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Dr. P. P. Nikhil Raj

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, School of Engineering, Coimbatore | Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Future, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
pp_nikhilraj@cb.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. P. P. Nikhil Raj currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Future and the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. He has been involved in environmental/ecological researches in India for the last 14 years. He started working extensively in the field of environmental research since his post-graduation thesis work on human-wildlife conflicts in the northern forest region of Kerala State.

Before joining Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Dr. Raj had worked in the prestigious research institutes such as Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), India and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore. During his tenure at these institutes Dr Raj had participated in different conservation projects. In 2011,he completed his PhD in Environmental Science, from SACON,Centre of excellence, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

Qualifications

Year Degree/Program Institution
2011 Ph. D. Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), India
2004 M. Sc. University of Calicut, Kerala

Research

Dr. Raj’s major research question lies in understanding how natural systems respond to climate change and various anthropogenic pressures. He has published his research findings in international and national peer reviewed journals. He has presented his work in many international and national conferences/seminars. He is an ardent lover of nature. He loves to travel and explore local culture.

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Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2019

Book review on the “Growth Delusion”-by David Pilling

Publisher : Current Science

Year : 2012

Trend analysis of rainfall in Bharathapuzha River basin, Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj and Azeez, P. A., “Trend analysis of rainfall in Bharathapuzha River basin, Kerala, India”, International Journal of Climatology, vol. 32, pp. 533-539, 2012.

Publisher : International Journal of Climatology

Year : 2011

Temperature rise in the Bharathapuzha river basin, southern India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj and Azeez, P. A., “Temperature rise in the Bharathapuzha river basin, southern India”, Current science, vol. 101, pp. 492-492, 2011.

Publisher : Current science

Year : 2011

Performance evaluation of an irrigation project with reference to its irrigation objectives

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj, Azeez, P. A., and A. Hussain, S., “Performance evaluation of an irrigation project with reference to its irrigation objectives”, African Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 2472-2478, 2011.

Publisher : African Journal of Agricultural Research

Year : 2010

Public on conserving an urban wetland: A Case from Kerala, India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj and Azeez, P. A., “Public on conserving an urban wetland: A Case from Kerala, India”, International journal of Social Ecology and sustainable development, Sustainable policy applications for social ecology and development (Edited by EG Carayannis) Information science reference (IGI global), USA, vol. 1, pp. 14-19, 2010.

Publisher : International journal of Social Ecology and sustainable development, Sustainable policy applications for social ecology and development (Edited by EG Carayannis) Information science reference (IGI global)

Year : 2010

Consolidated checklist of birds in the Pallikaranai Wetlands, Chennai, India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj, Ranjini, J., Radhamani, D., Subramanian, J., Azeez, P. A., and Bhupathy, S., “Consolidated checklist of birds in the Pallikaranai Wetlands, Chennai, India”, Journal of Threatened Taxa, vol. 2, pp. 1114-1118, 2010.

Publisher : Journal of Threatened Taxa

Year : 2010

Changing Rainfall in the Palakkad plains of South India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj and Azeez, P. A., “Changing Rainfall in the Palakkad plains of South India”, Atmósfera, vol. 23, pp. 75-82, 2010.

Publisher : Atmósfera

Year : 2009

Real estate and Agricultural Wetlands in Kerala

Publisher : Economic and political weekly, Environment, Technology and Development: Critical and Subversive Essays- Essays from the Economic and Political Weekly (2012), Edited By Rohan D’Souza p: 394.

Year : 2009

Climate change congress Copenhagen

Publisher : Current science

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2016

Understanding the impact of Movies on changing the perspectives of students on Environmental issues

Publisher : International Conference on Environment and Ecology (ICEE 2016), 7-9 March 2016

Year : 2015

Movies, as a driver of change in perspectives: an evaluation of the impact of environmental documentaries on students in adolescence Pathways to Future Education for Sustainable Development

Year : 2011

Ecological and ethno-cultural examination of the rise and fall in rice diversity in southern India with special reference to the Western Ghats,India

Cite this Research Publication : P. P. Nikhil Raj, Azeez, P. A., and Sebastian, M. K., “Ecological and ethno-cultural examination of the rise and fall in rice diversity in southern India with special reference to the Western Ghats,India”, Workshop on Paddy Growing Cultures in India, organized by JanapadaSampada division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 5th to 7th December 2011 at Dept. of Anthropology. Pondicherry University., 2011.

Publisher : IGNCA

Year : 2009

Historical analysis of the first rain event and the number of rain days in the western part of Palakkad gap, South India

Publisher : Iop Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, The IARU International Scientific Congress on Climate Change

Year : 2009

Development of a city and disappearing urban water bodies a case from Palakkad city of Kerala, India

Publisher : 10th ESRI India User Conference , Geography in Action

Year : 2009

Cropping the ‘real estate’; does money play the desperado? A brief from Kerala’s agriculture wetlands

Publisher : National seminar on emerging issues in biodiversity management

Year : 2009

Analysis of rain fall trend and the variation in number of rain days in a tropical station.

Publisher : First World Young Earth-Scientists Congress 2009

Year : 2008

Public opinion on conserving a mangrove wetland- A case from Kerala

Publisher : National seminar on Coastal wetland ecosystems of Kerala: Perspective and conservational strategies

Year : 2008

Analysis of the general rainfall trend using the historical data: a case from Palakkad plains of Kerala

Publisher : International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity Food Security in the South Asia Region

Year : 2007

Weeds of the Bharathapuzha river basin Kerala with special reference to the influencing factors promoting weed growth

Publisher : National Conference on Environmental Challenges and Management (ECM-2007)

Book Chapter

Year : 2015

Factors Influencing the Runoff Trend in a Medium Sized River Basin in the Western Ghats, India

Publisher : Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems Springer-Verlag

Year : 2009

The general rainfall trend using the historical data: a case from the Palakkad plains of Kerala.

Publisher : Macmillan Publishers India Ltd

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