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Bhaskar Kundu

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Research Scholars

Prohelika Dalal

M.Tech. RS and GIS

Ph.D Scholar

2021-Present

Sayak Ray

M.Tech. Mineral Exploration

Ph.D Scholar

2021-Present

Masud Rana

M.Sc. Applied Geology

Ph.D. Scholar (Co-Guide)

2022-Present

Ankita Sahoo

M.Sc. Geology

Ph.D Scholar

2025-Present

Deepankar Deoli

M.Sc. Geology

Junior Research Fellow

2026-Present

Dr. Sareer Ahmed Mir

Ph.D. Applied Geology

Project Associate

2025-Present

Post Graduate Students

Uttam Sahoo 

Title: Assessment of Landslide movements through InSAR

Soumen Mondal

Title: Assessment of Landslide movements through InSAR

Soura kirti Chakra

Title: Preseismic anomaly and earthquake lights

Devi Krishna J

Title:  Preseismic anomaly and earthquake lights

Pratik Mohanty

Title: Crustal deformation associated to seasonal loading at urban regions

Sabyasachi Patra

Title:  Crustal deformation associated to seasonal loading at urban regions

Alumni

Research Scholars

Dr. Dibyashakti Panda

Assistant Professor, CUTN

Ph.D.  Applied Geology

2016-22

Nehru-Fulbright Post-doctoral research fellow


Dr. Batakrushna Senapati

  Ph.D. Applied Geology

    2017-24

Currently Post-doctoral research fellow at National Central University, Taiwan

Dr. Sambit Sahoo

Ph.D. Applied Geology,

2019-25

Currently Post-doctoral fellow at IIT Bombay

Dr. Deepak Kumar Tiwari

Ph.D. Applied Geology

2019-2026

Currently Project Associate at CIMFR, Dhanbad

Ipsita Aryasuta

M.Tech. Atmospheric Sc.

2023-24

Currently Ph.D. Research Scholar at IIT, Kharagpur

Kumari Mousumi Behera

M.Tech. Civil engineering

2022-23

Raja Sen

Project assistant/JRF/SRF

2019-23


Post Graduate Students

2023-25

Spandan Mohapatra, Geologist at Vedanta, Title: Volcanic eruption cycles at Mount Etna and interaction with seal level change

Suprava Sahoo, Title: Volcanic eruption cycles at Mount Etna and interaction with seal level change

Partha Sarathi Dash, Title: Quantification of geomorphological features at Aristarchus Crater using LRO Data

Ayush Naik, Title:  of geomorphological features at Aristarchus Crater using LRO Data

Renuka Pravin Joshi, Title:  and associated deformation along the Himalayan Arc. 
T. Soham Rajesh Manik, Title: Along strike segmentation and associated deformation along the Himalayan Arc.

2022-24

Pravas Kumar Patra, Thesis title: Volcanic eruption cycle through magma chamber deformation modelling, 

Anjana Toppo, Geologist GET at Kayad Mines, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta, Thesis title: Ionospheric Response to Annular Solar Eclipse

Susmita Koley, Thesis title: Crustal Deformation Studies using Geodetic and Satellite Data

Sangeet Banik, Data Analyst at Unified Mentor, Thesis title: Two dimensional poro-elastic modelling approach

Aswathi K., Geologist Trainee at Rampura Agucha Mines, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta, Thesis title: Assessing Land Subsidence in Urban areas using Satellite Data 
Manikant Kumar, Thesis title: External stress modulation of seismic swarms at hydrothermal systems 

2021-23

Chinmay Jena, Currently pursuing M.Tech. at IIT-Mumbai, Thesis title: Evolution of Core: Constraints from numerical experiment. 

Garima Sachdeva, Thesis title: Evolution of Core: Constraints from numerical experiment

Ashish Kumar Jena, Geologist, Vedanta Resources, Thesis title: Evolution of geometrical shape of volcano:A theoretical approach.

Saishree Subhadarshini, Geologist, Vedanta Resources, Thesis title: Evolution of geometrical shape of volcano:A theoretical approach.

Puroshottam Mahanta, Geologist, Vedanta Resources, Thesis title: Crustal deformational study of Capricorn plate and its surrounding. 
Akshi Goel, Currently pursuing M.Tech. at IIT-Mumbai, Thesis title: Crustal deformational study of Capricorn plate and its surrounding. 
Shivanshu Shukla, Geologist, Vedanta Resources, Thesis title: Seasonal modulation of glacial earthquakes in Greenland.

2020-22

Arnab Ghosh, Assistant Manager - JSW Steel Ltd. Thesis title: Pre-seismic ionospheric anomalies during great earthquakes

Monalisa Behera, Thesis title: Pre-seismic ionospheric anomalies during great earthquakes

Aman Emanual Hasda, Thesis title: Thermal moonquakes and its mechanism

Aniket Singh, Thesis title: Thermal moonquakes and its mechanism

Ashok Kumar Barik, Branch Post Master, Jeypore, Koraput, Odisha, Thesis title: Complexity in rift opening and its kinematics
Tanmay Kumar Palei, Thesis title: Complexity in rift opening and its kinematics

2019-21

Aman Singh, Currently Ph.D. Scholar IIT-BHU, Thesis title: The interplay between megathrust shear force and the Erosional process to sustain mountain height

Anubhav Singh, Currently Ph.D. Scholar IIT-Delhi, Thesis title: The interplay between megathrust shear force and the Erosional process to sustain mountain height

Mrunal Kar, Thesis title: Role of lower crustal rheology in extensional deformation of Basin and Range Province

Chingtham Mitamnganba Meitei, Thesis title: Role of lower crustal rheology in extensional deformation of Basin and Range Province

Elena Ridashisha Nongspung, Thesis title: Who controls the geometrical position of the Arc Volcanoes? 
Pratyay Tripathy, Currently Ph.D. Scholar IIT-Kharagpur, Thesis title: Who controls the geometrical position of the Arc Volcanoes?   

2018-20

Tapobeeva Sahoo, Assistant Engineer, AECOM, Thesis title: Crustal deformation across Shan plateau: constraints from geodetic studies

Sahil Kumar Behera, QC Supervisor, India Rare Earth Limited, OSCOM, Thesis title: Crustal deformation across Shan plateau: constrains from geodetic studies

Bikramaditya Mondal, Assistant Executive Engineer, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Ahmedabad, Thesis title: Role of subducting ridges on Himalayan frontal arc deformation

Soumyaranjan Rana, Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT, Guwahati, Thesis title: Variation in flexural bulge as proxy of inter-plate coupling: A case study on Sumatra & Aleutian trench

Satyajeet Mohanty, Thesis title: Stability of triple junctions in Indian sub-continent: Constrains from geodetic data

Samyak Dash, Geologist, OPSC, Odisha, Thesis title: Stability of triple junctions in Indian sub-continent: Constrains from geodetic data

Arunodaya Shekhar, Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT, Mumbai, Thesis title: Tidal modulation of micro-seismicity on the axial seamount of Juan-de-Fuca ridge

Sonu Kumar, Currently pursuing M.Tech. at IIT, Mumbai, Thesis title: Tidal modulation of micro-seismicity on the axial seamount of Juan-de-Fuca ridge

Sayantan Guha, Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Presidency University, Kolkata, Thesis title: Variation in flexural bulge as proxy of interplate coupling: A case study on Sumatra & Aleutian trench

2017-19

Amrish Pandey, Currently pursuing M.Tech. at IIT, Kanpur, Thesis title: Crater diameter as proxies of extra-terrestrial impact

Tamal Samaddar, Currently Ph.D. Scholar at University of Tennessee Knoxville, Thesis title: Periodicity analysis of Koyna-Warna seismic zone

Durga Prasad Mohanta, Panchayat Executive Officer, Saharpada, Keonjhar, Odisha, Thesis title: Fault resonance process of Koyna-Warna seismic zone

Madhabchandra Sahoo, Assistant Geologist, Dubuna-Sakradihi Iron & Mn mines, OMC, Keonjhar, Thesis title: Annual Periodicity signal and statistical analysis of Koyna-Warna seismic zone

Sourav Kumar Parida, Title: Surface gravity and crater diameter as proxies of extra-terrestrial impact

2016-18

Soumya Ranjan Mallick, Geologist, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Thesis title: Rheological variations and seismic potential of active faults around SE-Asia

Omkar Narayan Behera, Geotech Engineer, Vedanta Resources, Thesis title: The 2017 August 21 American total solar eclipse through the eyes of GPS

Probir Mondal, Assistant Manager (Geologist), Prism Johnson Limited [ H & R Johnson (India) division], Thesis title: The New Madrid seismic zone in central United States, triggered by atmospheric pressure

Sayak Ray, Currently Ph.D. Scholar at NIT Rourkela, Thesis title: The New Madrid seismic zone in central United States, triggered by atmospheric pressure
Late Satyambad Patra, Geologist, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Thesis title: Tidal modulation of tremor activity around Nankai trough, SW-Japan

2015-17

Amit Mondal, Group A, Geologist at Geological survey of India (GSI), Thesis title: Eastward extrusion of Tibetan crust: a channel flow analogy

Poulomi Mondal, Group B, Geologist at Geological survey of India (GSI), Thesis title: Characterization of a plate boundary fault between India and Burma Plate, using geodetic and geological observations

Ankit Dipta Dutta, Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IIT, Kharagpur, Thesis title: Geodynamic role of Assam-Brahmaputra valley region in the NE-Himalayan tectonics

2014-16

Dr. Dibyashakti Panda, Project associate at NRSC, ISRO, Thesis title: Seasonal deformation of Southeast Asia 

Dr. Debasis Pal, Assistant Professor at Purnia College of Engineering, Bihar, Thesis title: Topography as the proxy for inter-plate coupling

Sohinee Mukherjee,  Thesis title: Seasonal modulation of mid-crustal seismicity in Nepal Himalaya