Prem Chand Pandey is an Indian space, and planetary scientist, academic in the fields of satellite oceanography, remote sensing, atmospheric science, the Antarctic and climate change,"Professor Prem Chand Pandey's profile at NCAOR web page as founding Director/1st former Director". Professor Prem Chand Pandey's profile at NCAOR web page as founding Director/1st former Director and the founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).
Education and career Pandey obtained his masters and bachelor's degrees in Electronics and science respectively from Allahabad University. He completed his D.Phil. degree from the same universityFaculty page , Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur." Pandey is Proud Past Alumni of Allahabad University" . Pandey is told AU’s Product in Allahabad University Alumni Association web page. (on microwaves) in 1972.
In 1966, Pandey became a lecturer in DAV Degree college, Azamgarh. From 1968 to 1972 he was Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Research Fellow at the microwave research laboratory of the Department of Physics, University of Allahabad, and from 1973 to 1977 a research officer at the Central Water and Power Research Station, Khadakwasla. In 1977 he joined the Space Applications Centre (SAC)/ ISRO, Ahmedabad and became the founder head of the Oceanic Sciences Division/ Meteorology and Oceanography Group/ Remote Sensing Applications Area (OSD/ MOG/ RESA). He worked for the next twenty years at SAC. In the 1980s he was also a research associate at the NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, where he worked on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite and SEASAT programs.a) NASA TECHNICAL REPORTS SERVER Selected Navigations: Author Pandey, P. C. Dr. P C Pandey at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory USA. b) Journal of Geophysical Research page P C Pandey Author from SAC, Ahmedabad. c) Numerical experiment with modelled return echo of a satellite (PDF) P C Pandey Author, Affiliation: MOG, SAC Ahmedabad. d) Water Vapor Corrections for Radar Altimeter and Its Variability over the Indian Ocean P C Pandey Author, Affiliation: MOG, SAC. e) Atmospheric temperature profile for a tropical region from TIROS-N microwave sounding unit Author P C Pandey from SAC/ISRO. f) "A Two Step Linear Statistical Technique Using Leaps And Bounds Procedure for Retrieval of Geophysical Parameters from Microwave Radiometric Data" Dr. Prem Chand Pandey author of article from Meteorology and Oceanography Group (MOG) Space Application Centre (SAC/ISRO). g) Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere Important Article from SAC/ISRO by P C Pandey During 1997–2005, he was the founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)/Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Goa.a) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NAC)-workshop at NCMRWF P C Pandey Member from NCAOR Goa. b) Department of Ocean Development(DOD) official page P C Pandey Director NCAOR, Goa. c) Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs(COMNAP) Prem Chand Pandey Retired from NCAOR-COMNAP At the initiative of Murali Manohar Joshi he founded the K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies (KBCAOS)"KBCAOS" . KBCAOS official page to initiate Atmospheric and Ocean Science Studies at Allahabad University which is now a full-fledged faculty academic centre of Allahabad University."Seed R & D activities in the area of Polar Remote Sensing have been initiated in collaboration with other national institutes like SAC, Ahamedabad and K. Banerjee Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Allahabad. ---In addition, a sum of Rs. 3.00 crore is proposed for the initiation of research programmes at the Dr. Kedareswar Banerjee Centre for Atmospheric and Ocean Studies at the Allahabad University" . NCAOR/DOD(MoES) supported initiation establishment of K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, University of Allahabada) KBCAOS/MNCOSS-Allahabad University Alumni Association . Prem Chand Pandey is man behind establishment of KBCAOS- Allahabad University. b) "(KBCAOS), supported by projects from the Department of Ocean Development" . Allahabad University official web page, KBCAOS/Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies(IIDS) was based on NCAOR/DOD Projects at the time. c) at NCAOR & KBCAOS sponsored by NCAOR "SAGAA 2011 Organizing Committee: P C Pandey is Chairman said to be founder of KBCAOS, Allahabad University" . (PDF) National Conference on Science& Geopolitics of Arctic& Antarctic organized in chairmanship of Dr. P. C Pandey where it is stated that he is Founder of KBCAOS, AU. " KBCAOS: Atmospheric and Ocean Science, Allahabad University (AU)". Allahabad University official web page. He was Visiting Professor at the Center for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), IIT Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) from 2005 to 2007 then Emeritus Professor from 2007 to August 2011, playing a key role in the establishment of the CORAL.a) Changing global weather pattern causing concern Dr PC Pandey of Kharagpur-based Indian Institute of Technology has study"Tele-connection between melting of Antartica Sea ice and the frequency of El Nino and Southern Occillation phenomena (ENSO)". b) Numerical Simulation of Bay of Bengal Circulation Features from Ocean General Circulation Model P C Pandey Author From IIT Kharagpur He joined the faculty of School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar as a Professor with effect from 1 September 2011."Prof. P C Pandey Joins IITBBS" . (PDF) A doctorate in Physics (Microwaves) from Allahabad University, he is credited with the initiation of the satellite borne microwave remote sensing of Ocean Atmosphere and Cryosphere research in India. Professor Pandey was the Founder Director of National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa from 1997 to 2005. He has spent a major part of his career at Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad, and has worked for about five years at the NASA’s world famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA. Professor Pandey has carried out extensive research in the areas of satellite oceanography, atmospheric science, climate change and polar science................He was also a member of the delegation led by Hon’ble Kapil Sibal to Antarctic, the first ever ministerial delegation to visit Antarctica. Professor Pandey has represented India in various International symposia related to Polar Science and Logistics such as Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) etc. Professor Pandey is the recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1989), Professor Vikram Sarabhai Award and Gold Medal, Om Prakash Bhasin Award and Vigyan Gaurav Award of U.P. Council of Science and Technology as well as the NASA award:IIT Bhubaneswar web page says." Professor Pandey at present at School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Samantapuri, Bhubaneswar-751 013". According to the Indian Academy of Sciences Pandey is Faculty of IIT Bhubaneswar."Faculty Profile of Prof. Prem Chand Pandey". School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar, Faculty profile of Professor Pandey"Brief resume of Professor Pandey". (PDF) This brief resume describes that he is Faculty at IITBBS and good information about him can be found here where also he played key role in establishment of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar and after a satisfactory development of this school, Dr. Pandey returned to IIT Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) and worked as Emeritus Professor since 20 November 2017 as to 25 November 2020."Pandey is listed as Former Faculty Member of CORAL, IIT Kharagpur 2005-2011 and 2017 to 2020". Pandey is listed as Former Faculty Member of CORAL, IIT Kharagpur. Currently he is working as adjunct professor at Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar since 1 January 2021."IIT Gandhinagar faculty page of Professor Pandey". IIT Gandhinagar faculty page of Professor Pandey
Honour and awards
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India,"Fellows", The National Academy of Sciences, India. Retrieved 18 August 2010. Indian Meteorological Society,a) Fellows Indian Meteorological Society; b) IMS official Page Indian Academy of Sciences,"Fellow, India Academi of Science, Bangalore". P C Pandey is fellow in official web page of the Academy, Bangalore Society of Earth Science India,"List of SES Fellows – The Society of Earth Scientists". (PDF) Prem Chand Pandey is Fellow of Society of Earth Science India Indian Geophysical Union, "Professor Pandey is Fellow IGU-146". (PDF) Professor Pandey is Fellow of IGU Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (1999)."Dr. P C Pandey, NCAOR, Goa is ISRS Fellow". Dr. P C Pandey is Fellow of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Deradun according to its official web page Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation "Prof. P. C. Pandey of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences has been elected Fellow of Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation". (PDF) Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar 1st Annual Convocation 31st August 2012, Chief Guest, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of India and Geological Society of India, Bangalore.GSI official web page have Fellow record for Prem Chand Pandey-F-2857. Prof. Pandey is fellow of the GSI Certificate of Recognition and Cash Award-1985 by NASA. "MOES-NERC workshop for UK-INDIA Cooperation in Water Research-Profile of Indian Delegates: Prof. P C Pandey" . (PDF) Pandey awarded with the Certificate of Recognition and Cash Award-1985 by NASA given in his awards section Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology Award in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (1989) given by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for outstanding scientific contributions. He is the first recipient of this award from the subdivision of Ocean and Atmosphere because from this year onwards, the scope of recognition under discipline Earth Sciences has been extended to Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences as per statement of the CSIR (SSB Prize) web page as on 17 August 2020. "From this year onwards, the scope of recognition SSB Prize under discipline Earth Sciences has been extended to Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences". It is according the statement is added by SSB Prize/CSIR web page on 17 August 2020Earth Sciences: 1989 -Pandey, Prem Chand Council of Scientific and Industrial Research "Dr Pandey has made significant contributions to the development of the technique of microwave remote sensing from satellites for obtaining atmosphere and ocean surface parameters. His concept of combining microwaves with infrared derive cloud parameters has been widely acclaimed.""Professor Prem Chand Pandey's Profile on SSB Prize official web page". Professor Pandey in SSB Prize web page Vigyan Gaurav Award awarded by the Council of Science and Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh (2001–02)Scientific Awards: Dr. P.C. Pande- Director, National Centre For Antarctica and Ocean Research Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. K. R. Ramanathan Memorial Gold Medal awarded by the Indian Geophysical Union (2007)IGU awards page. Bharat Gaurav Award in the field of Science and Technology by India International Friendship Society (2001)Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publ. Corp. 2002, p. 449 (). Om Prakash Bhasin Award in Engineering Including Energy and Aero Space 2004–2005"SHRI OM PRAKASH BHASIN AWARDS in ENGINEERING Including ENERGY and AERO SPACE". Award Presented by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India for 2004–2005 on 26 October 2006.