Dr. Nibedita Behera has completed her Master degree in oceanography from Berhampur University. She has completed her PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Her specialization was on physical oceanography, dynamical oceanography, ocean currents and circulation, Bio-physical interaction with in the ocean and atmosphere etc. She joined as assistant professor in Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University in October 2021. Prior to join in Berhampur University, she was working as Project Scientist B in Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services under Ministry of Earth Science during September 2019 to September 2021. �She has taken part in two research expeditions in the Bay of Bengal. She has participated in several national/international conferences, symposiums, workshops, and training programs. She has many national and international publications published in peer reviewed journals to her credit. She qualified the National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship, conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) exam held in Dec- 2013.