Faculty Members
Sr. Prof. Pankaj Srivastava (Head)
Senior Professor
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Research domain: Quaternary Geology, Sedimentary Geology, Geomorphology, Paleopedology.
Presently studying paleopedological evolution of the Himalayan foreland and its implications for paleoclimate and tectonics
Sr. Prof. G.V.R. Prasad
Senior Professor
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Research domain: Vertebrate Palaeontology – Evolution of Mesozoic Vertebrates with special reference to
biogeographic origins, diversity and evolution of Mesozoic Mammals of India, and Cretaceous Palaeobiogeography of India
Prof. Devesh K Sinha
Professor
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Research domain: Micropaleontology and Paleoceanography - Refinement of Cenozoic Geological Time Scale; Paleoceanography and climate change during the last 6 million years; Understanding teleconnections in Earth –Ocean-Climate system on the geological time scale; Effect of plate tectonics- closing and opening of ocean gateways and their effect on ocean circulation and climate change.
Sr. Prof. Anupam Chattopadhyay
Senior Professor
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Research domain: Structural Geology - Precambrian fold-thrust belts, Fault reactivation, Analog modeling of structures, Fault-related seismicity
Sr. Prof. Partha Pratim Chakraborty
Senior Professor
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Research domain: Sedimentology (clastic and carbonate), Sequence Stratigraphy and basin Modeling
Prof. Shashank Shekhar
Professor
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Research domain: Hydrogeology - Integrated groundwater management study (using analytical approach and numerical modeling approach), hydrogeological mapping and investigations; Well hydraulics, tube well (Production Well) design and construction. Water quality
Prof. Vimal Singh
Professor
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Research domain: Tectonic Geomorphology, Fluvial Geomorphology, and Critical Zone Science
Prof. Ashutosh Singh
Professor
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Research domain: Oceanic biostratigraphy and paleoceanography during late Neogene-Quaternary; Evolution of the Indian Monsoon; Opening and closing of the ocean gateways during Cenozoic and their effect on ocean circulation and climate; Understanding teleconnections amongst North Atlantic, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Tropical circulation and El Nino during Late Neogene-Quaternary
Prof. G K Sharma
Professor (On deputation from Kumaun University)
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Research domain: Marine Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy
Dr. Somendra Kumar Singh
Associate Professor
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Research domain: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology
Dr. Ashima Saikia
Associate Professor
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Research domain: Geochemical and petrological constrains on genesis of Ophiolites of Andaman Island
and Naga Hills; Tectono-magmatic evolution of Chotanagpur Granite gneiss complex; Eclogite mantle xenoliths from kimberlites of Wajrakarur, southern India; Constraints on crustal evolution based on granitic magmatism of Mikir Hills granite Massif, NE India
Dr. Pramod Kumar
Associate Professor
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Research domain: Sequence Stratigraphy, Mixed Carbonate Siliciclastic System, Shell Concentration
Dr. Naresh Rana
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Active tectonics; Geomophology; Geohazards; Himalayan Tectonics
Dr. Manika Gupta
Assistant Professor (UGC-FRP)
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Research domain: Land Surface Modelling, Hyperspectral remote sensing, Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), Microwave satellite soil moisture retrieval, Agricultural water management
Dr. Anindita Dey
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochronology
Dr. Saquib Abdullah
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Igneous Petrology and Structural Geology
Dr. Subham Mukherjee
INSPIRE Faculty
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Research domain: Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, Geochronology, crustal evolution
Mr. Rahul Dixit
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Structural Geology, Geochronology, Himalayan Geology
Dr. Priyanka Singh Rao
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Structure and Tectonics, Neotectonics and Paleoseismology
Dr. L Sardine Varay
Assistant Professor
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Research domain: Fluvial geomorphology, Stable isotope hydrology, Hydrogeology