Dr. Naveen Chandra | GBPNIHE

Dr. Naveen Chandra

Scientist C

,Ladakh Regional Centre

Contact:

naveen.chandra@gbpihed.nic.in

bhattnaveen857@gmail.com

naveenalpine62@gmail.com

Area of Specialization

Vegetation ecology, Plant taxonomy, Biodiversity assessment, Climate Change & Vegetation Response

Qualification

  • B.Sc (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry) from SSJ Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital in 2014..
  • M.Sc in Botany with specialization in Plant ecology from SSJ Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital in 2016.
  • Doctorate in Botany from DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital and Department of forestry and climate change, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun in the year 2022.

Expertise

Alpine ecology, Biodiversity pattern analysis, High altitude taxonomy, Medicinal plants survey, Invasion dynamics, Remote sensing and GIS, Ecological modeling and Impact assessment

Work Experience

Scientist

GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora

17/02/2025-Present

Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty)

Department of Botany

Department of Botany, Soban Singh Jeena University Campus, Mall Road, Almora

06/07/ 2023 -15/02/ 2025

Research Coordinator

Environment

BHOMYA FOUNDATION, Monal Enclave, Near Kargi Chowk, Dehradun

20/07/2022-Present

Senior Project Fellow

Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC), Upper Aamwala, Nalapani, Dehradun

01/07/2022 -04/07/2023

Junior Project Fellow

Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC), Upper Aamwala, Nalapani, Dehradun

01/07/2020-01/07/2022

Junior Project Fellow

Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC), Upper Aamwala, Nalapani, Dehradun

27/03/2017 -31/01/2020

Awards / Recognition

National

1st prize in “Photo competition Cum Exhibition” under Knowledge Sharing and Networking Workshop organized by Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE) (24-25 May 2018).

Academic Supervision

  • Status
  • Completed
  • Ongoing
  • Doctoral
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  • -
  • Post Graduation
  • M.Tech
    M.Phil
    MSc
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    02
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    -
    01
  • Bachelor
  • -
  • -
  • Industrial Training
  • -
  • -

Research Interests

Broad Subject Area Specialization Sector
Vegetation ecology Plant Community Dynamics Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Invasive Species Ecology, High altitude ecology, Climate Change & Vegetation Response, prediction modeling Plant Community ecology, High altitude ecology, Conservation ecology, Landscape Ecology
Biodiversity assessment Biodiversity characterization and inventory, Ecological Biodiversity Assessment, climate change and biodiversity, Functional Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Ecosystem and Habitat Assessment
Plant Taxonomy Species inventory and systematics, Botanical exploration Taxonomy
Medicinal plant survey Availability assessment, Ethnobotany, Geo-spatial mapping, Threat assessment and conservation, Trade assessment Medicinal plants conservation
Remote sensing and GIS Vulnerability assessment, Vegetation characterization and monitoring, Habitat distribution modelling Geospatial studies

Publications

Sl.No. Category Numbers
Peer Reviewed Reports 01
Peer Reviewed Papers 34
Paper in Book chapter 08
Popular article 01
Technical Manuals 01
Books 04

Skills

Technical Skills
  • Instruments : GPS
  • Softwares : ArcGIS v. 10.5.1, Machine learning, SNAP, Google Earth Pro, PAST, IBM SPSS, MS Office 2016, 2019, etc

Extra curricular activities

  • Hobbies:    Field Trekking, Photography, Learning and Teaching, Exploring, Music
  • Sports:       Cricket, Badminton