Kaliraj SeenipandiDr. Kaliraj Seenipandi is a scientist at the Central Geomatics Laboratory, National
Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. He received his MSc in remote
sensing and geoinformation technology with a first from Madurai Kamaraj Univrsity,
Madurai, and his MTech in geomatics from the Indian Institute of Surveying and
Mapping, Survey of India, Hyderabad. He was awarded the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
(both JRF and SRF) for his PhD in remote sensingegeotechnology from the Centre for
GeoTechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
He has specialized in remote sensing, geoinformatics, and GIS modeling of earth and
environmental processes. He has published over 30 research papers in the earth and
environment fields and more than 25 proceedings in national and international conferences.
He was awarded the Young Scientist of the Year 2016 award by the
International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, Kolkata, in association with the
Confederation of Indian Universities, New Delhi, and the Green Technologist of the Year
2017 award by the Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, New Delhi, in association
with the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi. His research
interests are in the fields of remote sensing, geoinformatics, GIS modeling, earth and
environmental dynamics, coastal vulnerability assessment, and natural resource monitoring
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