Paramjeet Singh

Publications

• Jain, A.K., Dasgupta, S., Bhargava, O.N., Israil, Md., Jayangonda Perumal, R., Patel, R.C., Mukul, M., Parcha, S.K., Adlakha, V., Agarwal, K.K., Singh, P., Bhattacharya, B., Pant, N.C. (2016) Tectonics and Evolution of the Himalaya. Proceeding of Indian National Science Academy 82 (3), 1-24 (IF: 0.3)

• Short educational biography: I completed my PhD at the Fission Track Thermochronology Lab, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, India, in 2013 (awarded Jan, 2014), where I studied the tectonic and exhumation history of the Higher and Lesser Himalayan Crystallines (LHC: Almora klippe) of Kumaun region of the NW-Himalaya. Please see my publication sections for more information and then I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow (UGC sponsored DS Kothari Fellowship) and am now at WIHG as Scientist ‘B’ since June, 2015. My research is focused on low-temperature thermochronology (Fission Track), Himalayan tectonics, thermal history and provenance study of the Himalayan foreland basin, but simultaneously trying to integrate U-Pb (zircon) geochronology and structural geology into my work. Much of my work with zircon and apatite is aimed to understand the tectonic and exhumation history of Himalaya. Currently, I am looking for research students. If you’re interested in PhD in Geo-Thermochronology to study the evolution and exhumation of the Himalaya. I would be happy to have a dedicated/potential students. Please write to me about your research proposal or fellowship application. I would be happy to talk with you about potential collaboration. The specific research area will depend on student interests and funding of projects involving detrital thermochronology to study coupling/decoupling of tectonics and erosional processes, or U-Pb dating. I may be accept a new student have funding or would like enrol in PhD degree. Under guidence (MSc. Dissertation): Devinder Singh, awarded (June, 2017): Paleoproterozoic events in Himachal Himalaya: Source and Tectonic Setting (Chur granitiods) Summer Trainees: 2017: Utkarsh Shukla (INSPIRE-Scholar, IIT-ISM Dhanbad)/Anu Kritika (Patna University): Exhumation history of Almora Klippe, Kumaun Region of NW Himalaya using Fission Track Thermochronology 2016: Kumar Ashish (Dr. HSG University, Sagar): Fission Track dating techniques (External Detector Method) and its Geological Application SERB funded Research Project: My SERB funded research project is focused on the Geo-Thermochronological investigation of Lesser Himalayan Crystallines of Garhwal Region, NWHimalaya: Implication to Extrusion and Duplexing models where we will focused on the Tectonothermal evolution and exhumation history of Lesser Himalaya of Garhwal region. Throughout the Himalayan thrust belt, crystalline klippen are questionable due to their connection with the root zone. Three major thrusting models describe the kinematics and the emplacement of the crystalline thrust sheet over the LHS (like tectonic wedge model, extrusion model, Duplexing model).The objective of this project is how the crystalline rocks of HHC was emplaced over the LHS. How these are connected with the roots zone and how they are travelled toward south about hundreds of km along Munsiari Thrust/Main Central Thrust (MT/MCT) or South Tibetan Detachment System (STDS). To answer these questions, I got the funds from the SERB (DST, Govt. of India). Achievements Membership of Professional Societies Academic Visits Projects Publications Degree/ Certificate earned from Board/Universities: 1. 10th in 1999 from HBSE with Merit/Silver Medal 2. 12th (Non-medical) in 2001 from HBSE 3. B.Sc in 2005 from University Collage, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 4. M.Sc. in 2007 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 5. NET in 2010 (Dec.) UGC-CSIR jointly conducted, qualified for LS. 6. PhD. in 2013 (submitted) and awarded in 2014 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Ph.D. thesis title: Exhumation history of Lesser and Higher Himalayan crystallines in the Kumaon-Garhwal region, NW Himalaya: revealed from Fission Track Thermochronology. Professional Recognition/ Award/ Prize/ Certificate, Fellowship received S.No Name of Award Awarding Agency Year 1. University Research Scholar (URS) Fellowship (on Merit basis) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 2008-2009 2. Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Sponsored by SERB, New Delhi 2009-2012 3. Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Sponsored by CSIR, New Delhi 2012-2014 4. Dr. DS Kothari fellowship sponsored by UGC, New Delhi 2014-2015 Paper Reviewed in National/International journals (3) Journal Geological Society of India, Journal of Earth System Science, Journal of Geological Society of Landon (1) Life Membership of Himalayan Geology (2) Associate Membership of American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1. Title: Exhumation history of NW Himalaya using Fission Track Thermochronology sponsered by Internal funding (WIHG) 2015-2017. 2. Title: Geo-thermochronological investigation of Lesser Himalayan Crystallines of Garhwal Region, NW-Himalaya (funded by SERB, New Delhi, Govt. of India), 2017-2020. Publications in peer reviewed journals Under review Singh P., Bhakuni, S.S., Kumar, P., Patel R.C. (under review), Tectonics control over exhumation in Kumaon-Garhwal Himalaya . (Submitted in Quaternary International) (IF: 2.0) Published in International/national journals (Total Impact Factor: 12.27) Singh P., Patel, R.C., (2017) Post-emplacement exhumation history of Almora klippe of Kumaon-Garhwal Himalaya, NW-India as reveled by Fission track thermochronology (International Journal of Earth Sciences) V. 106(6), pp. 2189-2202 (IF: 2.1) Jain, A.K., Dasgupta, S., Bhargava, O.N., Israil, Md., Jayangonda Perumal, R., Patel, R.C., Mukul, M., Parcha, S.K., Adlakha, V., Agarwal, K.K., Singh, P., Bhattacharya, B., Pant, N.C. (2016) Tectonics and Evolution of the Himalaya. Proceeding of Indian National Science Academy 82 (3), 1-24 (IF: 0.3) Patel, R.C., Singh, P., Lal, N., (2015) Thrusting and back-thrusting as post-emplacement kinematics of the Almora klippe: Insights from Low-temperature thermochronology. Tectonophysics, 653, 41–51 (IF: 2.87) Patel, R.C., Sinha,H.N., Kumar, A., Singh, P., (2014), Basin Provenance and post-depositional thermal history along the continental P/T boundary of the Raniganj Basin, eastern India: Constraints from apatite fission track dating, Journal of Geological Society of India, 83(4), 403-413 (IF: 0.596) Singh, P., Patel, R.C., and Lal, N., (2012) Plio-Plistocene in-sequence thrust propagation along the Main Central Thrust zone (Kumaon-Garhwal Himalaya, India): New thermochronological data. Tectonophysics, 574-575, 193–203 (IF: 2.87) Patel, R.C., Adlakha, V., Lal, N., Singh, P., and Kumar, Y., (2011a) Spatiotemporal variation in exhumation of the crystalline in the NW-Himalaya, India: Constraints from Fission Track dating analysis. Tectonophysics, 504, 1-13 (IF: 2.87) Patel, R.C., Adlakha, V., Singh, P., Kumar, Y., and Lal, N., (2011b) Geology, Structural and Exhumation history of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines in Kumaon Himalaya, India. Journal of Geological Society of India,77, 47-72 (IF: 0.596) List of Selected abstracts in conferences Patel,R.C., Adlakha, V., Lal, N., Singh, P., (2009) Tectonic-Controlled erosive exhumation of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline, NW Himalaya, India: Constraints from fission track dating analysis. National Seminaar on Geodynamics, Sedimentation and Biotic reponse in the context of the India-Asia collision (Nov. 26th – 28th , 2009) Organised by Department of Geology, Mizoram University, Aizawal & Geological Society of India, Bangalore, p.95. Patel,R.C., Adlakha, V., Singh, P., and Lal, N., (2010) Tectonic Control on the late stage exhumation of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline, Northeast Himalaya: Constraints from fission track data, Poster presention in 25th HKT held at San Francesco (USA) from 3rd to 7th June 2010. Singh, P., (2010), Plio-Quarternary Exhumation of Higher Himalayan Crystalline along the Pindari River, NW India: Constrained from Apatite Fission track analysis. Poster presentation in Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) held at Osmania University, Hydrabad, from 8 – 10th December 2010 and gets 3rd prize in the conference. Kumar L., Jude, S., Rani, P., and Singh P., (2011), Seismicity and Exhumation history of Kumaon-Garhwal region, NW India. Poster presentation in Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) held at Andra University, Vishakhapatanm , from 19th – 21st December 2011 and gets Ist prize in the conference. R.C. Patel, Singh, P., and Lal, N., (2011) Tectonically induced Plio-Quaternary exhumation history in Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayas: An analysis on low-temperature thermochronological data, International Conference on Indian Monsoon and Himalayan Geodynamics Circular (IMHG 2011), November 2-5, 2011, W.I.H.G., Dehra Dun, India, pp. 47-48. Singh, P., R.C. Patel, and Lal, N., (2011) Exhumation history of the Lesser Himalayan sequence in the Kumaon region, NW-India: constraints from Apatite fission track analysis, International Conference on Indian Monsoon and Himalayan Geodynamics Circular (IMHG 2011), November 2-5, 2011, W.I.H.G., Dehra Dun, India, pp. 80-81. Singh P., and Patel R.C., (2015), Formation of Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) and its role in exhumation of the Amritpur ganite in Kumaon Himalaya, Poster Presentation in 30th HKT held at WIHG on 6-8th Oct. 2015. Patel R.C., Kumar, M., Singh P., and Kumar A., (2015), Tectonics and exhumational variability between higher and lesser Himalayan crystallines, Kumaon-Garhwal region, NW-Himalaya, India, Presented in 30th HKT held at WIHG on 6-8th Oct. 2015.

• Singh P., Bhakuni, S.S., Kumar, P., Patel R.C. (under review), Tectonics control over exhumation in Kumaon-Garhwal Himalaya . (Submitted in Quaternary International) (IF: 2.0)

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