Dr Susmita Chakraborty

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D
Joined Tinsukia College on 15 May, 2007
• MSc in Botany, Gauhati University, 1991 • MPhil in Botany, Gauhati University, 1993 • PhD in Botany, Gauhati University, 2002
Research Interest:
Plant Physiology & Biochemistry , Ethnobotany
Specialized Courses:
Plant Physiology

INDUCTION/ORIENTATION PROGRAMME (FIP) AND REFRESHER COURSE

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP)

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

  1. Participated in the UGC sponsored workshop on “CONTINUOUS AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL ITS PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS" organized by the Department of Education, Women's College, Tinsukia on 5th & 6th February, 2011.
  2. Participated in the DBT sponsored workshop. "APPLICATION OF BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH" organized by the Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) and Institutional Biotech Hub (IBT HUB) Dibrugarh University from 21st to 24th March, 2011.
  3. Participated in the UGC sponsored National Workshop on "INDIAN WOMEN: BALANCING HOME AND THE WORLD" organized by J. B. College Women Cell on 20th & 21st January, 2012.
  4. Participated in the UGC sponsored State Level Workshop on"ROLE OF THE TEACHER TO CREATE AWARENESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE" organized by the Department of Geography, Moran College on 6th & 7th February,2012.
  5. Participated in the UGC sponsored National Workshop "ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING (RS) & GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION" organized by the Department of Geography, Tinsukia College on 15th, 16th & 17th May, 2012.
  6. Participated in a DBT sponsored workshop "BASIC TECHNIQUES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY" organized by Institutional Level Biotech Hub, D.H.S.K. College, Dibrugarh on 18th, 19th & 20th October, 2012.
  7. Participated in a workshop. on “WOMEN EMPOWERMENT" organized by Women's College, Tinsukia on 20th November, 2012.
  8. Participated in a Faculty Development Program on “CASE BASED LEARNING METHODOLOGY" organized by IBS at Dibrugarh University on 1st November, 2014.
  9. Participated in a Oil India Limited sponsored National Workshop on "THE GENERAL RELATIVITY AND ASTRONOMY - ITS FOUNDATIONS AND CURRENT TRENDS" organized by the Department of Physics, Tinsukia College from 28th  to 30th January.
  10. Participated in a workshop on "DISASTER MANAGEMENT: ITS DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS" organized jointly by ACTA Tinsukia Zone and Disaster Management Cell, Tinsukia College on 14th October, 2015.

SEMINAR PRESENTATION

1. Presented a paper entitled "EFFECT OF GA3 AND CEC AND THEIR INTERACTIONS ON GROWTH, METABOLISM AND YIELD OF GROUNDNUT" in the National Seminar on "BIODIVERSITY CONSERVA TION AND FUTURE CONCERN" organized by North East Biotechnological Association (NEBA), Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University on 17th & 18th June, 2015.

2. Presented a paper entitled "POLLUTION OF NORTH EAST INDIA COAL FIELD AND ITS IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY" in the National Seminar on ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN NORTH EAST INDIA; PAST, PRESENT| AND CHALLENGES AHEAD" organized By Gargaon College on 10th & 11th May, 2008.

3. Presented a paper entitled "EFFECT OF GA3 AND ALAR AND THEIR INTERACTIONS ON GROWTH, METABOLISM AND YIELD OF GROUNDNUT" in the National Conference on "FRONTIERS IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE" organized by Assam Agricultural University, and Indian Society for Plant Physiology, held at Jorhat during 5th - 7th November, 2009.

4. Presented a paper entitled "CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT A CASE STUDY OF TINSUKIA DISTRICT" in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on "GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: FRONTIER RESEARCH IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES" organized by the Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University on 12th February, 2010.

5. Presented a paper entitled "IMPACT OF FLOOD IN NATUN GAON AREA AND DIBRU - SAIKHOWA NATIONAL PARK AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE" in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT" organized by the Department of Botany, Moran College on 3rd & 4th June, 2010.


6. Presented a paper entitled "SERI-BIODIVERSITY OF ASSAM AND ITS CONSERVATION" in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on "SERI- BIODIVERSITY OF NORTH EAST INDIA AND ITS CONSERVATION AND PROSPECTS” organized by the Department of Zoology, Dhing College on 28th & 29th January, 2011.

7. Presented a paper entitled "PLANT DIVERSITY OF KAKOJAN RESERVE FOREST AND THEIR CONSERVATION” in the National Seminar on "PLANT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN N.E. REGION" organized by the Department of Botany, Cotton College on 18th & 19th February, 2011.

8. Presented a paper entitled "ETHNOMEDICINAL STUDIES ON SONOWAL KACHARI INHABITANT AREA OF TINSURIA DISTRICT" in the International Conference on "HARNESSING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: GLOBAL TRENDS" organized by Cotton College from 29th to 31st January, 2014.

9. Presented a paper entitled "PLANT DIVERSITY OF NAZIRATING RESERVE FOREST AND THEIR CONSERVATION” in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY - ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY IN NORTH-EAST INDIA AND VARIOUS CONSERVATION STRATEGIES" organized by Morigaon College on 23rd & 24th December, 2014.

10. Presented a paper entitled "TRADITIONAL PHYTOMEDICINES USED BY SONOWAL KACHARIS TRIBE OF TINSUKMA DISTRICT" in the International conference on "HARNESSING THE SUB-HIMALAYAN PLANT DIVERSITY FOR HUMAN WELFARE" organized by Dibrugarh University from 11th to 13th March, 2015.

PAPER PUBLICATION

  1. S. Chakraborty & C.M. Sarma “Mobilization of substrate (sugar) in grains of wheat treated with gibberellic acid" Journal of Assam Science Society, 1999. Vol. 39, No.4
  2. S. Chakraborty & C.M. Sarma “Effect of GA3 and Alar and their interactions on growth, metabolism and yield of groundnut. The proceedings of National Conference on "Frontiers in Plant Physiology Towards Sustainable Agriculture", 2010, p209-213
  3. S. Chakraborty "Seri- Biodiversity of Assam and Its Conservation"  The proceedings of National Seminar on" Seri-biodiversity of North East India - its conservation and prospects”, 2011, p145-153
  4. S. Chakraborty “Plant diversity of Nazirating Reserve forest and its conservation”  The proceedings of Nation Seminar on "Anthropogenic threats to biodiversity”, 2015,  p 248-253



OTHER ACADEMIC EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

1. Participated as a Resource Person in the workshop Manufacture and use of bio-fertilizer" organized by Extension Education Cell and Botany Department of B.H. College, Howly on 20th March,2005.

2. Participated as a Resource Person on A days district level SM/ASM training of Education on 2nd and 3rd February, 2010 at Tinsukia district SSA.

3. Participated in the High School Teachers' Training Camp on Science and Mathematics as a Resource Person in Biology held from 27th Oct. to 31st October 2010 Organized by Tinsukia Branch of Assam Science Society.

4. Participated as a Resource Person in the Summer Exposure Camp, organized under the Gyan Vriksha Mission of Women's College, Tinsukia during 19-26, July, 2017 for HS students.

5. Participated Evaluator in the District Level children's Science Congress held on 6th, 7th and 8th October, 2017 at Tinsukia College. Tinsukia. 

6. Participated as an External Evaluator in Gunotsav at School level in the year 2017 and 2018.

7. Coordinator of Eco Club from the year 2018 and Coordinator of Environment and climate Cell from the year 2020.

8. Member of IQAC from March,2013 to October, 2019.

9. Member of a college level quiz on “Mahatma Gandhi and Freedom Movement” held on 6th November,2013 in Tinsukia College

10. Scorer in the district level quiz competition on “Mahatma Gandhi and Freedom Movement” held on 11th November,2013 in Tinsukia College.

11. Coordinator of newsletter “Tinsukia College Chronicle” from 16th November,2013 to October,2019. 

12. Member of Tinsukia College Disaster Management Committee in the year 2015.

13. Member of Green Audit of the college campus in the year 2015.

14. Coordinator of Eco Club and Environment and Climate Cell from 2018 to till date.

MEMBERSHIP

  1. Life member of Botanical Society of Assam from the year 2011
  2. Life member of Assam Science Society from the year 2011
  3. Member of Society of Bio-naturalists and Bio-nature from the year 2010 to 2013
  4. Member of Editorial Board of the Journal Bio-nature from the year 2011 to 2012