Resume
< Designation: Professor
< Area of work :
- Architecture:Residential and Commercial Buildings, Housing
- Town Planning:Metropolitan Planning, Infrastructure Planning
- Management:Urban Management System
- Remote Sensing:Ecology and Environment, Wetlands,
- GIS: Municipal GIS, Urban Sprawl
< Contact
- Office: 22668-4561 to 63 (ext-415)
- Fax: 91 33 26682916/4564
- E-mail: arupsarkar.ar@gmail.com
- Mobile: +91 9830198481
< Education :
Madhyamik Pariksha: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur
H. S. Exam: Jodhpur Park Boys’ School, Kolkata
Bachelor of Architecture: Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur, Howrah
Master of Planning: School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Ph.D: Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
< Awards : Awarded “Grade A” by AICTE, Ministry of MHRD, Govt. of India for the Research Project “Development of a Weighted Index Model for Site Suitability Assessment for Flood Prone Urban Areas of West Bengal - A Remote Sensing & GIS Approach in 2005.
< Research Projects :
- Principal Investigator: Development of a Weighted Index Model for Site Suitability Assessment for Flood Prone Urban Areas of West Bengal - A Remote Sensing & GIS Approach. Sponsored by AICTE, Ministry of MHRD, Govt. of India. Project Cost: Rs. 4.75 Lakh. Duration: 2001-2004.
- Principal Investigator: Mapping and Monitoring of Wetlands of East Calcutta with Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Data and GIS approach. Sponsored by Dept. of Science & Technology Government of India. Project Cost: Rs. 12.25 Lakh. Duration: 2001-2004.
- Co-investigator: Study on Detection for Land Use/ Land Cover Change with Remote Sensing and GIS Approach. Sponsored by Dept. of Science & Technology Government of India. Project Cost: Rs. 9.0 Lakh. Duration: 2001-2004.
< List of Short Term Courses /Training Programs/ Workshop/ Seminars Conducted:
- Coordinator for the Training program on Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System during February 14-18, 2000 at Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University).
- Organizing Secretary, National Seminar on Architecture and Planning Education and Profession – Changing Dimensions and Future Direction in 21st Century, during 6-7 February, 2004 at Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.
- Jt. Organizing Secretary, National Seminar on Earthquake Resistant Building Design, during January 6-7, 2006 at Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.
- Convener, Symposium on Changing Cities - Building Opportunities on the occasion of WORLD HABITAT DAY - WORLD ARCHITETURE DAY celebrated at BESUS on 11th October, 2012.
< Association with Professional Bodies
- Registered with Council of Architecture, New Delhi as Professional Architect.
- Member, Institute of Town Planners, India, as Professional Town Planner.
- Member, Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi
- Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
- Member, Forum of Scientists, Engineers and Technologists, Kolkata.
- Member, Indian Institute of Architects, Mumbai.
< Participation in Corporate Life:
College/University/Institution:
- Member of the Board of Governors of Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Howrah, West Bengal as the first elected Teachers’ Representative during 1994-95.
Enrichment of Campus life
- Superintendent of Hostel No. 15, BESU from 1992 to 1997.
Membership /participation in bodies/committees on Education and National Development
- Member of the Expert Committees of Council of Architecture, AICTE and UGC in various years.
- Member of the Education Standing Committee of Institute of Town Planners’ India, New Delhi, 2003-05, that formulated the Structure of Syllabi for Town Planning Education in India for the 14 Institutions imparting education in Town Planning in India.
Professional organization of teachers
- Member of the Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur Teachers Association.
- Secretary, B E College DU Teachers’ Association in 2000-2001.