About University
Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'city of temples' has many places...
The Department of Environmental Sciences was established in 1995 as a center in the Department of Bio-Sciences. After trifurcation of latter, a separate department was created in September, 1998. The Department is a part of Faculty of Life Sciences, which comprises of Environmental Sciences, Botany, Zoology & Biotechnology.
The Department has 7 Teaching faculty members. The Thrust area of research includes Terrestrial Ecology, Solid Waste Management, Pollution studies, Limnology & Fisheries. The Department conducts M.Sc., M.Phil & Ph. D. Programmes in Environmental Sciences. Our students are making contribution in areas such as Higher Education, Kashmir Administrative services, various Scientific Institutes of country, Army, Police etc. Besides, many of our students have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) and GATE.
Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
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Prof. Piyush Malaviya | Professor & Head | M.Sc., Ph.D | Env. Microbiology, Bioremediation | E-mail: piyushmalaviya@jammuuniversity.ac.in; piyushmalaviya@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419106740 |
Dr. Deepika Slathia | Associate Professor | M.Sc., Ph.D | Limnology, Microbiology | E-mail: deepikasalathia@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419160433 |
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Atri | Assistant Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. | Aerosol Chemistry, Soil Pollution Chemistry | E-mail: rakeshkumaratri@gmail.com, rakeshatri@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: 2626 Mobile No.: |
Dr. Meenakshi Khajuria | Lecturer | M.Sc., Ph.D | Limnology, Aquatic environment | E-mail: mk_env@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419149820 |