Biswajit Roy

Academics

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Int. MS-PhD | 2014 - present

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata.

BSc (Hons.) Geology

Durgapur Government College,Burdwan University

Research Field

Event Sedimentology | Paleoclimate | Quarternery Geology in Siwaliks.

Research Interest

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• Basin analysis, Sequence Stratigraphy,Paleoclimate and paleo environment reconstruction.
• Organic Geochemistry,Stable Isotope Geochemistry.

Awards & Honors

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1. IISER K fellow from July 2013
2. Ranked 6th in Pondicherry University MSc Enterance Exam.
3. Ranked 30th in Banaras Hindu University Msc-Tech Enterance Exam.
4. Ranked 8th in Presidency University MSc Enterance Exam.
5. Ranked 17th in Calcutta University Msc Enterance Exam.
6. Ranked 132th in JAM(2013).

Field Work

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• Field work at Dehradun Lesser Himalaya and Siwalik, Under The Guidance of Dr. Rohtash Kumar (Scientist 'G') & Dr. Sumit Kumar Ghosh (Scientist 'G') in Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, June 2014.
• Field Work in and around Galudih for structural Geology. With: Dr. Kathakali Bhattachayya and Dr. Ravikant vadlamani, IISER-Kolkata. December 2013.
• Field work at Chandipur for sedimentary and Paleontology study .Followed by uranium underground mine Study at Narwapahar and Jadugoda ,Jharkhand (UCIL).Open Cast - Chromite mine visit in Sukhinda,Odhisa (OMC) and Iron Ore mine Visit at Daitari,Odhisha (OMC) - Under the guidance of Dr.Pinaki Roy,Dr.Soumik Mukhopadhyay,Dr.Pradip Kr.Samanta,Dr.Aniket Chakrabarty.January,2013.
• Structural Field work at Bewar ,Rajasthan –mainly focused on the mapping both plane paper and on toposheet ,under the guidance of Dr.Subhajit Sinha, ,Dr.Soumik Mukhopadhyay,Dr.Pradip Kr.Samanta,Dr.Aniket Chakrabarty,December 2012.
• Field work in and around Barakar,West Bengal under the guidance of Dr.Sib Sadhan Roy,Dr.Siddharta Sankar Rej,Dr.Samiran Mahapatra,Dr.Ashesh Kr.Maji.

Projects

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• “Petro-textural attributes of different Sandstone through age and its implication as a reservoir rock” with Dr.S.K.Ghosh (Scientist ‘G’) Wadia Institute Of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun,May-July,2014.
• “Grain Size analysis In and around New Digha Beach” with Dr.Melinda Kr.Bera ,December 2013.

Posters

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1. “Extraction of Phytolith- a Proxy for Paleo grassland Reconstruction” in IISER Kolkata,March 2014.
2. "Paleosol used as a tool to interpret past fluvial condition, Siwalik NW Himalaya" in IISER Kolkata, March 2015.
3. " Organic matter control on remobilization of element in paleosol profile, Siwalik NW Himalaya, in HKT 2015, Dehradun.