IITB DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES are collegial group of scholars committed to providing high-quality classroom and field education in the earth sciences.

IITB Earth Science Faculty

Banerjee, S., Professor
Sedimentology, Basin Analysis
2576 7282
santanu [at] iitb.ac.in

Bharath, S., Assistant Professor
Exploration Seismology
2576 7296
bshekar [at] iitb.ac.in

Biswal, T. K., Professor
Structural Geology, Tectonics
2576 7280
tkbiswal [at] iitb.ac.in

Chandrasekharam, D., Professor
Geothermics, Hydrogeochemistry, Deccan Volcanics
2576 7263
dchandra [at] iitb.ac.in

Chandrasekhar, E., Professor
Geo-electromagnetic induction, Wavelet analysis of geomagnetic data
2576 7257
esekhar [at] iitb.ac.in

Dutta, S. , Associate Professor
Organic geochemistry, Petroleum Geology
2576 7278
s.dutta [at] iitb.ac.in

Major facilities available are as follows:

Ar-Ar Mass Spectrometer
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
UV and visible spectrophotometer
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
Rock-Eval Pyrolyzer
Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)
Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM-EDS)
Optical systems for transmitted and incident light microscopy
Heat and freezing stages for fluid inclusion studies
Engineering geological test equipments
Laser Raman Spectrometer
Magnetic susceptibility measurement systems and magnetometers
Gravimeter
Digital seismograph

Contact:

The Head
Department of Earth Sciences,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Powai, Mumbai 400076 (India).
+91-22-2576 7251, 2576 7265
Fax : + 91 - 22 - 2576 7253
Gram : Technology, Mumbai-76
Telex : 011-7231 IITB IN