Dr. Abhishek Kumar Rai
Visiting Faculty
Department of of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences
IIT-BBS Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
India
Biography
Education Degree Discipline Year School Ph.D. Geophysics 2004/2005 University of Cambridge, UK M.Sc.(Tech.) Geophysics 1999 B.H.U. Varanasi. Teaching Geo4280: Seismic Signal Processing: Univ. of Oslo. Jan.-June 2013 ES5L101: Understanding Earth System ES5L201: Geophysical Techniques ES5L105: Computational Geosciences ES5P105: Computational Geosciences Lab. ES5L204: Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics + 7 Other Courses. Academic Honors & Awards Cambridge Commonwealth Ph.D. Fellowship, 2000 B.H.U. Gold Medal for Standing First in M.Sc. (Tech.) Geophysics, 1999 Prof. J. S. Memorial Grant of Indian Geophysical Union, 1998
Research Interest
Crustal Deformation, Earthquakes, Exploration Geophysics. Seismology & GPS Geodesy, Geophysical Techniques (Seismic, Gravity, Magnetic, Resistivity).
Publications
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Dhar, S., A. K. Rai, P. Nayak: Estimation of Seismic Hazard in Odisha by Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, Natural Hazards, 84(250), 1-15. doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2712-3, 2016.
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Rai, A. K.: Frequency Dependent Scattering Observed in P- and surface wave arrivals from south India, Pure and Applied Geophysics 173 (426), 1-11, doi:10.1007/s00024-016-1426-5, 2016.
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P Nayak, AK Rai, S. Tripathy. Evaluating Groundwater Prospects Using GIS Techniques; Sustainable Water Resources Management, DOI: 10.1007/s40899-017-0082-y, 2017.
