Department of Energy and Environment

Environmental Science came in existence since the inception of the university (Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, established in 1991 by M.P. Act 9 ) as a separate Institute. In the later phase, during the restructuring of the University, it merge in faculty of Science and Environment as a separate department and renamed as Energy & Environment in 2008.

Department is conducting a Two year M.Sc. course in Environmental Science, which is designed to meet the national and international requirements of Environmental Monitoring, Management, EIA, Hazards and Risk assessment. This course bridges the gap between Science & Technology and provide extensive training to the students for getting jobs in Universities, Colleges, Industries, Ministries, Judiciary, Research organizations, Multinational companies, Administration and NGO's etc.

Ph.D. Programme in Environmental Science & Technology discipline is also available. Besides M.Sc. course and Ph. D. Programme the department is dedicated for the Water Conservation Programme of the University. Recently the department has started Rain Water Harvesting, Ground water targeting, GIS based rural resource planning etc. Artificial Ground Water Recharging and Extensive Training Programme for the rural folk with the help of Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. 

Faculty Members of the Department

Specialization	Surface Chemistry, Env.Chemistry,Water Quality Monitoring, Solid Waste Management, etc.
Research Experience	Number of publications: 120 No. of book/book chapters: 27 No. of. Ph. D.  student (enrolled): 03 No. of Ph. D. student (awarded): 17 No. of Project (completed): 4 Additional administrative responsibility :  Head (11/05/2008 to 01/06/2013, 27/03/2023 to Present), Dean (21/06/2006 to 18/09/2008) Experience in year: 32 Events organized: 10 Membership: 7 Awards: 14 (8+6)

Specialization	Air, Water Pollution, Biodiversity, EIA
Research Experience	Number of Publications (day of appointment to till date) - 158 Number of Books/book chapters (day of appointment to till date) - 317 Number of Manuals - 01 Number of enrolled Students (Research) - 06 Number of Ph. D. Awarded - 25 Experience in years - 32 Events organized - 04 Membership/Fellowship of the Faculty member - 03

Dr. Shashikant Tripathi is a Professor in Remote Sensing and GIS Division, Department of Energy and Environment. He is Post Graduate in Geology and Ph.D. in Economic Geology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He did P.G. Diploma in Environmental Geology from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun. He has completed a pilot project from Groupment pour de Development de la Teledetection Aerospatiale (GDTA), Toulouse, France. He has also participated in various national and international symposia/seminar, and Training programmes. He has research experience of more than 30 years and teaching experience of 25 years. His area of research includes Hydrogeology and environmental geology. Twenty Ph.D. theses have been awarded under his supervision and guidance. More than 75 research papers have been published by him.

Prof. Shashikant Tripathi