Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar

Experience

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  Monsanto

  Jul 1999 - Oct 2000

  Seed Production Officer

  • To provide leadership for corn and soybean seed production. • Supervise, evaluate and develop technical ability of field assistants.• Manage the production research in field environments, conducting the field trials for method and result demonstrations.

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  Mississippi State University

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2004

  Research Associate

  • Conducted green house studies using mustard, barley and fern plants for phytoremediation and restoration of the toxic metal contaminated soils.• Application of remote sensing and spectral reflectance to monitor the heavy metal stress in plants• Analyzed the As, Cd, Cr, Cs, Sr and Zn accumulation in soils and plants through traditional chemical analysis and microscopy.

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  Bowling Green State University

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2011

  • Ten years of research experience in the areas of crop production, soil science, environmental chemistry, and geospatial technology.• Experience in growing plants in green house and field conditions, measuring the physical and chemical characteristics of plant, soil, water and application of remote sensing and GIS for precision agriculture and for solving environmental problems.• Multi disciplinary back ground with good understanding and experience to identify the problems, analyze and communicate the results. Show less • Quantify the physical and chemical changes of soils in the Lake Erie drainage basin as a result of sewage sludge, dairy and poultry manure applications. • Monitoring the chemical concentrations in soils and plants through traditional chemical analysis and to map the areas of high chemical concentrations using the satellite imagery.• Mapping and measuring the algal blooms and other water quality parameters in Lake Erie through traditional analytical methods and also through remote sensing and GIS techniques.• Mapping the distribution and effects of the Salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima) an invasive plant species along the riparian areas of the Lower Colorado region. Show less

  • Research Scientist

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2011

  • Postdoctoral Faculty

    Aug 2004 - Jul 2009
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  Texas Southern University

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2020

  •Agricultural and Environmental monitoring using Remote Sensing.•Land Use and Land Cover change, Global Environmental change detection.•Imaging Spectrometer and Hyperspectral data acquisition and analysis.•Monitoring the effects of Heavy metal and Nutrient Pollution on Soil, Plant and Atmosphere.•Soil Contamination, Remediation and Restoration.

  • Associate Professor

    Sept 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Assistant Professor

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2017
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  Florida International University

  Sept 2020 - now

  Associate Professor