Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
Surname / First name
Ranjan / Rajesh Kumar
Address
209,
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067,India
E-mail: rajeshkranjan@gmail.com
Nationality
Indian
Date of birth 28th
February 1979
Gender
Male
Research
experience
August 2006 to till date
- Three year and six months research experience as a part of M.Phil/ PhD.
School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal
Nehru University New Delhi-India & Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
Education & training
2004 -2006
M.Phil.(Master of Philosophy) in Environmental Biogeochemistry from School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi, India
Title "Impact of Tsunami on the biogeochemical changes in the sediments of Pichavaram mangroves, SE Coast
of India-Post tsunami scenario"
2002 - 2004 M.Sc.(Master of Science)Environmental Sciences
from
School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Research area Hydro geochemistry of ground
water in and around Phalgu river plain Bodh-Gaya, Gaya Bihar , India
Professional Qualification
Certificate
course in disaster management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Work Experience
Three month part time work experience
in UNESCO, New Delhi
Present
Status
Pursuing Ph.D. under the supervision
of Dr. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and Dr. Joyanto Routh,
Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
The title of PhD thesis is -BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
IN PICHAVARAM MANGROVES SEDIMENTS -Prediction of past environmental conditions using stable isotope and biomarker
Personal skills and competences
Technical Expertise UV/VIS Spectrophotometer,
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. GCMS, Solvent Extractor, Flame photometer, Carbon Sulfur Analyzer,
Knowledge of Computers
Have good understanding and knowledge of computers and information technology
and have effectively utilized them for research and analytical work.
Proficient in SPSS, SIGMAPLOT, WATCLAST , Golden
Software SURFER
Achievements
Recipient of Sat Paul Mittal Junior
Research Fellowship in Population Studies and Environmental Sciences, for the year 2005, India
Recipient of Research
fellowship for Environmental Sciences, 2005 by University Grant Commission (UGC), India.
Qualified GATE (Life Sciences,
89.10 percentile) in March 2004.
Qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship for 2005in Earth, Atmosphere,
Ocean and Planetary Sciences by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,
India.
Qualified JRF exam conducted by CPCB, New Delhi in 2005
Conferences / Workshop attended
GKSS Summer School 2008 Coastal Systems under Pressure’
organized the Alfred Wegener Institute, the GKSS Research Centre, the Baltic Sea Research Institute, and the Research and Technology
Centre West-coast. 24 September to 4 October 2008, Lauenburg and Büsum,
Germany
International
conference on Biogeochemistry of Estuaries ;Mangroves and the Coastal zone management, Sponsored by DOD, ENVIS-JNU and INCOH,
in SES, JNU New Delhi (March 23-24, 2004)
Short term training course on landslide management Sponsored by DST New
Delhi, in the Department of Disaster Management SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur (24th September to 30th September 2004).
Short term training course on; Mathematical Modelling of Ground Water Flow and Mass transport through theory and hands
on training,; organized by School of Environmental Sciences, J.N.U., New Delhi (12th November to 9th December 2004)
Short
term training course on Mathematical Models in hydro geochemistry assessment of Ground Water & management; organized by
School of Environmental Sciences, J.N.U., New Delhi (19th September to 5th October 2005)
List of Publications
Journals
1. Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL and Singh G (2008) Evaluation of geochemical impact of tsunami on Pichavaram mangrove
ecosystem, southeast coast of India. Environmental
Geology, 55(3) 687-697.
2. Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL and Singh G ( 2008) Heavy Metal enrichments due to tsunami in Pichavaram Mangroves’
sediments, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 147:389–411
3. Anshumali, Ramanathan A.L.,
Singh G, Ranjan RK, and Tripathi P (2008). Chemodynamics of trace metal fractions
in surface sediments of the Pandoh Lake, Lesser Himalaya, India. Environmental Geology. DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1476-9
4. Ramanathan AL., Singh G, Majumdar J, Samal A.C, Chauhan R, Ranjan RK, Rajkumar K and Santra S.C., (2008)
A study of microbial diversity and its interaction with nutrients in the sediments of Sunderban mangroves. Indian Journal
of Marine sciences, 37(2)-159-165.
5. Das SK, Routh J, Roychoudhury
AN, Klump JV, Ranjan RK (2009). Phosphorus dynamics in shallow eutrophic lakes:
an example from Zeekoevlei, South Africa.
Hydrobiologia, 619:55–66
Manuscript Under preparation
6. Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL, Chauhan R. and Singh G. Effect
of the 2004 tsunami event on phosphorus distribution in sediments of the Pichavaram mangrove ecosystem, South-East
Coast of India.
7. Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL., Routh J., Singh G. Trace metal distribution in Pichavaram mangrove sediments, south-eastern
coastal India: Effects of the 2004 Tsunami.
8. Ranjan RK, Joyanto Routh, Ramanathan, AL., Early diagenetic processes in Pichavaram mangrove sediments, south-eastern
India.
9. Singh G. Ramanathan
AL., Santra SC, Chauhan R. Ranjan R.K. Effect of vegetation pattern on phosphorus fractionation in Lothian Island, Sundarban,
India.
10. Singh G, Ramanathan
AL., Santra., S.C., Chaudhary
P Chauhan R. and Ranjan RK. Spatial and temporal evaluation of nutrient hydrogeochemistry in the Sundarban mangrove ecosystem.
Book Chapters
11. Ranjan RK, Srivastava S.K, Ramanathan AL., & Kumar
M 2005. An overview of Hydrogeochemistry water quality models. In: (Eds.) AL. Ramanathan, S. Chidamabaram and Ashok K. Keshari,
Ganga Publishing House New Delhi. pp 49-59.
12. Ramanathan
AL., Ranjan RK, and Prasad MBK, 2007. Preliminary Assessment of Impact of Tsunami of Tsunami on the Nutrient and Sediment
Dynamics in the Pichavaram Mangrove ecosystem, India.
In :( Ed.) J. Singh, Disaster Management Future challenges and opportunities, I.K. International publishing house Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi. pp 119-130.
Conferences
13. Ramanathan AL., Chauhan R, Ranjan
RK, and Prasad MBK, 2007; Biogeochemical status of selected mangrove ecosystems of East Coast of India" under the technical
session of "Mangrove, wetland dunes" in "International Symposium on Management of Coastal Ecosystem: Technological Advancement
and Livelihood Security", organized by Indian Society of Costal Agricultural Research (ISCAR) Oct 27-30 th 2007 at Science
City, Kolkata, India.
14. Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL., Singh G, 2007, Heavy metal fractionation study in tsunamigenic
Pichavaram mangrove sediment. paper presented in the International Conference Coastal Zone Environment and Sustainable Development
Vulnerability, Adaptation and Beyond, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Feb 12 ; 14,
2007
15. Singh G, Ramanathan AL., Santra, SC., Chauhan R, Ranjan RK, and Chaudhary P, 2007. An Assessment of natural
threats to Sundarban, India.
International Conference Coastal Zone Environment and Sustainable Development Vulnerability, Adaptation and Beyond, School
of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi,
12;14th, February 2007
16. Ramanathan AL., Chauhan R, Singh
G, Ranjan RK, and Prasad MBK,2007 Nutrient Dynamics in Mangrove Ecosystem: Case Studies from East Coast of India. International
Conference Coastal Zone Environment and Sustainable Development Vulnerability, Adaptation and Beyond, School of Environmental
Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 12 ; 14th
February 2007 http://czesd.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/abstract_czesd-2k7.pdf
17. Ranjan RK, Tripathi P, And Ramanathan AL., 2006 Hydrogeochemistry of ground water around
phalgu and morhar river plain gaya, bihar, india, paper presented in proceeding of the Second International Conference on
Groundwater for Sustainable Development Problems, Perspectives And Challenges (IGC-2006), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi 1-4th February 2006.
18. Tripathi, P., Ranjan R.K, Ramanathan AL., and Bhattacharya P.Groundwater Arsenic in
the Central Gangetic Plain in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh, India: A future concern, paper presented in proceeding of
the Second International Conference on Groundwater for Sustainable Development Problems, Perspectives And Challenges (IGC-2006),
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 1-4th February 2006.
19. Ranjan RK, Tripathi P, and Ramanathan AL., 2005 ;Hydrogeochemistry
of Ground Water in and Around Phalgu Plain in Bodhgaya, (Gaya), Bihar, India&; Paper presented in proceeding of The National
Workshop Cum Conference Emerging Technology for Ground Water Pollution: Drinking Water Perspective organized by department
of civil engineering, IIT Delhi, dated 19-20 may 2005.
20. Tripathi P, Ranjan RK, Ramanathan AL., 2005 ;Groundwater
Arsenic contamination in the middle Gangetic Plain, in District Ballia (U.P), India.
A future concern:; paper published in proceeding of the National Workshop Cum Conference Emerging Technology for Ground Water
Pollution: Drinking Water Perspective, Organized by department of civil engineering IIT Delhi, dated 19-20 may2005.
21.
Ranjan RK, Kumar M, Ramanathan AL., 2005 Arsenic in Ground Water: A Nature; Poison; Paper presented in National seminar on
environmental issues: Itinerary of Time” organized by School of Environmental sciences JNU, New-Delhi, Dated 5th
June 2005.
22. Ramanathan AL., Tripathi P, Ranjan RK, water quality and arsenic contamination in the ground waters
of the gangetic plains in India, a future concern; Asia Oceania geosciences society 2nd annual meeting, Singapore AOGS 2005,20-24June2005.
