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Dr. Debajyoti Barooah

Dr. Debajyoti Barooah

Associate Professor

Ph.D. : Gauhati University

Research Interests:

Radiation Physics and Geophysics.
Joined the University in Mar 13, 2007

Phone: 9864129868
Email: debajyoti.barooah@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About

M.Sc. (GU)

M.Phil. (GU)

Ph.D. (GU)

B. Mus. (Visharad) in Tabla (Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyapith, Lucknow)

 

Research Projects

slno Name of the Project Name of the Principal Investigator Name of the Copi Name of the Funding agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Year Funds sanctioned (INR in lakhs) Duration of the project
1 Radionuclides in minerals of Assam: An assessment on their uses and related health implications
Status: Ongoing		 Dr. Debajyoti Barooah Prof. Sarat Phukan, Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University ASTEC, Govt. of Assam, Guwahati Government 2022 Rs. 5,12,000.00 2 years
2 Study on 222Rn levels using LR-115 (II) nuclear track detectors across Kopili Fault, Assam
Status: Ongoing		 Dr. Debajyoti Barooah Cotton University In House 2 Rs. 1,00,000.00 2022
3 Measurement of natural Radioactivity and associated radiological hazards in rocks and soil from Kopili Fault Zone, Assam
Status: Ongoing		 Dr. Debajyoti Barooah UGC-DAE CSR Government 2 Collaborative project with UGC-DAE CSR Kolkata 2022

Research paper publications till 2021

Publications in peer reviewed Journals:

1. Gogoi P. P.,   Phuakan, S. and Barooah, D. (2023): Radiological risk estimation from the terrestrial gamma dose rate in the seismically active Kopili Fault Zone, India. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Taylor & Francis), DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2023.2294489.

2. Gogoi P. P.,   Barooah, D. (2022): Radiological risk estimation from indoor radon, thoron, and their progeny concentrations using nuclear track detectors. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 194: 900. 

3. Gogoi P. P.,   Barooah, D. (2022): Assessment of radon exhalation rates, effective radium content and radiological exposure dose, of coal and rocks in Tiru Valley Coal Field, India using track etched technique. Physica Scripta (IOP), 97, 085005.

4. Gogoi P. P.,   Barooah, D. (2021): Study of radon exhalation rates from coal using solid state nuclear track detectors. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08112-0.

5. Barooah, D. and Barman, S. (2018): Study of indoor 222Rn, 220Rn and their progeny levels using LR-115 (II) nuclear track detectors in Guwahati, Assam. International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research, Vol 5, Issue 1(II), January-March 2018 PP. 91-95. ISSN: 23947780.

6. Barooah, D., Barman, S., Phukan, S. (2014): Simultaneous measurements of radon and thoron, and their progeny levels in dwellings on anticlinal structures of Assam, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer)186, PP. 3581-3594. doi: 10.1007/s10661-014-3640-x. ISSN: 15732959.

7. Barooah, D., Barman, S., Phukan, S. (2013): Study of environmental radon exhalation, radium and effective dose in Dilli-Jeypore coalfield, India using LR-115 (II) nuclear track detectors. Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 51 (10)  PP. 690 – 695. ISSN: 09751041 (Online).

8. B. Pathak and Barooah, D. (2013): Texture analysis based on the gray-level co-occurrence Matrix considering possible orientation. International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering 2(9) PP. 4206-4212.  ISSN: 22788875 (Online).

9. Barooah, D., Phukan, S. (2012): Study of subsoil radon anomaly using LR-115 (II) nuclear track detectors in and around the Geleki oilfield, Assam Shelf. Indian Journal of Physics (Springer) 86 (9) PP. 801 – 805. ISSN: 0974984 (Online).

10. Barooah, D., Phukan, S., Baruah, R. (2011): Study of radon exhalation rates using LR-115 (II) nuclear track detectors in coal-mining area of the foothills of Mokokchung District, Nagaland. Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 49 (10) PP. 665 – 668. ISSN: 09751041 (Online).

11.  Barooah, D., Goswami, A.K., Laskar, I. (2009): Radon exhalation rate studies in Makum coalfield area using track-etched detectors. Indian Journal of Physics (Springer) 83 (8) PP. 1155 – 1161. ISSN: 0974984 (Online).

12. Barooah, D., Laskar, I., Goswami, A.K., Ramachandran, T.V., Nambi, K.S.V. (2003): Estimation of indoor radon, thoron and their progeny using twin cup dosemeters with solid-state nuclear track detectors in Digboi of Upper Assam. Radiation Measurements (Elsevier) 36 (1-6) PP. 461 – 463. 

Publications in Conference Proceedings:

1. Pathak, B., Bhuyan, A., Barooah, D. (2014): Gray-level Co-occurrence Matrix Implementation based on Edge Detection Information for Surface Texture Analysis. Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Trends in Signal Processing, Image processing and VLSI, ICrtSIV. PP. 348-352. DOI: 03. AETS. 2014.5.360.

Paper presented/participated in Conferences/Workshops:

  1. Debajyoti Barooah & Pranjal Protim Gogoi; “Study of radon exhalation rates from coal using solid state nuclear track detectors”, National Conference on Radiation Awareness and Detection in Natural Environment (RADNET-III) jointly organised by Department of Physics, Govt. P. G. College New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal and Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University Campus Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) held during 18-20 March 2021.
  2. Debajyoti Barooah & Pranjal Protim Gogoi; “Measurements of radon exhalation rates from solid samples in coal-mining area of Assam using LR-115(II) nuclear track detectors”, 21st National Conference on Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and Their Applications (SSNTDs-21) jointly organised by Department of Physics, Ramjas College and Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi in collaboration with Nuclear Track Society of India (NTSI) held during 29-31 January 2021.
  3. Pranjal Protim Gogoi & Debajyoti Barooah, “Assessment of radiological dose due to radioactive gases using LR-115(II) track etched detectors”, 3rd National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Technology (NCRAST 2020) organised by Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) held during 17-19 Aug 2020.
  4. Debajyoti Barooah & Pranjal Protim Gogoi; “Study of radium content, radon exhalation rates and radiation doses in solid samples in coal-mining areas of Assam and Nagaland using LR-115(II) nuclear track etched detectors”, National Symposium on SSNTDs and Their Applications organised by P.G. Department of Physics, Khalsa College, Amritsar in collaboration with Northern Chapter of Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS) held during 18-20 October 2019.
  5. Debajyoti Barooah, Simi Barman & Pranjal Protim Gogoi; “Simultaneous measurements of 222Rn/ 220Rn and their progenies in indoor environs using LR-115(II) nuclear track detectors”, National Conference on Green, Sustainable and Evolving Sciences (GSES-2019) &64th Annual Technical Session of Assam Science Society organised by Cotton University and Assam Science Society held during 28-29 June 2019.
  6. Debajyoti Barooah, Simi Barman & Pranjal Protim Gogoi: “Measurements of radon and thoron using SSNTDs”, 2nd National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Technology (NCRAST 2019) organised by Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) held during 15-17 May 2019.
  7. XIth Biennial National Conference of the Physics Academy of North East (PANE), Assam University, Diphu Campus, Diphu, India during 21-23 November 2018.
  8. National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Technology (2018), Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati, India during 15-17 March 2018.
  9. International Workshop on Hydro-meteorological Modelling for flood prediction in North East India, Cotton University, Guwahati, India on 7th March 2018.
  10. 1st International Conference on Climate Change, Cotton University, Guwahati, India during 7-8 March 2016.
  11. ‘Feel the Light’- on Optics Outreach, Department of Physics, Cotton University, Guwahati, India on 6th March 2016 in association with SPIE IITG Student Chapter.
  12. Xth Biennial National Conference of the Physics Academy of North East (PANE) on ‘Recent Advances in Physics Research and Its Relevance’ (2016), Department of Physics, St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, India during 10-12 November 2016.
  13. International Conference on Recent Trends in Signal Processing, Image Processing & DLSI (2014), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India during 21-22 February 2014.
  14. National Conference on Accelerator and Low-Level Radiation Safety (NCALLRS-09), Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi during 18-20 November 2009.
  15. National Workshop on Simulation & Data Analysis Techniques for High Energy Cosmic ray Experiments, Department of Physics, Gauhati University in Collaboration with TIFR, Mumbai during 23-25 March 2009. 
  16. Advances in the Methods of Assessment of Exposure due to Radon, Thoron and Their Decay Products, Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai during 11-13 March 2008. 
  17. 15th National Symposium on Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and Their Applications (SSNTD-15), Department of Physics, HNB Garhwal University, Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal during 21-23 June 2007.
  18. Water Management with Special Reference to Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge to Ground Water, Central Ground Water Board, NE Region, Guwahati during 27-28 February 2006. 
  19. Workshop on Accelerator and Environmental Safety, Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi during 22-23 April 2004.
  20. Workshop on Radon Studies in Environment, Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi on 24 February 2003. 
  21. 21st International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids, Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi during 21-25 October 2002.
  22. Ph. D. Teaching Program, Advanced Lecture Series Module No. 2.1 ‘Programming Technique’, Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi during 31 July- 24 August 2001.
  23. 2nd Regional Conference on Physics Research in the North East, Department of Physics, Cotton College, Guwahati on 28 October 2000.

Publications in Conference Proceedings:

1. Pathak, B., Bhuyan, A., Barooah, D. (2014): Gray-level Co-occurrence Matrix Implementation based on Edge Detection Information for Surface Texture Analysis. Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Trends in Signal Processing, Image processing and VLSI, ICrtSIV. PP. 348-352. DOI: 03. AETS. 2014.5.360.

 

 

 

Book publication relating subject/research concerned

1. Barman, S. and Barooah, D. (June, 2017): Measurement of indoor radon, thoron and their progenies in some selected dwellings in Guwahati in "Recent Advances in Physics Research and Its Relevance", PP. 64-71, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, India, 

Students

Sl.No Name Research Topic Roll No
1 Pranjal Pratim Gogoi (SLET) Radiation Physics PHY1991006
2 Susmita Paul Radiation Physics PHY2191005