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J Jeffrey Immanuel
M.Tech in Technology and Development, IIT Bombay
Transdisciplinary Researcher
Studying the transformation of seafood supply chains from capture to culture | Political Ecology | Political Economy | Sustainable Aquaculture
Also a
Data Analyst - Mine | Wrangle | Analyze | Infer | Predict
Converting Data to Useful Insights and Visualizations using Rstudio and MS Excel
Scholarly Publications
From Fishers to Fish Farmers: Key Drivers, Actors and Perspectives amidst evolving Human Geographies
Working Research Paper (Global Environmental Change)
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2020
Authors: J Jeffrey Immanuel, NC Narayanan
From the waters to the plates: The travails of a shrimp in a glocal economy
Working Research Paper (Aquaculture/Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture)
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2020
Authors: J Jeffrey Immanuel, NC Narayanan
CRZ 2018: Into the sea with Regulations
Economic and Political Weekly
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2019
Authors: J Jeffrey Immanuel, Anshul Singh, NC Narayanan
Expression pattern of selected Toll-like Receptors (TLR’s) in the PBMC’s of severe and non-severe dengue cases
Immunological Investigations
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2019
Authors: Agieshkumar Balakrishna Pillai, Cleetus Cherupanakkal, Jeffrey Immanuel, et al.
Mapping the ecosystem – Prawn Aquacultures on Coastal Wetlands: The case of Pulicat
Poster Presentation
Chennai
2019
Authors: J Jeffrey Immanuel, NC Narayanan
The abstract was selected for presentation in BRAQCON 2019, International Conference organized and hosted by SCAFI and ICAR - CIBA.
Work Experience - Academic and Professional
Climate Studies, IIT Bombay
Research Associate
Mumbai, India
Septmeber 2020(Yet to Join)
Climate Change and Uncertainty in Fisheries(Mumbai): The project is about including fisher perspectives using citizen science to understand uncertainities and perspectives from fisher communities that climate change models often miss out.
Coastal Resource Centre
Intern
Chennai, India
May 2018 - July 2018
- Worked with the grassroots environmental NGO in GIS mapping the political economy of India’s second largest brackish water lake - Pulicat using tools like ODK Collect and OSM tracker.
Winter School: Canalpy Project
Student
Allepey, Kerala
December 2017
- Understanding the root cause for the pollution of canals in Alleppey using Drain Mapping, Household Survey, Solid and Liquid Waste estimation and identification of pollution hotspots using tools like QGIS, OSM tracker, ODK collect etc …
Education
IIT Bombay
M.Tech Technology and Development
Mumbai, India
2017-19
- Finished with a CGPA of 9.35 (out of 10)
- Nominated for the presitgious Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal Award
- Thesis Title: Amidst Evolving Human Geographies: Learning to walk against the tide
Research Outreach - The research work was recognized and published on social media platforms of Inseason Fish ,Know your Fish (Different marine conservation organizations based out of India)
- Invited to conduct a training session on the uses of GIS in mapping the coastal environments. The training was in association with Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation, for the youth and women from the Tamil Nadu fisher-folk community.
Relevant CourseWork
- Soil, Land Use, GIS and Agriculture
- Ecology and Environment
- Environmental Planning and Development
- Advanced themes in Public Policy
- Water Resources Management
- Energy Policy and Planning
Anna University
B.Tech Biotechnology
Chennai, India
2013-17
- Finished with a CGPA of 8.38 (out of 10)
- Recieved Excellence in Extra curricular and Co curricular activities
- Received sponsorship in the sector Environmental Sciences under STUDENTS PROJECTS SCHEME sponsored by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, India.
- Recieved First and Second Place in National Level Technical Symposiums held at different universities in 2015 and 2016.
Relevant CourseWork
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Principles of Food Processing
- Probability and Statistics
- Bioinformatics
Union Christian Matriculation HSS
Higher Secondary
Chennai, India
2013
- Finished with a final percentage of 92.67
- Won the General Proficiency Award for standard XI
Union Christian Matriculation HSS
High School
Chennai, India
2011
- Finished with a final percentage of 93.4
- Scored 100% in Maths and Science
ExtraCurricular Activities
- Interests: Playing Music- Guitar, Keyboard, Beatboxing etc. | Phone Photography
- IG Blog: Life by the coast - aim to spread awareness regarding sustainable seafood consumption and other environment-development issues.
- Volunteering – Powai Connect ( Local Church, Mumbai, India); National Service Scheme (2013-2015); Angels of Marina 2016 (Beach Clean Up, Chennai, India)
- Received third place in Tamil Elocution in the year 2012-13.
- Received first place in Volleyball (Super Senior Boys) in the Inter-house competition in the year 2012-2013.
- Received first and second place in the Inter-house quiz competitions during the years 2008 and 2007 respectively.
- Finished Level VI of Basic Abacus, passed in the International Standard of Abacus Mental Arithmetic Proficiency Examination and also participated in the Second National Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition
- Languages Known: English(IELTS -8), Tamil(native), Hindi(S,R), Spanish (Duolingo - Level2)
