APARNA DAS

E-mail: dasaparnaa@yahoo.com

Education: PGD in planning with specialization in environmental planning (CEPT, Ahmedabad, 2002)

   Bachelor of Architecture (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 2000).

Areas of Interest: Climate responsive architecture, Environmental Planning, Disaster Management   

Courses handled: Descriptive geometry and modeling practice, Architectural graphics, Architectural design, Contemporary history and theory of architecture, Architectural construction and materials, Climatology, Environmental Planning

Professional Experience:

§          Lecturer in the Department of Architecture in M.S R. I. T from August 2005.

§          Lecturer in the Department of Architecture Town and Regional Planning in Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, 2004-2005.

§          Lecturer in the Department of Architecture Town and Regional Planning in Bengal Engineering College (D.U), Shibpur 2003-2004.

§          Project planner in Centre for Spatial Environmental Planning in the Zoning Atlas Project for Siting of Industries under joint collaboration of Central pollution control Board, German Technical collaboration and West Bengal State council of Science and Technology, 2002-2003.

 Research Experience: Applied Research Grant of US 5000 $ under the Innovative Disaster Risk Management Programme of the Provention Consortium of the World Bank for a project monitored by the University of Wisconsin Madison – Disaster Management Center and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Thailand.

Awards and Achievements:                           

§          Prof. V.N.Prasad Best thesis Award for the thesis titled ‘Saving the Sundarbans by the Institute of Town Planners, India, 2002.

§          Vastu Shilpa Foundation Award of Excellence for the Best graduate Student, 2002.

§          Vastu Shilpa Award of Excellence for Best Thesis Student in Environmental Planning, 2002.

§          Institute of Town Planners, India Gujarat Chapter Award for Best Performance in Final Year in School of Planning, 2002.

§          Late Miss Jayshree Laijiwala Memorial Award for Best Performance in First Year, 2002.

§          Eklavya Scholarship of Excellence for securing first position in PGD in Environmental Planning during 2000-2002.

§          Annual award by Alumni Association, N.C.E Bengal and Jadavpur University in the field of Architecture, 2000.