Jitendra Kumar Pattanaik, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Geology
School of Environment and Earth Sciences
Central University of Punjab
Bathinda- 151001, Punjab
Email Id: jitendra.bapi@gmail.com,
jitendra.kumar@cup.edu.in
M obile : 9674227643

Education
 Ph. D. (Earth Sciences), March, 2010, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
 M. Sc. (Applied Geology), 2002, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
 B. Sc (Geology Hon’s), 2000, A.S.D. College, Tirtol, Utkal University, Orissa

Experience
 Assistant Professor, 2015 to Jan 2020, Central University of Punjab,
Bathinda
 Visiting Faculty, 2015, IMSc., Chennai
 Assistant Professor (O.C.), 2011-2015, IISER Kolkata
 IISER Fellow, 2010-2011, IISER Kolkata
 Scientist in NFG Project, 2008-2010, Pondicherry University
Teaching Assignments
 Five academic years (10 Semester) of teaching experience of BS-MS and
Integrated Ph.D. programme at IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur.
 Five academic years (10 Semester) teaching experience of M.Sc. programme
and Ph.D course work at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
Research Project
Completed
 Project Title: “Mobilization and redistribution of elements during different
stages of chemical weathering of Rajmahal Basalt in Pakur district of
Jharkhand” Funding Agency: Scheme for Young Scientists, SERB,
Department of Science & Technology

 Project Title: Determination of extent and timing of Quaternary glaciation

in the Upper Alakananda basin using cosmogenic radionuclides 10Be and
26Al, Funding Agency: IUAC, New Delhi,

 Geochemistry of glacial lake deposits from upper Alakananda basin:

Significance to paleoclimatic fluctuation, Funding Agency: CUPB, Under
RSM grant
Professional and peer Recognition /Awards / Scholarship
a) INYAS Core committee member, INYAS-INSA, 2019 onwards
b) INYAS Member, INYAS –INSA, 2018
c) Awarded with Certificate of Appreciation For Research, Alumni Society,
ASD college, Tirtol, Odisha , 2018
d) DST International travel grant for attending Goldschmidt Conference at
Boston, USA, 2018
e) Summer Scientific member in the 36th Indian Scientific Expedition to
Antarctica (3 months), MOES & NCAOR, 2016 -17
f) 36th IGC Society grant to attend 35 th IGC at Cape Town, SA, 2016
g) Awarded UGC – Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-doctoral fellowship, 2010
h) EGU student travel grant for attending Goldschmidt Conference at
Cologne, Germany, 2007
i) Second prize for best paper presentations in the 10th ISMAS, Triennial
International Symposium on Mass Spectrometry, Munnar, India, 2006
j) Qualified CSIR-JRF-NET exam, June 2003
k) Qualified UGC-JRF-NET exam, Dec. 2002
Area specializations/Research Interest
 Application of cosmogenic radionuclides such as 10Be and 26Al to understand
the earth surface processes and exposure dating
 Understanding the continental weathering and CO 2 consumption rate using
major, trace elements and Sr isotopes on river water and bed load
sediments.
 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)
Publications
Research Papers
 Prem Chand Kisku, Jitendra Kumar Pattanaik, Haldhar Kumar (2020)
Hydrogeochemical study of Morang River draining Rajmahal basalt:
Implication to mineral stability and chemical weathering. Proceedings of the
Indian National Science Academy (PINSA) (Accepted)
 PP Das, PP Mohapatra, S Goswami, M Mishra, JK Pattanaik (2020) A
Geospatial Investigation of Interlinkage between Basement Fault
Architecture and Coastal Aquifer Hydrogeochemistry. Geoscience Frontiers
(Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2019.12.008.
 Jitendra Kumar Pattanaik, Pankaj Kumar B, Prem Chand Kisku, Amit
kumar, Sunil Ojha, Satinath Gargari, Ranjan Joshi, Sundeep Chopra (2019)
Use of suitable metal matrix for ion current enhancement during 10Be AMS
measurement. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy (PINSA)
(Accepted)
 Amrutha K., Haldhar Kumar, Pankaj Kumar and J. K. Pattanaik, (2019).
Estimation of long-term catchment scale denudation rate using 10Be: Past
studies and challenges. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy
(PINSA) (Accepted)
 Pankaj Kumar⁠, J. K. Pattanaik⁠, N. Khare⁠, & S. Balakrishnan, (2018)
Geochemistry and provenance study of sediments from Krossfjorden and
Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (Arctic Ocean). Polar Science, volume 18, 72 – 82.
 Singh A. K., Pattanaik J. K., Kumar G. and Jaiswal M. K., (2017). Late
Quaternary Evolution of Tista River Terraces in Darjeeling-Sikkim-Tibet
Wedge: Implications to Climate and Tectonics. Quaternary International,
Volume 443, Part B, 132-142, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016. 10.004,
1040-6182.
 Singh A. K., Jaiswal M. K., Pattanaik J. K. and Dev M. (2016).
Luminescence Chronology of Alluvial fan in North Bengal, India: Implications
to Tectonics and Climate. Geochronometria, 43,102–112, DOI
10.1515/geochr-2015-0037.
 Saumik Samanta, Tarun K. Dalai, Jitendra K. Pattanaik, Santosh K. Rai,
Aninda Mazumdar, (2015). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its δ13C
in the Ganga (Hooghly) river estuary, India: Evidence of DIC generation via
organic carbon degradation and carbonate dissolution, Geochemica et
Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 165, 226-248
 Pankaj Kumar, Chopra S., J. K. Pattanaik, S. Ojha, S. Gargari, R. Joshi
and D. Kanjilal (2015) “A New AMS Facility at Inter University Accelerator
Centre, New Delhi, India”. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics
Research Section B. Accepted. DOI: 10.1016/J.nimb.2015.03.078
 Pankaj Kumar, J. K. Pattanaik, N. Khare, S. Chopra, Sudesh Yadav, S.
Balakrishnan and D. Kanjilal (2014) “Study of 10Be in the Sediments from
the Krossfjorden and Kongfjorden Fjord System, Svalbard”, J Radioanal
Nucl Chem, DOI: 10.1007/s10967 -014-3315-7
 Pattanaik J.K., Balakrishnan S., Bhutani R. and Singh P.,
(2013)“Estimation of weathering rates and CO2 drawdown basedon solute
load: Significance of granulites and gneisses dominated weathering in the
Kaveri River basin, Southern India”, Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta,
Vol 121, 611 – 636
 Pankaj Kumar, J. K. Pattanaik, S. Ojha, S. Gargari, R. Joshi, G. S.
Roonwal, S. Balakrishnan, S. Chopra, D. Kanjilal (2011): “10Be
measurements at IUAC-AMS facility”, J Radioanal Nucl Chem,Vol. 290,
 pp. 179-182, DOI:10.1007/s10967-011-1184-x
 N. Khare, P. Govil, Pankaj Kumar, A. Mazumder, S. Chopra, J. K.
Pattanaik, S. Balakrishnan, G. S. Roonwal (2011): “10Be as paleoclimatic
tracer: initial results from south western Indian Ocean sediments”, J
Radioanal Nucl Chem, Vol. 290, pp. 197-201, DOI 10.1007/s10967-011-
1218-4.
 Pattanaik J.K., Balakrishnan S., Bhutani R. and Singh P., (2007):
“Chemical and Sr isotopic composition of Kaveri, Palar and Ponnaiyar
rivers: Significance to weathering of Granulites and Granitic gneisses of
southern Peninsular India”, Current Science, Vol. 93, No. 4, pp no. 523 –
531
 Nissar Ahmad, A. A. Wani, R. Ram, S. R. Abhilash, Rakesh Kumar, J. K.
Pattanaik, Sankar De, R.K. Karn, and T. Nandi (2006): “Beam-single and
beam-two-foil experimental facility to study physics of highly charged
ions”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, 033107

Research papers (full) in the edited volume/proceedings (edited)
 Pattanaik J. K., Balakrishnan S., Panakj Kumar and Chopra S., (2011):
In: S. K. Aggarwal, A. G. Jaison and V. M. Telmore (Ed.) ISMAS DM-HEAL-
2011, ISBN: 978-81-904442-3-1, Prudent Arts & Fab Pvt. ltd, pp. 79 - 83.
 Panakj Kumar, Pattanaik J. K., ArchanaBohra, S. Ojha, S. Gargari, R.
Joshi, Balakrishnan S., G. S. Roonwal and Chopra S., (2011): In: S. K.
Aggarwal, A. G. Jaison and V. M. Telmore (Ed.) ISMAS DM-HEAL-2011,
ISBN: 978-81-904442-3-1, Prudent Arts & Fab Pvt. ltd, pp 61 – 63.
 Pankaj Kumar, J. K. Pattanaik, N. Khare, S. Chopra, SudeshYadav, S.
Balakrishnan and D. Kanjilal (2014), Proceedings of the International
conference on Application of Radiotracers and Energetic Beams in
Sciences (ARCEBS 14), 12–18th Jan. 2014, SINP, Kolkata, Vol. 4, pp no.
121–122
 Pankaj Kumar, Pattanaik J. K., Sunil Ojha, Gargari S., Joshi R.,
Balakrishnan S., Chopra S. and Kanjilal D. (2010)., In: Lahiri S., Maiti M.
and Das S. K., (ed.), Proceedings of the International conference on
Application of Radiotracers in Chemical, Environmental and Biological
Sciences (ARCEBS), 7–13th Nov. 2010, SINP, Kolkata, Vol. 3,pp no. 104–
106, ISSN 0973-256X.
 Khare N., Govil P., Pankaj Kumar, Mazumder A., Chopra S., Pattanaik J.
K., Balakrishnan S. and Roonwal G. S. (2010), In: Lahiri S., Maiti M. and
Das S. K., (ed.), Proceedings of the International conference on Application
of Radiotracers in Chemical, Environmental and Biological Sciences
(ARCEBS), 7–13th Nov. 2010, SINP, Kolkata, Vol. 3,pp no. 107–109, ISSN
0973-256X.
  Pankaj Kumar, Jitendra Kumar Pattanaik, S.Ojha, A. Jhingan, S.
Gargari, R. Joshi, S. Balakrishnan, S. Chopra and S. K. Datta (2007), In.
Choudhury R. K.; Mohanty, A. K.; Santra, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the
DAE-BRNS Nuclear Physics symposium, Sambalpur, December, 2007, Vol.
52, pp. no. 599, ISBN 81-8372-034-X.
 Pankaj Kumar, Pattanaik J. K., Golda K. S., Devarani Devi, Ojha S.,
Gargari S., Joshi R., Nandi T., Mandal A., Chopra S. and Datta S. K.,
(2005), In: Kailas S., Kumar S. and Pant L. M., (ed.), Proceedings of the
DAE-BRNS 50th Symposium on Nuclear Physics, BARC, Mumbai, Vol. 50,
pp no. 467, ISBN: 81-8372-020-X.
 Pankaj Kumar, Jitendra Pattanaik, K. S. Golda, Devarani Devi, S.
Gargari, S. Chopra, T. Nandi, A. Mandal and S.K. Datta, (2004), In. Singh
P. and Pant L.M. (ed.), Proceedings of DAE – BRNS Symposium on Nuclear
Physics, BHU, December 6-10, 2004, Vol. 47B, pp no. 502-503.
 Pattanaik J. K., Balakrishnan S., Rao P. S. and Senthilnathan D., (2003),
In: Anupama K. and Hema Achyuthan (Ed), Late Quaternary Environment
Change: emerging issues, Proceedings of the International PAGES
workshop, Vol. 42, pp no. 119-122.
Book Chapter
 Book chapter Titled ‘Biogeochemistry and biodiversity of Antarctica Coasts:
Implications for global warming and climate change’. AGU-Wiley, (under
review)

Development of e-content
 Module of e-PG Pathasala, UGC on “Application of Remote sensing and GIS
in Groundwater and Water Pollution Studies”, 2017
 Module of e-PG Pathasala, UGC on “Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS
in mineral resources”, 2017

Technical Reports
 J. K. Pattanaik, T. Nandi, Rajesh Kumar, Suraj Kumar and S. K. Datta,
(2003): “Off-line testing of the Wien filter using α – source”, Category:
Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy, Reference No.: NSC/TR/JKP/2002-
2003/, submitted to: Nuclear Science Center, (An autonomous Inter-
University Center of UGC), PO. Box No. 10502, ArunaAsaf Ali Marg, New
Delhi – 110067.

 Pankaj Kumar, J. K. Pattanaik, K. S. Golda, Sunil Ojha, S. Gargari, T.

Nandi, S. Chopra and S. K. Datta (2006): “Wien Filter Testing (calibration)
using 16O5+ beam tail present in 14 mass injections” Reference No.:
IUAC/TR/PK/2005-06/39, submitted to: Inter University Accelerator
Center, PO. Box No. 10502, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110067.
Workshop/Conferences / Expert lectures
Organised
 As coordinator, organised a webinar ‘blue-planet’ lecture series from 7 th – 9th
June, 2020 to celebrate World Ocean Day. This programme was a joint
activity of INYAS-CUPB and co-coordinated by Dr. Felix Bast.
 Organized Two days of Special Lecture series by Prof. A. K. Singhvi, from 22 -
23 May 2019.
 Organised Special lecture on ‘Introducing microbiology in Earth system
Sciences’ by Prof. R. Bhasker, Department of environmental Science and
Engineering, GJU, Hissar on 26 th March, 2018
 As a convener organised an acquaintance program of Inter University
Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi at Central University of Punjab,
Bathinda on 4th April 2016. Program was funded by IUAC, New Delhi.
Sanctioned amount Rs. 40,000/-.
 Organised 5 days’ workshop on “GIS and its application: Recent Trend in
Geography and Geology” and one day special lecture at Centre for
Geography and Geology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, between
15th – 19th February, 2016. This workshop was university funded.
Involvement as a member of organising committee.
Invited / Expert Lecture Delivered
 Expert Lecture in the national webinar organised by the Haringhata Mahavi -
dyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, June 2020.
 Expert Lecture in the Faculty Development Program (FDP) organized by the
Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth, Environment and Space
Sciences, Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani, May 2020.
 Invited lecture on Science Day at Goa Science Center, Goa, 17 th December
2019.
 Invited lecture on ‘Earth System Sciences’ during the DST - INSPIRE Camp
at Baba Farid Institute, Bathinda 26 th December 2019
 Co-Chaired a session and delivered a lecture on “Fate of East Antarctica Ice
sheet? Its impact on ocean circulation” in the National Fronteir Science
residential meeting – 2019 (NatFOS 2019) during 6-8th November 2019 at
Sambode Bagh Resort , Jaipur.
 Invited lecture on the occasion of International Ozone Day on 16 th September
2019 by NSS, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Deemed to be University,
Dayalbagh, Agra.
 Invited talk on ‘Chronology of Late Quaternary glaciations in the central and
north-western Himalayas: A comparison’ in Workshop on Geochronology
organized by IUAC, New Delhi, 16 th – 17th November, 2017, abstract volume,
page no. 21-22.
  Invited talk on ‘Applications of cosmogenic radionuclides (CRN) 10Be and 26Al
in Earth system science’, in the iThemba Lab, Johannesburg, South Africa
on 30th August, 2016.
 Invited lecture in the SERB, DST, Govt. of India, sponsored training program
on 'Earthquake Hazard: Basic Approaches, Field Investigations and
Modeling’ at SMVDU, Katra, from 10 – 16 November 2015.
 Invited lecture on determining the millennial scale weathering rates in the
drainage basin using 10Be and 26Al at workshop on Accelerator Mass
Spectrometry, IUAC New Delhi on September 15th , 2011.
 Invited lecture on sample preparation for AMS measurement at ISMAS
International Discussion Meet on Elemental Mass Spectrometry in Health
and Environmental Science (ISMAS-DM-HEAL-2011) at New Delhi during
14 – 15 April, 2011.
 Invited Lecture on “Be extraction from geological samples” at IUAC, New
Delhi, User Awareness Program at Department of Earth Science,
Pondicherry University on 21 st October, 2008.
Papers Presented in the International conferences
 Presented paper on “Distribution and Estimation of Short Term Deposition
10
Rate of Atmospheric Be in Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India” in the
th th
Goldaschmidt conference 2018 held at Boston from 12 - 17 August, 2018
 Presented paper on “Statistical approach to select least mobile element for
weathering profile study” in the Goldaschmidt conference 2018 held at
th th
Boston from 12 - 17 August, 2018.
 Presented paper on ‘Chronology of relict lake deposits in the upper
Alakananda basin: Implication to paleoclimate and variability of che mical
weathering intensity’. Oral Presentation in the 35th International Geological
Congress (IGC) 2016, under the theme (T4)- Climate Change Studies, Session
– 17, T4.17 - Understanding Tropical Climate Change from geological
perspectives through multi-dimensional approach, held at CTICC, Cape
Town, South Africa; 27th August to 2nd September, 2016.
 Presented paper on “Chemical weathering and regolith development over
Rajmahal basalt and Chotanagpur gneiss: A comparative study”, Annual V.
M. Goldschmidt Conference, 2013, Florence, Italy. Mineralogical Magazine,
vol. 77(5), pp-1473, doi:10.1180/minmag.2013. 077.5.11. ISSN: 0026-461X
 Presented paper on ‘Sr isotope study of Kaveri river – a potential proxy to
infer the paleo-intensities of SW and NE monsoon in south India”,
Proceedings of International PAGES 4th Open Science Meeting, Goa, 2013.
 Presented paper on “10Be and clay mineralogical studies on lagoonal
sediments from Kaluveli, Pondicherry, India: Significance to Paleoclimate”.
Proceedings of the 17th Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference 2007,
Cologne, Germany, Geochemica et. Cosmochemica Acta, Vol. 71, Issues 15,
A765, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2007.06.024. ISSN: 0016-7037.
 Presented paper on “Development of AMS technique to measure 10Be and
26Al in quartz: Significance to estimate exposure ages and erosional rate of

rocks in India”, 3rd International Symposium on Geological Anatomy of East

 and South Asia, 8-14 Oct. 2007, Delhi, pp no. 116.
 Presented paper on “10Be Measurement from Manganese Nodules Using
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer” 10th ISMAS Triennial International
Symposium on Mass Spectrometry, January 28 th – February 1st, Munnar,
Kerala, ISMAS Souvenir cum Bulletin, 2006, pp no 121-122.
 Presented paper on “Suitability of EPR method in dating marine shell s”,
Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR symposium, 22-25th November, 2004, IISC,
Bangalore.
 Presented paper on ‘A Preliminary study on Different Recent Marine Shell to
find out their Suitability for EPR Dating’, International PAGES workshop,
2003, French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry.
Papers Presented in the National conferences/W orkshops
 Presented paper on “Selection of Least Mobile Element for a Weathering
Profile Study.” Proceeding of National Seminar on Dynamics of Surface &
Subsurface Geological Processes; page no 167 -168, Organized by
Department of Earth Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014,
th th
during 8 – 9 February, 2018; ISBN: 978-93-86724-39-7.
 Presented paper on “Terrestrial exposure dating on Roche Moutonnées and
glacial deposits of the Schirmacher Oasis to understand the extent and
timing of Last Glacial Maxima in the Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica”
defended in the National Workshop to evaluate the proposals for the 36 th
Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, 9-10 June 2016, ESSO-NCAOR,
Goa
 Presented paper on “Application of 10Be and 26Al in Earth Sciences studies
and their sample processing techniques for AMS measurement” in the
acquaintance program of Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New
Delhi at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on 4 th April 2016.
 Presented paper on “ Determination of extent and timing of Quaternary
glaciation in the Upper Alakananda basin using cosmogenic radionuclides
10Be and 26Al” was presented by me in the 59 th Accelerator User Workshop at

IUAC, New Delhi from Dec 16 - 19th , 2015.

 Presented paper on “Determining the millennial scale weathering rates in the
drainage basin using 10Be and 26Al”, abstract volume, pp – 07, workshop
on AMS, (2011), IUAC, New Delhi.
 Presented paper on “10Be measurements using AMS on sediment core
samples from Sambhar and Didwana Lakes in Rajasthan to determine rate
of sedimentation Significance to paleoclimate studies” presented by me in
the 49th Accelerator User Workshop – Dec 17-18th , 2010 at IUAC, New
Delhi.
 Presented paper on “Determination of Sedimentation Rate and Paleoclimate
Modeling using 10Be and clay Mineralogical Studies on Lagoonal Sediments
from Kaluveli, Pondicherry”, Workshop on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry,
2007, IUAC, New Delhi, Oct. 05, pp no. 10.
 Presented paper on “Paleoclimatic Study of the Kaluveli Lagoon, East Coast
of TamilNadu: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, The National Academy of
Sciences, India Conference, 75 th Annual Session, December 8-9, 2005
Pondicherry.
  Presented paper on “10Be Extraction from Manganese Nodules Sample for
AMS Measurement”, Workshop on Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy, IUAC,
New Delhi, September 23, 2005.
Outreach activities / Professional Development activities (Selected)
 Attended INYAS Midyear AGM through online mode August, 2020
 Attended INYAS AGM at INSA New Delhi from 21-22 Feb, 2020
 Attended INSA–AGM at NIO, Goa, from 15 – 18 December, 2019
 Delivered remote area lecture in Govt. High School, Kolar–Jaypur, Odisha,
November 2019
 Delivered popular lecture in a Science Camp organized by the INYAS at
Faridkot on 5th October 2019
 Attended Refresher course in Environmental studies organized by School
of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, from 15 th - 26th July, 2019
 Attended Thematic Workshop “Vulnerability Atlas of India and Disaster
Resistant Design and a Construction Practices” on 3 rd May 2019 at New
Delhi
 Attended Indo-European workshop at Central University of Punjab,
Bathinda, March 2019
 Attended INYAS AGM at INSA New Delhi from 21 – 22 Feb, 2019
 Attended Faculty Induction Program under PMMMNMTT scheme,
organized by School of Education, CUPB from 11 th Feb to 12th March 2019
 Conducted entrance test for International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO)
as Centre in charge on 19 th January and 2nd December 2019
 Attended INYAS AGM at INSA New Delhi, Feb, 2018
 Attended 5th International Conference on Environment Pollution and
Prevention (ICEPP 2017) held at NTU, Singapore during 14-16 Dec., 2017
 Underwent Pre-Antarctic Expedition Ice and Snow Acclimatization training at
Mountaineering and Skiing Institute, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Auli,
Uttarakhand; 7th – 28th September, 2016.
 Delivered Institutional talk at IMSc., Chennai, 2015.
 Ultra-clean geochemistry lab demonstration to the participant of DST
sponsored Training school on “Application of radiogenic isotopes in
geochronology and geochemistry” at Department of Earth Science,
Pondicherry University during December 15 – 20, 2008
 Participated in one-day seminar on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry at IUAC,
New Delhi, on 15th September, 2010, followed by the review meeting on
progress in AMS and the future plans, including the upcoming 14C AMS
facility.
Article Reviewed Journal
1. Applied Geochemistry, Elsevier Journal
2. Himalayan Geology
3. Journal of Iberian geology
4. Frontiers of Earth Sciences
5. Polar Science
6. PINSA
Student (Ph.D. / M.Sc. Dissertation) Supervision
Ph.D. Thesis Submitted – 1
Ph.D. Under supervision – 2
M.S. Dissertation Guided – 9 (at IISER Kolkata)
M.Sc. Dissertation Guided – 26 (at CUPB)
No. of summer trainee – 5
Project staff worked – 1

M embership in Professional Bodies:

 Member INYAS, INYAS-INSA, New Delhi
 Life Member, Indian Society For Mass Spectrometry, (ISMAS), Mumbai,
India
 Annual Member, European Association of Geochemistry
Administrative Responsibilities at Central University of Punjab:
 Head of the Department of Geology, Jan 2020 onwards
 Member of Academic Council, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
 Officiating HOD, Department of Geology, July, 2019 - Jan 2020
 Officiating HOD, Department of Geography and Geology, Jan - July 2019
 Member School Board, School of Environment and Earth Sciences
 Chairperson, Board of Studies (BOS), Department of Geology
 BOS member of Department of Physics, Department of Environmental
Science and Technology, Department of Geography, Department of Mass
Communication & Media Studies
 Member Academic and Administration committee (AAC), Department of
Geology
 Convener Curriculum Development committee of Department of Geology
 Convenor of Academic and Administration committee (AAC) of the Centre
for Geography and Geology
 Member of school admission committee
 Member of Discipline committee for convocation of the University
 Member of IQAC
 Member and co-coordinator of IIC, CUPB
Research Collaboration
1. Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
2. Indian institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
3. HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand
4. IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur