Academic Profile of Faculty Member

1. Name : Dr. P. D. Pant

2. Designation : Professor of Geology

3. Qualification : M.Sc., Ph. D.

4. Present Address : Department of Geology, Centre of Advanced Study Kumaun University, – 263 002, , India

5. Permanent Address : 1. Devi Cottage Compound, Ayarpatta, Mallital, NAINITAL- 263 001, Uttarakhand, India 2. Lane 03, Maitri Vihar, Near Block Office, Lohriyasal Malla, - 263 139 Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.

Ph. 05942-37225/05946-288144 (R) 6. Telephone : Ph. 05942-232697, 235114 (O) Fax.:05942-232697 Cell. +919411597995/+919411108033 E-mail. [email protected]

7. Membership of Learned Societies/ Bodies:

1. International Association of Structural and Tectonic Geologists (ASTG) 2. Geological Society of India (GSI) 3. Himalayan Geology, Dehradun 4. Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) 5. Indian Structural Geology and Tectonic Group (ISGT)

8. Research Specialization:

1) Structural Geology and Tectonics: Microtectonics and Neotectonics 2) Landslide Hazard Zone Mapping

9. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ATTAINMENTS:

1. MEMBER SECRETARY U-SET 2. JOINT DIRECTOR (SCIENCE), DIRECTORATE R & E, KUMAUN UNIVERSITY (2012- ) 3. ADDITIONAL COMPTROLLER OF EXAMINATION, KUMAUN UNIVERSITY (2010-2012) 4. SECRETARY, CENTRAL HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION (CHEA), 2009- 5. SECRETARY KUMAUN UNIVERSITY TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION (KUTA) (2009-2011) 6. ASSISTANT PROCTOR, DSB CAMPUS (2003-2010) 7. ASSISTANT DSW, DSB CAMPUS (1999- 2002 AND 2011- )

10. Number of Ph.D. awarded : 06 1

11. Number of candidates working for Ph. D. Award : 04

12. Seminar / Workshop Organized (Last Five Years):

10-12 March 2012. National seminar on Geology and Geo-resources of Himalaya and Indian Carton (Co- Coordinator)

4th May 2010. Science Outreach Programme: CNR Rao Hall of Science, Bangalore (Co-Coordinator)

29 -31st Oct. 2007. National seminar on Magmatism, Metamorphism and Mineralization (MTM – 2007), (Organizing Secretary).

13. PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS ETC (2010 ONWARDS):

2013. Development Plan for Uttarakhand Himalaya: Post June 2013, Tragedy. 13th November, CEDAR, Dehradun

2013. Departmental Experience Sharing and way forward for effective disaster management, 30th Oct., DMMC, Dehrdun.

2013. Himalayan Disasters, Special Session, SMDS Summit - III, IMI 25th- 27th Sept. -SDFN, Kohima, Nagaland,

2013. Brainstorming meeting on 16th June Kedarnath Tragedy: Focus on Damage Assessment & Mapping; 28th July, WIHG, Dehradun

2013. Workshop on “Modern perspective in Himalayan Geosciences”, 11-12th June, WIHG, Dehradun.

2013. “Meet of the Mountain States”, 19th March, IIC, New Delhi.

2013. DST Sponsored Field Workshop on “Deformation Style in the Great Boundary Fault Zone (GBF) around Chittorgarh”, Rajasthan. Jan. 26-27

2012. Second Sustainable Mountain Development Summit of the Indian Mountain Initiative, IMI-SMDS2, 25-26th May, Gangtok.

2012. “National Conference and Field Study on Landslide Management” 22-24 March 2012 at Disaster Management Cell (DMC), UAoA, Nainital, Uttarakhand

2011. “Meet of Indian Mountain States”, 3rd November, IIC, New Delhi.

2010. Regional Consultation Workshop on Urban Risk reduction, DMMC Uttarakhand, 8th – 9th June, 2010, Nainital.

2010. National Workshop on Landslides and Environmental Degradation in Hilly Terrains; 4-6th June, .

2010. Field workshop on deformation style in Main Boundary Thrust and Ramgarh 2 Thrust, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. 16 – 17th Feb. 2010. IIT Roorkee.

14. RESEARCH ENDEAVOUR:

My research work of about twenty five years embodies structural and tectonic investigations i.e. meso to micro tectonics, AMS, including neotectonics and hazard zonation of landslides of Himalayan Mountains, Ladakh and Karakoram region. My structural studies (1985- 2012) confirm the existence of a regional thrusts, e.g. the Main Central Thrust, North Thrust, South Almora thrust, Ramgarh Thrust and many tear faults (Pant, 1990, Pant et al., 1992, Pant, 1995, Pant et al., 2004, 2009, Pant and Chauhan, 2010, Pant et al., 2012); however, neotectonic, morphotectonic and seismotectonic studies (1989-2010) contributed to the tectonic rejuvenation of regional thrust and faults (Pant 1990; Pant et al., 1992, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Pant et el., 2012).

Landslide hazard zonation studies (1989-2009) confirm the hazard prone areas in northern Kumaun (Pant, 1990, Pant, 1992, Pant et al., 1996, Pant and Luirei, 1999, 2002, 2006, Pant and Kothiyari, 2010).

The detailed study of talc and magnesite mineralization and its relation to Himalayan tectonic setting has helped in understanding paragenesis of the mineralization, particularly in Dist. of Kumaun division (Pant and Pandey, 2008, 2009a, 2009b).

15. RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Sl. Title of project Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) in No. lakhs 1. Active faults and Palaeoseismic events SERC, DST, New 3.8 in the zones of Shrinagar Thrust and Delhi Main Central Thrust in western Garhwal 2. Geoenvironmental appraisal of Dabka NRDMS, DST, New 23.00 Micro watersheds: a model Delhi study for sustainable development 3. Neotectonic Rejuvenation in Central SERC, DST, New 12.12 Kumaun, Uttaranchal: Implication to Delhi Quaternary Reactivation of North Almora Thrust and Transverse Tear Faults

16. PUBLICATIONS:

(a) Books : Nil (b) Research Articles : 21 in journals, 3 in edited books, 2 in conference Proceedings (c) Technical Reports : 07 (d) Selected Recent papers( last five years):

2008a. Evidences of active deformation in the northeastern part of Almora, in Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: A geomorphic perspective. Jour. Geol. Soc. India. V. 72, pp. 353-364. (Jointly Girish C. Kothyari)

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2008b. The role of fluids in formation of talc deposits of Reema Area, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. JGSI, V. 73, pp.237-248. (jointly with Prabha Pandeu and Rajesh Sharma)

2009. Petrography and Geochemistry of Magnesite and Talc deposits of Jhiroli, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. Magmatism, Tectonism and Mineralization (Ed.), Santosh Kumar, Macmillan Advance Research Series, 215-229 pp.

2010. Active faulting and deformation of quaternary landforms Sub-Himalaya, India. GEOCHRONOMETRIA 37 (2010), pp 63-71. (jointly with Moulishree Joshi, Girish Ch. Kothyari, and A. D. Ahluvalia)

2010. Neotectonic Evidences of Rejuvenation in Kaurik-Chango Fault zone, Northwestern Himalaya. Jour. Geog. Info. Sys., V. 2, pp. 176-183.

2012. Development of Transverse Fault along North Almora Thrust, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: A Study Based on Field and Magnetic Fabrics. JOURNAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA,Vol.79, May 2012, pp.429-448 (jointly with Ritu Chauhan and S. S. Bhakuni).

2012. Landslides and Neotectonic Activities in the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) Zone: Southeastern Kumaun, Uttarakhand. JOURNAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, Vol.80, July 2012, pp.101-110. (jointly with GIRISH CH. KOTHYARI1 and KHAYINGSHING LUIREI)

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