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Dr. Kalachand Sain
👨🔬 Position:
Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology-DST, Dehradun Hon. Outstanding Prof. at Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad Former Head, Seismic Group at CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
🔍 Specialization:
Inversion, Modelling, Processing and Interpretation of Geophysical Data Seismic Traveltime & Full Waveform Tomography, Rock Physics Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Attribute Characterization
🔬 Research Interests:
Delineation, Characterization, and Appraisal of Marine Gas-hydrates Glacial Dynamics and Glaciers Lakes Evolution of Sedimentary basins and Geotectonics over Indian Provinces Imaging Sub-volcanic sediments (onshore and offshore) Seismotectonics and Geodynamics of Himalaya Assessment of Geothermal Energy resources Assessment of avalanches, GLOFs, landslides, flash floods, earthquakes Early warnings of Himalayan geo-hazards
🎓 Educational Qualifications:
B.Sc.(Hons) 1984 Burdwan University, Burdwan (Phys, Chem, Maths) M.Sc. (Tech) 1988 IIT(ISM), Dhanbad (Applied Geophysics) Ph.D. 1995 CSIR-NGRI (Osmania Univ.), Hyd. (Controlled Source Seismology) Post-doctoral 1997 Cambridge University, UK (Marine Seismics) Post-doctoral 1999 Rice University, USA (Traveltime Tomography) Post-doctoral 2003 Rice University, USA (Waveform Tomography) Qualified GATE (1989) and CSIR/UGC Joint JRF (1989) Examination
👨🏫 Academic/Research Experience/Employment:
Extensive experience in various scientific positions at CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Director at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun since 2019
👨🏫 Supervision/Training/Teaching:
Guided numerous Ph.D. students and mentored Master’s dissertations Professor at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research Guest Faculty at University of Hyderabad and Rajasthan Technical University
🏆 Major Scientific Achievements:
Provided scientific perspective on the 2021 ice-mass failure causing a flash flood in Chamoli district, UK Himalaya Demonstrated subsurface hydrological imbalance leading to land sliding and surface cracks at Joshimath (2023) Explained scientific causes of recent climate-induced flash floods and snow avalanches at various Himalayan locations Mapped hot springs and evaluated geothermal energy potential in UK and HP Himalaya Established AI Centre of Excellence for Geosciences and Advanced Seismic Interpretation at WIHG, Dehradun Led projects on Gas Hydrates Research, mapping high-resolution crustal structures of Indian provinces, and more
🌐 Mission Project:
Leading a Mission Project on “Characterization and Assessment of surface and subsurface Processes in Himalaya (CAP-Himalaya) for Geo-hazards, Natural resources & Geodynamics.”