Mr. Ujjal Senapati | Drought | Best Researcher Award

Research Scholar at Drought, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, India

Ujjal Senapati, an Indian national residing in Paschim Midnapur district of West Bengal, holds a Diploma in Information Technology Application from Cmc Ltd. He has completed several online courses and training programs, including GIS Training Program using QGIS, Cartography from Esri training, Basic Principles of Remote Sensing Technology, Global Navigation satellite system, Remote Sensing in Crop Monitoring and Assessment, and Advanced Surveying and GeoInformatics. Ujjal is proficient in Bengali, English, and Hindi. He completed his Madhyamik examination from W.B.B.S.E in 2006 with a percentage of 57.75 and his Higher Secondary examination from W.B.C.H.S.E in 2008 with a percentage of 78.00.

Professional Profiles:

Education:

Mr. Enyew Demelash is a public health and environmental exposure researcher working towards significant improvements in public health practices, particularly in the Global South. His work focuses on preventing disease by understanding environmental risk factors and the health effects of interventions, with a specific interest in household air pollution (HAP). He has extensive experience in research and is dedicated to improving public health outcomes through his work.

Technical Skills:

Mr. Enyew Demelash has completed a Diploma (1 year) in Information Technology Application from Cmc Ltd. He has also undertaken an online certificate Course (21 days) on GIS Training Program using QGIS from School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, jointly with State Institute of Urban Development, Karnataka, India. Additionally, he has completed a MOOC (6 weeks) on Cartography from Esri training |esri.com/training, an online course (13 days) on Basic Principles of Remote Sensing Technology from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO Dehradun, and an outreach program (13 days) on Global Navigation satellite system from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO Dehradun. Moreover, he has completed an online WGCapD Series (21 days) on Remote Sensing in Crop Monitoring and Assessment from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO Dehradun, and a short-term Training program (6 days) on Advanced Surveying and GeoInformatics from the Department of Civil Engineering of Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, in association with IQAC-MSRIT sponsored by AICTE.

Award and Recognition:

Mr. Enyew Demelash has successfully qualified several prestigious exams, including the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by CBSE-UGC in 2015, the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by CBSE-UGC in 2016, the Army Public Schools (APS) exam in New Delhi in 2018, and the Teachers Eligibility Test in West Bengal in 2022. These qualifications demonstrate his strong academic and professional abilities in various fields.

Teaching Experience:

Mr. Ujjal Senapati has two years of experience (2016-2018) as a Guest Teacher at the Geography department (UG and PG level) at Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He also has three months of experience (01/09/2023-28/11/2023) as a Post Ph.D. research assistant in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

Publications:

Senapati, U., Das, T.K. (2022). GIS-based comparative assessment of groundwater potential zone using MIF and AHP techniques in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal. Applied Water Science, 12(3), 43. (Citations: 27)

Senapati, U., Das, T.K. (2021). Assessment of basin-scale groundwater potentiality mapping in drought-prone upper Dwarakeshwar River basin, West Bengal, India, using GIS-based AHP techniques. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(11), 960. (Citations: 27)

Senapati, U., Das, T.K. (2020). Assessment of potential land degradation in Akarsa Watershed, West Bengal, using GIS and multi-influencing factor technique. Gully Erosion Studies from India and Surrounding Regions, 187-205. (Citations: 13)

Senapati, U., Raha, S., Das, T.K., Gayen, S.K. (2021). A composite assessment of agricultural drought susceptibility using analytic hierarchy process: Case study of western region of West Bengal. Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security: A Study of Availability and, 8. (Citations: 8)

Senapati, U., Das, T.K. (2022). Geospatial assessment of agricultural drought vulnerability using integrated three-dimensional model in the Upper Dwarakeshwar River Basin In West Bengal, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-28. (Citations: 5)

Saha, D., Talukdar, D., Senapati, U., Das, T.K. (2021). Exploring vulnerability of groundwater using AHP and GIS techniques: A study in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India. Groundwater and Society: Applications of Geospatial Technology, 445-472. (Citations: 3)

Senapati, U., Raha, S., Das, T.K., Gayen, S.K. (2023). Identifying Suitable Sites for Alternative Agriculture in Drought-Prone Akarsa Watershed, West Bengal. Climate Change, Agriculture and Society: Approaches Toward Sustainability, 1. (Citations: 1)

Senapati, U., Talukdar, D., Saha, D., Das, T.K. (2023). Geo-spatial assessment of groundwater drought risk zone due to drought propagation in the Upper Dwarakeshwar River Basin (UDRB), West Bengal. Case Studies in Geospatial Applications to Groundwater Resources, 315-341. (Citations: 1)