Research Interests
																																																																		
																																																																		
																																																																			Quaternary Geology, Sedimentology, Luminescence Dating, Neotectonics and Paleoclimate
																																																																		
																																																																		
																																																																			BioSketch
																																																																		
																																																																		
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																																																																			Honors And Awards
																																																																		
																																																																		
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2023
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA)
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Indian Geophysical Union
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2019
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Anni Talwani Gold Medal
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Ministry of Mines, Govt of India
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2011
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					National Geoscience Award-2011
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Indian Geophysical Union
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2011
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					M.S. Krishnan Gold Medal-2011
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						the Geological Society of India
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2010
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					S.S. Merh Award for excellence on Quaternary Research in India
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						AAG-Geomorphology Specialty Group, United States
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						2007
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					G.K. Gilbert Award for excellence in geomorphological research
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																					Most cited paper award by Palaeo-3
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																		 
																																																																		
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						The Geological Society of India
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Jun 2019 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Associate editor of journal Geological Society of India
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Ministry of Earth Sciences
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Aug 2012 - 01 Aug 2016
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Ministry of Earth Sciences
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Apr 2020 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member of PAMC-Geosciences
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Science Education and Research Board (SERB)
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						15 Jul 2021 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Co-Opted Member of PAMC-Earth Sciences
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Elsevier
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Jan 2019 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member of Editorial Board of Quaternary International
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Past Global Changes (PAGES)
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Jan 2021 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member of International Science Steering Committee
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Journal of the Indian Geophysical Union
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Jun 2021 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member Editorial Board
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						HNB Garhwal University
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						02 Feb 2018 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Member, Board of studies of Geology
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Association of Quaternary Researchers
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						01 Aug 2019 - Present
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Vice President
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																		 
																																																																		
																																																																			Teaching Engagements
																																																																		
																																																																		
																																																																			Students
																																																																		
																																																																		
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Late Pleistocene Landscape of Zanskar River Valley (Ladakh Himalaya): Implications to sediment storage and river connectivity.
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						12 Jun 2014 - 22 Aug 2019
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Prof. YP Sundriyal, Scholar: Poonam Chahal
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Late Quaternary Geological Evolution of Yamuna River Valley, Marginal Ganga Plain in the Himalayan Foreland setup.
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						12 Mar 2014 - 06 Jun 2019
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Prof. UK Shukla, BHU, Scholar: Rupa Ghosh
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Late Quaternary landscape evolution along the Indus River: response to the climate and tectonics of Ladakh Himalaya.
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						15 May 2013 - 02 May 2018
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Dr KS Mishra, UPES, Scholar: Anil Kumar
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Paleoclimatic reconstruction and past landslide activity in Alaknanda-Mandakini Valley,
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						10 Jan 2013 - 09 Aug 2017
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Prof. YP Sundriyal, HNB Garhwal University, Scholar: Deepti Sharma
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Late Quaternary Evolution of Alaknanda Valley in the vicinity of North Almora Thrust.
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						02 May 2007 - 16 May 2012
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Prof. YP Sundriyal, Scholar: Shipra Chaudhary
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																				
																																																																					
																																																																						Late Quaternary aggradation and incision phases in upper reaches of Ganga River system: implications to climate-tectonic Interaction
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						09 Aug 2006 - 11 May 2011
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																				 
																																																																				
																																																																					Other Supervisors: Prof YP Sundriyal, HNB Garhwal University, Scholar: Yogesh Ray
																																																																				
																																																																				
																																																																			 
																																																																			
																																																																		 
																																																																		
																																																																			Miscellaneous