Presidency University

My research activities primarily focus on model-based inquiry into the atmospheric processes and their probable modifications at the face of Global Climate Change. In pursuance to FINER (feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, relevant) research questions, I desire to learn more on sophisticated statistics, machine learning, coding and modeling. I prefer to teach climatology, pedology, multivariate statistics, machine learning and coding with an aim to prepare and motivate my students for working in modern fields of the Earth Sciences. I feel that the contemporary technological breakthrough in the Earth Monitoring Systems have tremendously expanded the opportunities to understand our Mother Earth more precisely and my students should effectively participate in harnessing such knowledges in order to be able to make meaningful contributions towards making this planet a sustainable abode of humanity.

MSc (The University of Burdwan)

PhD (The University of Burdwan)

During my PhD days, I carried out a model-based study of lateritic soils in the western districts of West Bengal, India in relation to the Geomorphological personality of the area. After obtaining Doctoral degree I continued to pursue researches on soil-landform assemblages in different parts of West Bengal and other states like Bihar and Odisha. My keen interest in numeracy and developments in Remote Sensing technology along with my training in computer programming gradually drove me to explore areas of Climatology. Currently I am doing researches both on pedology and climatology.

I have served four educational institutes of good repute and served those institutes in many different administrative capacities in addition to my teaching and research tasks. I had been the member of the Managing Committee, Academic Council, Board of Studies, Research Boards, Finance Committee, Development and Planning Committee along with as Bursur, Head of the Department, NSS Coordinator, Secretary of the Teachers’ Association and many others.

I started teaching in substantive post just after completing my Bachelor's Degree while I was continuing my Post-Graduate study simultaneously. After finishing my PhD, I joined a college at Durgapur and after five years of service in the college I moved to Vidyasagar University where I started my career as a university teacher in 2005. I joined Presidency University in 2013 and became Professor in 2017. I have been teaching different subjects in Geography for the last 32 years.

Indian Institute of Geomorphology

Indian Cartographic Association

Geographical Sciety of India

Journal Articles

Mithun, S., Sahana, M., Chattopadhyay, S., Chatterjee, S., Islam, J., & Costache, R. (2022). Comparative framework for spatially explicit urban growth modeling for monitoring urban land-use efficiency and sustainable urban development (SDG 11.3.1): a study on Kolkata metropolitan area, India. Geocarto International, , 1-32. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2136259.

Mallick, K., Sahana, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2022). Comparing Delphi fuzzy AHP and fuzzy logic membership in soil fertility assessment: a study of an active Ganga Delta in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , 0-0. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21983-4.

Chatterjee, S., & Dinda, A. (2022). Determination of Characterized Urban Thermal Zones (UTZ) for Assessing Microclimates in the Tropical Metropolitan Area of Kolkata. Sustainable Cities and Society, 80, 0-0. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103807.

Dinda, A., & Chatterjee, S. (2022). Assessing the local- impacts of heat advection on urban heat islands in Kolkata Metropolitan Area. Urban Climate, 42, 101-139. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101139.

Das, S., Chatterjee, S., & Rajbanshi, J. (2021). Responses of soil organic carbon to conservation practices including climate-smart agriculture in tropical and subtropical regions: A meta-analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 805, 0-0. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150428.

Pal, A., Chatterjee, S. (2021). The influence of upper level surrounding winds on tropical cyclone motion: a case study of the Bay of Bengal region. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy , 87(2), 343-350. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-021-00036-3.

Pal, A., & Chatterjee, S. (2021). Influence of seasonal variability in the environmental factors on tropical cyclone activity over the Bay of Bengal region. Spatial Information Research, 29(5), 673-684. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-021-00383-9.

Pal, A. & Chatterjee, S. (2020). Seasonal Nature and Trends of Tropical Cyclone Frequency and Intensity over the North Indian Ocean. Current World Environment, 15(3), 526-534. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.15.3.16.

Sarkar, T., Mishra, M. & Chatterjee, S. (2020). On detailed field-based observations of laterite and laterization: a study in the Paschim Medinipur lateritic upland of India. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 5, 219-245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-020-00017-4.

Chatterjee, S., Khan, A., Dinda, A., Mithun, S., Khatun, R., Akbari, H., ... & Wang, Y. (2019). Simulating micro-scale thermal interactions in different building environments for mitigating urban heat islands. Science of The Total Environment, 663, 610-631. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.299.

Mondal, B., Chakraborti, S., Das, D. N., Joshi, P. K., Maity, S., Pramanik, M. K., & Chatterjee, S. (2019). Comparison of spatial modelling approaches to simulate urban growth: a case study on Udaipur city, India. Geocarto International, 35(4), 411-433. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2018.1520922.

Ghatak, I., & Chatterjee, S. (2018). Urban street vending practices: an investigation of ethnic food safety knowledge, attitudes, and risks among untrained Chinese vendors in chinatown, Kolkata. Journal of Ethnic Foods, 5(4), 272-285. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jef.2018.11.003.

Ghatak, I., & Chatterjee, S. (2018). Statelessness, citizenship and social boundaries: A narrative inquiry of Chinese population in Kolkata. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 23(1), 84-90. doi: http://iasir.net/AIJRHASSpapers/AIJRHASS18-318.pdf.

Dolui, G., Chatterjee, S., & Chatterjee, N. D. (2018). Rock to Regolith: A Synthesis of Physico-chemical Processes in Purulia District, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Geography & Environment, 15-16 (201, 130-136. doi: http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4524/1/G.%20Dolui.pdf.

Mishra, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2018). Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) algorithm to income insecurity susceptibility mapping A study in the district of Purulia, India. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 62, 56-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2017.07.002.

Khan, A., Chatterjee, S., Akbari, H., Bhatti, S. S., Dinda, A., Mitra, C., ... & Doan, Q. V. (2017). Step-wise Land-class Elimination Approach for extracting mixed-type built-up areas of Kolkata megacity. Geocarto International, 34(5), 504-527. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2017.1408704.

Khan, A., Chatterjee, S., & Bisai, D. (2017). Air temperature variability and trend analysis by non-parametric test for Kolkata observatory, West Bengal, India. NISCAIR-CSIR, , 966-971. doi: http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/41661.

Mishra, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2017). School dropout susceptibility mapping with fuzzy logic a study in the District of Purulia, India. Human Geographies, 11(1), 111-128. doi: DOI:10.5719/hgeo.2017.111.7.

Mishra, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2017). An effort of mapping the income inequality in the district of Purulia, West Bengal, India. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 19(1), 111-142. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-017-0035-1.

Mishra, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2014). Measuring Micro Spatial Inequality of Human Development with the Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) District, West Bengal, India. International Research Journal of Social Sciences, 6(1), 19-35. doi: http://www.isca.in/IJSS/Archive/v6/i1/4.ISCA-IRJSS-2016-198.php.

Book

Khan, A., Chatterjee, S. & Wang, Y. (2020). Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2019-0-00327-5

Mishra, M., & Chatterjee, S. (2020). Contouring Human Development: Methods and Applications Using an Indian District as Case Study. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4083-7

Khan, A., & Chatterjee, S. (2018). Coastal Risk Assessment: A Comprehensive Framework for the Bay of Bengal. Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69992-9

Book Chapter

Khan, A., Chatterjee, S., Filho, W.L., Khatun, R., Dinda, A. & Minhas, A. (2020). City-scale Modeling of Urban Heat Islands for Kolkata. In Leal Filho, W., Nagy, G., Borga, M., Chávez Muñoz, P. & Magnuszewski, A. (Eds.), Climate Change, Hazards and Adaptation Options: Handling the Impacts of a Changing Climate (pp. 89-133). Cham: Springer.

Edited Book

Mishra, M., Singh, R. B., de Lucena, A. J., & Chatterjee, S. (Eds.). (2021). Regional Development Planning and Practice: Contemporary Issues in South Asia. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5681-1

Singh, R.B., Chatterjee, S. Mishra, M. & Lucena, A.J. (Eds.). (2021). Practices in Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development: Experiences from the Global Sout. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2221-2

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