Bio: Dr. Arun Kumar Ojha is a Senior Scientist at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, India. Before joining CSIR-NGRI, Dr. Ojha was a Research Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia from 2019 to 2020. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India. In his Ph.D. Dr. Ojha extensively studied the Himalayan shear zones to understand the evolution of the Himalaya. He holds a master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and a bachelor’s degree from North Orissa University, Odisha, both in geology. Dr. Ojha's research interests lie primarily in the Structural and tectonic evolution of Himalaya, Plate tectonics, Fault zone analysis, and understanding the fluid-stress-lithology interplay in shear zones. His research has both fundamental and applied aspects including sustainable groundwater exploration, orogenesis, and metallogeny. He has published many research articles in reputed international journals and conferences. Dr. Ojha is a recipient of several prestigious national and International fellowships and awards.