National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Petrology
Areas of Interest
  • Metamorphic petrology, Structural Geology, Geochronology

Rekha S. Assistant Professor Grade-I

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

srekha@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2935

Biosketch

12

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

5

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Rekha S.

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Room Number: ER-111

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D.

Tectonic evolution of Bavali Shear Zone and its Gondwana connection: A structural, metamorphic and chronological analysis. DST-SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Structure, Metamorphism and chronology of melting and deformation in the Kerala Khondalite Belt and across the Achankovil Shear Zoned, relevance to Gondwanaland assembly (AZR) SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

5
GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 3
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 5
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 12
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P. Praharaj and R.,"Geochemical evidences of subduction along the Achankovil terrane boundary shear zone, Southern Granulite Terrane, South India", Journal of Earth System Science, vol.133, no.45, Springer 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02257-8       Article

P. Praharaj, R., and A. Bhattacharya,"P–T path reconstruction in a multi-layered garnet-bearing schist: Evidence for 2.2–2.1 Ga near-isothermal loading in the northern margin of the Western Dharwar Craton (India), and regional implications.", Geological Journal, vol.59, no.3, pp.906-933, Wiley 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4899       Article

M. Swain, R., S. Nanda, and A. Bhattacharya,"The anatomy of the 750 Ma Bavali shear zone in South India: did the integration of India into East Gondwanaland initiate in the mid-Neoproterozoic?", International Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.112, pp.2119–2143, Springer 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-023-02355-w       Article

P. Praharaj and R.,"Tectonometamorphic evolution of the Trivandrum and Southern Madurai blocks in the Southern Granulite Terrane, south India: correlation with south-central Madagascar", Geological Magazine, vol.159, pp.1569–1600, Cambridge University Press 2022, https://doi.org/10.1017/ S0016756822000413       Article

P. Praharaj, R., and A. Bhattacharya,"Structure and chronology across the Achankovil terrain boundary shear zone system (South India), and its Madagascar connection in the Gondwanaland", International Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.110, pp.1545-1573, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s00531-021-02029-5       Article

Emerging trends in Geosciences and its social impact (ETGS 2022) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Short-term Course)

  • ER2251 : Mining Geology {Theory}
  • ER5101 : Mineral Sciences {Theory}
  • ER5102 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology {Theory}
  • ER512 : Crystallography and Mineralogy {Theory}
  • ER514 : Geochemistry {Theory}
  • ER515 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology {Theory}
  • ER517 : Stratigraphy {Theory}
  • ER5204 : Stratigraphy {Theory}
  • ER525 : Isotope Geology {Theory}
  • ER5250 : Instrumental Methods in Geosciences {Theory}
  • ER6023 : Introduction to Earth Science {Theory}
  • ER610 : Applied Isotope Geology {Theory}
  • ER611 : Instrumentation for Earth Scientists {Theory}
  • ER6202 : Instrumentation for Earth Scientists {Theory}
  • ER2271 : Mining Geology Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5171 : Mineralogy Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5172 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER571 : Crystallography and Mineralogy Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER574 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Tectono-Metamorphic Evolution of the Madurai and Trivandrum Blocks of Southern Granulite Terrane, South India: Relevance to Gondwanaland Assembly
Pallavi Praharaj
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  2021
Supervisor
Genesis of Gold Mineralization in the South Kolar and Gadag Greenstone Belts, Dharwar Craton: Constraints from Hydrothermal Alteration, Tourmaline Chemistry, Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Studies
Debasis Pal
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  2022
Supervisor
Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Archean Sargur and Wayanad schist belts, southern India: their mutual relations and geotectonic implications
Madhusmita Swain
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Genesis of Gold Mineralization in Dharwar Craton, India
Saumyaranjan Nanda
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Gadag, Sandur, and Hutti-muski schist belts in Dharwar craton
Lekshmi S
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Second rank in M.Sc Applied Geology from Pondicherry University,   2009
  • CSIR-UGC-NET, Junior and Senior Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,   2009
  • Second rank in B.Sc Geology from Kerala University,   2007
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Geological Society of India,   2021