Vijay Prasad Dimri
Vijay Prasad Dimri | |
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Born | 1948 Dimmar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India |
Occupation | Geophysical scientist |
Spouse | Kusum Dimri[1] |
Parent | Ghanshyam Dimri |
Awards | Padma Shri Sir Axford Lecture Award Lorenz Lecture Award National Award for Geoscience and Technology, MoES Prof. G. P. Chatterjee Award FAPCCI Outstanding Scientist Award Department of Ocean Development Award National Mineral Award IGU Hari Narayan Lifetime Achievement Award BASANT SAMMAN Award by ISM Dhanbad. |
Website | www.vijaydimri.com |
Vijay Prasad Dimri is an Indian
Biography
Lidar is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analyzing the reflected light. The term Lidar comes from combining the words light and radar, explains Dr. Dimri about the
Light Detection and Ranging system (LIDAR).[5]
Vijay Prasad Dimri was born in 1948
Dimri's career started at the
In 2010, retiring from the NGRI, Dimri joined Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI), Gandhinagar and is the incumbent director there.[8] He is a national correspondent of The International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans[11] and sits on the Scientific Planning and Review committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU).[10]
Legacy
One of the first scientific achievements of Dimri related to the
- V. Dimri (1992). Deconvolution and Inverse Theory. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-89493-9.
Dimitri is credited with the first quantification of gravity interpretation. He also hypothesized a covariance gravity model for the
During his tenure at the National Geophysical Research Institute, Dimri formulated two programs, Gas+Hydrates and Legal Continental Shelf and organised a fluoride free water project in Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh, for assessment, management and exploration of groundwater in hardrock terrains.[6] During this time, NGRI emerged as a premier institute of geophysics, with NISCAIR, New Delhi rating it as the no. 1 in geophysical outputs among Indian institutes in 2006 and SCOPUS 2007 placing NGRI among the top 1 per cent in the world in terms of citations.[10] It was during his period, NGRI commercialised its first patent.[6]
Vijay Prasad Dimri is credited with over 125 research papers published in peer reviewed journals and six books, two authored and four edited works,
Positions
Vijay Prasad Dimri is the president of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences from 2010[8] and the sectional president of the Earth Science section of Indian Science Congress Association since 2007.[2][12] He is a former president of the Indian Geophysical Union from 2006 till 2010.[2][6][8][10][12] He held the chair of the National Committee of International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics during 2005–07.[6][12] He also serves as a member of the International Scientific Programme Committee[18] and the National Academy of Sciences.[19] He delivered the presidential address at the ISCA in 2008 and IGU convention in 2009[2] and holds the chair of the Research Advisory Council of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai.
Awards and recognitions
Dimri featured in the
Dimri has been honored with fellowships by several scientific organizations such as The World Academy of Sciences, (TWAS) Italy,[2][7][10][12][20] Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi,[2][6][8][10][12] National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad,[2][6][8][10][12] Indian Society of Applied Geochemists[10] and AP Akademy of Sciences, Andhra Pradesh.[2][6][12] He has been recognised as the CSIR-Distinguished Scientist by the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.[12]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "GERMI". GERMI. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-444-89493-9.
- ^ a b "Padma 2010". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Deccan Herald". Deccan Herald. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "INSA". INSA. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Tribune". Tribune. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Asia Oceania" (PDF). Asia Oceania. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "NGRI director Dimri honoured with Padma Sri". Indian Express. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "ICSU". ICSU. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "IAPSO". IAPSO. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "NGRI". NGRI. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ISBN 978-3642065859.
- ^ "Barnes and Noble". Barnes and Noble. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "List of Books on Abe Books". Abe Books. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Patent Buddy". Patent Buddy. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Ravi Prakash Srivastava, Vijay Prasad Dimri (14 October 2004). "Generation of three dimensional fractal subsurface structure". Justia Patents. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Scidatacon". Scidatacon. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "NASI". NASI. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "TWAS". TWAS. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
- "List of Books on Abe Books". Abe Books. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Barnes and Noble". Info on Barnes and Noble. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
Further reading
- V. Dimri (1992). Deconvolution and Inverse Theory. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-89493-9.
- Vijay Prasad Dimri (2010). Fractal Behaviour of the Earth System. Springer. p. 208. ISBN 978-3642065859.