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After Achieving the Ph Dr. Amit Kumar Ghosh, Scientist E Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences 53 University Road, Lucknow-226 007, U.P. INDIA FAX: 0091-522-2740485, 2740098 Phone (O): (0522)-2742960 Mobile: +919451914713, +919044955731 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] [email protected], [email protected] Educational & Professional Qualifications: ¾ B. Sc. (Hons. in Botany) in the year 1984 (Session 1980-83) with 1st Class from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. ¾ M. Sc. (Botany) in the year 1987 (Session 1983-85) with 1st Class (Stood Second) from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. ¾ Ph. D. Degree (1992) in Botany from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. Title of Ph. D. thesis: “Contributions to the Triassic Palaeobotany and Stratigraphy of Peninsular India”. ¾ Research Associate of CSIR (New Delhi) in the year 1993-1994. ¾ Professional Course in Geology in the year 1995 from the University of Lucknow. ¾ Since 1994, working as a Scientist in BSIP, Lucknow. ¾ Present Designation: Scientist ‘E’ Research interests: ¾ Marine Micropalaeontology, diversity of marine microfossils, taphonomy, palaeoenvironment and facies analysis. ¾ Mesozoic Palaeobiology, Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology. Research contributions: After receiving the Ph. D. Degree in Botany in the year 1992 on the topic “Contributions to the Triassic Palaeobotany and Stratigraphy of Peninsular India”, worked as a Research Associate of CSIR. After joining Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP) as a Junior Scientific Officer in the year 1994, the research contributions are specifically focused on the studies of fossil calcareous algae from the Phanerozoic sediments of India. Significant contributions have been made on the morphology, biostratigraphy, palaeoecology and palaeobathymetry of fossil calcareous algae from different sedimentary basins of India and abroad namely from the Ordovician of Spiti, Cretaceous of Mussourie Syncline, Cretaceous and Palaeocene of Cauvery Basin, Palaeocene and Eocene successions of South Shillong (Meghalaya), Oligocene of southwestern Kutch, Middle Miocene of Little Andaman Island, Middle Pliocene of Car Nicobar Island, and also from the Early Oligocene of NE Libya. The results and interpretations of the contributions have been published in various Peer Reviewed National and International journals having impact factors. Research work also has been carried out on the studies of plant megafossils and palynomorphs (both miospores and megaspores) from the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sediments of India namely from the Damodar Valley Basin, i Mahanadi valley Basin, South Rewa Gondwana Basin and Rajmahal Basin. Interesting and significant data have been generated and the results and interpretations have been published in various Peer Reviewed National and International journals. As recognition of significant research contributions received several awards in the Institute and also worked as a Visiting Scientist in the Institute of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany after availing International Exchange Programme between INSA (Indian National Science Academy) and DFG (German Science Foundation). Recently he was nominated by IODP (MOES) India (Funded by IODP, US Implementing Organization and NSF, USA) and worked as a Shipboard Scientist in the IODP Expedition 342 (Newfoundland, Canada). As an invited speaker delivered popular lectures and special lectures in different schools, colleges and universities. Apart from that as a resource person delivered lectures in UGC Refresher Courses in different universities and Chaired/Co-Chaired number of National and International Conferences in India and abroad. As a regular reviewer reviewed number of research papers for the journals of Springer, Elsevier and Current Science. Training Courses, Organization of National and International Conferences etc.: Programme Duration Organized by Coordinator, Ph. D. Course Work January – BSIP, Lucknow. Examination, 2017 February, 2017 Organizing Secretary, Field workshop. February BSIP, Lucknow (Sponsored by International Conference on Current 19-26, 2015. DST, MoES, Govt. of India). perspectives and emerging issues in Gondwana evolution. Organizing Joint Secretary, National November The Palaeobotanical Society Conference on recent developments in 28-29, 2013. and BSIP, Lucknow. Plant and Earth Sciences. Organizing Secretary, Field workshop. November BSIP, Lucknow (Sponsored by Indo-Brazilian International Symposium 24-29, 2010. DST, Govt. of India). on Glimpses of Gondwana Research. Visit to Scientific Institutions/Laboratories May 27 to June Sponsored by DST, New Delhi, in Taiwan and Singapore as a member of 07, 2006. Government of India. delegation of Indian scientists (under National Training Programme for Scientists & Technologists in Government Sector). 2nd Foundation Training Programme for July 5- Indian Institute of Public Scientists and Technologists. September 24, Administration, New Delhi, 2004. Sponsored by DST, New Delhi, Government of India. Professional course in Geology. May 28 – Department of Geology, August 29, University of Lucknow , 1995 Lucknow. ii Publications (Abstracts excluded): 1. Chakraborty A., Ghosh AK. & Abhijit Mazumder 2017. Facies analysis of Pleistocene limestones from Neil West Coast Formation, Neil Island, Ritchie’s Archipelage of South Andaman. (Accepted) Journal Geological Society of India. 2. Chakraborty A. & Ghosh AK. 2017. Siliceous Microfossils of the Neogene Sediments from Northern Indian Ocean. Advanced Micropaleontology, Scientific Publishers, India. (In Press) pp. 163-189. 3. Ghosh AK, Kar R & Chatterjee R. 2016. Reassessment of the macroflora of the Parsora Formation with remarks on the age connotation. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India. 61(2): 225-238. 4. Chakraborty A. & Ghosh AK. 2016. Ocean upwelling and intense monsoonal activity based on late Miocene diatom assemblages from Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Marine Micropaleontology, 127: 26-41. 5. Sarkar S, Ghosh AK. & Rao G.M.N. 2016. Coralline algae and benthic foraminifera from the Long Formation (late middle Miocene) of the Little Andaman Island, India: biofacies analysis, systematics and palaeoenvironmental implications. Journal Geological Society of India, 87: 69-84. 6. Keshri J.P., Ghosh AK. & Roy S. 2016. On the occurrence of four diatom taxa from Eastern India with a taxonomic note. Journal of Botany, doi. 10.1155/2016/1039265. 7. Chakraborty A. & Ghosh AK. 2015. Acrobotrys disolenia Haeckel from the late Miocene of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Current Science, 108(11): 1990-1993. 8. Kar, R, Ghosh AK & Tewari R. 2015. Report on International Conference on Current perspectives and emerging issues in Gondwana evolution, India, 19-25 February 2015, Lucknow, India. Journal of Palaeontological Society of India, 60(2), pp. 147-150. 9. Ghosh AK., Tewari R., Agnihotri D., Kar R., Pillai SSK., Bajpai S. & Tripathi SC. 2015. Gondwana formations of South Rewa and upper Narmada basins, Central India. Field Guide Book: International Conference on Current perspectives and emerging issues in Gondwana evolution, pp. 24+12 Figs. 10. Chakraborty A., Padmavati G. & Ghosh AK. 2015. Tidal variation of phytoplanktons in the coastal waters of South Andaman, India. Journal of Environmental Biology, 36(1): 207-214. 11. Ghosh AK., Kar R. & Chatterjee R. 2014. Leaf galls on Dicroidium hughesii (Feistmantel) Lele from the Triassic of India – a new record. Alcheringa, 39(1): 92-98. 12. Chatterjee R., Ghosh AK., Kar R. & Rao G.M.N. 2014. Dwarfism and Lilliput effect: A case study on the Glossopteris from the late Permian and early Triassic of India. Current Science, 107(10): 1735-1744. 13. Sarkar S & Ghosh AK. 2014. Evaluation of coralline algal diversity from the Serravallian carbonate sediments of Little Andaman Island (Hut Bay), India. Carbonates & Evaporites, 30(1): 13-24. 14. Pal PK., Ghosh AK., Kar R. Singh RS., Sarkar M. & Chatterjee R. 2014. Reappraisal of the genus Dicroidium from India. Palaeobotanist, 63: 137-155. 15. Mehrotra RC., Kumar M., Ghosh AK., Kumar K. & Arya R. 2014. Plant remains from the Tharumsa Formation of Ladakh, India. Journal Geological Society of India, 83: 647-652. 16. Norris RD., Wilson PA., Blum P. & the Expedition 342 Scientists (Ghosh AK.) 2014. Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program 342, doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.342.2014. iii 17. Chakraborty A., Padmavati G., Ghosh AK., Singh RS. & Pal PK. 2014. Phytoplankton diversity in the coastal waters of Port Blair, South Andaman, India. Geophytology, 44 (1): 9- 18. 18. Sarma A, Ghosh AK. & Sarkar S. 2014. First record of Coralline Red Algae from the Kopili Formation (late Eocene) of Meghalaya, N-E India. National Academy Science Letters-India, 37 (6): 503-507. 19. Ghosh AK. & Sarkar S. 2014. Eutrophication: A formidable foe. Everyman’s Science, Vol. XLVIII (5): 358-363. 20. Ghosh AK. & Sarkar S. 2013. Diversification of the Family Sporolithaceae: A Case of Successful Survival in the Perspective of Cretaceous – Tertiary Mass Extinctions in India. National Academy Science Letters-India, 36(2): 215–224. 21. Ghosh AK. & Sarkar S. 2013. Facies characterization and palaeoenvironment of coralline algal reef deposits from the Guitar Formation (Middle Pliocene) of Car Nicobar Island, India. Geoscience Frontiers, 4(6): 755-764. 22. Ghosh AK. 2013. Search for extreme climatic events of the past earth deep below the seafloor. Petals, 1(2): 10-18. 23. Ghosh AK. & Sarkar S. 2013. Palaeoecological Implications of Corallinacean Red Algae and Halimedacean
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