Upcoming Seminars

 

Poster on Haiti earthquake

The recent earthquake at Haiti is very much in the news, more for the unprecedented devastation and death toll.  From the scientific point of view, this earthquake could be cited as the closest the scientific community has succeeded in identifying a specific fault where earthquake is imminent, and also estimate its magnitude. This was mostly possible by the extensive GPS-based data and models of slip partitioning and deficit on the specific fault, which the seismologists considered, ready for an earthquake any day.
Two of our PhD students at the Centre for Earth Sciences have put together the background of this earthquake in the form of a poster. We thought this might be of interest to all of you.

We will appreciate your comments

 

Recent workshop programme

Workshop on
Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP)        
in India: Implementation and Applications

Sponsored by:
Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India
16th - 17th January 2010
Venue: CCS auditorium

 

16th January 2010
Registration: 0930 -1000

Opening Session: 1000-1030

Welcome/About CEaS:C.S. Manohar, Chairman, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc

Remarks: B.R. Raghunandan, Chairman, Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISc

About the workshop: K. Sajeev, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc        

Tea/coffee Break(1030-1045)


1045- 1105

DST National Facilities Under Earth Sciences Programme

Manoranjan Mohanty

Department of Science and Technology(DST)

1105-1125

New common analytical facilities at IISc and the need for SIMS in Material Sciences

Vikram Jayaram

Indian Institute of Science(IISc)

1125- 1155

An Introduction to the Design Philosophy and Operation of the SHRIMP IIe/mc

Ian Williams

Australian National University(ANU)

1155-1215

SHRIMP: technical developments, logistics, training and cost perspectives

Ed Roberts

Australian Scientific Instruments(ASI)

1215-1235

 SHRIMP zircon geochronology central to programs on crust evolution, chronostratigraphy and mineral exploration in India

Y. Bhaskar Rao

National Geophysical Research Institute(NGRI)

 

1235-1255

Timing of tectonothermal reworking of UHT granulites of the Eastern Ghats Belt, India: constraints from SHRIMP dating

Somnath   Dasgupta

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISER),
Kolkata

Lunch Break (1255-1400)


1400-1420

SHRIMP requirement in India taking note of my work in last 5 years

T.K. Biswal
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)

1420-1440

Establishment of SHRIMPII National Facility in India

M. Jayananda
Delhi University(DU)

1440-1500

Application potentials of SHRIMP in better understanding the Precambrian geology of southern India

G. R. Ravindra Kumar
Centre for Earth Science Studies(CESS)

1500-1520

Timing of  crust  formation  and  tectonic  events by   U-Pb  dating  of  zircons  by SHRIMP in  the supracrustal  rocks  of  Sargur  Group  and  granulites  from  the Archaen  Dharwar  craton,  India

C. Srikantappa
University of Mysore

1520-1540

Resolution of Orogen-Scale Processes Using Different Micro-Analytical Tools: An example from the Central Indian Tectonic Zone

Santanu Kumar Bhowmik            
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP)

1540-1600

Applications of SIMS technology for climate and biological research

Prosenjit Ghosh
Indian Institute of Science

Tea/coffee Break (1600-1615)


1615-1635

Application of Ion microprobe for Earth & Planetary Science: Indian case Studies (1989-2009)

G. Srinivasan

University of Toronto

 1635-1655

Dating of the gold mineralizing events in Dharwar Craton, South India

D.S. Sarma

National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)

 1700-1800

Discussion

 

Dinner at 1930 hrs

17th January 2010


0930-0950

 4-D Lithospheric Mapping of the Indian Sub-continental Lithospheric Mantle: Significance of SHRIMP

EVSSK. Babu
National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)

0950-1010

Evolution of the Eastern Ghats Belt, India: A SHRIMP U-Pb Study

K. Vijaya Kumar
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada  (SRTM) University, Nanded

1010-1030

Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP ages from polymetamorphic rocks: emerging problems of tectonothermal event dating

Sankar Bose
Presidency College, Kolkata

Tea/coffee Break  (1030-1045)


1045-1105

Anorthosites of Tamil Nadu: significance of dating them

R.S. Kumar   
Annamalai University, Chidambaram

1105-1125

Implications of SHRIMP in-situ dating in petrology

K. Sajeev           
Indian Institute of Science

Vote of Thanks

1130-1300       Future Program Discussion

Lunch will be served at 1300 hrs

 

 

Recent Seminars Venue: CEaS Seminar Hall

Speaker: Dr N Sulekha Rao (PhD, IITKGP)
Title: Natural Radioactivity and Radiation Dosimetry in the high background radiation area along the Southern Coast of Orissa, India
Date: 4th December 2009
Time: 16:00 hours (Coffee: 15:45 hours)

Title: Instrumental Developments by New Wave Research in the Field of Laser Ablation Solid Sampling for ICP-MS
Speaker : Dr Ciaran O'Connor (New Wave Research Division)
Date : 1st December 2009.

Title:  An introduction to the SHRIMP IIe sensitive high resolution ion microprobe and its geological applications
Speaker: Prof. Ian S. Williams
Research School of Earth Sciences,
The Australian National University
Date: 30th November 2009.

Title:  developments in SHRIMP IIe, SHRIMP SI, IRMS++ and Alphachron
Speaker: Dr Ed Roberts
Australian Scientific Instruments
Date: 30th November 2009.

Title: Valley-fill stratigraphy in the Ganga basin: rhythmic sequences and
monsoonal forcing
Speaker  :  Dr. Rajeev Sinha, IIT, Kanpur
Date     :  23rd Nov, 2009, Monday

Title: Rain Drop Size studies using ground based Disdrometer and vertically
pointing radars
Speaker:  Dr. NVP Kiran Kumar, SPL, VSSC
Date :  20th Nov, 2009, Friday

Title:   Some recent advances in understanding Archaean Evolution at Craton
and Rock Scale
Speaker: Prof. Brian Windley
Department of Geology University of Leicester
Date: 13th November 2009; Friday

Title: Biogeochemical modelling of Pulicat lagoon, Southeastern India
Speaker: Dr. Harini Santhanam
Address: Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University
Date: Friday, 6th Nov, 2009

Title: Biogeochemical Modeling of the Chesapeake Bay: Sustainable Tool for Ecosystem Management
Speaker: M. Bala Krishna Prasad,
Earth System Science, Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland
Date: 5th November 2009

Title: Argon closure system of phengites in high-pressure schists
Speaker: Prof. Tetsumaru Itaya
Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Date: 6th October 2009

Title: 40Ar/39Ar Laserprobe dating on a single mineral grain and a thin section
Speaker: Prof. Hironobu Hyodo
Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Date: 6th October 2009

Title: Seismic Scenarios for North East India
Speaker: Dr S T G Raghukanth,
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras.
Date: 10th September 2009

Workshop on ‘Tracking the Anthropocene and Beyond: an Earth System Science Approach to Evaluate the Impacts and Implications of Human forcing’

Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi.

Venue: Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall, Civil Engineering
20.9.2008, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

We are organizing a DST funded, one-day workshop on tracking the markers of the Anthropocene, with an objective of formulating a multidisciplinary project.  The goal of the workshop is to discuss viable themes that can be taken up as part of this proposal. Various themes being proposed by the participants from CEaS, CES, CAOS and Civil Engineering as well as other universities and organizations give a multidisciplinary character to this program, which takes an Earth System Science approach in evaluating the changes in the eco, hydro and geospheres during the last few hundred to few thousand years.

Some specific issues to be addressed are: (1) can the stratigraphic boundaries signaling the human forcing be identified and characterized? (2) what are the tangible biotic, sedimentary, geochemical and geophysical signatures that can be used to define and characterize this boundary? (3) which are the potential type areas and the techniques to be followed and (4) how best can these observations be used to infer past environmental (including climate) conditions and to develop models for future. The workshop is expected to bring together experts in the fields of earth and climate sciences, ecology and archaeology.

Programme

Welcome and opening remarks :
Prof. C.S. Manohar, Chairman, Centre for Earth Sciences (CEaS), IISc

Introductory Remarks:
Dr. M. Prithvi Raj, Advisor, Earth System Sciences, DST

Background and introductory remarks on the workshop: “Tracking the Anthropocene: an earth system science approach”, Prof. Kusala Rajendran, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc

Over view talks:    10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

  1. Prof. S. K. Tandon. Delhi University
    Some aspects of large river systems
  2. Prof. V. Rajamani, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  
    Science of the shallow subsurface and its relevance to Anthropocene Studies
  3. Prof. R. Ramesh, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad  
    Some outstanding problems regarding the Anthropocene

Tea Break:  11:30-11:45 AM
Concept note presentations: (10-15 minutes): 11:45 - 1:00 PM

  1. Prof. R. Sukumar, Centre for Ecological Studies, IISc
    Prospects for reconstructing the Anthropocene from montane peat deposits in the Western Ghats
  2. Prof. Rajiv Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
    Troubled waters: the river-man interaction
  3. Prof. M. Sekhar, Department of Civil Engineering, IISc 
    Dam and lake sediments as indicators of climatic and anthropogenic controls on hydrogeochemical cycles in South India
  4. Prof. G. Bala, Centre for Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, IISc 
    Identifying the hot spots of climate change over India
  5. Dr. Anupama Krishnamurthy, French Institute, Pondichery 
    Pollen analyses of recent sedimentary sequences from south India
  6. Dr. D.M.Dayal, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
    Human contributions during Anthropocene
  7. Dr. Unnikrishna Warrier, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Calicut
    Use of environmental isotopes in post-industrial Anthropocene studies in lake and groundwater regime.

1:00 to 2 pm: Lunch
 Concept note presentations continued (5-10 Minutes)

  1. Dr. Prosenjit Ghosh, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc.
    Stable isotope techniques for the estimation of Anthropogenic contribution
  2. Dr. T.N. Prakash, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum
    Tracking the Anthropocene horizon in the sedimentary basins of Kerala
  3. Dr.Vikrant Jain, Delhi University
    Anthropogenic impact on a Himalayan fluvial system at crossover of scales using a multidisciplinary approach.
  4. Dr. S. Sreenivasalu, Anna University, Chennai
    Tracing the beginning of Anthropocene:  An integrated multi-proxy study from Aquatic core Sediments of Northern Tamil Nadu Coast, India.
  5. Prof. Hema Achuthan, Anna University, Chennai
    Geoarchaeology and coastal dune sands of gulf of Mannar, south east India: signatures for understanding Anthropocene activity.
  6. Dr. V. Ram Mohan, Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies, University of Madras
    Climate change markers for human activities in Tamil Nadu.
  7. Dr. R.J.Perumal, Manonmaniam Sundarnar University,Tamilnadu
    Attributions of river morphology change in the piedmont zone of NW Himalaya, Dehradun, for the 20th century.
  8. Dr. K. Sajeev, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc
    Anthropogenic impact on rock weathering and fluid rock interaction
  9. Mr. Ravi Rangarajan* and Dr. Prosenjit Ghosh, Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc
    Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich): an anthropogenic index

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