Engineering Geosciences Group in the Civil Engineering Department at IIT Kanpur. Objective of the group is to develop expertise in earth sciences.

Offers courses :

M.Tech. in Engineering Geosciences
Eligibility:
First class M.Sc. in Geology/Earth Science
Or
First Class B.E./B.Tech. in Civil Engineering with a valid GATE score.

Ph.D. in Engineering Geosciences
Eligibility:
M.Tech./M.Sc.(Tech)/M.Sc. in Applied Geology/Applied Geophysics or M.Tech. in Civil Engineering.

Research Area:
Active tectonics,
Climate change and response of earth systems,
Geomorphology,
Remote sensing,
Paleoseismology,
Geochemistry of sediments,
Mantle evolution,
Paleoclimate,
Sedimentology and environmental geology

Central Facilities
A0 size scanner
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
X-ray Fluorescence(XRF)

Lab Facilities
Portable Analog Seismogram (CSIO, Chandigarh, India)
Resistivity Meter
Sedimentological Facilities: Sieve shaker, Ultrasonic bath, Magnetic stirrer and other accessories
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer(Graphite & Flame)
measurement of magnetic susceptibility and natural gamma ray
Eutech Multi-probe water quality bench meter
Geoslicer : A soil sampler for paleoseismological studies
Bartington Magnetic Susceptibility Meter - Field probe, dual frequency meter
Dark room facility equipped with Photographic enlarger and washer
Digital Flame Photometer
Drill Core Scanner (DCS) for continuous
Ground Penetrating Radar
Hand held water quality probes (pH, Conductivity, Salinity)

Contact Detail :
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur- 208016,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-512-259 7731 (Off.)