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Nimai Senapati is a seasoned researcher with expertise in soil carbon dynamics, crop physiology, and environmental modeling. He has worked at various institutions, including Rothamsted Research, University of Aberdeen, and Punjab Agricultural University, and holds a PhD in Modelling Soil Carbon Dynamics in different Land Use Systems from the University of New England (AU).

Credentials

  • APSIM Workshop at Rothamsted Research
    University of Southern Queensland
    Sep, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Nuffield Research Placement Provider 2021/2022
    STEM Learning
    Sep, 2022
    - Apr, 2026
  • PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management
    AXELOS Global Best Practice
    Feb, 2020
    - Apr, 2026
  • Advanced Statistical Modelling - ISDA, DASE, ILRA, ARA & IMA
    Rothamsted Research
    Jul, 2018
    - Apr, 2026
  • Geostatistics
    Rothamsted Research
    Jul, 2018
    - Apr, 2026
  • PEST Parameter Estimation & Model Predictive Uncertainty Analysis
    Artesia Water Research, Vogelenzang, Netherlands
    Nov, 2016
    - Apr, 2026
  • Modelling Environmental Resilience
    CERES Centre de formation sur l’environnement et la société, Paris, France
    Jun, 2016
    - Apr, 2026
  • ICOS-NEON Greenhouse GAS Data Training
    LSCE Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement, France
    Sep, 2014
    - Apr, 2026
  • Working with Dynamic Crop Models
    Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
    May, 2014
    - Apr, 2026
  • Fundamentals of Agro-Climatology (G:8.4/10)
    Punjab Agricultural University
    Dec, 2007
    - Apr, 2026
  • Plant Water-Relation & Mineral-Nutrition (G:8.1/10)
    Punjab Agricultural University
    Dec, 2007
    - Apr, 2026
  • Systems Approach in Soil Research (G:8.4/10)
    Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
    Dec, 2007
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Research Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Research Scientist – Modeller
      • Jul 2023 - Present

    • Mathematical Modeller (postdoctoral researcher)
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2023

      • Prediction-based crop improvement• Designing Future Crops to push the upper limit of 'Genetic Yield Potential'• Designing Climate-Ready crops - 'Climate-Smart', 'Climate-Resilient' crops• Designing Resource-Use-Efficient crops• Multi-Trait Evolutionary Optimization - novel Optimal-Trait-Combinations in TPEs

    • Associate Editor - Heliyon
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • Editorial Advisory Board Member - Geoderma
      • Mar 2021 - Present

    • Agro-Ecosystems Modeller (postdoctoral researcher)
      • Nov 2012 - Sep 2017
      • Versailles, Île-de-France, France

      • Multi-Objective-Criteria Optimization, Data-Assimilation, Uncertainty-Estimation• Modelling CO2, heat, H2O (Eddy-Flux) exchange btw Ecosyst and Atmosphere• Modelling Gross-Primary-Prod (GPP), Ecosyst-Resp (Reco) & Net-Ecosyst-Exch (NEE)• Modelling Net-Ecosystem-Carbon-Balance (NECB) of different Agro-Ecosystems• Modelling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions & adaptation strategies

  • University of Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Visiting Researcher - Agro-Ecosystems Modelling
      • 2010 - 2014
      • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

      Multiple short-term research attachments between 2010-2014 for working with a range of soil carbon and agro-ecosystem models on soil carbon dynamics, CO2-flux exchange, net-ecosystem-carbon-balance (NECB), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions & adaptation strategies.

  • University of New England (AU)
    • Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
    • Doctoral Researcher - Soil Carbon Modelling
      • 2009 - 2013
      • Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

      • Modelling Soil Carbon Dynamics under different Land-Use Systems• Rothamsted Carbon Model (RothC)• Linking conceptual carbon (C) pools of RothC to Measurable soil C fractions• Assessing reproducibility of soil C fractionation method to derive RothC C pools• Estimating the impacts of different RothC initialization techniques on model projection • Modelling change in soil carbon due to change in management & land use systems• Modelling climate change impacts on soil carbon storage under different land use systems

  • Punjab Agricultural University
    • Ludhiana, Punjab, India
    • Master Thesis Student - Soil Sciences & Systems Modelling
      • 2005 - 2007
      • Ludhiana, Punjab, India

      • High intensity rice-wheat cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic plain• Assessing impacts of organic amendments on mechanisms of soil Carbon Sequestration• Estimating the impacts on different Measured soil Carbon & Nitrogen fractions & pools• Modelling soil Carbon & Nitrogen Dynamics

  • Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
    • Haringhata, West Bengal, India
    • Graduate Student - Agriculture (B.Sc. Hons.) Advance in Soil Sciences
      • 2001 - 2005
      • Haringhata, West Bengal, India

      • Soil Sciences, Crop Sciences, Agronomy & Crop husbandry• Intensive lab experiments on Crop Physiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Breeding & Biotech• Extensive experiments/assignments on Pathology, Entomology, Statistics & Irrigation-Engineering • Soil Testing- Intensive soil testing of Health/Fertility Indicators (e.g., C, N, P, K, pH, EC, BD)• Crop Fertilizer Recommendation based on soil testing results• Monitoring of Soil-health, Crop-Disease & Pest infestation in farmer fields (Ag.Extension)

Education

  • 2009 - 2013
    University of New England (AU)
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Modelling Soil Carbon Dynamics in diffrent Land Use Systems
  • 2005 - 2007
    Punjab Agricultural University
    Master's degree, Soil Sciences & Systems Modelling
  • 2001 - 2005
    Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
    Bachelor's degree, Agriculture (Hons.)

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