Director's Profile

Prof. M. Ram Mohan assumed the charge of the Director of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology on 23 September 2026.

Prof. M. Ram Mohan obtained his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Osmania University, Hyderabad. His research has focused primarily on understanding the growth and evolution of the Archean continental crust. His work involved field investigations, petrological, geochemical, and geochronological studies to reconstruct crustal evolution and tectonic processes.
Prof. Mohan served as a Scientist in the Geochemistry Division of the CSIR–National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR–NGRI) for more than 26 years. Prior to assuming charge as Director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, he served as Professor at the Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hyderabad.
Prof. Ram Mohan is recipient of the National Geoscience Award (Ministry of Mines, Government of India), the Bellur Rama Rao Birth Centenary Award (Geological Society of India), H H Read Memorial Gold Medal (Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists), and the Krishnan Gold Medal 2012 (Indian Geophysical Union). He has also been elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), and Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences.