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Shivesh Karan
Currently studying the climate and environmental impacts of biochar use in Swedish agriculture through a life cycle and spatial perspective.
Presentation
My key competencies lie at the intersection of three disciplines (Geospatial Science, Environmental Science, and Computer Science). I use geospatial technologies on a variety of land / environmental applications (Multi-Criteria risk assessment, Suitability analysis, Land-use/Land cover change analysis, GIS model development).
Research
March 2021 - Present: Studying the climate and environmental impacts of biochar use in Swedish agriculture through a life cycle and spatial perspective. More information about our group's research can be found at https://biochar.systems/about/
February 2019 - October 2020: Worked as a postdoctoral research engineer on developing sustainable bioeconomy strategies for France. I was responsible for the Research Objective 1 (RO1) of the Make Our Planet Great Again laureate project Cambioscop, at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees (INSA), Toulouse, France. In RO1, I developed a spatial database for residual biomass resources currently available in France, and evaluated the environmental impacts of their current use through a life cycle assessment approach.
Background
Ph.D. 2019. Environmental Science & Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India.
Master of Technology. 2014. Environmental Science & Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India.
Bachelor of Engineering. 2012. Computer Science & Engineering. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India.
Selected publications
Karan, S.K., Osslund, F., Azzi, E.S., Karltun, E., and Sundberg, C., 2023. A spatial framework for prioritizing biochar application to arable land: a case study for Sweden. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 189:106769.
Shen, Z., Tiruta-Barna, L., Karan, S.K. and Hamelin, L., 2022. Simultaneous carbon storage in arable land and anthropogenic products (CSAAP): Demonstrating an integrated concept towards well below 2° C. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182:106293.
Singh, C., Karan, S.K., Sardar, P. and Samadder, S.R., 2022. Remote sensing-based biomass estimation of dry deciduous tropical forest using machine learning and ensemble analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 308:114639.
Karan, S. K., and Hamelin, L., 2021. Crop residues may be a key feedstock to bioeconomy but how reliable are current estimation methods? Resources Conservation and Recycling, 164:105211.
Karan, S. K., and Hamelin, L, 2020. Towards local bioeconomy: A stepwise framework for high-resolution spatial quantification of forestry residues. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134:110350.
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