Dr Nabajit Hazarika
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. : Tezpur UniversityResearch Interests:
Cryospheric Studies; Land use and land cover changes; Climate change impact; Geomorphology; Geoinformatics application in contemporary environmental issuesJoined the University in Aug 2, 2021
Phone: +91 9706671256
Email: nabajit.hazarika@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Education:
2016 Ph.D. Tezpur University
2008 M.Sc. Gauhati University
2006 B.Sc. Gauhati University
Career Profile:
1. Assistant Professor, Cotton University (August 2021-present).
2. Assistant Professor, Nagaland University (2016-2021).
3. Guest Faculty, Tezpur University (2015-2016).
4. Guest Faculty, GIMT Tezpur (Feb 2015- July 2015).
Awards/recognition:
1. Awarded “Young Associate” in Earth Sciences category by Indian Academy of Sciences (2017-2021).
2. Awarded certficate of outstanding contribution in reviewing by the journal Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Elsevier (2017).
3. Awarded CSIR-UGC NET in Earth, atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences (2011).
4. Awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for pursuig Ph.D. (2010-2015).
Teaching
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August, 2021-present |
Cotton University Assistant Professor |
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April, 2016 -June, 2021 |
Nagaland University Assistant Professor |
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Jan, 2015-March, 2016 |
Tezpur University Guest Faculty |
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Feb, 2015-July, 2015 |
GIMT, Tezpur Guest Faculty |
Research paper publications
2022
1. Muzamil Ahmad Rather, Anutee Dolley, Nabajit Hazarika, Vimha Ritse, Kuladip Sarma, Latonglila Jamir, Siddhartha Shankar Satapathy, Suvendra Kumar Ray, Ramesh Chandra Deka, Ajaya Kumar Biswal, Robin Doley, Manabendra Mandal, Nima D Namsa, Glycome Profiling and Bioprospecting Potential of the Himalayan Buddhist Handmade Paper of Tawang Region of Arunachal Pradesh, Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 13, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.831589
2. Leena Borah*, Bedabati Kalita, Priyanka Boro, Amenuo Susan Kulnu, Nabajit Hazarika*, Climate change impacts on socio-hydrological spaces of the Brahmaputra floodplain in Assam, Northeast India: A review, Frontiers in Water, 2022
3. Suranjana Bhaswati Borah, Apurba Kumar Das, Nabajit Hazarika, Himolin Basumatary, Monitoring and assessment of glaciers and glacial lakes: climate change impact on the Mago Chu Basin, Eastern Himalayas, Regional Environmental Change, vol. 22, 124, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-01984-2
Research paper publications till 2021
Choudhury, G., Basumatari, M., Darji, C.B., Ahmed, A.F., Borah, D., Sah, R.K., Devi, A., Hazarika, N., Dutta, G. (2021) Economic significance of wild bioresources to rural communities in the Eastern Himalayan state of Assam, Northeast India. Trees, Forests and People 5, 100102.
Ritse, V., Basumatary, H., Kulnu, A.S., Dutta, G., Phukan, M.M., Hazarika, N*. (2020) Monitoring land use land cover changes in Eastern Himalayan landscape of Nagaland, Northeast India. Environ Monit Assess 192:711, 1-17.
Phukan, M.M., Hazarika, N., Bora, P., Borah, T., Konwar, B.K. (2020) Leveraging microalga feedstock for biofuel production and wasteland reclamation using remote sensing and ex situ experimentation. Renewable Energy 159, 973-981.
Hazarika, N., Barman, D., Das, A.K., Sarma, A.K. and Borah, S.B. (2018) Assessing and mapping flood hazard, vulnerability and risk in Upper Brahmaputra River valley using stakeholders’ knowledge and Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE). Journal of Flood Risk Management 11 (S2), 700-716.
Hazarika, N., Tayeng, T., and Das, A.K. (2016) Living in troubled waters’: Stakeholders’ perception, susceptibility and adaptations to flood in Upper Brahmaputra plain. Natural Hazards 83, 1157-1176.
Hazarika, N., Das, A.K. and Borah, S.B. (2015) Assessing land-use changes driven by river dynamics in chronically flood affected Upper Brahmaputra plains, India, using RS-GIS techniques. The Egypt. J. Remote Sensing Space Sci. 8, 107-118.
Hazarika, N., Das, A.K. (2014). Process dynamics and controls in two partially-confined rivers of upper Brahmaputra plain. International Journal of Geomatics and Geoscience 5 (1), 91-103.
Das, A.K., Sah, R.K. and Hazarika, N. (2012). Bankline change and the facets of riverine hazards in the floodplain of Subansiri–Ranganadi Doab, Brahmaputra Valley, India. Natural Hazards 64, 1015-1028.
*as corresponding author
Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)
Borbora, J., Das, A.K., Sah, R.K. & Hazarika, N. (2018) Assessment of Urban Heat Island Effect in Guwahati- A remote sensing-based study, In: Sarma, A., Singh, V.P., Bhattacharjya, R., Kartha, S. (eds) Urban Ecology, Water Quality and Climate Change. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 84. pp 149-156, Springer, Cham.
Dutta, G., Borah, L., Hazarika, N.* Climate change perception among the floodplain dwellers of Upper Brahmaputra River. In: Baruah, A and Changmai, R., (eds) Biodiversity and climate change, Mahaveer Publications, 2022, India. (ISBN: 978-93-94095-44-1)
Other Informations
Training/Workshops attended:
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2019, 24th Sept- 22nd Oct. |
Training cum Workshop on “Academic Administration” |
IQAC, Nagaland University
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2019, 26th Aug. |
UGC sponsored National Workshop on “Research integrity and awareness”
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Tezpur University |
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2019, 29th May. |
One day workshop on “Importance of IPR in academic institutions”
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Nagaland University |
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2013, 22nd -23rd April. |
Indian Geophysical Union Golden Jubilee Workshop on “Holistic scientific approach using integrated geophysical studies for the management of natural hazards” |
North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Umiam, Meghalaya. |
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2011, 1st -3rd March |
Training Course on “Hydrological Investigations for Conservation and Management of Lakes”. |
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India. |
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2011, 7th – 13th, Feb. |
Seminar cum workshop on “Remote Sensing and GIS Application.” |
Department of Ecology & Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. |
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2009,10th Nov-11th Dec. |
Course in “GIS Analyst” (Sponsored by DONER Ministry, Govt. of India) |
Indo-German Institute of Advanced Technology, India
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Orientation/ Refresher:
- Refresher course in Life Sciences at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh, 03-07-2018 to 23-07-2018; Theme: Recent Trends in Life Sciences.
- UGC sponsored 3 weeks Orientation Programme with reference to quality in higher education at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh, 07-01-2020 to 27-01-2020.
Curriculum/course design:
- Member of syllabus drafting committee for M.Sc. in Environmental Science, Nagaland University, 2016.
- Member of syllabus drafting committee for Ph.D. course work in Environmental Science, Nagaland University 2017.
- Member of syllabus drafting committee for CBCS course in Environmental studies for UG courses, Nagaland University, 2019.
- Member of syllabus revision committee for M.Sc. in Environmental Science, Nagaland University, 2019.
Administrative/Committees/Other Responsibilities:
- Member, Departmental Research Committee, Dept. of Environmental Science, NU (2019-2021).
- Member, Departmental Research Committee, Dept. of Forest Science, NU (2019-2021).
- Member of Board of School of Sciences, Nagaland University (2018-2020).
- Member of Board of Post Graduate Studies, Department of Environmental Science, NU (2016-2021).
- Member of Board of Post graduate Studies, Department of Anthropology, NU (2018-2021)
- Member of Board of Post graduate Studies, Department of Botany, NU (2018-2021).
- Member of Inspection committee for affiliation to selected departments, Capital College, Kohima, Nagaland.
- Member of Inspection committee for affiliation to selected departments, Tuli College, Mokokchung, Nagaland.
- Member of Inspection committee for affiliation to selected departments, Loyam College, Tuensang, Nagaland.
- Member of Inspection committee for affiliation to selected departments, Shamator College, Tuensang, Nagaland.
- Subject expert for recruitment of Assistant Professor in Environmental Science, MGM College, Dimapur, Nagaland.
- Member of inspection team for affiliation to selected departments, Yingli College, Longleng, Nagaland.
- Member, Central Library committee, Nagaland University (2019-2021).
- Subject Expert for recruitment of Assistant Professor in Environmental Science, Patkai Christian College, Dimapur, Nagaland.
- Member of syllabus revision committee for PG course in Environmental Biology and Wildlife Sciences, Cotton University, 2021.
Reviewer for the Journals:
1. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Elsevier.
2. Ambio, Springer.
3. Human Ecology, Springer.
4. SN Applied Sciences, Springer.
Conference
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1. Ritse, V., Hazarika, N., Jamir, L. (2022) Assessing the changes of Glacial Lakes of Tawang-Chu Basin, Eastern Himalayas. International Conference on Bioresources and Bioeconomy (ICBB), September 19th to 21st, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India (Oral Presentation).
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2. Kulnu, A. S., Ritse, V., Hazarika, N., & Bharali, P. (2022) Morpho-dynamics of the braided Brahmaputra River, Assam: A geoinformatics approach. International conference on Bioresources and Bioeconomy (ICBB), September 19th to 21st, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India (Oral presentation).
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3. Ritse, V., Kulnu, A. S., Hazarika, N. & Jamir, L. (2022) Assessing the changes of Glacial Lakes of Lohit River Basin, Eastern Himalayas. 3rd National Scholar’s Meet on Innovation challenges in interdisciplinary research and practices, March 24th to 25th, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Punjab, India (Oral Presentation).
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4. Hazarika, N., Borah, S.B., Barman, S. & Das, A.K. (2015) Monitoring aquatic macrophytes in Kaziranga National Park using Remote Sensing Indices. 36th Indian Geographers’ Meet & International Seminar, 25-28th February, Gauhati University, Guwahati (Oral presentation).
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5. Borah, S.B., Hazarika, N., Mahanta, M. & Das, A.K. (2015) Understanding the fluvial dynamics of Manas-Beki River system. 36th Indian Geographers’ Meet & International Seminar, 25-28th February, Gauhati University, Guwahati (Oral presentation).
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6. Das, A.K., Hazarika, N., Sah, R.K. (2013) Changing nature of riverine hazard in Brahmaputra Valley, India. 8th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology, August 27th to 31st Paris (Oral presentation).
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7. Borbora, J., Das, A.K., Sah, R.K. & Hazarika, N. (2012) Assessment of Urban Heat Island in Guwahati- A remote sensing based study. International conference on Environmentally Sustainable Urban Ecosystem (ENSURE), 24-26 February, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India (Oral presentation).
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Invited Lectures
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1. Delivered an invited talk on “Environmental controls on fungus” in National Webinar on Fungi and its different aspects with special reference to Black Fungus and its relevance during COVID-19 pandemic, organized by Department of Botany, DHSK College, Dibrugarh, Assam 22nd July 2021.
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2. Delivered an invited talk on “Selecting the right journal for publication, UGC CARE and reference management tools” in Two-day workshop on Quality Enhancement in Research, organized by IQAC Nagaland University, 22nd-23rd March 2021 (23.03.2021: date of lecture).
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3. Delivered an invited talk on “A methodological crossover for flood risk assessment” in Indian Academy of Sciences workshop on Advances in Earth System Science, at Banaras Hindu University 31st Oct-1st Nov 2018 (01.11.2018: date of lecture).
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4. Delivered an invited talk on “Chemistry & Geoinformatics in Environmental Science: A Cocktail of Interdisciplinary Sciences” in National Seminar on Chemistry in Interdisciplinary Research 9th-10th Nov, 2018, sponsored by DST and SN Bose NCBS, Department of Chemistry, Nagaland University (09.11.2018: date of lecture).
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5. Delivered a talk on “Essence of Research Communication” in DBT sponsored National Workshop on Newer Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Research Methodology, organized by Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centre 13th Nov-19th Nov 2018, Nagaland University (13.11.2018: date of lecture).
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