About the PI

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. (Geological Sciences), 2010

University of Rochester, NY, USA (Advisor: Prof. Asish R. Basu)

Master of Science, MS (Geological Sciences), 2006

University of Rochester, NY, USA (Advisor: Prof. Asish R. Basu)

Master of Science, MSc. (Applied Geology), 2004

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India (Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Deepak Srivastava)

Bachelor of Science, BSc. Honours (Geology), 2002

St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, India

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Trustee, Carbonatite Research Center, Gujarat (2018 onwards)

Selected by Agilent Technologies as Applications Engineer (2011).

Selected by ISI Tezpur as visiting Scientist (2011).

Students’ Travel and Research Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (2007).

Students’ Research Grant awarded by The Geological Society of America (2006).

Scholarship awarded by The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (2005).

Selected by Schlumberger as a Field Engineer (Wire line Logging) (2004).

Selected by the International Gemological Institute as a diamond grading analyst (2002).

H. N. Sethna (B.A.R.C) scholarship awarded for best undergraduate student of the year (1999- 2000 and 2000-2001).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Geophysical Union

Indian Society of Applied Geochemists

Geological Society of India

Indian Society for Mass Spectrometry