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Tamoghna Acharyya

Tamoghna Acharyya

Designation: Associate Professor

Qualification: MSc, PhD

Phone No.: 8895880647

ORCID: http://0000-0003-1110-4078

VIDWAN ID: 268482

Google Scholar ID: q4uvv4MAAAAJ

E-mail ID: ta.ms@buodisha.edu.in

Biosketch

Dr. Tamoghna Acharyya is an experienced researcher and educator with over 15 years of experience in estuarine and coastal biogeochemistry in the western Bay of Bengal and estuaries. He is currently an Associate Professor of Oceanography and serves as the HOD of Post Graduate Department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University. ...

Prior to joining Berhampur University, Dr. Acharyya was an Assistant Professor and later an Associate Professor at the School of Sustainability, XIM University, where he worked for almost seven and a half years. He earned his doctoral degree in Oceanography from Andhra University as a CSIR Shyama Prasad Mukherjee fellow, and during his Ph.D., he qualified for various NETs, including Earth and Environmental Science NETs conducted by CSIR, UGC, ICMR, and ICAR. Dr. Acharyya has published a number of research articles in various international journals with a high impact factor, and he was selected as Dr. Kothari Post-Doctoral fellow by UGC in February 2015. His research interests include marine biogeochemistry, pigment chemotaxonomy, phytoplankton trophodynamics, management of aquatic living resources, ocean color remote sensing, and impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems. Recently, he completed two major research projects in Mahanadi estuary and Chilika lagoon funded by DST-SERB and the Ministry of Earth science, respectively.

  • Marine biogeochemistry
  • Pigment chemotaxonomy
  • Phytoplankton trophodynamics
  • Management of aquatic living resources
  • Ocean color remote sensing

  • Associate Professor : Berhampur University, Brahmapur, Odisha, India
  • Associate Professor of Department of Marine Sciences,Nov 2022 – Present HOD of Department of Marine Sciences , May 2023 – Present
  • Professor : School of Sustainability, XIM University Jul 2022 – Nov 2022
  • Assistant Professor : School of Sustainability, XIM University May 2015 – Jun 2022
  • Subject Matter Expert (Marine Geo-spatial Solutions) : IIC Technologies Jan 2015 – Apr 2015
  • Project Associate : CSIR – National Institute of Oceanography ,Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
  • Academic Visitor : Plymouth Marine LaboratoryOct 2012 – Mar 2013

Peer-reviewed journals:
  • Paul, S., Mishra, M., Pati, S., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., da Silva, R. M., … & Laksono, F. A. T. (2023). Evaluation of overwash vulnerability and shoreline dynamics in cyclone-prone Sagar Island, Sundarbans (India). Science of The Total Environment, 167933.
  • Acharyya, T., Das, D. B., Raulo, S., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., Singh, S., … & Sahoo, C. K. (2023). Surviving in a warming and crowded world: a review of Irrawaddy dolphin in Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 27(5), 50.
  • Acharyya, T., Raulo, S., Singh, S., Sudatta, B. P., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., … & Sahoo, C. K. (2023). Status and conservation challenges of the second-largest seagrass bed in India: Chilika lagoon. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17.
  • Acharyya, T., Sudatta, B. P., Das, D. B., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., Raulo, S., … & Bhat, I. (2023). Irrawaddy dolphin in Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon: A perspective from SWOT and sentiment analysis for sustainable ecotourism. Environmental Development, 46, 100863.
  • Acharyya, T., Sudarsan, D., Mishra, M., Santos, C. A. G., Chand, P., da Silva, R. M., & Pradhan, S. (2023). Contextualizing the lake ecosystem syndromes and research development activities in Chilika Lake (Odisha coast, India): a bibliometric overview (1970–2021). Wetlands Ecology and Management, 1-21.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., da Silva, R. M., Kar, P. K., Mohanty, P. K., … & Mahapatra, S. (2023). Impact assessment of severe cyclonic storm Asani on the nesting grounds of Olive Ridley turtle, Rushikulya Estuary and spit in Odisha state, India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 238, 106572.
  • Mishra, M., Kar, P. K., Chand, P., Mohanty, P. K., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., … & Behera, B. (2023). Deciphering the impact of anthropogenic coastal infrastructure on shoreline dynamicity along Gopalpur coast of Odisha (India): An integrated assessment with geospatial and field-based approaches. Science of The Total Environment, 858, 159625.
  • Sahoo, C. K., Raulo, S., Singh, S., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., Acharyya, T., & Barik, K. K. (2022). Environmental–Economical Aspects of Protonibea diacanthus: A Heavily Priced Marine Fish of India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 1-10.
  • Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., Samanta, A., Jena, A. K., Lotliker, A. A., Nair, T. M., … & Acharyya, T. (2022). Satellite-Based Characterization of Phytoplankton Blooms in Coastal Waters of the Northwestern Bay of Bengal. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 50(11), 2221-2228.
  • Mishra, M., Kar, P. K., Chand, P., Mohanty, P. K., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., … & Behera, B. (2022). Deciphering the impact of anthropogenic coastal infrastructure on shoreline dynamicity along Gopalpur coast of Odisha (India): An integrated assessment with geospatial and field-based approaches. Science of The Total Environment, 159625.
  • Acharyya, T., Sudatta, B. P., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S. K., Lotliker, A. A., Raulo, S., … & Samanta, A. (2021). Deciphering long-term seasonal and tidal water quality trends in the Mahanadi estuary. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 25(6), 1-16.
  • Mishra, M., Santos, C. A. G., do Nascimento, T. V. M., Dash, M. K., da Silva, R. M., Kar, D., & Acharyya, T. (2022). Mining impacts on forest cover change in a tropical forest using remote sensing and spatial information from 2001–2019: A case study of Odisha (India). Journal of Environmental Management, 302, 114067.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., Da Silva, R. M., Chand, P., Bhattacharyya, D., … & Singh, O. (2022). Mapping main risk areas of lightning fatalities between 2000 and 2020 over Odisha state (India): A diagnostic approach to reduce lightning fatalities using statistical and spatiotemporal analyses. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 79, 103145.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Pattnaik, N., Dash, M. K., Das, P. P., & Mishra, S. K. (2022). The long-term frequency and intensity of cyclonic storms and associated losses in Odisha, India. Environmental Hazards, 1-14.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Chand, P., Santos, C. A. G., da Silva, R. M., dos Santos, C. A. C., … Kar, D. (2022). Response of long- to short-term tidal inlet morphodynamics on the ecological ramification of Chilika lake, the tropical Ramsar wetland in India. Science of The Total Environment, 807, 150769.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Kar, D., Debanath, M., Santos, C. A. G., da Silva, R. M., … Idris, M. H. (2021). Geo-ecological cues for mass nesting synchronization of Olive Ridley turtles along Rushikulya estuary in Odisha, east coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, 112881
  • Baliarsingh, S. K., Lotliker, A. A., Srichandan, S., Roy, R., Sahu, B. K., Samanta, A., … Jena, A. K. (2021). Evaluation of hydro-biological parameters in response to semi-diurnal tides in a tropical estuary. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology.
  • Acharyya, T., Mishra, M., & Kar, D. (2020). Rapid impact assessment of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani on morpho-dynamics & ecology of Chilika Lake, Odisha, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation 2020 24:3, 24(3), 1–5.
  • Mishra, D. R., Kumar, A., Muduli, P. R., Acharyya, T., Acharya, P., Singh, S., & Rastogi, G. (2021). Landfall season is critical to the impact of a cyclone on a monsoon-regulated tropical coastal lagoon. Science of The Total Environment, 770, 145235
  • Mishra, D. R., Kumar, A., Muduli, P. R., Equeenuddin, S. M., Rastogi, G., Acharyya, T., & Swain, D. (2020). Decline in Phytoplankton Biomass along Indian Coastal Waters due to COVID-19 Lockdown. Remote Sensing 2020, Vol. 12, Page 2584, 12(16), 2584.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Chand, P., Guimarães Santos, C. A., Kar, D., Das, P. P., … Nascimento, T. V. M. do. (2021). Analyzing the shoreline dynamicity and associated socio-ecological risk along southern Odisha coast, India, using remote sensing and statistics. Geocarto International, 1–32
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., & Kar, D. (2021). Vulnerability of nesting ground of Olive ridley turtle to severe cyclonic storm Fani: A case study from Rushikulya rookery, East coast of India. Journal of Coastal Conservation 2021 25:4, 25(4), 1–8.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., & Pattnaik, N. (2021). Characterizing shifting pattern of disaster-induced death and disaster management policies: a regional analysis from Odisha, India. Current Science, 120(11), 1721–1727.
  • Mishra, M., Acharyya, T., Santos, C. A. G., Silva, R. M. da, Kar, D., Mustafa Kamal, A. H., & Raulo, S. (2021). Geo-ecological impact assessment of severe cyclonic storm Amphan on Sundarban mangrove forest using geospatial technology. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 260, 107486.
  • Acharyya, T., Sarma, V.V.S.S., Sridevi, B., Venkataramana, V., Bharathi, M.D., Naidu, S.A., Kumar, B.S.K., Prasad, V.R., Bandyopadhyay, D., Reddy, N.P.C., Kumar, M.D., 2012. Reduced river discharge intensifies phytoplankton bloom in Godavari estuary, India. Marine Chemistry 132-133, 15-22
  • Chakraborty, P., Raghunadh Babu, P.V., Acharyya, T., Bandyopadhyay, D., 2010. Stress and toxicity of biologically important transition metals (Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) on phytoplankton in a tropical freshwater system: An investigation with pigment analysis by HPLC. Chemosphere 80, 548-553
  • Chakraborty, P., Acharyya, T., Raghunadh Babu, P.V., Bandyopadhyay, D., 2011. Impact of salinity and pH on phytoplankton communities in a tropical freshwater system: An investigation with pigment analysis by HPLC. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13, 614-620
  • Biswas, H., Cros, A., Yadav, K., Ramana, V.V., Prasad, V.R., Acharyya, T., Babu, P.V.R., 2011. The response of a natural phytoplankton community from the Godavari River Estuary to increasing CO2 concentration during the pre-monsoon period. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 407, 284-293 (IF 1.875)
  • Sarma, V.V.S.S., Gupta, S.N.M., Babu, P.V.R., Acharya, T., Harikrishnachari, N., Vishnuvardhan, K., Rao, N.S., Reddy, N.P.C., Sarma, V.V., Sadhuram, Y., Murty, T.V.R., Kumar, M.D., 2009. Influence of river discharge on plankton metabolic rates in the tropical monsoon driven Godavari estuary, India. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 85, 515-524 ( IF:2.247)
  • Sarma, V.V.S.S., Kumar, N.A., Prasad, V.R., Venkataramana, V., Appalanaidu, S., Sridevi, B., Kumar, B.S.K., Bharati, M.D., Subbaiah, C.V., Acharyya, T., Rao, G.D., Viswanadham, R., Gawade, L., Manjary, D.T., Kumar, P.P., Rajeev, K., Reddy, N.P.C., Sarma, V.V., Kumar, M.D., Sadhuram, Y., Murty, T.V.R., 2011. High CO2 emissions from the tropical Godavari estuary (India) associated with monsoon river discharges. Geophys. Res. Lett. 38, L08601 (IF: 3.505)
  • Pandi, S., Kiran, R., Sarma, N., Srikanth, A.S., Sarma, V.V.S.S., Krishna, M.S., Bandyopadhyay, D., Prasad, V.R., Acharyya, T., Reddy, K.G., 2014. Contrasting phytoplankton community structure and associated light absorption characteristics of the western Bay of Bengal.  64, 89-101 (IF : 1.761)
  • Sarma, V., Krishna, M., Viswanadham, R., Rao, G., Rao, V., Sridevi, B., Kumar, B., Prasad, V., Subbaiah, C.V., Acharyya, T., 2013. Intensified oxygen minimum zone on the western shelf of Bay of Bengal during summer monsoon: influence of river discharge. Journal of oceanography 69, 45-55 (IF: 1.232)
  • Sarma, V.V.S.S., Sridevi, B., Maneesha, K., Sridevi, T., Naidu, S.A., Prasad, V.R., Venkataramana, V., Acharyya, T., Bharati, M.D., Subbaiah, C.V., Kiran, B.S., Reddy, N.P.C., Sarma, V.V., Sadhuram, Y., Murty, T.V.R., 2013. Impact of atmospheric and physical forcings on biogeochemical cycling of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the coastal Bay of Bengal. Journal of Oceanography 69, 1-15 (IF: 1.232)
Book chapters:
  • Singh, S., Acharyya, T., Raulo, S., Sudatta, B. P., Sahoo, C., Srichandan, S., … & Lotliker, A. A. (2023). A Review of Phytoplankton Primary Production in Relation to Environmental Forcing in Indian Estuaries. Dynamics of Planktonic Primary Productivity in the Indian Ocean, 1-27.
  • Singh, S., Acharyya, T., & Gopinath, A. (2022). Phytoplankton Ecology in Indian Coastal Lagoons: A Review. Coastal Ecosystems, 91-115.
  • Acharyya, T., Sudatta, B.P., Raulo, S., Singh, S., Srichandan, S., Baliarsingh, S.K., Samanta, A., Lotliker, A.A., 2021. A Systematic Review of Biogeochemistry of Mahanadi River Estuary: Insights and Future Research Direction, in: Das S., G.T. (eds) (Ed.), Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India. Springer, Cham, pp. 57–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_5
Technical Reports:
  • Acharyya, T., 2021. Photosynthetic and photoprotective pigment profiling of six abundant species of seagrasses in Chilika lagoon, XIM University Seed Grant
Abstracts published in conference proceedings:
  • Acharyya, T., 2016. Black carbon, the other global warming agent, Berhampur City College, Trends of Climate, Challenges for Humanity, Sponsored by UGC
  •  Acharyya, T., 2016. Convergence for mitigation and adaptation to climate change; Case studies from coastal Odisha, Xavier University Bhubaneswar Sustainability Summit 2016 on the theme Energy, Peace and Global Governance***
  • Acharyya, T., Shaik, A., 2012. Impact of Fresh Water Discharge on the Seasonal and inter- annual Variation of Chlorophyll a in the Godavari River Plume, PORSEC (Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference, Kochi, India.
  • Acharyya, T., Sarma, V.V.S.S., 2011. Impact of variations in rainfall and river discharge on intensification of phytoplankton bloom in Indian monsoonal estuaries: Godavari – A case study TROPMET (Meteorology for Socio-economic Development), Hyderabad, India***.
  • Acharyya, T., Sarma, V.V.S.S., 2010. Phytoplankton community succession in a tropical Godavari River estuary: Influence of salinity, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, HICC, Hyderabad, India.
  • Biswas, H., Cros, A., Acharyya, T., Bandopadhyay, D., Sarma, V.V.S.S., 2010. Effect of increasing CO2 on the natural phytoplankton community from Bay of Bengal, Visakhapatnam Coast, India, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, HICC, Hyderabad, India.
  • Acharyya, T., Kumar, B.S.K., Bharathi, M.D., Venkataramana, V., Sarma, V.V.S.S., 2009. Phytoplankton Dynamics in Godavari Estuary, Ocean Society of India Conference (OSICON), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India***.

Ph.D. co-guide of Mr. Sambit Singh (OST-2019-51-09) on the topic “Distribution pattern and regulating factors of Phytoplankton Functional Types (PFT) and Size Classes (PSC) in Chilika Lagoon, Odisha”; Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)

Satellite detection and evaluation of phytoplankton size classes during recurring bloom events in coastal waters of the north-western Bay of Bengal
  • Role – PI
  • Project Category – R7D
  • Status – Ongoing
  • Sanctioned budget – 30 Lakh
  • Funding Agency: ISRO, GoI
  • Dec 2022 – Ongoing
Photosynthetic and photoprotective pigment profiling of six abundant species of seagrasses in Chilika lagoon (Completed)
  • Role – PI
  • Project Category – Seed Grant
  • Status – Final report submitted.
  • Sanctioned budget – 01 Lakh
  • Funding Agency: XIM University
  • Jan 2020 – Feb 2021
Hydro-chemical budgeting at river-sea interface: role of tide and river runoff in Mahanadi estuary (Completed)
  • Role – PI
  • Project category – R&D
  • Status – Final report submitted
  • Sanctioned budget – 59 Lakhs
  • Manpower trained – 02 JRFs and 01 TA
  • Funding Agency: Ministry of Earth Science, GoI
  • Apr 2020 – Mar 2022
Phyto-health – An investigation of phytoplankton functional type, photo acclimation and grazing dynamics in the Chilika lagoon: A pigment chemotaxonomy approach (Completed)
  • Role – PI
  • Project Category – Early Career Research (ECR) Award
  • Status – Final report submitted.
  • Sanctioned budget – 34 Lakhs
  • Manpower trained – 01 JRF.
  • Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, GoI
  • Sep 2017 – Sep 2021

  • Introduction to Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate
  •  Fundamentals of Physical, Chemical, Geological Oceanography and Marine Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography and Estuarine Dynamics
  • Marine Geochemistry
  • Marine Pollution

1. Qualified National Eligibility Test – NET (A National level competitive examination for the selection of potential Ph.D. candidates from all over India) six times in the following subjects

  • Environmental Science NET conducted by ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural
    Research, March 2007
  • Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary science NET-JRF conducted by Council of
    Scientific and Industrial Research – CSIR, India (qualified 3 times and ranked among
    the first 20s in all the exams); June and December 2008 and December 2006
  • Environmental science NET conducted by University Grants Commission – UGC,
    India; June 2007
  • Biological Science NET-JRF conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research –
    ICMR, India; June 2007

2. Qualified highly competitive and prestigious Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship, a special fellowship scheme of CSIR (http://csirhrdg.res.in/SPMF09result.htm), India which is awarded only two candidates in a year among the toppers of CSIR- NET in the subject area of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary science: September 2009.
3.Selected as Dr. Kothari Post – Doctoral fellow, a fellowship scheme of UGC in the subject category of Earth and Ocean Sciences; February 2015
4. Received best paper presentation award in:

  • Wipro – XUB best paper competition, XUB Sustainability Summit 2016 on the theme Energy, Peace, and Global Governance; 11-13 Aug 2016
  • TROPMET – Indian Meteorological Society conference, Hyderabad, India; Dec 2011
  • Ocean society of India conference (OSICON), Andhra University, India; Feb 2009