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Achyut Mishra

PhD (The University of Melbourne)
Assistant Professor
Geological modelling, fluid flow and fluid-rock reaction simulations, Stimulated hydrogen production

Research Interests

  • Geological modelling, fluid flow and fluid-rock reaction simulations
  • Micro-CT imaging and pore scale reactive transport modelling
  • Geological carbon sequestration
  • Critical mineral exploration, in-situ mining techniques and mine waste utilization
  • Geothermal energy
  • Stimulated hydrogen production
  • Groundwater modelling

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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Professor of Practice
(Jointly with Humanities and Social Sciences department)
Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of 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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Manab Mukherjee

PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Assistant Professor
Experimental rock mechanics, Strain localization

Research Interests

  • Experimental rock mechanics
  • Strain localization
  • Permeability enhancement
  • Fluid driven fractures
  • Permeability and flow laws in geomaterials Underground Gas Storage

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Pankaj Khanna

PhD (Rice University)
Associate Professor
(Affiliated to Earth System Sciences discipline)
Modern and fossil carbonates, Reservoir architecture

Research Interests

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

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Prem Chand Pandey

PhD (Allahabad University)
Visiting 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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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 department)
(Affiliated to Archaeological Sciences discipline)
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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Udit Bhatia

PhD (Northeastern University)
Pandya-Shivpuri Chair Associate Professor
(Jointly with Computer Science and Engineering department)
(Affiliated to Artificial Intelligence, Earth Sciences discipline)
Physics Guided Machine Learning for Urban Flooding

Research Interests

  • Physics Guided Machine Learning for Urban Flooding
  • Food-Water Nexus
  • Resilience of Built and Natural Systems
  • Climate Variability and Change
  • Applied Networks

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Utsav Mannu

PhD (ETH Zurich)
Assistant Professor
(Affiliated to Earth System Sciences discipline)
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 department)
(Affiliated to Archaeological Sciences discipline)
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
(Affiliated to Earth System Sciences discipline)
Earth surface processes, River science, External forcings and river's future

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
(Jointly with Civil Engineering department)
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