Ph.D. Students (Ongoing/Completed)
Subhasmita Sahu
(July, 2026 - Present)
Research: Clay Authigenesis and Alkalinity cycle
M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Utkal University.
"She loves travelling and capturing pictures of nature. She also loves watching Asian drama and fiction stories."
Vishvash Vyas
(July, 2026 - Present)
Research: Low-temperature Aquatic Geochemistry
M.Sc. in Geology from Banaras Hindu University.
"He enjoys nature and street photography and the rich storytelling of world cinema."
Ranjeet Biswal
(July, 2026 - Present)
Research: Ocean redox state and Shale chemistry
M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Utkal University.
"He loves playing cricket and watching Marvel movies."
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."
Kruttika Mohapatra
(July, 2026 - 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."
timelapse Achyuth Venugopal (2019-2025): Trace elemental and multi-isotopic (d98Mo, d34S, d15N) study of Proterozoic shales: Implications to ocean euxinia and productivity patterns.
timelapse Rakesh Rout (2019-2025): Pyrite oxidation in river basins of India: Spatio-temporal study of sulfur and oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfates.
timelapse Anupam Samanta (2016-2022): Weathering and climate linkage at seasonal to kilo-year timescales: Evidence from water and sediment chemistry.
timelapse Mohd Danish (2016-2021): Biogeochemical cycling of trace elements in a tropical coastal lagoon system (Chilika, India) .
Ongoing/completed post-doc fellow and BS-MS Student
timelapse Akashi Baruah (Completed (2025); Master thesis): Organic carbon isootpic study of Bay of Bengal sediments: Reconstruction of vegetational changes during the last 30 ka.
timelapse Kankan Roy (Completed (2025); Master thesis): Chemical weathering varibility during last glacial-interglacial cycle: A geochemical study of Bay of Bengal sediments.
timelapse Debasish Maji (Completed (2025); Master thesis): Carbon sequestration by enhanced weathering of basalt and its applicability.
timelapse Vaishali Bamrara (Completed (2025); Master thesis): Tracing seawater concentration during the Archean eon.
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 Completed; TARE Fellowship): Geochemical study of a sediment core from the Godavari river mouth.
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.