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| Krishna Kotra
Lecturer
School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean & Natural Sciences
The University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu)
Website(s):
[ https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=19007 ]
I speak in the following language(s): English, Bislama
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About |
Dr. Krishna Kumar Kotra from India has a Masters in Environmental Chemistry and PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received the “Gold Medal” for his doctoral studies on Groundwater quality along the Bay of Bengal. Dr. Kotra was also a Mary Sears Award recipient (2019) from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, USA. After teaching at various institutions in India, in 2015 he joined The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Emalus Campus in Port Vila, Vanuatu. He was later appointed “Science Program Coordinator” to oversee the delivery of science courses in Vanuatu. Since then, he had established a wide range of collaborations with reputable universities (ETH, Oxford, UNSW, UTS, UNM, Griffith, University Texas etc.) and research organizations (CEFAS, WHOI, ESR, The Ocean Foundation etc.) around the world to work in Vanuatu and the Pacific. His research interests include water quality, marine studies, and climate change. However, he is committed to applying his expertise to a very broad range of research projects to be carried out in Vanuatu and the Pacific. |
Specialities |
Climate Change, Water, Water And Wastewater Treatment And Reuse, Pedagogy, Micro Plastcis, Ocean Acidification, Environment, Development, Migration, Dispossession, The Imagination, Imagination |
Discipline(s) |
Environmental sciences
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Geographic administrative areas |
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Geographic places |
Melanesia
Australia (area)
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Historical periods |
Geological eras
21st century
Anticipatory
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Indigenous languages |
Bislama |
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Experiences |
PhD Research (2006 to 2010)
— Andhra University
Geochemical assessment of groundwater for various physical and chemical parameters.
Seasonal monitoring for various interpretations.Academic Position (2015 to Now)
— The University of the South Pacific, Vanuatu
Teaching and Administration.Field Research (2017 to 2019)
— PIURN
Assessment of Harvested Rainwater for quality studies in VanuatuField Research (2018 to 2020)
— The Ocean Foundation, USA
Establishing monitoring set ups for pH and Alkalinity along the shores of Vanuatu as part of the ocean acidification monitoring.Field Research (2018 to Till Date)
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