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HARSHA T.S.

Senior Research Fellow
Department of Zoology
University of Mysore
Manasagangotri,
MYSORE – 570 006
KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA.

Email: [email protected] Fax : ++ 91-821 – 421263 pp ++ 91-821 – 543079 pp Tel: (O)++ 91-821-517004

Residential Address: HARSHA T.S. 3\17, 15th Cross Health Block Colony ‘E&F’ Block, Ramakrishna Nagar MYSORE - 570 022 KARNATAKA STATE, INDIA.

Title of Ph.D. thesis: “Study of some environmental and microbial parameters in the river Cauvery and its important tributaries like Shimsha, Arkavathy, Suvarnavathy and Kapila rivers”.

Name of the research supervisor: Prof. Sadanand M Yamakanamardi, M. Sc., Ph. D (England)

Professional career up to date in chronological order:

1. BT & FC Distilleries Hiriyur, Chitradurga Dist. Environmental Officer Aug.1998 to March 1999 Maintenance of primary and secondary Effluent Treatment Plant and Chemical analysis of Effluent
2. PG Department of Studies in Zoology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore-570 006 Karnataka State, India. Research Scholar Sept 1999 To date Junior and Senior Research fellow in the DST Sponsored Research Project and to carryout the Research Activity.

Broad field of research interest with specific areas of involvement: Environmental Biology / Sciences – Aquatic Microbial Ecology.

• Ecological role of protozooplankton and heterotrophic bacterioplankton in freshwaters.
• Temporal and spatial study of protozoa and heterotrophic bacteria of rivers, streams and ponds.
• Protozoa, bacteria and pollution.
• Ecological relationships between bacteria and protozoa via “Microbial Loop” in freshwaters.
• Extra-cellular enzymes in freshwaters and pollution studies.
• Mathematical modeling of aquatic (freshwater) ecosystems.

Project Work carried out

1. Presently working on - Microbial Ecology of the River Cauvery and its Tributaries in Karnataka State (DST-GOI Sponsored)
2. Limnological Study of Gopalaswamy Pond Chitradurga, Karnataka State (During PG)
3. Extension Work - Use of pesticides and fertilizers in Shankaraghatta Village - a preliminary survey (During PG)/li>

Knowledge of Instruments:

• Ultracentrifuge
• Spectrophotometer
• Epifluorescence microscope
• Orbital Shaker
• Conductivity meter
• pH meter
• Turbidity meter
• Muffle furnace
• Membrane filtration

Techniques known

• Detection of field and lab pH of water sample by Griph D pH meter
• Detection of Temperature by Digital Thermo meter.
• Detection of Conductivity of water sample by Microprocessor Conductivity meter
• Detection of Turbidity by Nephlo Turbidity meter
• Estimation of dissolved Oxygen by Winkler’s method and also by DO meter.
• Estimation of BOD by analyzing initial (BOD1) and final (BOD5 ) DO by Winkler’s method
• Estimation of Carbon di-oxide, Chloride, Calcium by Titrometric method
• Estimation of Phosphate by Stannous Chloride method
• Estimation of COD by Potassium Chromate method
• Estimation of Sulphate by Turbidity method
• Estimation of Nitrate by Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu) method
• Estimation of TSS and POM by Gravimetric method
• Estimation of Chlorophyll-a by Jesperson and Chriftersen method
• Determination of CFU’s and CCFU's by CPS Agar Spread Plate count method
• Determination of Heterotrophic bacteria by Acridine Orange Direct Count’s technique using filter membrane and epifluorescence Microscope.
• Determination of Specific Growth of bacteria by Acridine Orange Direct Count’s technique using filter membrane and Epifluorescence Microscope.
• Determination of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton by Blood Cell Counter technique
• Abundance of Protozoans by DEMT procedure
• Determination of bacterial size by Acridine Orange Direct Count’s technique using filter membrane and Epifluorescence Microscope.

Conference attended and Paper presented:

1. Attended the National Symposium on Chronobiology held at Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, from 13 to14, October 2000 and presented the paper entitled “ Seasonal Study of Environmental and Microbial variables in the surface waters of Cauvery, Shimsha, Arkavathy, Suvarnavathy and Kapila rivers in Karnataka, India”.
2. Attended the 42nd annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) Gulbarga University, Gulbarga on 9th to 11th November 2001 and presented the paper entitled “Determination of the water quality of the river Cauvery and its tributaries in Karnataka State, based on Specific Growth Rate of Bacterioplankton”.

Paper published:

1. Assessment of phytoplankton density in relation to environmental variables in Gopalaswamy pond at Chitradurga, Karnataka. Journal of Environmental Biology (Communicated).

Any other information (which has not already been covered in the above items):

BASIC SKILLS

• Good written and spoken English, Hindi (National language) and Kannada and, Telugu (Regional languages) also.
• Good working knowledge of modern computing facilities, viz. most of the Word processing packages, graphic packages like Sigma Plot (Jendel, USA), and Statistical packages like SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Chicago, USA), etc.
• Full clean Indian Driving License (Two wheel – Light Motor Vehicle).
• Scouts (with Jamborette)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) completed with ‘C’ Certificate.

SKILLS PROFILE

• Adaptable: I can get along perfectly with people from all walks of life.
• Can work on my own as well as part of a team
• Enthusiastic: I am very sincere, committed and hard working, and enjoy variety and constant challenges. I welcome responsibility.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working as a Senior Research Fellow in DST (GOI) sponsored research project
• Worked as an Environmental Officer in BT & FC Distilleries, Hiriyur, Karnataka.
• Worked as Science Teacher in Minerva Convent and as a Counselor in Minerva Computer Education, Chitradurga, Karnataka.

CAREER OBJECTIVES:

• Try to be a good teacher, researcher, Scientist and administrator.
• Try to do good and original research work for publishing in standard, reputed and peer reviewed national or international research Journals, as I have plans to do post doctoral work and learn more and more advanced techniques in Microbial ecology field.
• Try to design some new techniques for the better management of environment and for the prevention of environmental disasters.

INTERESTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES:

• I write science articles concerned with environmental aspects and its control in newspapers, University magazine etc.
• I also write general articles, stories and poetry.
• I do photography (nature).
• I taught myself to play the piano and singing.
• I enjoy classical as well as light music at all times.
• Now and then I play Cricket, Table tennis and Shuttle Badminton during leisure time.
• I do paintings-modern art, cartoon, fabric and pencil sketching.
• I go for trekking and swimming in my free time.

REFEREES:

1. Prof. Sadanand M Yamakanamardi M Sc, PhD (England) Principal Investigator & Honorary Director for Center for- Ecotechnology and Environment Department of Studies in Zoology University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore- 570 006. E-Mail: [email protected]
2. Prof. S N Hegde M Sc. PhD Department of Studies in Zoology University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore- 570 006. E-Mail: [email protected]
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