Title Dr. First Name Prafull Last Name Singh
Designation Professor
Department Department of Geology
Email prafullsingh@cusb.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 9958196406
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy Jiwaji University , Gwalior 2009
Fellow Academies
Fellowship Academy Award Name Year Of Award
Erasmus Mundus Fellowship Erasmus Mundus Fellowship as Visiting Professor 2019
Jiwaji University Gwalior University Doctoral Research Fellowship 2004
Development of E-content
Name of The Module Platform/Organization Date of Launching
eGyan Kosh IGNOU Self Learning Material (SLM) Other 02-07-2024
Mentorship
Student Name Student's Affiliation Mentoring Duration
AAkarsh Routray Central University of South Bihar Gaya 01-07-2024 To 30-06-2026 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Abhiskek Mahtro Central University of South Bihar Gaya 01-07-2024 To 30-06-2026 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Abhijin Shaji P K Central University of South Bihar Gaya 01-07-2024 To 30-06-2026 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Profeasor Presently Working since 02-08-2022 (3 years, 7 months, 8 days)
Associate Professor 10-06-2020 To 02-08-2022 (2 years, 1 months, 23 days)
Teaching Experience (Outside Institution)
Designation Institute Duration
Assistant Professor Amity University Noida 02-07-2012 To 08-06-2020 (7 years, 11 months, 6 days)
Assistant Professor Rajeev Gandhi Prodogiki Visvidyalya , Bhopal 15-04-2010 To 30-06-2012 (2 years, 2 months, 15 days)
Administrative Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Head Presently Working since 01-02-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 9 days)
Chairman , DRDC, CUSB Presently Working since 01-02-2025 (1 years, 1 months, 9 days)
Chairman , Board of Examiners , Department of Geology Presently Working since 01-02-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 9 days)
Chairman , Board of Studies ,Department of Geology Presently Working since 01-02-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 9 days)
Member Presently Working since 02-02-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 8 days)
Chairman, Flying Squad of University End Term Examinations Presently Working since 01-05-2022 (3 years, 10 months, 9 days)
Nodal Officer to Work on Disaster Management with National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. Presently Working since 01-08-2021 (4 years, 7 months, 9 days)
Chairman, Committee for Water Conservation Initiative Presently Working since 18-09-2024 (1 years, 5 months, 20 days)
Convener, Presently Working since 12-01-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 26 days)
Member, Student Grievances Redressal Committee Presently Working since 09-08-2023 (2 years, 7 months, 1 days)
Member Presently Working since 04-07-2023 (2 years, 8 months, 6 days)
Member , 01-08-2022 To 31-08-2024 (2 years, 30 days)
Member Presently Working since 05-01-2023 (3 years, 2 months, 5 days)
Administrative Experience (Outside Institution)
Designation Institute Duration
Department of Geology, Member, Board of Studies Mizoram Central University. 10-08-2023 To 31-01-2025 (1 years, 5 months, 21 days)
Member, Board of Studies, Department of Geology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim. 20-09-2023 To 14-01-2026 (2 years, 3 months, 25 days)
Courses/Subjects Taught
Teaching Activity Type Course Title Semester Total Assigned Classes Number of Classes Taught Duration
Practical Hydrogeology 3 30 1 01-08-2024 To 22-11-2024 (3 months, 21 days)
Lecture Hydrogeology 3 45 1 01-08-2024 To 22-11-2024 (3 months, 21 days)
Lecture Advance Geospatial Technology and Its Applications in Geology 2 75 75 01-01-2026 To 30-06-2026 (5 months, 29 days)
Supervision Dissertation 4 01-01-2026 To 30-06-2026 (5 months, 29 days)
Professional Body Associations
Professional Agency Name Name of Activity Year of Association
International Association of Hydrological Sciences, U.K. Memebr 2012
Member IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society, Germany. 2015
Earth Science India Memebr 2012
Royal Association for Science-Led Socio-Cultural Advancement (RASSA) (Regn. No. Society/West/2016/8902125), 28/142, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. Member 2022
Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH). Life member (LM 2046) 2022
Indian Geophysical Union (IGU),Hyderabad Life Member (LM715) 2025
Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) Life Member 2025
Indian Society of Remote Sensing Life Member (L6623) 2026
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
3 6 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
PCA-WSA based hybrid modeling approach for sub-watershed prioritization of Phalgu River Basin, Middle Ganga Plain, Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Spat. Inf. Res. 34 2026 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-025-00657-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-025-00523-x

Flood Risk Assessment of Aurangabad, Middle Ganga Plan, Using Geospatial Data Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Proc.Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. 2025 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43538-025-00523-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-025-00523-x

Determining shallow S-Wave velocity structure and site response parameters in Gwalior basin, Central India, through microtremor measurements Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Near Surface Geophysics 1873-0604 25 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12328

Confirmation of Nature of Palaeo-course of Assi River, India: Some Significant Revelations from Electrical Resistivity Tomography Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Jour. Geol. Soc. India 100 2024 https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2024/174045

A Note on Spectacular Geodiversity and Cultural Sites In and Around Gaya-Rajgir Region of Bihar, India: Prospect for Geoheritage and Geotourism Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Geoheritage 1867-2485 88 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00994-2

Geospatial Technology in Groundwater Recharge Potential Assessment using multi-criteria decision-making approach Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Current Science 0011-3891 7 2024 https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v126/i7/827-836 https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v126/i7/827-836

Urban Heat Island estimation using LULCNDVI and NDBI: A case Study of Bhopal City, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 1735-2630 21 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05141-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05141-y

Comparative landslide susceptibility assessment using statistical information value and index of entropy model in Bhanupali-Beri region, Himachal Pradesh, India. Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Environment, Development and Sustainability 1573-2975 21 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00811-0 10.1007/s10668-020-00811-0

Landslide Susceptibility Prediction using Frequency Ratio Model: A Case Study of Uttarakhand, Himalaya (India) Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 2454-9983 89 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-023-00171-z 10.1007/s43538-023-00171-z

A holistic review on trend, occurrence, factors affecting pesticide concentration, and ecological risk assessment. Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Environ Monit Assess 1573-2959 195 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11005-2 10.1007/s10661-023-11005-2

Spatio-temporal dynamics of land use/cover and land surface temperature in Prayagraj city, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Indoor and Built Environment 1423-0070 32 2023 https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X231159633 10.1177/1420326X231159633

Earth Observation data sets in Monitoring of Urbanization and Urban Heat Island of Delhi, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1947-5713 13 2022 https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2097452 https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2097452

Predicting Landslides Susceptible Zones in the Lesser Himalayas by Ensemble of Per Pixel and Object-Based Models Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Remote Sensing in Development of Rapid Landslide Detection and Mapping Scenarios 2072-4292 14 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081953 10.3390/rs14081953

Decadal trend analysis of rainfall patterns of past 115 years & its impact on Sikkim, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 2352-9385 26 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100738 10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100738

A machine learning-based classification of LANDSAT images to map land use and land cover of India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 2352-9385 24 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100624 10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100624

Remote sensing-based assessment of waterlogging and soil salinity: A case study from Kerala, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Results in Geophysical Sciences 2666-8289 7 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ringps.2021.100024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ringps.2021.100024

Computation of Groundwater Recharge prospect in urban environment for sustainable water security Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Arabian Journal of Geoscience 1866-7538 14 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06904-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06904-y

Landslide probability mapping by considering fuzzy numerical risk factor (FNRF) and landscape change for road corridor of Uttarakhand, India. Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Environment, Development and Sustainability 1573-2975 23 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01226-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01226-1

Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in a Lesser Himalayan Road Corridor (India) applying Fuzzy AHP technique and Earth-Observation data. Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1947-5713 11 2020 https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2020.1836038 10.1080/19475705.2020.1836038

Non-Journal Publications
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role ISBN Year Link to Publication Level
Microplastic risks and potential threats to marine biodiversity and human beings. 9780323909808, Chapters in Books Elsevier Co-Author 9780323909808 2025 International
Effectiveness of Drainage Morphmetric Analysis for Water Resource Management in Changing Climate Scenarios. Chapters in Books Springer Author 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2100-9_15 International
Groundwater Potential Assessment Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Technique: A Case Study of Hard Rock Terrain Around Bhopal, India. Edited/Translated Books Springer Author 978-3-031-21617-6 2023 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-21618-3_13 National
Remote sensing-based study of landslide hazard zonation in Namchi and its surrounding area of Sikkim, India Chapters in Books Elsevier Co-Author 978-0-323-99262-6 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99262-6.00013-4 National
Using Remote Sensing Technique to Investigate Land Use/ Land Cover Changes in Varanasi District (UP), India Chapters in Books Springer, Singapore Co-Author 978-981-16-7731-1 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7731-1 International
Geospatial Technology for Landscape and Environmental management – Sustainable Assessment and Planning Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Switzerland Co-Editor 978-981-16-7373-3 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7373-3 International
Recent Technologies for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction -Sustainable Community Resilience & Responses. Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature, Switzerland Co-Editor 978-3-030-76116-5 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76116-5 International
Geo-information Technology in Earth Resources Monitoring and Management. Edited/Translated Books Nova, Science and Technology Editor 978-1-53619-669-6 2021 https://novapublishers.com/shop/geo-information-technology-in-earth-resources-monitoring-and-management International
Mapping and Identification of Trees Using Semantic Segmentation Deep Learning Neural Network. Chapters in Books Springer Co-Author 978-981-19-0071-6 2017 International
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Winter School in Geospatial Science and Technology 13 November – 03 December- 2024 Major 2024 Capacity building project on Geospatial Science and Technology to fostering capacities in geospatial science, technology, solutions, and entrepreneurship. 13-11-2024 To 03-12-2024 (20 days)
Development of Indigenous Technologies for Human Health and Mitigating Climate Change Effects to Make Atmanirbhar Bharat Major 2025 Development of Indigenous Technologies for Human Health and Mitigating Climate Change Effects to Make Atmanirbhar Bharat Ongoing since 03-01-2025 (1 years, 2 months, 7 days)
Geological features study of the selected Biodiversity Heritage Sites Minor 2026 To map the Geological features of the selected sites for biodiversity heritage management. Ongoing since 20-01-2026 (1 months, 18 days)
Urban Biodiversity Studies of Gaya-Bodhgaya, Ara-Buxar,Muzaffarpur Major 2025 Urban Biodiversity Studies of Gaya-Bodhgaya, Ara-Buxar,Muzaffarpur estimation and mapping Ongoing since 01-12-2025 (3 months, 9 days)
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
Best Oral presentation award 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER Research International 07-07-2022
Award Certificate in Shikshak Samman Samaroh- Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh, U.P. Academic State 12-12-2018
Young Scientist Award DST Research National 12-06-2014
Lifetime Achivement Award IERARD and Given by Honrable Governor of Bihar Research National 30-04-2025
Talk Poster Presented
Name of the Activity Role Date of Activity
Delivered Invited talk in field training workshop in fluvial geomorphology: lab to land and land to lab approach Speaker 27-02-2023
deliver a lecture on Geological Control and Mapping for Groundwater Recharge and Management using Geospatial Technology Resource Person 08-03-2025
Delivered Invited talk on Role of Remote Sensing & GIS in Groundwater Resources Management. Speaker 15-07-2023
Landslide Hazard Zonation mapping using Geospatial Technology Speaker 27-01-2021
Landslide susceptibility mapping using geospatial and hydro-meteorological data Speaker 22-03-2021
Aquifer Management: The Need of the Hour. Speaker 22-03-2021
Remote Sensing application in Groundwater Exploration Speaker 29-06-2022
Chairing the session and delivered invited talk on Assessment of Groundwater Sustainability: An Integrated Study for Lucknow urban area using Geospatial Technologies Chair 05-02-2025
Chairing the Session on the theme Emerging trends in ground water resource management and deliver invited lecture on Assessment groundwater vulnerability to pollution an integrated approach: A case study of Lucknow City, Middle Ganga Plain. Chair 27-09-2024
Delivered Invited talk on Groundwater Recharge Potential Assessment for Sustainable Water Resource Management in Urban Environment Speaker 07-07-2022
Chairing the Session on Geospatial Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response Planning. Chair 22-11-2025
Delivered Invited talk as resource person on Earth Observation Technology in Landslide Hazard Zonation, Speaker 08-04-2024
Remote Sensing Applications for Skill Development in light of NEP-2020” on 27th June 2022 Speaker 27-06-2022
Delivered Invited talk as resource person Speaker 05-04-2023
Delivered Keynote lecture on Leveraging Geospatial Technologies for Effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Growth Keynote Speaker 22-11-2025
Delivered invited lecture on Space Technologies in Groundwater management Speaker 04-03-2025
Delivered lecture on Application of Geo-Spatial Technology in Water Resources Management, on 25/09/2024 in Training & Speaker 25-09-2024
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