School of Human & Environmental Sciences

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The School of Human & Environmental Sciences comprises these departments:

1. Anthropology
2. Environmental Studies
3. Forestry
4. Geography
5. Geology
6. Horticulture
7. Rural Development and Agricultural Production

The School of Human and Environmental Sciences consists of four departments, namely, Anthropology, Geography, Rural Development & Agriculture Production (at Tura) and Environmental Studies. The departments under the school have well-equipped laboratory facilities with well-qualified faculty members actively engaged in teaching and research as evident from the profiles of respective departments. The Department of Geography is supported by UGC SAP and DST FIST. Under these programmes, the department has established a laboratory of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with software and hardware facilities, and two hydrological observatories. A pollution monitoring laboratory and weather monitoring stations in the Department of Environmental Studies are established and have been functioning. Several collaborative and/or consultative research works have been taken up with institutions of repute in the country as well as abroad.

Members of the School Board

1.	Dean, School of Human and Environmental Sciences	Chairperson & Convener
2.	Heads of Departments/ Centres in the Schools	Members
3.	All Professors in the School	Members
4	Dr.J.W.Dkhar Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology NEHU, Shillong	Member
5.	Dr. (Mrs) S.Purkayastha Associate Professor Department of Geography NEHU, Shillong	Member
6.	Dr. S.S.Chaturvedi Associate Professor Department of Environmental Studies NEHU, Shillong	Member
7.	Dr. (Mrs) L.S.Pereira Associate Professor Department of RDAP NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura	Member
8,	Vacant	Member
9.	Dr. Sudipta Ghosh   Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology NEHU, Shillong	Member
10.	Dr. Chandrakanta Assistant Professor Department Geography NEHU, Shillong	Member
11.	Dr. Dujeshwar Asstt. Professr Department of RDAP NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura	Member
12.	Dr. Dewesh Tiwari Assistant Professor Department of Horticulture NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura.	Member
13.	Dr. Atul Kumar Singh Department of Geology NEHU, Shillong.	Member
14.	Dr. Dinesh S.  Department of Forestry NEHU, Tura Campus Tura.	Member
15.	Prof. K.Kikhi  Department of Sociology NEHU, Shillong	Member
16.	Prof. Uma Shankar  Department of Botany NEHU, Shillong	Member
17.	Dr. Peacefully Kharkongor  Women's College Laitumkhrah, S hillong -793003	Member
18.	Dr. P. Warjri Associate Professor Department of Geography Synod College, Shillong	Member
19.	Prof. Kewal Krishan Department of Anthropology Panjab University, Chandigarh	Member
20.	Dr. Raymond A. Duraisami Head, Department of Environmental Sciences Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune - 411007 (Maharashtra)	Member
21.	Md. Erfan Ali Mondal Department of Geology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh - 202002  (UP)	Member
22.	Prof.Soumendu Chattarjee Department of Geography Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkatta- 700073	Member
23.	Prof. Umesh Thapa (Ph.D. Post-Doc (Italy) - Department of Vegetable Science, Faculty Of Horticulture Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (State Agricultural University) P.O.Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur Dist: Nadia, West Bengal, India.	Member