Major fields of research work
Saltwater upconing process in coastal regions
Research Interests:
Hydrogeochemistry
Hydrological modeling
Sediment - Water Interaction
Research Guidance in CUK (Jan 2021 to Aug 2022):
Groups for Under Graduate Project Work (Jan 2022- May 2022): Supervisor
Mr. Sachin
Ms. Saniya Umakantha
Mr. Saurav Sahu
Ms. Shivani Meti
Mrs. Supriya B P
Groups for Under Graduate Project Work (Jan 2021- May 2021): Co-Supervisor
Ms. Angel Joshy
Mr. Bharath K B
Mr. Ciyedin Salim
Mr. Dipankar Kuli
Mr. Kinjal Dutta
Research Experience:
Ph.D.: IIT Bhubaneswar (2015-21)
Effects of saltwater intrusion on coastal groundwater quality and aquifer sediments
Instrumentation Training: Agilent University (July 2017)
Advanced instrumentation training on ICP-OES 5110 (Agilent)
Master's Dissertation: IIT Bhubaneswar (2014-15)
Seasonal Variability in Groundwater Quality of Cuttack City, Odisha, India
Internship: WIHG, Dehradun (May-July 2014)
Mineralogical and magneto-mineralogical characteristics of Himalayan granitoid
Geological Fieldwork:
2024: Conducted 1 day of Geological fieldwork around Chitradurga, Karnataka for the UG Earth and Environmental Sciences students
2023: Conducted 1 day of Geological fieldwork around the Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka for the UG Earth and Environmental Sciences students
2022: Conducted 1 day of Geological fieldwork in the CUK Campus and 1 day in and around Hutti Gold Mines, Karnataka for the MSc 1st year Geology students 2021-23 batch
2022: Conducted fieldwork in and around the Bhosga Lake for the collection of water samples for the UG Project work (IMSc Geology 2019-22 batch)
2019: Cruise to the Bay of Bengal in collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for collection of water and sediment samples
2016-18: Extensive fieldwork for water and sediment sampling from the Chilika Lake, Odisha during Ph.D. at IIT Bhubaneswar
2016-18: Extensive fieldwork for water and sediment sampling along the coastal regions of Puri district, Odisha during Ph.D. at IIT Bhubaneswar
2014-15: Extensive fieldwork for water and sediment sampling in Cuttack city, Odisha for master's dissertation work
2014: Geophysical (Resistivity) survey for groundwater exploration in Argul Campus, IIT Bhubaneswar during M.Sc. at IIT Bhubaneswar
2014: Understanding of topography, structure, and Himalayan tectonics in and around Lower Himalayan region, Uttarakhand during the summer internship at WIHG, Dehradun
2014: Opencast Chromite and Iron mines and their beneficiation plants visit of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) during M.Sc. at IIT Bhubaneswar
2013: Geological mapping, Structural study, and Opencast mines visit in and around Ambaji area, Gujarat during M.Sc. at IIT Bhubaneswar
2012: Opencast Chromite and Iron mines visit of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) during B.Sc. at Ravenshaw Univerisity
Members in Societies:
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
European Association of Geochemistry (EAG)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Reviewer in Journals:
Nature Scientific Reports (Springer)
Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer)
SN Applied Sciences (Springer)
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer)
Energies (MDPI)
Sustainability (MDPI)