Research

The department offers research facilities to the scholars in the fields of

• Environmental meteorology.
• Air, Water and Soil Pollution studies.
• Application of Remote Sensing in natural resource management.
• Natural hazards - floods and landslides.
• Fluvial geomorphology.

Ongoing Projects

• Title: Infrastructure development Grant from DST under FIST Programme
  Sponsoring Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 5 Years
  Amount (in lakhs): Rs. 45.00


• Title: Quality of drinking water in Kamrup district of Assam and its impact on public health
  Investigator: Dr. H. P. Sarma
  Sponsoring Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 2 Years
  Amount (in lakhs): Rs.22.73



• Title: Downstream Impact Study of Subansiri Lower H. E. Project
  Investigators: Prof. J. Kalita, Prof. A. K. Bhagabati, Prof. S. Kalita and Dr. B. P. Duorah
  Sponsoring Authority: NHPC Limited
  Period: 15 months
  Amount (in lakhs): Rs.34.335
  *Collaborative project with the departments of Zoology, Geology and Geography, G. U.


• Title: Northeast Bio-Geo programme in Himalayas (Assessment of water quality)
  Sponsoring Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 3 Years
  Amount (in lakhs): Rs.19.18

Completed Projects

• Title: Study of climatology and Air Quality in and around Guwahati
  Investigators: S. K. Sarmah, S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of Assam 
  Period: 6 Years Amount (in lakhs): 4.82


• Title: Study on Seismicity of Lower Assam Region
  Investigators: S. K. Sarmah, S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 8 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.11.94


• Title: Quantification of Manpower and Financial Resources devoted to R & D in Sc. and Tech. from Higher Education Sector
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita, L. Choudhury Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 2 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.21.29


• Title: Seismic study of Lower Assam Region
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita, M. M. Saikia Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 4 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.26.44


• Title: Occupational Health Hazard Survey of Guwahati Refinery
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: Gauhati Refinery
  Period: 6 months Amount (in lakhs): Rs.1.00


• Title: Impact Assessment Study of proposed National Highway
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita, H. P. Sarma Sponsoring
  Authority: Boarder Roads Organization
  Period: 2 months Amount (in lakhs): Rs.0.50


• Title: Nature Conservation
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: WWF (Washington D.C)
  Period: 4 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.3.40


• Title: Hydrological Modeling of Rivers using RS & GIS etc.
  Investigators: D. C. Goswami, S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: ISRO ( Govt. of India )
  Period: 3 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.8.97


• Title: Study on crustal geodynamics in the Assam Foreland basin using GPS
  Investigators: S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 3 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.35.73


• Title: Seismicity of lower Assam Region and its adjoining areas
  Investigators: S. Kalita Sponsoring
  Authority: DST, Govt. of India
  Period: 3 Years Amount (in lakhs): Rs.6.62