Sumer Chopra

Research Interests

Biosketch

Educational Details

Professional Background

Research

Projects

Publications

Patents

Books

Collaborations

Honours and Awards

Honors

Memberships

Teaching Engagements

Students

Supervisions

Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous

Events

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Administrative Positions

Miscellaneous

Research Interests

Seismic Hazard, Site-specific studies, Strong Motion Seismology, Shallow Geophysical studies

BioSketch

Educational Details

University of Roorkee (IIT, Roorkee), Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

1990

M.Tech, Applied Geophysics

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

2010

Ph.D, Geophysics

Professional Background

Director General (IC)

15 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2025

Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Director

01 Sep 2015 - 30 Sep 2025

Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Scientist-E

27 Dec 2010 - 31 Aug 2015

Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, UT, India

Scientist-D

01 Feb 2006 - 26 Dec 2010

Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Honors And Awards

Honors

Central Scientific and Industrial Research, India

1990

CSIR fellowship

Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, India

2015

Certificate of Merit

Miscellaneous

Administrative Positions

Director General (IC)

15 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2025

Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India