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Dr. Chinmay Haldar

Dr. Chinmay Haldar

Designation : Scientist ‘C’

Phone : 8501889389

E-mail : chinmay[dot]haldar[at]gmail[dot]com / chinmay[at]wihg[dot]res[dot]in

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  • Research Group

    Geophysics (Seismology)

  • Specialization

    Theoretical and Computational Seismology: Converted Wave Technique, Earth’s Internal Structure, Precursor Study, Receiver Function

  • Academic Qualification

    PhD., Earth Science (Geophysics), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR- NGRI, India, May 2017.

    Thesis title: “Crustal Structure of the Indian Continent and mid-oceanic ridges from Teleseismic Receiver Function Studies and its implications”.

    Thesis Advisor: Dr. Prakash Kumar, Director, CSIR-NGRI, India.

    M.Sc Tech, Geophysics, Indian Institute Technology (IIT- ISM), India, 2012.

    B.Sc, Physics Hons., Burdwan University, India, 2009.

  • Research Experience

    Scientist C, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, India, November 2020 – Present.

    Project Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institution (NGRI-CSIR), India, February 2019 - October 2020.

    Scientist, Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Raisan, Gandhinagar, India, April 2016 – February 2019.

    Senior Research Fellow (SRF), National Geophysical Research Institution (NGRI-CSIR), India, July 2012 – March 2016.

    Junior Research Fellow (JRF), National Geophysical Research Institution (NGRI-CSIR), India, July 2012 – July 2014.

  • Teaching Experience

    Supervised Twenty-two (22) students for their M.Sc dissertation thesis.

  • Grants

    Department of Science and Technology (DST), Development and Deployment of an Integrated Operational Warning System (IOWS) in Dhauliganga River basin, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, PI: Dr. Kalachand Sain, Co-PIs: Dr. Vikram Gupta, Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Chinmay Haldar, Dr. Sameer K Tiwari, Dr. Priyadarshi Chinmoy Kumar; Duration: 60 months, Total cost: 925.30 Lakhs.

    Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES), Seismogenic Potential of the Central Himalayan Seismic Gap, PI: Dr. Naresh Kumar Co-PIs:Dr. Kalachand Sain, Dr. Chinmay Haldar, Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Vandana; Duration: 36 months; Total cost: 95.60 lacs.

  • Honors and Awards

    • Awarded with registration support under the special registration support program (SRSP) from the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) to present research work at International Geological Congress (IGC), 2020.

    • Awarded with UGC – Senior Research Fellow, July 2014.

    • Awarded with UGC – Junior Research Fellow, July 2014.

    • Received the Special Talent Cash Award from the State Fisheries Development Corporation Limited, West Bengal, in 2009.

    • Qualified CSIR-UGC JOINT National Eligibility Test (NET) with Junior Research Fellow (JRF) having All India Rank (AIR)-71 in Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Science, December 2011.

    • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Geology and Geophysics (GG) for 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

    • Qualified in the All India B-Tech Entrance Examination at Jadavpur University in 2009.

    • Secured first position in the Ph.D. coursework examination at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NGRI.

  • Outreach Activities

    • Organized (Co-Convener) the 3rd Triennial Congress of the Federation of Indian Geosciences Association (FIGA) on Geosciences of Himalaya for Sustainable Development on 16-18 November 2022, WIHG, Dehradun, India.

    • Organized 7th National Geo-Research Scholar's Meet (NGRSM) 2023 on 12-14th September 2023, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

    • Organized (menber) 8th National Geo-Research Scholar's Meet (NGRSM) 2024 on 22-24 November, 2024 at SMVDU, Katra (Jammu).

    • Conducted the "Distinguished Lecture Series" organized by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, to celebrate the "Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav."

    • Member of the "Tender Opening Committee" of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

    • Member of the organizing committee for recruiting Group 'C' staff at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology held at St. Jude's school, Dehradun, for 2021 and 2022.

    • Represented our Institute in the mega exhibition "Rise in Uttar Pradesh, 2021" held at Ghaziabad, Up, India from 22-12-2021 to 24-12-2021 and secured the first prize.

    • Represented our Institute at the Dehradun International Science and Technology Festival (DISTF- 2022), 25th to 27th November 2022, UCOST, Dehradun.

    • Represented our Institute at the 17th UK State Science and Technology Expo "Pride of Uttarakhand" in Rural Science Congress, 10th to 12th February 2023, UCOST, Dehradun.

    • Represented our Institute at the Spring Festival for the year 2023, 3rd to 5th March 2023, Raj Bhavan, Dehradun.

    • Represented our Institute and secured the third prize in the mega exhibition "Rise in India" held at Ghaziabad, India, from 20-12-2023 to 24-12-2023.

    • Participated in a project entitled "Earthquake Awareness in and around Hyderabad of Telangana State, India" under the CSIR-800 Societal Programme for two months.

    • Represented as CSIR-NGRI in the 45th and 47th Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Memorial Tournament (SSBMT) (CRICKET) conducted by CSIR, India, 2013 and 2015.

  • Professional Affiliations

    Indian Geophysical Union (IGU)

  • Conference Presentations

    • IGU, 49th Annual Convection, PDPU, 29 – 31 October 2012, Gandhinagar, India.

    • “Use of e-infrastructures for Advanced Seismic Hazard Assessment in Indian Subcontinent” at Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), 4-7 February 2013, Gandhinagar, India.

    • IGU, 51st Annual Convection, 19-21 Nov 2014, Kurukheshtra, India.

    • 50th Research Council Meeting of CSIR-NGRI, 10th May 2014, Hyderabad, India.

    • IGU, 53rd Annual Convection, 8 – 10 Nov 2016, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, India.

    • 8th Nepal Geological Congress, 27 – 29 Nov 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal.

    • 5th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting at Institute of Seismological Research, 11th September 2017, Gandhinagar, India.

    • Emerging Trends in Geophysical Research for Make in India (ETGRMI), 09-11 March 2018, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, India.

    • Research Council Meeting of CSIR-NGRI, 4th June 2019, Hyderabad, India.

    • FIGA, 43, 2nd Triennial Congress, 13-16 October 2019, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad, India.

    • 42nd Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics, 1-3 December 2021, Dehradun, India.

    • IGU, 58th Annual Convention, 2-4 February 2022, NEHU, Shillong, India.

    • FIGA, 3rd Triennial Congress, 16-18 November 2022, WIHG, Dehradun, India.

    • Katwa College, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India, 3rd November 2022.

    • Indian Society of Earthquake Science, AES-2023, May 25-27, 2023, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

    • 6th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM), 28th November - 01 December, 2023, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India.

    • 61st Annual convention of IGU, 3rd - 5th December 2024, BHU, Varanasi, UP, India.

    • Dynamic Process of the Earth (DPE-2025), 21st - 22nd March 2025, Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

  • List Of Publications

    • Haldar, C., Kumar, P. and Kumar, M. R., Seismic structure of the lithosphere and upper mantle beneath the ocean islands near mid-oceanic ridges, Solid Earth, 5, 327-337, 2014 (I.F – 3.923).
    • Kumar, P., Sen, M. K., and Haldar, C., Estimation of shear velocity contrast from transmitted Ps amplitude variation with ray-parameter, Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu213, 198, 1431–1437, 2014 (I.F – 3.352).
    • Haldar, C., P. Kumar, M. R. Kumar., L. Ray and Srinagesh, D., Seismic evidence for secular evolution and alteration of Archaean crust in Indian shield, Precambrian Research, 304, 12-20, 2018 (I.F – 4.261).
    • Bhaskar, I., Reshma, K., Kumar, P., Srinagesh, D., Haldar, C., Kumar, S. and Mandal, P., Pn tomography and anisotropic study of the Indian shield and the adjacent regions, Tectonophysics, 813, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228932, 2021 (I.F – 3.66).
    • Srinu, U., Kumar, P., Haldar, C., Kumar, M. R., Srinagesh, D., & Illa, B., X-Discontinuity Beneath the Indian Shield—Evidence for Remnant Tethyan Oceanic Lithosphere in the Mantle, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, e2021JB021890. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB021890, 2021 (I.F – 4.69).
    • Kumar, S, Sain, K., Parija, M., Sushil, R., Tiwari, A., Haldar, C., Bhan, U., Re-Appraisal of Seismicity and Seismotectonics of Himalaya, India : A Review of Historical and Current Status, The Journal of Indian Geological Congress, Vol.12(2) and 13(1&2), 45-59, 2021.
    • Haldar, C., Sain, K., Kumar, S., Seismic imaging of intra-crustal low velocity layer beneath the Kishtwar region, North-West Himalaya, India using receiver function technique, Himalayan Geology, 43, 1A, 1-11, 2022 (I.F – 1.33).
    • Tiwari, A., Sain, K., Kumar, A., Tiwari, J., Paul, A., Kumar, N., Haldar, C., Kumar, S., Pandey, C., Potential seismic precursors and surficial dynamics of a deadly Himalayan disaster: an early warning approach, Scientific Report, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07491-y, 2022 (I.F – 4.996).
    • Haldar, C., Kumar, P., Pandey, O.P., Sain, K., Kumar, S., Lower crustal intraplate seismicity in Kachchh region (Gujarat, India) triggered by crustal magmatic infusion: Evidence from shear wave velocity contrast across the Moho, Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 1, 100073, 2022 (C.S - 3.10).
    • Kumar, N., Haldar, C*., Sain, K.,Seismological evidence for intra-crustal low velocity and thick mantle transition zones in the north-west Himalaya, Journal of Earth System Science, 132:89, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-023-02109-x, 2023 (I.F – 1.93).
    • Haldar, C., Sain, K., P-receiver function technique, Himalayan Geology, 44 (1), 106-116, 2023 (I.F – 1.6).
    • Gupta, A. K., Mandal, P., Sain, K., Haldar, C., Paul, A., 1-D shear wave velocity structure beneath North India using surface wave dispersion study, Journal of Earth System Science, 133:17, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-023-02211-0, 2024 (I.F – 1.93).
    • Haldar, C., Yadav, D.K., Sain, K., Kumar, P., Crustal structure variation beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalaya, Journal of Earth System Science, 133:191, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02402-3, 2024 (I.F – 1.93).
    • Haldar, C., Kumar, P., Kumar, N., Yadav, D.K., Moho geometry and its driving mechanisms in the North-West Himalaya: insights from shear-wave velocity contrast across Moho, Geological Journal :1-12, https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.5201, 2025 (I.F – 1.8).
    • Dalai, B., Kumar, P., Sen, M. K., Haldar C., Physics-Guided Unsupervised Deep learning Approach for the Inversion of Receiver functions, Geophysical Journal International , doi:10.1093/gji/ggaf347, 2025.

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