Supriyo Mitra

Professor

Department of Earth Sciences &

Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies


Ph.D. University of Cambridge UK


Office: Room N-105, Research Complex, IISER Kolkata

Phone: +91-(0)33-66340000 Ext. 1236

E-mail: supriyomitra [at] iiserkol [dot] ac [dot] in


I am an observational and computational seismologist. My research involves deployment of broadband seismographs as permanent stations and temporary arrays to record ground motion data. The recorded data are analysed using seismological techniques to model (a) the velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle, (b) earthquake source mechanisms and (c) attenuation characteristics. Knowledge of these are used to test hypotheses of lithospheric evolution, understand earthquake source physics and simulate ground motions (from large earthquakes) to quantify seismic hazard.

Recent Publications

1. Monumoy Ghosh*, Siddharth Dey*, Supriyo Mitra (2025)
Love-wave Group-Velocity Tomography of India–Tibet: Insights into Radially-Anisotropic S-Wave Velocity Structure, Geophysical Journal International, 241(2), May 2025, pp 901–918, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf074
2. S.K. Shamim*, Ayon Ghosh*, Supriyo Mitra, Keith Priestley, Swati Sharma*, S.K. Wanchoo (2024)
Locked Frontal and Lateral Ramps on the Main Himalayan Thrust Beneath NW Himalaya Illuminated by Precisely Located Seismicity. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL110160. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110160

Announcements

Ph.D. Position (one): Seismology / Continental Tectonics

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur - 741246, Nadia, West Bengal, India

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