Research Centre-Geology
Department of PG Studies and Research in Geology
Department of PG Studies and Research in Geology is recognized as a research centre affiliated to the University of Calicut during the year 2018. The focal areas of research programmes conducted by the department include:
Micropalaeontological studies for climate change modeling
Hydrogeological modeling and watershed management
Petrology, geochemistry, thermodynamic evolution of earth and planets
Environmental sciences and impact assessments
Coastal processes and beach morphodynamics
Sedimentological studies to understand recent geological processes
Hyperspectral remote sensing and mineral mapping
Currently, 11 Ph.D. scholars are pursuing to their doctoral studies under this department. Two scholars have already been awarded with Ph.D., degree from this centre during the year 2018.
The major facilities for research includes, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS), Petrological Microscope, Flame Photometer, Spectrophotometer, GIS and Remote Sensing data processing software, sediment characterization facilities, water analysis units etc.
The department has research collaboration with many international and national institutes and have produced several numbers of joint publications in this regard.
Research Guides
Dr. V.K. BRIJESH
Assistant Professor
Dr. C. SREEJITH
Assistant Professor
Dr. V. SANTHOSH
Assistant Professor
Dr. K.S. ARUNKUMAR
Assistant Professor
Dr. M. NITHYA
Assistant Professor
Research Scholars
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Sl. No. |
Name of the Scholar |
Name & Designation of Research Guide/Co-Guide |
Mode and Fellowships |
Status |
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1. |
Dr. N. Mohamed Shareef |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Part-time |
Ph.D., Awarded on 11-04-2018 |
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2. |
Dr. C. Ajith Kumar |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Part-time |
Ph.D., Awarded on 11-04-2018 |
|
3. |
P.K. Abdul Nafih |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Part-time |
Ongoing |
|
4. |
T.G. Sakhi |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Part-time |
Ongoing |
|
5. |
Beegum Feby |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Part-time |
Ongoing |
|
6. |
P.G. Athira |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
|
7. |
K. Jimnisha |
Dr. V.A. Ayisha, Associate Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
|
8. |
A.K. Pramod |
Dr. V. Santhosh, Assistant Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
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9. |
Jewal John |
Dr. K.S. Arunkumar, Assistant Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
|
10. |
Nanditha Nandan |
Dr. C. Sreejith, Assistant Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
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11. |
Samreena Mohammed |
Dr. K.S. Arunkumar, Assistant Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
|
12. |
M.S. Parvathy |
Dr. C. Sreejith, Assistant Professor |
Full-time; KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala |
Ongoing |
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13. |
Shabana Ebrahim |
Dr. M. Nithya, Assistant Professor |
Full-time |
Ongoing |
Research Facilities
Petrology Lab
The Petrological microscope procured under the DST-FIST scheme is a multi (Penta-) ocular microscope, which is the first of its kind installed in Kerala. It enables observation of the specimen for five people simultaneously. It is used for teaching as well as research purposes. The microscope is
PerkinElmer PinAAcle 500 Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
The AAS procured under the DST-FIST scheme is housed at a lab, where seating is arranged for 5 students at a time. Thus, theory, as well as practical sessions for the analysis of trace metals in water and sediments, can be handled in the lab. Whenever there is a request, the facility is also exte
GIS & REMOTE SENSING LAB
The Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Lab was established within the department of Geology in 2018. The objective of establishing a lab within the department was to provide exposure to this important technology to students of Geology. The area of Geoinformatics finds its app
Research Publications
Journal Publications
International
- Sreejith, C., E.A. Del Lama, Gurmeet Kaur, 2021. Charnockite: a candidate for ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ designation from India. Episodes, doi: 10.18814/epiiugs/2020/0200s11
- P.G. Athira, K. Sajeev , Daniel J. Dunkley , P.M. George , Mingguo Zhai , Ligang Zhou, V.A. Ayisha, 2021. Beach placers of southwestern India: An archive of Precambrian supercontinent growth histories. Precambrian Research 364, 106342. International(Pages 1-22).
- K.S. Arunkumar, 2020. Heavy Metal Accumulation in Sediments of a Tropical Estuary: A Case from the Southwest Coast of India. International Journal of Lakes and Rivers 13 (1), 57-71
- Beegam Feby, A.L. Achu , K. Jimnisha , V.A. Ayisha , Rajesh Reghunath. 2020. Landslide susceptibility modelling using integrated evidential belief function based logistic regression method: A study from Southern Western Ghats, India, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 100411. International (Pages 1-20).
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2016. Petrology and geochemistry of charnockites (felsic ortho-granulites) from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: evidence for intra-crustal melting, magmatic differentiation and episodic crustal growth. Lithos, 262, pp. 334–354. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2016.07.009
- Arunkumar K S, Sabu Joseph, 2015) Land use/land cover and shoreline changes along the Southern Kerala coast, SW coast of India . International Journal of Geology & Earth Science Vol. 1, No. 2, PP. 7-20.
- Shavan.K, Arunkumar K.S, Ninu Krishnan M.V., 2015, Shavan, Assessment and Prediction of Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Zones of Idukki District, Kerala. International Research Journal of Sustainable Science & Engineering. PP. 1-16
- Arunkumar K.S, Sabu Joseph, 2015. Land use/Land Cover and Shoreline Changes along the Southern Kerala Coast, SW Coast of India. International Journal of Geology and Earth Sciences, Springer, Vol. 1, No.2. pp. 7- 22.
- Ayisha, V.A, Sakhi, T.G. and Brijesh, V.K., 2016. Spatio-Temporal Variations Of Hydrogeochemical Parameters And Qualitative Assessment Of Groundwater In The Chellur Watershed, Malappuram District, Kerala, India, ISSN 2395-647X www.ijges.com, International Journal of Geology and Earth Sciences Vol. 2, No. 2
- J Thomas, S Joseph, KP Thrivikramji, KS Arunkumar, 2014. Sensitivity of digital elevation models: The scenario from two tropical mountain river basins of the Western Ghats, India. Geoscience Frontiers 5 (6), 893-909.
- J Thomas, S Joseph, KP Thrivikramji, TM Manjusree, KS Arunkumar, 2014. Seasonal variation in major ion chemistry of a tropical mountain river, the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Environmental earth sciences 71 (5), 2333-2351
- Santhosh.V, Padmalal. D, Baijulal.B and K. Maya (2013).Brick and tile clay mining from the paddy lands of Central Kerala (South west coast of India) and emerging environmental issues. Environ Earth Sci.,DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1896-4
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2013. Petrogenesis of high-K metagranites in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: a possible magmatic-arc link between India, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. Journal of Geodynamics, 63 (1), pp. 69–82. doi: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.10.002
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2012. MnNCKFMASH phase relations in cordierite–orthopyroxene migmatitic gneisses, southern India: implications for low-pressure crustal melting under granulite-facies. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 80 (5), pp. 613-627. doi:10.1007/s12594-012-0188-7
- K.S. Arunkumar, P.A. Fathima & Sabu Joseph, 2012. Seasonal Variability of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Kadinamkulam- Anjengo-Akathumuri Estuarine System, South West Coast of India. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. 1, Issue. 5.
- K.S. Arunkumar, P.A. Fathima & Sabu Joseph. 2012. Texture and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Sediments of a Tropical Estuary: A case from the South West Coast of India. Golden Research Thoughts, Vol.2, Issue. 3.
- Maya, K., Santhosh, V., Padmalal, D., Aneesh Kumar, S.R., 2012. Impact of Mining and Quarrying in Muvattupuzha River Basin, Kerala – An Overview on Its Environmental Effects. Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Vol. 2, Special Issue 1, pp. 36–40
- Arunkumar K.S, Sabu Joseph and Jobin Thomas, 2010. Heavy metal concentration in the Coastal wetlands of Thiruvananthapuram District, Southern India. J. Environ. Science & Engg. Vol.52, No.2, pp.131-136.
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2010. Geochemistry of granitoids of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India–magmatic petrogenesis in an arc-accretion setting. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.74(12/1), A851 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.044
- Sreejith, C., Ravindra Kumar, G.R., and Babu, E.V.S.S.K., 2010. Origin of granitoids of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: Biotite as potential tectonomagmatic indicator. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.74(12/1), A985 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.045
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2010. Relationship between heavy mineral placer deposits and hinterland rocks of southern Kerala: a new approach for source-to-sink link from the chemistry of garnets. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, v. 39 (4), pp.562–571. (http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10804)
- Arunkumar K.S. and Sabu Joseph, 2009. Evaluation of the groundwater quality in the coastal zones of Thiruvananthapuram district, India. Hydrology journal, v.32 (3-4), p. 279-288.
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2009. Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Marunthurkota Syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, Southern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73 (3), pp.386–392. doi:10.1007/s12594-009-0018-8
- Arunkumar, K.S. and Sabu Joseph, 2007. Sedimentological and Geochemical studies of Kadinamkulam estuary, Southern Kerala. Jour. Eco. Environ. Conserv., v. 2., 329-337 pp.
- Arunkumar, K.S. and Sabu Joseph, 2006. Environmental Degradation of coastal ecosystems: a case study from Kadinamkulam estuary, southern Kerala. Pollution Research, v.25 (3), 535-542 pp.
- Shavan.K, Arunkumar K.S, Ninu Krishnan M.V, 2015. Assessment and prediction of shallow landslide susceptibility zones of Idukki district, Kerala, International Research Journal of Sustainable Science & Engineering (IRJSSE) Volume : 3 / Issue: 11.
- National
- Abdul Nafih, P.K., Ayisha, V.A., 2019. Seasonal Profile Variations along the breakwater Bound Coastal tracts of Ponnani Central Kerala, Eco-Chronicle, 4, 27–33.
- Aswin Abraham Babu, Arunkumar K.S, 2017. Shoreline changes using remote sensing & GIS technique: A case study of the coastal tract of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Proceedings of the International seminar on coastal biodiversity assessment (COBIA 2017), Organized by St. Gregarious College, Kottarakkara.
- Santhosh.V, Santhosh.S, Baijulal.B and Baiju.R.S. (2008). Texture and Mineralogy of the beach sands of Alappuzha District, Kerala.International Quaterly Journal of Environmental and Social Sciences, Ecochronicle, Kerala, India.Vol.3 (2).pp.93-99
- Ayisha, V.A, Hussain, S.M, and Gopalakrishna, K., 2007. Bryozoa from Saint Mary’s and Devgad islands off Karnataka coast, South west coast of India. Gondwana Geological Magazine, v.22, pp.97–102
- Arunkumar, K.S. and Sabu Joseph, 2006. Impacts of urbanisation on the coastal ecosystems of Poonthura, Thiruvananthapuram- A geochemical approach. Ecochronicle, v.1, No.2, pp.93-96
- Gopalakrishna, K., Hussain, S.M., Mahesh Bilwa, L., and Ayisha, V.A., 2007. Recent benthic ostracoda from the inner shelf off the Malabar Coast, Kerala, Southwest coast of India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, v.52, pp.59–68
- Iyer, C.S.P., Sreejith, C., Subha, S., Smitha Sukumaran, 2005. Geochemistry and quality of groundwater, and natural radioactivity measurements in parts of Manavalakurichi: an active placer mineral mining site, southern India. In: V.J. Loveson, N. Chandrasekhar and A. Sinha (Eds.), Capacity Building for Coastal Placer Mineral. Allied Publishers, New Delhi. pp.256–263.
International Conference
- Santhosh, V., and Padmalal, D., 2020. Environmental Impact Assessment of river sand mining from Bharathapuzha river, Kerala, India. In:Sheeba, S.,and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 1-10, Chapter 1.
- Santhosh, V. 2020. Origin, Geochronology and Depositional Environments of Quaternary clay sediments of central Kerala, South India. In: Sheeba, S., and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 11-18, Chapter 2.
- Santhosh, V., and Padmalal, D., 2020. Texture and Geochemistry of the tile and brick clay sediments of Chalakudy and Periyar river basins, Central Kerala. In:Sheeba, S.,and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 37-42, Chapter 5.
- Santhosh, V. 2020. Hydrochemistry of surface water sources in Chalakudy and Periyar river basins, Central Kerala. In: Sheeba, S., and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 43-48, Chapter 6.
- Santhosh, V., and Padmalal, D., 2020. Assessment of Water Quality variations in Kunnamangalam Block, Kozhikode, Northern Kerala. In:Sheeba, S.,and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 49-54, Chapter 7.
- Santhosh, V., Aswathy, E. K. and Irfana Mumthas., 2020. Assessment of Water Quality variations in Hydrochemical Analysis of Water sources in a semi-critical block of Kozhikode district, Northern Kerala, India. In:Sheeba, S.,and Ratheesh, N (Eds), Current Status and Challenges for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity, pp. 67-72, Chapter 10
- Sreejith, C., Gurmeet Kaur, Eliane Aparecida Del Lama, 2019. Charnockite: An international stone as potential Global Heritage Stone Resource. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-1280-2, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria 2019.
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2018. Crustal-derived granitoids in accretionary orogens: implications for the evolution and differentiation of continental crust. Goldschmidt Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Abstract ID 2403.
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2018. Archaean high-grade gneiss terrains as a key to the understanding of early Earth tectonics. Goldschmidt Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Abstract ID 1366.
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2017. The contrasting Sr/Y ratios in fraternal granitoid twins of a TTG parent: An indicator of crustal remelting for granite genesis. Goldschmidt Conference, Paris, France, Abstract ID: 3743
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2015. Felsic magmatism through intracrustal melting of previously formed volcanic-arc crust: implications for differentiation and secular evolution of the continental crust, AGU Fall 2015 Meeting, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, California, USA, ID: V51G-3122.
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2013. Pervasive lower crustal melting and granite genesis in southern India: mechanisms of magma differentiation and rheological equilibration in continental-arc roots. AGU Fall 2013 Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), ID: V13B-2607.
- Padmalal, D., Nair, K.M., Kumaran, K.P.N., Sajan, K., Vishnu Mohan, S., Maya, K., Santhosh, V., Anooja, S., Ruta B. Limaye, 2013. Climate and Sea Level Changes in a Holocene Bay Head Delta, Kerala, Southwest Coast of India. In: Sundaresan, J., Sreekesh, S., Ramanathan, A., Sonnenschein, L., Boojh, R. (Eds.), Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability, pp. 191-208.
- Santhosh, V., Padmalal, D., Sobha, V., Baijulal, B., Maya, K., 2013. Impact of urbanization on surface and ground water resources of the coastal lands of central Kerala, south west India. In: Sundaresan, J., Sreekesh, S., Ramanathan, A.L., Lenand, S., Ram, R. (Eds), Climate Change and Environment, Chapter 2.
- Vishnu Mohan, S., Padmalal, D., Santhosh, V., 2013. Palaeoclimatic records in the holocene sediments of polachira wetland, southern Kerala, SW India. In: Sundaresan, J., Sreekesh, S., Ramanathan, A.L., Lenand, S., Ram, R. (Eds), Climate Change and Environment, Chapter 21.
- Santhosh, V., Padmalal, D., Sobha, V., Baiju, R.S., 2013. Mining of Tile and Brick Clays from the Coastal Lands of Chalakudy and Periyar Rivers, Kerala, SW India. In: Venkatachalapathy, R. (Ed.), Earth Resources and Environment. pp. 328–334.
- Baiju, R.S., Sobha, V., Baijulal B., Santhosh, V., 2013. Land Use-Landform Changes (1966–2006) of Kallada River Basin — A GIS Based Analysis. In: Venkatachalapathy, R. (Ed.), Earth Resources and Environment. pp. 447–454
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2012. Contrasting geochemistry of arc-related metagranitoids in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: evidence for flat to steep transition in subduction style at the end of the Archaean. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall 2012 Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA, ID: V43C-2865
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2011. Growth and evolution of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, Southern India: mineral and whole-rock chemical evidence for intracrustal melting and magmatic petrogenesis. AGU Fall 2011 Meeting, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, California, USA V21D-2531.
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2011. Remelting of tonalitic crust and genesis of high-K granitoid during arc-accretion: evidence for crustal reworking in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, International Symposium on Precambrian Accretionary Orogens, Abstract Volume, Geological Society of India, pp.108–109.
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2011. Geochemistry of K-feldspar megacryst granitoids of the Kerala Khondalite Belt: evidence for exposed roots of an accreted continental-arc system, International Symposium on Precambrian Accretionary Orogens, Abstract Volume, Geological Society of India, pp.127–128.
- Sreejith, C. and Ravindra Kumar, G.R., 2010. Petrogenesis and significance of the high-K calc-alkaline meta-granitoids in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Conference Abstracts, 2010.
- Ravindra Kumar, G.R. and Sreejith, C., 2007. Supracrustal rocks and associated gneisses of Wynad schist belt, northern Kerala. (Abst. Vol.), International Seminar on “Crustal Evolution, Sedimentary processes and Metallogeny”, Organised by the Geological Society of India and SDM College of Engineering, Dharwad. Karnataka, INDIA.
