Profile
Dr Amarnath Chinchamee has spent the last twenty years teaching tertiary education. His expertise ranged from Draughting and CAD to Surveying and Geospatial Information. Dr Chinchamee obtained his PhD in Surveying and Land Information in 2010 at the Department of Surveying and Land Information, the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine; becoming the department's first Graduate Land Surveyor to graduate there with a PhD. His thesis was "Developing a Geo-informatics based methodology to manage natural vegetation habitats in Trinidad".
At John S. Donaldson Technical Institute, he graduated with his NEC Diploma in General Draughtsmanship and obtained a national scholarship to study Engineering at UWI, St Augustine. There he pursued his bachelor's degree in Surveying and Land Information. After graduating with honours, he accepted a Dean's Award, where he started post-graduate work in October 2002.
Dr Amarnath Chinchamee has spent close to fifteen years at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. He previously worked as a draughting technician and a graduate land surveyor. Dr Chinchamee, through his research, hopes to raise the awareness of the value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Engineering in Trinidad and Tobago. His research area is centred on using GIS in Water Resources Management, Environmental Monitoring and Hazard Mapping, and GIS in Road and Transport Management Systems.
Education
PhD. (2010) Surveying and Land Information
BSc. (2001) Surveying and Land Information
NEC Diploma (1995) General Draughtsmanship Diploma
Academic Appointments
Overall Programme Leader (2020 – Present)
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems,
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Program Coordinator (January 2020 – August 2020)
National Engineering Technician Diploma (NETD) Civil engineering - Port of Spain Campus
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems,
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Overall Programme Leader (2014 – 2016)
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems,
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Programme Coordinator (2014 - 2016)
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Civil Engineering Systems,
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems,
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Assistant Professor (2007 – Present)
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Research Associate (2006 – 2007)
Project Management & Civil Infrastructure Systems,
The University of Trinidad & Tobago
Graduate Research Assistant (2003-2006)
Department of Surveying and Land Information,
The University of the West Indies
Adjunct Lecturer (2002-Present)
School of Nursing, Health and Environmental Sciences,
College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT)
Assistant Lecturer (2002-2006)
Department and Agriculture
The University of the West Indies
Part-Time Lecturer (2002-2006)
John S. Donaldson Technical Institute
Professional Memberships/Service
A member of the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago (M. ISTT)
An associate member of the American Society of Civil ENGINEERS (A.M. ASCE)
Lectures/Courses/Programmes
NETD Civil Engineering
CONS 2007 Civil Engineering Software Applications
SVYG 1003 Engineering Surveying and Modelling I
SVYG 2003 Engineering Surveying and Modelling II
BASc Civil Engineering Systems
CONS 1008 Tools for Civil Engineering
SVYG 1002 Engineering Surveying and Practicum
Research
Geographic Information System in Pavement/Road Management Systems.
Mapping Biophysical Land Units (BLUs) in Trinidad.
Mapping Landuse/cover distribution in Trinidad using Remote Sensing data
Using Geo-informatics to Manage Natural Vegetation Habitats
Geographic Information System in Water Resources Management
Publications
Rajballie, A., Tripathi, V. & Chinchamee, A. A Hybrid SARIMA-ETS-ANN Model for Univariate Analysis of Water Consumption in Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago). Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (In review)
Phillip, D., Rawlins, S., Baboolal, S., Gosein, R., Legall, G, Goddard, C. and Chinchamee, A., 2008. Relative importance of various environmental sources of Cryptosporidium oocysts in three watersheds. Journal of water and health (06) 1
Conference Publications
Chinchamee, A, Rajballie, A. & Ramroop, N. (2019, October 14-18). An Approach to Quantifying Watershed Degradation Using GIS and Statistics [Conference Presentation]. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association Conference 2019, St. Kitts, Nevis.
Ramsawak, K., Suite, W., and Chinchamee, A. (2019, October 14-18). A Comparative Study on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation of the North and South Oropouche Hydrometric Areas, Trinidad [Conference Presentation]. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association Conference, 2019, St Kitts
Ramsaran-Baksh, S., Suite, W., and Chinchamee, A, (2019, October 14-18). Building Climate Resilience in the Caroni Basin, Trinidad [Conference Presentation]. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association Conference, 2019, St Kitts
Rajballie, A., Tota-Maharaj, K., Chinchamee, A., & Tripathi, V. (2018, September 03-06). Spatial and Statistical Analysis of Long-Term Seasonal Rainfall Variations in a Southern Caribbean Island [Conference presentation]. Royal Statistical Society Conference, Cardiff, Wales.
Rajballie, A., Tota-Maharaj, K., Chinchamee, A., Govia, S.J., & Tripathi, V. (2018, October 08-12). Forecasting Domestic Water Demand across a Caribbean Small Island Developing State [Conference presentation]. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association Conference 2018, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Chinchamee, A., Baban, S.M.J. and Al-Tahir, R. (2008, August 04-08). Using Geo-informatics to Manage Natural Vegetation Habitats in Trinidad. [Conference presentation]. ESRI International User Conference 2008, San Diego, USA.
Chinchamee, A., Baban, S.M.J. and Al-Tahir, R. (2006, September 05-08). Defining Biophysical Land Units in the Tropical Island of Trinidad using Remote Sensing, Field Data and GIS. [Conference presentation]. RSPSoc Conference 2006, Cambridge, UK.
Chinchamee, A., Rajballie, A., & Ramroop, N. (2019, August 20-21) Developing a Geo-Informatics Based Approach to Pavement Management Systems (PMS) for Trinidad and Tobago [Poster presentation]. UTT 2nd Annual Research Symposium 2019, The Univeristy of Trinidad and Tobago, O'meara Campus, Trinidad.
Rajballie, A., Chinchamee, A., & Tripathi, V. (2019, May 20-24). Comparison between ARIMA Models and Artificial Neural Networks in Forecasting Rainfall across a Small Island Developing State [Poster presentation]. FST Research Symposium, Univeristy of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
Ramsaran-Baksh, S., Chinchamee, A., Suite, W. & Rajballie, A. (2019, August 20-21). Climate Change: A Major Threat to the Survival of Trinidad and Tobago [Poster presentation]. UTT 2nd Annual Research Symposium 2019, The Univeristy of Trinidad and Tobago, O'meara Campus, Trinidad.
Chinchamee, 2013. (2013, August 11-13) Mapping Landuse/cover distribution in Trinidad using Remote Sensing data [Poster Presentation]. The University of Trinidad and Tobago Entrepreneurial Conference, POS, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Dr Amarnath Chinchamee
Mapping land use/cover in Trinidad 
