Faculty Member

Vibhash Chandra Jha
Professor
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Department
Geography

Areas of Specialisation
Geomorphology (Pure, Climatic, Applied & Environmental)

Terrain Evaluation, Remote Sensing.
   

 
Date of Birth 7th March, 1958
Qualification
Year Degree College/University
1976 B.Sc. with Geology, Geography & Chemistry Banaras Hindu University
1978 M. Sc. in Geography (First Class First) Banaras Hindu University
1983 Ph.D Banaras Hindu University
1984 P-1 Course in Remote Sensing IIRS (NRSA), Dehradun
1985 HUSAC M1 in Remote Sensing IIRS (NRSA), Dehradun
1995 URW Course in Remote Sensing IIRS (NRSA), Dehradun
Fellowship and Awards
Awarded Bhabha Atomic Research Center (Department of Atomic Energy) Research Fellowship in Geology in 1981
Awarded U G C Research Fellowship in Geography in 1979.
Awarded 2nd PLACE in the International Photogeomrphological contest during Third Geomorphology Conference at Mc Master University, Hamilton, CANADA, 1993.
Academic Bodies/ Memberships

President of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) 2008-2009
Full Member of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Land Degradation & Desertification (WEBSITE:www.comland-commission.com) (1997-2003) and Steering Committee Member of the IGU Commission on Land Degradation(2004).
Member of the Executive Committee of International Association of Geomorphologists –IAG (2001 – 2005) (WEBSITE :www.geomorph.org)
National Delegate at the Fourth International Geomorphology Conference(IGC) in 1997 at Bologna, Italy and at the Fifth IGC in 2001 at Tokyo, Japan respectively.
Vice-President of the Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG) (2001-2004) and Secretary of Governing Council of IIG (2004-2007)
Vice-President, Indian Geography Foundation (IGF) Governing Body 2010

Teaching and Research Experience
Total Teaching Experience: 31+Years (UG & PG Levels)
Subjects: Geomorphology, Climatic Geomorphology, Terrain Evaluation, Applied Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, Settlement Geography & Regional Geography
Total Research Experience: 31+ Years
Research Guiding Experience
[A] Ph.D. Scholars: Awarded – 11 ; Working - 6
(Research Scholars are from Geography, Geology, Geophysics & Botany)
[B] Post-Doctoral – Research Associate - 1
Research Interests
Climatic Geomorphology & Process Geomorphology
Spatio-Temporal Analysis and Assessment of Geomorphological Hazards
Spatio-Temporal Analysis and Assessment of Geomorphological Hazards (e.g. Soil Erosion, Rill Erosion, Gully Erosion, Landslides, Earthquakes, Floods, Drought, etc.) Using Remote Sensing & GIS
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Terrain Evaluation (Terrain Stability Mapping)
Morphometric Analysis of Drainage Basins in relation to Erosion Survey.
Environmental Impact Assessment (Mining Area, Lateritic Terrain, and Glacial Region)
Land Degradation & Desertification in Tropical Lands
Engineering Geomorphology
Completed Major DST,W.B. R & D PROJECT : ( 2006-2008 )
Project on “Land Degradation, Desertification and Integrated Management of Lateritic Surfaces in Birbhum district, West Bengal Using Field and Remote Sensing Techniques” Funded By Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata, India for two years ( Amount- Rs.8.01 lakhs).
Previous & Present Employment
Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan since December 1997
Registrar, Visva-Bharati ( A Central University ), Santiniketan , August -September 2007
Reader in Geography, Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan during December 1989 to November 1997.
Lecturer in Geography, Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan during July 1986 to November 1989.
Scientist/Engineer SD (Geographer), National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad posted at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun during July 1984 to April 1985
Administrative Experience
Professor-in-charge Planning and Development, Visva-Bharati ( A Central University ), Santiniketan
Head, Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan since Dec. 20th, 2007 for three years ( 2nd TERM )
Registrar, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, August-September, 2007
Chairman, Visva-Bharati XIth Plan TASK FORCE, 2007
Convener, High Level Committee ( appointed by The Paridarsaka of the Visva-Bharati University) Implementation Plan;2007
Conference/Seminar/Organised
Eighth Conference of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) in 1996.
National Seminar on Geomorphology and Remote Sensing in 1996.
Co-president at the 20th I S S C in 1996.
Special Seminar on Cartography (INCA) in 1998.
XXIInd Conference of IIG, 2001.
IGU COMLAND Meeting, 2001.
Director-HLC Recommended Students’ Seminar-2007 and 2008.
Convener-IGF National Seminar on Emerging Issues in Geography-2010.
Conferences/ Seminars/Workshops attended
[A] International Level:
Workshop on Building Partnerships between U.S. and Indian Higher Education Institutions New Delhi Dates: February 7-8, 2009
INDOPOL 2006 : Indo-Polish Joint Seminar on Environmental Changes and Geomorphic Hazards, Organised by NEHU, Shillong, India and The Association of Polish Geomorphologists, Warsawa, Poland
Delivered a Lecture/ Seminar on Himalayan Geomorphology at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Modena, Modena, ITALY, 14th April,2003
Attended Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association of Geomorphologists(IAG) at the Modena University, ITALY, April 10-15, 2003
5th International Conference on Geomorphology at Tokyo, JAPAN, 2001.
4th International Conference on Geomorphology at Bologna, ITALY, 1997.
ICTP/UN Conference on Optical Physics in Space Science and Technology, Trieste, ITALY, 1995.
Workshop on Optical Methods for Environmental Monitoring, ICTP, Trieste, ITALY, 1995.
3rd International Geomorphology Conference at McMaster University, Hamilton, CANADA, 1993.
COMTAG Nairobi 1991 at Nairobi, KENYA, 1991.
2nd International Conference on Geomorphology at Frankfurt, GERMANY, 1989.
14th World Conference (ICA) at Budapest, HUNGARY, 1989
[B] National Level:
35 Seminars/ Conference/Workshops attended in India.
Received Financial Assistances from following Organisations for attending International Conferences in abroad
Fulbright, USIEF, New Delhi
International Geographical Union (IGU), Germany.
Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.
Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.
International Center for Theoretical Physics ( I C T P ), Italy.
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Viena, Austria.
University of Trieste, Italy.
United Nations Environmental Programme, UNESCO.
The Rockfeller Foundation.
Swedish International Development Agency.
International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)
Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.
Country Visited
Italy, Vatican City, Hungary, Austria, Germany
Kenya, Canada, USA , Japan, and France
Publications
Research Papers: Total Numbers -97
International and National Refreed Journals - 20
Edited Volumes - 29
Abstracts,Short Papers and Others - 48
LIST OF BEST PUBLICATIONS
[A] PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS:
Dumaria: A Case Study in Micro-level Planning (jointly with Prof. N. K. P. Sinha, BHU); Rural Development REVIEW, CARDS, COIMBATORE, 1983, Vol.3, pp. 23-35.
Morphometric Analysis of Gagas River Basin, Kumaon Himalayas, (jointly with Prof. N. K. P. Sinha, BHU); Indian Geographical Studies, Res. Bull. Nov. 21, PATNA, 1983, pp.1-12.
Some Important Impediments of Rural Area Development in India, (jointly with Prof. N. K. P. Sinha, BHU); Rural Integration VARANASI, 1983, Vol.2, No 4, pp.15-23.
Wasteland Types and their Effective Utilization in Birbhum District; The Deccan Geographer, SECUNDRABAD, 1987, Vol.XXV, No.2&3, pp.231-242.
Impact of Industrialization on Regional Development: A Case Study of Manduadih Industrial Complex; Rural Development REVIEW, CARDS, COIMBATORE, 1987, Vol.6, No.3&4, pp.599-604.
Role of Women in Agriculture. A Case Study of Godda District; Geographical Perspective. PATNA, Vol.3, No.2, 1989, pp. 9-14.
Use of Aerial Photo-Interpretation Techniques in Drainage Analysis; Hill Geographer, SHILLONG, Vol.VIII, 1989-90, No.1&2, pp.9-15.
Landuse / Landcover Analysis of Deoghar Upland using Remote Sensing Techniques (jointly with Dr. P. B. Hazra, Calcutta); The Deccan Geographer, POONA, Vol.XXXI, No.1, 1993, pp.17-36.
Gully Erosion and Landuse: A case Study of Dumka Block, Bihar(Jointly with Dr.S.Kapat); NGJI, Varanasi,2000,Vol.46,pp43-50
Geomorphic Interpretation of the Mud-Volcanoes of Salse di Nirano in Modena, Italy, The Deccan Geographer, Pune, Vol 42, Number 1 June 2004, pp. 49 - 58.
Denudational Processes and Landforms Characteristics in the Laterites of the Birbhum District, West Bengal, India, Transactions, IIG, Pune, Vol 26, No.1, 2005, pp.19-30.
Geoinformatics for Industrial Siting : A Case Study ; Research, Journal Quaestiones Geographicae - Series A , Poland, No 27 A /1,2008, pp.47-55 .
Rill and Gully Erosion Risk of Lateritic Terrain in South-Western Birbhum District, West Bengal, India; On line Research Journal Sociedade & Natureza, Uberlândia, Brasil , Nov. 2009, No.21 (2): 141-158. http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/viewissue.php
Ecogeomorphological assessment of degraded lateric terrain and integrated management in the south western Birbhum district, West Bengal, India. Quaestiones Geographicae 28A/2, Adam Mickiewicz University Press, Poznan , Poland 2009, pp. 47–68. 8 Figs. ISBN 978-83-232-2133-3. ISSN 0137-477X.
Geoenvironmental Degradation in the Peninsular River Basin in Jharkhand, India On line Research Journal Sociedade & Natureza, Uberlândia, Brasil , Nov. 2010 No. 22 (2): 251-265
Presidential Address: Geomorphology and Environmental Management in India :A VISION BEYOND, XXXIInd I G I Conference, October 29th, 2009, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, p.1-11
[B] PAPERS IN EDITED VOLUMES:
Application of LANDSAT-5 TM Data in Water Resource Management of Godda District, S.P., Bihar, INDIA (jointly with Dr. D. J. Pal, Poona); Remote Sensing and GIS; Ed. I. V. Murlikrishana, TATA McGRAW Hill Publ., NEW DELHI, 1994, pp.168-176.
Denudational Processes and Landform Characteristics in Mustang District, Western Himalaya, Nepal;Recent Advances in Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology and Environmental Geosciences: Indian Case Studies;(Jointly with Dr. B.Mukherjee) Edited by S. K. Tandon and B. Thakur, Manisha Publications, New Delhi,2002,pp.65-74
Engineering Geomorphology ; Encyclopedia of Geomorphology Edited by A. Goudie, Routledge Publications, New York & London, 2003, pp.316-318
Role of Drainage Basin Shape and Slope Gradient in Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development : A Case Study of Himalayan Ramganga Basin, India; Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Management of Head Water Resources; United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004, Sustainable Management of Water Resources : Challenges and Prospects Editors Dr. H. Prasad , C.M. Ondeki, and K. Abate, Unesco Publications, Tara Book Agency, Varanasi, 2004, pp. 365-375
Denudational Processes and Geomorphic Characteristics in the Laterites of Birbhum District, West Bengal, India; Environmental Changes and Geomorphic Hazards; Editors Surendra Singh, Leszek Starkel, Hiambok Jones Syiemlieh; Bookwell, New Delhi2008, pp87-102.
[C] AUTHOR OF THE BOOK:
Himalayan Geomorphology, Rawat Publications, Jaipur & New Delhi, 1996, p.224.
[D] EDITOR OF THE BOOKS:
Geomorphology & Remote Sensing, acb Publications, Calcutta, 2000 p.413.
Land Degradation and Desertification, Rawat Publications, Jaipur & New Delhi, 2003, p.405
[E] ADVISORY EDITOR OF THE BOOK:
Recent Development of Disaster Management Editors: Amiya Kr. Ghosh, Sabyasachi Raychaudhuri; Progressive Publisher, Kolkata;2007, p.265
[F] TECHNICAL REPORT:
Land Degradation, Desertification and Integrated Management of Lateritic Surfaces in Birbhum district, West Bengal Using Field and Remote Sensing Techniques Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of W.B., Kolkata, 2008, p.98
Contact
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