Faculty of Department of: Geology
1 Name of the faculty member: Dr. C. S. Sudan
2. Designation: Professor
3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D
4. Have you qualified:
NET Yes/No :
SLET Yes/No
--- NA---
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 8 years
Reader 10 years
Professor 4 years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University:
----NO ---
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years): -----NO----
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio
visual aids? ---NO---
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years
(orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
--- Nil ---
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
i) Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
First J & K Science Congress held at University of Jammu, Feb.7-9, 2005
ii) Organized by any other University/Institution: --- NO---
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any
other during the last five years? Give details. --- NIL ---
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes
during the last five years? Give details: ---NO---
.
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Working on the Lower Palaeozoic faunal elements of Himalaya especially the Cambrian trilobites,
trace fossils and brachiopods.
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major: ---Nil---
Minor: “
Any other: “
Ongoing projects
Major: ---Nil---
Minor “
Any other: “
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes,
give details.
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP), Lucknow with Dr. G. S. Guleria on Plant fossils
of Murree sequence of NW Himalaya.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the
last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also
mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
Research papers published:-
i) Trace fossils from the Cambrian rocks the Kunzum La Section, Spiti, H.P., India.
Pal. Soc. India, Vol. 46, pp.161-71, 2001.
ii) Ichnocoensis from the Tal Formation of Mussoorie and Rishikesh, Lesser Himalaya.
Jour. Ind. Asso. Sedi. Vol.20, No.1, pp.51-56, 2001.
iii) Ichnofacies of the Murree Group in Jammu area, India and their ecological implications
during late Paleogene in the NW Himalaya. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind. Vol.60, pp.547-57, 2002.
iv) Ichnocoensis from the freshwater Kota Formation of the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, Andhra
Pradesh, India. Jour. Ind. Asso. Sedi. Vol.21, No.1&2, pp.39-48, 2002.
Citation Index and impact factor. ---Not Available ---
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. ---Nil ---
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years
and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
i). Veerji Tickoo --------- Geological aspects of Environmental Drgradation along the National
Highway – 1A, Between Jammu and Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir
State. ( Ph.D.Awarded )
ii). Kulwant Singh -------- Triassic Terrestrial Microvertebrate Fauna of Peninsular India :
Evolution and Palaeobiogeography. ( Ph.D.Awarded )
iii). Harpreet Singh ------- Micropalaeontological studies of Sediment cores from Surinsar Lake
Jammu, J & K. ( Thesis to be submitted )
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years?
If yes, please provide details. ---No---
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five
years? If yes, give details. ---Yes ---
Upgraded the M.Sc.Courses i.e. Essentials of Invertebrate Palaeontology, Engineering
Geology and Environmental Geology.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
---No---
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details
of the nature of consultancy services and finances.
---No---
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
---Nil---
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
---No---
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
---No---
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please
provide details.
---No---
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than
teaching and research.
Remained associated with the Examination Wing of the University as Project Director for the
evaluation of Under Graduate Examinations and also as member in supervising the examinations
conducted by the University at UG and PG level.
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and
University level during the last five years.
Remained as a member of the:
i) Committee for the selection of Sports Teams of the University.
ii) Board of Studies in Geology
iii) Departmental Affairs Committee
iv) Departmental Research Committee
v) Departmental Purchase Committee
1. Name of the faculty member : G.V.R.Prasad
2. Designation: Professor
3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D.
4. Have you qualified:
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer - 6 Years
Reader - 6 Years
Professor - 8 Years
ii) Teaching/research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University:
Lecturer (ad-hoc) - 6 months - Panjab University, Chandigarh
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years):
Served / Serving as
a) Member of Management Advisory Committee of DST Young Scientist Programme,
b) Member of DST PAC-ES
c) Member of DST FIST Committee
d) Member of the Editorial Board of the Geological Society of India
e) Member of CSIR Advisory Committee for E-Book programme in Earth Sciences
As Reviewer of
a) Journal of the Geological Society of India
b) Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India
c) Current Science
d) Gondwana Research
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of computers, internet, audio-visual aids:
No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last
five yers (Orientation/Refresher Course/any other):
Not Applicable
8. Give details of the seminars /conferences/workshops attended in the last five years:
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
a) National Seminar on “Geohazards in Northwest Himalaya”, 9-11 October, 2003.
b) Earth Science Section of First Jammu and Kashmir State Science Congress held in the
University of Jammu, 7-9 February, 2005.
Organized by any other University/Institution:
a) Field Workshop in Ladakh Himalaya organized by the University of Delhi in
collaboration with National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad and
sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, from
5-12 July, 2006.
b) Field Workshop on the Cretaceous Fatehgarh Formation of Barmer basin,
Rajasthan (state), organized by Jodhpur University and sponsored by the
Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, from 25-26 March, 2006.
c) Fourth International Meeting on “Mesozoic Fishes, Homology, and Character Definition”
held at Madrid, Spain from 8-14 August, 2005.
d) Workshop on “Recent Advances and Perspective Challenges in Indian Non-Marine Late
Cretaceous” organized by Gondwana Geological Society, 23-25 April, 2005 at Nagpur.
e) IIIrd DST PMC Group Monitoring workshop held at Madras University, Chennai from
22-24 December, 2004.
f) Invited talk delivered at the Institut für Paläontologie, Museum für Naturkunde der
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany on “Implications of the Decca
intertrappean biota for the duration of volcanism, K/T boundary extinctions and
Palaeobiogeography” in December 2002
g) Third International Meeting on “Mesozoic Fishes – Systematics, Palaeoenvironments and
Biodiversity”held at Serpiano, Switzerland from 26-31 August, 2001.
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of resident/secretary/any
other during the last five years? Give details.
a) Earth Sciences section of First Jammu and Kashmir State Science Congress held at the University
of Jammu from 7-9 February, 2006.
b) Brainstorming Session on “Palaeontological Research in India-Future Directions”, 9-10 October,
2006 sponsored by DST, New Delhi.
c) DST PAC-ES, Group Monitoring Meet and Young Scientist Programme from 14-17 December,
2006.
10. Have served as a resource person in workshops/seminars/conferences/training programmes
during the last five years? Provide details.
a) Workshop on “Recent Advances and Perspective Challenges in Indian Non-Marine Late
Cretaceous” organized by Gondwana Geological Society, 23-25 April, 2005 at Nagpur.
b) Cretaceous Field Workshop in Barmer basin organized by Jodhpur University during March,
2006
c) Field Workshop in Ladakh Himalaya organized by the University of Delhi and NGRI,
Hyderabad from 5-12 July, 2006.
11. What are the Thrust Areas of your research?
a) Evolution of Mesozoic Mammals in India
b) Late Cretaceous biogeography of India
c) Biodiversity dynamics of Deccan inteertrappean and Siwalik fauna
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed Projects:
Major:
a) DST funded major project on “Microbiota from Continental Sedimentary Sequences
in the Indus and Shyok Suture Zones, Ladakh Himalaya: Age and Biogeographic
affinities” ( Co-PI, 1998-2002).
b) DST funded multidisciplinary project on “Tectonics, P-T Constraints and Timing of
India-Asia Collision along the NW Himalayan Geotransect” under HIMPROBE
Programme”(One of the Principal Investigators in a multiinstitutional,
multidisciplinary project) (1998-2002).
c) UGC sponsored “Biogeographic origins and evolutionary history of Mesozoic
mammals of India” (1999-2002).
d) Taxonomic diversity and biogeographic affinities of Cretaceous microvertebrate
fauna of India under DST-DAAD project based personal exchange programme
(2002-2004).
Minor:
Any other:
Ongoing Projects
Major:
DST funded major project on “Mesozozoic mammalian faunal changes:
The fossil record from India” (2004-2007)
Minor:
Any other:
13. Have you been involved in National /International collaborations in the last five years?
If yes, give details.
National
1. Indian Insttitute of Technology, Roorkee (Collaborator – Dr.Sunil Bajpai)
2. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany, Lucknow (Collaborator – Dr.Vijaya)
3. Panjab University, Chandigarh (Collaborators – Prof.Ashok Sahni & Dr.Ashu Khosla)
International
1. The Natural History Museum, London (Collaborator – Dr.Anjali Goswami)
2. The American Museum of Natural History, New York (Collaborator – Dr. John J. Flynn)
3. University College London, London (Collaborator – Prof.Susan E. Evans)
4. Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (Collaborator – Dr.Jean-Claude Rage)
5. Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt Universität, Berlin (Collaborator – Prof.Gloria Arratia)
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
2006. Prasad, G.V.R., Verma, O. & Parmar, V. An overview of Mesozoic mammalian
research in India. IXth International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and
Biota 2006, pp.101-104, Paul M.Barrett & Susan E.Evans (eds), Manchester, Cambridge
Publications, U.K.
2006. Parmar, V. & Prasad, G.V.R. Middle Miocene rhizomyid rodent (Mammalia)
from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Ramnagar, Udhampur District, Jammu &
Kashmir, India. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie,
Abhandlungen 6: 371-384(Stuttgart).
2006. Singh, R. S, Kar, R. & Prasad, G.V.R. Palynological constraints on the age of mammal-
yielding Deccan intertrappean beds of Naskal, Rangareddi District, Andhra Pradesh.
Current Science (Bangalore)
2005. Prasad, G.V.R. , Kundal, S.N. & Bhat, G.M. Mandible of Golunda (Rodentia,
Mammalia) from the Upper Siwalik Subgroup of Jammu, India. Annales de
Paléontologie 91: 181-196 (Paris).
2005. Prasad, G.V.R. Mammalian perspective of Late Cretaceous palaeobiogeography of the
Indian subcontinent. Gondwana Geological Magazine, Spl Volume 8:
111-122 (Nagpur).
2005. Prasad, G. V. R., Bajpai, S., Singh, S. & Parmar, V. First cricetid rodent
(Class Mammalia) from the Ladakh Molasse, Northwestern Himalaya, India: Age
implications. Himalayan Geology Spl. Volume 26(1): 85-92 (Dehradun).
2004. Prasad, G. V. R. & Rage, J.-C. Fossil frogs (Amphibia: Anura) from the Upper
Cretaceous intertrappean beds of Naskal, Andhra Pradesh. Revue de
Paléobiologie 23(1): 99-116 (Geneva).
2004. Arratia, G., López-Arbarello, A., Prasad, G. V. R., Parmar, V. & Kriwet, J. Late
Cretaceous – Palaeocene percomorphs (Teleostei) from India - Early radiation of
Perciformes. In: Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of
Vertebrates 2. Fishes, Arratia, G., Wilson, M. V. H. & Cloutier, R. (eds),
pp. 635-663, Verlag Dr. FriedrichPfeil, (München, Germany).
2004. Khosla, A., Prasad, G. V. R., Verma., O., Jain, A. K. & Sahni, A. Discovery of
a micromammal-yielding Deccan intertrappean site near Kisalpuri, Dindori
District, Madhya Pradesh. Current Science 87(3): 380-383 (Bangalore).
2004. Prasad, G.V.R., Manhas, B.K. & Arratia, G. Elasmobranch and actinopterygian
remains from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of India. In: Mesozoic Fishes 3 -
Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity, Arratia, G. & Tintori (eds),
pp. 625-638, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, (München, Germany).
2004. Rage, J.-C., Prasad, G. V. R. & Bajpai, S. Additional snakes from the
uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of India. Cretaceous Research 25:
425-434 (London).
2004. Bajpai, S., Whatley, R. C., Prasad, G. V. R. & Whittaker, J. F. An Oligocene
non-marine ostracod fauna from the Basgo Formation (Ladakh Molasse), NW
Himalaya, India. Journal of Micropalaeontology 23: 3-9 (London).
2002. Prasad, G.V.R. & De Lapparent, F. Late Cretaceous crocodile remains from
Naskal (India):Comparisons and biogeographic affinities. Annales de
Paléontologie 88(1): 19-71 (Paris).
2002. Prasad, G. V. R. & Manhas, B. K. Triconodont mammals from the Jurassic
Kota Formation of India. Geodiversitas 24(2): 445-464 (Paris ).
2002. Cione, A.L. & Prasad, G.V.R. The oldest known catfish (Teleostei:
Siluriformes) from Asia (India, Late Cretaceous). Journal of Paleontology
76(1): 190-193 (Kansas).
2002. Evans, S.E., Prasad, G.V.R. & Manhas, B.K. Fossil lizards from the Jurassic
Kota Formation of India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 (2): 299-312
(Chicago).
2001. Prasad, G.V.R. & Manhas, B.K. First docodont mammals of Laurasian affinity
from India. Current Science 81 (9): 101-104 (Bangalore).
2001. Evans, S.E., Prasad, G.V.R. & Manhas, B.K. Rhynchocephalians
(Diapsida: Lepidosauria) from the Jurassic Kota Formation of India.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 309-334 (London).
2001. Vijaya & Prasad, G.V.R. Age of the Kota Formation, Pranhita-Godavari valley,
India: A palynological approach. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of
India 46: 77-93 (Lucknow).
2001. Patnaik, R., Sahni, A. & Prasad, G.V.R. Tooth enamel microstructure of a Late
Cretaceous Gondwanatherian mammal from India. Journal of the
alaeontological Society of India 46: 15-23 (Lucknow).
2001. Rage J.C., Gupta S.S. & Prasad G.V.R. Amphibians and Squamates from the
Neogene Siwalik beds of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 75 (2): 197-205 (Stuttgart).
2001. Gupta, S.S. & Prasad, G.V.R. Micromammals from the Upper Siwalik Subgroup of the Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir State, India: Some constraints on age. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 220 (2): 153-187 (Stuttgart).
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
Not Applicable
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five
years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
1. Dr.Kulwant Singh (Awarded Ph.D.degree)
2. Sh.Som Nath Kundal (submitted thesis)
3. Sh.Varun Parmar
4. Sh.Omkar Verma
5. Sh.S.S.Jamwal
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five
years. If yes, please provide details.
a) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2003
b) L.Rama Rao Birth Centenary Award 2003
c) FASc. - Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2003)
d) FNA - Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (2005)
e) FNASc. - Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (2006)
f) Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (Chicago) Preparator Grant Award 2006
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five
years? If yes, give details.
Has been instrumental in the introduction of Applied Micropalaeontology and Oceanography as core courses at M.Sc. level.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
a) Multimedia presentations are made wherever possible.
b) Extensive use of internet for acquiring knowledge on latest developments in the field.
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last fie years. Give
details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
Not Applicable
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
Not Applicable
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
Planning to send the profile of the department to various oil companies to invite them for campus interviews.
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
Providing all possible help to the alumni association in its activities.
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes,
provide details.
Organizing exhibits every year to bring awareness among the student community and the public aout the science of earth.
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards department/University activities other
than teaching and research.
Helping the administration in various capacities:
b) Served once as Head of the Department
c) Currently serving as Head of the Department
d) Convener of Board of Studies in Geology
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and
University level during the last five years?
Served as:
e) Chairman of the Selection Committee for Junior Assistants - 2005, 2006
f) Chairman of the Selection Committee for Library Professional Assistants – 2004
g) Chairman of the Selection Committee for Laboratory Assistant in Biotechnology Department – 2003
h) Member of the Computer Purchase Committee for 2004-2005, 2006-2007
i) Member of Academic Audit Committee for 2005
j) Member of Central Purchase Committee for 2005-2006
k) Chairman and Member, Departmental Purchase Committee
l) Convener and Member, Departmental Research Committee
m) Chairman and Member, Departmental Affairs Committee
1. Name of the faculty member: R.K. Ganjoo
2. Designation: Professor
3. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc. (Geology), Ph.D. (Quaternary Geology)
4. Have you qualified NET/SLET NO
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 9yeras 6 months
Reader 4 years 3months
Professor 0 years 3 months
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University
6 years of research experience at Deccan College, Postgraduate & Research Institute, Pune
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years) Nil
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids? No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other) Nil
Name of the programme Date Organized by
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
2001 Conference on Neogene Climate of the Indian Ocean and the Indian Subcontinent at IIT Kharagpur, March
2001 XXIXth Annual Conference of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies at M.S. University, Baroda - November
2002 First Indo-Central Asian Republics Glaciologists’ Workshop at JNU, New Delhi, March
2002 Palaeofloods, Historical Data & Climatic Variability: Applications in Flood Risk Assessment – An International Workshop, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain , October
2002 Fifth International Meeting on Global Continental Palaeohydrology, University of Poona, Pune, December
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details.
a) Field Workshop of IGCP-500 at Leh, Aug.16-21, 2006
b) XIX IGI National Conference as Organising Sceretary. Dec. 26-28, 2006
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details.
I) Referesher Course on Environmental Sciences, Jammu University Dec.20, 2006 -Jan 9, 2007
II) Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi 2005 and 2006
11. What are the thrust areas of your research? Quaternary Palaeoclimate
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed
A)
Title : Palaeopedological Study of Late Neogene Soils of Jammu Siwaliks,J & K State
Funded by: Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Duration : September 1994 - August 1996 (under Scheme for Young Scientists)
B)
Title : Late Quaternary Morpho-Stratigraphy and Palaeoclimate of Jammu
Funded by: University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Duration : November 1997 - October 1999
C)
Title: Glacial Chronology and Geomorphological Investigations of Naradu Glacier Valley, Himachal Pradesh (as Co-PI)
Duration: April 2000 - June 2004
D)
Title : Desertification Status Mapping of Suru Valley, Ladakh, J & K State (as Co-PI))
Funded by: Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad
Duration: June 2002 – October 2004
A)
Title: Glacier Morphology and Quaternary History of Durung Drung Glacier, Ladakh ( J & K State) (as Co-PI)
Funded by: Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Duration: March 2005 – onwards
B)
Title: Inter – and Intra- Annual Seasonal Variability and Its Effect on Snow Cover : A Case Study of Kangriz Glacier Basin, Zanskar Ranges, Ladakh
(J & K State)
Funded by: Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Duration: January 2007 - onwards
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details.
Yes. I) Working in collaboration with Geologists of Geological Survey of India under International Geological Correlation Programme 500 under the aegis of UNESCO, and II) Working with scientists from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, and III) Working with scientists from Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
2002 Lower Pleistocene palaeosols of the Upper Siwaliks in Jammu : Evidence of seasonality Journal of the Geological Society of India 60 (4): 371-380
2002 Preliminary Geoarchaeological Study on Quaternary deposits of River Rewa near Indragarh,
District Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh Purakala 13 (1-2): 29-36
2002 Early Pleistocene Palaeosols of Jammu (J & K State) Upper Siwaliks, India –
Genesis and Climatic Significance Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 46 (4) : 417-439
2005 Glacial Meltwater Impounding: Evidence from the Late Quaternary Glaciogenic sediments in the Sangla Valley, District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India Journal of Earth System Sciences 114 (4): 381-385
2006 The Early Holocene vegetation and climate in Naradu Glacier Valley of Kinnaur
District, Himachal Pradesh The Palaeobotanist 55, 89-96.
In press Middle Miocene pedological record of monsoonal climate from NW Himalaya
(Jammu & Kashmir state), India, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (on line July 11, 2006)
In press Application of Geochemical Climo-functions to Palaeosols of Middle Miocene and Lower
Pleistocene of Jammu Siwaliks (NW Himalaya), India Indian Journal of Geochemistry
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. Nil
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Completed
M.Phil – Genesis and Depositional Environment of Late Quaternary Fine Silt Deposits at Najwal, Vijaypur, Jammu - 2001
Ph.D. – Study of Lower Siwalik Palaeosols around Ramnagar, Jammu and Their palaeoclimtic Interpretations – 2002
Ongoing- Three Ph.D. students
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details. No
Yes. Besides upgrading the syllabus of courses being taught at PG leve from time to time, a fresh optional course of two credit namely Application of Computer in Geology was introduced at the 4th Sem of PG programme some six years back. The course ws well received by students and the result of the examination in said course was satisfactory.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
No
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances. NA
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
Flood and Mountain Hazard Prediction and Mitigation
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students? NO
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network? NO
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details. NO
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research.
Have been part of various departmental commttes. Also have been actively engaged with the Campus Cultural Committee and organsiation of national cultural meets in the University.
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
Have been members of Departmental Affairs Committee, Department Research Committee, Departmental Purchase Committee, Departmental Local Fund Committee, Campus Cultural Committee, OPrganisation Comiitees of various national funcation held by the university. Members of Examination Flying Squad.
1. Name of the faculty member: G. M. Bhat
2. Designation: Professor
3. Educational Qualifications: M. Sc. M. Phil., Ph. D.
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA Not applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 13 years
Reader 7 years
Professor 1/2 years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University
1 ½ years in the University of Kashmir
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years)
NA
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio-visual aids? No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
Not Applicable
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
1. National Seminar on Geohazards in Northwest Himalaya (Geology
Department and CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandhigarh), 2003
2. One-Day Awareness Workshop on Natural Hazards (Geology Department and
S&T Council, J&K State), February 28, 2004
3. Ist J&K Science Congress, University of Jammu and J&K S&T Council, 2005
4. Jammu and Kashmir: Across the Border, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu
5. One-day workshop on prosperity of Natural Oil and gas in Jammu & Kashmir State, March 22nd (jointly with J&K council for Science and Technology)
Experts: Dr. Jonathan Craiag, Eni-Milan, Dr. Andrea Cozri,Eni-India, Dr. Bindra Thusu,MPRG, UCL, London.
Organized by any other University/Institution:
1. XIX-convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (2001)
2. XX-convention of IAS, GNB University, Garhwal, Srinagar (2002)
3. International Conference on Quaternary sediments and Climate Change, Kumaon University, Nainital (2002)
4. XXI-convention of IAS, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, 2004
5. XXII-convention of IAS, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun, 2005
6. Second Annual Social Science Conference, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, 2006
7. Global Infracambrian Petroleum Systems, New Frontiers in North Africa, organized by Geological Society of London and University College London, 2006
8. Regional Work shop on Disaster Management, National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and IMPA and Rural Development, Jammu 2006
9. Heritage at Risk: The forgotten victims of earthquakes, floods and tsunami in South Asia; Peer Review meeting on repair and retrofitting of earthquake damaged Vernacular structures in Kashmir, UNESCO and DST, New Delhi, 2006
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details.
1. National Seminar on Geohazards in Northwest Himalaya (Geology
Department and CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandhigarh)
Date: October 9-11, 2003 (Field Director)
2. One-Day Awareness Workshop on Natural Hazards (Geology Department and
S&T Council, J&K State) (Organizing Secretary)
Date: February 28, 2004
3. Ist J&K Science Congress, University of Jammu and J&K S&T Council
Date: February 7-9, 2005 (Member Organizing Committee/Convener Accommodation)
Future Conferences
1. Organizing an International Conference during 23-25 April 2007 on the
Theme “Geoenvironment: Challenge Ahead” to commemorate the Centenary of the establishment of Geology Centre in Jammu (Organizing Secretary)
2. Two Day International Conference on Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the
Neoproterozoic- Cambrian Basins in Northwest India, Pakistan and the Middle East
February 20 - 21, 2008 (Convener) in collaboration with UCL, London
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details.
1. Refresher course in Environmental Sciences (Kashmir University)
2. Orientation Courses conducted by the University of Jammu and the University of
Kashmir
3. Refresher courses conducted by the University of Jammu in Environmental Sciences
and Botany
4. XX-convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists, Annamalai University,
Tamil Nadu
5. Workshop on Economic Geology, DST sponsored, University of Jammu
6. Different training programmes organized by IMPA, Civil Defense, S.K. Academy of
Police, Udhampur
7. Regional workshop conducted by National Institute of Disaster Management New Delhi at Hotel Asia Jammu, Jan 30-31, 2006
8. Seminar on Jammu & Kashmir: Across the Border , February 20, 2006.
9. Workshop of UNESCO, New Delhi in cooperation with DST, govt. of India 17-18th March, 2006.
a) Peer Review meeting on repair and retrofitting of earthquake damaged vernacular structures in Kashmir
b) Heritage at RistK The forgotten victims of Earthquakes, floods and tsunami in south Asia.
10. Social sciences Conference on Disaster Management, Lahore University of Management Sciences, June 6-8, 2006
11.Meeting with UCL Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London, November 27-28, 2006 in London (To work out possibility of Research collaboration in disaster studies in Jammu & Kashmir)
12. Civil Defence Organization meet imparting knowledge to its instructors 29 October, 2005
13. Power Point Presentation for University Faculty and Officers in November, 2005.
14. Power Point presentation on disaster Management in reference to the recent Earthquake in Jammu & Kashmir State, for State Government Officials (Bureaucrats) in Chamber of chief Secretary, 3-12-2005
15. Workshop at the Share-Kashmir Police Training Academy, Udhampur, 29th January, 2006.
16. Awareness programme in JK Public School 12th December, 2005
17. Training courses conducted by IMPA for the IAS/KAS Officers, etc. from 2005-07
18. Seminar on disaster Management conducted by 6 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY, Samba, 6th June, 2006 to sensitize Armed forces, Civil Administration, Academicians and Local Representatives.
19. Awareness programme in Women’s College Parade, 7th October, 2006
20. Awareness programme conducted in Centre for early Child Development in Home Sciences Department, Department of Environment Sciences, Department of Botany, department of Geography, University of Jammu.
21. Five-day CD training camp at Galaxy College of Education, 14th to 18th March, 2007.
22. Various awareness programmes in Disaster Management through various TV Channels and print media
23. Post disaster Relief & Health Care Management, MAM College, 27th-28th Oct.2007 (MAM College and NSS)
24. Two-day workshop on role of Educational Institutions in disaster Management, Nov. 16-17, 2007 (Jointly by National Service Scheme and Centre for Disaster Management Jammu University)
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
1. Sedimentology
2. Geotechnical and Engineering Geology
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major
3. Geoenvironmental Evaluation of landslide/slope failure hazards along Udhampur-
Ramban Sector of the National Highway (NH1A), Northwest Himalaya” GBPIHED, Almora
4. Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plans of Chutak
Hydroelectric Project, Kargil, J&K, NHPC, Faridabad
Minor
Any other
Ongoing projects
Major
1. Geotechnical Investigation, Instrumentation and monitoring of Panthial and Pera Landslides along NH-1A, Jammu and Kashmir, DST, GOI (Rs. 45.00 lac)
2. Setting up of additional Seismological observatories in Jammu region, J&K State, DST funded research project (Rs.63.0 lac)
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details.
1. Dr. A. K. Dubey, Scientist, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun
2. Dr. Sumeer Sarkar, Scientist, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
3. Dr. B. Thusu, Scientist Maghreb Petroleum Group, University College London,
4. Dr. Jonathan Craig and Dr. Andra Cozni, Eric Milan, Italy
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
2007
1. Depositional origin of tuffaceous units in the upper Siwalik subgroup (Pliocene)Jammu (India), Northwest Himalaya. Geological Magazine (in press) GM Bhat, S.K. Pandita, Somnath and GVR Prasad.
2. Microflora of the Sirban Limestone, Jammu, North India and its significance for oil and gas exploration in proterozoic and Eocene Succession. Geological Society of London. GM Bhat, Ghara Ram and Sunita Koul (Accepted)
2006
1. Petrography, Diagenesis, Provenance and Tectonic Setting of the Sandstones of Upper Katrol Formation (Kimmeridgian), Nakhtarana Area, Kachchh, Gujrat. (Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 2006, v. 67(2), pp. 243-253) ((A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat, A. F. Khan and C. Saikia),
2. October 8 Kashmir Earthquake: Impact on Geoenvirnment and structures in the
Karnah and Uri Tehsils of Kashmir (India) on website www.eeri.org. (Earthquake Engineering research Institute, USA); G. M. Bhat, S. K. Pandita, Yudhbir Singh, Vinay Sharma, Sham Singh and Gulshan Rashid Bhat
3. Petrography, Diagenesis, Provenance and Tectonic Setting of the Sandstones of Upper Katrol Formation (Kimmeridgian), Nakhtarana Area, Kachchh, Gujrat. Jour. Geol. Soc. India. (2006) ((A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat, A. F. Khan and C. Saikia), v. 67(2), pp. 243-253
4. Provenance of glauconitic sandstones of Kheinjua Formation of Semri Group, Son Valley, India:
An example for uplift of a rifted continental margin basin. (Jour. Geol. Society India, v. 68, 288-
298, 2006) (A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat and M. Harris)
5. Petrofacies, Provenance and Diagenesis of Dhosa Sandstone Member (Chari Formation) at Ler, Kachchh Sub-basin, Western India.(Jour. Asian Earth Sciences, v. 27, 857-872, 2006), (A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat)
6. Depositional Environments and Diagenesis of the Kuldhar and Keera Dome Carbonates (Late Bathonian- Early Callovian) of Western India. (Jour. Asian Earth Sciences, v. 27, 765-778, 2006) (A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat and M. Harris)
Impact of October 8 Kashmir earthquake in the Karnah and Uri Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir, Journal of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Kashmir University, v. 1(1), pp.19-35, G. M. Bhat, S. K. Pandita, Yudhbir Singh, Sham Singh and Vinay Sharma
8. Depositional and diagenetic Environments vis-à-vis Reservoir Characteristics of the Carbonates of Jhurio Formation (Early Late Bathonian), Jumara dome, Kachchh, Western India. (Jour. Geol. Soc. India., 2006) (in press) (A. H. M. Ahmad, G. M. Bhat, S. Rais, C. Saikia and A. F. Khan)
2003
9. Geoenvironmental Hazards along the National Highway-NH1A, Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu – Patnitop Sector (Geological Field Guide), Indian Geologists Association, Chandigarh, (2003), pp. 1-57. (G. M. Bhat, Yudhbir Singh, I.H. Andrabi, A.K. Sahni. B.L. Dhar and C.S. Sudan)
2002
10. Preliminary Geotechnical investigations of slope failures along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway between Batote and Banihal. (Aspects of Geology and Environment of the Himalaya. Ed. C.C. Pant and Arun K. Sharma. Gyanodaya Prakashan Nainital, 2002). (G. M. Bhat, S. K. Pandita, B. L. Dhar, A. K. Sahni and I. H. Andrabi)
11. Depositional settings of Early Carboniferous siliciclastic-carbonate succession (Syringothyris Limestone) of Kashmir Himala. (Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 2002, V. 59, pp. 431-445). (Rajinder Singh and G. M. Bhat)
2001
12. Microfossils from the Nagrota Formation, Upper Siwalik Subgroup, Jammu Hills. (Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 2001, V. 58, pp.509-518). (S. B. Bhatia, G. M. Bhat and S. K. Pandita)
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
NA
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
1. Evaluation of Sediment attributes and structural geometry of tectonostratigraphic
units along the National Highway between Batote and Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir
(India). Ihsan-ul-Haq Andrabi
2. Genesis, depositional environment and palaeontological constraints on the age of
Upper Siwalik bentonite band of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (India). Som Nath
Kundal
3. Evaluation of Sedimentary and Palynofacies of the Palaeogene sequence of Jammu
region in the context of India-Asia collision Tectonics. Ghara Ram Sharma
4. Geotechnical and structural evaluation of tectonostratigraphic units along the National
Highway, NH1A between Udhampur and Batote, Jammu Himalaya. Yudhbir Singh
Under supervision
1. Geotechnical and structural evaluation of tectonostratigraphic units at and around Katra, Jammu Himalaya. Arun Dev.
2. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Implications: Sewa Hydroelectric Project, Stage-II, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir. Jang Bahadur Choudhary.
3. Sediment Attributes, Structural Geometry and Geotechnical Aspects of
Tectonostratigraphic units along National Highway (NH1B) between Batote and Doda,
NW Himalaya. Bashir Ahmed
4. Microfacies and Palynofacies Analysis Vis-à-Vis Source and Reservoir Characteristics of Sirban Limestone, Jammu, Northwest Himalaya. Sumita Koul
5. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Evaluation of the Kawar Hydroelectric Power Project ;’ Kishtwar District, Jammu and Kashmir. Vinay Sharma
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details.
NA
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details.
Applied aspects of geology in the form of a teaching course in M. Sc. Geology (Applied Sedimentology)
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years? NA
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances.
EIA and EMP study of hydroelectric projects and landslide mitigation on the National Highway (Beacon) – In the form of projects to the University of Jammu and University of Kashmir
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
Geotechnical/Engineering Geology investigations, EIA and EMP study related to Dams, Roads, Railways, landslides, Hydrocarbon exploration, etc.
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
Recommended two students to the JP Industries for placement as geologists in hydroelectric project, HALCRO
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
General Secretary of Jammu University Geology Alumni Association
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details.
Awareness programmes for mitigation of natural hazards (Landslides, earthquakes) in schools, colleges, University Departments, and general public through print and electronic media.
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research.
1. Member of the accommodation committees for Umang -2006
2. Co-chairperson, Accommodation Committee 43rd Oriental Languages Conference
3. Member of various Department committees
4. Member of the earthquake relief distribution team to Tangdhar and Uri Tehsils in Kashmir
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
1. Convenor, House Keeping Committee, Member, Research committee, Purchase
Committee, etc.
2. Member, Indian Red-Cross Society, Jammu and Kashmir Chapter
27. Any other information you may wish to add.
1. Lead the team of faculty and research scholars to earthquake hit areas of Kashmir
(Tangdhar and Uri Tehsils) in November 2005.
2. Discovered Fossil Mammothus and associated stone tools from Karewa beds of
Kashmir in 2000 (which sheds light on direct evidence of hunting only next to Gesher
Benot, Israel). The fossil has been donated to the Sheik Noor-ud-Din Noorani Museum of
Heritage, University of Jammu.
3. Donated fossil collection from Kashmir to Natural History Museum London.
4. Discovered plant fossil from Kashmir Himalaya which are oldest recorded so far from
Himalaya
15. Name of the faculty member: Dr. A.S Jasrotia
16. Designation: Reader
17. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc.Ph.D.
PGD RS & GIS
18. Have you qualified
NET No
SLET No
NA
19. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 9 years
Reader one and a half years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University
No
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years)
No
20. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
Yes
21. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
NNRMS programme 27-7-2001 IIRS Dehradun
Inter GIS 9-11-2003 JNU, Delhi
Geospecial Technology & Applications 29-9-2006 IIT, Bombay
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
Organized by any other University/Institution:
Participated in the 11th Users interaction meet conducted by the National remote sensing Agency (NRSA) Balanagar, Hyderabad during 30-31th Jan. 2001.
Participated in the 12th Users interaction meet conducted by the National remote sensing Agency (NRSA) Balanagar, Hyderabad during 30-31th Jan. 2002.
Participated in the Respond Project Review Meeting organized by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad on 2nd Feb. 2002.
Participated in the ISRO-Academic Interaction meeting organized by ISRO Chairman to review the project in the ISRO -Academic Interaction, ISRO HQ. Bangalore on 30th August, 2002.
Attended the GIS Seminar Cum Workshop and Annual General Meeting, Geological Society of India, Chandigarh during October 23rd to 25th , 2002.
Participated in the Respond Project Review Meeting organized by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad on Ist Feb. 2003.
Attended GIS and Mapping User Meet organized by ERDAS India Private Limited during 3rd -4th September, 2003 at New Delhi.
Participated in the Inter GIS International cooperation for GIScience Education Co-funded by European Commission, Train-the-Trainer workshop Status of GIS in European Union and south Asia during 7th to 9th November, 2003 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Participated in the Respond Project Review Meeting organized by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad on 11 Sept. 2004.
Participated in the DST NRDMS Expert Committee Project Review Meeting organized by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi at IIT, Delhi during 11th to 12th Oct. 2004.
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details.
No
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details.
Yes, IIT, Bombay
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Remote Sensing & GIS Application in Geosciences.
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major
a) Title of Project : Evaluation of groundwater Potential Zones Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in the Hilly Terrain of Devak-Rui Watershed area, Jammu district, J&K State
b) Funding agency : Indian Space research Organization (ISRO)
c) Amount sanctioned : Rs 11, 69, 000/-
d) Date of commencement : 15th Sept. 2002
e) Date and year of completion : 15th Sept. 2005
f) Capacity in which involved in the Project : Principal Investigator
Minor:
Any other:
Ongoing projects
Major:
a) Title of Project : Establishing the Natural Resources Digital
Database District Centre at Jammu and Creation
of an Integrated Database for the Development
Planning.
b) Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of
India
c) Amount sanctioned : Rs 25, 97, 400/-
d) Date of commencement : Ist April 2006
e) Date and year of completion : March 31, 2008
f) Capacity in which involved in the Project : Principal Investigator
Minor:
Any other:
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details.
Yes,
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
National remote sensing Agency, Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
Papers
Jasrotia, A.S., Dhiman, S.D., and Aggarwal, S.P., (2002) Rainfall-Runoff and Soil Erosion Modeling Using Remote sensing and GIS Techniques A case study of Tons Watershed. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 30(3), 167-180.
Jasrotia, A.S., and Singh, R., (2004) Landslide Hazard Zonation along the NH-IA Between Udhampur to Kud using remote sensing and GIS techniques. DST Spl. Publication, Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee.
Jasrotia, A.S., and Singh, R., (2005) Groundwater Pollution vulnerability using DRASTIC model in the GIS Environment around Devak- Rui watersheds, Jammu region, J & K State, India Journal of Environmental Hydrology, The Electronic Journal of International Association of Environmental Hydrology, V.13, Paper 11.
Jasrotia, A.S., and Singh, R., (2006) Modeling Runoff and Soil Erosion in a Catchments Using GIS, in Himalayan region. Environmental Geology, International Journal of Geosciences, Springer-Verlag V. (51).
Abstract
Spectral characterization for base metal mineralization and its probable extension in Udaipur area Rajasthan.
Evaluation of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Remote sensing and GIS techniques in the hilly terrain Devak-Rui watersheds, Jammu District.
Rainfall-Runoff and Soil Erosion Modeling of the catchments area along the NH-IA Between Udhampur to Kud Using integrated Remote sensing and GIS Techniques, Jammu Himalaya, J&K State.
Landslide Hazard Zonation along the NH-IA Between Udhampur to Kud using remote sensing and GIS techniques.
Hydrochemistry and Classification of groundwater around Devak and Rui watersheds area, Jammu region, J&K State.
Geochemistry of Groundwater in the Sedimentary Terrain around Devak and Rui Watersheds, Jammu & Kashmir State.
Geographical Information System based Ground water quality mapping in Western Doon Valley, Deharudan, and Uttaranchal.
Delineation of Suitable Sites for artifical recharge to groundwater around Devak-Rui watersheds, Jammu District Using Remote Sensing and GIS technique
Proceeding
Jasrotia, A.S., Das, I.C., 2001. Spectral characterization for base metal mineralization and its probable extension in Udaipur area Rajasthan. Proc. International Conference on remote Sensing and GIS/GPS, Hyderabad v.11 pp-199.
Geographical Information System based GROUND WATER QUALITY MAPPING in Western Doon Valley, Deharudan, Uttaranchal. (Proceeding ISRS- ISPRS TS-IV, Page: 121to 126
M.Phil Thesis
Delineation of Suitable Sites for Artificial Recharge around Devak and Rui Watersheds, Jammu District–Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
No
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Guided presently
1. B.D Bhagat
2. Rajinder Singh
3. Rajesh Kumar
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details.
Yes, Best paper presentation Award in the 13th convention IGC Silver Jubilee Awards, organized by the Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee during Dec. 26th -28th , 2003 at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details.
Yes, Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in Geosciences
37. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in Geosciences
38. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances.
No
39. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
Remote Sensing & GIS and Groundwater
40. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
No
41. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
Yes
42. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details.
No
43. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research.
Yes, actively participated in number of Committees.
44. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
Departmental Purchase Committee, Departmental Affairs Committee, JUTA, B.Ed Inspection Committee
22. Name of the faculty member: Dr. M.A.Malik
23. Designation: Professor
24. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D
25. Have you qualified: NA
NET Yes/No :
SLET Yes/No
NA:
26. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 13 years
Reader 8 years 5 months
Professor years 4 months
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University: NO
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years): NA
NO
27. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids? NO
28. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
NIL
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
1
First J & K Sc. Congress held at university of Jammu, Feb.7-9 2005
Organized by any other University/Institution:
1. International conference on Quaternary climate, tectonics and environment of the Himalaya, Kaumaun University , Nanital March 2002
2. Workshop on Greening of Text books J & K Board of School Education, held at
Kashmir University, Srinagar.June 11-15 2002
3. International Workshop on Himalaya: Modern and Past Climates
HIMPAC-2 Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi 24-27 Oct 2006
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details. NIL
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details:
.
Workshop on Greening of Text books J & K Board of School Education, held at
Kashmir University, Srinagar.June 11-15 2002
As Resource person gave lectures in Environmental Sciences at Kashmir University 16-25 June 2002
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Quaternary Geology and Micropalaeontology.
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major: The transition of lacustrine faunal and floral communities across
Pleistocene- Holocene in Jammu. 1999- 2001
Total cost: 10.18 Lacs.
Minor: Nil
Any other: Nil
Ongoing projects Nil
Major:
Minor
Any other:
give details.
1. Collaboration with NIO Goa on Oxygen isotope and Geochemical studies Dr.
O.S.Chauhan
2. BSIP Lucknow With Dr.Chayya Sharma on Palynological studies on lake cores.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the
last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also
mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
C.Sharma, A.Dixit and M.A.Malik, 2003. Modern pollen/ spore rain in Surinsar and Mansar lakes Jammu. Geophytology 31 (1&2): 9- 17
P.K.Champati Ray, R.J.G.Perumal, V.C.Thakur, M.I.Bhat, M.A.Malik, Vivak K.Singh and R.C.Lakhera (2005). A quick appraisal of ground deformation in Indian region due to the October 8, 2005 Earthquake, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Ind. Jour. of Remote Sensing 33 (4) 465-473.
M.I. Bhat and M.A.Malik, 2006 Climate Prediction: Confusing Present, Uncertain Future. Jour. of Him. Ecol.& Sustain. Dev. 1, 73-90
Onkar S. Chauhan, A.A.A. Menezes, S.Jayakumar, M.A. Malik, Y. Pradhan, A.S. Rajawat, S.R. Nayak, G. Banderkar, C. Almeida, M. Talaulikar, M. V. Ramanamurty and B. R. Subramanian. 2006 Influence of macrotidal environment on the source to sink pathways of suspended flux in Gulf of Kachchh India- Evidence from ocean colour Monitor (IRS P-4). Int. Jour. of Rem. Sen
V.C. Thakur, R.J.G.Perumal,P.K. Champatiray, M.I.Bhat and M.A.Malik(2006) 8 October, 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake and seismic hazard assessment of Kashmir gap in Northwestern Himalaya. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind.V 68.(2) 187-200
M. A Malik, A.S.Sodhi and A.K.Sahni (2006) Oncocypris pustulosa Gurney from fresh water ponds of Jammu (J&K state) India and its ecological signifance.Bor.Jour. of Geol. V.4 (1)
Citation Index and impact factor. Not Available
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.No
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
1. Harpreet Singh Not submitted yet Micropalaeontological studies of Sediment
cores from Surinsar Lake Jammu, J & K.
2. Javaid Ahmad - do- Micropalaeontological study of Sub-Recent
Sediment cores from Mansar lake Jammu,
J&K
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details. No
years? If yes, give details.
Introduced a course on Palaeogeography Palaeoecology and Sequence stratigraphy.
46. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
No
47. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances.
No
48. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future?
Nil
49. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
No
50. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
No
51. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details.
No
52. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research.
Being associated as member in organizing Seminars/Workshops/ cultural events and as member in supervising the examinations conducted by the university at UG and PG level.
53. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and
University level during the last five years.
As member in
Board of Studies in Geology
Departmental Affairs Committee
Departmental Research Committee
Departmental Purchase Committee
29. Name of the faculty member: Pankaj K Srivastava
30. Designation: Reader
31. Educational Qualifications: M. Sc., Ph.D. (Applied Geology)
32. Have you qualified
NET ÖYes/No
(UGC Research Fellowship, 1986)
SLET Yes/No
NA
33. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 9 years
Reader 1.5 years
Professor years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University : 3 yrs
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years) nil
34. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids? NO
35. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
1. UGC Refresher Course 3 weeks (August, 2004) Academic Staff College,
August 2.-21,2004 H.P. University, Shimla
2. DST Training “Deltas& Offshore 3 weeks (July 2005) Delta Research Institute,
basins-Hydrocarbon Potential 11.7.2005- 1.8.2005 Andhra University, Vishakapattanam
3. Awareness & Internal audit 2 days CQA, University of Jammu
training programme 23-24April, 2006
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu : 2
Organized by any other University/Institution : 6
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details.
COURSE CO-ORDINATOR – Department of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) sponsored Advanced Training Programme on “MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELLING” from Sept 12-27, 2006.
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/training programme during the last five years? Give details. : YES
Ø RESOURCE PERSON: DST sponsored training programme on mineral deposit modelling at Jammu (2006).
Ø CO-CHAIRMAN: A Technical session of the National Seminar on Role of Fluids in the evolution of crust” at WIGH, Dehradun (2004).
Ø Member/Expert (Geochemistry) in the Commission of Scientific and Technological Terminology, Ministry of Human Resources (Govt. of India) for 2000.
11. What are the thrust areas of your research? Economic Geology, Fluid Inclusion Studies
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major: Two(Sponsored by DST -Govt. of India)
Minor: nil
Any other:
Ongoing projects :
Major: Nil
Minor:
Any other:
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details.
Collaboration with Prof W Phol, Technical University, Braunschweig (Germany) for the magnesite mineralization.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
I. In Referred Journals
1. Srivastava, P.K. (2003). High heat producing granites from Degana, Northwestern India. Ind. Jour. Geochem., 18, pp 149-155.
2. Srivastava, P.K. (2003) Compositional variation in wolframite from Balda tungsten deposit, Sirohi district, Rajasthan (India). Boleitim Paranaense de Geociências, 50, p.42-46.
3. Srivastava, P.K. (2004). Geochemistry and tungsten potential of Balda granite, Balda, Sirohi district, Northwestern India. Jour. Econ. Geol.Reso. Mgnt.,1(2), pp. 205-216.
4. Srivastava, P. K. and Kumar, A. (2004) Characteristics of Panthal magnesite near Katra, Udhampur district (J&K). Jour. Ind. Assoc. Sed., v 23, pp.105-113.
5. Srivastava, P. K. and Sukhchain (2005) Petrographic characteristics and alteration geo-chemistry of granite hosted tungsten mineralization at Degana, NW India., Resource Geology, v 55, No.4, pp. 373-384.
6. Sukhchain and Srivastava, P.K. (2005). Development of perthite in the topaz bearing Degana Granite, Rajasthan. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 65, pp. 758-761.
7. Srivastava, P.K. and Sukh Chain (2005). Petrological significance of micas of Degana granite : evidences from micas chemistry. Ind. J. Geochem., v. 20, pp. 157-166.
8. Srivastava, P. K. and Kumar A. (2006) Geochemical characteristics of magnesite mineralization at Panthal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Indian Mineralogist, 40(1), pp. 59-72.
9. Srivastava, P. K. Manhas, R. S. and Ansal, A. (2006) Geochemistry of magnesite from Tundah, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh : Evidence for genesis. Himalayan Geology, 27 (2), pp 189-199.
10. Srivastava, P.K. and Sukh Chain (2006). Thermodynamic conditions for tungsten deposition at Degana: Evidence from the compositional variation of wolframite. Ind. J. Geochemistry, 21(2), pp.331-341.
II. In Proceedings
1. Srivastava, P.K. and Sukh Chain (2006). Model for hydrothermal fluid evolution during genesis of the Degana tungsten deposit, Northwestern India. Cherkasov, S.V.(Ed.), 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium. CD-ROM. “Science and our Future” Foundation, Moscow. pp. F48.1- F48.4 .
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. No
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified PhD under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Ph D Awarded
Year of Award Name of the scholar
2004 Sukhchain Sharma
2005 M A Qazi
2006 Ajay Kumar
Ongoing Ph.D.
Year of Award Name of the scholar
2005 Ravinder Singh Manhas
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details.
(i). DAAD FELLOWSHIP (2005-2006): Technical University ,Braunschweig (Germany)
(ii). GUEST EDITOR – Indian Journal of Geochemistry for special volume on Mineral Deposits
(iii) Nominated as the MEMBER, EDITORIAL BOARD of Indian Journal of Geochemistry – 2006
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details.
I have introduced a new specialized paper on Ore Petrology in the recent years and also helped in the formulation of the new syllabi for the papers of Ore Geology, Mining Geology, and Exploration Geochemistry.
55. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
Use of Overhead projector and Computers is being adopted as the teaching aid. Apart from this, I, to display the geological processes, have also used some CDs containing geological information and tutorials. For the practical classes handouts and manuals have been prepared for the help of the students
56. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances.
57. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future? :
Mineral Based Industries, Petrography, Mining Industries and Mineral Exploration
58. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students? Yes
59. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network? Yes
60. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details.
Being a field science, the students of M.Sc. (Geology) have been taken to various geological field activities. I have accompanied the students to various part of the country in different years to make them understand the geology of different terrain. Apart from this regular geological fieldwork for the research work/projects have been conducted.
61. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research.
I am associated with the examination work of University in various capacities as Coding Officer, Superintendent, Evaluator and Paper Setter. Further, I have been also acting as the University Examiner (External/Internal) in the conduct of Practical Examinations. I am also on the panel of Paper Setter and Examiner for the universities other than Jammu.
62. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
a. Member – DRC
b. Member - DPC
c. Teacher In-charge of M.Phil Programme
d. Coding Officer – For various Examinations of the University of Jammu
36. Name of the faculty member: Dr. S. K. Pandita
37. Designation: Reader
38. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
39. Have you qualified NA
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
40. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 06 years
Reader 1/2 years
Professor years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University: 04
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years):
41. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids? No
42. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of programme Date Organised by
1. DST sponsored SERC School on crustal 13 - 24 Feb. 2006 C-MMACS, Bangalore
deformation and tectonic geomorphology
2. ISRO – NNRMS training program on 2 - 21 June 2004 AnnaUniv., Chennai
geological Remote Sensing and GIS
3. One-week training program on Application 31Mar. - 5 Apr.2003 GIS Institute, Noida
of GIS and Remote Sensing Technologies
for Natural Disaster Mitigation
(Earthquakes, Landslides and Floods)
4. Twelve week training course on Remote 16.12.2002 – 7.3.2003 NRSA, Hyderabad
Sensing Technology and its applications
including image processing, pattern recognition and GIS
5. UGC- sponsored refresher course on 24.12.2003–13.1.04 Annamalai Univ.
“Recent trends in geoexploration”.
6. UGC- sponsored refresher course in Geology 11th-31st Dec., 2000 M. S. Univ.
Vadodara
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
1. National seminar on ‘Geohazards in Northwest Himalaya’ (October 9-11, 2003)
2. First J & K State Science Congress (February 7-9, 2005)
3. DST sponsored brain storming session on palaeontological research in India- Future directions (9 – 10th Oct. 2006)
Organised by any other University/ institution:
1. National seminar on “Geographical information Systems: geoscientific and Geotechnical applications” held at CAS in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (23-25 October, 2002)
2. Two days Project Monitoring Meet (PMC) on seismology at Shimla (May 28-29, 2004)
3. XXI- Convention of Indian association of Sedimentologists at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (December 20- 22, 2004)
4. XXII- Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun (December 21- 23, 2005)
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details. No
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details. No
11. What are the thrust areas of your research? Sedimentology/Watershed Management
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major: Establishing of a broadband seismographic station to monitor seismic activity around Jammu
Minor:
Any other:
Ongoing projects
Major: Geotechnical investigation, instrumentation and monitoring of Panthial and Pera landslide along NH-1A, Jammu and Kashmir
Minor:
Any other:
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details. Yes
1) National Institute of Hydrology, NW Region, Jammu
2) SK University of Agriculture Sciences and technology, Jammu
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
Research Papers:
1. 2006 Geoenvironmental impact of October 8 Kashmir earthquake in the Karnah and Uri Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir. Journal of Himalayan ecology and sustainable development, V. 1, 19-36 (G.M.Bhat, S.K.Pandita, Yudhbir Singh, Sham Singh and Vinay Sharma)
2. 2004 Soil degradation and hydraulic aspects of Kangar watershed, Northwest Jammu. Bull. Indian Geol. Assoc. Chandigarh. V. 37(1-2), 47-57.(Sunil Kumar and S.K.Pandita)
3. 2002 Preliminary Geotechnical investigations of slope failures along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway between Batote and Banihal. In: Aspects of Geology and Environment of the Himalaya. C.C. Pant and Arun K. Sharma (Eds.) Gyanodaya Prakashan Nainital, 275-288. (G. M. Bhat, S.K. Pandita, B. L. Dhar, A. K. Sahni and I. H. Andrabi)
4. 2001 Microfossils from the Nagrota Formation, Upper Siwalik Subgroup, Jammu Hills. (Journal Geol. Soc. of India, V. 58, 509-518), (S.B.Bhatia, G.M.Bhat and S.K.Pandita)
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. No.
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Scholars under Supervision: 1) Kuldeep Kumar
2) Sham Singh
3) Sunil Kumar
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details. No.
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details: Formulated syllabus for the newly introduced course on Applied Sedimentology in Sem – I and revised the syllabus in course on Fuels for Sem- III.
64. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years? -
65. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances. Nil
66. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future? Natural Hazards and watershed management
67. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students? No
68. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network? Yes
69. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details: Various school and college students were made aware about the processes and precautions during natural hazards. Lectures were delivered in schools, colleges and Army units about how to face the natural hazards in the State.
70. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research: I was a member of the Earthquake investigation and relief team sent by university in earthquake hit areas.
71. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years: Member of DRC, DAC, DPC, BOS in Geology
43. Name of the faculty member: Varun Parmar
44. Designation: Lecturer
45. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc.
46. Have you qualified
NET : Yes
SLET
NA
47. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 2 years 9 months
Reader NA
Professor NA
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University:
NA
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years): NA
48. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
MS-office from CEDTI
49. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
1. Quality Management System 17-04-06 to CFQA, University
ISO 9001:2000 Awareness 18-09-06 of Jammu.
2. Internal Audit Training Programme 01-08-06 to Academic Staff College,
02-09-06 University of Jammu
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
1st J&K State Science Congress, University of Jammu, Jammu from 7-9 February 2005.
Organized by any other University/Institution:
Field workshop and contact programme on “Sequence Stratigraphy” sponsored by DST and
conducted by Department of geology, Anna University, Chennai from 18-21 August 2005.
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details. NA
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details: NA
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Vertebrate Paleontology, Biostratigraphy
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major: NA
Minor: NA
Any other: NA
Ongoing projects
Major: NA
Minor: NA
Any other: NA
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details. NA
1. 2006. Parmar, V. Prasad , G.V.R. Middle Miocene Rhizomyid rodent
(Mammalia) from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Ramnagar, Udhampur District, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Neues Jahrbuch for Geologie and Palaontologic, Abhandlungen 6: 371384 ( Stuttgart, Germany )
2. 2006. Prasad, G.V.R. Verma, O. & Parmar, V. An overview of Mensozoic Mammalian Fossil record of India. IX International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biota 2006, Pp. 101-104. Paul M. Barett and Susan E. Evans (eds.) Manchester, Cambridge Publications, Natural History Museum, London, U.K.
3. 2005. Prasad, G.V.R. Bajpai, S., Singfh, S. & Parmar, V. First Cricetid rodent ( Class Mammalian) from the Ladakh Molasse, Northwestern Himalaya, India : Age Implecations. Himalayan Geology Spl. Volume 26 (1) : 85-92 (Dehradun )
4. 2004. Arratia. G., Lopez- Arbarello, a.,Prasad , G.V.R., Parmar , V. & Kriwet, J.Late Cretaceous- Palaeocene percomorphs (Teleostei ) from India-Early Radiation of Perciformes. In: Recent Advances in the origin and Early Radiation of Perciformes. In: Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates 2. Fishes, Arratia, G., Wilson, M.V.H. & cloutier, R (eds)., Ps 635-663, Verlag dr. Friedrich Pfeil, (Muchen, Germany)
IN PRESS
Prasad , G.V.R., Singh, K. Parmar, V. Goswami, A & Sudan, C.S. Hybodont Shark teeth from the continental Upper Triassic deposits of India. In: Mesozoic Fishes IV – Systematics, Homology, and Nomenclature, Arratia, G 7 Schultze, H.P. (eds), Verlag dr. Friedrich Pfeil. ( Munchen, Germany ).
COMMUNICATED
Prasad, G.V.R ., Verma, O.,Sahni, A., Krausa, W.D., Khosla, A. & Parmar, V. a new Late Cretaceous Gondwanaatherian Mammal from Central India Proceedings Indian National Science Academy ( New Delhi )
ABSTRACTS
1. 2005. Parmar, V., Malik, M.A., Sharma, J.K. & Prasad, G.V.R Rodent fauna from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Jammu Province: Biochronological Significance. XX Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy. Pp 118-119 (Andhra University)
2. 2005. Parmar, V. & Prasad, G.V.R A hizomyid dentary ( Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of Ramnagar , Jammu ( India ): taxonomic affinities and biochronological Significance. Ist J&K State Science Congress held at University of Jammu. Pp 167-168 (Jammu)
3. 2005. Malk,M.A., Sharma J.K., Parmar, V. & Prasad . G.V.R. first cricetid rodents from the Lower Siwalik Subgroup of India. Ist J&K State Science Congress held at University of Jammu. Pp173-174 ( Jammu )
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. NA
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present. NA
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details.
First Prize in oral presentation in the earth Science Section in 1st J&K State Science Congress held at University of Jammu from 7-9 Feb.2005
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details. NA
73. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years? NA
74. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated. NA
75. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future? NA
76. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students? NA
77. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network? NA
78. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details. NA
79. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research. NA
80. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years. NA
50. Name of the faculty member: Yengkhom Raghumani Singh
51. Designation: Lecturer
52. Educational Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D
53. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No : Yes
SLET Yes/No
GATE Yes
NA:
54. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 2years 8 months
Reader years
Professor years
ii) Teaching/Research experience (in years) in any other Educational Institution/University: About 08 months for teaching and 1year and 9 months for research experience at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research (in years): NA
55. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids? NA
56. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years (orientation/refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organized by
1. Concepts in Quaternary Geology 27-03-05 to 16-04-2005 IIT, Kanpur and sponsored
by DST, New Delhi
2. Quality Assurance & Internal Audit 17-04-06 to 18-04-06 University of Jammu, Jammu
3. General Orientation course 01-08-06 to 02-09-06 UGC- Academic Staff College
University of Jammu, Jammu
8. Give details of the seminars/ conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organized by the department/University of Jammu:
1). N. Dogra and Y. Raghumani Singh 2005. Role of Palynology in Uranium exploration of the Himalayan Cenozoic sediments. 1st J&K State Science Congress, University of Jammu, Jammu.
Organized by any other University/Institution:
1. Y. Raghumani Singh, N.N. Dogra and R.Y. Singh. 2002. Age and palaeoenvironmental constraints of the Subathu Formation of Dharampur area, Kalka-Shimla Road, Himachal Pradesh- a palynological approach. XVIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and stratigraphy, held at Department of Geology, Nagpur University, Nagpur (India)
2. N.N. Dogra, R.Y. Singh, and Y.Raghumani Singh, 2002. Palynology of the Jabalpur Formation in the type area. (Abstract) XVIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy, held at Nagpur University.
3. R. Kapoor, R.Y. Singh, N.N. Dogra, and Y. Raghumani Singh, 2002. Palaeobotanical constraints on Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeoclimatic implications of Siwalik rocks of Nurpur Region, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. (Abstract) XVIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy, held at Nagpur University.
4. N.N. Dogra, Y.Raghumani Singh, and R.Y. Singh, 2002. Environmentally hazardous: An increasing trend of allergic spores and pollen in the air and its socio-economic impact-a case study. Publ. Cent. Adv. Geol. Panjab Uni. Chandigarh. Vol. 8(N.S), 64-65.
5. N.N. Dogra, Y.Raghumani Singh, and R.Y. Singh, 2003 (abstract only). Maestrichtian palynofossils from the Anjar Intertrappeans, Kutch district, Gujarat. XIX Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy, held at Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Vanarasi.
6. Y. Raghumani Singh, N.N. Dogra and R.Y. Singh. 2003 (abstract only). Palynostratigraphy and palaeoenvironment of the Subathu Formation of Dharampur area, Solan District, Himachal Pradesh. XIX Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy, held at Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Vanarasi.
Workshops:
1. Participation in 19th workshop on Electron Microscopy from Jan. 29-31, 2004 organised by Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF), Panjab University, Chandigarh held at Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
2. Participation in the DST sponsored Field Workshop on the Sub-Himalayan Palaeogene from March 24-26, 2006.
9. Have you organized any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/any other during the last five years? Give details. NA
10. Have you served as a resource person on Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences/training programmes during the last five years? Give details: NA
11. What are the thrust areas of your research? Palynology, Hydrocarbon source rock evaluation and Palynostratigraphy
12. Give details of research projects completed and /or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major:
Minor:
Any other:
Ongoing projects
Major:
Minor: Under SERC Fast Track (DST) project, Total cost= Rs 8,09,000/-
Any other:
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years? If yes, give details. NA
i) Singh, Y.Raghumani, Dogra, N.N. and Singh, R.Y. 2003. Age and Palaeoenvironmental constraints of the Subathu Formation of Dharampur area, Kalka-Shimla Road, Himachal Pradesh-a palynological approach. In: P. Kundal (eds), Recent development in Indian Micropalaeontology , Gondwana Geology Magazine Spec. V. 6. pp. 195-205.
ii) Dogra, N.N., Singh, R.Y. and Singh, Y.Raghumani. 2003. Palynology of the Jabalpur Formation in
the type area; Age and environment. Gondwana Geologcial Magazine, v. 18(1). pp. 24-42.
iii) Kapoor, R., Singh, R.Y., Dogra, N.N. and Singh, Y.Raghumani. 2003. Palaeobotanical constraints
on Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeoclimatic implications of Siwalik rocks of Nurpur Region, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. In: P. Kundal (eds), Recent development in Indian Micropalaeontology , Gondwana Geology Magazine Spec. V. 6. pp. 175-183.
iv) R. Rana, Singh, Y.Raghumani, Dogra, N.N., Singh, Y.R. and 2003. A comparative study of the stratigraphy and palynology of Bikaner and Nagaur basins, Western Rajasthan. Bull. Ind. Geol. Assoc. V. 36 (1&2), 73-82.
v) Dogra, N.N., Singh, Y.Raghumani, Singh, R.Y. 2004. Palynological assemblage from the Anjar Intertrappeans, Kutch Distt. Gujarat: Age and implications. Current Science, v. 86(12). pp. 1596-1597.
vi). Singh, Y. Raghumani, Dogra, N.N. and Singh, R.Y. (in press). Palynostratigraphy and palaeoenvironment of the Subathu Formation of Dharampur area, Solan District, Himachal Pradesh. In: Devesh K. Sinha (ed.), Micropalaeontology:Application in stratigraphy and paleoceanography. Published by Narosa publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details. NA
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present. NA
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/research/any other during the last five years? If yes, please provide details.NA
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during the last five years? If yes, give details. NA
82. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years? NA
83. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances.NA
84. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future? Palynology and hydrocarbon source rock evaluation with help of palynofacies.
85. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students? NA
86. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network? NA
87. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department? If yes, please provide details. NA
88. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/University activities other than teaching and research. NA
89. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years. NA
