IMPHAL, Nov 21: Prof Arun Kumar of Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University and presently general secretary of the Scientific Affairs Indian Science Congress has been awarded with the prestigious S M Naqvi Gold Medal- 2013 by The Geological Society of India, said a press statement of the Dr. Sunil Laishram, Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University.
He is the first recipient of this award from the professors of the whole North Eastern India, it said.
Prof Arun Kumar has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in the Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University.
He initially started his research in the field of fluvial geomorphology with application of GIS and Remote Sensing techniques in the watershed studies in Manipur. He has carried out the landslide hazards studies along the National Highways in Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh India.