Natraj Vaddadi is an Executive Member, Centre for Education & Research in Geosciences (CERG). Natraj holds a Master’s degree in Geology from the University of Pune, India and a Doctorate in Natural Resources and Environment from the Naresuan University, Thailand.

He is, currently a Professor of Practice at the Nowrosjee Wadia College, University of Pune, India and has been teaching post-graduate courses in Drilling Engineering and Production Operations for over three decades. He has conducted several workshops in Open-Source geospatial technologies in India, Thailand and Vietnam. He is also the author of an internationally acclaimed book “An Introduction to Oil Well Drilling”.

As one of the founding members of the CERG, Natraj evangelizes importance of Geoscience and Geospatial education at the grass roots and actively promotes the integration of Earth science knowledge in environmental conservation and sustainability efforts.