Team - Fabric Analysis Lab (FAL)

Research Fellows (enrolled for Ph.D.)

Former Research Fellows (completed Ph.D):

 

1. Dr. Damiano Russo: Architecture and construction mechanisms of post-collisional granitoid complexes: an integrated field, microstructural, AMS and EBSD study of the late Variscan Serre Batholith (southern Calabria) (International Ph.D. scholar from Italy; joint supervision with Prof. Patrizia Fiannacca and Prof. Eugenio Fazio; degree awarded by University of Catania, Italy; Ph.D. candidate).

2. Dr. Bertille Edith Bella Nke: Analyse structurale des roches plutoniques et mylonitiques de la Plaine-Tikar (secteur de Manchi-Mbakop-Magba-Bitou) – Domaine Ouest-Cameroun : Apport des données de terrain, de l’ASM, des microstructures et de l’OPR du.  (International Ph.D. scholar and OWSD Fellow from Cameroon; degree awarded by University of Dschang, Cameroon in 2020; presently faculty in University of Maroua, Cameroon).

3. Dr. Sivaji Lahiri: Quantifying differential stress in naturally deformed rocks – new methods and applications (Completed in December 2019; presently post-doctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Janos L. Urai, RWTH Aachen, Germany).

4. Dr. Sandeep Bhatt: Structural analysis of the plutonic rocks of Koppal region, Dharwar Craton (India) - an integrated field, AMS and microstructural investigation (Completed in 2019; presently employed as Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee, India).

5. Dr. Renjith, A.R.: Fabric analysis of quartzites with low magnetic susceptibility-evaluating the relationship between magnetic susceptibility, shape preferred orientation and crystallographic preferred orientation (Completed in 2018; presently employed as Technical Specialist with Oxford Instruments India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai).

6. Dr. Tridib Kumar Mondal: Deformation Fabric and Vein Emplacement in the Rocks of Gadag region (Western Dharwar Craton, Southern India) - Relationship with Regional Tectonics (Completed in 2015; presently employed as Assistant Professor, Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata).

7. Dr. C.S. Vishnu: Fabric analysis and anisotropy quantification in massive quartzite - implications to rock mechanics (Completed in 2012; presently employed as Scientist, Ministry of Earth Sciences, India).

8. Dr. Sukhen Majumder: Time relationship between deformation and fabric development in the Malanjkhand Granite (Central India) (Completed in 2009; presently employed as Senior Exploration Geologist, Geovale Services, Kolkata).

9. Dr. Koushik Sen: Analysis of deformation fabric in the Godhra Granite, Aravalli Mountain Belt (India): an integrated field microstructural and AMS investigation (Completed in 2006; presently employed as a Scientist in Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India)

10. Dr. Anindya Mukherjee: Superposed folding in the Banded Iron Formations of Bonai Synclinorium, Eastern India: Field, Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility and Microstructural studies(Completed in 2003; presently employed as Geologist in Rio Tinto (based in Australia).

 

 

Other Former Team Members (Masters/Ph.D/Post-Doctoral Fellows)

 

1. Dr. Sayantan Chakraborty (former Institut Post-Doctoral Fellow; presently Assistant Professor in IIT Guwahati).

2. Dr. Arindam Sarkar (former project Research Associate; presently a researcher in Banaras Hindu University).

3. Dr. Virendra Rana (former Research Associate in MoES funded project; presently pursruing post-doctoral work in BHU, Varanasi).

4. Dr. Sayandeep Banerjee (former post-doctoral fellow; presently employed as Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi)

5. Swarnila Panigrahi.

6. Amal Bibi Yoe.

7. Satyabrata Behera.

8. Deepali Patel.

9. Santu Biswas (pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur with me).

10. Shalini Gowsami (pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur with me).

11. V. Abhijith (employed with Atomic Minerals Division, AMD, India).

12. Dr. Surajit Misra (former project RA; presently Assistant Professor, Gauhati University).

13. Sumit Linda.

14. S. Muthu Nayagam.

15. Sunil Kumar Dass.

16. Ayush Srivastava.

17. Gourav Das (presently pursuing PhD in ISI, Kolkata).

18. Himadri Banga (employed with Vedanta Resources, India).

19. Debarshi Majumdar (pursuing Ph.D. at IISc Bangalore).

20. P.Onishant (employed with Schlumberger).

21. Padmalochan Mohanta

22. Rahul Das

23. Subroto Vyas (employed with Coal India Ltd.).

24. Bulu Das.

25. Shivam Kanaujia.

26. Jeet Majumder (pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur).

27. Dhruv Singh (pursuing doctoral research at NIO, Goa).

28. Prabhat Kumar

29. Sourav Mukhopadhyay (employed: Geological Survey of India).

30. Duttanjali Rout (pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur)

31. Soumyadeep Das (employed with Coal India Ltd.).

32. Tuhin Chakraborty (pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur)

33. Sandeepan Datta (employed with Cairn Energy).

34. Sayan Sinha (pursued Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur; now with Geological Survey of India).

35. Sanki Biswas (pursued M.Tech in ISM, Dhanbad).

36. Taritwan Pal: (formerly CSIR-Junior Research Fellow; now employed with Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC).

37. Satyajit Rout (Geologist; Dept. Steels & Mines, Govt. of Odisha).

38. K. Madhavan (pursing Ph.D. at IIT Bombay).

39. Rudra Mohan Pradhan (pursuing Ph.D. in IIT Roorkee).

40. Barasa Mukul Hazarika (employed with ONGC).

41. Subodh Prakash Upadhyay (employed with BARC).

42. Abhay Kumar Maurya (pursuing Ph.D. in IIT Roorkee).

43. Sneha Biswas (employed with Schlumberger).

44. Soumya Ranjan Mishra (employed with ONGC).

45. Ritanjali Behera

46. Poulomi Sengupta (presently pursuing MBA in Canada).

47. Abdul Quadir (employed with NMDC, India).

48. Piyush Kumar (employed with Tata Steel, India).

49. Shraddha Chattopadhyay (employed with Reliance India Ltd).

50. Nabanita Biswas (employed with Tata Steel).

51. Amitabha Ghosh (employed with Reliance India Ltd).

52. Sukhen Majumder (subsequently did Ph.D. with me and is now employed with Salva Resources).

53. Subhranshu Sanyal (formerly CSIR-Junior Research Fellow; now employed with Geological Survey of India, GSI).

54. Bodhadeep Karmakar (employed with ONGC ).

55. Santosh K. Reddy (CEO, Learnitude Corporation, Bhubaneswar).

56. Ravi Shekhar (completed Ph.D. from Texas, A&M University, USA; presently employed as Research Specialist, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., Houston, USA).

57. Sandeep Das (employed with IL&FS, Assam).