Students & Research

Nurturing the next generation of Earth and Planetary scientists

Research Scholars

Doctoral Students

PhD scholars advancing frontiers in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Uma Narayan M

Uma Narayan M

PhD
Research Focus

Morphotectonic Analysis of The Brahmaputra River System

Madhusmita Nanda

Madhusmita Nanda

PMRF Scholar
Research Focus

Quantification of snowmelt contribution in surface runoff and subsurface water using stable isotope study for Brahmaputra river system

Bijay Kumar Nayak

Bijay Kumar Nayak

PhD
Research Focus

Geological Carbon Sequestration

Tapan Jyoti Sharma

Tapan Jyoti Sharma

PhD
Research Focus

Near surface geophysics

Mohammad Ahsan Sayeed

Mohammad Ahsan Sayeed

PhD
Research Focus

Hydrogeology and Geoinformatics

Sujay Kumar Panda

Sujay Kumar Panda

PhD
Research Focus

Planetary Remote Sensing

No matching results found.

Dr. Ande Bhvaneswari Devi

Dr. Ande Bhvaneswari Devi

PhD – 2022
Dissertation

Modelling of Groundwater Recharge In the Context of Changing Land Use Land Cover

Current Position

Research Fellow at VIRAT Integral Research and Development Foundation, Hyderabad

Dr. Siddharth Garia

Dr. Siddharth Garia

PhD – 2022
Dissertation

Rock Physics Modelling and Seismic Inversion for Reservoir Characterisation

Current Position

Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab

Dr. Adnan Ahmad

Dr. Adnan Ahmad

PhD – 2024
Dissertation

A Study on Spectral Mixture Analysis for Remote Sensing Based Lithological Mapping

Current Position

Assistant Town Planning Supervisor, Government of Bihar

Dr. Katre Shreya Shrikant

Dr. Katre Shreya Shrikant

Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellow PhD – 2025
Dissertation

A Critical Assessment of Geological Carbon Sequestration for Selected Rock Formations in India

Current Position

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Dr. Dhritilekha Deka

Dr. Dhritilekha Deka

PhD – 2025
Dissertation

Augmentation of Qualitative Groundwater Recharge With Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Assam Engineering College

Dr. Arnab Kumar Pal

Dr. Arnab Kumar Pal

PhD – 2025
Dissertation

Critical Zone evaluation of a tropical hillslope using Remote sensing and Geophysical method

Current Position

Project Scientist, Groundwater Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

Dr. Sourav Kumar

Dr. Sourav Kumar

Fulbright-Nehru Fellow PhD – 2026
Dissertation

Long-term and Continuous Monitoring of Hydrogeochemical Precursors to Earthquakes in Northeast India

No matching results found.

Advanced Research

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Experienced researchers driving specialised projects

Thesniya P. M.

Thesniya P. M.

Post Doc DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow
Research Focus

Chemistry of spinels on the Moon

No matching results found.

Priyanka Kumari

Priyanka Kumari

Post Doc (2024–2025)
Research Focus

Explainability in Classification and Unmixing of CRISM Hyperspectral Data

Current Position

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science Engineering, University of Trento, Italy

No matching results found.

Masters Research

M.Tech – Earth System Science & Engineering

Master's scholars working on applied geoscience research theses

Amarjeet Kumar

Amarjeet Kumar

M.Tech 2024–26
Master's Thesis

Assessment of Geothermal Potential Using COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling

Ashok Kumar Yadav

Ashok Kumar Yadav

M.Tech 2024–26
Master's Thesis

Prediction of lithofacies from Well Log data using Machine Learning Techniques

Subhankar Dey

Subhankar Dey

M.Tech
Master's Thesis

CNN driven mapping of Critical Zone Architecture

No matching results found.

Lakshmi Priya P.B

Lakshmi Priya P.B

M.Tech 2023–25
Master's Thesis

Modelling the dynamic behaviour of structural traps for carbon sequestration

Km Divya Gupta

Km Divya Gupta

M.Tech 2023–25
Master's Thesis

Geochemical modelling for Carbon Mineralisation

Amit Baro

Amit Baro

M.Tech 2023–25
Master's Thesis

GIS based groundwater potential zone mapping of Assam

Meenatchi G

Meenatchi G

M.Tech 2022–24
Master's Thesis

Thermophysical Modelling of the Lunar South Pole

Shwet Kamal

Shwet Kamal

M.Tech 2022–24
Master's Thesis

Modelling groundwater level using BGS GIS and GRACE data

Nitesh Kumar

Nitesh Kumar

M.Tech 2022–24
Master's Thesis

Detecting hydrocarbon microseepage using multispectral and hyperspectral images

2021–2023
Surendra Kumar Sahu 2021–23

Thesis: Geomorphic comparison between present landscape and evolved landscape of Dibang basin

Barun Kumar 2021–23

Thesis: Rainfall runoff modelling of Sian river basin using HEC-HMS

Ashish Kumar Thakur 2021–23

Thesis: Investigating hillslope hydrology using electrical resistivity technique

2020–2022
Alok Kumar 2020–22

Thesis: Critical zone mapping of India using Artificial Neural Network

2018–2020
Manoj Kumar M 2018–20

Thesis: Assessing the impact of meteorological drought on hydrological and agricultural drought in Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India

Shailesh Kumar Yadav 2018–20

Thesis: An experimental analysis on vegetation stress for Remote Sensing application

2017–2019
Lahit Mushahary 2017–19

Thesis: A study on coalbed methane potential of North Eastern coalfields in India

Katre Shreya Shrikant 2017–19

Thesis: Estimation of physio-mechanical properties of sedimentary rock using advanced microscopic techniques

Patel Raj Ramnbhai 2017–19

Thesis: Lithological mapping and mineralogical analysis of Tharsis Montes of Mars using Remote Sensing techniques

2016–2018
Arnab Kumar Pal 2016–18

Thesis: Porosity and permeability estimation using digital image analysis for rock typing

Sourav Kumar 2016–18

Thesis: A study on the spatio-temporal changes in groundwater storage for India using GRACE satellite data

No matching results found.

Dissertation

M.Sc Dissertation

External M.Sc scholars supervised for dissertation research

Udita Priyadarsini
Udita Priyadarsini

University: Manipal institute of technology

MS Thesis:Mapping Snow Cover Dynamics in the Brahmaputra basin using Sentinel-2 satellite Data

No matching results found.

Shiwangee
Shiwangee MS Dissertation 2024–25 JRF-GATE 2025

Institute: IISER Berhampur

MS Thesis: Hyperspectral Image Analysis of Banded Iron Formation (BIFs) on Mars

JRF-GATE Project: Development of Reflectance and Emission Spectral Library for Planetary Exploration (ROCKspeclib)

Current Position

PhD Scholar, IIT Bombay – Monash Joint PhD Program

sharmistha sonowal
Sharmistha Sonowal 2022–23

Institute: IISER Kolkata

Thesis: Landform evolution modelling of volcanic landform: A case study of Olympus Mons

Current Position

PhD Scholar, Sapienza University of Rome

adhra renny
Adhra Renny 2020–21

Institute: Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Thesis: Identifying the impact of hydrocarbon seepage on vegetation using Remote sensing techniques

Current Position

PhD Scholar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences

No matching results found.

Undergraduate Research

B.Tech

Undergraduate scholars completing thesis projects and summer interns

Divyansh Mishra

Divyansh Mishra

B.Tech (2026)
Bachelor's Thesis

Land use and landcover change detection using CA-Markov Modelling of Guwahati

Ayush Mishra

Ayush Mishra

B.Tech (2026)
Bachelor's Thesis

Applying Machine Learning in mapping hydrated minerals on Mars

Ansh

Ansh

B.Tech (2026)
Bachelor's Thesis

Assessing slope instabilities on the Moon using Remote Sensing and ML-based tools; supporting future landing site detection

No matching results found.

Thesis Projects
Aryan Solanki 2025

Project: Well log data analysis and lithology classification using Machine Learning

Rohak Jain 2025

Project: Well log data analysis and lithology classification using Machine Learning

Anurag 2025

Project: Well log data analysis and lithology classification using Machine Learning

Priyanshu 2025

Project: Thermophysical Modelling of Olympus Mons

Stella Antony 2025

Project: Thermophysical Modelling of Hellas Planitia

Rohan Titoria 2025

Project: Thermophysical Modelling of Ascraeus Mons

Siddhant Goyal 2024

Project: Thermophysical Modelling of Venus

Sumit Kumar 2024

Project: Thermophysical Modelling of Moon

Muhammad Bin Quasim 2024

Project: Exploring structural trapping capacities in geological formations for carbon sequestration

Harshadeep Sahu 2023

Project: Groundwater level study for the United Arab Emirates with GRACE and satellite data

Sudarshan Birla 2023

Project: Assessment of GRACE-driven groundwater storage changes in Saudi Arabia

Aditya Kumar Singh 2022

Project: Investigation of surface mineralogy of Hellas Basin of Mars using CRISM datasets

Gaurav 2022

Project: Mineralogical analysis of Reiner Gamma using Chandrayaan-2 datasets

Himanshu Choudhary 2022

Project: Mineralogical study of Martian surface utilising CRISM datasets – Valles Marineris

Durgesh 2021

Project: Bed rock mapping using seismic reflection techniques

Aniket Saha 2021

Project: Rock physics and geomechanics of breccia sandstone

Md Aasif Hussain 2021

Project: Application of non-linear mixing models for spectroscopic studies

Abhishek Kaushal 2020

Project: Conceptual gravity model for water storage in an unconfined aquifer

Faijan Dayer 2020

Project: Spectroscopic characterization of various soil types for remote sensing applications

Saurav Khandelwal 2020

Project: Quantification of porosity for shale rocks using automated digital image processing

Shadab Akhter 2019

Project: Modelling the effect of grain size on porosity of sedimentary rocks

Ranjan Kumar Choudhary 2019

Project: Assessment of classification algorithms used in land use and land cover mapping

Bhaswati Deka 2019

Project: Lithological studies of Tharsis Montes on Mars using remote sensing techniques

Sajal Pachauri 2018

Project: Porosity modelling using SEM image analysis for sandstones

Gorakhnath Nigam 2018

Project: Porosity modelling using SEM image analysis for carbonate rocks

Amar Kumar 2018

Project: Comparative analysis of permeameters for unconventional reservoirs

Vivek Vardhan Madadali 2017

Project: Lithological discrimination of Tycho crater using remote sensing techniques

Viswas Vyas 2017

Project: Life cycle assessment of concrete

Amrit Kumar Lenka 2016

Project: Life cycle assessment of cement in the Indian context

No matching results found.