Neeraj Awasthi (PhD)
PostDoc

Department of Earth Sciences
0512-259-XXXX (O)
E-mail: xxxxx[AT]iitk.ac.in
Personal webpage
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neeraj_Awasthi

Research Specialization

Use of geochemical and isotopic tracers to understand

  • Various geological processes in the Earth
  • Paleoclimate
  • Plate Tectonics

List of Journal Publications (peer reviewed)

  1. Awasthi, N., Ray, J.S., Laskar, A.H., Kumar, A., Sudhakar, M., Bhutani, R., Sheth, H.C., Yadava, M.G., (2010). Major ash eruptions of Barren Island volcano (Andaman Sea) during the past 72 Kyr: clues from a sediment core record. Bulletin of Volcanology 72, 1131–1136.

  2. Sheth, H.C., Ray, J.S., Bhutani, R., Kumar, A., Awasthi, N., (2010). The latest (2008–09) eruption of Barren Island volcano, and some thoughts on its hazards, logistics and geotourism aspects. Current Science 98, 620–626.

  3. Sheth, H.C., Ray, J.S., Kumar, A., Bhutani, R., Awasthi, N. (2011) Toothpaste lava from the Barren Island volcano (Andaman Sea). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 202, 1-2, 73-82.

  4. Ray J.S., Pande K. and Awasthi, N.(2013) A minimum age for the active Barren Island volcano, Andaman Sea. Current Science, 104, 7, 934-939.

  5. Ray, J.S., Kumar, A., Sudheer, A.K., Deshpande, R.D., Rao, D.K., Patil, D.J., Awasthi, N., Bhutani, R., Bhushan, R., Dayal, A.M. (2013) Origin of gases and water in mud volcanoes of Andaman accretionary prism: implications for fluid migration in forearcs, Chemical Geology, 347, 102-113.

  6. Awasthi, N., Ray, J.S., Laskar, A.H., and Yadava, M.G. (2013) Chronology of major terrace forming events in the Andaman Islands during the last 40 kyrs. Journal of Geological Society of India, 82, 59-66.

  7. Ray, J.S., Pande, K., Bhutani, R., Shukla, A.D., Rai, V.K., Kumar, A., Awasthi, N., Smitha R.S. and Panda D.K. (2013) Age and geochemistry of Newania dolomite carbonatites, India: implications for the source of primary carbonatite magma. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 166, 1613-1632.

  8. Awasthi N., Ray J.S., Singh A.K. Band S.T., and Rai V.K. (2014) Provenance of the Late Quaternary sediments in the Andaman Sea: implications for monsoon variability and ocean circulation, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(10), 3890-3906.

  9. Awasthi N., Ray J.S. and Pande K., (2015) Origin of the Mile Tilek Tuff, South Andaman: evidences from 40Ar-39Ar chronology and geochemistry, Current Science, 108 (2), 205-210.

  10. Awasthi, N., (2017) Provenance and paleo–weathering of Tertiary accretionary prism–forearc sedimentary deposits of the Andaman Archipelago, India, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 150, 45-62.

  11. Awasthi, N., Ray, E., and Paul, D., (2017) Sr and Nd isotope compositions of alluvial sediments from the Ganga Basin and their use as potential proxies for source identification and apportionment, Chemical Geology, Accepted online: 28 Nov, 2017, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.11.029