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Dr. Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi

Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Climate Change, Forests ecology and Public Policy
Office no. A-313/5 Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus Zuari Nagar, Goa - 403726

Neha Nishan Parsekar (Office Assistant)

Neha Nishan Parsekar is a B.Com graduate with extensive experience as an Office Assistant. She has worked in the administration department across multiple organizations, where she has gained valuable expertise in managing various office operations. Her responsibilities include scheduling appointments, maintaining office records, coordinating meetings, managing office supplies, and financial documentation. She is also skilled in managing office communication, and providing general administrative support to ensure smooth day-to-day office functioning.

Email:2023proj017@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 8408995460

Lab: A-307


Aritra Bandopadhyay Ph.D. scholar (JRF – Institute Fellow)

Aritra Bandopadhyay is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. He holds an Integrated M.Tech. in Geoinformatics from the Central University of Jharkhand. He completed his M.Tech. dissertation at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, on the topic Understanding Land-Atmosphere Interaction and Quantification of Extreme Precipitation Events. Additionally, he has undertaken multiple research internships.

Email: p20220017@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 95704 48407

Lab: A-307


Nasla Najeeb

 

Nasla Najeeb holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and a master's degree in Remote Sensing & GIS from KUFOS, Kerala. Her expertise encompasses satellite studies, spatial ecology, remote sensing, GIS, and climate studies. Previously, Nasla worked as a project associate at BITS Pilani Goa Campus on the project "Modelling Forest Phenological Parameters from Time Series Remote Sensing Data" and also served as a project associate at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Currently, she is engaged in research on biodiversity and biomass estimation using multi-sensor data and machine learning algorithms in the Western Ghats region."

Email: p20230027@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 7593 943 670

Lab: A-307


Bhawani Shankar (Doctoral Research and Research Fellow)

Bhawani Shankar has completed a Master's in Remote Sensing & GIS from the Central University of Jharkhand. He has previously served as a Senior Analyst in the WDSC department of the Govt. of Raj. and also worked on a land restoration project in Chhattisgarh with the Netherlands-based NGO Commonland. Currently, he is a Doctoral Researcher and Research Fellow at BITS Pilani, Goa. He is a UGC JRF Fellow.

Email: p20230040@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 8952973364

Lab: A-307


Jyothika Karkala (Project Assistant)

Jyothika Karkala holds a Master's degree in Remote Sensing Applications from Kuvempu University. Her expertise includes 3D mapping with stereo drone and aircraft images, and teaching Geoinformatics to master's students. Currently, she is a Project Assistant at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, working on a MoEFCC Sponsored project titled “LULUCF Sector Studies for India’s First Biennial Transparency Report(BTR-1), Fourth Biennial Update Report(BUR-4), and Fourth National Communication(4NC)". She has co-authored six research articles and one book chapter on precipitation extremes, drought, and hydrometeorological studies.

Email: 2023proj054@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 9845321701

Lab: A-307

 


Dr. Sanjay Kumar (Postdoctoral Researcher)

Sanjay Kumar has completed his MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS from Kumaun University and then earned an MTech in Geoinformatics from GJU. In February 2023, He obtained his PhD in Geoinformatics from Kuvempu University. His doctoral research focused on analyzing the rainfall and drought scenarios in Tumakuru, a district in Karnataka. Presently he is pursuing Postdoctoral research with an ICSSR fellowship from BITS Pilani, Goa, where he is analyzing the effects of climate change on the Western Ghats.

Email: 2023pdf002@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in

Tel: 8398085208

Lab: A-307

 


JOYAL ARYA (Research Fellow)

 

Joyal Arya has obtained masters in the disciplines of Botany (MSU, Vadodara) and Remote Sensing & GIS (IIRS, ISRO). His expertise spans across Plant Identification, Spatial Ecology, Remote Sensing & GIS, as well as Machine Learning & AI, and Modelling for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Joyal have previously served as an Associate GIS Analyst in a software firm and presently working as a Doctoral researcher and Research Fellow in the ISEF project, focusing on "Capacity Building for Modelling India’s Long-Term Land Use Emissions." Currently, Joyal works on the Integrated Assessment Models for monitoring India’s Land-Use Emissions. 

Email: p20230024@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
Tel: +91 9687048026
Lab: A-307


ALEX M J (Research Fellow)

Alex MJ completed Msc. Oceanography from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2018. And joined as Project Associate in National Institute of Oceanography, Goa worked on the projects “Role of mixed layer salinity on the physics and biogeochemistry of Bay of Bengal: Subseasonal to interannual timescales” and “Variability of upper layer temperature and salinity fields in the Indian Seas”, published their findings in leading journals. Currently working as Research Fellow in the ISEF Sponsored project entitled “Capacity Building for informing India’s Climate Actions-Agriculture, Forestry and other land uses” at BITS Pilani, KK Birla, Goa Campus since June 2024. 

Email: 2023proj072@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
Tel: +91 9605828721
Lab: A-307


Fathima FItha J (Research Fellow)

Fathima Fitha J, a climate change adaptation postgraduate from the College of Climate Change and Environmental Science, Kerala Agricultural University in the year 2023. She completed her MSc dissertation from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. She closely works on climate change and vegetation dynamic models. She joined as a research fellow in the department of Humanities and Social Science, BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. Currently she is working on the project  "Capacity building for informing India's climate actions - AFOLU Sector

Tel: 6282606520
Lab: A- 313/1