Biodata of Dr. (Mrs) Namita Joshi

Name : Dr. (Mrs) Namita Joshi

Present Position and Address : ProfessorDeptt. of Environmental Science,2nd Campus, Gurukul Kangri UniversityKanya Gurukul Campus, Haridwar.

email : drnamitaenv@gmail.comBrief Academic Profile : M.Sc., Ph.D.Field of Specialization : Fisheries and Crustacean Toxicology.Teaching Experience : 18 years (since 1995)Research Experience : 21 yearsResearch Papers Published : 80Books Published as author or coauthor

: 06

Seminars/Conferences Attended : 30Research Project Completed (Financed by UGC)

: 02

Membership of Society/s : 05i. Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, ii. Zoological Society of India,iii. Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) iv. International Scoiety for conservation of Natural

resources (ISCON) v. Society of Life Sciences

No. of Students Guided for Ph.D. (Awarded/Registered)

: 15 (10/05)

No. of Students Supervised for their M.Sc. Dissertation

: 168

Ph.D. Thesis Awarded 1 Pretti Saxena (2003)

Role of micro-organisms in the decomposition of organic waste matter.

2 Dharamlata (2005)

Histo-pathological studies on liver and kidney of a cat fish Heteropneustes fossilis. following its exposure to cypermethrin.

3 Sonal Sharma (2006)

Bio-conversion of press mud and its impact on soil and maize yield.

4 Deep Gupta (2006)

Soil microfloral responses following the exposure to 2,4-D and Glyphosphate.

5 Madhuri Dabral (2008)

Impact of changed land use practices on earthworm diversity in Garhwal region of western central Himalaya.

6 Madhuri Pant (2009)

Role of Soil macrofauna in organic matter Decomposition in relation to

soil fertility in District Almora 7 Suchi

Pandey (2010)

Role of Eisenia foetida in bio conversion of certain wastes and efficacy of vermicompost to nutrient (NPK) assimilation.

8 Shelly Bansal (2013)

Ecological study of two streams of Dehradun district with reference to landuse and Authropogenic activities

9 Shardha Pawar (2013)

Assessment of floral diversity in Alaknanda Valley with special reference to upcoming hydropower projects and their cumulative impacts.

10 Swati Aga (2012)

Diversity and Distribution of earthworms in subtropical forest ecosystem, Uttarkhand.

Ph.D. students Registered 1 Parul Gupta (2010)

Impact of seawater intrusion on Hydrogeochemical profile of groundwater in district Porbandar Saurashtra Region, Gujrat

2 Meha Bora (2011)

Impact of Dust load deposition on physiological parameters of certain plants.

3 Priya Chaudhary (2011)

A study of soil characteristics and meso and microfauna in a subtropical forest ecosystem.

4 Anu Bala (2013)

Heavy metal biosportion potential of microbial consortia isolated from contaminated soil and industrial waste water.

5. Induja Mishra (2013)

Haematological Profile of Hetropneustes fossilis (Bloch) Under Environmental Stress

Books Published 1 Biodiversity and conservation 2004 (APH Publication, New Delhi 81-7648-591-8)

2 A text book of Ecology and Environment 2005 ( HPH, Mumbai 81-8318-321-2)

3 Environmental Pollution and Toxicology 2008 (APH Publication, New Delhi (978-81-313-0432-7)

4 Module Course for Environmental Studies 2005 FDE, GKV, Haridwar

5 A Text Book of Environmental Science2009 (APH Publication, New Delhi

978-81-313-0456-3 )6 Global Warming & Climate Changes.

2012 (APH Publication, New Delhi978-81-813-1619-1)