Group Members

Ongoing/completed Ph.D. Students

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Shuvashree Maity

(Jan., 2024 - Present)

Research: Paleocene-Eocene Thermal maxima

M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Presidency University.

"I love reading fiction novels. As a travel enthusiast, I also enjoy exploring and experiencing diverse cultures.

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Kruttika Mohapatra

(Jan., 2022 - Present)

Research: Organic and Sulfide oxidation in river basins

M.Sc. in Geology from Central University of Kerala.

"She is a trained classical dancer, athletic enthusiast, and an ardent reader with a pinch of an explorer."

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Achyuth Venugopal

(Aug., 2019 - Present)

PhD: Proterozoic shale Chemistry and ocean redox state

M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Pondicherry University.

"Enjoy listening to western-orchestral and Indian-classical music, and also, occasionally try music composition."

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Rakesh Kumar Rout

(Aug., 2019 - Present)

Research: Sulfide oxidation in river basins

M.Sc. in Geology from Banaras Hindu University.

"I like to explore the nature and love to play cricket."

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Anupam Samanta

(PhD Awarded; 2016-2022)

Research: Chemical weathering and climate interaction

M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Jadavpur University.

"I have a longer-term interest in photography. Recently, I have started enjoying running."

He is currently pursuing his post-doc research at IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP), Busan, South Korea

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Mohd Danish

(PhD Awarded; 2016-2021)

Research: Coastal biogeochemistry

M.Sc in Applied geology from AMU, Aligarh

" I am a professional tennis ball cricketer, and I also enjoy running and cooking."

He is currently pursuing his post-doc research at the University of Haifa, Israel

Ongoing/completed post-doc fellow and BS-MS Student

timelapse Akashi Baruah (Ongoing; Master thesis): Reconstructing paleo-vegetation changes in the Himalaayn river basins using sediment core analysis from teh Bay of Bengal.

timelapse Kankan Roy (Ongoing; Master thesis): Chemical weathering varibility of the Himalayan system during the LGM using Bey of Bengal sediments.

timelapse Debasish Maji (Ongoing; Master thesis): Carbon sequestration by enhanced weathering of basalt and its global significance.

timelapse Samarpan Mahato (Completed (2024); Master thesis): Major elemental chemistry of geothermal springs from the Deccan Traps: Solute sources and Chemical fluxes.

timelapse Raniria Mitra (Completed (2024); Master thesis): Sources and cycling of Vandadium in a coastal lagoon system and the Bay of Bengal.

timelapse Sanket Samal (Completed (2024); Master thesis): Geochemistry of Pranjal Traps from Zanskar region: Implications for petrogenesis and geochemical varibilities.

timelapse Yogesh Kulkarni Ongoing; TARE Fellowship): Geochemical study of a sediment core from the Godavari river mouth.

timelapse K Damodar Rao Completed; PDF): Isotopic study of banded iron formations.

timelapse Mohd Amir (Completed; PDF): Geochemical study of Ganga plain sediments for erosional reconstruction.

timelapse Priyasha Negi (Completed; 2023): Assessing climatic sensitivity of the Himalaya Erosion during the last Glacial-Interglacial cycle.

timelapse Vaishnavi Vitthal Kardile (Completed; 2022): Sediment geochemistry of the Krishna river system: Implications to Weathering pattern and elemental mobility.

timelapse Aswin Pradeep T (Completed; 2017): Chemical Erosion rates of the Peninsular Indian River basins: An inversion approach.

timelapse Ayush Nagar (Completed; 2016): Reconstruction of marine conditions around the Precambrian-Cambrian (Pc-C) boundary using Shale Chemistry.