EXPERIENCE:
Research Experience: 7 years
Post-Doctoral Research Experience: In the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Government of Indian, sponsored project entitled “Tracing the Precambrian magmatic component in the geodynamic evolution of Kumaun Himalaya and their geological correlation: Constraints from phase petrology, geochemistry, U-Pb SHRIMP zircon geochronology and Lu-Hf-O isotopes of granites and their enclaves”
Supervisor: Prof. Santosh Kumar
Department of Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand)
PhD Thesis: “Petrological, Geochronological and Tectono-metamorphic evolution of granulite facies rocks from the Daltonganj (Palamau) Jharkhand, India”
Specialization: Petrology
Supervisor: Prof. Shyam Bihari Dwivedi
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
M.Sc. Dissertation: “Petrography and Genesis of Zawar (Mochia) Lead-Zinc ore deposit, Udaipur district, Rajasthan”
Supervisor – Prof. Satyendra Singh
Department of Geology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP
COURSES TAUGHT:
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology, Mineralogy and Crystallography, Engineering Geology, Geodynamics, Exploration Geology, etc.
RESEARCH INTEREST:
- Geodynamic processes and Tectono-metamorphic evolution of Gneissic and Granulitic Complex of CITZ such as Chhotanagpur Granite Gneissic Complex, Shillong Meghalaya Gneissic Complex, Makrohar Granulite Belt, Betul Supracrustal Belt, Sausar Mobile Belt
- Petrochemistry and geodynamic evolution of the Mylliem Granitoid along with the associated Migmatitic-Gneisses from the Meghalaya Plateau, North-East India
- Constraints for growth and differentiation of the Archean and Proterozoic continental crusts [Bundelkhand Craton (BC) and Central India Tectonic Zone (CITZ)]
- Petrographical investigation and Textural relationships of amphibolite to granulite facies rocks
- Mineral chemistry (EPMA analysis), TEM analysis, SEM analysis, and Oxygen Fugacity
- In-situ U-Thtotal-Pb Monazite chemical dating and U-Pb zircon dating
- Phase relationship, Geothermometry and Geobarometry, Phase equilbria modelling (P-T, P-X, T-X), Pressure-temperature-time (P-T-t) trajectory path
- Geochemical analysis (Major elements, Trace elements and Rare earth elements) and Petrogenesis of granulite grade metamorphic rocks
- Geodynamic correlation and Super-continental assembly such as, Kenorlad, Columbia, Rodinia, Gondwana
FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED:
- Senior Research Fellow (UGC-JRF, New Delhi) (July 2018- to July 2021): Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India.
- Junior Research Fellow (UGC-JRF, New Delhi) (July 2016- July 2018): Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India.
- GATE (IISc Bangalore)- 2016
COLLABORATION ABROAD:
- Prof. Kaushik Das, Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University, Japan
- Dr. Kenta Kawaguchi, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
SKILLS:
- Software Skills
THERMOCALC, PERPLE_X, PT-CALC, QBASIC, TWQ, ILMAT, CORAL DRAW, MS-OFFICE, Q-GIS, ISOPLOT_EXCEL, Match!
- Instrumental Skills
LIECA Petrological Microscope, Reflected Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), UV-Vis emission spectrophotometers, PH- photometer, Flame photometer, Slake Durability test, Schlumberger resistivity logging, Guelph Permeability test, Schmidt hammer test, Separation of heavy mineral (Zircon).
Membership/Fellowship of Academies/Institutions/Professional Societies
- Member of the Editorial Board of Earth Science (EARTH); Science Publishing Group. ISSN Print: 2328-5974; ISSN Online: 2328-5982
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), held online, on 2–5 November 2020.
- Reviewer of Journals –
- Mineralogy and Petrology (ISSN: 1438-1168/ 0930-0708)
- International Journal of Earth Sciences (ISSN: 1437-3262/ 1437-3254)
- Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology (ISSN: 2687-8402)
- Arabian Journal of Geosciences (ISSN: 1866-7538 / 1866-7511)
- Earth Sciences Research Journal (ISSN: 1794-6190 / 2339-3459)
- Member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Student Chapter- BHU)
- University Grant Commission (Junior Research Fellow) – 2016 to 2018
- University Grant Commission (Senior Research Fellow) – 2018 to 2021
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), India – 2016
- Teaching Assistant, Engineering Geosciences Division, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi – 2017 to 2021
- Successful Geologists and Geoscientists Written Examination conducted by the UPSC, New Delhi, India 2016
- Qualified- CSIR-UGC NET JRF, 2014