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Mr. Akhil T

Junior Research Fellow, Coastal Processes (CoP)

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Fax : 0471-2442280

Education:

M. Sc. : 2014, Geology, University of Kerala

Professional career:

2015 Feb - 2015 June Project Scientist, National Institute of Rock Mechanics
2015 June - Present Junior Research Fellow, National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Training:

  • Two day workshop on ‘Field Techniques in Geology’ organized by Department of Geology, University of Kerala, India. February 11-12, 2014.
  • National seminar on 'Mineral Resources of Kerala'- ‘Mineralia-2014’ organized by Department of Geology, University of Kerala, India. March 6-8, 2014.
  • Three day workshop on ‘Methods in Geological Mapping’ organized by Department of Geology, University of Kerala, India. March 13-15, 2014.
  • Three day workshop on ‘Field techniques in geological Mapping’ organized by Department of Geology, university of Kerala, India. January 14-16, 2016.
  • Three day training on "Marine Survey and Sampling Techniques, Coastal Research and development" conducted by TRANSECT (a consortium of field geologists)
  • National workshop on “Western Ghats: evolution and environmental issues” at NCESS.

Research Interest:

Micropalaeontology, structural and sedimentologic mapping, Hygrogeology

Achievements & Awards:

  1. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2014
  2. State Elegibility Test (SET) 2015

Projects:

  1. Investigations on Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), over a segment of Northern Kerala, SW India with Dr.D.S.Suresh Babu at National Centre for Earth Science Studies ( Dec 2015- continuing)
  2. Impact of sea-level rise on Kerala coast with Dr. D.S. Suresh Babu at National Centre for Earth Science Studies ( Jan 2017- continuing)
  3. Evaluation of lighthouse lineament related to Jaithapur Nuclear Power plant, through trench studies, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra ( Feb 2015 – June 2015).
  4. Foraminiferal distribution of Quilon Formation, A study at Pozhikkara cliff section, Kollam district, Kerala; with Dr Rajesh Reghunath at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram ( May 2013 – March 2014).
  5. Palaeoclimatic reconstruction using trace element geochemistry Dr. Rajesh Reghunath at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (May 2012- Sep 2012).