ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

PROFILE

The Department of Environmental Sciences is established in 1976 as a part of the College of Science & Technology. It is one of the first three University departments in India to have started Post-graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programs in Environmental Sciences. The Department is the first in Andhra Pradesh to have started M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences. The program has been designed to provide strong foundation and expertise to the students on various sciences related to the management and monitoring of the environment as well as the tools required to take up the challenges of extending Environmental Education to all levels from schools to colleges as envisaged in Supreme Court directive to Central Government, State Governments and Educational Institutions.

Ever since its inception, the Department has been doing research work in Eco-physiology, Aerobiology, Plant Reproductive Ecology, Coastal Wetland Ecology, Herpetology, Cheloniology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Microbiology, Biodiversity Conservation and Management, and Sustainable Use of Natural Ecosystems in the Eastern Ghats belt of India.

Further, the Department has been continuously engaged in Extension work and Consultancy Projects and organizing training events in Environmental Management in forest, rural and urban ecosystems. The Department has organized and has been organizing several National Seminars/Workshops/conferences.

The faculty of the Department has successfully completed several Major Research Projects funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Department of Ocean Development (DOD) and also All India Co-ordinated Research Projects funded by MoEFCC.

The faculty of the Department served on National Level Expert Group Committees and Program Advisory Committes of MoEFCC, University-level Selection Committees for the selection of faculty in different Universities and Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board. Further, the faculty also served as Expert Referees for various National and International Impact Factor and UGC Care-Listed Journals. A few faculty members received University and State-level Awards in recognition of their outstandidng in various subjects of Environmental Sciences. A faculty member received UGC BSR Faculty One-Time Grant Award and Mid-Career Award. The faculty also published books on different subjects.

The Department has been very active in research activities and has collaborations with local industries in connection with consultancy projects. A total of 231 Ph.D degrees and 37 M.Phil degrees were awarded so far.

EDUCATIONAL: The department has started P.G Program in 1976

Succession List of Faculty since the inception of this Department

1. Prof. P.V. Bhairava Murthy (Retired)
2. Prof. M.V. Subba Rao (Retired)
3. Prof. C. Subba Reddi (Retired)
4. Prof. K. Kameswara Rao (Retired)
5. Prof. P.V.V. Prasada Rao (Retired)
6. Prof. E.U.B. Reddi (Retired)
7. Prof. P.S. Rajasekhar (Retired)
8. Prof. T. Byragi Reddy (Retired)
9. Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju (Retired)