
September 30, 2019, 3:22 pm Public Archive Doctor of Engineering 2019 Ravindra Bhavan, Fatorda, Margao, Goa NIT Goa
Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Goa has been conferred upon with the degree of Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), at the 5th Convocation of National Institute of Technology Goa, held on Saturday, 28th September 2019, at Ravindra Bhavan, Fatorda, Margao, Goa.
Prof. Singh received this honor for his contributions in the fields of Applied Sciences, Geochemistry, Marine & Himalayan Ecology and Societal Commitments. The chief guest Dr. Pramod P. Sawant, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa, awarded Prof. Singh the degree in the presence of Prof. Gopal Mugeraya, Director NIT, Goa.
Prof. Singh has played a highly significant role on studies on low temperature elemental and isotope geochemistry and his researches are reported to have assisted in widening the understanding on the evolution of the Himalayas and biogeochemistry of the Indian Ocean. His studies have been documented in several peer-reviewed articles.
Prof. Singh has been honoured with several National Awards and Academy Fellowships including the National Geoscience Award (2012) , Eminent Mass spectrometry Award(2014), The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 2016, Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2016), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi (2018).