SHYAM SUNDAR RAI

CSIR-NGRI, HYDERABAD, INDIA

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NGRI RESEARCH GROUP:

Seismic Tomography
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:

Seismology, Tectonophysics.

Geoelectromagnetism

EDUCATION:
1988 Ph.D. (Geophysics) Indian School of Mines
1977: M.Tech. ( Geophysics) , University of Roorkee
1973 B.Sc. ( Hons. Physics, Maths, Geology) Banaras Hindu University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Employment:
Feb 2004-

Chief Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute , Hyderabad

Feb 09- Jan 2010

Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata

Apr.1981- Jan. 2004

Scientist B- F:

Nov1978- Mar 1981

Sr. Sct. Asst

Visiting Positions:
Jan 2011-

Visiting Professor, SRTM University. Nanded

Jan 2008- Dec 08: Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata
Oct 2011- Nov 11: JSPS Senior Visiting Scientist, University of Hirosaki, Japan

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

As Professor at IISER Kolkata (February 2009 - January 2010), taught following courses
1. Physics of the Earth
2. Inverse theory and its applications in Geosciences
3. Geodynamics

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SERVICE:
Member of the following National Scientific Committees:
Sectional committee; Indian National Science Academy (Earth & Planetary Science)
(2011-13)
Co-cordinator and member CSIR Committee for NET examination in Earth Sciences
( 2006- , 1990-1996)
MoES IITM Selection Committee for first batch of Earth System Science School
Trainees (2011)
CSIR- SPM Fellowship selection committee 2010 DST Swarnajayanti Fellowship Selection Committee in Earth Sciences (2007-11)
UGC nominee; Centre for Advance Studies in Geo-electromagnetism - Indian School of
Mines, Dhanbad (2011-15)
S.S. Bhatnagar Prize Advisory Committee in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary
Sciences (2009)
CSIR Earth & Environmental Sciences Research Committee (2008-11, 2001-04)
IIT-Roorkee Selection Committee to appoint Faculty (Professors & Associate/Assistant
Professors) in Earth Sciences (2009)
CSIR Scientist Selection Committees for CSIR - CMMACS, NIO and NAL
Indian Academy of Sciences Sectional Committee in Earth & Planetary Sciences
(2008-09, 1999-2002)
DST Program Advisory Committee in Earth Sciences (2003-07)
Joint Scientific Council of ILTP Indo-Russian Centre for Earthquake Research, New
Delhi (2004-09)
UNESCO-IGCP Core Project 474 National Working Group (2004-08)
DST Committee to formulate National Mission-Mode Programmes in Seismology
(2003)
Department of Space (Space Applications Centre) Committee on Development of
Earthquake Alert Systems (2002)
DST Program Advisory & Monitoring Committee (1998-2001)
DST National Committee to prepare Vision Document on research in Seismology in
India (1999)
INSA National Committee for IUGG: National Communicator of IASPEI (1997-2000)
Current NGRI Committees:

Chairman, Space committee, 2012

Chairman, Committee to recruit scientists under Quick Hire scheme,2012

Chairperson, Collegium for Scientist F

Member Empowered Committee

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Past NGRI Committees:

Member, Committee for formulation of Institutes Science Programmes for XII Plan
Member, Committee to recruit scientist under Quick Hire Scheme, 2011
Member, Committee to recruit research and project fellows, 2012-14
Member, Committee to formulate Supra Institutional Project (SIP) (2008)
Chairperson, Committee for Institutes Process Automation (2001-2002)
Member, Stores and Purchase Committee (1993-1996)
Member, Library Committee (1989-1992)
Member, Academic Committee (1984-1987)

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Fellowship of Science Academies/ Professional bodies:
Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (FNA) - 2009
Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc.) - 2005
Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc.) - 1996
Elected Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union - 2006
Awards:
Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT( Roorkee) 2011
JC Bose National Fellowship-2010 Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award - 2006
National Mineral Award (Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India) - 2004
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize - 1996
M.S. Krishnan Medal (Indian Geophysical Union) - 1991
C.S.I.R. Young Scientist Award - 1988
Honors:
Co-ordinator (Earth Sciences),India-Russia Long Term Research Co-operation-2012Member, Senate of the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) 2011Senior Associate; the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy - 2003-08
Roll of Honour; Bundelkhand University, India - 2005
Associate; the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy - 1994-2000

SCIENCE COLLABORATORS (OUTSIDE NGRI):

Current
Prof. L. P. Vinnik, IPE, Moscow, Russiia

Prof. K. F. Priestley, University of Cambridge, U.K

Prof. S. Klemperer, Stanford University, USA
Prof. V. K. Gaur, Distinguished Prof., IIA, Bangalore
Prof. Nibir Mandal, Jadavpur University
Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Kurukshetra University

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Past

Prof. G.F. Panza, the Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy

Prof. D. Zhao, Tohoku University, Japan
Prof. T. J. Owens, University of South Carolina, USA
Prof. M.P. Searle, University of Oxford, UK
Prof. T. Sato, University of Hirosaki, Japan
Dr. Supriyo Mitra, IISER,Kolkata
NGRI Collaborators (present and past):
K. Suryaprakasam, Sandeep Gupta, K. Sivaram, Rajgopala sarma, D. S. Ramesh, D. Srinagesh,
R. K. Chadha, S. K. Verma,

PUBLICATIONS: 80
Peer reviewed Journal Publications:
International Journal
55. Utsav Mannu, Shyam Nandan and Rai, S.S. ,2012, Mapping nonlinear character of
earthquakes using Iterated Function System, Geophys. J. Int. (in review)
54. Mandal, Nibir, Chakravarty Krishna Hara, Borah Kajaljyoti , Rai S.S.,2012,Is cation
ordering transition of Mg-Fe olivine phase in mantle responsible for shallow mantle
seismic discontinuity beneath the Indian Craton ?, J. Geophys. Res. ( in review)
53. Caldwell W. B., Klemperer S. L., Lawrence J. F, Rai, S. S, Ashish, 2011,
Localized flexure of the Indian plate beneath the High Himalaya of Garhwal,
India, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. (in review)
52. Vijay Kumar, T., S. Jagadeesh , and Rai, S.S.,2011, Crustal structure beneath the
Archaean- Proterozoic terrain of north India from receiver function modelling,
J. Asian Earth Sci (in review).
51. Sivaram, K., Kumar, Dinesh, Teotia, S. S., Rai S. S. and Prakasam, K.S., 2011, Source
parameters and scaling relation for small earthquakes in Kumaon Himalaya,
J. Seismology (in review)
50. Borah, K., Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Kumar S., 2011, Shear wave velocity
tomography of crust beneath the Dharwar Craton, India using ambient noise,
Geochemistry, Geophysics & Geosystem ( Revision submitted)
49. Mahesh,P. ,Rai, S.S., Sivaram, K., Paul, A., Sarma, P.R., and Gupta,S.,
2012, One-dimensional reference velocity model and precise location of
earthquake hypocentres in Central Himalaya, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. ( in Press)

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48. Mahesh, P., Gupta, S. , Rai, S. S., 2012, Fluid driven earthquakes in Chamoli
region, Garhwal Himalaya: evidence from local earthquake tomography
Geophys. J. Int. ( in press)
47. Sivaram, K , Mahesh, P., and Rai, S. S,2012 , Stability Assessment and Quantitative
Evaluation of H/V Spectral Ratios for Site Response Studies in Kumaon Himalaya,
India Using Ambient Noise Recorded by a Broadband Seismograph Network,
Pure and Applied Geophysics, doi: 10.1007/s00024-011-0436-6
46. Oreshin, S., Kiselev, S., Vinnik, L., Prakasam, K.S., Rai, S. S., Makeyeva, L., 2011,
Crust and mantle beneath western Himalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet from
integrated seismic data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 271, 75-87
45. Mitra, S., Kainkaryam, S., Padhi, S., Rai, S.S. and Bhattacharya, S. N., 2011, The
Himalayan Foreland Basin crust and uppermost mantle, Phys. Earth Planet. Int.,
184, 34-40
44. Gupta, S., Mishra, S., and Rai, S. S., 2010, Seismic signature of mafic underplating
beneath crust, Laccadive Island, India, Geophys. J. Int. , 183, 536-542
43. Acton C.E., Priestley, K., Gaur, V. K., and Rai S. S., 2010, Group velocity tomography
of the Indo-Eurasian collision zone, J. Geophys. Res. 115, B12335, doi:
10.1029/2009JB007021
42.. Rai,A., Rai,S.S.,Gaur,V.K., and Pristley,K.,2009, Seismic characteristics of the south
Indian granulite crust ,In (eds.) Talat Ahmed, Francis Hirsch, Punya Charusiri ,
Geological Anatomy of India and the Middle East , J. Virtual Explorer,Vol.,32,#2
41. Ashish, Padhi, A., Rai, S. S. and Gupta, S., 2009, Seismological evidence for shallow
crustal melt beneath the Garhwal High Himalaya, India: Implications for Himalayan
channel flow, Geophys. J. Int. , doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246009.04112.x
40. Julia, J., Jagadeesh, S., Rai, S. S., and Owens, T.J., 2009, Deep crustal structure of the
Indian Shield from joint inversion of P- wave receiver functions and Rayleigh- wave
group velocities: Implications for Precambrian evolution, J. Geophys. Res., 114,
B10313 doi:10.1029/2008JB006261
39. Caldwell, W. B., Klemperer, S. L., Rai, S. S. and Lawrence, J. F., 2009, Melts / fluids in
the mid-crust of the northwest Indian Himalaya revealed by Rayleigh wave dispersion,
Tectonophysics, 477, 58-65, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.013
38. Rai, S.S., Ashish, Padhi, A. and Sarma P.R., 2009, High crustal seismic attenuation in
Ladakh- Karakoram, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 99, 407-415

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37. Heintz, M, Kumar, V.P., Gaur , V. K., Priestely, K., Rai, S. S. And Prakasam, K. S.,
2009, Anisotropy of the India lithospheric mantle, Geophys. J. Int., doi:10.1111/j.1365246X.2009.04395
36. Gupta, S., Zhao, D., and Rai, S. S., 2009, Seismic imaging of the upper mantle under the
Erebus hotspot in Antarctica, Gondwana Research, doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.01.004
35. Gupta, S., Zhao, D., Ikeda, M., Ueki, S. and Rai, S. S., 2009, Crustal tomography under
the Median Tectonic line in Southwest Japan using local earthquake P and PmP data, J.
Asian Earth Sci., doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.01.004
34. Rai A., Gaur, V. K., Rai S.S., and Priestley K., 2009, Seismic signatures of the PanAfrican orogeny: implications for southern Indian high-grade terranes, Geophys. J. Int.,
176, 518-528
33. Parvez, I. A., M. Mridula, A. Sattur, Mishra S.K. and S.S. Rai, 2008, Coda Q estimates
on the Andaman Islands using local earthquakes, Pure and Applied Geophys., 165, 18611878
32. Oreshin S., Kiselev, S., Vinnik, Lev, Prakasam ,K. S., Rai S. S. , Makeyeva, L. and
Savvin, Y, 2008, Crust and mantle beneath western Himalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet
from integrated seismic data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. , 271, 65-87
31. Kiselev, S., Oresin S., Vinnik, L., Gupta S. , Rai S. S., Singh, A and Kumar R. M., 2008,
Lithosphere of the Dharwar craton by joint inversion of P and S receiver functions,
Geophys. J. Int., 173(3), 1106-1118
30. Jagadeesh, S. and Rai, S. S., 2008, Thickness, composition and evolution of the Indian
Precambrian crust, Precambrian Research, 162, 4-15
29. Mitra, S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., and Rai, S.S., 2006, Frequency-dependent Lg
attenuation in the Indian Shield, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 96(6), 2449-2456
28. Rai, S.S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Mitra, S., Singh, M.P., and Searle, M.P., 2006,
Configuration of the Indian Moho beneath the NW Himalaya and Ladakh, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 33(5), L15308, doi:10.1029/GL 026076
27. Mukhopadhyay, S., Tyagi, C. and Rai, S.S., 2006, The mechanism of coda wave
attenuation in western Himalaya, Geophys. J. Int., 167, 354360.
26. Mitra, S., Priestley, K, Gaur V.K., and Rai, S.S., 2006, Shear-Wave structure of the south
Indian Lithosphere from Rayleigh wave phase velocity measurements, Bull. Seism. Soc.
Am., 96(4A), 1551-1559.
25. Mitra, S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., and Haines, J., 2006, Variation of group
velocity dispersion and seismic heterogeneity of the Indian lithosphere, Geophys. J. Int.,
164, 88-98

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24. Rai, S.S., Vijay Kumar, T., and Jagadeesh, S., 2005, Seismic evidence for significant
crustal thickening below Jabalpur earthquake, 21 May 1997, source region Narmada-Son
lineament, Central India, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L22306, doi: 10.1029/2005GL023580
23. Rai, S.S., Priestley, K., Prakasam, K. S., Srinagesh, D., Gaur, V.K., and Du, Z., 2003,
Crustal Shear velocity structure of the south Indian shield, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B2),
2088, doi: 1029/2002JB001776
22. Gupta, S., Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Bansal, B.K., Priestley, K., Chadha,
R.K., and Gaur, V.K., 2003, Nature of the south Indian crust: Implications for
Precambrian Crustal evolution, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(8), 1419, doi:
10.1029/2002GL016770
21. Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., Bonner, J.L., and Lewkowicz, J.F., 2001, Broadband
Seismic studies in southern Asia, Proc. 23rd Seismic Research Review-Worldwide
Monitoring of Nuclear Explosion, Oct 2-5, 2001, 100-110
20. Srinagesh, D., Singh, S.K., Srinath Reddy, K.N., Prakasam, K. S., and Rai, S.S., 2000,
Evidence for high velocity in Koyna Seismic Zone from P-wave Teleseismic Imaging,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(17), doi:10.1029/2000GL011490, 2737-2740
19. Gupta, S.C., Teotia, S.S, Rai, S.S., and Gautam, N., 1998, Coda Q estimates in the Koyna
region, India, Pure and Appl. Geophys., 153, 713-731
18. Prakasam, K. S. and Rai, S. S., 1998, Teleseismic delay time tomography of upper
mantle beneath southeastern India-imprint of Indo-Antarctica rifting, Geophys. J. Int.,
133, 20-30
17. Mohan, G., Rai, S.S., and Panza, G.F., 1997, Shear velocity structure of the crust and
uppermost mantle beneath the Indian region, Tectonophysics, 277, 259-270
16 Srinagesh, D. and Rai, S.S., 1996, Teleseismic tomographic evidence for contrasting
upper mantles in south Indian Archean terrains, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 97, 27-41
15. Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1995, Large scale 3-dimensional teleseismic tomography of the
Zagros and Pamir - Hindukush region, Tectonophysics, 242, 255-264
14. Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Prakasam, K.S., 1993, High velocity anomaly
under the Deccan volcanic province, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 77, 285-296
13. Mohan, G., Rai, S.S., and Panza, G.F., 1992, Seismic heterogeneity in the Indian
lithosphere, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 73, 189-198
12. Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1992, Imaging of seismic scatterers beneath the Gauribidanur
Array (GBA), Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 71, 36-45

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11.Ramesh, D.S., Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1990, Seismological evidence for
decoupled lithospheric segment in South Indian shield, Geophys. J. Int., 102, 113-120
10. Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Gaur, V.K., and Ramakrishna Rao, C.V., 1989,
Evidence for thick continental roots beneath South Indian Shield, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
16(9), doi:10.1029/89GL01344, 1055-1058
09. Rai, S.S. and Sarma, G.S., 1986, In - loop pulse EM response of a stratified earth,
Geophysical Prospecting, 34, 231-239
08. Rai, S.S. and Bhattacharya, B.B., 1986, Quantitative Interpretation of pulse EM
measurements over a weathered Kimberlite diatreme, Geophysical Prospecting, 34, 220231
07. Rai, S.S., 1985, Crone pulse electromagnetic response of a conducting thin horizontal
sheet - Theory and field application, Geophysics, 50, 1350-1354
06. Rai, S.S., 1985, Transient electromagnetic response of a thin conducting plate embedded
in a conducting host rock, Geophysics, 50, 1342-1349.
05. Rai, S.S., and Verma, S.K., 1984, Nomograms to interpret Crone pulse EM data using
dipping sheet model, Geophysical Prospecting, 32, 740-749
04. Rai, S.S., 1983, Computation of the EM response of a layered earth to a vertical coaxial
loop system, Exploration Geophysics, 14, 22-23
03. Rai S.S. and Verma S.K., 1983, the effect of induced multipoles on horizontal loop EM
measurements using a permeable conducting sphere, Geoexploration, 21, 13-18
02. Rai, S.S. and Verma, S.K., 1982, Quantitative interpretation of horizontal loop EM
response of a permeable conducting sphere, Geophysical Prospecting, 30, 486-500
01.Verma S.K. and Rai S.S., 1982, Response of a layered earth to the Crone pulse EM
system, Geophysics, 47, 63
Indian Journal
19. Gupta, S., Mahesh, P., Sivaram, K., and Rai, S.S.,., 2012, Active fault beneath the
Tehri dam, Garhwal Himalaya- First seismological evidence, Current Science
18. Sivaram, K., and Rai, S. S., 2012, An assessment of site response from the study of
H/V ratios in the Garhwal Himalaya, India, Current Science (In press)
17. Prakasam,K.S., Rai,S. S. and Meena, G.S., 2012, Seismic signatures of the sonic
boom during Chandrayaan- I launch, Current Science ,102,105-109

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16.Rai, A., Rai, S. S. and Gaur, V. K., 2008, Crustal structure and deformation
characteristics beneath the Vindhyan region around Allahabad, Science and Culture, 74,
195-198
15.Rai, A., Rai, S. S. and Gaur, V. K., 2008, Crustal stress pattern in south India inferred
from analysis of Ps splitting for Seismic Anisotropy, Current Science, 94, 911-915
14.Singh, S.K., Iglesias, A., Dattatrayam, R.S., Bansal, B.K., Rai, S.S., Perez-Campos, X.,
Suresh, G., Baidya, P.R., and Gautam, J.L., 2006, Muzaffarabad Earthquake of 8 October
2005 (Mw 7.6): A preliminary report on source characteristics and recorded ground
motions, Current Science, 91 (5), 689-695
13.Gupta, S. and Rai, S.S, 2005, Structure and evolution of South Indian crust using
teleseismic waveform modelling, Himalayan Geology, 269 (1), 109-124
12.Rai, S. S., Gupta, S., Priestley, K., and Gaur, V.K., 2004, Response on the efficacy of the
recent crustal Images of the Indian shied from receiver functions, Current Science, 87,
582-83
11.Gupta, S., Rai, S.S., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Priestley, K., and Gaur, V.K., 2003,
First Evidence for anomalous Crustal thickness beneath Mid-Archean Western Dharwar
Craton, Current Science, 84(9), 1219-1226
10.Rai, S. S., Singh, S. K., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Srinagesh, D., Srinath Reddy, K. N.,
Prakasam, K. S., and Satyanarayana, Y., 1999, what triggers Koyna region earthquakes?
Preliminary results from seismic tomography digital array, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth
Planet. Sci.), 108, 1-14.
09.Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Agrawal, N., 1999, Pn wave velocity and Moho geometry
in North Eastern India, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 108, 297-304.
08.Kumar, D., Khattri, K.N., Teotia, S.S., and Rai, S.S., 1999, Modelling of accelerograms
of two Himalayan earthquakes using a novel semi-empirical method and estimation of
accelerogram for a hypothetical great earthquake in the Himalaya, Current Science, 76,
819-830
07.Ramesh, D.S., Bharthur, R.N., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Gaur, V.K.,
1996, Predominance of plate motion related strain in the south Indian shield, Current
Science, 70, 843-847
06.Rai, S.S., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Prakasam, K.S., and Rao, V.K., 1996, Seismic evidence
for thick and underplated late Achaean Crust of Eastern Dharwar Craton, Proc. Ind.
Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 105, 431-439

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05.Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Rajagopala Sarma, P., 1996, Morphology of the subducted
Indian plate beneath the Indo-Burmese range, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.),
105,441-450
04.Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Prakasam, K.S., 1992, Anomalous Granulite
crust of south India - signatures from converted teleseismic waves, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci.
(Earth Planet. Sci.), 101, 283-298
03.Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1992 Critical evaluation and geological correlation of
teleseismic phase data and from Indian seismological stations, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci.
(Earth Planet. Sci.), 101, 387-401
02.Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Prakasam, K.S., Mohan, G., Sarma, P.R.,
Satyanarayana, Y., and Gaur, V.K., 1992, Seismic Tomography of the South Indian
Shield, Current Science, 62, 213-226
01.Iyer, H.M., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Ramakrishna Rao, C.V., Srinagesh,
D., and Prakasam, K.S., 1989, High velocity anomaly beneath the Deccan Volcanic
province - Evidence from Seismic tomography, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet.
Sci.), 98, 31-60
Book Chapters:
06.Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Gaur , V. K., 2009, Seismic imaging of the mantle
discontinuities beneath India: from Archean cratons to Himalayan subduction zone, Phys.
and Chem. of the Earths Int. ( Ed. A.K. Gupta and S. Dasgupta), Springer India Ltd.,
151-161.
05.Rai, S. S. and Prakasam, K. S., 1998, Teleseismic tomography: three-dimensional
velocity imaging of Southern India: in Inverse Methods (ed. N. K. Indira and P. K.
Gupta), Narosa Pub. House, N. Delhi, 146-160
04.Rai, S. S., Singh, S.K., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Srinagesh, D., Srinath Reddy, K.N.,
Prakasam, K.S., and Satyanarayana, Y., 2000, Preliminary results from Seismic
Tomography digital array in Koyna region, Research Highlights in Earth System Science,
Vol. 1, (Ed: Verma, O.P and Mahadevan, T.) Dept. of Sci. & Tech. ,163 179
03. Prakasam, K.S. and Rai, S.S., 2003, Composition and thickness of the Eastern Dharwar
Craton crust, Mem. Geol. Soc. Ind, 53, 115-127
02. Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1993, Granulite evolution in South India- a
seismic tomographic perspective, in Deep Continental Crust of South India, Mem. Geol.
Soc. Ind., 25, 235-263

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01. Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1993, Granulite evolution in South India- a
seismic tomographic perspective, in Deep Continental Crust of South India, Mem. Geol.
Soc. Ind., 25, 235-263

INVITED TALKS (selected):

2012-Banaras Hindu University, Evolution of Dharwar Craton, Seminar on new

directions in geochemistry and geophysics
2011-Colorado University at Boulder, Seismic imaging of India using noise- A new
proposal
2011- Prof. K. K. Mathur Memorial lecture , Geology Department, BHU
2010- San Francisco State University, HKT Conference, 2010, High resolution seismic
imaging of earthquake beneath the Kumaon- Himalaya
2009-University of Hyderabad, A 3-hour Lecture series On Nature of the Continental
Crust
2009, Banaras Hindu University, International Dyke Conference, What happened to the
Tethys?
2008, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Modelling the Seismic Noise
2006, Cambridge University, HKT Conference, Nature of subduction beneath western
Himalaya
2006, IPE, Moscow, Seismic Imaging of India- a new proposal
2003, University of Hirosaki, 3-D Velocity Tomography of Koyna seismic Zone
2003, Japan Seismological Society, What triggers earthquake in Koyna region, India
SUMMARY OF Ph.D STUDENTS

Current Students: 8 : , P. Mahesh , Pavan Kumar , K. Sivaram, Sudesh Kumar, Kajal

Jyoti Borah, Ritima Das, Utpal Saikia, Somasis Bose- at NGRI

Past Students: 6: Prof.Mohan Gollapalli- IITB , Sunil Singh ONGC, Prakasam K.S
NGRI , Sandeep Gupta NGRI, Rajagopala Sarma ,T.Vijay Kumar SRTM Univ.

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EXTERNAL PROJECTS AS PL

CSIR- Royal Society Research Project: High resolution seismic imaging of central
Himalaya (2008-10)
DST supported National Mission-Mode Program supported project to Image the Earth
Structure and Earthquake Processes in Uttaranchal Himalaya Region and ground motion
prediction in the National Capital Region (200409)
DST supported project on Broadband Seismology and Magnetotelluric investigation of
Andaman and Laccadive Islands (2004 06)
ILPT Indo-Russian Joint research program on Seismic characterisation of the Indian
lithosphere and asthenosphere (2004-07)
DST supported project on Lithospheric Deformation and Mountain Building in NW
Himalaya and Ladakh (2001-04)
DST supported project on Tectonic Evolution of Granulite Terrain from Broadband
Seismology (1998-2001)
DST project on Seismic Tomography of Sonata Belt (1995-98)
CSIR Young Scientist Award Scheme project on Seismic Exploration of Indian
Continental Lithosphere (1989-95)

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