Dr. Pankaj Kumar

Dr. Pankaj Kumar is an associate professor in the Department of Geography, University of Delhi, and the Assistant Secretary General of the International Geographical Union (IGU). He is an active member of the Commission of Mountain Studies of IGU. Dr Kumar is a liaison person between IGU and CODATA of International Science Council (ISC) and also member of International Data Policy Committee (IDPC), CODATA. He is also a member of the Geodiversity Group of IGU. Dr. Pankaj Kumar is also associated with Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) Delhi Chapter where he is Assistant Secretary. His area of specialisation includes study of dynamics of mountain ecosystem, land use land cover change, watershed assessment and modelling, remote sensing and GIS especially promoting Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education (FOSSEE) initiative of IIT Bombay. Dr. Kumar is a life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) and the treasurer of The Association of Geographical Studies (AGS). Dr. Kumar travels widely globally to deliver invited talks and present research work in international conferences. He has several national and international research publications to his credit. Dr.Kumar's current H-index is 10 (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57209001370).