Prem Chand Pandey Explained

Prem Chand Pandey
Birth Date:1945 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Ramapur, United Provinces, British India
Nationality:Indian
Field:Space Science, Planetary Scientist, Climate-Satellites, Polar-Remote Sensing
Work Institution:Space Applications Centre
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Ministry of Earth Sciences
NCAOR
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Bhubaneswar
Alma Mater:University of Allahabad
Known For:Polar-Remote Sensing
Bhaskara Satellite series
ISRO's past and future mission such as OCEANSAT and CLIMATESAT Ocean-Satellite, Indian Remote Sensing satellite, Climate-Satellite, and Indian Antarctic Program
Doctoral Advisor:S. L. Srivastava
Prizes:NASA Certificate of Recognition and Cash Award
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
Vigyan Gaurav Award

Prem Chand Pandey is an Indian space scientist, planetary scientist, and academic in the fields of satellite oceanography, remote sensing, atmospheric science, the Antarctic and climate change,[1] and also he is the founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).

Education and career

Pandey obtained his masters and bachelor's degrees in Electronics and science respectively from Allahabad University. He completed his D.Phil. degree from the same university[2] [3] (on microwaves) in 1972.[4]

In 1966, Pandey became a lecturer in DAV Degree college, Azamgarh. From 1968 to 1972 he was Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Research Fellow at the microwave research laboratory of the Department of Physics, University of Allahabad, and from 1973 to 1977 a research officer at the Central Water and Power Research Station, Khadakwasla. In 1977 he joined the Space Applications Centre (SAC)/ ISRO, Ahmedabad and became the founder head of the Oceanic Sciences Division/ Meteorology and Oceanography Group/ Remote Sensing Applications Area (OSD/ MOG/ RESA). He worked for the next twenty years at SAC. In the 1980s he was also a research associate at the NASAJet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, where he worked on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite and SEASAT programs.[5] During 1997–2005, he was the founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)/Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Goa.[6] At the initiative of Murali Manohar Joshi he founded the K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies (KBCAOS)[7] to initiate Atmospheric and Ocean Science Studies at Allahabad University which is now a full-fledged faculty academic centre of Allahabad University.[8] [9] [10] [11] He was Visiting Professor at the Center for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), IIT Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) from 2005 to 2007 then Emeritus Professor from 2007 to August 2011, playing a key role in the establishment of the CORAL.[12] He joined the faculty of School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar as a Professor with effect from 1 September 2011.[13] [14] [15] [16] where also he played key role in establishment of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar and after a satisfactory development of this school, Dr. Pandey returned to IIT Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) and worked as Emeritus Professor since 20 November 2017 as to 25 November 2020.[17] Currently he is working as adjunct professor at Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar since 1 January 2021.[18]

Honour and awards

Membership

Works

Pandey has published more than 134 research papers,[52] 7 books, 9 reports and 4 Atlases, and has guided 11 PhDs. He has also edited the journals Marine Geodesy,[53] Indian Journal of Polar Science, 2008 and the Remote Sensing section in Mausam, the quarterly research journal of India Meteorological Department.[54] He has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing[55] Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics (IJRSP),[56] Indian Journal of Marine Science, India (1995–2000), Vayu Mandal, Bulletin of Indian Meteorological Society, (1995–1996), Proceedings of Indian Academics (Physical Sciences) and the Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2006).

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ncaor.gov.in/pages/view/391/395-professor-prem-chand-pandey "Professor Prem Chand Pandey's profile at NCAOR web page as founding Director/1st former Director"
  2. http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/fac-profiles/showprofile.php?empcode=2bmVT&depts_name=N2 Faculty page
  3. http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 " Pandey is Proud Past Alumni of Allahabad University"
  4. Book: Sahoo, Dinabandhu. 2002 . Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science . APH Publishing . 449 . 9788176483476.
  5. a) NASA TECHNICAL REPORTS SERVER Selected Navigations: Author Pandey, P. C. Dr. P C Pandey at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory USA. b) Journal of Geophysical Research page P C Pandey Author from SAC, Ahmedabad. c) Numerical experiment with modelled return echo of a satellite (PDF) P C Pandey Author, Affiliation: MOG, SAC Ahmedabad. d) Water Vapor Corrections for Radar Altimeter and Its Variability over the Indian Ocean P C Pandey Author, Affiliation: MOG, SAC. e) Atmospheric temperature profile for a tropical region from TIROS-N microwave sounding unit Author P C Pandey from SAC/ISRO. f) "A Two Step Linear Statistical Technique Using Leaps And Bounds Procedure for Retrieval of Geophysical Parameters from Microwave Radiometric Data" Dr. Prem Chand Pandey author of article from Meteorology and Oceanography Group (MOG) Space Application Centre (SAC/ISRO). g) Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere Important Article from SAC/ISRO by P C Pandey
  6. a) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NAC)-workshop at NCMRWF P C Pandey Member from NCAOR Goa. b) Department of Ocean Development(DOD) official page P C Pandey Director NCAOR, Goa. c) Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs(COMNAP) Prem Chand Pandey Retired from NCAOR-COMNAP
  7. http://kbcaos.org/ "KBCAOS"
  8. http://dod.nic.in/pyr01-02/pb01-02.htm "Seed R & D activities in the area of Polar Remote Sensing have been initiated in collaboration with other national institutes like SAC, Ahamedabad and K. Banerjee Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Allahabad. ---In addition, a sum of Rs. 3.00 crore is proposed for the initiation of research programmes at the Dr. Kedareswar Banerjee Centre for Atmospheric and Ocean Studies at the Allahabad University"
  9. a) KBCAOS/MNCOSS-Allahabad University Alumni Association . Prem Chand Pandey is man behind establishment of KBCAOS- Allahabad University. b) "(KBCAOS), supported by projects from the Department of Ocean Development" . Allahabad University official web page, KBCAOS/Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies(IIDS) was based on NCAOR/DOD Projects at the time. c) Oceanography and Other Projects at NCAOR & KBCAOS sponsored by NCAOR
  10. http://www.geographyandyou.com/sagaa/images/SaGAA%20brochure%2029-10.pdf "SAGAA 2011 Organizing Committee: P C Pandey is Chairman said to be founder of KBCAOS, Allahabad University"
  11. http://www.allduniv.ac.in/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=84&Itemid=358 " KBCAOS: Atmospheric and Ocean Science, Allahabad University (AU)"
  12. a) Changing global weather pattern causing concern Dr PC Pandey of Kharagpur-based Indian Institute of Technology has study"Tele-connection between melting of Antartica Sea ice and the frequency of El Nino and Southern Occillation phenomena (ENSO)". b) Numerical Simulation of Bay of Bengal Circulation Features from Ocean General Circulation Model P C Pandey Author From IIT Kharagpur
  13. http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/pdf/Newsletter_Rhythm_4-9-2011.pdf "Prof. P C Pandey Joins IITBBS"
  14. http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_all.php3?alpha=P " Professor Pandey at present at School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar-751 013"
  15. http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/portfolio.php?id=d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3 "Faculty Profile of Prof. Prem Chand Pandey"
  16. http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/faculty/iit_1338424939.pdf "Brief resume of Professor Pandey"
  17. http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/CL/former-faculties "Pandey is listed as Former Faculty Member of CORAL, IIT Kharagpur 2005-2011 and 2017 to 2020"
  18. https://iitgn.ac.in/faculty/earths/fac-pcpandey "IIT Gandhinagar faculty page of Professor Pandey"
  19. "Fellows", The National Academy of Sciences, India. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  20. a) Fellows Indian Meteorological Society; b) IMS official Page
  21. http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_all.php3?alpha=P "Fellow, India Academi of Science, Bangalore"
  22. http://www.earthscienceindia.info/PDF/SESFellows.pdf "List of SES Fellows – The Society of Earth Scientists"
  23. http://www.igu.in/50years/igu_directory_2014.pdf "Professor Pandey is Fellow IGU-146"
  24. http://www.isrsindia.org/felmem.html "Dr. P C Pandey, NCAOR,Goa is ISRS Fellow"
  25. http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/pdf/first-convocation-brochure.pdf "Prof. P. C. Pandey of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences has been elected Fellow of Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation"
  26. http://www.geosocindia.org/OrdinaryFellows.aspx GSI official web page have Fellow record for Prem Chand Pandey-F-2857
  27. http://www.india.rcuk.ac.uk/cmsweb/downloads/rcuk/india/MOESBiographies.pdf "MOES-NERC workshop for UK-INDIA Cooperation in Water Research-Profile of Indian Delegates: Prof. P C Pandey"
  28. http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=225 "From this year onwards, the scope of recognition SSB Prize under discipline Earth Sciences has been extended to Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences"
  29. http://www.csir.res.in/csir/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Earth_SCIENCES.htm Earth Sciences: 1989 -Pandey, Prem Chand
  30. http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=225 "Professor Prem Chand Pandey's Profile on SSB Prize official web page"
  31. http://cstup.gov.in/pages/scientificawards2.htm Scientific Awards: Dr. P.C. Pande- Director, National Centre For Antarctica and Ocean Research
  32. http://www.igu.in/lectures.htm IGU awards page
  33. Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publ. Corp. 2002, p. 449 .
  34. http://www.opbfawards.com/engineering.html "SHRI OM PRAKASH BHASIN AWARDS in ENGINEERING Including ENERGY and AERO SPACE"
  35. http://sciencecongress.nic.in/html/pdf/everyman_Oct_Nov_06.pdf "according LIFE SKETCHES OF GENERAL PRESIDENT AND SECTIONAL PRESIDENTS 94th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS, ANNAMALAI NAGAR, 2006–20 Dr. Pandey was awarded by Hari Om Ashram Perit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Award and Gold medal in the field of Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology, in 1987 (first recipient in ISRO)"
  36. http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_all.php3?alpha=P "According Indian Academy fellow page Prof. Pandey is D.Sc. (h.c.)"
  37. http://www.india.rcuk.ac.uk/cmsweb/downloads/rcuk/india/MOESBiographies.pdf "MoES-NERC Workshop on The Changing Water Cycle-MOES Biographies"
  38. http://www.ieindia.info/award1.aspx "The Rekha Nandi and Bhupesh Nandi Award-The Institute of Engineering (India), Kolkata"
  39. http://www.india.rcuk.ac.uk/cmsweb/downloads/rcuk/india/MOESBiographies.pdf "MoES-NERC Workshop on The Changing Water Cycle-MOES Biographies"
  40. https://archive.today/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html " Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"
  41. https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 "Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"
  42. https://www.allduniv.ac.in/alumni/distinguish-alumni "distinguish-alumni"
  43. http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/fac-profiles/showprofile.php?empcode=2bmVT "according to faculty page"
  44. http://www.tropmet.res.in/static_page.php?page_id=4 "Pandey is member of Governing council"
  45. http://www.tropmet.res.in/static_page.php?page_id=117 " 49th Foundation Day Celebration of the Institute: The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune celebrated its 49th Foundation Day on 17 November 2010. Prof. P.C. Pandey, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and Member, Governing Council of IITM, was the Chief Guest of the function"
  46. http://www.unigoa.ac.in/downloads/Areport.pdf "Nominees of the Chancellor"
  47. http://www.bits-goa.ac.in/Departments/Physics/PhySocWeb/people/faculty.html " Pandey described as adjuct Faculty in Physics"
  48. http://dod.nic.in/pressbrief.htm "Shri Kapil Sibal, Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge), S&T and Ocean Development visited Antarctica from 2nd to 4th of February 2005, the first ever visit by an Indian Minister"
  49. http://www.icsu.org/2_resourcecentre/Resource.php4?rub=8&id=121 "International Polar Year 2007–2008"
  50. http://sciencecongress.nic.in/html/pdf/everyman_Oct_Nov_06.pdf President (sectional); Environmental Science Section
  51. http://www.igu.in/members.htm#1991-93 " P C Pandey is member"
  52. http://www.geographyandyou.com/sagaa/ "Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic: The Organising Committee of SaGAA 2011"
  53. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0149-0419&linktype=5 Associate Editors
  54. http://www.imd.gov.in/mausam/subedit.htm Subject Editors – Mausam
  55. https://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/journal/12524?detailsPage=editorialBoard Editorial board: Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  56. Web site: Csir-Niscair .