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Achyut Mishra

PhD (The University of Melbourne)
Assistant Professor
Geological carbon storage, Fluid flow in porous media, Fluid-rock reactions, Algorithms

Research Interests

  • Geological carbon storage
  • Fluid flow in porous media
  • Fluid-rock reactions
  • Algorithms

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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Professor of Practice
Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat, Status of grasslands of Saurashtra and Central Gujarat

Research Interests

  • Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat
  • Status of grasslands of Saurashtra and Central Gujarat
  • Potential area mapping for mangrove restoration in South Gujarat, Kachchh and Saurashtra

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Pankaj Khanna

PhD (Rice University)
Assistant Professor
Modern and fossil carbonates, Reservoir architecture, Quaternary sea-level fluctuations, Sequence stratigraphy

Research Interests

  • Modern and fossil carbonates
  • Reservoir architecture
  • Quaternary sea-level fluctuations
  • Sequence stratigraphy
  • Geoscience and Drones
  • Geothermal energy
  • CCUS

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Parthasarthi Mukhopadhyay

PhD (IITM)
Guest Professor
Numerical Weather Prediction, development of parameterization particularly the cloud and convective process in numerical model

Research Interests

  • Numerical Weather Prediction
  • Development of parameterization particularly the cloud and convective process in numerical model
  • Development of high resolution model
  • Predicting extreme precipitation events and modelling mesoscale systems/processes

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Prem Chand Pandey

PhD (Allahabad University)
Adjunct Professor
Earth Observations from Satellites: Ocean and Atmosphere

Research Interests

  • Earth Observations from Satellites: Ocean and Atmosphere
  • Retrieval Methods for active and Passive Microwave Sensors
  • Polar research: Sea ice Dynamics
  • Climate and Monsoon Research

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Pradeep K Srivastava

PhD (Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow)
Adjunct Professor
Physical and mathematical modeling, Satellite photogrammetry

Research Interests

  • Physical and mathematical modeling of imaging processes
  • Satellite photogrammetry
  • Remote sensing from near and far
  • Spatial data infrastructures

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Rajkrishna Dutta

PhD (Princeton University)
Assistant Professor
High-Pressure Mineralogy, Diamond Anvil cells, Planetary Interiors

Research Interests

  • High-Pressure Mineralogy
  • Diamond Anvil cells
  • Planetary Interiors
  • Deep earth Geophysics

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Rishi Narain Singh

PhD (Banaras Hindu University)
Visiting Professor
Geophysical and environmental modeling, Geodynamics, Inverse methods, Mathematical modeling

Research Interests

  • Geophysical and environmental modeling
  • Geodynamics
  • Inverse methods
  • Mathematical modeling

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Sharada C. V.

Double PhD (Deccan College and University of Ferrara and NMNH)
Assistant Professor
(Jointly with Humanities and Social Sciences)
Archaeozoology and taphonomy, Bioarchaeology

Research Interests

  • Archaeozoology and taphonomy
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Application of sciences in archaeology
  • Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
  • Human-environment interactions in the past and present

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Sonal Khanolkar

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Assistant Professor
Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Paleobiology

Research Interests

  • Micropaleontology
  • Biostratigraphy
  • Paleobiology

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Utsav Mannu

PhD (ETH Zurich)
Assistant Professor
Studying the relationship between the evolution of accretionary wedges

Research Interests

  • Studying the relationship between the evolution of accretionary wedges, the surface processes, and the thermal conditions inside a wedge.

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V.N. Prabhakar

PhD (Kurukhsetra University)
Associate Professor
(Jointly with Humanities and Social Sciences)
Archaeology of protohistorical India; Harappan archaeology

Research Interests

  • Archaeology of protohistorical India
  • Harappan archaeology
  • Scientific techniques applied to archaeology

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Vikrant Jain

PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Professor
Earth surface processes, River science, External forcings and river's future, Glacio-fluvial coupling

Research Interests

  • Earth surface processes
  • River science
  • External forcings and river's future
  • Glacio-fluvial coupling
  • Geomorphic applications in stream management

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Vimal Mishra

PhD (Purdue University)
Professor
Surface water hydrology, Climate variability and climate change, Global food and water security

Research Interests

  • Surface water hydrology
  • Climate variability and climate change
  • Global food and water security
  • Water resources management
  • Large scale hydrologic modeling