National Institute Of Oceanography( NIO ) -

Naqvi, S.W.A.

Designation:  Outstanding Scientist
Location: Headquarters, Goa
e-mail:  naqvi@nio.org
Telephone:  91-832-2450294
Fax:  91-0832-2450607

Publications

Academic Record:

Ph.D. Chemistry (Pune University), 1987

M.Sc. Chemistry, specialization in Physical Chemistry (Lucknow University), 1974

B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (Lucknow University), 1972

Career Record:

Scientist G (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2006 - 2010

Scientist F (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2001 - 2006

Scientist E-II (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1996 - 2001

Scientist E-I (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1991 - 1996

Scientist C (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1986 - 1991

Scientist B (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1981 - 1986

Senior Scientific Assistant (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1978 - 1981

Junior Scientific Assistant (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1976 - 1978

Junior Research Fellow (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1974 - 1976

Professional Interests:

Multi disciplinary oceanography of the Indian Ocean including its marginal seas (Red Sea and Andaman Sea) and the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

- Hydrography and water masses: Application of chemical tracers

Role of organisms in composition of seawater - Oceanic nitrogen cycle especially redox transformation in low-oxygen waters (denitrification, anaerobic ammonium oxidation – anammox)

- Molecular characterization of micro-organisms involved in the nitrogen cycle

- Application of enzymatic and isotopic techniques to understand mechanisms and quantify rates of nitrogen transformations

- Transport and remineralization of organic matter: Pelagic respiration – formation of turbid layers within OMZs; Benthic respiration – denitrification and sulphate reduction

- Coupling of trace metals and nitrogen cycles

- Role of iron in production of organic matter (iron limitation of primary production in HNLC regions)

- Greenhouse gases in the ocean: Production, consumption and emission to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and halocarbons

Paleoceanography – Past changes in oceanic circulation, productivity and denitrification

Impact of human activities on aquatic biogeochemical processes - Nutrient over-enrichment in groundwater, lakes, reservoirs and coastal ocean – geochemical and ecological consequences

Geoengineering – Ocean Iron Fertilization and induced upwelling for sequestration of CO2 into the ocean

Scholarships and awards:

Marie Curie Fellowship (The European Commission), 200 8- 2011

Fellow (Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy), 2008

Adjunct Scientist (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA), 2006

Fellow (Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany), 2004-2005

Vigyan Ratna (Uttar Pradesh Government), 2004

Fellow (National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad), 2002

Fellow (Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi), 2001

Visiting Professor (Institute for Hydrographic and Atmospheric Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan), 2000

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.), 1996

Fellow (Indian Academmy of Sciences, Bangalore), 1995

Young Scientist Award (Physical Sciences) (Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science, Aligarh), 1992

Raman Research Fellowship (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India), 1990 - 1991

Young Scientist Award (Earth Sciences) (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India), 1987

Professional Memberships:

Member, European Geosciences Union

National Contact for Land-Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) 1995-2000

Member, Indian National Committee for IGBP (1997-2000)

Member, Indian National Committee for IUGG (2000-2003)

Chairman, Joint National Committee for SCOR (Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research) and SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research) (2003-2007)

Member, National Steering Committee of INDOEX (Indian Ocean Experiment) (1998-2000)

Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee for Research Vessel Sagar Kanya (2001-2005)

Member, Scientific Advisory Panel for ISRO Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (2002-)

Member, Ocean Environmental Panel, Naval Research Board (2002-)

Member, Earth Sciences Committee, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (2004-)

Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Ocean Development, India (2004-2005)

Member, ICSU’s Panel of Experts for the Evaluation of International JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux Study) – 1995

Member, International task team of IGBP (JGOFS/IGAC) for Biogeochemical Ocean-Atmosphere Transfers (1993-95)

Member, Indian Ocean Synthesis Group of JGOFS (1999-2002)

Member, Transition Team for Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research (IMBER) (2002-04)

Member, Scientific Steering Committee, IMBER (2004-2010)

Member, Implementation Group for Focus 3 (Air-Sea Gas Exchange) (IMP3) of the IGBP Project “Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study” (SOLAS) (2003-)

Member, SCOR Working Group on on “Natural and Human Induced Hypoxia and Consequences for Coastal Areas” (2005-2010)

Chairman, IMBER Working Group on Capacity Building (2005-2008)

Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, SCOR-SCOPE Project, PACKMEDS: Dynamics of semi-enclosed marine systems: the integrated effects of changes in sediment and nutrient input from land (2006-2007)

Member, UNEP-IOC’s Group of Experts for Assessment of Assessments of the State of Marine Environment (2006-2009)

Member, SCOR/IAPSO Working Group on Deep Ocean Exchanges with the Shelf (2006-)

Member, SCOR Committee for Capacity Building (2007-)

Member, Inter-Academy Panel on Ocean Acidification, Royal Society (2009-)

Member, IOC Steering Committee for Integrated Coastal Research (2010-2011)

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Meetings

Convenor of Symposia/Workshops:

Chairman, Special symposium on 'Frontiers in Chemistry', 80th Indian Science Congress, Goa, 6 January 1993.
Co-convenor, Special session on 'Synthesis of the Arabian Sea Expeditions' at AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 11-15 February, 2002
Co-convenor, SPOT-ON (Significant Processes, Observations and Transformation in Oceanic Nitrogen) Workshop, IOW-Warnemuende, Germany, 26 June - 1 July, 2005.
Co-convenor, SIBER (Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical and Ecological Research) Workshop, NIO, Goa, 3-6 October, 2006.
Member, Organizing Committee, First IMBER IMBIZO: 'Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean', Coconut Grove, FL, USA, 9-12 November, 2008.
Co-convenor, Special session on 'Oxygen Minimum Zones', ASLO Meeting, Nice, France, 25-30 January 2009.
Member, Organizing Committee, Second IMBER IMBIZO: 'Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean - Regional comparisons', Crete, Greece, 10-14 October, 2010.

Any other information:

Vast shipboard experience (over 800 days at sea) - participated in more than 55 cruises of the research vessels Gaveshani, Sagar Kanya, Sagar Sampada, Sindhu Sankalp, Sagar Sukti, Finn Polaris, Barnes, Thomas G. Thompson, Roger Revelle and Polarstern. Chief Scientist of over 30 cruises.

Member, Third Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1983-84)

Co-Chief Scientist, Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment, LOHAFEX (2009)

Associate Editor: MARINE BIOLOGY, AQUATIC BIOLOGY, and INDIAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCES

Editor-in-Chief: BIOGEOSCIENCES

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