Remote Sensing & GIS
RESEARCH TEAM & SCHOLARS

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The dedicated soil scientists, GIS remote sensing analysts, doctoral scholars, and technical specialists powering precision agronomy and analytical laboratory operations at SKUAST-Kashmir.

FACULTY & LEADERSHIP

All Faculty, Researchers & Scholars

Browse our multidisciplinary team across faculty investigators, doctoral research fellows, and technical laboratory supervisors.

Prof. (Dr.) Farooq Ahmad Lone
Faculty & PIs

Prof. (Dr.) Farooq Ahmad Lone

Head & Professor

Ph.D. Soil Chemistry, Post-Doc

Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry

Soil Fertility, Mineral Nutrition & Heavy Metal Dynamics

#Micronutrient Dynamics#Orchard Soil Chemistry
Dr. In-Charge GIS & RS Unit
Faculty & PIs

Dr. In-Charge GIS & RS Unit

Senior Soil Scientist & Principal Investigator

Ph.D. Agronomy & Precision Agriculture

GIS, Drone & Precision Agronomy Laboratory

UAV Multispectral Phenotyping, In-Situ Sensor Networks & GIS

#Drone Multispectral Imaging#Digital Soil Health Mapping
Dr. Analytical Laboratory Coordinator
Faculty & PIs

Dr. Analytical Laboratory Coordinator

Senior Scientific Officer

Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry

ICP-OES & Elemental Analysis Facility

Spectrophotometry, Micronutrient Extraction & Water Diagnostics

#ICP-OES Diagnostics#Water Quality Indices
Dr. Soil Microbiology Specialist
Faculty & PIs

Dr. Soil Microbiology Specialist

Assistant Professor & Scientist

Ph.D. Soil Microbiology

Soil Biology & Bio-Fertilizer Laboratory

Rhizosphere Microbiome, Carbon Mineralization & Mycorrhizae

#Rhizosphere Ecology#Bio-Organic Fertilizers
Er. Doctoral Research Scholar (D-RAP Lead)
Postdoctoral & PhD

Er. Doctoral Research Scholar (D-RAP Lead)

Senior Research Fellow (Ph.D. Candidate)

M.Sc. Agronomy (Gold Medalist)

Automated Rainout Shelter Facility

Alfalfa Drought Stress Kinetics & Root Architecture

#Automated Rainout Trials#Minirhizotron Root Imaging
Scholar Hyperspectral Analyst
Postdoctoral & PhD

Scholar Hyperspectral Analyst

Doctoral Researcher (Ph.D. Candidate)

M.Sc. Geoinformatics

Remote Sensing & UAV Processing Wing

Red-Edge Vegetation Indices & Soil Proximal Reflectance

#Hyperspectral Spectral Unmixing#NDRE Stress Phenotyping
Senior Laboratory Analytical Officer
Technical Staff

Senior Laboratory Analytical Officer

Technical Laboratory Supervisor

B.Tech Agricultural Engineering

Central Instrumentation Facility

LECO CN Combustion, Atomic Absorption & Auto-Analyzers

#Quality Assurance Protocols#Sample Batch Accessioning
Precision UAV Pilot & Field Surveyor
Technical Staff

Precision UAV Pilot & Field Surveyor

Drone Operations & Field Coordinator

DGCA Certified Remote Pilot

Precision Farming & Field Experimental Station

RTK-GNSS Ground Control, Flight Mission Planning & Orthomosaics

#RTK-GPS Field Georeferencing#Thermal Mission Planning
GIS Soil Science Lab Weather & Research Station
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