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Aduru Yudhistir Reddy

Montreal,QC

Summary

Self-assured individual trained to be hardworking Research Student and background working in several laboratories. Flexible and poised promoting well-developed skills in monitoring aquatic environment and writing scientific reports.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Research Student

University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
01.2019 - Current
  • My research work mainly focuses on greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4) dynamics in the Canadian lakes (664 lakes) under statistical 1-D modelling approach.
  • Assessed data using scientific methods while following important specifications.
  • Conducted research for proposals and assessed potential impact on constituents.
  • Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
  • Participated in field work to the Vancouver Island, British Columbia during 2019 summer and sampled about 50 inland freshwater lakes.
  • Assist in studying and monitoring air, land, and water quality tests.
  • Compiled data in reports and other documents using JMP, R, phyton, MS excel, ODV, etc.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Organized seminar session at biology department, UQAM for two sessions during 2020-2021.
  • Attended several national seminars, technical sessions, R & D courses across Canada.

Research Assistant

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)
Kochi, Kerala, India
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Participated in 5 scientific cruises and spent on board RV about 150 days in the eastern Arabian sea of Indian ocean to trace the biogeochemical processes in the coastal and deep oceanic environment.
  • Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
  • Assisted in water quality monitoring and analysis of the oceanic studies.
  • Data extraction, processing and analysis of the Conductivity Temperature and Depth (CTD) profiler data with ODV, phyton, etc.
  • Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
  • Recorded experimental findings in laboratory notebook to analyze and interpret experimental findings.
  • Conducted tests on equipment and instruments for quality.
  • Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications (published 2 manuscripts in aquatic environment international journals).
  • Participated in various technical sessions and national seminars.

Junior Research Fellow

National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
04.2016 - 12.2017
  • Research studies carried out focused on non-conservative elements of carbon and nitrogen gas in the coastal wetlands.
  • Processing and analysis of the aquatic samples carried out in the laboratory.
  • Followed best practices and scientific protocol to reach defensible conclusions based on solid evidence.
  • Maintained high levels of confidentiality to protect data quality and project research.
  • Recorded data from research to allow for accurate analysis.
  • Published research in the aquatic environmental international journals.
  • Compiled data in reports and other documents using excel and SPSS.
  • Performed scientific research on multiple projects.
  • Developed unique research into the mangroves wetland studies.
  • Coastal Environmental Impact Assessment R & D work.

Education

Master of Science - Biology

University of Quebec At Montreal
Montreal, QC, Canada
01.2019 - Current

Master of Science - Oceanography

Berhampur University
Odisha, India
07.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Physics And Chemistry

Berhampur University
Odisha, India
05.2010 - 04.2013

Skills

  • Team Collaboration
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Safety Protocols
  • Statistical Data handling (JMP, R, phyton, gis)
  • Sediment Sampling
  • Scientific Methods
  • Peer Review
  • Data Collection and analysis

Accomplishments

Published Articles

  • Reddy, Y., Ganguly, D., Singh, G., Prasad, M. H., Arumughan, P. S., Banerjee, K., ... & Ramachandran, R. (2021). Assessment of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus content in the sediments of Indian mangroves. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-19.
  • Gupta, G. V. M., Jyothibabu, R., Ramu, C. V., Reddy, A. Y., Balachandran, K. K., Sudheesh, V., ... & Vijayan, A. K. (2021). The world’s largest coastal deoxygenation zone is not anthropogenically driven. Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), 054009.
  • Sudheesh V; Gupta, G. V. M; Yudhistir Reddy; Kausar F. Bepari; N.V.H.K. Chari; C.K. Sherin; S.S. Shaju; Ch.V. Ramu; Anil Kumar Vijayan Oxygen minimum zone along the eastern Arabian Sea: intra-annual variation and dynamics based on ship-borne studies. Progress in Oceanography.
  • MHK Prasad; Dipnarayan Ganguly; Purvaja R; Y Reddy; A. Paneer Selvam; Gurmeet Singh; Kakolee Banerjee; R.S. Robin; R. Ramesh. Distribution and dynamics of particulate organic matter in Indian mangroves during dry period. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Conference talks, poster and, video presentation:

  • Ocean Society of India (OSICON) 2019-Distribution and sources of particulate organic matter in the Indian mangroves during non-monsoon. M. H. K. Prasad, D. Ganguly, Singh Gurmeet, R., Paneerselvam, A., Kakolee Banerjee, Yudhistir Reddy, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh
  • LakePulse AGM 2019- Oxygen depletion in the hypolimnia of lakepulse lakes: a further metric of lake health. Yudhistir Reddy and Yves Prairie.
  • International Indian Ocean Science (IIOSC) 2020- Oxygen minimum zone along the eastern Arabian Sea: intra-annual variation based on ship-borne studies. Sudheesh V., Yudhistir Reddy, N.V.H.K.Chari, Kausar F. Bepari, C.K. Sherin, Ch.V. Ramu and G.V.M. Gupta*
  • International Indian Ocean Science (IIOSC) 2020- Nutrient stoichiometry along the eastern Arabian Sea: seasonality and controlling factors. Sherin C.K.*, Sudheesh V., Yudhistir Reddy, N.V.H.K.Chari, Kausar F. Bepari, Anil Kumar Vijayan, and G.V.M. Gupta.
  • Groupe de recharche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL) 2020- Hypolimnetic Oxygen Depletion: a study and effects of environmental variables. Yudhistir Reddy and Yves Prairie.
  • Groupe de recharche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL) 2020- Linking the pieces of our work on biogeochemistry in a hypothetical lake. Yves Prairie *, Trang Indigo Tran, Yudhistir Reddy, Jihyeon Kim , Paula Reis, Cynthia Soued, Sara Mercier-Blais and Mathilde Couturier.

Affiliations

  • Ocean Society of India (OSI)
  • American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
  • International Society of Limnology (SIL)
  • Oceanography Society
  • Groupe de recharche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL)

Additional Information


Scientific Instruments Handled


  • SKALAR auto nutrient analyser (Model No: 5000) for measuring concentrations of both organic and inorganic dissolved nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, phosphate, silicate) in water and sediment core.
  • Flash 2000 Elemental CHNS analyser (Thermo Scientific) for the analysis of elemental carbon and nitrogen concentrations in sediment and mangrove biomass.
  • Vario TOC Cube (Elementar) analyser (Serial no: 38142013) for analysis of Organic Carbon concentrations estimation in water.
  • Gas Chromatograph-2010 Plus (Shimadzu) for analysis of atmospheric gases mainly greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O and CH4).
  • Microtrac SDC Bluewave (Model No: S3550) Particle Size for Grain size analysis for sediment texture.
  • Cary UV-VIS Spectrophotometer (Agilent Technologies) for Water quality analysis.

Timeline

Master of Science - Biology

University of Quebec At Montreal
01.2019 - Current

Research Student

University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
01.2019 - Current

Research Assistant

Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)
01.2018 - 01.2019

Junior Research Fellow

National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)
04.2016 - 12.2017

Master of Science - Oceanography

Berhampur University
07.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Physics And Chemistry

Berhampur University
05.2010 - 04.2013
Aduru Yudhistir Reddy