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1. PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Presidential Innovation Award, “Designing and Establishing a Weir and Flume Structure for Stream Monitoring in Gainesville, GA.” 2021: $5,000 (S. Panda and R. Sileshi)
2. PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Presidential Semester Award, “Cellphone APP based Remote Animal Health Monitoring System Development.” 2020-2021: $12,000 and Semester off for research (S. Panda)
3. Co-PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement (FUSE) mini grant project: “Hometown Harvest: Breaking nutritional barriers in schools through precision agriculture.” 2020: $2,985 (D. Patterson, R. Kent, S.Panda, K. A. Fadrowski, and J. R. Patterson)
4. PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement (FUSE) project: “Geospatial Technology Supported Environmental Impact Assessment of Historical Gold Mining Techniques in North Georgia: A Case Study of Lumpkin County.” 2018: $8,000 (S.Panda and W. Balco)
5. Co-PI: NSF-ATE project, “Applying Geospatial and Engineering Technology (AGET).” 2017-2020: $609,739 (J. Turk, S.Panda, C. Strother, and Y. Sun)
6. Co-PI: South Carolina DNR project, “State-wide Estimates of Reference or Potential Evapotranspiration Using Three Widely Used Methods for South Carolina, U.S.A.” 2017-2018: $61,940 (T. Callahan, D. Amatya, S.Panda, A. Pallet, S. Harder, and H. Mizzell)
7. PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Presidential Innovation Award, “Automated Geospatial Model Development for Stream Bank Erosion Vulnerability Analysis.” 2016-2017: $5,000, (S. Panda)
8. PI: Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Presidential Summer Innovation Award, “Lake Lanier Watershed Management Decision Support System Development with Geospatial Technology.” 2016-2017: $10,000, (S. Panda)
9. Co-PI: USDA Forest Service project, “Potential Impacts of High Precipitation Events on Peak Discharges and Forest Roads and Stream Cross Drainage Structures,” 2016-2019: $50,000 (D. Amatya, S. Panda, P. Caldwell, D. Marion, A. Dolloff, S. Laseter, J. Grace, Y. Quyang, G. Sun, L. Tian)
10. Co-PI: GA-EPD (through Georgia Mountains Regional Commission) project, “Organic Amendment Restoration of Degraded Upland Landscapes in the Chestatee-Yahoola Watershed,” 2016-2018:$112,096 (J. Ellis (PI), S. Panda)
11. PI: USDA Forest Service project, “Database Development and Applications for Forest Bioenergy Water Quality Assessment.” 2015-2017: $25,000. (S. Panda).
12. PI: USDA Forest Service project, “Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Water Yield of a Low-Gradient Turkey Creek Forested Watershed using SWAT model.” 2014-2015: $2,650. (S. Panda).
13. PI: USDA Forest Service project, “Assessment of the Reach and Condition of Freshwater Tidal Creeks in the Lower Coastal Plain, Charleston County, South Carolina.” 2014: $3,190. (S. Panda).
14. Co-PI: Forsyth County Arts Alliance, “Excursion connecting contemporary online art to Forsyth County’s Treasured locations.” 2014-2015: $33,745. (B. Sale and S. Panda).
15. Co-PI: Innovative teaching project. “Web-based Wetland Diversity Assessment & Management (WWDAM)”, 2013-2014: $2,400. (E. Lampert, M. Mayhew, M.Flood, N. Hyslop, and S. Panda)
16. PI: NIFA project, “Online estimation of stream fecal coliform load from non-point sources.” 2011-2012: $20,008. (S. Panda, M.D. Smolen, M. Gitau).
17. Co-PI: DoE project, “Watershed-scale reference evapotranspiration (REF-ET) or potential and actual evapotranspiration (PET) estimates for Pine forest stands and its intercropping with switchgrass at three study sites in NC, AL, and MS.” 2011-2014: $247,417. (D. Amatya (PI) and S. Panda)- This project is a section of overall DoE sanctioned project of $2,092,892 for the project headed by NC State University.
18. Co-PI: USDA-CSREES project, “Watershed assessment tools for extension and research training project.” 2010-2011: $45,000. (D. Saraswat(PI), T. Tsegaye, S. Panda, J.A. Sallee, M.D. Smolen, D. Radcliffe, F. Henning, S.O. Dennis, T. Sweeney, W. Tadesse, R. Faucett).
19. Senior Personnel: America View wide Single State-View project, “Historic Hall County, Georgia – 1955 spaces and places.” 2010-2011: $5,000. (J. Sharma (PI), D. Gillespie (Co-PI), R. Kabat, J. Hamilton, J. O’Sullivan, S. Panda).
20. PI: United States Geologic Survey (USGS) funded project, “Acquisition and analysis of high spatial resolution orthoimagery for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Chattahoochee National Forest.” 2010-2011:  $485,390.00. (S. Panda, J.B. Sharma, M. Madden, T. Jordan)
21. Co-PI: United States Geologic Survey (USGS) funded project, “Acquisition of LIDAR for the Tennessee Portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park   and the Foothills Parkway.” 2010-2011: $373,000.  (M. Madden (PI), T. Jordan, S. Panda, J.B. Sharma)
22. Co-PI: USDA-CSREES project, “Watershed assessment tools for extension and research training project.” 2009-2010: $42,279. (D. Saraswat (PI), T. Tsegaye, S. Panda, J.A. Sallee, M.D. Smolen, D. Radcliffe, F. Henning, S.O. Dennis, T. Sweeney, W. Tadesse, R. Faucett)
23. PI: GA Power funded project, “Watershed DSS Practicum Development.” 2009-10: $25,000. (S. Panda)
24. PI: Gwinnet Technical College (GTC) funded project, “ArcIMS site development for GTC campus tree finder.” 2009: $5,000. (S. Panda)
25. Co-PI: USDA-CSREES project, “Watershed assessment tools for extension and research training project.’ 2008-2009: $40,000.  (D. Saraswat (PI), T. Tsegaye, S. Panda, J.A. Sallee, M.D. Smolen, S.O. Dennis, T. Sweeney, W. Tadesse)
26. PI: Hall County, GA project, “Review and analysis of Hall County recycling program using survey and geospatial technology.” 2009. $ 3,700. (S. Panda)
27. Co-PI: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project, “Exploring the use of remote sensing for spatial data analysis of blueberry bushes.” 2008- 2010: $56,055.  (G. Hoogenboom (PI), S. Panda, and J. Paz.)
28. Co-PI: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project, “Comparing Effects of Management Practices on Rangeland Health with Geospatial Technologies.” 2007-2009: $459,100.  (K.T. Weber (PI), S. Panda, J. Théau, T. T. Sankey, and C.A. Moffet).
29. Consultant: University of Georgia, “Geotechnology Application in Blueberry Plant Delineation from Forested Land Use.” 2007: $5,000.
30. PI: GSC award, “Online Geospatial Technology Course Development.” 2007: $4,000. (S. Panda)
31. PI: Idaho Department of Land (IDL) project, ‘Landowner Forest Stewardship Plans (LFSP) Spatial Analysis Project (SAP) for the state of Idaho.’ 2006-2007: $24,928.74. (S. Panda)
32. Co-PI: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project, ‘Forecasting Rangeland Condition with GIS in Southeastern Idaho.’ 2005-2008: $992,000.  (K.T. Weber (PI), R. Inouye, S. Panda , T. Windholz)
33. Written and compiled (as coordinating person) > 25 multi-million dollar project proposals for detailed engineering design of highways, railways, port, and dams. Those were submitted to the various govt. and non-govt. organizations in Thailand. 1996-1999. Four proposals got funded among them.

Editorials:

Panda, S. S., 2013. Editorial for Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species, 1:4.

Book Chapters:

Panda, S.S., Trettin, C., Amatya, D.M., and Kelly, B. 2018. Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands Ecosystems Global Warming Impact Related Management Decision Support with Advanced Geospatial Technology (Chapter 6.6) in Wetlands Functions, Restoration and Wise Use Book: Springer Publications.

Panda, S.S., E. Mason, S. Sen, and H.W. Kim, 2015. Forest Hydrology Management Decision Support with Geospatial Technology. Chapter in ‘Forest Hydrology’. CAB International, Nosworthy Way, Wallingford OX10 8DE, United Kingdom.

Panda, S.S., M. Rao, P.S., Thenkabail, and J. Fitzgerald, 2015. Remote Sensing Satellites and Sensors: Optical, Radar, LiDAR, Microwave, Hyperspectral, and UAVs. 1st Chapter in Remote Sensing Handbook: Vol. I, II, and III, Ed P. S. Thenkabail. CRC Press: New York.

Amatya, D.M., Sun, G., Rossi, C.G., Ssegane, H.S., Nettles, J.E., and Panda, S.S., 2014. Forests, land use change, and water. Chapter in ‘Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Agriculture, Ed C.A. Zolin. Science Publisher: Brazil.

Panda, S.S., 2013. Geospatial Modeling Applications for Biofuel Sustainability Assessment. Biofuel Crop Sustainability, Ed. B. Singh. Wiley-Blackwell Publications: New York, NY.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Atmospheric Emission of Infrared Radiation. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 95 - 96.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Carbon Sequestration. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 205 - 207.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Evaporation Feedbacks. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 549 - 550.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Geospatial Technology. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 624 - 626.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Hydrological Cycle. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 737 - 739.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Precipitation. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 1144 - 1146.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Rainfall Patterns. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 1169 - 1170.

Panda, S.S., 2012. Pollution, Water. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (2nd Edition), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 1129 - 1133.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Green Math. Green Society (Green Education), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Crystalline Silicon Solar Photovoltaic Cell. Green Society (Green Technology), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Solid Waste Treatment. Green Society (Green Technology), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Gregory, J., S.S., Panda, and K. T. Weber, 2010. Accurate mapping of ground control points for image-rectification and holistic planned grazing preparation. Pages 49-54 in K. T. Weber and K. Davis (Eds.), Final Report: Forecasting Rangeland Condition with GIS in Southeastern Idaho (NNG06GD82G). 189 pp.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Environmental Measures. Green Society (Green Energy), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Ethanol, Sugarcane. Green Society (Green Energy), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Green Power. Green Society (Green Energy), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Non-Point Source. Green Society (Green Energy), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Renewable Energy Portfolio. Green Society (Green Energy), Ed. P. Robbins, D.  Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Soil Erosion. Green Society (Green Food), Ed. P. Robbins, D. Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Soil Nutrient Cycling. Green Society (Green Food), Ed. P. Robbins, D.  Mulvaney, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Carbon Neutral. Green Society (Green Cities), Ed. P. Robbins, N. Cohen, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Landfills. Green Society (Green Cities), Ed. P. Robbins, N. Cohen, and J. G. Golson. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Organic Agriculture. Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Ed. Kathleen A. Brosnan. Facts on File, 2010. 

Panda, S.S., 2010. Energy, Fossil Fuel. Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Ed. Kathleen A. Brosnan. Facts on File, 2010.

Panda, S.S., 2010. Fruits and Vegetable Production. Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Ed. Kathleen A. Brosnan. Facts on File, 2010.

Panda, S.S., 2008. Biomass. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (1st ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 126 - 127.

Panda, S.S., 2008. Energy, Renewable. Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (1st ed.), Ed. S. G. Philander, Princeton University. Sage Publications: Los Angeles, pp 366 - 369.

Panda, S.S., 2008. Spatial aspects of bioinformatics. Encyclopedia of Geographical Information Science. Eds. S. Sekhar and H. Xiong. Springer: New York, pp 52-56.

Panda, S.S., 2008. Spatial image mining. Encyclopedia of Geographical Information Science. Eds. S. Sekhar and H. Xiong. Springer: New York, pp 475-479.

Panda, S.S., 2008. Self Organizing Map (SOM) usage in land cover classification. Encyclopedia of Geographical Information Science. Eds. S. Sekhar and H. Xiong. Springer: New York, pp 1036 - 1042.

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers:

Ouyang, Y., Leininger, T. D., Panda, S. S., Zipperer, W. C., & Stroope, T. L. (2021). Contributions to groundwater from National Forest lands in the Mississippi Embayment: a century-long simulation. Water Practice and Technology, 16(1), 83-95.

D. M. Amatya, S. Tian, D. A. Marion, P. Caldwell, S. Laseter, M. A. Youssef, J. M. Grace,G. M. Chescheir, S. S. Panda, Y. Ouyang, G. Sun, and J. M. Vose. 2021. Estimates of Precipitation IDF Curves and Design Discharges for Road-Crossing Drainage Structures: Case Study in Four Small Forested Watersheds in the Southeastern US. J. Hydrol. Eng., 2021, 26(4): 05021004. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0002052. © 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Panda, S.S., T.H. Terrill, A. Mahapatra, B. Kelly, Van Wyk, J., and Morgan, E. 2020. . Agriculture. 2020, 10(9), 419

Walega, A., Amatya, D. M., Caldwell, P., Marion, D., & Panda, S. S. 2020. Assessment of storm direct runoff and peak flow rates using improved SCS-CN models for selected forested watersheds in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 27, 100645.

Panda, S.S., D.M. Amatya, A. Muwamba, and G. Chescheir. 2019. Estimation of evapotranspiration and its parameters for pine, switchgrass, and intercropping with remotely-sensed images based geospatial modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software, 121, 104487.

S. Tian, D.M. Amatya, D.A. Marion, P. Caldwell, S. Laseter, M.A. Youssef, J.M. Grace, G.M. Chescheir, S.S. Panda, Y. Ouyang, G. Sun, and J.M. Vose, 2019. Estimations of precipitation IDF and design discharges for road cross drainage structures: A Case study in four small forested watersheds in the Southeastern US. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. (In Review)

Muwamba, A., B. Rau, C. C. Trettin, D. M. Amatya, E.W. Tollner, and S. S. Panda. 2019. Regional Differences in Stream Water Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sediment Responses to Forest Harvesting in Conterminous USA. Journal of Environmental Quality, 48(3), 634-644. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.04.0145.

Sahoo, K., Mani, S., Milewski, A.M., Hoghooghi, N., and Panda, S.S. 2019. Assessment of biomass production potential from strip-mined lands (SML) and its impacts on stream water quality. Water, 11(3): 546. DOI: 10.3390/w11030546.

Amatya, D. M., Muwamba, A., Panda, S.S., Callahan, T., Harder, S., & Pellett, C. A. 2018. Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variation of Potential Evapotranspiration Estimated by Four Methods for South Carolina. Journal of South Carolina Water Resources, 5(1), 5.

Panda, S.S., Amatya, D.M., Jackson, R., Sun, G., and Noormets, A. 2018. Water, 10 (11), 1687.

Panda, S. S., Gerrit H, Joel P. Blueberry Orchard Delineation with High-Resolution Imagery and Self-Organizing Map Neural Image Classification. Agri Res & Tech: Open Access J. 2016; 3(1): 555602. DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2016.03.555602.

Panda, S.S., Amatya, D.M., Sun, G., and Bowman, A. 2016. Remote Estimation of a Managed Pine Forest Evapotranspiration with Geospatial Technology. Transactions of ASABE, 59(6).

Noori, O. and S.S. Panda, 2016. , 127: 680 - 689. DOI.

Panda, S.S., D.M. Amatya, and  G. Hoogenboom, 2014. Stomatal Conductance, Canopy Temperature, and Leaf Area Index Estimation Using Remote Sensing and OBIA techniques. Journal of Spatial Hydrology, 12(1): Fall 2014.

Amatya, D., C. Trettin, S.S. Panda, and H. Ssegane. 2013. Application of LiDAR data for hydrologic assessments of low-gradient coastal watershed drainage characteristics. Journal of Geographic Information System, 5(2): 175-191. DOI: 10.4236/jgis.2013.52017.

Panda, S.S., D.D. Steele, S. Panigrahi, and D.P. Ames, 2011. Precision water management in corn using automated crop yield modeling and remotely sensed data. International Journal of Remote Sensing Applications, 1(1): 11-21.

Panda, S.S., S. Panigrahi, and D.P. Ames, 2010. Crop yield forecasting from remotely sensed aerial images with self-organizing maps. Transactions of ASABE, 53(2): 323-338. doi: 10.13031/2013.29563.  

Panda, S. S., G. Hoogenboom, and J. Paz, 2010. Remote sensing and geospatial technological applications for site-specific management of fruit and nut crops: A review. Remote Sensing, 2(8): 1973-1997.

Panda, S.S., D. P. Ames, and S. Panigrahi, 2010. Application of vegetation indices for agricultural crop yield prediction using neural network. Remote Sensing, 2(3), 673-696.

Panda, S. S., G. Hoogenboom, and J. Paz, 2009. Distinguishing blueberry bushes from mixed vegetation land-use using high resolution satellite imagery and geospatial techniques. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 67 (1-2): 51-59.

Panda, S.S., H. Andrianasolo, and D. Steele, 2005. Application of geotechnology to watershed soil conservation planning at the field scale. Journal of Environmental Hydrology, 13 (16): 1-22.

Panda, S.S., V. Garg, and I. Chaubey. 2004. Artificial neural networks application in lake water quality monitoring using satellite imagery. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 4 (2): 65-74.

Panda, S.S., H. Andrianasolo, VVN Murty, and K. Nualchawee, 2004. Forest management planning for soil conservation using satellite images, GIS mapping, and soil erosion modeling. Journal of Environmental Hydrology, 12(13): 1-16.

Jhang, J., S. Panigrahi, S.S. Panda, M.S. Borhan, 2002. Techniques for yield prediction from corn aerial images – a neural network approach. An International Journal: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 3 (1): 18-28.