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Dr. S.S. Thakur

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Dr. S.S. Thakur

Dr. S.S. Thakur

Designation : Scientist ‘E’

Phone : 9897509810

E-mail : satya[at]wihg[dot]res[dot]in

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  • Research Group

    Petrology And Geochemistry Group

  • Specialization

    Metamorphic Geology

  • Academic Qualification

    Ph. D.

  • Professional Experience

    Year Experience
    2022 to present Scientist ‘E’, WIHG, Dehra Dun
    2017 to 2021 Scientist ‘D’, WIHG, Dehra Dun
    2013 to 2017 Scientist ‘C’, WIHG, Dehra Dun
    2008 to 2013 Scientist ‘B’, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehra Dun

  • Visiting Positions

    None

  • Teaching Experience

    Taught mineralogy, optical mineralogy and metamorphic geology to M.Sc. students of Department of Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand) during years the 2015, 2016 and 2018 under the UGC-CAS program. Practical classes and practical exams were also conducted.

  • Services

    a. Supervision/Guidance to Ph.D. Students:

    Supervising one Ph.D. student

    b. Trainings:

    • Supervised more than 40 M.Sc./M.Tech/B.Tech students from different universities/institutes of the country for their M.Sc. dissertation works under the Summer Training Program at WIHG.

    • Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun were guided and supervised during the geological field excursion (2019) in connection to their course work training program

    • Train Research scholars/Research Associates/Scientists the basic operation and handling of the EPMA instrument for generation of EPMA data

    • Train Research scholars/Research Associates/Scientists the handling of Carbon Coating Machine to coat (by carbon) the rock thin sections.

    c. Teaching:

    • M.Sc. students of Department of Geology, Kumaon University, Nainital, Uttarakhand were taught mineralogy, optical mineralogy and metamorphic geology subjects (including practical classes) during the years 2015, 2016 and 2018 under the UGCCAS program.

    • Delivered a series of lectures to Indian Forest Service (IFS) Probationers on geology and mineralogy subjects and conducted practical classes as well as exams at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun in connection to their training course program (2018-2019).

    • Taking metamorphic petrology classes as a Ph.D. course work to deferent batches of ACSIR students since year 2021 at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

    d. Membership:

    Life time membership of Himalayan Geology Journal

    e. Editorial Board:

    None

    f. International/National Seminars/Workshop:

    The Indian and foreign delegates who participated the 30th Himalayan-Tibet-Karakorum (HKT) workshop held at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun during October 05-08, 2015 were guided during a geological filed excursion along the Rishikesh–Joshimath– Malari transect, Garhwal Himalaya

    g. External Research Fund received & Project Handled

    None

    h. Member of important Committee:

    None

  • Awards/Fellowships/Honors/Memorial Lectures

  • Countries Visited

    Countries Visited

    • France (received one week factory training in operation of EPMA instrument at CAMECA Company, Paris).

  • National/International (outside WIHG) Collaboration

    Prof. S.C. Patel, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai

    Inside WIHG Collaborator:

    • Dr. A.K. Singh.

    • Dr. Paramjeet Singh .

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    SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED, GATE:

    CSIR Junior Research fellowship (JRF) and lecturer-ship, 2000.

    PH.D. ADVISOR(S) :

    Prof. S.C. Patel, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai.

  • List Of Publications

    (a) SCI Papers
    • Chaurasia, C., Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C., Samal, A.K., Kumar, S., Gour, N. (2024) Tectonic evolution of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline Sequence, Dhauliganga Valley, Garhwal Himalaya: Insights from P–T conditions of metamorphism and partial melting. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.

    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C., Chaurasia, C., Gour, N. (2022) The fate of pyroxenes in mafic xenoliths from the Kinnaur Kailash Granite, Sutlej Valley, NW Himalaya: Effect of retrograde hydration and insights on the rare occurrence of high-grade metamorphic rocks in the Himalayan orogen. Journal of Petrology, v.63, pp.1–17.
    • Thakur, S.S. (2022) P–T–X (Fe–Mg) relations of cummingtonite-sillimanite-cordierite-quartz-H2O equilibrium: implications on evolution of metamorphic rocks. Journal of Geological Society of India, v.98, pp.976–980.
    • Singh, A.K., Dutt, A., Nayak, B., Bikramaditya, R.K., Oinam, G., Thakur, S.S., Srivastava, R., Khogenkumar, S., Kumar, M. (2022) New Constraints on the tectono-magmatic evolution of the Tidding-Mayodia Ophiolites, Eastern Himalaya, northeast India. Geological Journal, v.57 (2), pp.514–536.
    • Singh, A.K., Khogenkumar, S., Kumar, S., Singh, L.R., Thakur, S.S. (2021) New Insights into the petrogenesis of depleted mantle dunite from the Central part of Nagaland-Manipur Ophiolites, Northeast India, Current Science, v. 120(8), pp.1381 – 1388.
    • Chaurasia, C., Madhavan, K., Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C., Samal, A.K., Nema, S., Dixit, P.K. (2020) Occurrence and Stability of Allanite and Monazite in Greater Himalayan Sequence, Dhauliganga valley, Garhwal Himalaya. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 96, pp.557–564.
    • Thakur, S.S., Madhavan, K., Patel, S.C., Rameshwar Rao, D., Singh, A.K., Pandey, S., Nandini, P. (2018) Yttrium-zoning in garnet and stability of allanite in metapelites from the Main Central Thrust Zone and adjacent higher Himalayan crystallines along the Alaknanda Valley, NW Himalaya. Lithos, v.320-321, pp.1–19.
    • Thakur, S.S., Singh, A.K., Rameshwar Rao, D., Sharma, R., Pandey, S., Ao, A. (2018) Garnetiferous metamorphic rocks in Jaspa granite, Himachal Pradesh, India: implication of Tethys Himalayan metamorphism and tectonics. Current Science, v. 115 (2), pp.1576–1583.
    • Shaikh, A.M., Kumar, S.P., Patel, S.C., Thakur, S.S., Ravi, S., Behera, D. (2018) The P3 kimberlite and P4 lamproite, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, India: mineralogy, and major and minor element compositions of olivines as records of their phenocrystic vs xenocrystic origin. Mineralogy and Petrology.

    • Rao, D.R., Thakur, S.S. (2017) Geochemistry of the mafic xenoliths from the Kinnaur Kailash Granite, Baspa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 89, pp. 711–788.
    • Wadhawan, M., Hazarika, D., Paul, A., Kumar, N., Thakur, S.S., Gupta, V. (2017) Crustal thickness and Poisson’s ratio variation in the Satluj valley, Northwest Himalaya. Himalayan Geology, v. 38(1), pp.38–48.
    • Singh, A.K., Nayak, R., Khogenkumar, S., Subramanyum, K.S.V., Thakur, S.S., Singh, R.K.B., Satyanarayanan, M. (2017) Genesis and tectonic implications of cumulate pyroxenites and tectonite peridotites from the Nagaland-Manipur ophiolites, Northeast India: Constraints from mineralogical and geochemical characteristics. Geological Journal, v. 52, pp.415–436.
    • Singh, A.K., Khogenkumar, S., Romendro Singh, S., Bikramaditya, R.K., Mangi Khuman, Ch., Thakur S.S. (2016) Evidence of Mid-ocean ridge and shallow subduction forearc magmatism in the Nagaland-Manipur ophiolites, northeast India: constraints from mineralogy and geochemistry of gabbros and associated mafic dykes. Chemie der Erde, v. 76, pp.605–620. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2016.09.002.
    • Bhakuni, S.S., Sen, K., Thakur, S.S., Rawat, G., Mukherjee, P.K., Tiwari, M. (2015) Excursion Guide: Rishikesh-Joshimath-Malari Transect (Garhwal Himalaya), 30th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, Himalayan Geology (Special Publication no. 4), pp.1–48.
    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C., Singh, A.K. (2015) A P–T pseudosection modelling approach to understand metamorphic evolution of the Main Central Thrust Zone in the Alaknanda valley, NW Himalaya. Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 170 (2).

    • Thakur, S.S. (2014) Retrograde corona texture in pre-Himalayan metamorphic mafic xenoliths, Sutlej valley, NW Himalaya: Implication on rare occurrence of high-grade rocks in the Himalaya. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v.88, pp.41–49.
    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C. (2012) Mafic and Pelitic xenoliths in the Kinnaur Kailash Granite, Baspa river valley, NW Himalaya: Evidence of pre-Himalayan granulite metamorphism followed by cooling event, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 56, pp.105–117.
    • Nandini, P., Thakur, S.S. (2011) Metamorphic Evolution of Lesser Himalayan Crystalline Sequence (LHCS), Siyom Valley, NE Himalaya, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 40, pp.1089–1100.
    • Patel, S.C., Ravi, S., Anilkumar, Y., Naik, A., Thakur, S.S., Pati, J.K., Nayak, S.S. (2009) Mafic xenoliths in Proterozoic kimberlites from Eastern Dharwar Craton, India: mineralogy and P–T regime. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v.34, pp.336–346.
    • Thakur, S.S., Tripathi, K. (2008) Regional metamorphism in the Haimanta Group of rocks, Sutlej river valley, NW Himalaya, India. Current Science, v. 95, pp.104–109.
    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C. (2007) Low Pressure Granulite Facies Sukma Supracrustal Rocks, near Nagaras, Southern Bastar Craton. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 69, pp.75–79.
    • Patel, S.C., Sunderaraman, S., Dey, R., Thakur, S.S., Kumar, M. (2007) Deformation Pattern in a Proterozoic Low Pressure Metamorphic Belt near Ramanujganj, Western Chhotanagpur Terrane. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 70, pp.207–216.
    • Patel, S.C., Ravi, S., Thakur, S.S., Rao, T.K., Subbarao, K.V. (2006) Eclogite Xenoliths from Wajrakarur Kimberlites, Southern India. Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 88, pp.363–380.
    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C. Dasgupta, S. (2006) Structural pattern in Sukma Supracrustal rocks near Nagaras, Southern Bastar Craton. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 68, pp.769–773.
    (b) Non-SCI Articles
    • Sundarlingam, K., Waele, B.D., Thirukumaran, V., Thakur, S.S., Tanushree, M., Biswal, T.K. (2012) Deformation, metamorphism and geochronology of the palaeoproterozoic SalemNamakkal fold thrust belt and implication for the Gondwanaland continental assembly. International journal of Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, v.2, pp.266–283.
    • Patel, S.C., Imam, N., Anilkumar, Y., Thakur, S.S. (2010) Observations on tectonic evolution of the Southern Granulite Terrain, India. Deep Continental Studies–DST NEWS, pp. 9–14 (August, 2010)
    • Thakur, S.S., Patel, S.C. (2007) Deformation and low pressure metamorphism of Sukma supracrustal rocks near Nagaras, southern Bastar Craton. Gondwana Geological Magazine, v. 10, pp.27–32
    (c) Chapter in Books
    • Singh P., Ao A., Thakur S.S., Rana, S., Sharma R., Singh A.K., Singhal S. (2021). Geology, Structural and Metamorphic studies along the Mandi-Kullu-Manali-Rohtang section of Himachal Pradesh, NW-India. S. Mukherjee (ed.), Structural Geology and Tectonics Field Guidebook – volume 1, Springer Geology

    • Singh, P., Sethy, P. C., Rastogy, H., Singh, M. R., Singh, A.K., Thakur, A.K., Singhal, S. (2021) Geological field observations along the Pandoh Syncline: the Mandi-kataula-Bajaura section of Himachal Pradesh, NW-India. Springer book chapter (Accepted).

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