Amartya Saha, Associate Scientist at Florida International University
About
25 years of international experience working with Government agencies, research institutes, NGOs and local communities in ecohydrology inputs for water resources management, education and hydrological/ecological monitoring. Scientific and tech publications available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amartya_Saha
and https://sites.google.com/site/tropicalecohydrology/
Information
- Email: riparianbuffer@gmail.com
- Website: https://sites.google.com/site/tropicalecohydrology/
- Location: Miami, United States
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amartya-saha-739b213/
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work experience
Research intern
Get exposed to designing and implementing conservation and sustainable development initiatives with villages.Academy of Development Science, Maharashtra, India
1993-05 - 1995-05
Programmer Analyst
Database programming and management for clients in media, financial and research institutions using Morningstart financial data to calculate various risk and return metrics.Morningstar, Chicago, Illinois
1997-09-01 - 2003-05-31
Graduate Research Assistant
Stable isotope and Nutrient analysis for water and plants from samples worldwide. Teaching a field course in ecohydrology at Instituto Geografica e estadistica, Brasilia, Brazil.Department of Biology, University of Miami
2004-07 - 2009-05-01
Ecosystem Monitoring Coordinator
Coordinate a monitoring program for Northeastern Shark Slough in the Everglades National Park to observe before-and-after effects of increased sheetflow (Tamiami Trail bridging) on the ecosystem. Vegetation, periphyton, invertebrates, secondary consumers, water and soil quality and hydroperiod.Department of Biological Sciences, FIU
2011-09-30 - 2012-09-30
Postdoctoral Researcher, Long Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER)
Developed water balance for the Everglades National Park, maintained hydrological instrumentation, conducted study of fish movements and habitat selection with seasonal hydrology.Southeastern Environment Research Center, FIU
2009-05-01 - 2012-05-01
Associate Scientist
Worked with ministries of water and natural resources in Tanzania and Rwanda on ecosystem research ( environmental flows, sediment source determination, climate change vulnerability), development of water resources monitoring networks, capacity building in ecohydrology and open source GIS.Florida International University
2012-11-01 - Present
Ecohydrologist and Instrumentation Specialist
Manage environmental monitoring instrumentation, programming and data. Research on water and nutrient dynamics in subtropical grasslands, wetlands and woodlands.Archbold Biological Station
2016 - Present
Taxonomy
- Water
- Aquatic Ecology
- Ecohydrology
- Ecosystem Management
- Wetlands
- Water Monitoring
- Hydrology
- Water Quality Monitoring