershed Characterization of Jhelum basin for better understanding of land surface processes. 8th JK Science Congress – 2012 at University of Kashmir, Srinagar.17-19 September 2012.pp.236. Land use land cover Transformations of Kashmir Valley. Regional conference on Environmental week at University of Kashmir, June 5th 2012.Seminar on World Environment week 5th – 11th June 2012, organized by Center of Research and Development and P. G. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir (poster presentation). Impact of Land-use land-cover Transformations on Man animal conflict. Regional conference on Environmental week at University of Kashmir, June 5th 2012.Seminar on World Environment week 5th – 11th June 2012, organized by Center of Research and Development and P. G. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir (Oral presentation). Indo-German Workshop on “Challenges and Opportunities in Air Pollution and Climate Change” (CHOP-C) at IITM-PUNE-2012, 16th – 18th January 2012. National Conference on “Impact of Climate Change with Special Emphasis on Desertification” at Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer. 3rd -5th February 2011. Geomatics for G-Governance-2011 two day conference organized by University of Kashmir, in collaboration with the Indian Society of Geomatics. National Conference on Deserts and Desertification at MDS University Ajmer Rajasthan, (Organized by ISG-Chapter Ajmer and ISRO in year 2010). Eni Children’s Education Programme on Petroleum geology, Global Warming and Energy efficiency campaign, on May 19th 2009. TRAINING EGU training school “Glaciers, moraines and climate: Challenges of identifying, dating and extracting paleoclimatic data from former glacier fluctuations”. In Inchnadamph, Scotland, from 13-16 August 2018. Training on DGPS Model Topcon Hiper V, from Skipper Technologies India in Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir during month of December 2014. Certificate course in AutoCAD 2D from Directorate of lifelong learning, University of Kashmir-2012. Six weeks basic training course on “Remote sensing GIS and GPS technologies” by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Dehradun. Jan-April 2011. Certificate course in GIS from DOECC Centre Srinagar 2010. One-year Diploma in Computer Applications under Habbakhatoon Multipurpose Education Society 2008-09. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Life member of Indian society of Geomatica. (ISG-L-1335) Life member of Indian society of Remote Sensing. (ISRS-L-4753) Life member of Indian Meteorological Society. (IMS-L-3183)