

Senior Principal Scientist ( Headquarters, Goa )
DepartmentGeological Oceanography (GOD)
Research Interests/SpecializationPalaeoclimate & Palaeoceanography, Micropalaeontology, Geochemistry & Isotope Chemistry
Date of Joining CSIR : 2008-12-23
Date of Joining Present Post : 2021-12-23
Date of Retirement : 2038-04-30
Work Domain Scientific
Area of WorkMarine Science
Number of Ph.D. students supervised (Ongoing & Completed): 17
No of student(s) trained through Internship/Project Work/Dissertation :35
Ongoing | Completed |
0 | 6 |
Manpower Trained:
Ph.D. (Guide)
- S.R. Bhadra, 2021. Foraminiferal distribution and paleoclimatic reconstruction from the northeastern Indian Ocean. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
- A. Kaithwar, 2021. Field and laboratory culturing studies to understand benthic foraminiferal response to dissolved oxygen. Goa University, Goa.
- D.P. Singh, 2019. Foraminiferal distribution off the southern tip of India to understand its response to cross basin water exchange and to reconstruct seasonal monsoon intensity during the Late Quaternary. Goa University, Goa.
- S.M. Saalim, 2019. Distribution and ecology of foraminifera off Puri-Visakhapatnam sector, east coast of India and it’s paleoclimatic implications. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
- T. Suokhrie, 2018. Foraminiferal distribution along the continental margin off Krishna-Godavari and Pennar river complex and its paleoclimatic implications. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
Ph.D. (Co-Guide)
- R. Dubey, 2019. Distribution and ecology of foraminifera off Cochin-Trivandrum sector and its palaeoclimatic implications. Goa University, Goa.
- D.K. Naik, 2017. Distribution of foraminifera and sub-millennial scale paleoclimatic reconstruction from marine sediments off southwest coast of India. Goa University, Goa.
M.Phil.
- D.K. Naik, 2010. Late Quaternary paleoclimatic changes from the southwestern Indian Ocean. University of Delhi, Delhi.
M.Sc. Dissertations
- Prashant Sharma, 2023. An abrupt shift in carbonate burial in north-eastern Arabian Sea. Institute of Earth Science, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.
- Karan Rampal Rajput, 2020. Sea level and monsoon controlled the persistent increase in carbon burial in the Gulf of Mannar, throughout the Meghalayan Age. K.J. Somaiya College, Mumbai University, Mumbai.
- Amanda Vitney Fernandes, 2018. Late Holocene climatic variability from the south-eastern Arabian Sea. Department of Earth Science, Goa University, Goa.
- Amol M. Gawas, 2015. Foraminiferal response to mining activities in Goa over the last few decades: A case study from Zuari estuary. Department of Earth Science, Goa University, Goa.
- Anoop Jaisawal, 2014. A laboratory experiment to assess the capability of biogenic carbonate rich marine sediments to counter ocean acidification induced seawater pH change. Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
- Mohammad Atif Raza, 2008. Micropaleontological investigations of Antarctic lake sediments. University of Delhi, Delhi.
- Dinesh Kumar Naik, 2008. Application of foraminiferal proxies to infer climatic changes over the past 66 kyr BP, from the southwestern Indian Ocean. University of Delhi, Delhi.
Summer Interns
- Chandan Roy, 2009. Distribution of benthic foraminiferal morphogroups in the fjords off Svalbard: Paleoecological implications. University of Delhi, Delhi.
- Priyadarshi Chowdhury, 2009. Distribution of selected planktic foraminiferal species off Myanmar: Ecological implications. Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
- Maitrayee Chakraborty, 2009. Laboratory culture of benthic foraminifera. Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
- Ankush Shrivastava, 2009. Understanding the ecological preference of selected planktic foraminiferal species. University of Delhi, Delhi.
- Sudhanshu Pandey, 2010. Effect of Oxygen minimum zone on benthic foraminiferal distribution and morphology: A case study from the eastern Arabian Sea. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Nadia, West Bengal.
- Sangita M. Pachkhande, 2010. Laboratory culture study to understand the effect of different temperatures on growth and reproduction in Rosalina sp. University of Pune, Pune.
- Nitin Sahi, 2010. Temporal changes in the Arabian Sea Oxygen Minimum Zone: A benthic foraminiferal testimony. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
- Sapna Jaiswal, 2010. Response of benthic foraminifera Rosalina sp. to salinity changes in laboratory culture studies. Dept. of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Priyanka Agrawal, 2011. Effect of seawater parameters on morphology of Globigerina bulloides. Earth Science Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
- Suchetana Biswas, 2011. Effect of glacier discharge on benthic foraminiferal distribution and morphology: A case study from the Svalbard fjords. Dept. of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Dev, L., 2012. Temporal changes in foraminiferal abundance and total inorganic carbon in shelf sediments off Malabar. Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.
- Jayashree, J., 2012. Understanding the link between total inorganic carbon and planktic foraminifera in shelf sediments. Dept. of Geology, Anna University, Gundy Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Banerjee, B., 2012. A Journey into the microscopic realm of live and fossil foraminifera. Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- Rishav Mallick, 2012. Understanding and applying foraminifera as a paleoclimate proxy from a core and culture experiments. B. Tech, Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal.
- Ashwani, H., 2013. Application of foraminifera to understand past monsoonal changes in the northern Bay of Bengal: A Preliminary Report. Department of Studies in Earth Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
- Shandilya, R.N., 2013. Foraminiferal response to closure of mining activities in Goa. Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- Supratim Dey, 2014. Reconstructing the productivity changes in the eastern Arabian Sea, during the Holocene. M.Tech. Geological Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
- J.P. Bhardwaj, 2014. Application of foraminiferal proxies to understand recent environmental changes at the Aramda Dockyard, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat. Department of Geology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
- Samir Debnath, 2015. A brief report on preliminary Quaternary foraminiferal record from IODP Hole U1457A. M.Sc. Geology, School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Siddhesh P. Prabhukeluskar, 2016. Late Holocene benthic foraminifera record from the northern Indian Ocean. M.Sc. Earth Science, Goa University.
- Sawani Rai, 2017. Paleontological significance of foraminiferal distribution in the Andaman Sea. student of M.Sc. (Tech.), Applied Geology, Department of Geology, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School Of Mines), Dhanbad.
- Ravina R. Naik, 2018. Paleoclimatic implications of the change in foraminiferal abundance during the last 7000 years. M.Sc. Earth Science, Goa University.
- Ashutosh T. Naik, 2019. Application of foraminiferal proxies to reconstruct recent changes in the western Bay of Bengal oxygen minimum zone. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
- Asma Sadaf, 2019. Effect of dissolved oxygen on living benthic foraminifera. M.Sc. Geology, Delhi University.