ECSF

A hands-on training of measuring abiotic environment of an aquatic ecosystem was held at the college campus of Ravindra Mahavidyalaya, Chapadanga, Hooghly. The students under the supervision of Dr. Sourav Paul (Director, ECSF) and faculty members of the departments of Geography and Zoology have been trained to measure water quality, soil and air parameters. The workshop was attended by UG students of various departments of the college.

ECSF congratulates hands-on student Ishani Banerjee who secured a Project Associate 1 position at the National Institute of Oceanography. ECSF wishes Ishani the best of luck in her career.

ECSF congratulates Dr. Laxmi Devi P and Srirupa Saha who presented at World Ocean Science Congress held at NIOT, Chennai between 27 to 39 February 2024. Dr. Laxmi Devi has presented her research on hourly variability of heavy metals in Sundarbans estuaries in various links of a food chain. Ms Srirupa Saha had presented her research on the geomorphology vulnerability of the Sundarbans Islands.

ECSF Congratulates Dr. Sourav Paul for winning the ‘Outstanding Paper’ in Environmental Science including Climate Change category of West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress, 2024. His paper on the Perspectives of Cyclone Research Programme on estuaries in the UN Ocean Decade was awarded as the best scientific paper in the Science Congress, 2024 conducted by Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal at Science City, Kolkata, India.

The ECSF and Berhampur University, Odisha had jointly organized international skill building workshop on coastal science. The workshop was held at the Department of Marine Sciences on 25-26 February 2024 and jointly convened by Dr. Tamoghna Acharyya and Dr. Sourav Paul. Dr. Danilo Calliari, Associate Professor of Ecology and Environment in the University of Republic, Uruguay, was the resource person along faculty members of the Department of Marine Sciences. Students, faculties of different colleges and departments took part in the workshop. Within the workshop there were hands-on training of ecosystem study conducted at the Haripur Creek followed by analysis in the laboratory and analysis of data. The workshop also included lecture on ‘A net autotrophic metabolic balance in Uruguayan marine coastal waters: background and recent results’ of Danilo Calliari. And a discussion on ‘how to write a scientific paper of coastal ecology’ by Dr. Sourav Paul. The event was covered by the local newspaper Dharitri.

ECSF extends heartily congratulations to Mr. Aritra Bhattacharya who postered his YECS internship research conducted under Dr. Tanoy Mukherjee at the National Symposium of Avian Biology held at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) Dehradun between 23-25 February. His work on bioaccoustic of Greater Coucal has received attention of various faculties, delegates, and students across India.