Valli ManickamDr VALLI MANICKAM, Professor and Chairperson, Environment Area of Administrative Staff College of India [ASCI], has her Ph.D in Environmental Science and Technology with Masters in both Computer Applications and Sciences, with over ten years of teachng experience in the field of environmental science (to post graduate students). Prior to joining ASCI, she was at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. She has worked for a number of environmental projects and activities which include environmental impact assessment study for taking up industrial or tourism activity, study of lakes in and around Hyderabad, study of pollution in surface and ground waters, review of environmental statements, risk assessment, common effluent treatment plants, air pollution assessment studies, weather modification operations. Dr Valli has conducted training programs in ASCI for IFS officers in the area of Natural Resource Management, Environmental Indicators and Environmental Economics besides organizing three international conferences and three workshops. She has coauthored five books in the field of environment on Environmental Impact Assessment, Analytical Chemistry, C for Environmental Engineers, Climate Change and Weather Modification Technologies. She has published about 30 papers in national and international referred journals. She is presently executing projects sponsored by MoEF, DST and other state governments. She has carried out consultancy assignments for various national and state organizations in areas of environmental importance. She has been awarded Fellow by the AP Academy of Sciences in 2015 for her contribution in the areas of environmental science and technology. Read More Read Less