UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI Department of Geography Faculty Profile DR. ABHAY SANKAR SAHU M. Sc., Ph. D. in Geography DESIGNATION: Assistant Professor of Geography FIELD OF SPECIALISATION: Environmental Geomorphology, Environmental Geography, Hazard Geography, RS & GIS E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Faculty: SCIENCE Department: GEOGRAPHY Address for Communication/ Office Address: Department of Geography University of Kalyani Kalyani-741235, Dist.-Nadia West Bengal, India Phone: 033-2582-8750, 033-2582-8889 (Extn. 329 [Head], 379 [Office]) Residential Address: Flat No – B/1 (2nd Floor) B 10 / 163, Kalyani-741235 Dist.-Nadia, West Bengal, India Teaching Experience: 01 August, 2006 - 02 May, 2012: UG Level. At Kashipur Michael Madhusudan Mahavidyalaya (College), Purulia, West Bengal (India) as a Lecturer/ Assistant Professor 03 May, 2012 (Still continuing): PG Level. In the Department of Geography, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal (India) ) as an Assistant Professor Academic Records: 1997: B.Sc. (Honours). From Chandernagore Govt. College, Hooghly, West Bengal (India) under The University of Burdwan in Geography (with Mathematics and Chemistry as subsidiary subjects), special paper Climatology. 1st Class 2nd Rank 1999: M.Sc. (Geography). From The University of Burdwan, Barddhaman, West Bengal (India), special paper Environmental issues in Geography. 1st Class 2nd Rank 2010: Ph. D. in Science (Geography). From The University of Burdwan, Barddhaman, West Bengal (India), thesis title ‘Environmental Significance of Water-Front Embankments in South and Eastern Medinipur Coast’ Specialised Training Courses: 2002: A Short term Course in Aerial Photography, Remote Sensing and GIS. From NATMO, Kolkata, India 2015: Two Weeks Special Training Course on ‘Microwave Remote Sensing Applications’ at NRSC (ISRO, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India), Hyderabad, India, 11 May, 2015 to 22 May, 2015 2016: One Week Training Programme on ‘Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies’ organised by Biodiversity and Climate Change Division, at ICFRE, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, from 08-12 February, 2016, sponsored by DST, Govt. of India Projects/ Research Experience: 04.11.2009 - 04.05.2011: Principal Investigator (PI) in the UGC Minor Research Project (MRP). Title - Toward an Exploration of an Embankment System in the Moyna Flood Basin, UGC sponsored (UGC Reference No. : F. PSW-031/09-10(ERO) dated : 08-October-2009) - completed 01.04.2013 to 31.03.2015: Research Investigator (RI) in the UGC-BSR Start-up Grant. Title - Environmental Consequences of Water-logging Problem in Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal: Evaluation, Mapping, and Management, UGC sponsored (UGC Reference No. : F. 20-3(17)/2012(BSR) dated : 08-March-2013) - completed National Level Seminar Organisation: 2011: Convener and Organising Secretary. In the National Seminar on Challenges and Mitigation of Drought in India, sponsored by UGC at the Department of Geography, Kashipur Michael Madhusudan Mahavidyalaya, Purulia, India Membership of Academic Associations / Institutions: (14) 1. Life Member (L/S – 144), The Geographical Society of India (GSI), Kolkata, since 2007. 2. Life Member (LM – 1695), National Association of Geographers India (NAGI), Delhi, since 2007. 3. Life Member (LM – 671), Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG), Pune, since 2007. 4. Life Member (LM – 751), The Deccan Geographical Society (DGS), Pune, since 2008. 5. Life Member (LM – 197), The Association for Geographical Studies (AGS), Delhi, since 2008. 6. Life Member (LM – 2269), Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA), Hyderabad, since 2008. 7. Life Member, Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics (ILEE), Kolkata, since 2009. 8. Life Member (LM/019/09/292), Bangiyo Bhugol Mancha (BBM), Kolkata, since 2010. 9. Life Member (LM – 122), Indian Geographical Foundation (IGF), Kolkata, since 2010. 10. Life Member (LM – 296), The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), Delhi, since 2010. 11. Life Member (L – 3637), Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehra Dun, since 2010. 12. Life Member (L – 18913), The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata, since 2011. 13. Life Member (L – 473), Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI), Allahabad, since 2012. 14. Life Member (L – B 173), Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad (Bengal Economic Association) [BEA], Kolkata, since 2012. Selected Publications (Up to five): 1. Sahu, A. S. 2016. Water Inundation Hazard and Micro Level Basin Hydromorphological Relationships: A Geographical Assessment. In ‘Modeling Earth Systems and Environment’ (ISSN: 2363-6203 [Print] 2363- 6211 [Online]), Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, Volume-2, Issue-1, Pages: 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s40808-016-0081-2 2. Roy, S. and Sahu, A. S. 2015. Quaternary Tectonic Control on Channel Morphology over Sedimentary Low Land: A Case Study in the Ajay- Damodar Interfluve of Eastern India. In ‘Geoscience Frontiers’ (ISSN: 1674-9871), Special Issue: Geoinformation techniques in natural hazard modelling, Elsevier (University of Geosciences, Beijing, China), Volume-6, Number-6, Pages: 927-946. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2015.04.001 3. Sahu, A. S. 2014. Identification and Mapping of the Water-logged Areas in Purba Medinipur Part of Keleghai River Basin, India: RS and GIS Methods. In ‘International Journal of Advanced Geosciences’ (ISSN: 2311- 7044), Science Publishing Corporation, Germany & UAE, Volume-2, No-2, Pages: 59-65, doi: 10.14419/ijag.v2i2.2452 4. Sahu, A. S. 2014. A Study on Moyna Basin Water-Logged Areas (India) Using Remote Sensing and GIS Methods and Their Contemporary Economic Significance. In ‘Geography Journal’ (ISSN: 2314-4203 [Print] & ISSN: 2314-4211 {Online]), Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA & Egypt, Volume-2014, Pages:1-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/401324 5. Sahu, A. S. 2012. Historical Environment and Present Implications of Riverine Dykes --- A Case Study in Hugli Estuarine Coast of Purba Medinipur District, W.B. In ‘Transactions’ (ISSN No: 0970-9851), Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG), Pune, India, Volume-34, No-1, Pages: 118-125 .