Pratap Kumar Mohanty

Biography

Dr. Pratap Kumar Mohanty is a Professor at the Marine Sciences Department and presently the Director, IQAC Berhampur University, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has been in the teaching profession for more than 28 years. Professor Mohanty is a Fellow of Commonwealth (U.K). He was a Visiting Scientist at the Walker Institute, University of Reading, U.K. from July-September, 2007. He has to his credit more than 85 research publications in reputed journals, edited volumes and conference proceedings. Most of his publications are in the fields of monsoon studies, coastal processes and climate change. Professor Mohanty has edited two volumes. One of those, published by Springer, is on “Monitoring and Modelling of Lakes and Coastal Environments”. He has successfully completed more than ten research, development and consultancy projects. Professor Mohanty has participated in more than 15 different international conferences held in UK, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Newzealand, Thailand etc. 

Research Interest

Monsoon studies, coastal processes and climate change.