kottapalli nikhil

Motivated and adaptable researcher specializing in fisheries science, with expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) quantification. Currently seeking a PhD position in sustainable fisheries and marine ecosystem management to contribute to global environmental sustainability through research and implementation of Life Cycle Assessment, energy efficiency, and plastic management techniques. A quick-learning professional with a talent for adapting to new environments and rapidly acquiring new knowledge. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change.

• Date of Birth: 05/12/99
• Nationality: Indian

Studies on Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Use of Stationary Bagnet Fishing Systems along Mumbai Coastal Waters, The research involved the use of SimaPro for LCA, CO2 emissions quantification, and economic analysis of fishing systems. Key findings include identifying bagnet systems as more efficient than others. Acquired skills in SimaPro, Microsoft Excel, QGIS, and SPSS for environmental impact quantification, data analysis, mapping, and statistical analysis.

• Sustainable Fisheries Practices
• Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Efficiency
• Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fisheries
• Plastic Management in Aquaculture
• Economic Analysis of Fisheries Systems
• Resource management

• Consensus sequence of Metazoan Mitochondrial COX1 / Rhopilema hispidum CIFE-FRM Partial Sequence, Mano M.R.A., Angmo S., Landge A.T., Nikhil K., Ramkumar S., Iburahim A., Nayak B.B. (2024). PQ303395.
• PROJECT SAND - Strategic AquapoNics in Desert: More Fish and Crops per Waterdrop, Presented a working model at the FISHERISTIC Future of Fisheries Imagined Now (CIFEST-ONE23), ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai.

• ICAR-PG Scholarship in AIEEA (PG)-2022, ₹12,640 per month, February 2023 to October 2024, JRF (Junior research fellow) awarded by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
• Qualified Assistant professor University Grants Commission National eligibility test (UGC-NET), Environmental science, 06/01/24

• English, Fluent (Bilingual proficiency)
• Hindi, Good (Bilingual proficiency)
• Telugu, Native (Bilingual proficiency)

• Hands-on training on 'Unlocking the power of Data with SAS', ICAR-CIFE Mumbai, 07/31/24 - 08/02/24
• Hands-on training on 'Bioinformatics Essentials: Navigating Integrative Omics Data', ICAR-CIFE, 09/11/23 - 09/15/23
• Participated in the 'Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Implementation of Turtle Excluder Devices (TED) in Trawl Gears of Maharashtra', MPEDA in association with NETFISH, ICAR-CIFE, and the Dept. of Fisheries, 06/14/24
• Experimental fishing and sampling in Arabian Sea CIFE-Vessel Narmada

• Badminton
• Table tennis
• Cricket
• Vollyball
• Basketball

• Secured 1st place in the long jump at the intercollege games held at the College of Fisheries Science, Muthukur, in 2022
• Winners in the basketball team at the intercollege games held at the College of Fisheries Science, Muthukur, in 2022

Dr. Binaya Bhusan Nayak 

Principal Scientist, Head of the Fisheries Resource Harvest, and Post-Harvest Management Division, 

ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mobile No.: +91 9869253483, 

Mail: nayakbb@cife.edu.in

Dr. Asha T. Landge

Principal Scientist, Fisheries Resource Harvest, and Post-Harvest Management Division

ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education 

Mobile No.: +91 9967390014 

Mail ID: ashalandge@cife.edu.in

Dr. Karankumar Ramteke

Senior Scientist, Fisheries Resource Harvest, and Post-Harvest Management Division

 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai

Mobile No.: +91 9595738212

Mail ID: karankumar@cife.edu.in