DEPARTMENT.FACULTY
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION
PhD, PG Diploma IIRS-ISRO, MSc (Applied Geology), BSc (Hons) Geology
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION
Guest Faculty
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA
Earth Observation, Geospatial Data Integration, Remote Sensing Applications
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS
Apartment No. B-2, Allama Iqbal Apartment, Nagla Road, S S Nagar, Aligarh 202001
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE
8171730305
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL
rahmed1378@gmail.com
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.TIME_TABLE
Research Interests of Dr Rizwan Ahmad includes Earth observation; Geospatial technology applications and GIS data integration. He is doctorate in Geoscience and has vast research & teaching experience in India as well as abroad. He has worked with prestigious institutes like IIRS-ISRO, Forest Survey of India (MoEF & CC, Govt. of India), Dehradun and Eritrea Institute of Technology (EIT), Asmara, Eritrea (North East Africa)as Assistant Professor of Geospatial technology. He also had an opportunity to work in ISRO (Respond) project. Dr Ahmad is specialized in Remote sensing & GIS applications and Applied geology.
Dr Rizwan has also completed numbers of certified Training Programs of NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing during 2020 - 2023, including Citizen science connecting Remote sensing, Assessing data from Geostationary satellite, GEE for land monitoring, SDG monitoring, Hyperspectral data, UHI, WQ and Species distribution.
His major publications are in applied geoscience using geospatial techniques; Dr Rizwan worked as Knowledge Partner in "UN-SDGs Goals 2030" using geospatial and statistical data in LK Singhania Education Center (participating UNESCO asp.net), Rajasthan. He has been designated as Second point of Contact for United Nations – Global Geospatial Information Management Academic Network (UN GGIM) by this University in 2020. He has served as a reviewer in many journals of repute, in which IEEE- Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations & Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Letters, Journal of Geological Society of India (JGSI), Cogent Food & Agriculture Journal by Taylor & Francis and Disaster Advances are few of them. He is member of Editorial board of CRC Press and also associated with Springer publication to review preliminary book information of several book proposals. Dr. Rizwan has also served in various university administrative positions like Assistant Superintendent of Examinations, Examiners, Scrutinizer, Verifying officer and Tabulator etc. from time to time.
- Publication
Rizwan Ahmad, Chauhan, P., (2022). Hydrological Response of Factors Affecting Rainfall Water Discharge and Water Balance: A Case Study of Tons Watershed. under Water Quality, Assessment and Management in India. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
pp 129–155Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95687-5_7Rizwan Ahmad, Mujahid Ali khan, Haris Hasan Khan (2022) Multi-Criteria land suitability analysis for agriculture using AHP and remote sensing data of Pathankot under Book title Geographic Information System (ISBN 978-1-80355-742-7), Intech Open, London. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102432 https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/80925
Rizwan Ahmad, Akram Javed and Imran Khan (2021) Impact of Coal Mining on landuse/landcover in Singrauli coalfield, Central India: A study using Remote Sensing & GIS, Vol.9(11)pp2253- 2275 https://www.globalscientificjournal.com/researchpaper/Impact_of_Coal_Mining_on_landuse_landcover_in_Singrauli_coalfield_Central_India_A_study_using_Remote_Sensing_GIS.pdf
Rizwan Ahmad, Akmal Shamim, Mohammed Irshad Ahmed, P.S. Roy (2021) Responses of NDVI anomaly to SPI for vegetation over the years 2000-2019: A case Study of Raichur district,Vol.12 (8) pp 319-329, https://www.ijser.org/research-paper-publishing-august-2021.aspx
Rizwan Ahmad, Sudarshana Ramaraju (2020) Transformation in Vegetation and Urban sprawl in Gotan and surrounding – A sustainable development approach for land use change and socioeconomic issues entitled book “Examining International Land Use Policies, Changes, and Conflicts, ISBN13: 9781799843726 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4372-6
Rizwan Ahmad, Pankaj Chauhan, S.K.Srivastav (2018) “Groundwater study in eastern Dehradun valley and adjoining areas using remote sensing & GIS Observation”. Himalyan Geology, Vol 39 (2), 2018, pp 212-222
R. Ahmad and W. Gabriel (2016) Remote sensing application for structural analysis of Alwar district, Rajasthan, International J. of Scientific & Engineering Research, Vol.7, (9); pp 1056-1060.http://www.ijser.org/research-paper-publishing-september-2016_page5.aspx
R. Ahmad, W. Gabriel; T. Woldekidan (2016) “Precambrian crystalline basement rocks of Eritrea (N.E. Africa) Interpreted by Remote Sensing Technique” International J. of Scientific & Engineering Research, Vol.7, (8); pp 1309-1313. http://www.ijser.org/research-paper-publishing-august-2016_page5.aspx
R. Ahmed, Y. Khandey, A. Javed (2009) “Prioritization of sub-watershed based on morph metric and Land use analysis using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques” J. India Soc. Remote Sens. 37:261-274. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/2Fs12524-009-0016-