CURRICULUM-VITAE

Dr. AMIT KUMAR GORAI

Present Position: Associate Professor,
Department of Mining Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Odisha
Pin-769008
E-mail: amit_gorai@yahoo.co.uk
Mobile No. (+91) 7749006070

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the teaching and research
that offers security and professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

AREA OF INTEREST
 Remote Sensing and GIS
 Machine Vision System
 Soft Computing
 Operation Research and its Application on Environmental Optimization
 Environmental Modeling using Soft Computing and Geostatistical Approach
 Air & Noise Pollution
SUBJECTS TAUGHT
Degree Subjects
PG level Air Pollution Monitoring & Control Technology
Noise Pollution Monitoring & Control Technology
Environmental System Optimization Techniques
UG level Surface Mining Environment
Mine Systems Engineering
Land Surveying
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Mines
Mine Surveying
ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Degree Institution conferring Class Field(s) Year

the degree

B. E. IIEST Shibpore First Mining Engineering 2000

M. E. IIEST Shibpore First Mining Engineering 2002

Ph. D. IIT (ISM), Dhanbad NA Env. Sc. & Engg. 2007

MBA IGNOU First Operations Management 2012

DETAILS OF PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Institution Designation Duration

UNSW, Sydney Endeavour Executive 15 May 2018 - 16 July 2018

Fellow
NIT Rourkela Assistant/Associate 23 December 2014 to Continue
Professor
Trent Lott Geospatial and Raman Postdoc Fellow 01 September 2013 – 31 August 2014
Visualization Research
Centre, JSU, USA
BIT, Mesra Ranchi Assistant Professor 10 September 2007- 22 December 2014
BIT, Sindri Visiting Faculty 01 November 2005 –30 September. 2007
ISM, Dhanbad JRF 01 November 2002 -30 October 2005
CMRI, Dhanbad Project Fellow 01 July 2002 – 30 October 2002

LIST OF PAPER PUBLICATIONS:

International Journal:
1. Patra, A.K., Gorai, A.K., Rengde, V.R., Sharma, Y. (2020). GIS-based exposure assessment and
characterization of particulate matter in a mining region in India. Environment, Development and
Sustainability, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-01037-w. (IF: 2.19)-Q2
2. Gorai, A.K., Raval, S., Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gautam, T. (2020). Design and development of
a machine vision system using artificial neural network-based algorithm for automated coal
characterization. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 1-19.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-020-00370-9. Q1
3. Ranjan, A.K., Patra, A.K., Gorai, A. K. (2020). A Review on Estimation of Particulate Matter
from Satellite-based Aerosol Optical Depth: Data, Methods, and Challenges. Asia-Pacific Journal
of Atmospheric Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13143-020-00215-0 (IF: 1.83)-
Q2
4. Ranjan, A.K., Patra, A.K., Gorai, A. K. (2020). Effect of lockdown due to SARS COVID-19 on
aerosol optical depth (AOD) over urban and mining regions in India. Science of the Total
Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141024. (IF: 6.55)-Q1
5. Ranjan, A.K., Sahoo, D., Gorai, A. K. (2020). Quantitative assessment of landscape
transformation due to coal mining activity using earth observation satellite data in Jharsuguda coal
mining region, Odisha, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00784-0. (IF: 2.19)-Q2
6. Mishra, G., Gorai, A. K. (2020). Horizontal and Vertical Profiling of Soil Organic Carbon Stock
in Nagaland State, India. Current Science, 149(1), 1-9. (IF: 0.7)
7. Biswal, S. S., Gorai, A. K. (2020). Change detection analysis in coverage area of coal fire from
2009 to 2019 in Jharia Coalfield using remote sensing data. International Journal of Remote
Sensing, https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2020.1800128. (IF: 2.97)-Q1
8. Gorai, A. K., Raval, S., Patra, A.K. (2020). Path analysis approach to quantify the causal factors of
ground-level ozone concentration near coal-mining regions. International Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology, 17 (2), 645-660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-
02278-7. (IF: 2.54)- Q2
9. Shaw N., Gorai A.K. (2020). A comparative study of aerosol optical depth (AOD) observations
using MODIS Terra and Aqua products over Indian Territory and its relation with Particulate
Matter (PM) concentration. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22, 265–279. (IF:
2.19)-Q2
10. Gogikar, P., Tyagi, B., Gorai, A. K. (2019). Seasonal prediction of particulate matter over the
steel city of India using neural network models. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 5 (1),
227-243.
11. Gorai, A. K., Tchounwou, P. B., Biswal, S. S., Tuluri, T. (2018). Spatio-temporal Variation of
PM2.5 Concentrations and its Health Impacts in a Mega City, Delhi in India. Environmental
Health Insights, 12:1-9 doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630218792861. Q2
12. Biswal, S. S., Raval, S., Gorai, A. K. (2019). Delineation and mapping of coal mine fire using
remote sensing data – a review, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40(17): 6499-6529.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2018.1547455. (IF: 2.97)-Q1
13. Bhanu, C. B., Gorai, A. K. (2019) Sensitivity analysis of fuzzy-analytic hierarchical process
(FAHP) decision-making model in selection of underground metal mining method, Journal of
Sustainable Mining, 18(1): 8-17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsm.2018.10.003 Q2
14. Bhanu, C. B., Gorai, A. K. (2019). A Comparative Study of Various Multi-Criteria Decision
Making Models in Underground Mining Method Selection, Journal of Institution of Engineers
India, Series D., 100: 105–121. DOI: 10.1007/s40033-018-0169-0.Q3
15. Bhanu, C. B., Gorai, A. K. (Under review) Development of fuzzy pattern recognition model for
underground metal mining method selection, International Journal of Management and
Decision Making, Inderscience
16. Bhanu, C. B., Gorai, A. K. (2018) Design of a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) technique
using fuzzy-AHP for selection of underground metal mining method, International Journal of
Mining and Mineral Engineering, 9(4): 259–301.Q2
17. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K. (2019). Effect on performance of a support vector
machine (SVM)-based machine vision system with dry and wet ore sample images in
classification and grade prediction. Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, 29(1): 114–129.
DOI: 10.1134/S1054661819010097.Q3
18. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K. (2019). Development of online machine vision system
using support vector regression (SVR) algorithm with optimised feature set for prediction of iron
ore grades. Earth Science Informatics, 2: Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-018-
0370-6. (IF: 1.45)-Q2
19. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K. (2018). Development of an expert system for iron ore
classification. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 11 (15), 401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-
3733-x. (IF: 1.32)-Q2
20. Gorai, A. K., Kumar, P., Patel, A.K. (2017). Reliability Analysis of the Main Conveyor System in
Underground Coal Mine to Determine the Maintenance Schedules. International Journal of
Mining and Mineral Engineering, 8(3): 207 – 233. Q2
21. Gorai, A.K., Biswal, S.S., Mitra, G. (2017). Effects of meteorology on ground-level ozone (GLO)
concentrations and identifying the hot spots having significantly higher GLO concentration in a
semi-urban area. Environmental Development and Sustainability. DOI 10.1007/s10668-017-
9947-3. (IF: 2.19)-Q2
22. Gorai, A.K., Tchounwou, P.B., Mitra, G. (2017). Spatial Variation of Ground Level Ozone
Concentrations and its Health Impacts in an Urban Area in India. Aerosol & Air Quality
Research. 17: 951–964. doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.08.0374. (IF: 2.73)-Q1
23. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K. (2017). Development of machine vision-based ore
classification model using support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. Arabian Journal of
Geosciences, 10:107. DOI 10.1007/s12517-017-2909-0. (IF: 1.32)-Q2
24. Gorai, A.K., Mitra, G. (2016). A comparative study of the feed forward back propagation (FFBP)
and layer recurrent (LR) neural network model for forecasting ground level ozone concentration.
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 10(2): 213-223. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-016-0417-0. (IF:
2.87)-Q1
25. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P.B. (2016). Association between of ambient air pollution
and asthma prevalence in different population groups residing in eastern Texas. International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, 378. Doi:10.3390/ijerph13040378.
(IF: 2.849)-Q2
26. Kanchan, Gorai, A. K., Goyal, P. (2016). Development of ANFIS model for air quality
forecasting and input optimization for reducing the computational cost and time. Atmospheric
Environment, 128: 246-262. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.01.007. (IF: 4.03)-Q1
27. Gorai, A. K., Jain K. G., Shaw N., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P.B. (2015). Kriging Analysis for
spatio-temporal Variations of Ground Level Ozone concentration. Asian Journal of Atmospheric
Environment, 9(4): 247-258. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5572/ajae.2015.9.4.247.Q3
28. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Upadhyay, A., Kanchan, Goyal, P., Tchounwou, P. B. (2015). An
Innovative Approach for Determination of Air Quality Health Index, Science of the Total
Environment, 533:495-505. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.133. (IF: 6.55)-Q1
29. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P.B. (2015). Development of PLS- Path Model for
Understanding the Precursors of Ground Level Ozone Concentration in Gulfport, Mississippi
Area. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6(3): 389-397 doi: 10.5094/APR.2015.043. (IF: 3.52)-Q2
30. Tuluri, F., and Gorai, A. K. (2015). Hotspot Analysis for Examining the Association between
Spatial Air Pollutants and Asthma in New York State, USA using Kernel Density Estimation
(KDE). Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 60 (S1): 220-227.
31. Kanchan, Gorai, A. K., Goyal, P. (2015). Air Quality Indices: A Literature Review, Asian
Journal of Atmospheric Environment. 9(2): 101-113. Q3
32. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Shaw N., Jain K. G., Tchounwou, P. B. (2015). Study of
Quarterly/Seasonal Association between Air Pollution Exposure and Asthma in Eastern Part of
Texas, USA Using Geospatial Approach. Aerosol & Air Quality Research. 15: 1525–1544. (IF:
2.73)- Q1
33. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P. B., Ambinakudige, S. (2015). Influence of local
meteorology and NO2 conditions on ground level ozone concentration in eastern part of Texas,
USA, Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 8:81-96. doi:10.1007/s11869-014-0276-5. (IF: 2.87)-
Q1
34. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P. B. (2014) A GIS Based Approach for Assessing the
Association between Air Pollution and Asthma in New York State, USA. International Journal
of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11, 4845-4869; doi:10.3390/ijerph110504845.
(IF: 2.849)-Q2
35. Gorai, A. K., Kanchan, Upadhyay, A., Goyal, P. (2014). Development of fuzzy synthetic
evaluation coupled AHP model for air quality assessment in Taj trapezium Zone, Uttar Pradesh,
India, Environment System and Decisions, 34(2). DOI 10.1007/s10669-014-9505-6.Q2
36. Upadhyay, A., Kanchan, Goyal, P., Yerramilli, A., Gorai, A. K. (2014). Development of fuzzy
pattern recognition model for air quality assessment of Howrah City. Aerosol & Air Quality
Research. 14: 1639–1652. doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.04.0118. (IF: 2.73)- Q1
37. Iqbal, J., Gorai, A.K., Katpatal, Y. B., Pathak, G. (2014). Development of GIS based Fuzzy
Pattern Recognition Model (Modified Version of DRASTIC Model) for Groundwater
Vulnerability to Pollution Assessment, International Journal of Environmental Science &
Technology, 12:3161–3174. DOI 10.1007/s13762-014-0693-x. (IF: 2.54)-Q2
38. Iqbal, J., & Gorai, A. K. (2014). Development of Hierarchical Fuzzy Model for Groundwater
Vulnerability to Pollution Assessment, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer. DOI
10.1007/s12517-014-1417-8. . (IF: 1.32)-Q2
39. Gorai, A. K & Hasni, S. A. (2014). Prediction of ground water quality index to assess suitability
for drinking purposes using soft computing approach. Applied Water Science, Springer. DOI
10.1007/s13201-014-0241-3.
40. Krishna R., Iqbal J., Gorai, A. K., Tuluri F., Tchounwou P.B. (2014). Groundwater Vulnerability
to Pollution Mapping of Ranchi District using GIS. Applied Water Science, Springer. DOI
10.1007/s13201-014-0198-2.
41. Gorai, A.K., and Kumar, S. (2013). Assessment of Groundwater Quality using Statistical and
Geostatistical techniques in Ranchi Municipal Corporation Area, Jharkhand, India,
Geoinformatics and Geostatistics: An Overview, 1(2), doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-
4581.1000105
42. Tirkey, P., Gorai, A. K., and Jawed, I. (2013). AHP-GIS based DRASTIC Model for
Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Assessment: A Case study of Hazaribag District,
Jharkhand, India. International Journal of Environmental Protection, 2(3): 20-31.
43. Rajeev, S., Goral, A. K., and Segaran, R.G. (2013). Characterization of LD Slag of Bokaro Steel
Plant and its Feasibility Study of Manufacturing Commercial „Fly Ash - LD Slag‟ Bricks,
International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 16., No. ½, pp.129-
145. Q4
44. Mandal, T., Gorai, A. K., & Pathak, G. (2012). Development of Air Quality Index using soft
Computing Approach, Environmental Monitoring Assessment, 184:6187–6196. DOI
10.1007/s10661-011-2412-0). (IF: 1.90)-Q2
45. Gorai, A. K. (2012). Fuzzy Pattern Recognition for Air Quality Assessment, International
Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 2, pp.27-30.
46. Gorai, A. K., and Jawed, I. (2012). Approaches to Ground Water Vulnerability to Pollution: A
Literature Review, Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 9(1):105-115. Q3
47. Gorai, A. K. (2010). Application of Fuzzy Expert System to Determine the Degree of Sustainable
Development of Mineral Resources, Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 7(2):
15-21. Q3
48. Gorai, A. K., and Pal, A. K (2009). Methodology of the Community Noise Environmental Quality
Assessment: A Case Study of Indian Iron Ore Mining Complex, Journal of Geology and Mining
Research, 1(10): 214-223.
49. Gorai, A. K., Pal, A. K & Maity, S. (2007). Development of the Traffic Noise Prediction Model,
Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 4(2): 65-74. Q3
50. Gorai, A. K, Maity, S., Pal, A. K. (2007). Development of the Path Model in Road Traffic Noise
Annoyance of Dhanbad Township, Noise & Vibration Worldwide, 38(3):17-22.Q3
51. Gorai, A. K., Siddiqui, T. J. (2007). Combined effect of noise and illumination on workers
performance, Noise Control Engineering Journal, 55(4): 417-424. (IF: 0.44) –Q3
52. Gorai, A. K., Pal, A. K. (2006). Noise Impact Assessment of an Iron Ore Mining Residential
Complex, Noise Control Engineering Journal, 54(6): 352-359. (IF: 0.44)-Q3
53. Maity, S., Gorai, A. K., Pal, A. K. (2006). Determination of Path Coefficients and its application
in Road Traffic Noise Annoyance –A Theoretical Approach, Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 117: 21-26. (IF: 1.9)-Q2
54. Gorai, A. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. K., Pal, A. K. (2006). Control of Noise Problems in the
Bailadila Iron Ore Mine, India, Journal of Mining and Geology, 42(2): 175-185.
55. Gorai, A. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. K., Pal, A. K. & Dey, U. K. (2008). Design of Enclosure of a
Grinding Machine for the Noise Attenuation, Journal of Environmental Science and
Engineering, Vol. 50(2), pp. 141-146.
56. Gorai, A. K & Paul, P. K. (2006). Selection of Dump Site in an Opencast Mine Using GIS – An
Approach, The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal, Vol. 45(02-04), pp. 36-39.
57. Gorai, A. K. & Pal, A. K. (2006). Noise and its Effect on human being – A Review, Journal of
Environmental Science and Engineering, Vol. 48(4), pp. 253-260.
58. Gorai, A. K., Mukhopadhyay, A. K., and Pal, A. K. (2007). Noise problems in an iron ore mine
and its control measures, MineTech, Vol. 28(4), pp. 28-33.

Conferences/Symposium:
1. Gorai, A. K., Bhanu, C. B., Sameer, U. A deep learning approach for automated quality control of iron
ores. Mining goes Digital: Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium'Application of Computers and
Operations Research in the Mineral Industry. pp. 455-461, 2019.
2. Biswal, S. S., Gorai, A. K. Detection and Delineation of Subsurface Coal Mine Fire from Spaceborne
Thermal Infrared Data In Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad, India. International Archives of the Photogrammetry,
Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-3/W8, 2019, pp.65-69
3. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K., Development of Online Machine Vision System using
Support Vector Regression (SVR) Algorithm for Grade Prediction of Iron Ores. The Fifteenth
International Conference on Machine Vision Applications (MVA-2017), May 8-12, 2017. Nagoya
University, Nagoya, Japan.
4. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K., Optimising the image features for development of
machine vision system for classification of iron ores using support vector machine algorithm”.
National Conference on Sustainable Mining Practices, SMP-2016, December 2-3, 2016, NIT
Rourkela, Odisha, India.
5. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K., 2016. Development of Machine Vision-based System for
Iron Ore Grade Prediction using Gaussian Process Regression (GPR). Thirteenth International
Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing (PRIP‟2016), October 3-5, 2016,
Minsk, Belarus.
6. Patel, A.K., Chatterjee, S., Gorai, A. K., Development of iron ore classification model using
discriminant analysis of image based textural features”. National conference on Recent Practices
and Innovations in Mining Industry (RPIMI 2016), February 19-20, 2016, Raipur, Chhattisgarh,
India
7. Gorai, A. K., Tuluri, F., Tchounwou, P. B., Development of ANFIS Model with Optimised Inputs
to Reduce the Computational Cost and Time for Ground Level Ozone Forecasting, 10th
International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, 14-18th March, 2016, Milan,
Italy.
8. Gorai, A. K., Development of hierarchical fuzzy model for prediction of air quality index, 8th
International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, 19-23 March, 2012, Athens.
9. Gorai, A. K., Mitra, H., Ghosh, S., Mukhopadhya, A. K., and Pal, A. K, “Workplace Noise Status
of Kotah Stone Mining Complex” Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers, India,
 Special Issue on the Occasion of National Seminar on Environmental Engineering with Special
Emphasis on Mining Environment.
10. Gorai, A. K., Mukhopadhya, A. K., and Pal, A. K, “Noise Emission Levels in an Iron Ore Mine
and its Processing Plants”, Conference on Technological Advancements and Environmental
Challenges in Mining and Allied Industries in the 21 st Century, TECMAC-2005, NIT, Rourkela,
India.
11. Roul, A, Gorai, A. K and Pal, A. K. (2005). Workplace Noise Status of NALCO Bauxite Ore
Processing Plant, International Conference on Mineral Processing Technology, MPT 2005, ISM,
Dhanbad, India.
12. Gorai, A. K., Mukhopadhya, A. K., and Pal, A. K, Cost-Benefit Analysis of Noise Management
Programme in Mining Industries, International Symposium on Advances in Mining Technology
and Management, AIMM 2005, IIT Kharagpur, India.
13. Gorai, A. K., & Dey, U. K., Development Methodology and Application of Expert System for
EIA of Mining Projects, IMC, Feb., 2007, ISM, Dhanbad.
14. Pathak, G., Kirti, A. and Gorai, A. K., Environmental and Societal Impacts of Coal Mining and
Its Management Practices in India, First International Conference on Managing the Social and
Environmental Consequences of Coal Mining in India, Nov. 19-21, 2007, New Delhi.
15. Gorai, A. K., Singh, Hemant Kumar & Pathak, G., Development of Fuzzy Expert System to
Predict the Hearing Loss of Mine Worker: An Approach, National Symposium on Disaster in
Mines, 10 – 11th March. 2007, ISMU, Dhanbad, India.
16. Gorai, A. K., Carbon Emission and Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Developed and
Developing Nation, ICER-10, 16-18 September 2010, University of Mauritius.

LIST OF BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLICATION:

1. A Complete Guide for Mining Engineers‟ (ISBN: 978-81-7956-120-1) Published
by Lovely Prakashan, Dhanbad.
2. Sustainable Mining Practices, Narosa Publisher, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-8487-604-8)

LIST OF PROJECTS SUPERVISED:

Sl. No. Name of the Title Status

Scholar
PhD
1 Kanchan Development of ANFIS model for air quality Completed
forecasting
2 Jawed Iqbal Prediction of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution in Completed
Ranchi District using Fuzzy Technique
3 Ashok Kumar Development of an Online Vision Based Integrated Completed
Patel Quality Monitoring Model for Mineral Industry

4 Bhanu C Balusa Develoment of Fuzzy-AHP based multi-criteria Completed

decision making model for selection of underground
metal mining method
5 Shanti Swarup Delineation and Mapping of Coal Mine Fire using Ongoing
Biswal Spaceborne Data and Estimating the Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
6 Avinash Kumar Analysing the effect of mining activity on socio- Ongoing
Ranjan economic and environmental status of nearby
population using GIS and remote sensing approach
M.Tech

1 Tapas Mondal Development of air quality index using soft computing Completed
approach
2 Rajeev Singh Characterization of LD Slag at Bokaro Steel Plant and Completed
Its Feasibility Study of Manufacturing Commercial
„Fly Ash – LD Slag‟ Bricks
3 Poonam Tirkey Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Completed
of Hazaribag District using GIS
4 Kaustav Patnaik Optimization of water utilization in a Steel industry Completed

5 Subhash Kumar Groundwater Quality Mapping using Geostatistical Completed

Approach for Ranchi Municipal Area.
6 Abhishek Kumar Development of Air Quality Forecasting Model Completed

7 Rahul Krishna Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Completed

of Ranchi District using GIS
8 Praveen Kumar Development of Path Model for Understanding the Completed
Precursors of Surface Level Ozone Concentration
9 Neha Shaw Air Quality Assessment using GIS and Remote Sensing Completed
Technique
10 Kumar Gaurav Geostatistical analysis for assessing the ground level Completed
Jain ozone concentration in Ranchi city.
11 Pritam Kumar Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Analysis Completed
of the Main Conveyor System in Underground Coal
Mine: A Case Study of Churcha (RO) Mine

12 Satyabrata Estimation of Aerosol Optical Depth using MODIS Completed

Behara satellite data and its relation with particulate matter
concentration in the mining regions
13 Rahul Raj Quantitative and qualitative assessment of surface Completed
water in the mining region using remote sensing and
GIS-based approach

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
 Three year working experience in a research project “Investigation into Noise status in
some selected non-coal mining complexes in India” at ISM, Dhanbad. (1st Nov. 02 to 30th
Oct. 05).
The objectives of the research work are
 Assessment of noise status of the Bailadila Iron ore mining Complex.
 Noise impact assessment
 Development of noise profile through modeling
 Development of suitable noise abatement and control measures.
 Development of optimization model for municipal solid waste management system
(MBA thesis project)
 Selection of suitable dump site in an opencast coal mine using GIS in order to minimize the
environmental impact. The main objective of the work was to identify the location of
proper dump site with respect to the environmental impact in the nearby residence (Master
degree level)

SEMINAR/ WORKSHOP/Invited Talks ORGANISED/Delivered:

 Three days workshop on “Water Quality and Conservation” at BIT Mesra, Ranchi as an
Organizing Secretary.
 Invited talk at CIT Ranchi on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
 Invited talk at UGC academic staff college, Ranchi on Environmental Management.

VARIOUS SOFTWARE TRAINING ATTENDED

1. 7 Days Training on SURPAC (Mine Planning Software) at B.I.T. Sindri.
2. 3 Days Training on MAXIPIT (Pit Optimization Software) at B.I.T. Sindri
3. 2 Days Training on PLAXIS and Visual-FEA (Stress Analysis Software) at B.I.T. Sindri
4. 3 Days Training on FLAC 3D Software at B.I.T Sindri
5. Participated in 2 months EDUSAT training on GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing at BIT
Mesra, Ranchi (19.09.2007 to 03-12-2007).
6. Participated in 1 Week training program on Engine Emission formation and Control at
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur (28th June-3rd July, 2011)
7. Participated in 1 Week training program on Climate Modeling at TERI New Delhi (01 st -
05th Oct., 2012).
8. Participated in 2 days training program on Air Quality Management at IIT Bombay (06-
07th Dec., 2012).

PERSONAL PROFILE:
Name : Dr. Amit Kumar Gorai
Father‟s Name : Sri Satya Narayan Gorai
Date of Birth : 01.01.77
Nationality : Indian

AWARDS/ RECOGNITION/ EXTENSION SERVICE/ EXAMINER SHIP / PATENTS

 GATE 2000 by MHRD Govt. of India

 Appointed as an external examiner for Viva-Voce & Question paper setting in NIFFT Hatia
Ranchi
 Appointed as a question setter by NIT Jamshedpur
 Appointed as a reviewer in various international journal like Noise & Health (Published from
UK), Journal of Environmental Monitoring, Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Int. J. of
Env. Res. and Public Health.
 Life Member of Indian Association of Air Pollution Control (Delhi Chapter).
 Member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society
 Young Researchers Award by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 8th
International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, 19-23 March, 2012,
Athens.
 DST, SERB travel grant for attending the International Conference on Air Quality-Science
and Application- 2012) (19 to 23 March, 2012, at Athens, Greece)
 DST, SERB travel grant for attending the International Conference on Air Quality-Science
and Application- 2016) (14 to 18 March, 2016 at Milan, Italy)
 DST Young Scientist award
 Member of the editorial board of International Journal of Environmental Protection
 Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by University Grant Commission under India-US
Knowledge Initiative.
 Endeavour Executive Fellowship awarded by Department of Higher Education, Australian
Government.

LANGUAGES KNOWN: English, Hindi & Bengali

R & D PROJECTS

1. Title of the Project: Prediction of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution in Ranchi

District using Fuzzy Technique.
Funding Agency: UGC (Status: Completed)
Amount: Rs. 1 Lakh
Role: PI

3. Title of the Project: Geostatistical Analysis and Mapping of Ground Level Ozone in an
Urban Area in India: A Case Study of Ranchi City
Funding Agency: SERB, DST under Fast track Young Scientist Scheme in Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences
Amount: 20.30 Lakhs (Status: Completed)
Role: PI

4. Title of the Project: Estimation of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) from Satellite Remote
Sensing Data over Coal Mining Regions in India and Development of Statistical Model
for Prediction of Particulate Matter Concentration from AOD
Submitted to CSIR, New Delhi
Amount: 24.432 Lakhs (Status: Ongoing)
Role: PI