Faculty Details

• Ph D, Wildlife Science, Wildlife Institute of India (2016)
• UGC NET, Environmental Sciences, UGC (2005)
• SLET, Environmental Sciences, Maharashtra SET & Himachal Pradesh SLET (2003 & 2004)
• MSc, Environmental Biology, A P S University Rewa MP (1997)
• BSc (Hons), Zoology(Hons.), Chemistry & Botany, Calcutta University (1995)

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Academic and college administration (2005 - Present, 17 Years)
• Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, West Bengal, Lecturer, Academic and college administration (2000 - 2005, 5 Years)
• Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Biologist Grade-I, Research (1998 - 2000)

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

• Area of Interest Human Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Community Participation in Biodiversity Conservation, Soil Analysis, and Water Analysis


• Area of Expertise Human Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation


• Area of Research Quantification of Anthropogenic Pressures on PAS, Assessment of Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs), Attitude of Local Communities Towards Biodiversity Conservation

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

• Influence of micelle forming amphiphiles and hydroxyaromatic dopants on the morphology and solubilisation of spontaneously formed vesicular dispersions, Bio-Physical Chemistry, Dr. Moazzam Ali (22/12/2021, Rs. 2,00,000/-)
• Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive molecules from Evodia fraxinifolia of Sikkim Himalayan Region and screening of antimicrobial activity, Chemistry, Co PI (09/05/2022, Rs. 10,00,000/-)
• The interrelationships between the villages and forest ecosystem in Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS), South Sikkim, Biodiversity Conservation, PI (March 2021, Rs. 50,000/-)

Dr. Santanu Gupta is Assistant Professor - Selection grade in the Department of Chemistry at SMIT.

• Co-ordinator Departmental library.
• Coordinator for BTech Environmental Science Course.
• Member of departmental Stock Verification Committee.
• Member of departmental Board of Studies.
• Teaching Environmental Science to undergraduates (B Tech).
• Teaching Biochemistry to postgraduates (M Sc Chemistry).
• Taking Engineering Chemistry Lab classes of undergraduates.
• Each year guiding 2-3 M Sc Chemistry project students in the field of water chemistry, soil science, water treatment, industrial effluent analysis etc.
• Guiding 3 Ph D students in the field of biodiversity conservation and human.

• Quantification of anthropogenic pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

  Gupta, S, Mishra, B. K, International Tropical Ecological Congress, Dehradun, India. 2007.

• Temporal pattern of livelihood dependency and anthropogenic pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India

  Gupta, S, Mishra, B. K, International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. 2011.

• Whether a decade long implementation of ecodevelopment in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, was successful in reducing resource dependency, and therefore anthropogenic pressure on park?

  Gupta, S, Mishra, B. K, International Symposium on Biodiversity and Bio banking, IIT, Guwahati. 2018.

• 'Quantification of Anthropogenic Pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.'

  December 01, 1998, Book Chapter (World Bank report on Ecodevelopment published as book)

• 'Socio-Economic monitoring in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.'

  March 01, 1999, Report on development of monitoring protocols for Conservation of Biodiversity under Forestry Research Education and Extension Project, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun.

• Quantification of anthropogenic pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu

  Dr. Santanu Gupta, BK Mishra, March 2000. Quantified human pressure in the Tiger Reserve in terms of fuel wood extraction, livestock grazing, and other non-wood forest extractions by local communities as livelihood. This publication generated the first scientific baseline information on the mentioned topic.

• "Quantification of anthropogenic pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve."

  Dr. Santanu Gupta, Mishra, International Tropical Ecological Congress, Dehradun, India. January 01, 2007.

• "Temporal pattern of livelihood dependency and anthropogenic pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India."

  Dr. Santanu Gupta, Mishra, International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. January 01, 2011.

• "Whether a decade long implementation of ecodevelopment in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, was successful in reducing resource dependency, and therefore anthropogenic pressure on park?"

  Dr. Santanu Gupta, Mishra, International Symposium on Biodiversity and Bio banking, IIT, Guwahati. January 01, 2018.

• Line of Sight Glacier Velocity Estimation of Transboundary Glaciers in Eastern Himalayas using High Resolution TerraSAR -X data

  Arpan Sharma, Mousumi Gupta, Narpati Sharma, Santanu Gupta, Presented at the 4th International Electronic Conference on Geosciences. MDPI Proceedings 2022.

• Thickness and Mass of East Rathong Glacier (ERG), West Sikkim, India, Estimated Using GIS

  Arpan Sharma, Mousumi Gupta, Narpati Sharma, Santanu Gupta, Environment and Ecology Research 11(4): 554-563, 2023.

• Emergence and evolution of a new glacial lake during last climate normal by using remote sensing and GIS in Sikkim, India

  Arpan Sharma, Narpati Sharma, Santanu Gupta, Mousumi Gupta, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Volume 32, November 2023.

• Quantification of Anthropogenic Pressure in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

  Gupta, S, Mishra, B.K, Report on Conservation of Biodiversity under Forestry Research Education and Extension Project. (Book Chapter of the final report published as a book from World Bank). 1999.

• Socio-Economic monitoring in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

  Mishra, B.K, Gupta, S, Report on development of monitoring protocols for Conservation of Biodiversity under Forestry Research Education and Extension Project, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. 2000.