Dr. Debasree Chatterjee, PhD Portrait

Dr. Debasree Chatterjee, PhD

Lecturer of Geology

  • PhD Environmental Geomorphology
    Tohoku University, Japan
  • MS Environmental Geomorphology
    Tohoku University, Japan
  • BS Geography
    Viswa-Bharati University, India

Teaching Interests 

Physical Geography, Earth Surface Processes, Natural Hazard Assessment, Our Hazardous Environment, Geospatial Tools, Cartography, Introductory Geographic Information Systems, Global Climate Change, Impact of Climate Change on Landform Evolution, Field Methods in Environmental Geography. 

Research Interests 

Geomorphology, Slope Evolution, Paleoenvironment and Earth Surface Processes, Climate Change, Natural Hazard Assessment, Soil Geomorphology, Application of Geospatial Technology in Earth's Environment, Watershed Management, and Pedagogy in Geosciences. 

Recent Publications  

  • Chatterjee, D. “Some perspectives of teaching Physical Geography at lower-level undergraduate courses.” Paper presented at Great Plains/Rocky Mountains Division of the American Association of Geographers, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, October 13 - 14, 2017. 
  • Chatterjee, D. “Role of soil characteristics and hillslope hydrology in relation to slope breaks in two rain-induced shallow landslides in northeastern Japan.” Poster presented at Physical Geography Session at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 29- April 2, 2016. 
  • Chatterjee, D. “Morphometric Analysis of Slope Failures: A comparative study on two hills with sedimentary and igneous origins.” Poster presented at Physical Geography Session at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 21-25, 2015.