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Saurabh Gupta
+91 6395581711
Department of Geology, Central University of Punjab, VPO-Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India-151401
Saurabh Gupta

Assistant Professor, 

Department of Geology, 

School of Environment & Earth Sciences

Qualification

Ph.D. in Geology with specialization in Igneous petrology and Geochemistry.

Experience
Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor (June 2023 to Present), Department of Geology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda

Research Experience
  • CSIR-NET-Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at the Department of Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital.
  • Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the Department of Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital.
  • Visiting Researcher, 2015, State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing University, China
Administrative Experience
 
 

 

Research Area
  • Igneous petrology
  • Geochemistry

 

Research Interests
  • Magma chamber and allied process.
  • Crustal evolution process.
  • Magmatic ore deposits
Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships

Recipient of CSIR-NET fellowship.

Research Collaboration
  • Kumaun University, Nainital, India.
  • State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Nanjing University, China.
  • Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG).
Publications
  • Gupta, S., Kumar, S., 2022. Geochemistry, geochronology, and isotopic studies of Paleoproterozoic magmatic rocks from outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Implication on petrogenesis and crustal evolution of northern Indian Block. Gondwana Research 113, 31–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.10.009
  • Arya, D., Gupta, S., 2022. Redox state of mineralized and barren granitoids of Malanjkhand region, Central India: constraint from magnetic susceptibility and its geochemical correlation. Himalayan Geology 43 (2), 429-434.
  • Kumar, S., Gupta, S., Sensarma, S., Bhutani, R., 2020. Proterozoic felsic and mafic magmatism in India: Implications for crustal evolution through crust-mantle interactions. Episodes 43, 203–230. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2020/020013
  • Gupta, S., Kumar, S., 2021. Protracted Paleozoic-Early Triassic thermal events in the Almora nappe, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from zircon U-Pb geochronology of Almora paragneiss. J. Earth Syst. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01693-0
  • Arya, D., Gupta, S., Kumar, S., Xu, X., 2021. Geochemistry and U-Pb-Lu-Hf zircon isotopes of Cu (±Au ± Mo) hosted granitoids of Malanjkhand pluton, Central India: Implications on petrogenesis, source, and crustal evolution. Lithos 106153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2021.106153
  • Arya, D., Gupta, S., Kumar, S., Broska, I., Vaculovic, T., 2019. Morphology and Chemistry of Zircons from the Paleoproterozoic Cu(±Mo±Au) Hosting Granitoids of Malanjkhand Mine Area, Central India. J Geol Soc India 93, 257–262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1171-3
  • Arya, D., Kumar, G., Gupta, S., Kumar, S., Panwar, K.S., Sindhupe, G.L., Khan, R.M., 2018. Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Mafic Dykes in Paleoproterozoic Cu(±Mo±Au) Hosting Granitoids at Malanjkhand Mine Area, Central India. Gondwana Geol. Mag. 3, 12.
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
National
  • Attended and delivered an oral presentation at the National conference and field workshop on Precambrian of India, Jhansi 2016, Department of Geology, Bundelkhand University, entitled “Geochemical evolution of microgranular enclaves in Cambro-Ordovician Peraluminous (S-type) granitoids of Champawat region, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya”.
  • Presented an oral talk at the National geo–research scholars meet 2016, Dehradun (India), entitled “Association of porphyritic volcanics and quartz pegmatite in Laguar region of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: Field evidence of granite assimilation and generation of the hydrothermal system”.
  • Attended and delivered the oral presentation at the National Workshop on Chronological Systematics and their applications in Earth sciences-2022 organized by Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, entitled “Zircon Geochronology of Paragneiss form Almora nappe, Outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Implication on source and East Gondwana episodic crustal growth”.
International
  • Attended and delivered oral and poster presentation at the 9th Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks 2019, Nanjing, China, entitled “LIP related Paleoproterozoic crustal evolution of northern Indian block: Evidence from geochemistry, zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopic study of granite gneiss, microgranular enclaves, assimilated mafic volcanic and quartzite from outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India”.
  • Attended the 2022 Goldschmidt Conference remotely.
  • Attended and delivered the poster presentation at the Goldschmidt Conference 2023, entitled "Role of assimilation and mixing in the evolution of Paleoproterozoic magmatic rocks of outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from the field, petrography, zircon U-Pb chronology and Lu-Hf-O isotopes".
  • Attended and delivered oral p[resentation at Freiberg MTEX Workshop 2023 entitled “Characterization of Precambrian felsic magmatism of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: constraints from zircon morphological and U-Pb-Lu-Hf isotopic studies”.
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised