Education:

Area of Specialization & Interest:

• Hydro-geochemical and stable isotopic studies (soil, sediments, river and groundwater).

Professional Career:

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions :

1. B.Sc. (Geology): Gold medalist.
2. M.Sc. (Geology): Gold medalist.
3. DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, (2021 onwards).
4. Best paper award: International conference on waste recycling and environmental technology (WRET-2024). Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. Lucknow. 8-9th February.

Non SCI Publications :

1. Gupta, H., Krishnakumar A, Krishnan K.A. (2023). Principal Component Analysis to Assess the Heavy Metal Enrichment in the Urban Soils of Kabini Basin: Emerging Concerns. J. of Geosciences Research, Gondwana Geological Society, 8(2). doi.org/10.56153/g19088-023-0155-36.
2. Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A, Krishnan, KA. (2024). Multidimensional approach for the assessment of environmental pollution and health risk associated with V, Ni, Cr, Cu, and Zn in the recent sediments of Kabini Interstate River, Southeastern Western Ghats, India. J. Environmental Quality Management, Wiley. 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.22321.

Book/ Monographs /Chapter-s/Edited Volumes:

1. Modern River Sci for Watershed Management, published in Springer Nature Switzerland. Authors: A Comparative Water Potential Assessment in Kerala and Karnataka States: Hydro-chemical and Statistical study of Kabini Interstate River. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54704-1_17.

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia:

1. International Conference on Computational Environmental Earth Sciences (CEES-2022). Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. Qualitative assessment, corrosive behavior and scaling potential characterization of groundwater resources in Kabini basin, India. 29-30th April, 2022. P. 409-414.
2. International Conference on Water and Environmental Management (ICWEM-2022). Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. Hydro-chemical Facies and Multivariate Statistical Characterization of Surface Water Quality in Kabini River Basin, India. 22-24th June, 2022, P. 11-14.
3. Current Trends in Earth System Sciences (CTESS-2023). Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. Comprehensive assessment of soils near Kabini River. 19-21st January, 2023.
4. State-level Seminar on Phytochemistry – Uses in Medicine and Industrial Applications. Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. X-Ray fluorescence study of sediments from the east flowing Kabini river, Karnataka in geochemical perspectives. 25th January, 2023.
5. National Seminar on Landscape Ecology Approach for Sustainable Management of Natural and Bioresources. Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. The effects of Land use pattern on the Surface Water Quality of Kabini River basin, Kerala-Karnataka States, India. 9-10th February, 2023.
6. International conference on environmental pollution and health: Governance for sustainable future, (ICEGSF- 2023). Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. Estimation of pollution indices from the surface sediments of Kabini Interstate river, Southwestern Ghats, India. 22-24th November, 2023.
7. International conference on waste recycling and environmental technology (WRET-2024). Authors: Gupta, H., Krishnakumar, A., Krishnan, K.A. Water quality and sediment contamination assessment of Kabini River, Southeastern Western Ghats, India using statistical approach. 8-9th February, 2024.

Other Professional Activities (Professional Training/Committees/Editorial Services):

1. High-end workshop on advanced instrumentation techniques in isotopic and chemical analysis of environmental matrices, SERB (KARYASHALA), DST, GOI Sponsored. September 11 to 23, 2023. Organized by: Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, Kerala.