Rajiv Sinha
Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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My Research interests
- Earth Surface dynamics: Terrain characterisation and landscape analysis using Earth Observation data,Soil moisture and crop water stress estimation using drone-based thermal imaging, wetland hydrology, connectivity and dynamics
- River science: River dynamics, flood risk assessment, sediment dynamics, river response to climate change, rivers and ancient civilization
- Groundwater structure and dynamics: Historical time series analysis, Aquifer stratigraphy
- Fluvial sedimentology and stratigraphy: Late Quaternary stratigraphic development in Himalayan basins
- Palaeoclimatic reconstructions: High resolution Holocene paleoclimatic reconstruction using a multi-proxy approach
My skills and expertise
- Remote sensing and GIS analysis
- Drone-based imaging and data analysis: optical, thermal and hyperspectral
- Hydrological modeling
- Stratigraphic analysis of drill cores
- Geoelectrical surveys
Professional Experience
- Apr’14- present: Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur
- June'94- Apr 2014: Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
- Apr.'93-June'94: Scientist, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Fluvial geomorphology and Sedimentology), University of Cambridge, UK
- 1992 Master of Technology (Applied Geology) University of Roorkee, India,1987
- Bachelor's in Science, (Geology) Patna University, India, 1983
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Professional Affiliations
Member, Editorial Board:
- Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM) (2012-15)
- Quaternary International (Elsevier) (2010-2015)
- Earth Surface Processes & Landforms (Wiley Interscience) (2010-present)
- Current Science, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2015-present)
- The Open Geology Journal (Bentham)
- Indian Journal of Polar Research (NESA)
- Journal of Indian Association of Sedimentologists
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Memberships of professional societies
- International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) (National Correspondent)
- Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
- Quaternary Research Association, UK
- Geological Society of India
- India Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies
- Indian Society of Hydraulics
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing
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Awards and Honours
- Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2021)
- Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (2016)
- Lalit Mohan Kapoor Chair, IIT Kanpur (2018-present)
- Pandit Girish Ranjan and Sushma Rani Pathak Chair, IIT Kanpur (2014-16)
- COFUND Senior Research Fellowship at Durham University (2014)
- S.S. Merh Award for contributions in Quaternary Geology, Geological Society of India (2006)
- National Mineral Award, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India (2002)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for post-doctoral research in Germany (2000)
- Career Award for Young Teachers, All India Council for Technical Education (1998)
- Lundgren Research Award & Cambridge Philosophical Society Research Award, Cambridge University, UK (1992)
- Nehru Scholarship for doctoral research at Cambridge University, UK (1989)
- University Gold Medal, M.Tech(1987)
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Special Achievements
- Selected for the XVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (Dec.’96-Mar’97)(1998)
- Anchored and directed a film on SAVE SOIL, USE FLYASH (2000, 17.20 minutes), produced by TV Centre, IIT Kanpur, sponsored by Flyash Mission, DST, New Delhi.
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