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Dr. Labani Ray
Senior principal scientist, Head, Centre for Geothermal Energy Research, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad.
Research expertise in Thermal Geophysics.
Dr. Labani Ray is an accomplished geophysicist based at CSIR-NGRI in Hyderabad, where she leads efforts in thermal geophysics, rock mechanics, and paleomagnetism. She earned her M.Sc.(Tech) in Applied Geophysics from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, and her Ph.D. in Geophysics from Osmania University—in fact, her doctoral thesis won the best Ph.D. thesis award from ONGC and the Association of Exploration Geophysicists. With deep expertise in heat flow, thermal conductivity, and radiogenic heat production, her research group has built India’s only high-temperature thermal conductivity laboratory and developed models of the crustal and sub-crustal thermal structure. She has also visited top international centers, including the Earthquake Research Institute in Tokyo and GFZ Potsdam, as a visiting scientist. Her work has been pivotal in revealing hydrothermal circulation in ancient oceanic crust and advancing geothermal energy exploration in the Indian lithosphere.
Mail: labani@ngri.res.in
https://www.ngri.res.in/researcher/dr-labani-ray.php
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=vmVYtgSO6F0C&hl=en
Prof. Vikram Vishal
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Research expertise in Geomechanics, Energy, CCUS
Prof. Vikram Vishal is a leading researcher in geomechanics and carbon-capture science at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay. He heads the Computational & Experimental Geomechanics group and serves as the Convener of the DST-National Centre of Excellence in CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) at IITB. With a PhD jointly from IIT Bombay and Monash University, he has held prestigious fellowships, including Fulbright-Nehru (Stanford) and Fulbright-Kalam (MIT). His work spans geological carbon sequestration, unconventional hydrocarbons (such as shale gas and coal-bed methane), rock‐mechanics experiments, and risk-assessment modelling of CO₂ storage. An award-winning scientist, he has been honored with the INSA Young Scientist Award (2017) and the NASI Young Scientist Award (2018), and more recently received the National Geoscience Award 2023 for his pioneering contributions toward applied geology and CCUS.
E-mail: v.vishal@iitb.ac.in
Homepage: https://www.geos.iitb.ac.in/index.php/vv/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=b7VGLi0AAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Bharath Shekar
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Research expertise in Full-waveform Inversion
Prof. Bharat Shekar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at IIT Bombay, specializing in seismic imaging, wave propagation, and inverse-problem theory. He completed his PhD from the Colorado School of Mines and, since joining IITB, has focused on developing advanced inversion techniques, including full-waveform inversion for microseismic events under sparsity constraints. His research also spans joint inversion of Rayleigh wave dispersion curves using global optimization methods. With around 19 peer-reviewed publications and a solid record in teaching and guiding students, he contributes to both foundational geophysics and applied seismic signal processing.
E-mail: bshekar@iitb.ac.in
Homepage: https://www.geos.iitb.ac.in/index.php/bs/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=YDN9P44AAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/bharath-shekar-56311338
Dr. Pawan Bharadwaj
Assistant Professor, IISC, Bangalore
Research expertise in Geophysical Signal Processing, Scientific Machine Learning
Prof. Pawan Bharadwaj is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Earth Sciences at IISc, Bangalore, where he leads a research group working at the intersection of geophysical signal processing, inverse problems, and scientific machine learning. After completing a PhD in Geophysics from Delft University of Technology and postdoctoral work in applied mathematics at MIT, he developed deep expertise in designing deep-learning architectures (notably symmetric autoencoders) to disentangle earthquake source signatures from path and scattering effects in seismic data. His work on “super-virtual interferometry” and neural inversion frameworks has enabled the generation of more interpretable and virtual seismograms, improving waveform inversion, seismic imaging, and time-lapse monitoring for subsurface applications.
E-mail: pawan@iisc.ac.in
Homepage: https://ceas.iisc.ac.in/author/pawan-bharadwaj/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EMbC7l8AAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/pawan-bharadwaj-70ab9943
Dr. Shib Sankar Ganguli
Senior Scientist, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
Research expertise in Controlled Source Seismics & Gas-Hydrates
Dr. Shib Sankar Ganguli is a Senior Scientist at CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad, where he works in the Controlled Source Seismics & Gas-Hydrates group. His research spans reservoir characterization, geophysical modeling and inversion, and rock physics, with a strong interdisciplinary focus integrating AI/ML methods. He was the first in India to complete a PhD specifically on CO₂-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and geosequestration, and his work has broad relevance to energy resource exploration — including conventional oil and gas, shale gas, and gas hydrates. Dr. Ganguli has published over 35 peer-reviewed papers, authored multiple books, and has been recognized through awards such as the NASI Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Medal (2020), a Young Scientist Award from the Telangana Academy of Sciences (2019), and the National Geoscience Award (Young Scientist, 2017).
E-mail: shibg@ngri.res.in
Homepage: https://www.ngri.res.in/researcher/dr-shib-sankar-ganguli.php
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=XCeaUN4AAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/shib-sankar-ganguli-a8360916
Dr. Utsav Mannu
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar
Research expertise in Seismology
Dr. Utsav Mannu is an Assistant Professor in the Earth Sciences discipline at IIT Gandhinagar, where his research bridges seismology, geodynamic modelling, and tectonic processes. He completed his PhD at ETH Zurich in 2016 and has since focused on understanding the evolution of accretionary wedges, exploring how surface processes and internal thermal conditions influence subduction-zone mechanics. He teaches courses in statistical seismology, near-surface geophysics, and lithospheric physics, and collaborates internationally with researchers from ETH Zurich and AIST, among others.
E-mail: Utsav.mannu@iitgn.ac.in
Homepage: https://iitgn.ac.in/faculty/earths/fac-utsav
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hcisl7UAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Arun Singh
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee
Research expertise in Theoretical Geophysics, MT
Dr. Arun Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at IIT Roorkee, where he specializes in theoretical geophysics with a particular focus on magnetotelluric (MT) and electrical resistivity tomography data. He holds an MTech and PhD in Geophysical Technology from IIT Roorkee, and previously worked as a geophysicist at the Geological Survey of India. His research centers on numerical modeling and inversion of geophysical data using advanced, Bayesian and transdimensional methods, and he is interested in integrating multiple datasets for coherent subsurface interpretation. He has published on topics including joint inversion of MT and resistivity data, 3D electromagnetic modeling, and the impact of terrain corrections in MT measurements. `
E-mail: arun.singh@es.iitr.ac.in
Homepage: https://iitr.ac.in/Departments/Earth%20Sciences%20Department/People/Faculty/101086.html
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=dtjnHcsAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=son9Ni0AAAAJ&hl=en
Mr. Sanjay Singh
General Manager (GM) at ONGC
Research expertise in Advanced seismic quantitative interpretation (QI) and reservoir characterization, Big data analytics for geophysical exploration and subsurface imaging
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh is a seasoned geoscientist with over 20 years of experience in hydrocarbon exploration and development at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), where he currently serves as Deputy General Manager (Geophysics) at GEOPIC, Dehradun. He specializes in advanced seismic quantitative interpretation, reservoir characterization, and big data analytics in the E&P sector, and leads a team focused on cutting-edge seismic processing and interpretation. With a strong background in land 3D seismic acquisition, AVO/inversion studies, and geostatistical workflows across major Indian basins, he has published over 25 technical papers, filed multiple patents and copyrights, and received numerous prestigious ONGC awards for innovation, technical excellence, and exploratory success.
Email: singh3_sanjay@ongc.co.in
Dr. Anil Kumar Chaubey
Consultant, NCPOR
Research expertise in Marine geophysics, tectonics, subsurface imaging
Dr. Anil Kumar Chaubey is a veteran Indian marine geophysicist whose academic journey began with a B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) from Gorakhpur University, followed by an M.Tech. in Applied Geophysics from the University of Roorkee (now IIT-Roorkee), and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences from Goa University. He served for many years at CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), rising to Chief Scientist, and later worked as Consultant at National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), focusing on continental-shelf studies. His research centres on continental margins, ocean-floor morphology and tectonics, extended continental-shelf demarcation, and subsurface imaging — key to understanding India’s marine geology. Over the decades, he has authored many scientific publications and earned major honours including the M. S. Krishnan Medal, National Mineral Award, and National Geoscience Award.
Email: chaubey@ncpor.res.in
Dr. Achyut Mishra
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar
Research expertise in Reservoir modelling, Multiphase fluid flow, Fluid-rock reactions, Graph theoryNumerical simulation
Dr Achyut Mishra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), with a BSc-MSc from IIT Kharagpur and a PhD from The University of Melbourne. He leads the Geo‑FACIEES Research Group, which works on geological modelling, fluid flow and fluid–rock reaction simulations, focusing on applications such as geological carbon storage, critical-mineral exploration, geothermal energy, stimulated hydrogen production, and groundwater modelling. His work combines micro-CT imaging, pore-scale reactive transport modelling, and large-scale reservoir simulations to study fluid–rock interactions across various rock types.
Mail: achyut.mishra@iitgn.ac.in
Website: https://iitgn.ac.in/faculty/earths/fac-achyut
Homepage: https://labs.iitgn.ac.in/geofaciees/
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/achyut-mishra-526b77161
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VrsOgCQAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Dip Kumar Singha
Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur
Research expertise in Petrophysics analysis & modelling, Reservoir geomechanics, Rock physics and seismic attributes, Reservoir Characterization
Dr Dip Kumar Singha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology & Geophysics at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Geophysics (2015) from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (now part of IIT-ISM) and B.Sc in Physics (University of Calcutta). His research focuses on reservoir geophysics — especially petrophysics and rock-physics modeling, seismic and well-log interpretation, AVO/ seismic attribute analysis, pore-pressure and stress prediction, and reservoir geomechanics (including for gas-hydrate and HPHT basins). He also works on integrated reservoir characterization combining seismic, well-log, and geomechanical approaches.
Mail: dipks21@gg.iitkgp.ac.in
Website: https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/GG/faculty/gg-dipks21
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/dip-kumar-singha-00192826
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=51D0gOsAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof. Bhabesh C Sarkar
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay
Research expertise in Geostatistical Modelling, Evaluation and Characterization of Mineral, Petroleum and Groundwater resources; conomic modelling and evaluation of mineral deposits; Machine Learning Geostatistics; AI based Exploration Targeting
Dr Bhabesh C Sarkar is a highly experienced geoscientist currently associated with the Department of Earth Sciences at IIT Bombay. With a distinguished academic and professional career spanning mineral exploration, mining geology, and geostatistics, he has contributed extensively to both industry-oriented research and geoscience education. His expertise covers resource estimation, mineral deposit evaluation, spatial data analysis, and exploration economics, making him a key figure in advancing data-driven approaches in geology and mining. Before joining IIT Bombay, he served in senior academic roles at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, mentoring students and leading research initiatives in applied geosciences. He has authored numerous publications, delivered specialized training programs for government and industry professionals, and continues to play an influential role in modernizing exploration and mining practices in India.
Mail: bhabesh@iitb.ac.in
Website: https://www.geos.iitb.ac.in/index.php/bhabesh-c-sarkar/
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/bhabesh-sarkar-385270151
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=t8RBMvcAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Ashok Yadav
Reliance Industries Limited
Research expertise in Quantitative seismic interpretation, AVO analysis, seismic inversion, reservoir characterization, and ML-driven geophysical analysis for deep-water exploration
Dr Ashok Yadv is a geoscience researcher at Reliance Industries Limited, working in its Division of Exploration and Production. As head of “Ashok Yadav’s Lab,” he leads research on quantitative seismic interpretation, specializing in methods such as AVO (Amplitude Variation with Offset), stochastic inversion, and the integration of machine-learning/AI for reservoir characterization — with applications in deep-water basins such as the eastern Indian offshore. His work has targeted complex geologic scenarios in regions like the Krishna-Godavari Basin and the deep-water Mahanadi basin, advancing seismic attribute analysis to de-risk potential hydrocarbon prospects.
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Ashok-Yadav-Lab
LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashok-yadav-4892a444
Page (professional): https://rocketreach.co/ashok-yadav-email_126985782
Dr. Annapurna Boruah
Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES)
Research expertise in Petroleum geoscience, basin and petroleum systems, unconventional (shale) reservoirs, reservoir characterization, geochemistry & sedimentology, integrated geophysics, CCUS and CO₂ geosequestration
Dr. Annapurna Boruah is a Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. Her research expertise lies in petroleum geoscience, basin analysis, shale gas and unconventional hydrocarbon systems, reservoir characterization, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). She obtained her PhD from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and has extensive experience integrating geological, geochemical, and geophysical approaches to subsurface energy exploration and sustainable resource development. Her work focuses on understanding basin dynamics, unconventional reservoirs, and CO₂ geosequestration, with numerous publications in international journals and edited volumes.
Homepage: https://www.upes.ac.in/faculty/school-of-advanced-engineering/energy/annapurna-boruah
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bgTuGPkAAAAJ
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