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SERG
  • Early core-mantle and silicate Earth Differentiation
  • Geochronology of Southern Granulite Terrain
  • Crust-Mantle structure beneath Western Ghats
  • India-Antarctica connection during Archean
  • Lithospheric structures across shear zones in southern India
  • Evolution of Andaman Subduction Zone
  • Evolution of Quaternary landscapes in Southern India
SERG

Scientists

Tomson

Dr. Tomson J Kallukalam

Scientist E & Group Head , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email :tomson[dot]jk[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511621

Phone(Res) : +91-9496539294

Fax : 0471-2442280

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Dr.Padma Rao Bommoju

Scientist D, Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : padmarao[dot]b[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471- 2511635

Phone(Mob) : +91-9493388756

Fax : 0471-2442280

Nilanjana

Dr.Nilanjana Sorcar

Scientist D, Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : nilanjana[dot]sorcar[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511621

Phone(Mob) : +91-9903339404

Fax : 0471-2442280

Dr.Joshi

Dr. Kumar Batuk Joshi

Scientist D, Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : kr[dot]batukjoshi[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511637

Phone(Mob) :

Fax : 0471-2442280

arkaroy

Mr. Arka Roy

Scientist D, Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : arka[dot]roy[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511636

Phone(Res) : +91-8944920608

Fax : 0471-2442280

Scientific Support Staff

Salaj

Salaj.S.S

Scientific Assistant Gr. B , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email :salaj[dot]ss[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511669/1618

Phone(Res) :

Fax :

Nishanth

Nishanth.N

Scientific Assistant Gr. B , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : nishanth[dot]neelayi[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511666

Phone(Res) :

Fax :0471-2442280

Krishna

Krishna Jha

Scientific Assistant Grade A , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : krishna[dot]jha[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511602

Phone(Res) :

Fax :0471-2442280

Lakshmi

Lakshmi G

Scientific Assistant Grade A , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : lakshmi[dot]g[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511666/670

Phone(Res) :

Fax :0471-2442280

Technical Support Staff

Eldhose

Eldhose.K

Technician Grade B , Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Email : eldhose[dot]k[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) :0471-2511639

Phone(Res) :

Fax :

SERG

The main research goal of the Solid Earth Research Group is to comprehend the origin and evolution of the planet Earth and its various solid reservoirs such as the crust, mantle and the core. To achieve this the group focuses on deciphering the timescales and understanding the processes of geodynamic evolution of Archean cratons, Proterozoic mobile belts and Western Ghats of India. In addition, the research of the group aims at understanding the chemical evolution of the Earth’s mantle since the earliest differentiation events by studying mantle derived rocks at different tectonic setting, including active subduction zones. Other activities of the group include delineating lithospheric structures under various Indian crustal blocks and shear zones/active faults and evolution of Quaternary landscapes.

To realize their objectives the group takes help of field, geophysical, geochronological and geochemical investigations. The group is equipped with some of the state of the art geophysical instruments to carry our seismic, gravity, resistivity, and magnetic surveys. The group also houses sophisticated equipment to analyze major and trace element contents and ratio of radiogenic and stable isotopes in solid and liquid samples, apart from determining formation ages of minerals using U-Pb in situ measurement techniques.

 

 

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Srikumar Chattopadhyay

Dr. Srikumar Chattopadhyay 

 

About

 

 

Dr. Srikumar Chattopadhyay retired from CESS as Scientist G and Head, Resources Analysis Division. He obtained his M. Sc & Ph. D degree in Geography from the University of Calcutta and Post Graduate diploma in Applied Geomorphology and Environmental Survey from the International Institute of Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), The Netherlands. He was a Post-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow in the Environment and Policy Institute, East West Centre, Hawaii, USA. Recipient of Dr. S Vasudev award (1994) instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala, and Prof. R N Dubey memorial award (2001) instituted by the Boovigyan Vikas Foundation, New Delhi. After retirement from CESS in 2013 he was awarded Senior Fellow position by ICSSR hosted in the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram. In 2016, he served as a Fellow in the HWK Institute for Advanced Studies, Delmenhorst, Germany. He also worked as a Senior Consultant, Kerala Development Innovation Strategic Council (K-Disc), Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr. Chattopadhyay’s work area covers natural and environmental resource management, terrain analysis, human dimension of environmental change, participatory local level planning, and sustainable development. He contributed substantially in evolving Participatory Panchayat Resource Mapping and River Bank Mapping programmes, which were widely acclaimed. He served as visiting faculty in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA; Leibnitz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany and several other Indian Universities including Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Burdwan, and Vidyasagar. He has produced more than 100 research papers, authored/ edited eight books, one Atlas and completed 40 research projects funded by the state, national and international agencies. He executed Tri-Academy (Chinese Science Academy, Indian National Science Academy and US National Science Foundation) collaborative project on Population pressure and land use change: Case studies from China, India and USA; Asian Development Bank’s multi country project on Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Poverty Alleviation; and the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka and Asia Pacific Network collaborative programme in South Asia on ‘Science policy integration for enhanced management of coastal systems’. He hosted Ph. D student from the University of Poiters, France under Indo French cultural exchange fellowship programme and collaborated with ZMT, Bremen, Germany and the Department of Geography, Lancaster University, UK for conducting joint projects, exchange visit and hosting MS students to conduct field studies and dissertation work. Several Ph. D and MS students from India and abroad completed their theses under his guidance. Dr. Chattopadhyay served in various committees, academic bodies and professional organizations both at the national and state level. He has now joined NCESS as ICSSR National Fellow for a period of two years.