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Welcome to the Department of Earth Sciences at IIT Kanpur. We are one of the youngest department in the country, established in 2014, with a vision to carry out interdisciplinary Earth Science teaching and research of contemporary relevance.
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Latest News and Announcements
- Selected candidates for the PhD program; 2019-20-1st semester.
- Selected candidates for the M. Tech. program; 2019-20-1st semester.
- Shortlisted candidates for the Ph.D. and M. Tech. interviews, 2019-20.
- Prof. Deepak Dhingra has published an invited review paper, covering advancements in lunar science from recent missions, in the journal Geosciences.
- Interview dates for MTech/PhD students:
MTech - 13-14th May, 2019
PhD - 17th-18th May, 2019 - Research publication on hybrid approach for gravity studies led by Prof. Animesh Mandal and former M.Tech student Shankho Niyogi has been published in the Journal of Applied Geophysics
- Prof. Animesh Mandal is the lead author of research publication on geophysical investigations around shallow hot springs. Co-authors include graduate students Aurobindo Basantaray, Utsav Mishra along with Atul Chandroth
- An interactive session was organized for the students on internships in industry, academia and research institutes on August 3, 2018.
- Dr. Shib Shankar Ganguly is the lead author on a paper (published in the Journal of Asian Earth Sciences) dealing with important geophysical aspects and their implications for the hydrocarbon potential of Ankleshwar oil field.
- Richa Srivastava (M. Tech 2nd year) has been awarded EAGE Travel Grant for 80th EAGE Conference & Exhibition to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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