Rishi Narain Singh
Earth Science
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Rishi Narain Singh obtained BSc (1962), MSc (1964) and PhD, all from Banaras Hindu University. He joined the newly established National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad in 1964 and largely remained there. Between 1970 and 73, he was postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University, Halifax and Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's. He was Scientist-in-Charge, CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation (CMMACS) (1996-99); Director, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur (1999-2003); CSIR Emeritus Scientist (2005 -2010), INSA Senior Scientist (2010-2015)and Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) (briefly in 1989). He is Visiting Professor, IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar Gujarat since December 2015.
Research Interest
Geophysics, Geophysical and Environmental Modelling