Autore: Ashis Kumar Paul

Dr. Ashis Kumar Paul is teaching Geography and Environment Management, Earth System Sciences (ESS), and Remote Sensing and GIS as a Professor in the Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, India. He is a reputed Coastal Geomorphologist in India. He has guided 31 Ph.D. Research Scholars and 3 M.Phil. thesis in Geography and ESS, Geomorphology, Geo-archaeology, Remote Sensing and GIS and Environmental Studies. His research interests cover studies on Coastal Geomorphology, Coastal Sediments, Coastal Environment, Coastal Tourism, Bio-Geomorphology, and Coastal Management on the Eastern and Western shores of India, including the Andaman Group of Islands. He has over 150 research papers in international and national journals, 31 book chapters, four reference books, and other edited volumes. He has authored the books Coastal Geomorphology and Environment, Tsunami: An assessment of Disasters, Tectonics and Landforms, and Physical Environment. He was the president of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists in 2020 and was awarded membership as an authorised CERF Society Member of JCR, USA in 2017. He is also known as a field geomorphologist and field ecologist. Dr. Anurupa Paul has completed her M.Sc. in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, and obtained her second M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. She has been awarded the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS of Vidyasagar University. She was awarded the title of Young Scientist in 2013 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. She has published 26 articles in reputed international and national journals and two book chapters in Springer Nature and Taylor & Francis. Anurupa has presented her research work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the 38th ACRS Conference), other international conferences (12), and 34 national conferences. She has also participated in 36 workshops, international training programmes, and 121 webinars on the application of remote sensing techniques in coastal research and disaster management. She has received seven best paper presentation awards in seminars. Her area of interest in research is mainly focused on Karst Morphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Limestone Geomorphology, Environmental Geoscience, Earth Science, and the application of remote sensing and GIS. She has guided 18  M.Sc. dissertation in coastal geomorphology and environment with the application of geospatial techniques in the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vidyasagar University.