July 29, 2021
Gyana Tripathy is invited to deliver lecture in Jadavpur University (India) titled “Re-
Os geochronology of organic-rich sedimentary rocks”
July 16, 2021
Devapriya Chattopadhyay delivers an invited talk titled “Paleontological research in
the Indian subcontinent: at the crossroads of history and progress” in the inaugural session of
seminar series on "Decolonizing Palaeontology”, at Department of Paleobiology,
Smithsonian National Museum (USA).
June 18, 2021
Sujith MS, a 4 th Year BS-MS has been selected for the IISERP-IPGP dual degree
program. The program is scheduled to commence in the first week of September, 2021 at the
IPGP campus in Paris, France. Congratulations Sujith!
April 12, 2021
Mohd. Danish successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Biogeochemical cycling of
trace elements in a tropical coastal lagoon system (Chilika, India)” under the supervision of
Dr. Gyana R. Tripathy. Congratulations Dr. Danish!!
April 7, 2021
Prof. Shyam S. Rai, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Climate Science has
received the Raja Ramanna Fellowship for this year. The fellowship recognises senior
scientists, engineers and technologists involved in developing critical technologies and
pursuing high quality research. Congratulations Prof. Rai!!
March 10-20, 2021
A successful field trip was conducted to Andaman Islands amidst pandemic to collect
sediment and water samples to evaluate the effect of oceanographic variables in shaping the
marine biodiversity.
February 26, 2021
New laboratories of ECS at Mendeleev are operational now!! This augmented space
in Mendeleev has multiple laboratory facilities including Paleobiology laboratory,
Biogeochemistry laboratory, Geophysics laboratory, Geochemistry teaching laboratory,
research space for theoretical and computational work in addition to the exiting labs.
January 18, 2021
Dr. Arjun Datta joined Earth and Climate Science Department as an Assistant
Professor. Welcome Arjun!!
ECS is ranked 6th among peer departments in the academic institutes of India
according to Nature Index Ranking (1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020) based on count.
October 23, 2020
Achyuth Venugopal, PhD student working with Dr. Gyana R. Tripathy received this
year's Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF). Congratulations!!
