Faculty Profile

Name
Dr. Dipanjan Das Majumdar
Designation
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department
GEOGRAPHY
Mobile
9732820604
Email
dipanjandasmajumdar@nsmashoknagar.ac.in
Biography

Dr. Dipanjan Das Majumdar is an Assistant Professor (Stage II) of Geography at Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya in Ashoknagar, West Bengal. Born on April 14, 1986, he hails from Contai, Purba Medinipur, and belongs to the General category. The son of Debiprasad Das Majumdar and the late Sipra Das Majumdar, Dr. Majumdar pursued his higher education at esteemed institutions like Vidyasagar University, University of Calcutta, ISI, and Jadavpur University. He obtained his Honours in Geography from Vidyasagar University in 2006, securing First Class and the 5th position in the order of merit. Subsequently, he completed his Masters in Geography from the University of Calcutta in 2008, attaining First Class and ranking 2nd in the order of merit. In 2011, Dr. Majumdar qualified the CSIR-UGC NET examination in Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences. His academic journey continued with a Ph.D. (Science) degree in Remote Sensing & GIS and Geology from Vidyasagar University and the University of Calcutta in 2016. His research acumen led him to work as a CSIR Research Associate at Jadavpur University in 2018 and an MHRD Post-Doctoral Fellow at the same institution in 2019.
Academic Interest

Academic pursuits of Dr. Dipanjan Das Majumdar span across the fields of Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Geospatial Sciences. With a PhD in Science he has conducted research in areas such as land surface temperature quantification, urban land use transformation, coastal dune vulnerability, Land Subsidence monitoring and sedimentary facies analysis. His research has been published in reputed international journals and he has presented his work at numerous international and national conferences, demonstrating his active engagement with the broader scientific community. His research interests, publications, and training experiences reflect a strong academic foundation in geospatial sciences, with a particular focus on applying remote sensing and GIS techniques to analyze diverse environmental and geomorphological phenomena.
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Educational Qualification(In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)

TESTIMONIALSpecializationQualification (In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)College / UniversityYearSubject (s) / Topic (s)
 Coastal Geomorphology and Management, Geospatial Sciences, GeostatisticsPh.D.Vidyasagar University2016Formation of Coastal Sand Dunes, Their Geomorphology, Ecology, Degradations, and Management: A Case Study at Orissa Coast, India.
 Physical Geography, OceanographyNET CSIR-UGC NET2011EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES Physical Geography, Oceanography
 Geomorphology of Humid TropicsPost GraduationUniversity of Calcutta2008Geography
 Environmental GeographyGraduationHaldia Govt. College, Vidyasagar University2006Geography

Scholarly Achievements : Contribution to Journals and Books

Document AttachDuration of ContributionContribution to Journals and BooksDetails of Journals and Books
 LAST 10 YEARSPeer reviewer forOCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT, SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCES, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, SCIENTIFIC REPORT

Scholarly Achievements : Publications in recognized professional and / or academic journals

Journal / Book TitleYearAuthorURLDoiVolumePage No.EditorPublisherDateWork typeTitle/Chapter
Geographies of the Indian Subcontinent Cutting-Edge Methods in 21st Century Research2025Deb Kumar Maity, Sukla Hazra, Dipanjan Das Majumdar, Mampi Pal & Tapan Pramanick VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74813-4_8 203-222Sukla Hazra, Anwesha Haldar, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Pinaki Sarkar, Subhasree Singha Ray, Panchali MajumdarSpringer, Cham2025-01-14Book ChapterFlood Monitoring Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data and Google Earth Engine: A Case Study of the 2020 Monsoon Flood in Assam, India
Regional Studies in Marine Science2025Swagata Bera a , Dipanjan Das Majumdar b VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.1041168501-16Professor Jong Seong KhimElsevier2025-03-24ArticleEvaluating conservation value and development potential of South Andaman beaches through environmental function analysis
Journal of Sedimentary Environments2024Barendra Purkait & Dipanjan Das Majumdar VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-024-00187-59645-664Prof. Maria Virginia Alves MartinsSpringer Nature2024-06-14ArticleGrain sorting and migration patterns of a channel bar: a dual perspective from natural and experimental studies
Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere2023Ashis Kumar Paul, Anurupa Paul, Dipanjan Das Majumdar VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1201/97810031254261350-382Qi Lu, Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. SquiresCRC Press Book ChapterCoastal Sand Dunes along the Western and Eastern Shores of India.
Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland Assessing India’s East Coast with Geomorphological, Environmental and Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches2023Swati Ghosh, Ashis Kumar Paul & Dipanjan Das Majumdar VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42231-7_19 251-262Ashis Kumar Paul, Anurupa PaulSpringer, Cham Book ChapterInventory of Landforms and Geomorphosites for the Promotion of Geotourism in South Andaman Island, India
Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland Assessing India’s East Coast with Geomorphological, Environmental and Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches2023Swagata Bera & Dipanjan Das Majumdar VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42231-7_27 367-381Ashis Kumar Paul, Anurupa PaulSpringer, Cham2023-11-11Book ChapterAssessment of Tourism Carrying Capacity for the Sustainable Tourism Development of South Andaman, India
CRISIS ON THE COAST AND HINTERLAND ASSESSING INDIA’S EAST COAST WITH GEOMORPHOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPROACHES2023DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR, ASHIS KUMAR PAUL & BARENDRA PURKAIT VIEWHTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/978-3-031-42231-7_4 53-65ASHIS KUMAR PAUL, ANURUPA PAULSPRINGER, CHAM2023-11-11Book ChapterESTIMATION OF SEASONAL SEDIMENT BUDGET OF CHANDRABHAGA BEACH-DUNE SYSTEM, BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA
InternationalJournalofSedimentResearch2017BarendraPurkait, DipanjanDasMajumdar, Rajat Mazumder VIEWhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsrc.2017.06.00232384 Elsevier B.V.2017-06-19ArticleBed roughness and grain sorting - an experimental study over fine to medium sand beds.
JOURNAL OF COASTAL SCIENCES2016BARENDRA PURKAIT, BAPI GOSWMI, DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR VIEW 315 TIRUNELVELI: JCSONLINE2016-03-28ArticleTHE HOLOCENE CLIMATE AND ITS IMPACT ON MARGINAL SEAS IN INDIAN TERRITORY: INFERENCES FROM SEABED SEDIMENT OFF COASTAL ORISSA, BAY OF BENGAL.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING2016DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDARA, ATRAYEE BISWAS VIEWHTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.LANDURBPLAN.2016.05.00115351 ELSEVIER B.V.2016-05-01ArticleQUANTIFYING LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE FROM LISA CLUSTERS: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING URBAN LAND USE TRANSFORMATION.
International Research Journal of Earth Sciences2015Barendra Purkait, Dipanjan Das Majumdar and Ashis Kumar Paul VIEW 3(8)14 ISCA (International Science Congress Association)2015-08-23ArticleGrain Sorting on a Coastal dune of Orissa, Bay of Bengal and a comparison with the Desert Dune of Rajasthan, India.
JOURNAL OF COASTAL SCIENCES2015SWAGATA BERA, DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR, ASHIS KUMAR PAUL VIEW 246 TIRUNELVELI: JCSONLINE2015-08-20ArticleESTIMATION OF TOURISM CARRYING CAPACITY FOR NEIL ISLAND, SOUTH ANDAMAN, INDIA
JOURNAL OF COASTAL SCIENCES2014DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR, SWAGATA BERA, BARENDRA PURKAIT, ASHIS KUMAR PAUL & UJJWAL BHANDARI VIEW 147-57 Tirunelveli: JCSONLINE2014-03-19ArticleINSIGHTS INTO THE DICHOTOMY OF COASTAL DUNE VULNERABILITY AND PROTECTION MEASURES FROM MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY OF WEST BENGAL COAST, BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA.
GEOGRAPHY JOURNAL2014ATRAYEE BISWAS, DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR, SAYANDEEP BANERJEE VIEWHTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1155/2014/927176201414 HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION ArticleMORPHOMETRY GOVERNS THE DYNAMICS OF A DRAINAGE BASIN: ANALYSIS AND IMPLICATIONS
Sedimentary Geology2014Barendra Purkait, Dipanjan Das Majumdar VIEWhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.05.00130853Jasper knightElsevier B.V.2014-05-14ArticleDistinguishing different sedimentary facies in a deltaic system
SOME ASPECTS OF COASTAL VEGETATION IN INDIA INCLUDING ANDAMAN AND SUNDARBANS2012DIPANJAN DAS MAJUMDAR, SWAGATA BERA, RATNADEEP RAY AND ASHIS KR. PAUL VIEW  112-123A.K. SAMANTA AND SAURIS PANDARAMNAGAR COLLEGE, DEPAL2012-02-02Book ChapterAN ASSESSMENT OF DIVERSITIES IN HALOPHYTIC GRASSLAND AND MANGROVE SWAMP IN NAYACHAR ISLAND, HUGLI ESTUARY, WEST BENGAL

Scholarly Achievements : Participation and scholarly presentations in conferences

Document AttachActivity DateDateTitle of Conference or InstitutionLevelTitle/Subject of presentation (if made)
 2021-03-182021-03-16International Symposium on coastal Agriculture: Transforming Coastal Zone for Sustainable Food and Income Security. InternationalApplication of modified forest canopy density model to identify mangrove forest dynamics during pre and post Aila cyclone
 2021-01-222021-01-2132nd Annual Conference (National) of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) on “Geomorphology for Human Adaptation to Changing Environment”.NationalAnnual Sediment Budget Modeling of the Beach-Dune Sand Sharing System: A GIS and Statistics- Based Approach
 2020-11-272020-11-26XVth DGSI International Geography Online Conference on “Climate Change, Disasters and Sustainable Livelihood.InternationalEstimation of annual sedi-ment budget of beach-dune sand sharing system: a case study of Odisha Coast, Bay of Bengal, India
 2017-11-162017-11-14International seminar on Geomorphology and Geospatial Technology in Environmental Management and Societal DevelopmentInternationalMapping Urban Temperature Hot-Spots Using Thermal Remote Sensing
 2017-11-072017-11-06INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOCIETY, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOMORPHOLOGISTS (IAG/AIG) AND THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMORPHOLOGISTS (VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI, INDIA) InternationalTHE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN VULNERABILITY AND PROTECTION MEASURES: A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING CROSS-CUTTING PERSPECTIVES OF COASTAL DUNE MANAGEMENT
 2014-11-152014-11-14INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENTInternationalQUANTIFYING THE SPATIAL ASSOCIATION OF VULNERABILITY AND PROTECTION MEASURES OF COASTAL SAND DUNES: A CASE STUDY OF WEST BENGAL COAST, BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA
 2014-03-292014-03-28National seminar on Developmental and Environmental Transformation, Department of Geography, University of CalcuttaNationalApplication of Modified Forest Canopy Density (MFCD) Model as Proxy to Identify Mangrove Forest Dynamics
 2013-03-162013-03-14International seminar on Geoinformatics for Biodiversity and Climate ChangeInternationalImpact of Aila Cyclone on Forest Canopy Density: A Case Study of Prentice Island, Sundarbans
 2013-01-172013-01-16International seminar on Coastal Zone Management: Issues and ChallengesInternationalCoastal Sand Dune Vulnerability and Protection Measures along The Coastal Tract of West Bengal and Odisha
 2012-12-232012-12-22National Seminar on Upgrading Technologies and Degrading Earth’s Environment: Reality or MythNationalCoastal Zone management in Relation to Dune Vulnerability: A Case Study of west Bengal & Orissa Coast, India
 2012-12-142012-12-13National seminar on Natural Resource Management and Decentralised Planning, Centre for Earth Science studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala NationalMulti-Criteria Based Classification of Coastal Sand Dune Vulnerability and Protection Measures along The Coastal Tract of West Bengal and Orissa
 2012-02-252012-02-24National seminar on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM- 12), Department of Marine Sciences Berhampur University, Odisha NationalRisk Assessment of Coastal Sand Dunes: Vulnerability and Protection Measures
 2012-02-102012-01-08International seminar on Population, Development and Disaster ManagementInternationalPattern of Grain Sorting Over A Coastal Sand Dune at Konark, Orissa Coast
 2011-10-212011-10-19National seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Geomorphology The Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (Department of Geology, Anna University) NationalApplication of Dune Vulnerability Index (DVI) Method in Management of Coastal Dune Systems of Orissa Extending from Chilika to Konark along The Bay Of Bengal Coast
 2010-11-212010-11-20National seminar on Global Environmental Change: Geomorphological Issues and Challenges The Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (Department of Geography, Gauhati University) NationalDegradation and The Management Option of Unhealthy Sand Dunes in The Chenier Plain of Subarnarekha Delta
 2010-07-222010-07-21International seminar on Geomorphological Hazards,Centre for Geotechnology, Manonmanian Sundaranar University, TirunelveliInternationalAssessment of Coastal Change Hazards and Their Mapping at Mainland Coast of Talsari and Barrier Spit Coast of Mandarmani, West Bengal, India
 2009-10-302009-10-29National seminar on Man-Environment Relation: A Vision Plan for Green Earth The Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (Department of Geography, Allahabad University) NationalDegradation of Natural “Seawalls” (Coastal Dunes) Under Storm Conditions Along The Bay of Bengal Shoreline- A Study at Subarnarekha Delta

Refresher or Orientation Course

Course Name From dateTo dateCollege / Institute / UniversityCertificate
Faculty Induction Programme 2022-11-012022-11-30UGC, HRDC University of Calcutta  
Refresher Course (SRC) in Disaster Management 2023-12-052023-12-18UGC, HRDC, Aligarh Muslim University 

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Research Experience

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post-docJadavpur UniversityThree Years