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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Visiting Professor
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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Manish Kumar

PhD (The University of Tokyo)
Assistant Professor
Pathways of contamination in freshwater system, Build-up and washoff of micro & emerging pollutants

Research Interests

  • Pathways of contamination in freshwater system
  • Build-up and washoff of micro & emerging pollutants
  • Sources of the urban pollution and sustainability of urban water cycle under changing climate regime
  • Development of pollution assessment tools, remediation technique and management

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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
  • Photogrammetry
  • Geothermal energy
  • CCUS

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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
Understanding the behavior of germania, GeO2 glass under shock loading

Research Interests

  • Understanding the behavior of germania
  • GeO2 glass under shock loading

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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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Sanjay Singh Bora

PhD (University of Potsdam)
Assistant Professor
Spectral analysis of source, path and site effects, Host-to-Target Adjustment (HTTA) of GMPEs

Research Interests

  • Spectral analysis of source, path and site effects
  • Regionalization of source and attenuation characteristics of strong ground motion
  • Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) for seismic hazard analysis
  • Host-to-Target Adjustment (HTTA) of GMPEs

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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)
Associate 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