Dr. Mohammed Irfan-Ullah
Fellow and Convener Ecoinformatics Centre
Education
- Ph.D. (Applied Geology), Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee, Roorkee), India, 1996
Research Interests
- Application of GIS & Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation
- Biodiversity Informatics / Ecoinformatics
- Species Distribution Modeling and Landcover Change Modeling
- Spatial Decision Support Modeling; Geo-statistics / Spatial Dependence Modeling
- Modeling Water Resource Estimates for resource management
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Management Planning (EMP)
Experience
Projects
- Gap Analysis of the Protected Area Network of the Western Ghats.
- Modeling Invasives in the Western Ghats.
- Micro level action planning for Drought Proofing of select villages based upon house hold security approach.
- Drought Proofing Management Planning at Village level for select villages of Kachchh District, using GIS & Remote Sensing.
- Post Earthquake Environmental Damage Evaluation of the region affected by the 26th January 2001, Kachchh Earthquake of Gujarat.
- Natural Resource Mapping at village level for Kachchh, Gujarat.
- Vegetation Cover Mapping of Banni Grasslands using Digital Image Processing for the preparation of Forest Working Plan.
- Mapping of groundwater resources of Kachchh for sustainable development planning and management using MCE based on geology, landform and hydrogeological parameters.
- Assessment and evaluation of threatened groundwater resources - the virtual lifeline of Kachchh based on hydro-geological aspects.
- EIA/EMP for proposed Salt works project of Adani Chemicals Limited.
- State Environmental Action Program (SEAP), under the themes of "Desertification and Ranns", and was responsible for the analysis and the interpretation of climate, water resources of Kachchh.
- Sustainable Development Planning for Environmental Protection of Kachchh.
- Nation Wide Grassland Mapping Project in collaboration with Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad.
- Rapid EIA study for Pipalpanka Dam as part of proposed Gopalpur based TISCO Steel Plant Project.
- Preliminary EIA cum Pre-feasibility study for Gandhmardan and Malangtoli Iron Ore mines, Railway Routes & Ports.
- Groundwater Exploration and standardization of groundwater exploration techniques in the chamba region of "Garhwal Himalayas" by involving indigenous knowledge base and ethno-botanical evidences.
- EIA for the "Baphlamali, Panchpatmali & Kutrumali - East Coast Bauxite Mining Project" in Orrisa.
- Solid waste disposal project at Lucknow (as part of ganga action plan, phase II).
Professional Record
- Consultant (GIS & RS) with Datacode Computer System
- Programme Officer (GIS & RS), Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction
- Scientist and In-charge (GIS & RS and Hydrogeology),Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE)
- Research Associate, Environmental Impact & Risk Assessment divisions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
- Geologist, The Action Research Unit (TARU) for Development, Delhi, India.
- Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Roorkee, Roorkee
Affiliations / Positions / Memberships
- Member, Technical Advisory Board, "Arid Communities and Technologies" (ACT)
- Member Board, "Foundation for Research in Ecology and Environmental Planning" (FREEP)
- Fellow, Geological Society of India (GSI)
- Life Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
Grants / Awards / Honors
Awarded Fellowship by "Council of Scientific and Industrial Research" (CSIR)
Select Publications
- Irfan-Ullah, M., Giriraj Amarnath, M.S.R., Murthy and A. Townsend Peterson. Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Aglaia bourdillonii Gamble (Meliaceae), an Endemic and Threatened Plant, using Ecological Niche Modeling.
- Vanak, A. T., Irfan-Ullah, M. and A. Townsend Peterson. Gap Analysis for the Indian Fox Conservation based on Ecological Niche Modeling.
- Mohammed Irfan Ullah and Sham Davande (2005). Effectiveness of 'Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP)' based modeling in predicting Prosopis juliflora invasion.
Complete Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles:
- Irfan-Ullah, M., Giriraj Amarnath, M.S.R., Murthy and A. Townsend Peterson. Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Aglaia bourdillonii Gamble (Meliaceae), an Endemic and Threatened Plant, using Ecological Niche Modeling.
- Vanak, A. T., Irfan-Ullah, M. and A. Townsend Peterson. Gap Analysis for the Indian Fox Conservation based on Ecological Niche Modeling.
- Irfan-Ullah, M., Pratima Raikar and Pontius, R. G. Landcover Change Modeling to evaluate future conservation strategies for the Bannerghatta National Park, India
- Irfan-Ullah, M., Giriraj Amarnath, Sham Davande and M.S.R., Murthy. Landcover Change Modeling to assess sites of future forest degradation in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India.
- Mohammed Irfan Ullah and Sham Davande (2005). Effectiveness of 'Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP)' based modeling in predicting Prosopis juliflora invasion.
Papers in conference proceedings:
- Mohammed Irfan Ullah & Bhawna Sharma (2005). Predicting Prosopis juliflora spread within India, Using Ecological Niche Modeling. National Symposium on "Exotics in Indian Forestry".
- Giriraj Amarnath, Murthy, M. S. R., Bawa, K. S., Mohammed Irfan Ullah, Ramesh, B.R. (2005). Spatial and temporal predictive assessment of tropical evergreen forests, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats - India. Land Use and Water Management in a Sustainable Network Society. 45th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Amsterdam.
- Vanak, A. T. & Mohammed Irfan Ullah (2004). Predicting Indian Fox Distribution Using Ecological Niche Modeling, World Carnivore Conference, US.
- Mohammed Irfan Ullah & Sham Davande (2004). Effectiveness of 'Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP)' based modeling in predicting Prosopis juliflora invasion - A Case Study. Workshop on the Biodiversity of Invasive Alien Species, Banaras Hindu University.
- Mohammed Irfan Ullah, V. Vijay Kumar and Ishwar Lal Patel (1999). An Approach Paper - On Land Suitability Zonation Mapping for Grassland Restoration, using GIS and Remote Sensing. Workshop on Sustainable Development, National Afforestation and Ecodevelopment Board (NAEB-MoEF).
Reports:
- Reports on Micro level action planning for Drought Proofing of select villages in Kachchh.
- Report on Post Earthquake Environmental Damage Evaluation of the region affected by the 26th January 2001, Kachchh Earthquake of Gujarat.
- Report on Vegetation Cover Mapping of Banni Grasslands using Digital Image Processing for the preparation of Forest Working Plan.
- Report on Mapping of groundwater resources of Kachchh for sustainable development planning and management using MCE based on geology, landform and hydro-geological parameters.
- Report on Assessment and evaluation of threatened groundwater resources - the virtual lifeline of Kachchh based on hydro-geological aspects.
- Report on EIA/EMP for proposed Salt works project of Adani Chemicals Limited and carried-out landuse/landcover mapping using Digital Image Processing and GIS techniques along with the study of geology and water resource components.
- Report on State Environmental Action Program (SEAP), under the themes of "Desertification and Ranns".
- Report on Sustainable Development Planning for Environmental Protection of Kachchh based on water, soil and socio-environmental components.
- Report on Nation Wide Grassland Mapping in collaboration with Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad.
- Report on Rapid EIA study for Pipalpanka Dam as part of proposed Gopalpur based Steel Plant Project.
- Report on Preliminary EIA cum Pre-feasibility study for Gandhmardan and Malangtoli Iron Ore mines, Railway Routes & Ports.
- Report on Groundwater Exploration and standardization of groundwater exploration techniques in the chamba region of "Garhwal Himalayas" by involving indigenous knowledge base and ethno-botanical evidences.
- Report on EIA for the "Baphlamali, Panchpatmali & Kutrumali - East Coast Bauxite Mining Project" in Orrisa.
- Report on Solid waste disposal project at Lucknow (as part of ganga action plan, phase II) to workout the channel-ways of the waste flow, either to final dumping or to recycle; and predict the proportion that gets into river Gomti.
Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops
- Regional Meeting on Solution Exchange for the Water and Environmental Sanitation Network, UNDP, Chennai, November, 2005.
- Joint international workshop in biodiversity informatics, NCBI, NCL, Pune, December, 2004.
Others
Hobbies:
Mountaineering, Trekking, Long Distance Cycling, Photography.
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