Rudra Mohan Pradhan [PI]
Associated RAs/Project Scientists/Postdocs
Dr. Prarabdh Tiwari (Ph.D. Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur)
Project Scientist-I (Continuing... Sept 2025 onwards)
Research theme: Geophysical inversion, Soil Piping, ERT
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Dr. Sumit Sagwal (Ph.D. Geology, WIHG Dehradun)
Project Scientist-I (Continuing... Sept 2025 onwards)
Research theme: Landscape evolution, Morphotectonics, Sediment Geochemistry
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Current Students
Dishant Garnayak (M.Sc. Applied Geology, NIT Durgapur)
Summe Trainee (Continuing... May 2026 onwards)
Research theme: Statistical analysis, Earthquakes
Siddhant Kumar (M.Sc. Geology, Central University, Karnataka)
Summer Trainee (Continuing... May 2026 onwards)
Research theme: Landscape evolution, Sediment Geochemistry
Former Members
Masters' Dissertations (M.Sc./M.Tech.)
Siddhant Kumar (M.Sc. Geology, Central University, Karnataka), M.Sc. Thesis (2026), Research theme: Graphite Mineralizations, Petrographic studies.
Sanaul Mustafa (M.Sc. Applied Geology, IIPE Visakhapatnam), M.Sc. Thesis (2026), Research theme: Statistical analysis, Geochemical modeling. Soon to join Sterling Oil, Nigeria
Navya A R (M.Sc. Marine Geophysics, CUSAT, Kochi), M.Sc. Thesis (2026), Research theme: Geomorphology and Landscape evolution in the Western Ghats.
Nandana Nair P (M.Sc. Geology, Govt. College, Kasaragod), M.Sc. Thesis (2026), Research theme: Landscape evolution, Radiometric Studies.
Sredha Nair (M.Sc. Geology, Govt. College, Kasaragod), M.Sc. Thesis (2026), Research theme: Critical Minerals, Petrographic studies.
Jyothika A. (M.Sc. Applied Geology, Christ College (Auto), Kerala), M.Sc. Thesis (2025), Research theme: Sediment Geochemistry, Provenance Studies.
Akshaya Joseph (M.Sc. Geology, Central University, Kerala), M.Sc. Thesis (2025), Research theme: Statistical analysis, Bivariate/Multivariate models, Groundwater.
Sk. Md. Owais (M.Sc. Geology, IIPE Visakhapatnam), M.Sc. Thesis (2025), Research theme: Geochemical Studies, Groundwater. Currently working as a Geologist at Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy, Nigeria
Visiting Students/Interns
Navya A R (M.Sc. Marine Geology, CUSAT, Kochi), Summer Intern (Year: 2024-2025), Research theme: Earthquake Studies, Groundwater Depletions.
India
Prof. TK Biswal (IIT Bombay/Bhubaneswar), Prof. Anand Singh (IIT Bombay), Prof. SP Sharma (IIT Kharagpur), Prof. Pitambar Pati (IIT Roorkee), Prof. Guru Balamurugan (Central University Tamilnadu), Dr. Arun Kumar Ojha (NGRI, Hyderabad), Dr. Ajit Kumar Behera (NIH Roorkee), Dr. K Thirumalesh (BARC, Mumbai), Prof. Sunil Khuntia (NIT Rourkela), Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dash (CSIR-CBRI), Prof. Deepak A. Mishra (IIPE Visakhapatnam), Dr. K Sreelash (NCESS)
International
Prof. Karrie A. Weber and Prof. Dan D. Snow (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA), Prof. Seulgi G. Moon (University of California, Los Angeles, USA), Prof. Biswajeet Pradhan (University of Technology Sydney, Australia), Dr. Pankaj Kumar (IGES, Japan), Dr. Alok Kumar Samantray (NORCE, Norway), Prof. Jean-Christophe Comte (University of Aberdeen, UK), Dr. Chinmay Dash (Korea University, South Korea), Prof. Søren Jessen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)