National Conference on

Marine Pollution & Ecotoxicology

25 - 27 SEPTEMBER 2024

Kochi, Kerala

COMMITTEE

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. P. G. Sankaran


Vice Chancellor

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

Dr. Arun A. U.


Registrar

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

Dr. A. A. Mohamed Hatha


Director

School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT

Dr. Sajeevan T. P.


Head

Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, CUSAT

Dr. M. Ravichandran


Secretary

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt.of India

Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy


Director

National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)

Dr. Bhaskar Narayan


Director

CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow

Mr. K. Venkatarama Sharma


Scientist F

National Centre for Coastal Research

Dr. S. R. Marigoudar


Scientist E

National Centre for Coastal Research

Dr. K. C. Khulbe


Head

Research Planning & Business Development Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Dr. Usha Varanasi


Former Science & Research Director

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Dr. Natesan Manickam


Chief Scientist 

Environmental Toxicology

CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow

Dr. Grinson George


Director

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

Dr. Thamban Meloth


Director

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)

Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar


Director

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), MoES, Govt. of India

Dr. G. V. M. Gupta


Director

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), MoES, Govt. of India

Dr. P. Natarajan


Professor

Aquatic Sciences & Aquaculture, Dept. of Biology Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Dr. P. K. Abdul Aziz


Former Vice Chancellor

Aligarh Muslim University & Cochin University of Science and Technology

Dr. Mathan Ramesh


Professor

Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Dr. Sajeevan


Former Chairman

Kerala State Pollution Control Board

Dr. A. Biju Kumar


Professor and Head

Dept. of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala

Dr. S. Sabu


Director

School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT

Dr. Jyothibabu R.


Scientist in charge

CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), RC Kochi

Dr. P. V. Mohanan


Scientist-G & Head

Toxicology Division, BMT Wing, SCTIMST & Secretary, Society of Toxicology (STOX) India

Dr. Valsamma Joseph


Director

National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health (NCAAH), CUSAT

Dr. M. Harikrishnan


Senior Professor & Former Director

School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT

Prof. Dr. G.M. Nair


President

Kerala Academy of Sciences

Dr. Neel Aluru


Associate Scientist

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Dr. Kurian N. P.


President

Ocean Society of India (OSI)

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Chairman

Senior Prof. (Dr.) S. Bijoy Nandan

Vice Chancellor (former i/c), Kannur University 

Dean, Faculty of Marine Sciences, CUSAT


Chief Convener

Dr. Lathika Cicily Thomas


Assistant Professor

Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, CUSAT

Conveners

Dr. Venu S.


Associate Professor

Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, CUSAT

Dr. Vishnu Venugopal


DST-Inspire Faculty

Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, CUSAT

Mrs. Neethu. K. V.


Senior Research Fellow

Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, CUSAT

Co-conveners

Mr. Hari Praved


Senior Research Fellow

DMMB, CUSAT

Mr. Deepak Sankar N


Junior Research Fellow

DMMB, CUSAT

Mr. Hanse Antony


Junior Research Fellow

DMMB, CUSAT

Mr. Aravind E. H.


Research Fellow

DMMB, CUSAT