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Date of Birth: 28.11.1981.
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Martial Status: Unmarried
Language known: Tamil, English, Hindi
Educational Qualification:
B.Sc., - Botany 1999-2002,Bishop Heber College Tirchirappalli-620 017 (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University). 72% Ist class & university 10th rank with college Gold medal.
M.Sc., - Environmental Sciences. 2002-2004. Bishop Heber College Tirchirappalli-620 017 (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University). 79.66% Ist class & University 5th Rank. First in Project & Practical work.
Ph. D - Environmental Sciences July 2006 (In Progress) Bishop Heber College Tirchirappalli-620 017 (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University)
Additional Qualification
Certificate Course on "Ecology of the Indian Tropics'' 2004 Ausable Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, Michigan, U.S.A. and Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli. - 'A' Grade
Training Attended:
1. In Plant Training Tiruchirappalli District Co-operative Milk Union Ltd Kottapattu, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Effluent Treatment, Pollution Control Measures, Handling and Disposal of Solid Waste.
2. In Plant Training Trichy Distilleries and Chemicals Ltd Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Effluent Treatment, Pollution Control Measures, Handling and Disposal of Solid Waste.
Total Field Experience:
After M.Sc., I gained three years and ten months Experience in the Field of Ecology & Environmental Sciences.
Details of Experience:
Aug2004 - Apr2007,Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), P. B. No. 83. Opp. Changleshwar Temple, Mundra Road, Bhuj, Kachchh ¡V 370 001. Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 8000/pm
May2007 - Aug2007,Foundation for Ecological Security (FES). 18, New Ahinsapuri, Near Jyoti Public School, Fatehpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan ¡V 313 001. Research Associate (RA) 12,685/pm
Sep 2007 - Foundation for Ecological Security (FES). 18, New Ahinsapuri, Near Jyoti Public School, Fatehpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan ¡V 313 001. Project Officer (PO) 18,685/pm
Research Interest:
„Ï Environmental pollution and its Control (Industrial Pollution)
„Ï Environmental Engineering
„Ï Plant Ecology
„Ï Biodiversity Conservation
„Ï GIS & Remote Sensing
„Ï Restoration and Rehabilitation
„Ï Environmental Management
Field Specialization:
„Ï Air, Soil, Water pollution and its control studies
„Ï Environmental Impact Assessment studies,
„Ï Plant and Environment Relationship
„Ï Waste water treatment, Solid waste management, Air pollution control
„Ï Habitat Restoration
Computer Knowledge:
„Ï M.S.Office, SPSS, Abode Photoshop Coral Draw, Distance and Sigma Plot.
Professional experiences:
Environmental Impact Assessment:
1. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the proposed Expansion activities around M/S Dalmia Cement (Bharath) Ltd. and Lime Stone mines, Dalmiapuram and Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu (2003 - 2004).
2. Environmental Impact Assessment in & around Sewage treatment plant at Panjapur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. (2004).
3. Rapid EIA- Study on the construction of Missing Link Road between Kunaria and Godkabet ¡V Rapar, Kachchh District: "Special references to Wildlife Habitats". (2005).
4. Assessment of floral and faunal status and provide plan for Greenbelt and Mangrove plantation, in the proposed Dholera port project area. Gujarat. (2007).
5. Study on the impacts of Proposed Lodha Limestone Mine on Habitation, Ecology and Population of Asiatic Lions in around the project area, Sutrapada Taluka, Junagadh District, Gujarat. (2007).
6. Floral and Faunal Status in and around Proposed Mining Projects ¡V ACL, Ambujnagar, Gujarat (2007).
Habitat Ecology and Evaluation:
1. Collection & Compilation of Primary data on floral and faunal species in and around Kukma Village Kachchh, Gujarat. (2004)
Restoration and Monitoring:
1. Biological and Environmental Monitoring as part of Integrated Rann Reclamation and Development in Kachchh District, Gujarat. (2005)
Biodiversity Conservation:
1. Assessment of Biodiversity and Preparation of Conservation Plan for the Forests of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat. (July 2005 ¡V February 2007)
2. Biodiversity Status in and around Solaj Limestone Mines of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited (GACL), Sutrapada, Junagadh, Gujarat. (2006)
3. Biodiversity status assessment in and around mining sites of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited (GACL), Junagadh, Gujarat. (2006-2007).
4. Assessment of Biodiversity in Phulwari, Kumbalgadh & Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuaries, Rajasthan. (2007-2008).
Coastal and Marine:
1. Tracing the Migration of Indian Marine Turtles, Towards an Integrated and Collaborative Conservation Programme. (2005).
Publications:
Paper Presentations:
1. Paper Presented on ''Water Quality Monitoring around Karur District'' in the National level Students Symposium on "Water Pollution Causes, Consequences and Cures" Organized by Department of Chemistry at Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu on 5th October 2002.
2. Paper Presented on ''Environmental Management Strategies in & around Tanning Industry, Sempattu Tiruchirappalli'' in the National Seminar on "Pollution Management Strategies and Environmental Protection" organized by Department of Chemistry, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 10th October 2003.
3. Paper Presented on ''Evaluation of Environmental Impacts around Sewage treatment Plant at Panjapur'' in the Seminar held as part of the II M. Sc. Environmental Sciences Students Research Project Work presentation. Organized by Environmental Sciences Association P. G. & Research Department of Environmental Sciences at Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli on 29th March 2004.
Paper Publications:
Short Communication
1. Joshi P. N., S. F. W. Sunderraj, J. Joshua and S. Rajendrakumar, (Inpress) Campylanthus pungens O. Schwartz (Scrophulariaceae) - a new record for India from Gujarat. In Journal of Indian Forestry.
Poster Paper
1. Joshua, J., S.F. W. Suderraj, S. Rajendrakumar, H. K. P. Kala, P. Manoj Kumar, L. Muthuandavan, J.M. Menon, P.N. Joshi and S.K. Das. 2006. Assessment of Biodiversity and Preparation of Conservation Plan for the Forests of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat. Poster presented in the Regional Conference on " Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands" held at Bhuj- Kachchh, Gujarat, from 18th December to 20th December 2006.
2. Rajendrakumar. S., S. Kalavathy. S.F. W. Suderraj, J. Joshua. 2007. Woody plant diversity of dry deciduous forest and its conservation in North Gujarat Region (NGR), Gujarat, India. Poster presented in the National seminar on "Ensuring Environmental Sustainability" held at Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, from 7th and 8th March 2007.
3. Rajendrakumar. S., J. Joshua, S.F. W. Suderraj, S. Kalavathy. 2008. Status, Distribution and Conservation of Threatened Plants in Aravalli Mountain Ranges of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat, India. Poster presented in the National Seminar on "Status of Biodiversity among the Mountainous status of India" held at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, from 15th and 16th March 2008.
Technical Reports
1. 1. Joshua, J., S.F.W. Sundarraj, P.N. Joshi, S.K.,Das, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, J. M. Menon, and T. Mewada. 2005. Assessment of Biodiversity and Preparation of Conservation Plan for the Forests of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat. First Annual Report submitted to: E.I Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi. Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat. 45p.
2. Sundarraj, S.F.W., J. Joshua, P.N. Joshi, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, and J. M. Menon. 2005. Rapid EIA ¡V Study on the construction of Missing Link Road between Kunaria and Godkabet ¡V Rapar, Kachchh District: "Special references to Wildlife Habitats". Report Submitted to: Roads and Building Division (R&BD), Rapar, Kachchh, Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat. 50p.
3. Vijaya Kumar. V., J. Joshua, S.F.W. Sunderraj, P.N. Joshi, H. B. Soni, L. Brahmbhatt, D. Vyas, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, K. Trivedi and T. Mewada. 2005. Monitoring and Evaluation: Biological and Environmental Monitoring as part of Integrated Rann Reclamation and Development in Kachchh District, Gujarat. Report submitted to: Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India, New Delhi. Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj-Kachchh. Gujarat. 124 p.
4. Joshua, J., S.F.W. Sundarraj, J.M. Menon, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, P. Manoj Kumar and L. Muthuandavan, 2006. Assessment of Biodiversity and Preparation of Conservation Plan for the Forests of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat. Second Annual Report submitted to: E.I Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi. Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat. 45p.
5. Sundarraj, S.F.W., J. Joshua, P.N. Joshi, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, P. Manoj Kumar, L. Muthuandavan and J.M. Menon. 2006. Biodiversity Status in and around Solaj Limestone Mines of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited (GACL), Sutrapada, Junagadh, Gujarat. Report Submitted to: Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited (GACL), Ambujanagar, Kodinar, Gujarat. 67pp
6. Joshua, J., S.F.W. Sundarraj, J.M. Menon, S. Rajendrakumar, H.K.P. Kala, P. Manoj Kumar and L. Muthuandavan, P.N. Joshi, S.K., Das, and T. Mewada. 2007. Assessment of Biodiversity and Preparation of Conservation Plan for the Forests of North Gujarat Region, Gujarat. Final Report submitted to: E.I Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi. Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE), Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat. 207pp.
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