M.Sc. : 2010, Chemistry (Physics), IIT - Madras.

B.Sc. : 2007, B.Sc.,( M.P.C), Sri Venkateswra University, Tirupati - 517502, AndhraPradesh.

• Jan,2023 - Present Scientist D, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
• Jan,2019 - Dec, 2022 Scientist C, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
• Feb,2016 - Dec,2018 Scientist B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
• Aug,2013 - June, 2015 CAT- Trainee Scientist, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune - 411008, Maharashtra.
• Aug,2010 - July,2012 Institute Project Fellow, Department of Chemistry, IIT - Madras, Chennai - 411008.

1. Air Quality Studies, Bio-Geo Chemical Changes, Climate Change, Landuse & Landcover Change, Groundwater Chemistry & Quality, Submarine Groundwater Discharge, Health Risk, Microplastic & Trace Metal Pollution.

1. Qualified for CSIR - JRF Chemical Sciences in 2011, All India Rank 69.
2. Qualified for CSIR - NET Chemical Sciences in 2012, All Indian Rank 48.
3. Qualified for GATE - 2013, Chemistry, All Indian Rank 39.

1. Rajasekhar, M., Upendra, B., Raju, G.S., & Anand, K. (2022). Identification of groundwater potential zones in southern India using geospatial and decision-making approaches. Applied Water Science, 12, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/S13201-022-01603-9/FIGURES/11
2. Upendra, B., Ciba, M., Aiswarya, A., Dev, V.V., Sreenivasulu, G., & Krishnan, K.A. (2022). Mechanisms controlling the dissolved load, chemical weathering and CO2 consumption rates of Cauvery River, South India: role of secondary soil minerals. Environmental Earth Sciences, 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12665-022-10222-1
3. Jayaraju, N., Sreenivasulu, G., Reddy, B.C.S.R., Lakshmanna, B., Upendra, B., & Nallapa Reddy, A. (2021). Use of benthic foraminifera as a proxy for monitoring heavy metal pollution in the Swarnamukhi estuary, southeast coast of India. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 3, 249-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENCECO.2021.07.003
4. Reddy, S.K.K., Gupta, H., Badimela, U., Reddy, D.V., Kurakalva, R.M., & Kumar, D. (2021). Export of particulate organic carbon by the mountainous tropical rivers of Western Ghats, India: Variations and controls. Science of The Total Environment, 751, 142115. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2020.142115
5. Singh, M., Singh, B.B., Singh, R., Upendra, B., Kaur, R., Gill, S.S., & Biswas, M.S. (2021). Quantifying COVID-19 enforced global changes in atmospheric pollutants using cloud computing based remote sensing. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 22, 100489. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RSASE.2021.100489
6. Ghude, S.D., Karumuri, R.K., Jena, C., Kulkarni, R., Pfister, G.G., Sajjan, V.S., Pithani, P., Debnath, S., Kumar, R., Upendra, B., et al., (2020). What is driving the diurnal variation in tropospheric NO2 columns over a cluster of high emission thermal power plants in India? Atmospheric Environment: X, 5, 100058. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AEAOA.2019.100058
7. Sreelash, K., Sharma, R.K., Gayathri, J.A., Upendra, B., Maya, K., & Padmalal, D. (2018). Impact of Rainfall Variability on River Hydrology: A Case Study of Southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 92, 548-554. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12594-018-1065-9/METRICS
8. Ali, M. A., Upendra, B., & Rajakumar, B. (2011). Kinetic parameters of abstraction reactions of OH radical with ethylene, fluoroethylene, cis- and trans-1,2-difluoroethylene and 1,1-difluoroethylene, in the temperature range of 200-400 K: Gaussian-3/B3LYP theory. Chemical Physics Letters, 511, 440-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CPLETT.2011.06.042

1. Ciba, M., & Upendra, B. (2024). Integrated Long-Term Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Hydrochemical Attributes of Cauvery River, Southern India. Modern River Science for Watershed Management, 431-461. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54704-1_23
2. Nizar, A., Upendra, B., Ciba, M., Sreenivasulu, G., & Krishnan, K.A. (2024). Assessment of soil erosion in a tropical mountainous river of the Western Ghats, Southern India, using GIS-based RUSLE, SDR and AHP techniques. Remote Sensing of Soils Mapping, Monit. Meas. 505-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18773-5.00027-2
3. Sreenivasulu, G., Jayaraju, N., Upendra, B., & Lakshmanna, B. (2022). Assessing the Impact of Coastal Morphodynamics on Water Chemistry Using Integrated GIScience and Modeling Approaches. GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources, 233-252. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003284512-15
4. Upendra, B., Ciba, M., Arun, V., Sreelesh, R., & Krishnan, K.A. (2023). Appraisal of Coastal Water Quality of Two Hot Spots on Southwest Coast of India: A Case Study of Multi-Year Biogeochemical Observations. Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes, Sustain. Dev. 41-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2_3