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Himalaya. Memoir of the Geological Society of India. 77, 309-319.[17] Gaire, N.P., Dhakal, Y.R., Lekhak, H.C., Bhuju, D.R. and Shah, Santosh K. 2011.Dynamics of Abies spectabilis in relation to climate change at the tree line ecotone inLangtang National Park, Nepal Himalaya. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 12,220-229.[16] Bhattacharyya, A., Mehrotra, N. and Shah, Santosh K. 2011. Holocene vegetation andclimate of South Tripura based on Palynological analysis. Journal Geological Society ofIndia, 77, 521-526.[15] Managave, S. R., Sheshshayee, M. S., Ramesh, R., Borgaonkar, H. P., Shah, Santosh K.and Bhattacharyya, A. 2011. Response of cellulose δ18O of teak trees in differingmonsoon environments to monsoon rainfall. Dendrochronologia, 29, 89-79.[14] Brown, Peter M., Bhattacharyya, A. and Shah, Santosh K. 2011. Potential fordeveloping fire histories in chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forests in the Himalayanfoothills, India. Tree-ring Research, 67(1), 57-62.[13] Gaire, N.P., Dhakal, Y.R., Lekhak, H.C., Bhuju, D.R. and Shah, Santosh K. 2010.Vegetation Dynamics I n Treeline Ecotone of Langtang National Park, Central Nepal.Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 11, 107-114[12] Bhattacharyya, A. and Shah, Santosh K., 2009. Tree-ring study in India – Pastappraisal, present status and future prospects. IAWA, 30(4), 361-370.[11] Shah, Santosh K. and Bhattacharyya, A. 2009. Tree-ring analysis of sub-fossil woods ofPinus wallichiana from Ziro valley, Arunachal Pradesh, North-East Himalaya. Journalof Geological Society of India, 74, 503-508.[10] Shah, Santosh K., Bhattacharyya, A. and Chaudhary, V. 2009. Climatic influence onradial growth of Pinus wallichiana in Ziro valley, North-east Himalaya. Current Science,96 (5), 697-702.[09] Chakraborty, S., Dutta, K., Bhattacharyya, A., Nigam, M., Schuur, Edward A.G. andShah, Santosh K. 2008. Atmospheric 14 C variability recorded in tree-rings fromPeninsular India: implications for fossil fuel CO 2 emission and Atmospheric transport.Radiocarbon, 50(3), 321-330.[08] Bhattacharyya, A., Shah, Santosh K. and Chaudhary, V. 2008. Feasibility of tree ringdata in Palaeoseismic dating in northeast Himalaya Journal of Geological Society ofIndia, 71, 419-423.[07] Bhattacharyya, A, Eckstein, D, Shah, Santosh K. and Chaudhury, V. 2007. Analyses ofclimatic changes around Perambiculum, south India based on early wood mean vesselarea of teak. Current Science, 93 (8), 1159-1164.[06] Bhattacharyya, A, Sharma, Jyoti., Shah, Santosh K. and Chaudhury, Vandana. 2007.Climatic changes last 1800 years BP from Paradise lake, Sela pass, Arunachal Pradesh,Northeast Himalaya. Current Science, 93 (7), 983-987[05] Shah, Santosh K., Bhattacharyya, A. and Chaudhary, V. 2007. Reconstruction of June-September Precipitation based on tree-ring data of Teak (Tectona grandis L.) fromHoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, India. Dendrochronologia, 25, 57-64.[04] Mehrotra, R.C., Bhattacharyya, A. and Shah, Santosh K. 2006. Petrified neogene woodsof Tripura. The Palaeobotanist, 55, 67-76.[03] Bhattacharyya, A., Shah, Santosh K. and Chaudhary, V. 2006. Would tree-ring data ofBetula utilis be potential for the analysis of Himalayan Glacial fluctuations? CurrentScience, 91(6), 754-761.3

[02] Bhattacharyya, A., Ranhotra, Parminder S. and Shah, Santosh K. 2006. Temporal andspatial variations of late Pleistocene-Holocene climate of the western Himalaya based onpollen records and their implications to Monsoon dynamics. Journal Geological Societyof India, 68, 507-515.[01] Bhattacharyya, A., Chaudhary, V. and Shah, Santosh K. 2003. Tree-Ring Analysis ofTropical Indian Trees. In Proceedings of the International PAGES workshop andtraining program at the French Institute, Pondicherry, 241-242.RESEARCH SUPERVISION:Co-Supervised 2 Master’s (M. Sc) Dissertation:Narayan Prasad Gaire, M.Sc Dissertation, 2008 (Title: Ecology and Dendroclimatology ofTreeline Forest in Langtang National Park, Nepal Himalaya), Central Department ofEnvironmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.Yub Raj Dhakal, M.Sc Dissertation, 2009 (Title: Forest ecology and tree-ring pattern atthe treeline of Langtang National Park, Rasuwa, Nepal Himalaya), Central Department ofEnvironmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.PRESENTATIONS (ORAL AND POSTER):In India: (Total Number 13)[13] Tree-ring: A proxy records for climate study – An Assessment in Indian context. NationalResearch Conference on Climate Change held at Indian Institute of Technology, NewDelhi during 5 th – 6 th March, 2010. [Oral][12] Role of tree-ring proxy data in analyzing fluctuations of Gangotri Glacier. NationalConference on “Quaternary Geological Processes: Natural Hazards and Climate Changeheld at Centre of Advanced Study in Geology University of Lucknow, Lucknow. 25 th –26 th February, 2009. [Poster][11] Application of tree-ring data in analyzing Himalayan climate. Annual Meeting ofDirectors and Scientists of DST Institutions held at ARCI, Hyderabad. 17 th – 18 th Jan.,2009. [Oral][10] Tree-ring analysis along an altitudinal gradient from Uttarkashi to Gangotri, UttranchalHimalaya. Plant Life through the Ages held at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany,Lucknow. 17 th – 18 th November, 2008. [Poster][09] Analysis of climate change during recent past in the North-East Himalaya based on treeringdata. Plant Life through the Ages held at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany,Lucknow. 17 th – 18 th November, 2008. [Poster][08] Tree-ring evidence of climate in the Gangotri and Dokriani Bamak Glacier. NationalSeminar on Glacial Geomorphology and Palaeoglaciation in Himalaya. Centre ofAdvanced Study in Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow. 13 th – 14 th March, 2008.[Oral][07] Late Holocene climate change from Paradise Lake, Arunchal Pradesh, EasternHimalaya. XXI Indian Colloauium on Micropalaeontology and stratigraphy. BirbalSahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow. 16 th – 17 th November, 2007. [Poster][06] Temporal variation of precipitation during recent past in the north-east Himalaya basedon tree-ring proxy record. Diamond Jubilee International Conference on ChangingScenario in Palaeobotany and allied subject. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany,Lucknow, India. 15 th – 17 th November, 2006. [Oral]4

[05] Temporal variation of precipitation during recent past in the north-east Himalaya basedon tree-ring proxy record. 18th Group Monitoring Meet and Young Scientist Awardprogramme.Department of Geology, University of Jammu, Jammu, India. 14 th – 17 thDecember, 2006. [Oral][04] Tree-ring analysis of Cedrela toona Roxb. in Dendroclimatic perspective fromKalimpong, Darjeeling Himalaya. First Prof. Ananthakrishnan Memorial Conference onAtmospheric Science, Climate Change and Environmental Studies. Indian Institute ofTropical Meteorology, Pune. 18 th – 19 th January, 2005. [Oral][03] Tree-ring studies of Tropical trees in India in relation to Climate Change. ThirdInternational Conference on Plant & Environment Pollution (ICPEP-3. NationalBotanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India. 28 th November – 2 nd December, 2005.[Poster][02] Tree-Ring Analysis of Tropical Indian Trees. EILQUEC & POLTRAIN- 2003 LateQuaternary Environment change-Emerging Issues. An international PAGES Workshopcum Training Programme on Global Change. French Institute of Pondicherry,Pondicherry, India. 10 th – 15 th February, 2003. [Poster][01] Tree ring analysis of Teak (Tectona grandis L.) from Hoshangabad, Madhya PradeshIndia. National conference on Biodiversity-Past and Present. Birbal Sahni Institute ofPalaeobotany, Lucknow. 28 th – 29 th November, 2002. [Poster]Abroad: (Total Number 6)[06] Himalayan Pollen studies in relation to land-cover reconstruction and climate modellingin Northern India. Workshop on Holocene land-cover change in Eastern Asia for climatemodelling, Hebei Normal University, Shijiahzuang, China during 8 th – 11 th October,2012. [Oral][05] Holocene climate variability vis-à-vis vegetation changes in Southern Tripura, NortheastIndia based on pollen and geomagnetic data. Workshop on Holocene land-cover changein Eastern Asia for climate modelling, Hebei Normal University, Shijiahzuang, Chinaduring 8 th – 11 th October, 2012. [Poster][04] Overview of Tree-ring research in India. International Course on Wood Anatomy andTree-ring Ecology, Parque Florestal De Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal. 10 th – 18 th October,2010. [Oral][03] Tree-ring study in India – Past appraisal, present status and future prospects. The FirstAsia Dendrochronology Conference and Workshop; Environmental Change and HumanActivity. River Side, Bangkok, Thialand. 9 th – 15 th September, 2007. [Oral][02] Tree growth climate analyses based on several pine species of the north-east Himalaya.7th International conference on Dendrochronology Cultural Diversity, EnvironmentVariability. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 11 th – 17 thJune, 2006. [Oral][01] Tree-ring analysis of Tropical trees with special emphasis on Tectona grandis andCedrela toona. PAGES 2nd Open Science Meeting- Paleoclimate, EnvironmentalSustainability and our Future. BICC, Beijing, China. 10 th – 12 th August, 2005. [Poster]SYNERGISTICS:Session Rapporteur, For the Session: Vegetation and land-cover calibration: Models &Methods. IGBP PAGES PHAROS Workshop: Land-cover reconstructions in the monsoonaffected tropical world-pollen modelling approach and data synthesis, French Institute ofPondichrerry, Puducherry during 27 th – 29 th January, 2011.5

Field Resource Person: Field work at Srinagar, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal.Workshop on Concepts in Quaternary climate studies with emphasis on Dendrochronologyand Palynology, 2009.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Life member, The Indian Science Congress Association Life member, Asian Dendrochronology Association Life member, East Himalayan Society of Spermatophyte Taxonomy Life member, The Palaeobotanical Society Life member, Palaeontological Society of India6