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DR. JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PAIMPILLIL
Executive Director

Holds D.Sc. in Oceanography from Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan . Dr. Joseph has More than 20 years of Research & Administrative experience. His professional/research career includes - Director (Tech), Environmental Solutions (2001- 03), Project Manager (Environmental Pollution Monitoring Project), Royal Commission for Yanbu & Jubail, KSA (1998-99), Guest Faculty, Cochin University of Science & Technology (1993-98), ......

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DR. JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PAIMPILLIL
Executive Director

Holds D.Sc. in Oceanography from Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan . Dr. Joseph has More than 20 years of Research & Administrative experience. His professional/research career includes - Director (Tech), Environmental Solutions (2001- 03), Project Manager (Environmental Pollution Monitoring Project), Royal Commission for Yanbu & Jubail, KSA (1998-99), Guest Faculty, Cochin University of Science & Technology (1993-98), Research Specialist in Fishery Oceanography, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait (1986-90), Senior Scientist, Center for Earth Science Studies (1981-86), Monbusho Fellow, Ministry of Education, Gov. of Japan (1976-81) and Scientific Assistant, National Institute of Oceanography, India (1972-75). He has more than 75 research publications and has participated in several national and international conferences dealing with different aspects of Marine Sciences . Dr. Joseph has organized International training course in Marine Sciences, Fisheries and acted as Organizing / Technical Committee member for many Regional/International Scientific Conferences in Marine Sciences & Fisheries.

Research interests: Marine Environmental Monitoring, Wetland ecology, Marine pollution, Modeling of Coastal Processes, Coastal Oceanography and Coastal Zone Management studies and Bio diversity studies.

Address for Communication: Paimpillil, 37/1832, Kaloor-Kadavanthara Road,
Kochi - 682017, Kerala, 682017 , India
Tel: +91 484 2203035

E-mail: psjoseph@eth.net

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DR. K. SHADANANAN NAIR
Executive Secretary and Director of Research
(Climate and Water Resources)

Ph. D (Meteorology) from the Cochin University of Science & Technology , India . Received advanced training in Hydrometeorology from WMO and in Watersheds and Coastal Zone Simulation from UNESCO. Dr. Nair has more than 16 years' experience in research/ teaching in Climatology, Hydrometeorology and Water Resources Management and in supervising 8 post-graduate theses. Dr. Nair has participated in water partnership programme and several international conferences as presenter, keynote speaker and chair. He is associated with the research programme of WMO as the member of the working group for monsoon system studies of CEOP/GEWEX/WCRP. Published more than 25 research papers and several popular articles. ......

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DR. K. SHADANANAN NAIR
Executive Secretary and Director of Research
(Climate and Water Resources)

Ph. D (Meteorology) from the Cochin University of Science & Technology , India . Received advanced training in Hydrometeorology from WMO and in Watersheds and Coastal Zone Simulation from UNESCO. Dr. Nair has more than 16 years' experience in research/ teaching in Climatology, Hydrometeorology and Water Resources Management and in supervising 8 post-graduate theses. Dr. Nair has participated in water partnership programme and several international conferences as presenter, keynote speaker and chair. He is associated with the research programme of WMO as the member of the working group for monsoon system studies of CEOP/GEWEX/WCRP. Published more than 25 research papers and several popular articles.

Recipient of fellowship from DST, CSIR & UGC for research programmes in the Cochin University of Science & Technology and from WMO, UNESCO, ERECON, Japan Foundation, DFID and NASA for overseas programmes. Also has received the scientist's travel award of the Wetlands Society.

Dr. Nair is member of (1) International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), (2) INCEDE network, Japan, (3) International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, (iEMSS) Germany, (4) World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC), Thailand, (5) Advisory Council, Information Technology Professionals' Forum, Kochi (chapter of United Network International, Switzerland ), (6) Panel of Experts, Coastal Consultants' Consortium, Amrita Institutions, Kochi , (7) Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (IISH), Thiruvananthapuram, (8) The Deccan Geographical Society (former member of the Executive Council), Pune. He also serves as the Secretary, District Chapter of the Forestry Board, Kottayam, and Secretary, Kalagramam arts, science and cultural society, Vaikom.

Dr. Nair is also working as Scientist, Centre for Mangrove Studies, Dept. of Marine Geology & Geophysics, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Finearts Ave. , Kochi - 682016, India . Tel: +91-484-2366478

Research interests : Global change and water resources , coastal and wetlands hydrology, water management, water conflicts and water policy.

Address for communication: Vallayil House, North Gate, Vaikom - 686141, Kottayam Dt., Kerala , India
Tel: +91-4829-224264

E-mail: nair59@yahoo.com , shadu@sancharnet.in

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Venu G.Nair Ph.D
Research Scientist

He is having 22 years of Research and 6 years of Teaching Experiences in Meteorology and Climate Sciences. His doctoral work was in Mountain Meteorology and involved with the Numerical Modelling study of the Role of Western Ghats in modulating the Weather and Climate over the Southern Peninsular India. Working as Scientist at CEREM after his tenure track position at faculty of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology.

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Venu G.Nair Ph.D
Research Scientist

He is having 22 years of Research and 6 years of Teaching Experiences in Meteorology and Climate Sciences. His doctoral work was in Mountain Meteorology and involved with the Numerical Modelling study of the Role of Western Ghats in modulating the Weather and Climate over the Southern Peninsular India. Working as Scientist at CEREM after his tenure track position at faculty of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology.

Educational Background :

Ph.D (Atmospheric Science), Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi – 22, Kerala, INDIA, 2007.

M.Tech (Atmospheric Science), Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi – 22, Kerala, INDIA, 1994

M.Sc (Meteorology), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA, 1991

B.Sc (Physics), M.G.University, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA, 1989

Diploma (Fire Engg.), Department of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala, 1998

Involved Projects :

Worked in the field of Air Pollution Meteorology at CUSAT in the project entitled ‘Carrying Capacity based Developmental Planning for Greater Kochi Region’ sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt.of India.

Worked in the field of Mountain Meteorology at CUSAT in the project entitled ‘Mesoscale Modelling for Monsoon Related Predictions’ sponsored by CSIR, New Delhi.

Worked in the field of Mountain Meteorology at CUSAT in the project entitled ‘ Influence of Western Ghats orography and Arabian sea over the weather and climate of Kerala’ sponsored by UGC , New Delhi.

Worked in the field of Monsoon Meteorology at CUSAT in the project entitled ‘Development of topography module and coupled slab ocean atmosphere model simulations of intraseasonal variability of monsoon Using VARSHA GCM’ sponsored by CSIR , New Delhi.

Achievements:

Best Participant Prize (2007), 3rd SERC school in Aviation Meteorology conducted by Department of Science & Technology, Govt.of India at Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore, INDIA.

Dr. D.N.Desai Gold Medal (1991), Received in the 63rd Convocation of Andhra University for getting First Rank in M. Sc (Meteorology), Visakhapatnam, INDIA.

Indian Meteorologicl Society Prize (Vishakapatnam Chapter, 1991), For getting highest mark in M.Sc Meteorology from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA.

Summer Research Fellowship (1991), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA.

Address for communication: Tel: 0944 7474 779

Email: venunairg@rediffmail.com

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DR. BENNY N. PETER
Honorary Treasurer and Director of Research
(Ocean Science)

Dr. Peter holds a Ph. D in Physical Oceanography from the Cochin University of Science & Technology. He has 15 years of research and teaching experience in Physical Oceanography in the Cochin University of Science & Technology , India . In addition to the fellowship and Associateship from agencies such as DST and UGC, Dr. Peter received Post-doctoral Fellowship of the Japan Science and Technology Agency in1994 (worked at National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan) and the long-term invitation fellowship ......

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DR. BENNY N. PETER
Honorary Treasurer and Director of Research
(Ocean Science)

Dr. Peter holds a Ph. D in Physical Oceanography from the Cochin University of Science & Technology. He has 15 years of research and teaching experience in Physical Oceanography in the Cochin University of Science & Technology , India . In addition to the fellowship and Associateship from agencies such as DST and UGC, Dr. Peter received Post-doctoral Fellowship of the Japan Science and Technology Agency in1994 (worked at National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan) and the long-term invitation fellowship of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2004 (worked as Visiting Researcher, Ocean Eddy Dynamics Division, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University for ten months) . He has participated in several national/international conferences, received advanced training in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from UNESCO. He has supervised 11 post-graduate theses and has more than 22 research publications to his credit. Dr. Peter has participated in the cruises of the Department of Ocean Development, INDIA

Research Interests: Ocean dynamics and variability studies- on time scales of seasonal to interannual. Working with hydrographic, drifter and satellite observations to quantify the oceanic motion and its variability statistics to suggest the origin, mechanisms and dynamical consequences of this variability.

Address for communication:Neettumkara, Kizhakkambalam P. O., Aluva - 683562, Kerala , India
Tel: +91 484 2680436

Email: bennynpeter@yahoo.com

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Dr. K. Ajith Joseph
Consultant Scientist

Ph D in Physical Oceanography from the Cochin University of Science and Technology , India . Received advanced training in remote sensing from Mohn-Sverdrup Centre for Global Oceanography, Norway . Presently on sabbatical from Nansen Environmental Research Centre (India) to implement a project on Ocean colour application studies on the biogeo constituents in the coastal and estuarine waters of Greater Kochi region in the SW coast of India, in the Department of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Prior to his service as Scientist in the Nansen Environmental Research Centre (NERCI, India ), ......

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Dr. K. Ajith Joseph
Consultant Scientist

Ph D in Physical Oceanography from the Cochin University of Science and Technology , India . Received advanced training in remote sensing from Mohn-Sverdrup Centre for Global Oceanography, Norway . Presently on sabbatical from Nansen Environmental Research Centre (India) to implement a project on Ocean colour application studies on the biogeo constituents in the coastal and estuarine waters of Greater Kochi region in the SW coast of India, in the Department of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Prior to his service as Scientist in the Nansen Environmental Research Centre (NERCI, India ), he had worked as Senior Research Fellow under the Government of India (Ministry of Environment) funded project in the same department. At the Nansen Centre he was instrumental in constituting an International Scientific Research Advisory Board with distinguished scientists in the field of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences to provide an impetus to environmental and earth sciences research and applications in India through local capacity building as well as increased regional and global co-operation. He has been in the stages of initiating many international collaborative research programmes in ocean environmental studies of Indian Ocean region with outstanding research centres, arranged training programmes of NERCI in mathematical modelling and remote sensing applications and organized an international conference on Coastal System Variability. He has been teaching and guiding research at post-graduate level in the Department of Physical Oceanography of CUSAT for the last several years.

He is the recipient of University Grants Commission's ( India ) Junior Research Fellowship, Berkner Travel fellowship of American Geophysical Union (AGU) and DST-Fast Track Young Scientist fellowship by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Dr. Ajith Joseph has about 19 publications in national/international journals and in the proceedings of national/international conferences. He has participated and presented research outputs in several international national/conferences with the sponsorship of International and Multilateral funding agencies.

Research interests: Satellite Remote Sensing of Oceanic features, Estuarine studies, Bio-optics

Professional affiliation: Member Secretary, Scientific Research Advisory Board of NERCI

Address for communication: Valiaveettil, Arpookara, Kottayam, Kerala.India,

Email: ajith_jk@yahoo.com

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Mr. ROY GEORGE
Executive Member and Offshore Oil Industry Consultant

Currently working as Senior Data Engineer / Unit Supervisor for TOTAL-ELF PETROLEUM IRAN on behalf of HALLIBURTON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, Dubai in the Dorood Fields, Kharg Island, Persian Gulf. Post graduate in M. Sc (Marine Geology), 1985, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India and more than 6 Years research experience (1987-1992) in the field of sedimentology and Mineralogy.

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Mr. ROY GEORGE
Executive Member and Offshore Oil Industry Consultant

Currently working as Senior Data Engineer / Unit Supervisor for TOTAL-ELF PETROLEUM IRAN on behalf of HALLIBURTON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, Dubai in the Dorood Fields, Kharg Island, Persian Gulf. Post graduate in M. Sc (Marine Geology), 1985, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India and more than 6 Years research experience (1987-1992) in the field of sedimentology and Mineralogy.

Research interests and Field of Expertise
12 years experience in the field of mudlogging and oil exploration. Worked as a Mudlogger, Data Engineer and Well Site Geologist for national and international clients on behalf of M/S OIL FIELD INSTRUMENTATION, INDIA and HALLIBURTON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, DUBAI.
worked as Well Site Geologist for SHELL IRAN OFFSHORE LTD on behalf of HALLIBURTON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ,Dubai in the Soroosh /Nowrooz Fields, Persian Gulf.

Worked as Data Engineer for ENRON OIL & GAS (INDIA) LTD., on behalf of OIL FIELD INSTRUMENTATION, MUMBAI, at Mukta, Panna and Tapti fields, Bombay offshore, India.

Worked as a Pressure Engineer at Rashidpur Gas Fields, Bangladesh, for SYLHET GAS FIELDS LIMITED (a company of PETROBANGLA, BANGLADESH).

Worked as a Data Engineer for COMMAND PETROLEUM / CAIRN ENERGY (INDIA) PTY LTD at Krishna-Godavary offshore basin, India.

Jan 1997 to May 1977: Worked as a Data Engineer for VAALCO ENERGY/ HARDY EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION (INDIA) LTD at Cauvery offshore basin, India.

Worked as a Data Engineer for ENRON OIL AND GAS (INDIA) LTD at Mukta, Panna and Tapti fields, Bombay offshore, India.

Worked as a Mud logger for OIL INDIA LTD at Jaisalmer- Nagaur basin, India.

Worked as a Mud logger at the exploratory oil wells of OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORARION, INDIA and worked in the different hydrocarbon basins like Cauvery, Assam-Arakkan, South Rewa, Gandhar and Bombay High.

Address for Communication:
KUNNATHUKUZHYIL HOUSE, MARIATHURUTHU P.O
KOTTAYAM - 686027, KERALA, INDIA
PHONE: +91 481 2575941, +91 9447288799 (Mob)

Email: roygeoin@yahoo.co.in

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Dr. K. ABDULLA BAVA (Director)
International Relations

Dr. Bava holds Ph.D in Marine Geology from the CochinUniversity of Science & Technology, India . Received advanced training in Geological mapping and in analytical techniques & instrumentation in water quality management. He has more than 1 4 years research experience in Environmental Mar ine Geochemistry ( Including 5 years as STA Fellow at Geological Survey of Japan and Research Fellow at National Institute of Environmental Studies, Japan ) and eight years' teaching experience in Marine Geology and Environmental Geology at post-graduate level. Participated in long oceanic cruises in Indian Ocean and Japan Sea and participated in Environmental pollution studies. ......

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Dr. K. ABDULLA BAVA (Director)
International Relations

Dr. Bava holds Ph.D in Marine Geology from the CochinUniversity of Science & Technology, India . Received advanced training in Geological mapping and in analytical techniques & instrumentation in water quality management. He has more than 1 4 years research experience in Environmental Mar ine Geochemistry ( Including 5 years as STA Fellow at Geological Survey of Japan and Research Fellow at National Institute of Environmental Studies, Japan ) and eight years' teaching experience in Marine Geology and Environmental Geology at post-graduate level. Participated in long oceanic cruises in Indian Ocean and Japan Sea and participated in Environmental pollution studies. Excellent skill in Data interpretation and also in Geochemical analysis using latest equipments and software, and has published several papers in reputed International journals and has participated in several International Conferences. Besides publication in peer reviewed scientific journals, written many popular articles on Science and Environment in newspapers and magazines to popularize the science and environmental awareness. He has organized seminars and discussions on various fields of Marine Sciences and was an active social worker.

Dr. Bava has received several fellowships, including : MES Scholarship for Masters course studies, India , Fellowship from Ministry of Environment, Govt. of India, STA fellowship from JISTEC, Japan , STA short term Fellowship from JISTEC, Japan , Research Fellowship of Global Environmental Forum, Japan

Research interests: Nutrient biogeochemistry: c ycling of nutrients, early diagnosis, trace metals mobility, heavy metal pollution etc

Professional affiliation: Member , American Geophysical Union (AGU), Geological Society of Japan (GSJ) and Geochemical Society of Japan (GSJ). Past President, Indian Marine Sciences Association (1991 to 1996)

Present Position:Research Scientist, Advanced Technology Institute Inc., Fukuoka , Japan Phone: +81-90-9494-8601, Phone/Fax: +81-948-21-0331

Email: bava@bse.kyutech.ac.jp

Permanent residential address: Kuttunganakam House, Azhikkal, Ponani Nagaram 679583 Kerala, India
Tel: +91-494-2667971

E-mail:abdullabava@hotmail.com

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