Dr. Soumyajit Mukherjee

Biography

Ph.D. in Geology in 2007 (IIT Roorkee) M.Tech. in Applied Geology in 2002 (IIT Roorkee) B.Sc., Geology Hons. in 1999 (Presidency College, Calcutta) Hooghly Collegiate School (Chinsurah, West Bengal) Kanailal Vidyamandir (Chandannagar, West Bengal) Rosemary Institution (Baharampur, West Bengal) Jyoti Kindergarten (Cooch Behar, West Bengal)

Research Interest

Thermal relaxation of shear zones- analytical models Kinematics of rotational faults Tectonic inheritance, hyperextensiaonal crust Pore pressure Recently working on viscous dissipation in pure-, simple- and general shear regimes. Also, heat budget for flexure slip and other types of folds, also for faults. Structural Geology (Fieldwork, micro-structural studies, analogue model, analytical model) Himalayan Geology- field work in the Higher Himalaya in the Sutlej-, Dhauliganga and Goriganga valleys. Looking forward to study the structural geology of the Higher Himalaya in other sections Extrusion modeling- using analogue- and analytical models Kinematics of ductile shear zone, reactivation, shear sense reversal Tectonics-climate-ecology interaction Applicability of channel flow as an extrusion model in different orogenies Can shear fabrics (sigmoid, lenticular & parallelogram) be simulated in a channel flow model? Can strain analyses discriminate a pure shear from a Poiseuille flow? Estimation of viscosity of rocks by analytical models Channel flow of non-Newtonian fluids Spheroidal weathering Doming in different contexts- salt domes in the Persian Gulf, mantled gneissic domes (The Tso Morari). Also Himalayan windows (e.g. the Larji-Kulu-Rampur Window, the Cheorata Window) Flanking microstructures, Intrafolial folds in micro-scale, S-C micro-fabric, mineral fish, trapezoid-shaped minerals in thin-sections, grain boundary migration, passive folds related to boudins/pull aparts Water policy in the context of arsenic pollution