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Prof.Ashutosh Tripathy

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Applied Geology

Email: Ashutosh[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number:

Office Number: +91-326-223-0326 223 5318

Personal Page: Under Construction

Research Interest: Unconventional Energy, Carbon capture, utilization, and storage, CBM, Carbon Neutrality

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

PG/PhD Level Courses

1. Hydrogeology Theory and Practical

2. Research Methodology

3. Coal Geology Theory and Practical

UG Level Courses

1. Coalbed Methane, Shale gas, and Gas Hydrate Exploration

2. Earth Sciences Modular

3. Resource Geology

Academics

Professional Preparation:

 

M.Sc. & Ph.D. Dual Degree

Ph.D. 2019

  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
  • (CPI of 9.5/10)

Masters (M.Sc.), 2014

  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
  • (CPI of 8.57/10)

Bachelor of Science (Honours: Geology with Physics and Mathematics) 2012

  • Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Position

March 2021 - present (continuing)
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Geology, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India

June 2019 - March 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Mineral Resources and Geoscience, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

 

Awards and Honors

  • Prof. H.R. Anireddy Memorial Award-2025
  • AAPG Research Grant-in-Aid 2018
  • Best Paper Award at International Conference on Global Civil Engineering Challenges in Sustainable Development and Climate Change-2017, Mangalore. ICGCSC-17
  • Best Paper Award at 3rd International Conference on Earth Sciences and Engineering, Coimbatore. ICEE 2016
  • Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant from AAPG Grant-in Aid 2016

Publications

Books Published

  1. Mazumder, M., Tripathy, A., Singh, T.N. (2025). Quantitative Evaluation of Sub-Bituminous Coal from Jharia Basin, India: Investigation Using Low Pressure N2 and CO2 Adsorption. In: Verma, A.K., et al. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management. ICGEID 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 475
  2. Mazumder, M., Tripathy, A. (2024). Study on the pore morphology and fractal features of coal from Raniganj coalfield, India using gas adsorption and FE-SEM analysis. 
    New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1 ed, CRC Press

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1.  Madhurima Mazumder, Abinash Bal, Ashutosh Tripathy, Shiqi Liu, TN Singh, 2024, Multiscale Assessment of Transformation in Pore System of Shale during Combustion: An Insight into Poromechanical Response and Sorption Dynamics, Energy & Fuels, 38 (18), p. 17510-17524.
  2. BM Behera, Ashutosh Tripathy, TK Biswal, 2022, Strength enhanced by pseudotachylite melt in fault zone rocks during post-seismic melting: A case study from the Gangavalli fault zone, southern India, Journal of Earth System Science, Vol 131, Issue 207. 
  3. Qiujia Hu, Liu Shiqi, Shuxun Sang, Huihuang Fang, Ashutosh Tripathy, Ling Yan, Mengfu Qin, Chonghao Mao, 2020, Numerical Analysis of Drainage rate for Multilayer Drainage Coalbed Methane Well Group in Southern Qinshui Basin, Energy Exploration & Exploitation, Vol 38, Issue 5, p 1535-1558.
  4. Vinoth Srinivasan, Ashutosh Tripathy, Tushar Gupta, T.N. Singh, 2020, An investigation on the influence of thermal damage on the physical, mechanical and acoustic behavior of Indian Gondwana Shale, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Vol 53, Issue 6, p 2865-2885.
  5. Liu Shiqi, Huihuang Fang, Shuxun Sang, Ashutosh Tripathy, Jianguang Wu, Shouren Zhang, Bing Zhang, 2020, CO2 injectability and CH4 recovery of the engineering test in Qinshui Basin, China based on numerical simulation, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 95, 102980. 
  6. Ashutosh Tripathy, Vinoth Srinivasan, T. N. Singh, 2019, Fractal Analysis and Spatial Disposition of porosity in major Indian Gas Shales using Low-Pressure Gas Adsorption and advanced Image Segmentation, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol 72, 103009. 
  7. Ashutosh Tripathy, Vinoth Srinivasan, T. N. Singh, 2018, A Comparative Study on the Pore Size Distribution of Different Indian Shale Gas Reservoirs for Gas Production and Potential CO2 Sequestration, Energy & Fuels, 32 (3), p. 3322–3334. 
  8. Jagadish Kundu, Kripamoy Sarkar, A Tripathy, TN Singh, 2017, Qualitative stability assessment of cut slopes along the National Highway-05 around Jhakri area, Himachal Pradesh, India, Journal of Earth System Science, 126: 112. 
  9. Debanjan Guha Roy, Ashutosh Tripathy, TN Singh, 2017, Effect of different wall roughness on the frictional behavior of rock joints, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol 89, Issue 3, p. 303-306. 
  10. Bankim Mahanta, A Tripathy, V Vishal, TN Singh, PG Ranjith, 2017, Effects of strain rate on fracture toughness and energy release rate of gas shales, Engineering Geology, Vol 218, p. 39-49.
  11. N Madhubabu, P.K. Singh, Ashutosh Kainthola, Bankim Mahanta, A Tripathy, TN Singh, 2016, Prediction of compressive strength and elastic modulus of carbonate rocks, Measurement, Vol 88, p. 202-213. 
  12. P.K. Singh, A Tripathy, Ashutosh Kainthola, Bankim Mahanta, TN Singh, 2016, Indirect estimation of compressive and shear strength from simple Index tests. Engineering with Computers, Vol 33, Issue 1, p.1-11. 
  13. A Tripathy, TN Singh, Jagadish Kundu, 2015, Prediction of abrasiveness index of some Indian rocks using soft computing methods, Measurement, Vol 68, p. 302-309. 

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

 

  1. Ashutosh Tripathy, Vinoth Srinivasan, TN Singh, 2018, Pore Characterization of Cambay Shale Using Low-pressure Gas Adsorption and MIP Analysis, 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018
  2. Ashutosh Tripathy, Vinoth Srinivasan, K.K. Maurya, Nikhil Sirdesai, T.N. Singh, 2018, Acoustic and failure behavior of Gondwana shale under uniaxial compressive and indirect Brazilian tensile loading - an experimental study, Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses: Proceedings of EUROCK 2018
  3. Ashutosh Tripathy, Vinoth Srinivasan, TN Singh, 2018, Pore Size Distribution of shale using Advanced analytical techniques, EGU- 2018.
  4. K.M. Sharma, N.N. Sirdesai, A. Tripathy, T.N. Singh, 2018, Micro-Pores and Fluid Flow – A Numerical Study, 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium - 2018
  5. Ashutosh Tripathy, Amit Verma, TN Singh, 2017, Adsorption behavior of Gondwana shale with variable loading, ICGCSC -2017
  6. Jagadish Kundu, Bankim Mahanta, A Tripathy, Kripamoy Sarkar, TN Singh, 2016, Stability Evaluation of Jointed Rock Slope with curved face, Indorock 2016.
  7. Shesh Mani Sonkar, Shyo Prasad, A Tripathy, TN Singh, 2016, Wedge failure due to adverse geological conditions and its remedial measures for underground oil storage cavern- A case study, Indorock 2016.
  8. A Tripathy, Bankim Mahanta, TN Singh, 2016, Deformational behaviour of coal measure rocks, International Conference on Earth Sciences and Engineering (ICEE 2016).
  9. A Tripathy, TN Singh, 2016, Cryogenic Fracture behavior of Indian Gondwana Shale- A Laboratory Study, 35th International Geological Congress.
  10. A Tripathy, TN Singh, 2016, Physical and Numerical Simulation of Instability of Slope, Advanced Trends in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development, p. 83-85.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  1. Start-up Research Grant

Title: Lithotype control over gas storage, gas permeability, and geomechanical attributes of coal seams: Implications for Coalbed Methane production and carbon dioxide sequestration in India, Amount Rs 32,34,000, Funded By-DST (SERB), Govt. of India

Membership of Scientific Societies

  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
  • Indian Society of Rock Mechanics and Tunneling Technology (ISRMTT)- Life Member
  • European Geoscience Union (EGU)- Annual member for 2025
  • BIS member from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad for Coal Petrographic studies

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

  • Warden-Jasper Hostel (Student strength-1000)

Guidance

Ongoing:

1. Ms. Madhurima Mazumder (Full Time)

2. Ms. Vishakha Sah (Full Time)

3. Mr. Asish Mohanty (Full Time)

4. Mr. Sudhanshu S. Sahoo (Full Time)

5. Mr. B. G. Manjeet Bharti (Full Time)

6. Mrs Poonam Swain (Part-Time)

7. Mr. Soumya Prakash Tripathy (Part-Time)

8. Shiwanshu Bhardwaj (Part-Time)

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