Associate Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata
Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246
Office: Room 101, Research Complex, IISER Kolkata
E-mail: subhronil.m[at]iiserkol[dot]ac[dot]in
2025-present-Associate Professor. Department of Earth Sciences. IISER Kolkata, India
2020-2025: Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Sciences. IISER Kolkata, India
2015-2020 (on lien): Assistant Professor. Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
2010-2014: Teaching Assistant. School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
2010 : Doctoral Research Fellow, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany [Declined]
2009-2010: Junior Research Fellow(JRF), Department of Geological Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [Resigned]
2010. Qualified GRE (scored 800 out of 800 in the Quantitative section)
2009. CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET). Selected for Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Fellowhip (SPMF). Interview not attended
2009. Coal India Limited (CIL). Selected in campus interview. Declined
2009. Geological Survey of India (GSI) Qualified both Geology anf Hydrogeology written Examinations. Interview not attended
2008. GATE (Geophysics 02; Geology 01)
2007. JAM. Qualified
1996. Awarded State Merit Scholarship (Britti) at Class IV
2010 –2014 Ph.D., Geology (Paleobiology-Paleoecology. University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
2007 – 2009 M.Sc., Applied Geology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
2004 – 2007 B.Sc., Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
2004 Higher Secondary. Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Narendrapur, Kolkata
2002 Secondary. Majilpur J. M. Training School, Joynagar Majilpur, South 24 Pgs.
1996. Primary Majilpur Vidyapith, Joynagar Majilpur, South 24 Pgs.
2022: Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for Young Scientist
2022: West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST) Associate
2019: Ministry of Mines National Geoscience Award (Young Scientist) 2019
2015: Fast Track Young Scientist Grant, SERB, India
2013: Stephen Jay Gould Award, Paleontological Society, USA
2012: Sharda Chandra Gold Medal for best Indian paper of 2012 by Palaeontological Society of India, India
2011, 2012: Tharp Award. Department of Geology, University of South Florida, USA
1996: State Merit Scholarship (Britti) at Class IV
2022-2024: SERB Core Research Grant (CRG)
2021: IISER Kolkata Start-up Grant
2017: Research Grant, Indian Statistical Institute (as co-PI)
2013: Geological Society of America Research Grant, USA
2012, 2013: Geological Society of America Student Travel Grant, USA
2012: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Grant, USA
2012: Sigma Xi Research Grant, USA
2010: University of South Florida Conference Presentation Grant, USA
2010: DAAD Indo-German International PhD Fellowship, Germany (Declined)
2009-2010: CSIR-UGC Ph.D. Fellowship [NET] (Resigned) (Selected for SPM fellowship)
Introduction to Earth Sciences Theory (IISER Kolkata): ES1101
Princicples of Paleontology Theory and Practical (IISER Kolkata): ES3204 and ES3205
Environmental and Life Theory and Practical (IISER Kolkata): ES2204 and ES2205
Paleontology Theory and Practical (Dept. of Geology, CU)
Stratigraphy (Dept. of Geology, CU)
Fossils (Dept. of Environmental Sciences, CU)
History of Earth and Life Laboratory (USF)
History of Earth and Life Theory (USF)
2019-present: Akash Maitra (PhD) @ IISER Kolkata
2018-present: Neha Sharma (PhD) @ IISER Kolkata
2017-present: Sandip Saha (with Dr. S.S. Das, ISI Kolkata) (PhD) @ CU
2015-present: Hindolita Chakraborty (PhD) @ CU
Ongoing:
2022-23: Ankit raj, Shymah Beegham K @ IISERK
2021-22: Snehil Nandi, Mewan Banshal War, Abhishek Sikder (BS-MS Thesis) @ IISERK
2020-2021: Shreyashi Hazra, Samik Mondal (MS thesis) @ IISERK and CU
2018-2020: Rajiv Mukherjee, Mamun Ali, Deepti Das, Debaaditya Mukhopadhyay, Aindrila Mukherjee, Ankita Samanta, Saptarshi Roy, Debarghya Das (MSc thesis) @ CU
2017-2018: Abhishek Ghosh, Ripon Ghosh, Megha Gupta (MSc thesis) @ CU
2016-2017: Sahana Dey, Sayantan Sinha, Krishanu Chatterjee (MSc thesis) @ CU
2017: Akash Maitra, Anip Topno, Bhaskar Nandi, Salini Mandal, Anisha Giri, Srinanda Chakraborty (visiting Summer Research students) @ CU
2022: Disha Mandal (Presidency University) and Aditi Krishnan (IISER Pune) ( Summer Research students @ IISER Kolkata)
Phanerozoic Taxonomic and Ecological Diversification History: A Case Study from Bivalves. TDB College, Raniganj, India. 2015.
Phanerozoic Diversification History of Bivalves. 20th Abaninanth Chaudhuri Memorial lecture, University of Calcutta. 2015.
at Presidency University. 2024
at Durgapur Govt College. 2024
Delivered an invited lecture to the school students on the eve of the World Environment Day 2023 at ICFRE - IWST, Field Station, Kolkata.
Associate editor and writer of a social blog for popularizing Earth Science in India (Geoscience Education)
Leader of a social project of cleaning the coastal regions of India, named and organized as “The Clean Beach”
Joint Head of the Departmental Outreach Committee, IISER Kolkata
Organizer, MSc Geology Syllabus Revision Committee @ Calcutta University
Nature Communication X1
Cretaceous Research X1
Paleobiology X5
Journal of Earth System Science X3
Earth System Informatics X1
Indian Journal of Geosciences X1
Current Science X1
PALAIOS X1
Frontiers in Marine Science X1
Springer and Elseriver book chapters X1
Ichnos X 1
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society X 1
Journal of the Paleontological Society of India X 2
Springer Book Proposal X1
IISER Kolkata Institute Outreach Committee Core Member
Main Convener of Department of Geological Sciences 21st Getogether, Jadavpur University in 2007-2008
IISER Kolkata NEP implimentation committee Core Member
Departmental Post Doctoral Fellowship program coordinator
Departmental Outreach Committee Member