ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
Employee Profile
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| Educational Details | M.Sc. (Meteorology with Marine Meteorology and Hydrology as special subjects), Andhra University, Vizag, 1994 B.Sc. (Maths, Physics and Electronics), Nagarjuna University, Guntur, 1992 |
| Research Interests | Ocean Observations Ocean data and information management Air-sea interactions Tsunami and Storm Surge Early Warning Services |
| Career Details | Scientist-G, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2021 - till date) Scientist-F, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2016 - Jun 2021) Scientist-E, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2011 - Jul 2016) Scientist-D, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2007 - Jun 2011) Scientist-C, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2003- Jun 2007) Scientist-B, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Jul 2001- Jun 2003) Project Engineer, NIOT, Chennai (Dec 1999 - Jun 2001) CSIR Senior Research Fellow, NIO, Goa (Nov 1998 - Nov 1999) DOD Junior Research Fellow, NIO, Goa (Apr 1996 - Nov 1998) |
| Publications | https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ApMrExYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate |
| Other Information | Additional Responsibilities: Vigilance Officer Central Public Information Officer (2008-2020) Manager/Head, Programme Planning and Coordination (2003- 2017) Awards: * Indian National Geospatial Award - 2010, Indian Society of Remote Sensing * Certificate of Merit 2009-10, Ministry of Earth Sciences * National Award for e-Governance 2008-09 (Silver) for INCOIS Website & Ocean Portal under the category Best Government Website, instituted by DARPG & Ministry of Information and Technology, Government of India. (As a team member). Fellowship: * CSIR Senior Research Fellowship * DOD Junior Research Fellowship * Selected for the Commonwealth Fellowship for the year 2001 under Remote Sensing Technology Category Membership: National * Life Member, Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) * Life Member, Indian Remote Sensing Society (ISRS) * Member, Governing Council, Ocean Society of India (OSI) International * Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG-IOTWMS) of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO) * Co-Chair, Working Group-2 on Data and Information of Management of 2nd International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) * Executive Member, Argo Steering Team of the International Argo Programme * Member, Inter-Intergovernmental Coordination Group (Inter-ICG) Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations (TTTWO) of the Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), IOC/UNESCO * Member, WMO Expert Team on MetOcean Requirements (ET-MOR) * National Coordinator from India for Oceanographic Data Management under the International Oceanographic Data Exchange (IODE) Programme of IOC/UNESCO * Chair, Working Group (WG-IV/4: Spatial Data Infrastructure) of Technical Commission-IV (Geo Databases and Location-based Services), International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), 2012-2016 * Member, Steering Group, IODE Quality Management Framework (IODE SG-QMF), IODE/IOC * Member, Data Management Team, OceanSITES * Co-chair, Working Group (WG-VI/1: Geospatial Data Infrastructure) of Technical Commission-IV (Geo Databases and Digital Mapping),ISPRS(2008-2012) * Vice-Chair, WMO Steering Committee on Indian Ocean Data Rescue Initiative (INDARE) [2015] * Convener, Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (PORSEC-2012) |