New advertisement for PhD position for Autumn 2026

We are looking for a motivated researcher passionate about the intersection of igneous/metamorphic petrology and the green energy transition. The project will explore the genetic links between source rocks, fractionated granites and pegmatites to understand how rare and critical elements become concentrated within them.

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• 2025: Dr. Ashish Kumar Tiwari received the prestigiuos National Post Doctoral Fellowship (ANRF-NPDF) and joined IIT Kharagpur.

• 2025: Dr. Padmaja J. has been awarded the PhD degree in May. Heartiest congratulations!

• 2025: Dr. Ashish Kumar Tiwari has been awarded the PhD degree in April. Heartiest congratulations! 

• 2024: Padmaja J. received the received the International Travel Support from SERB as well as the CSIR International Travel Grant to present her research at the European Mineralogical Conference (EMC) at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

• 2024: Padmaja J. received the best talk award in Convergence 2024, organized by the Department of Earth Sciences.

• 2024: Tapabrato Sarkar  has been elected as an ‘Associate’ of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST) for five years.

• 2023: MS student Ramswaroop Ishram offered a PhD position at IIT Kanpur

• 2023: Ashish Kumar Tiwari published a first author paper in the prestigious 'Journal of Metamorphic Geology'.

• 2023: Ashish Kumar Tiwari received  Early Career Scientist's Travel Support (ECSTS) travel support from EGU to present his research at EGU General Assembly 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

• 2022: MS student Sumedha D received PhD fellowship from from the University of Maryland, USA. 

• 2021: Padmaja J received AGU Fall Meeting Student Travel Grant from AGU to present her work at the AGU Fall Meeting 2021. A grant amount is $1000.