Prem Chand Pandey is an Indian

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, and academic in the fields of satellite oceanography,

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, atmospheric science, the Antarctic and

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, 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 , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

. He completed his

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degree from the same university" Pandey is Proud Past Alumni of Allahabad University"
. Pandey is told AU’s Product in Allahabad University Alumni Association web page. (on

microwave Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter corresponding to frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz respectively. Different sources define different frequency ra ...

s) in 1972. In 1966, Pandey became a lecturer in DAV Degree college, Azamgarh. From 1968 to 1972 he was

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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,

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. 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

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–

Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in the City of La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in the 1930s by Caltech researchers, JPL is owned by NASA an ...

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, where he worked on the

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and

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programs. During 1997–2005, he was the founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)/

Ministry of Earth Sciences The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed on 29 January 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune ...

(MoES),

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. At the initiative of

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he founded the K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies ( KBCAOS) to initiate Atmospheric and Ocean Science Studies at

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

which is now a full-fledged faculty academic centre of Allahabad University. 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. He joined the faculty of School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences,

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as a Professor with effect from 1 September 2011. where also he played key role in establishment of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences,

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. Currently he is working as Adjunct Professor at Department of Earth Sciences,

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since 1 January 2021.

Honour and awards

* Fellow of the

National Academy of Sciences, India The National Academy of Sciences, India, established in 1930, is the oldest science academy in India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president. Fellows *Suddhasatwa Basu * Sudha Bhattacharya * Ch ...

Indian Meteorological Society The Indian Meteorological Society is an Indian non-profit organisation that promotes the advancement, dissemination, and application of meteorology Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and ...

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meet ...

, Society of Earth Science India,

Indian Geophysical Union The Indian Geophysical Union is the Government of India's scientific body responsible for all activities related with Earth Science System such as seismology, magnetism, meteorology, geodesy, volcanology, oceanography, hydrology and tectonophysic ...

, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (1999). Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation and Geological Society of India, Bangalore. *Certificate of Recognition and Cash Award-1985 by

. *

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, ...

Award in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (1989) given by

(CSIR) for outstanding scientific contributions. He is the first recipient of this award from the subdivision of Ocean and Atmosphere because from this year onwards, the scope of recognition under discipline Earth Sciences has been extended to Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences as per statement of the CSIR (SSB Prize) web page as on 17 August 2020.Earth Sciences: 1989 -Pandey, Prem Chand

"Dr Pandey has made significant contributions to the development of the technique of microwave remote sensing from satellites for obtaining atmosphere and ocean surface parameters. His concept of combining microwaves with infrared derive cloud parameters has been widely acclaimed." *''

Vigyan Gaurav Award The Vigyan Gaurav Award or the Vigyan Gaurav Samman is a lifetime achievement award for scientific research conferred by the Council of Science and Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh in India. The council also presents a Vigyan Ratna Award. S ...

'' awarded by the Council of Science and Technology,

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(2001–02) *Prof. K. R. Ramanathan Memorial Gold Medal awarded by the

(2007) * Bharat Gaurav Award in the field of Science and Technology by

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(2001) *

Om Prakash Bhasin Award Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology is an Indian award, instituted in 1985 to recognize excellence in the areas of science and technology. The award, given individually or collectively to a group, is annual in cycle and carries a p ...

in Engineering Including Energy and Aero Space 2004–2005 *Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Award and gold medal in the field of Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology, in 1987 (first recipient in ISRO) *D.Sc. (Hornoris Causa) from V B. S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur *Khosla National Award, Gold Medal and Citation by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, during convocation Ceremony, 15 November 2007 *The Rekha Nandi and Bhupesh Nandi Prize from the Institution of Engineers (India) *Felicitation by Shri

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, Honorable Minister for S/T and Ocean Development, for outstanding achievements in Polar Science & Ocean Science and Technology, on 27 July 2004, on DOD (MoES) foundation Day. *An Honour of "Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

Alumni Association", NCR, Ghaziabad (Greater Noida) Chapter 2007–2008 registered under society act 1860 with registration no. 407/2000. *Honoured by listed as Distinguish Alumni in the official Distinguish Alumni list of University of Allahabad.

Membership

* IIT Kharagpur Nominee : Ocean Atmospheric Science and Technology Cell of MoES "according to faculty page"
. IIT Kharagpur * Advisory Board Member, Text Books for Higher Education : The Energy Research Institute, New Delhi * Member of the Working Group on Promotion of Radar Meteorology, in Kolkata : India Meteorological Department, New Delhi * Member, ISRO-CNES Joint Working Group : Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore * Chairman, National Advisory Committee, to set up School of Earth Ocean and Climate Sciences :

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* Member, Joint Scientific Working Group of SAC-ISRO, for

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Mission * Chairman, Research Advisory Committee of

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is a scientific institution based in Pune, Maharashtra, India for expanding research in the tropical Indian Ocean with special reference to monsoon meteorology, and air-sea interaction of Sout ...

(IITM), Pune * Member, Governing Council, IITM, Pune. * Honorary Professor,

Goa University Goa University is a public state research university headquartered in the city of Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa. In addition to Panaji ( Taleigão Plateau Campus), it has a campus in Margao, Mapusa, Ponda, Old Goa and Vasco da Gama. ...

* Member, Academic Council, Goa University (Governor's Nominee). * Member : (Visitor's Nominee )Selection Committee for Earth Sciences in

Pondicherry University Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a collegiate public central university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Edu ...

(A Central University). * Adjunct Professor at BITS (Goa Region) (up to 2007). * Member, Special Advisory committee, School of Environmental Science

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

(JNU), Delhi * Chairman,

, Kharagpur local Chapter * Member, Research Advisory Committee of Center of Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) of

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. * Vice Chairman of OSTC Cell of DOD at Mangalore/ Tamil University. * Member, High Power Ministerial delegation led by Hon Shri

to Antarctica. * Member, ICSU/WMO committee for

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(IPY) framework documents preparation. * President (sectional); Environmental Science Section, Indian Science Congress Association, 2006–7. * Also remained member of Executive Council of the Indian Geophysical Union (1991–1993).

Works

Pandey has published more than 134 research papers, 7 books, 9 reports and 4 Atlases, and has guided 11 PhDs. He has also edited the journals ''Marine Geodesy'', ''Indian Journal of Polar Science'', 2008 and the Remote Sensing section in ''Mausam'', the quarterly research journal of India Meteorological Department. He has been a member of the editorial board of the ''Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing'' ''Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics'' (IJRSP), ''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

* ''Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science'', with Dinabandhu Sahoo. APH Publishing, 2002.
Excerpts
* ''India in the Antarctic: Scientific and Geopolitical Perspectives'', with Sanjay Chaturvedi, Neloy Khare, Centre for the Study of Geopolitics,

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, (NCPOR) formerly known as the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is an Indian research and development institution, situated in Vasco da Gama, Goa. It is an autonomous Inst ...

, India. 2005. . * ''Dharati Se Pare Antariksha Tak: Vigyan Ki Pahal'', with Neloy Khare,

, India. 2001. * ''Bharat Me Vigyan Ki Uplabdhiyan: Ek Jhalak'', with Neloy Khare,

, India. 2002. * ''Antarctic Geoscience, Ocean -Atmosphere interaction and Palaeoclimatology'', with S. Rajan,

, India. 2005. * ''Dharakata Mahadweep'', with Neloy Khare and Rakesh Sharma,

, India. 1998. * Pandey, P.C. (2007) in "India: Antarctic Program", ''Encyclopedia of the Antarctic'' edited by Beau Riffenburgh, pp. 529–530, Abingdon and New York: Taylor & Francis, . * ''Remote Sensing Applications to Coastal Oceanography'', in ''Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes'', with Rakumar, A K Verma, A K Mathur and Neera Chaturvedi, Antarctic Study Centre-

, Space Application Centre(ISRO), pp 45–55, Edited by C. R. Murthy, P. C. Sinha and Y. R. Rao, India. 2008. Springer Netherlands
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References

External links

Professor Prem Chand Pandey, web page
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Dr PC Pandey, webpage
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IIT Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a Public university, public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the Indi ...

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