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Degree(s):

• Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, 2011, Dissertation: Quantitative Mapping of Cyanobacterial Blooms using Oceansat-1 OCM Satellite Data.
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India. Geology, M. S., 2001
• Indian Institute of Technology IIT, Bombay, India. Applied Geology, M.S., 2003
• Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Geology, M.S., 2005
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Oceanography & Coastal Sci., Ph.D., 2011

Department:

Title(s):

• Associate Professor

Achievements:

• Invited for scientific peer review for NASA postdoctoral fellowship program proposals
• A paper published in the Environmental Monitoring &. Assessment journal was listed on SSRN's top ten download list
• Invited and served as a reviewer for proposals to the NASA postdoctoral fellowship program
• Invited and served as a reviewer for proposals to the NASA EPSCoR R3 program

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Links:

• faculty directory page

Bio:

Dr. Padmanava Dash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University (MSU). He specializes in remote sensing and water biogeochemistry. His broad research interests include investigating the conditions under which water quality issues develop, assessing their ecological impacts, and developing visualizations for their management and mitigation. His research encompasses field, laboratory, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), and satellite remote sensing approaches to study harmful algal blooms, suspended sediments, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), acidification, pathogens, nutrients, toxic elements, and heavy metals. This work aims to enhance the current state of knowledge on the detection and mapping of water quality parameters, thereby supporting federal, state, and coastal community efforts to manage human health and fisheries.