Abhishek Kumar

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Email:
akumar1@umass.edu
Research Interests:

Application of remote sensing (field/satellite remote sensing, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), RADAR) and geospatial science in water resources, mangrove forests, vegetation, and climate change studies.

Empirical, semi-analytical, quasi-analytical modelling and algorithm development.

Short-term and long-term impact assessment of natural hazards (hurricane, rainstorms) on inland and coastal environments. 

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Other Affiliations:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
CV:
CV_Kumar_June_2021 - Abhishek Kumar.pdf (279.92 KB)
Graduates on the Job Market:
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Hired by:
Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Environmental Conservation

My dissertation focuses on the use of multiple new and past satellite sensors towards developing  remote sensing models for detection, quantification, and monitoring of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CyanoHABs) in inland lakes and coastal lagoons. I was also lab instructor for three remote sensing courses that include "Remote Sensing of Environment (GEOG 4350)", "Digital Image Analysis (GEOG 4450)", and "Field Methods in Remote Sensing (GEOG 4460)". My primary research interest is the applications of remote sensing and geospatial science in water resources, mangroves/forest/vegetation, and climate change studies.  

Over the past four years at University of Georgia, I have been involved in several NASA and NSF projects that have utilized multi-platform remote sensing data toward aquatic, environmental, and natural resource management issues. My role in these projects was to develop remote sensing models, analyze data, and extract useful information and finally lead to write manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed journals. I also maintain the CyanoTRACKER website (http://cyanotracker.uga.edu/) and social media platforms (https://twitter.com/cyanotracker) (https://www.facebook.com/cyanotracker) for this project, which is helpful to disseminate the timely information regarding CyanoHABs to the public and observe the broader impact of the project. 

 

Interests:

Remote sensing of lake drawdowns and cyanobacteria blooms throughout the Northeast and Upper Midwest US

Education:

Ph.D. (2021), University of Georgia, Geography

Dissertation Title: An integrated approach to utilize multi-platform data for monitoring cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in inland waters.

M.Tech (2014), National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Mining Engineering

Thesis Title: Monitoring spatial and temporal variation of total suspended sediment in Chilika Lagoon using MODIS/Terra satellite imagery

B.Tech (2012), Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering

Final Project: Camera based interactive wall display

Dissertation/Thesis Title:
An Integrated Approach to Utilize Multi-Platform Data for Monitoring Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Inland Waters
Degree Completion Date:
Of note:

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award-2021: CTL, University of Georgia

Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship-2019 ($3500): University of Georgia

AAG-2019 RSSG Student Illustrated Paper award (1st Place) ($300): AAG-2019, Washington, DC.

Foreign travel assistance award ($1200): Ocean Optics conference-2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Early career scientist travel award ($500): Ocean Sciences Meeting-2018, Portland, Oregon.

Selected among 20 students worldwide for Ocean Optics-2017 Training by NASA 

DEVELOPers of the term (Recognition Award): NASA DEVELOP (Fall-2017) among 102 participants.

AGU Fall-2017 conference travel award ($1400): NASA DEVELOP National Program.

AAG-2017 conference travel award ($1700): NASA DEVELOP National Program.

Best Poster Presentation Award (Recognition Award): TROPMET-National Symposium on Tropical Meteorology: Climate Change and Coastal Vulnerability. Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, December 18-21, 2016.

Graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (2014).

Institute Silver Medal (Recognition Award) for being Topper of Master’s batch (2012-14), National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (2014).

Graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (2012).

Selected Publications:

Muduli, P.R., A. Kumar, V.V. Kanuri, D.R. Mishra, P. Acharya, R. Saha, M.K. Biswas, A.K. Vidyarthi, and A. Sudhakar. 2021. Water quality assessment of the Ganges River during COVID-19 lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-8.

Mishra, D.R., A. Kumar, P.R. Muduli, T. Acharyya, P. Acharya, S. Singh, and G. Rastogi. 2021. Landfall Season is critical to the impact of a cyclone on a monsoon-regulated tropical coastal lagoon. Science of the Total Environment, 770: 145235.

Mishra, D.R., A. Kumar, P.R. Muduli, S. Equeenuddin, G. Rastogi, T. Acharyya, and D. Swain. 2020. Decline in Phytoplankton Biomass along Indian Coastal Waters due to COVID-19 Lockdown. Remote Sensing, 12(16): 2584.

Kumar, A., D.R. Mishra, and N. Illango. 2020. Evaluation of Landsat 8 Virtual Orange Band for Mapping Cyanobacterial Blooms. Remote Sensing, 12(5): 868.

Mishra, D.R., A. Kumar, L. Ramaswamy, V. Bodulla, M. Das, B. Page, and S. Weber. 2020. CyanoTRACKER: A cloud-based integrated multi-platform architecture for global observation of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms. Harmful Algae, 96: 101828 

Kumar, A., D. R. Mishra, and Sk. Md. Equeenuddin (2019). Long-term analysis of water quality in Chilika Lagoon and application of bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment. In: C. Max Finlayson, G. Rastogi, M. Suar, D. R. Mishra, and A. Pattnaik (eds.) Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon, India, Springer, Switzerland (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030334239)

Miller, P., T.L. Mote, A. Kumar, and D.R. Mishra. 2019. Systematic precipitation redistribution following a strong hurricane landfall. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1-12.

Kumar, A., C. Cooper, C. Remillard, S. Ghosh, A. Haney, F. Braun, Z. Conner, B. Page, K. Boyd, S. Wilde, and D.R. Mishra. 2019. Spatio-temporal monitoring of hydrilla to aid management actions. Weed Technology, 33(3): 518-529.

Miller, P.W., A. Kumar, T.L. Mote, F.D.S. Moraes, and D.R. Mishra. 2019. Persistent hydrological consequences of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Geophysical Research Letters, 46: 1413-1422. 

Shrestha, S., I. Miranda, A. Kumar, M. Pardo, S. Dahal, T. Rashid, C. Remillard, and D.R. Mishra. 2019. Identifying and forecasting potential biophysical risk areas within a tropical mangrove ecosystem using multi-sensor data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations & Geoinformation, 74: 281-294.

Mishra, D.R., L. Ramaswamy, A. Kumar, S. Bhandarkar, V. Boddula, and S. Narumalani. 2018. A Multi-Cloud Cyber Infrastructure for Monitoring Global Proliferation of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2018).

Page, B., A. Kumar, and D.R. Mishra. 2018. A novel cross-satellite based assessment of the spatio-temporal development of a cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation & Geoinformation. 66: 69-81.

Kumar, A., P. Stupp, S. Dahal, C. Remillard, R. Bledsoe, A. Stone, C. Cameron, G. Rastogi, R. Samal, and D. R. Mishra. 2017. A multi-sensor approach for assessing mangrove biophysical characteristics in coastal Odisha, India. Special issue of 'Remote Sensing' in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 1-22

Kumar, A., D.R. Mishra, S. Equeenuddin, H. J. Cho and G. Rastogi. 2017. Differential Impact of Anniversary Severe Cyclones on the Water Quality of a Tropical Coastal Lagoon. Estuaries and Coast. 40(2): 317-342.

Kumar, A., S. Equeenuddin, D.R. Mishra and B.C. Acharya. 2016.  Remote monitoring of sediment dynamics in a coastal lagoon: Long-term spatio-temporal variability of suspended sediment in Chilika. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 170: 155-172.

Srichandan, S., J.Y. Kim, A. Kumar, D.R. Mishra, P. Bhadury, P.R. Muduli, A.K. Pattnaik and G. Rastogi. 2015. Interannual and cyclone-driven variability in phytoplankton communities of a tropical coastal lagoon. Marine Pollution Bulletin 101(1): 39-52.

Research Areas:
Earth, Environment, and Climate
Geographic Information Science

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