Curriculum Vitae

Name:Ms. Subhamita Chaudhuri

Father’s name:Sri. Amitava Chaudhuri

Date of birth:20.12.1968

Nationality:Indian

Permanent address:14/143 Golf Club Road

Kolkata- 700 033

Telephone number: 033-24734177, 033-24174264

e-mail address:

1. Educational qualifications:

Examination / Board/ University / Subjects/ specialisations / Year / Division/ Class / Merits
Secondary / West Bengal Board of Secondary Education / Eng, Bng, Maths, Phy Sc, Bio Sc, Geog, Hist. / 1986 / 1st division (70.77%)
Higher Secondary / West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education / Eng, Bng, Philo, Geog, Edu. / 1988 / 1st division (76.0%) / National Scholarship holder (1988 – 89)
Bachelor’s degree (BA) / University of Calcutta / Geography honours / 1991 / 1st class (66.7%) / Rank – 1st in 1st Class
Master’s degree (MA) / University of Calcutta / Geography, Fluvial Geomorphology (special paper) / 1993 (exam held in Jan 1994) / 1st class (66.5%)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / University of Pune / Coastal Geomorphology / August,2005

2. Teaching Experience:

Institution/ College/ University / Courses taught / Post held / Duration
Gokhale Memorial Girl’s College, Kolkata / U.G (B.A/ B.Sc Honours and Pass) / Substitute lecturer against F.I.P vacancy / 01.03.95 – 29.02.96
VidyasagarUniversity, Medinipur, WB / PG (M.A/ M.Sc courses in Coastal Management / Guest Lecturer / 2001 – 2004
ChandernagoreGovt.College, Hooghly Dist., WB / U.G (B.A/ B.Sc Honours and Pass) / Lecturer, in permanent post / 25.06.98 – 30.06.99
JogamayaDeviCollege, Kolkata / U.G (B.Sc Honours and Pass) / Sr. Lecturer, in permanent post / 01.07.99 – 05.04.09
WestBengalStateUniversity / PG / Associate Professor / Since 06.04.09

3. Research experience:

  • Worked as Junior Research Fellow (September – December, 1994) in a Staffordshire University Research Project, titled “ Environmental improvement in Calcutta’s slums and squatter settlements”.
  • Research scholar in the Department of Geography, University of Pune for doctoral work (1996 – 2003) on the topic “Problem of siltation in ShrivardhanBay, KonkanCoast, Maharashtra, under the guidance of Prof. S. R. Jog.

4. Publications:

  1. Basu, S. R, Lama Sangita and Chaudhuri Subhamita (1994): “Impact of man on the environment of Darjiling Town in Eastern Himalaya – with special reference to soil erosion and landslides”, Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, Vol. 17 No.2, pp 26-34.
  2. Jog, S. R, Chaudhuri Subhamita and Sarkar Nandita (2000): “Study of suspended sediment concentration in coastal zone by using digital satellite data”, Proceedings of the International Seminar of INQUA and Indian Ocean Sub-Commission, pp 204-211.
  3. Jog, S. R, Wakhare Anargha, Chaudhuri Subhamita, Unde Maya and Pardeshi S. D (2002): “Maharashtra Landscape: A Perspective”, Geography ofMaharashtra, ed. Jaymala Diddee, S.R.Jog, V.S.Kale, and V.S.Datye, pp 19-57.
  4. Chaudhuri Subhamita (2002): “Evaluation of the Geomorphic Character and Hydraulic Stability of the Shrivardhan Inlet, KonkanCoast, Maharashtra”, Transactions, Vol.24 No. 1 & 2, pp 11-21.
  5. Wakhare Anargha, Chaudhuri Subhamita and Ajay Kamble (2005): “Migrational History of the Valvati Tidal Channel: A Case Study from the West Coast of Maharashtra”, Occasional Papers, Bombay Geographical Association, Issue No. 2, pp 24-36.
  6. Kamble, Ajay, Dhorde, Anargha, Chaudhuri, Suhamitha, Jog, S R. (2007): “Higher Sea Level in North Konkan: A Study of Geomorphic Evidences in the Shore Platforms. In N.Chandrasekar (Eds.), Proc. 18th Convention of IGI and National Seminar on Quaternary Climatic Changes and Landforms , M.SUniversity Publication, pp. 129 – 157.
  7. Chaudhuri Subhamita, Wakhare, Anargha, Kamble Ajay, Jog, S.R.(2008): Effect of Construction of Protection Wall on Beach- Dune Morphology of ShrivardhanBay Mouth Spit, KonkanCoast, Maharashtra. Transactions, Vol.30 No. 2, pp. 53 – 67.
  8. ChakrabortyAbhijit, Chaudhuri Subhamita and Bandyopadhyay Sunando (2011), “Ecological and sedimentological controls on spatial differentiation of crab burrows: A case study in Gangasagar beach area, West Bengal, Landform, Processes and Environment Management, Prof. M.K.Bandyopadhyay felicitation volume, ACB Publications, Kolkata, 338–355.
  9. Chaudhuri, Subhmita (2012): Evaluation of hydraulic stability of tidal inlet: a case study of the Shrivardhan inlet-bay system. Journal of Indian Geomorphology, Vol 1: 109–123.

5. Books/ monographs etc. :

Subhamita Chaudhuri (Co-editor with Sunando Bandyopadhyay, Manjari Bhattacharji, Amal Kar, S.R.Jog and D.C.Goswami), Landform, Processes and Environment Management, ACB Publications, Kolkata (2011)

6. Organisation of seminars/ workshops:

  • Organised one day workshop on “Contemporary Climatology – Issues Included in New Syllabus of Calcutta University”, at Department of Geography, JogamayaDeviCollege )7th December, 2005).
  • One day Workshop on Revision of Undergraduate syllabus part I – Honours and General on 6th July 2009 at West Bengal State University.
  • Three days workshop on Open Source GIS: QGIS from 14th to 16th October 2009 at WestBengalStateUniversity.
  • Two days Workshop on Revision of Undergraduate syllabus part II and III – Honours and General on 20th and 21st April 2010 at WestBengalState University
  • Organised a workshop-cum hands-on training in collaboration with Department of Geography, East Calcutta Girls’ College on open source GIS software (QGIS) for the undergraduate teachers of Geography, (January 2015).

7. Contribution in preparation of resource material/ books

  • Appointed by Netaji Subhash Open University, West Bengal as course writer for UG courses in Geography. Contributed two chapters on Marine and Karst Geomorphic processes in EGO 02 – Block 1 and one chapter on Marine deposition in EGO 02 – Block 2.
  • Prepared course material on Hands-on-Training to study Coastal Processes and Morphodynamics for the 14th National Science Camp on Coastal and Marine Resources, organized by National Council for Science Museums, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, held in Digha, West Bengal (4th –14th October, 2004).
  • Appointed as evaluator/ reviewer of Geography text books for Class VI to X for West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education (January 2007).

8. Contribution as resource person:

  • Invited as resource person for the 14th National Science Camp on Coastal and Marine Resources, organized by National Council for Science Museums, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, held in Digha, West Bengal (4th –14th October, 2004).
  • Invited as judge to evaluate scientific models in District Level Eastern India Science Fair, organised by Digha Science Centre, National Council for Science Museums, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (21st January, 2005).
  • Invited as resource person to deliver National Science Day Lecture on “Coastal Security and Emerging Importance of Plate Tectonics” by National Council for Science Museums, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, held in Digha Science Centre, West Bengal (28th February, 2005).
  • Invited as judge to evaluate scientific models in District Level Eastern India Science Fair, organised by Digha Science Centre, National Council for Science Museums, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (16th -17th December, 2005).
  • Invited as guest teacher in VidyasagarUniversity for teaching the course on Coastal Zone management for the second year PG students from 2001 to 2004.
  • Invited as resource person to deliver lecture on Process Study in Geomorphology in Refresher Course, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta (September 2011).
  • Invited as resource person in workshop for training teachers on Field Ecology, organized by Zoology Department, West Bengal State University (November, 2011).
  • Invited as resource person to deliver lecture on GIS Mapping Technique and its Applications in Social Sciences, Economics Department, University of Calcutta (February, 2012).
  • Invited as resource person in Winter School to deliver lecture on Open source software and Introduction to QGIS, organised by Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, (December 2014).
  • Invited as resource person to deliver lecture in Refresher course, Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, (March 2015).

9. Participation in courses for improvement of professional competence:

  • Completed a short course in aerial photography and remote sensing, organised by National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (1995).
  • Completed Refresher Course of the AcademicStaffCollege, University of Pune in GIS and Remote Sensing, conducted by the Department of Geography, University of Pune (17.12.2001 – 12.01.2002). Obtained ‘O’grade.
  • Completed Orientation Course of the AcademicStaffCollege, University of Pune (22.03.2004 –18.04.2004). Obtained ‘A’grade.
  • Completed Refresher Course of the AcademicStaffCollege, University of Calcutta in Environmental Studies, (19.2.2007 – 12.03.2007). Obtained ‘A’grade.
  • Completed Refresher Course of the AcademicStaffCollege, University of Calcutta in Geography (05.9.2007 – 25.9.2007). Obtained ‘A’grade.
  • Completed an advanced course in Remote Sensing & GIS using PCI Geomatica v 10.1, from PCI Software Private Limited, Kolkata (25.12.2007 – 31.12.2007)

10. Paper’s presented / conferences and seminars attended:

  • Impact of man on the environment of DarjilingTown in Eastern Himalaya – with special reference to soil erosion and landslides. VI National Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) on the theme “Man and Geoenvironment”. AllahabadUniversity, 7th –9th March, 1994
  • Estimation of Marine Depth in Nearshore Zone with the help of Digital Remote Sensing Data. XIX Indian Geographers meet of Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG). University of Pune, 14th –16th March 1998.
  • Reconstruction of Hydrodynamic Conditions from Micro-Relief Features on Shrivardhan Bar, KonkanCoast. XI IGI Conference and National Seminar on Mountain to Ocean: A Changing Environmental Scenario. NorthBengalUniversity, 11th – 13th February, 2000.
  • An Enquiry into the Anomalous Occurrence Of Primary and Detrital Laterites in North Konkan. XXII Conference of Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG) and IGU Commission Meeting on Land degradation and Desertification. Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 9th – 11th January, 2001.
  • Effect of Construction of Protection Wall on Beach – Bar Characteristics. Symposium of International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) on Geomorphology and Environment. University of Calcutta, 27th –29th February, 2004.
  • Morphodynamic Response of Ripple Formations to Changing Tidal Regime. .XVII Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologist (IGI). University of Pune, 29th November –1st December 2004.
  • Mapping temporal changes in bay configuration, Shrivardhan Bay, Konkan Coast. National Seminar on Applied Geography & Application of Remote Sensing and GIS. University of Calcutta, 4th –6th February, 2005.
  • A comparative study of diagenetic environment of Quaternary beach rocks in and Shrivardhan, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra. XVIII Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). Centre for Geotechnology, M.S.University, Tirunelveli, 26th -28th December, 2005.
  • The problem of bay siltation and attempted estimation of sediment budget – a case study of Shrivardhan Bay, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra. International Seminar on Poverty and Development in South Asia. Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, 11th-13th January, 2007.
  • Evaluation of the hydraulic stability of tidal inlet: A case study of Shrivardhan bay-inlet system, Konkan Coast, India. IAG Regional Conference, KotaKinabalu, Malaysia. NationalUniversity of Singapore, 25th – 29th June, 2007
  • Evaluation of the hydraulic stability of tidal inlet: A case study of Shrivardhan bay-inlet system, KonkanCoast, Maharashtra. XXI Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). BanarasHinduUniversity, 15th – 17th February, 2008
  • Mapping temporal changes in bay configuration with respect to shift of high tide lines, ShrivardhanBay, KonkanCoast: National Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Geography, Indian Geographical Foundation. Kolkata, 27th –28th February 2009
  • Temporal changes in the extension of the Shrivardhan spit, vis-à-vis bay siltation, Konkan Coast, India: XXII Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). AllahabadUniversity, 29th – 31st October, 2009.
  • The Process of Bay-reclamation – A case study of Shrivardhan. National Seminar on Ganga Delta: Planning Perspectives: University of Calcutta, 12th to 13th March, 2012
  • Management of Beach Erosion: National Seminar on Sustainable Development & Disaster Management: RabindraBharatiUniversity, 27th – 28th March 2010.
  • Spatial Variation in Crab Burrow Characteristics and its Geomorphic Significance – A Case Study of DighaBeach: XXIII Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). GuwahatiUniversity, 20th – 22nd November, 2010
  • Tidal Behaviour of Digha Inlet with Special Reference to Inlet Stability: XXIV Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). AnnaUniversity, Chennai, 19th – 22nd October, 2011
  • Ecological and Sedimentological controls on spatial differentiation of crab burrows – A case study of Gangasagar beach area, West Bengal, TripuraUniversity: 8th to 11th February, 2012.
  • Bahavioural Pattern of Selected Mudflat Species Along the Mudflat Adjoining Gangasagar Creek, Sagar Island, West Bengal. XXV Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). Allahabad University, Allahabad, 22nd – 24th December, 2012.
  • Ecological and Geomorphic Controls on Spatial Variation of Crab Burrows: A Case Study in Bakkhali Beach Area, West Bengal, India: 8th International Conference in Geomorphology, organised by the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG), Paris, France, 27th –31st August 2013.
  • Hydraulic behaviour of Digha tidal inlet with special reference to inlet stability: XXVI Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat, 20th – 22nd December, 2013.
  • Evolution and uses of Khabli Beel – an example of wise-use of wetland: XXVI Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat, 20th – 22nd December, 2013.
  • Bedload characteristics in a selected stretch of Panchnoi river and its relation to channel morphology: XXVII Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI). Vidyasagar University, Medinipur, West Bengal, 14th – 17th November, 2014.

11. Membership of institutes/ societies:

  • Life member and Co-opted executive committee member of Geographical Society of India,
  • Life member of Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG).
  • Life Member and Co-opted executive committee member of Indian Institute of Geomorphology (IGI)
  • Life member of National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI)

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