Dr. T.n. Singh

Biography

 Professor Singh has been appointed as Independent Director on the HPCL Board with effect from March 20, 2017. Professor T N Singh aged 55 years is Institute Geoscience Chair Professor in IIT, Bombay. He has made innovative and substantial contribution in several fields of Geosciences. He is well-known in the area of Engineering Geology, Rock mechanics on account of his pioneer work in Rock-Mechanics and Petrophysics, Establishment of Rock Indices, Triaxial and Post Failure Behaviour of Rocks, Dynamic and Static Properties of Rocks, CO2 Sinking, Natural Hazard and Climate Change etc. Prof. Singh’s noteworthy contribution in the area of ground vibration due to blasting and slope stability has earned him recognition between the earth scientists and engineers. He has made prominent contribution to the design of blast for improved fragmentation. He has established Equivalent Material Modeling technique for simulating various Geo-mining problems to resolve some of the outstanding problem for optimum resource recovery. He has received several recognition like National Geoscience Award, First P N Bose Mineral Award, S Rakshit Rock Mechanics Award, Prof Gopal Rangan Award and many more. He has published more than 300 research papers in various journals and 112 Conference Papers. Dr Singh has edited 12 books published from reputed publishers from India and abroad. He is a Member of various Government Committee like Department of Science & Technology, BARC, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Railways etc.

Research Interest

 Engineering Geology, Rock mechanics