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| 101 | + <li><a href="#about">About</a></li> |
| 102 | + <li><a href="#experience">Experience</a></li> |
| 103 | + <li><a href="#publications">Publications</a></li> |
| 104 | + <li><a href="#skills">Skills</a></li> |
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| 109 | + |
| 110 | +<!-- HERO --> |
| 111 | +<div class="hero"> |
| 112 | + <div class="hero-tag">Field Biologist & Ecologist</div> |
| 113 | + <h1>Prakash N.</h1> |
| 114 | + <p>Dedicated researcher in biodiversity assessment, ecological restoration, and socio-ecological studies — guided by a passion for rewilding, habitat restoration, and sustainable agriculture.</p> |
| 115 | + <div class="hero-links"> |
| 116 | + <a href="mailto:prakashnarayanappa9@gmail.com">✉ prakashnarayanappa9@gmail.com</a> |
| 117 | + <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-n-" target="_blank">in LinkedIn</a> |
| 118 | + <a href="#">📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka</a> |
| 119 | + <a href="tel:+919731151631">📞 +91 97311 51631</a> |
| 120 | + </div> |
| 121 | +</div> |
| 122 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +<!-- ABOUT --> |
| 125 | +<section id="about"> |
| 126 | + <div class="sec-label">About</div> |
| 127 | + <p class="about-text"> |
| 128 | + I am a field biologist and researcher with hands-on experience spanning vegetation surveys, long-term ecological monitoring, GIS-based biodiversity assessments, and socio-ecological fieldwork across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. My work spans from the Western Ghats to coffee agroforestry landscapes, with a growing interest in plant-pollinator network dynamics, thermal tolerance of tropical trees, and evidence-based conservation. I am comfortable leading field teams, collaborating across disciplines, and translating raw ecological data into actionable restoration strategies. |
| 129 | + </p> |
| 130 | +</section> |
| 131 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +<!-- EXPERIENCE --> |
| 134 | +<section id="experience"> |
| 135 | + <div class="sec-label">Professional Experience</div> |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | + <div class="exp-item"> |
| 138 | + <div class="exp-meta"> |
| 139 | + <div class="period">Nov 2025 – Present</div> |
| 140 | + <div class="org">Forestry College Ponnampet & ETH Zurich</div> |
| 141 | + <div class="loc">Kodagu, Karnataka</div> |
| 142 | + </div> |
| 143 | + <div class="exp-content"> |
| 144 | + <div class="role">Young Professional II</div> |
| 145 | + <div class="project">Cross-Scale Plant-Pollinator Network Dynamics</div> |
| 146 | + <ul> |
| 147 | + <li>Investigating the effect of land use in shaping plant-pollinator interactions in Indian coffee agroforestry.</li> |
| 148 | + <li>Understanding local and landscape-level factors governing complex plant-pollinator dynamics in tropical agroforestry systems.</li> |
| 149 | + </ul> |
| 150 | + </div> |
| 151 | + </div> |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | + <div class="exp-item"> |
| 154 | + <div class="exp-meta"> |
| 155 | + <div class="period">Apr 2025 – Present</div> |
| 156 | + <div class="org">Kuvempu University</div> |
| 157 | + <div class="loc">Shivamogga, Karnataka</div> |
| 158 | + </div> |
| 159 | + <div class="exp-content"> |
| 160 | + <div class="role">Researcher</div> |
| 161 | + <div class="project">Long-Term Ecological Monitoring (LTEM) · Photosynthetic Thermal Tolerance</div> |
| 162 | + <ul> |
| 163 | + <li>Established a permanent ecological monitoring plot in collaboration with Kuvempu University and NCBS.</li> |
| 164 | + <li>Conducted baseline data collection: plant censuses, species identification, dendrometer installation, and QR coding systems.</li> |
| 165 | + <li>Investigating thermal tolerance mechanisms of tree species in Western Ghats tropical forests.</li> |
| 166 | + <li>Performing field sampling and thermal tolerance measurements to assess species adaptation to heat stress.</li> |
| 167 | + </ul> |
| 168 | + </div> |
| 169 | + </div> |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | + <div class="exp-item"> |
| 172 | + <div class="exp-meta"> |
| 173 | + <div class="period">Aug 2023 – Jan 2025</div> |
| 174 | + <div class="org">Treeties Network Pvt. Ltd.</div> |
| 175 | + <div class="loc">Bengaluru</div> |
| 176 | + </div> |
| 177 | + <div class="exp-content"> |
| 178 | + <div class="role">Field Officer</div> |
| 179 | + <div class="project">Project Vatika, Agastya International Foundation, Kuppam AP · Lake Front Biodiversity Park, Tondanoor, Mandya</div> |
| 180 | + <ul> |
| 181 | + <li>Led field operations for vegetation surveys across a 172-acre campus using GIS and drone technology.</li> |
| 182 | + <li>Developed a Digital Tree Registry by integrating drone imagery and field data for biodiversity analysis.</li> |
| 183 | + <li>Managed day-to-day operations for a biodiversity park including species selection, procurement, and planting.</li> |
| 184 | + </ul> |
| 185 | + </div> |
| 186 | + </div> |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | + <div class="exp-item"> |
| 189 | + <div class="exp-meta"> |
| 190 | + <div class="period">Nov 2021 – Jul 2023</div> |
| 191 | + <div class="org">ATREE</div> |
| 192 | + <div class="loc">Bengaluru</div> |
| 193 | + </div> |
| 194 | + <div class="exp-content"> |
| 195 | + <div class="role">Research Assistant</div> |
| 196 | + <div class="project">Seasonal Monitoring & Evaluation of Ecological Restoration Sites, Bagepalli, Karnataka</div> |
| 197 | + <ul> |
| 198 | + <li>Conducted extensive fieldwork on biophysical and socioeconomic variables: vegetation, water, soil, insects, birds, land use, and livelihoods.</li> |
| 199 | + <li>Designed and executed research protocols; produced technical reports from statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analyses.</li> |
| 200 | + <li>Trained and supervised junior field assistants in baseline assessments across Devadurga, Raichur, and Koppal districts.</li> |
| 201 | + <li>Collected baselines for lake restoration design at Choodasandra Lake, Bengaluru.</li> |
| 202 | + <li>Conducted household interviews on gomala (grazing) land use in the grasslands of Bagepalli.</li> |
| 203 | + </ul> |
| 204 | + </div> |
| 205 | + </div> |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | + <div class="exp-item"> |
| 208 | + <div class="exp-meta"> |
| 209 | + <div class="period">Dec 2016 – Mar 2017</div> |
| 210 | + <div class="org">I & B Seeds Pvt. Ltd.</div> |
| 211 | + <div class="loc">Bengaluru</div> |
| 212 | + </div> |
| 213 | + <div class="exp-content"> |
| 214 | + <div class="role">Intern</div> |
| 215 | + <div class="project">Marker Assisted Selection, Tissue Culture & Breeding Techniques</div> |
| 216 | + <ul> |
| 217 | + <li>Conducted MAS for screening cytoplasmic male sterility in winter chilli lines.</li> |
| 218 | + <li>Assisted in screening FS tomato breeding lines for various resistances.</li> |
| 219 | + </ul> |
| 220 | + </div> |
| 221 | + </div> |
| 222 | +</section> |
| 223 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +<!-- PUBLICATIONS --> |
| 226 | +<section id="publications"> |
| 227 | + <div class="sec-label">Publications</div> |
| 228 | + <div class="pub-card"> |
| 229 | + <div class="pub-title">Decoupled phenology and PSII thermal plasticity in seasonally dry tropical forest trees</div> |
| 230 | + <div class="pub-meta">Tiwari R., Bhagawad P. T., Naik H. S., Hosamani R. G., <strong>Prakash N.</strong>, Jayanath Babu M. S., … & Kambalagere Y. (2026)</div> |
| 231 | + <div class="pub-meta" style="margin-top:.3rem;"><em>Plant, Cell & Environment</em></div> |
| 232 | + <span class="pub-status">Under Review</span> |
| 233 | + </div> |
| 234 | + <p style="font-size:.87rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:1rem;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;"> |
| 235 | + Poster: <em>"Baseline Ecological Assessment of Vegetation in LTEM Station, Kuvempu University"</em> — Symposium on Frontiers in Biological Sciences, National Academy of Sciences India & Kuvempu University, Sep 2025. |
| 236 | + </p> |
| 237 | +</section> |
| 238 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +<!-- SKILLS --> |
| 241 | +<section id="skills"> |
| 242 | + <div class="sec-label">Skills & Tools</div> |
| 243 | + <div class="skills-grid"> |
| 244 | + <div class="skill-group"> |
| 245 | + <h3>Field & Ecology</h3> |
| 246 | + <div class="tags"> |
| 247 | + <span class="tag">Vegetation Surveys</span> |
| 248 | + <span class="tag">Biodiversity Assessment</span> |
| 249 | + <span class="tag">Species Identification</span> |
| 250 | + <span class="tag">Ecological Restoration</span> |
| 251 | + <span class="tag">Long-term Monitoring</span> |
| 252 | + <span class="tag">Plant-Pollinator Dynamics</span> |
| 253 | + <span class="tag">Thermal Tolerance Measurements</span> |
| 254 | + </div> |
| 255 | + </div> |
| 256 | + <div class="skill-group"> |
| 257 | + <h3>Software</h3> |
| 258 | + <div class="tags"> |
| 259 | + <span class="tag">QGIS</span> |
| 260 | + <span class="tag">R for Ecologists</span> |
| 261 | + <span class="tag">MS Excel</span> |
| 262 | + <span class="tag">MS Word</span> |
| 263 | + <span class="tag">MS PowerPoint</span> |
| 264 | + <span class="tag">GIS & Drone Tech</span> |
| 265 | + </div> |
| 266 | + </div> |
| 267 | + <div class="skill-group"> |
| 268 | + <h3>Research Methods</h3> |
| 269 | + <div class="tags"> |
| 270 | + <span class="tag">Statistical Analysis</span> |
| 271 | + <span class="tag">FGD & Interviews</span> |
| 272 | + <span class="tag">Socio-ecological Studies</span> |
| 273 | + <span class="tag">Technical Reporting</span> |
| 274 | + <span class="tag">Survey Design</span> |
| 275 | + </div> |
| 276 | + </div> |
| 277 | + <div class="skill-group"> |
| 278 | + <h3>Languages</h3> |
| 279 | + <div class="tags"> |
| 280 | + <span class="tag">Kannada (Native)</span> |
| 281 | + <span class="tag">Telugu (Native)</span> |
| 282 | + <span class="tag">English (Fluent)</span> |
| 283 | + <span class="tag">Tamil (Intermediate)</span> |
| 284 | + <span class="tag">Hindi (Intermediate)</span> |
| 285 | + </div> |
| 286 | + </div> |
| 287 | + </div> |
| 288 | +</section> |
| 289 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 290 | + |
| 291 | +<!-- EDUCATION --> |
| 292 | +<section id="education"> |
| 293 | + <div class="sec-label">Education</div> |
| 294 | + <div class="edu-item"> |
| 295 | + <div class="edu-deg">M.Sc. in Environmental Science</div> |
| 296 | + <div class="edu-uni">Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, Karnataka</div> |
| 297 | + <div class="edu-meta">2021 · CGPA 7.49/10 · Key Project: Uptake & bioaccumulation of Lead (Pb) in green leafy vegetables</div> |
| 298 | + </div> |
| 299 | + <div class="edu-item"> |
| 300 | + <div class="edu-deg">B.Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology (4 years)</div> |
| 301 | + <div class="edu-uni">College of Agriculture, Hassan — UAS Bengaluru</div> |
| 302 | + <div class="edu-meta">2017 · CGPA 6.92/10 · Agriculture, Biotechnology & Plant Tissue Culture</div> |
| 303 | + </div> |
| 304 | +</section> |
| 305 | +<div class="divider"></div> |
| 306 | + |
| 307 | +<!-- CONTACT --> |
| 308 | +<div class="contact-bg" id="contact"> |
| 309 | + <div class="contact-inner"> |
| 310 | + <div class="sec-label">Contact</div> |
| 311 | + <h2>Get in touch</h2> |
| 312 | + <p style="color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem;max-width:480px;">Open to research collaborations, field project opportunities, and conservation initiatives across South India.</p> |
| 313 | + <div class="contact-grid"> |
| 314 | + <div class="contact-card"> |
| 315 | + <div class="c-label">Email</div> |
| 316 | + <a class="c-val" href="mailto:prakashnarayanappa9@gmail.com">prakashnarayanappa9@gmail.com</a> |
| 317 | + </div> |
| 318 | + <div class="contact-card"> |
| 319 | + <div class="c-label">Phone</div> |
| 320 | + <a class="c-val" href="tel:+919731151631">+91 97311 51631</a> |
| 321 | + </div> |
| 322 | + <div class="contact-card"> |
| 323 | + <div class="c-label">LinkedIn</div> |
| 324 | + <a class="c-val" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-n-" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/prakash-n-</a> |
| 325 | + </div> |
| 326 | + <div class="contact-card"> |
| 327 | + <div class="c-label">Location</div> |
| 328 | + <span class="c-val" style="color:var(--text);">Bengaluru, Karnataka 560097</span> |
| 329 | + </div> |
| 330 | + </div> |
| 331 | + </div> |
| 332 | +</div> |
| 333 | + |
| 334 | +<footer> |
| 335 | + © 2026 Prakash N. · Field Biologist & Researcher |
| 336 | +</footer> |
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