Teaching

Teaching Micropaleontology, Vertebrate paleontology, Invertebrate paleontology, Stratigraphy, Pteroleum Geology

Academics

Examination	Board/University	Institution	Year
Ph. D	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	August 2007
M. Sc (Geology)	University of Calcutta	University Colleges of Science, Technology & Agriculture (Ballygunge Campus)	July 1997

Position

Position	Duration	Institution
Professor	12.07.2024 to till date	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Associate Professor	31.05.2016 to 11.07.2024 (Pay level: 13A2)	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Assistant Professor	06.9.2013 to 30.5.2016 (Pay Scale: 37,400-67,000; Grade Pay: 9000)	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Assistant Professor	29.8.2009 to 05.9.2013 (Pay Scale: 15,600-39,100; Grade Pay: 8000)	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Assistant Professor	29.2.2008 to 28.8.2009 (Pay Scale: 15,600-39,100; Grade Pay: 7000)	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Junior Technical Superintendent	29^th June 1999 to 28^th February, 2008	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Mining Geologist	1^st November 1997 to 30^th April, 1999	G. R. Graphite Industries, Sambalpur, Orissa

Awards and Honors

Best Innovative poster award for the poster presentation “Late-Holocene climate variability recorded from Benthic foraminifera morpho-groups in Western Bay of Bengal, India”, by Mohanty, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2024, at 29^th ICMS held during 17-19 October 2024 at Department of Geology, University of Delhi.
Selected as an expert of Paleontology by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi. 24^th to 25^th July 2023.
Member of the Executive Council of the Paleontological Society of India for the years 2020 -2022
Research Advisory Committee member of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology for the Period 2019-2022
Research Advisory Committee member of the Department of Geology, Presidency University, Kolkata 2017-20
Research article “Jyothi, V., Sain, K., Pandey, V., and Bhaumik. A. K., (2017). Seismic attenuation for characterization of gas hydrate reservoir in Krishna-Godavari basin, eastern Indian margin. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 90, 261-266” received the Jagdeo Singh Memorial Best Paper Award from the Geological Society of India for the year 2018.
Elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of India, Bangalore, India in 2014 (F. No. 3328)
Research Article “Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A., Gupta, A. K., Kumar, S., Ray, S., and Biswas, S., (2013). Gas hydrate occurrence, destabilization and potential energy resources: A review based on faunal, geochemical and geophysical investigations with special reference to the Blake Ridge, NW Atlantic. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India, 58(1), 39-50” received Prof. S. K. Singh Gold Medal award for the best scientific contribution published in the Journal of the Paleontological Society of India, Lucknow for the year 2013.
Received 2^nd award in the Petroleum and Natural gas session for the oral presentation on the topic “Biotic evidence of methane seepage in gas hydrate rich marine settings” in World Petrocoal Congress-2011 held in Le Meridian, New Delhi during 12-15^th February, 2011.
Awarded full fellowship for attending the 9^th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP-IX) held in Shanghai, China during 3-7^th September, 2007, from IMAGES-PAGES, Germany.
Awarded full fellowship for attending the 8^th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP-VII) held in Biarritz, France, during 5-10^th September, 2004, from IMAGES-PAGES, Germany.

Publications

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

Roy, L., Ghosh, A. K., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2024. Tortonian–Messinian radiolarian events from Northeast Indian Ocean – diversity analysis, palaeogeographic distribution and depositional environment. Journal of Earth System Science. 134:32, 1-25; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02481-2.
Bhaumik, A. K., Kumar, S., Chaudhuri, S., Mohanty, S., Mukherjee, M. K., Sain, K., Gupta, A. K., and Kumar, P., 2024. Accumulation of Gas Hydrates in Mass Transport Deposit at Krishna-Godavari Basin, Bay of Bengal: Foraminiferal, Sedimentological, and Seismic Evidence. AAPG Bulletin, 108(9), 1687-1703. doi.org/10.1306/03222423052.
Swagata Chaudhuri, Arindam Guha, Ajoy K. Bhaumik, Suparan Pathak, and Nikhil Baranval, 2024. Analysis of the spectral contrast between fossil-bearing and fossil-depleted limestone- Implication in delineating fossil-bearing limestone using reflectance and emittance spectroscopy data. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 100(7), 971-980. doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2024/173940.
Roy, Lopamudra and Ghosh, Amit K and Bhaumik, Ajoy Kumar, 2024. Late Miocene radiolarian data from the sediment core of NGHP–01–17A in the Andaman and Nicobar Basin, NE Indian Ocean. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4807267 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4807267.
Bhaumik, A. K., Chaudhuri, S., Kumar, S., Mohanty, S., Roy, L., Ghosh, A. K., Chowdhury, S., and Behara, T., 2024. Biostratigraphy and sedimentation rate estimation of Quaternary sediments of the Krishna-Godavari Basin, Bay of Bengal: Evidence from NGHP-01 Holes 10D, 5C and 3B. Micropaleontology, 70(3), 239-252. http://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.70.3.03.
Roy, L., McCartney, K., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K., Sensarma, S., 2023. Tortonian silicoflagellates from the offshore of northeast Indian Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part-II, 210, 105297, ISSN 0967-0645. doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105297.
Dey, R., Basso, D., Chakraborty, A., Roy, L., Bhaumik, A. K., Ghosh, A. K., 2023. Rhodolith-forming coralline red algae in the CaCO3 biofactory – A case study from the Serravallian of tropical northeastern Indian Ocean. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 22(26), 541-567. doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2023v22a26.
Mohanty, S., Chaudhuri, S., Bhaumik, A. K., and Pankaj Kumar. 2023. Late Holocene Paleoceanographic and Climatic Changes and their Impact on Indian Socio-Economic Condition: Benthic Foraminiferal Evidence from the Bay of Bengal. The Holocene, 33(7) 791–806. doi.org/10.1177/09596836231163505.
Maiti, M., Bhaumik, A. K., Mandal, A., 2023. Experimental and kinetic modelling studies on the gas hydrate inhibition effect of PVP K-90 in drilling fluids. Gas Science and Engineering, 115, 205015. doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.205015.
Chaudhuri, S., De, S., Srivastava, H., Chattopadhyay, K., & Bhaumik, A. K., 2022. Multiproxy analysis constraining climatic control over the Cenozoic depositional history of Kachchh, Western India. Geological Journal, 57(9), 1–33. doi.org/10.1002/gj.4511.
Maiti, M., Pillai, P., Sharma, A., Bhaumik, A. K., Mandal, A., 2022. Inhibition effect of synthesized Ionic liquids on hydrate formation: A kinetic and thermodynamic study. Energy & Fuels, 36 (18), 10832-10844. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01921.
Singh, S., Gupta, A. K., Rawat, S., Bhaumik, A. K., Kumar, P., Rai, S. K., 2022. Paleomonsoonal shifts during ~13700 to 3100 yr BP in the central Ganga Basin, India with a severe arid phase at~4.2 ka. Quaternary International, 629, 65-73. doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.01.015.
Dey, R., Ghosh, A. K., Roy, L., Chakraborty, A., Bhaumik, A. K., Saxena, S., 2022. Burdigalian‒Serravallian radiolarians from Havelock Island, Northeast Indian Ocean and their palaeoecological significance. Micropaleontology, 68(4), 345-374. doi.org/10.47894/mpal.68.4.01.
Maiti, M., Bhaumik, A. K., Mandal, A., 2022. Geological characterization of natural gas hydrate bearing sediments and their influence on Hydrate formation and dissociation. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 100, 104491, doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104491.
Roy, L., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K., Chakraborty, A., Sensarma, S., Dey, R., and Saxena, S., 2022. Diatom assemblages from the Tortonian of northeast Indian Ocean (NGHP-01-17A): its correlation with significant radiolarian and calcareous nannofossil events. Micropaleontology, 68(1), 51-84. doi.org/10.47894/mpal.68.1.03.
Maiti, M., Ranjan, R., Chaturvedi, E., Bhaumik, A. K., and Mandal, A., 2021. Formulation and characterization of water-based drilling fluids for gas hydrate reservoirs with efficient inhibition properties. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 42(3), 338-351. doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2019.1680380.
Srivastava, H., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2021. Biostratigraphy and sea-level fluctuations during the Jurassic of Kachchh region, Gujarat, India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 66(2), 156-162. (ISSN 0552-9360).
Maiti, M., Bhaumik, A. K., and Mandal, A., 2021.Performance of water-based drilling fluids for deep-water and hydrate reservoirs: designing and modeling studies. Petroleum Science, 18(6), 1709-1728. doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2021.09.001.
Dey, R., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K., Chakraborty, A., Saxena, S., and Roy, L., 2021. Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene Planktonic foraminifera from Northern Indian Ocean (Andaman and Nicobar Islands): Interpretation on cooling event and ocean upwelling. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 51(3), 115-138. doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.51.3.115.
Arindam Guha, Shovan Lal Chattoraj, Snehamoy Chatterjee, K Vinod Kumar, P.V.N. Rao, A.K. Bhaumik, 2020. Reflectance spectroscopy-guided broadband spectral derivative approach to detect glauconite-rich zones in fossiliferous limestone, Kachchh region, Gujarat, India. Ore Geology Reviews, 127, 103825, doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103825.
Chaudhuri, S., Guha, A., Bhaumik, A. K., Pasricha, K., 2020. Potential Utility of Reflectance Spectroscopy in Understanding the Paleoecology and Depositional History of Different Fossils. Scientific Reports, 10: 16801. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73719-4.
Singh, S., Gupta, A. K., Dutt, S., Bhaumik, A. K., Anderson, D. M., 2020. Abrupt shifts in the Indian summer monsoon during the last three millennia. Quaternary International, 558, 59-65. doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.08.033.
Biswas, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2020. Timing and cause of the disappearance of some elongated taxa in the Indian Ocean: Study from NGHP Hole 17A. Journal of Earth System Science, 129 (1), 128 (1-10), doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01399-9 (012345678).
Chowdhury, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2019. Palaeoceanographic changes in the Bay of Bengal during the Holocene. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India, 64(1), 61-72 (ISSN 0552-9360).
Srivastava, H., Bhaumik, A. K., Tiwary, D., Mohanty, S. P., and Patil, D. J., 2018. Characterisation of organic carbon in black shales of the Kachchh basin, Gujarat, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 127, (7) Article Number 93. doi.org/10.1007/s12040-018-1002-8.
Srivastava, H., Bhaumik, A. K., Mohanty, S., (2017). Depositional environment of intertrappean and intratrappean beds of the Anjar area in a marine environment: Foraminiferal evidence. Journal of Paleontological Society of India, 62(2), 147-156. ISSN 0552-9360.
Bhaumik, A. K., Paikray, J., Dutta, J., Mitra, A., Tiwari, D., and Patil, D. J. (2017). Biostratigraphy and depositional environment of the Miocene limestone bed of Baripada, Mayurbhanj District, Odisha: Foraminiferal, sedimentological and bulk organic geochemical evidences. Journal of Geological Society of India, 90, 437-446. doi.org/10.1007/s12594-017-0737-1.
Jyothi, V., Sain, K., Pandey, V., and Bhaumik. A. K., (2017). Seismic attenuation for characterization of gas hydrate reservoir in Krishna-Godavari basin, eastern Indian margin. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 90, 261-266. Doi.10.1007/s12040-017-0840-0.
Bhaumik, A. K., Kumar, S., Ray, S., Vishwakarma, G. K., Gupta, A. K., Kumar, P. and Sain, K., (2017). Stable carbon and oxygen isotope study on benthic foraminifera: implication for microhabitat preferences and interspecies correlation. Journal of Earth System Science, 126:72. doi: 10.1007/s12040-017-0840-0.
Das, M., Singh, R. K., Gupta, A. K. and Bhaumik, A. K. (2017). Holocene strengthening of the Oxygen Minimum Zone in the northwestern Arabian Sea linked to changes in intermediate water circulation or Indian monsoon intensity? Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 483, 125-135. doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.10.035.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., Clemens, S. C., and Mazumder, R. (2014). Functional morphology of Melonis barleeanum and Hoeglundina elegans: a proxy for watermass characteristics. Current Science, 106(8), 1133-1140.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., and Ray, S., (2014). Surface and deep-water variability at Blake Ridge, NW Atlantic during the Plio-Pleistocene linked to closing of the Central American Seaway. Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, paleoecology, 399, 345-351. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.02.001.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A., Gupta, A. K., Kumar, S., Ray, S., and Biswas, S., (2013), Gas hydrates occurrence, destabilization and potential energy resources: A review based on faunal, geochemical and geophysical investigations with special reference to the Blake Ridge, NW Atlantic. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 58(1), 39-50.
Sain, K., Gupta, H., Mazumder, A., Bhaumik, A. K., and Bhowmick, P. K., (2012). Geo-scientific Investigations of Gas-Hydrates in India. Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy, 78, 503-511 (ISSN 0370-0046).
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., Dey, R., Clemens, S. C., (2011), Stilostomella: Extinction or local disappearance of elongated species? Current Science, 101 (7), 952-958.
Mohan, K., Gupta, A. K. and Bhaumik, A. K., (2011), Distribution of deep-sea benthic foraminifera in the Neogene of Blake Ridge, NW Atlantic. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 30, 33-74, doi: 10.1144/0262-821X10-008.
Bhaumik A. K., Gupta, A. K. and Thomas, E., (2011), Blake Outer Ridge: Late Neogene Variability in Paleoceanography and Deep-sea Biota. Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, paleoecology, 302 (3-4), 435-451, doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.02.004.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., Mohan, K. and Singh, R. K., (2008), Disappearance of Stilostomella lepidula (Schwager) across the mid-Pleistocene transition and its paleoceanographic implication. Current Science, 94(6), 758-764.
Bose, T., Bhaumik, A. K., Mishra, S., (2007). Meteoritic impacts and climatic changes in Pliocene-Pleistocene epoch. Earth, Moon, and Planets, 101, 141-151, doi:10.1007/s11038-007-9190-2.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., M. Sundar Raj, Mohan, K., De, S., and Sarkar, S. (2007). Paleoceanographic evolution of the northeastern Indian Ocean during the Miocene: evidence from deep-sea benthic foraminifera (DSDP Hole 216A). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 36(4), 332-341.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2007). Evidence of methane release from Blake Ridge ODP Hole 997A during the Plio-Pleistocene: Benthic foraminifer fauna and Total Organic Carbon. Current Science, 92(2), 192-199.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2005). Deep-sea benthic foraminifera from gas hydrate-rich zone, Blake Ridge, Northwest Atlantic (ODP Hole 997A). Current Science, 88(12), 1969-1973.
Das, M., Gupta, A. K., Singh, R. K. and Bhaumik, A. K. (2002). Significance of Stable Isotopes in paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography – A Review. Indian Journal of Geochemistry, 17, 13-23 (ISSN: 0970-9088).

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Bhaumik, A. K., Kumar S., and Sain, K., 2024. Foraminifera: Clues for MTD and gas hydrate genesis. ICMS 2024/DU/14, pp. 14, in Abstract Volume of 29^th Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy, 17-19 October 2024, Department of Geology, University of Delhi.
Vats, N., Singh, R. K., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2024. Orbital scale synchronization of the Kuroshio Current and Gulf Stream. ICMS 2024/DU/119, pp. 122, in Abstract Volume of 29^th Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy, 17-19 October 2024, Department of Geology, University of Delhi.
Mohanty, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2024. Late-Holocene climate variability recorded from Benthic foraminifera morpho-groups in Western Bay of Bengal, India. ICMS 2024/DU/165, pp. 169, in Abstract Volume of 29^th Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy, 17-19 October 2024, Department of Geology, University of Delhi.
Roy, L., Ghosh, A. K., Punekar, J., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2004. Pleistocene calcareous nannofossil events from the Northeast Indian Ocean: Insights into palaeoclimate and sedimentation rates. ICMS 2024/DU/214, pp. 218, in Abstract Volume of 29^th Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy, 17-19 October 2024, Department of Geology, University of Delhi.
Swagata Chaudhuri, S Mohanty, A K. Bhaumik, S. S. Das., 2024. Benthic and Planktic Foraminifera: Unveiling Late Holocene Paleoclimatic and Paleoceanographic Fluctuations” Oral presentation at 3^rd INQUA-MARE workshop - Tropical Realm, Costa Rica.
Mohanty, S., Chaudhuri, S., Bhaumik, A. K., and Kumar, P., 2023. Holocene Climate Variability Recorded from Benthic Foraminifera Morphogroup in Western Bay of Bengal, India. Abstract ID: 14611. Session 13i: Ocean circulation, carbon and climate: Perspectives from proxies and models. Goldschmidt Conference 2023.
Chaudhuri, S, De, S., Srivastava, H., Chattopadhyay, K., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2023. Influence of Paleoclimate and Paleodepositional Environment on Organism’s flourishing: A Case Study on the Cenozoic Sediments From the Kachchh Region, Western India. Abstract ID: 14581, Session 8d: (Bio)chemical sediments as geochemical archives through deep time - Nutrient availability and the co-evolution of Earth's oceans, atmosphere, continents, and life. Goldschmidt Conference 2023.
Ghosh, A. K., Roy, L., Saxena, S., Chakraborty, A., Sensrma, S., Bhaumik, A. K., 2021. Signature of high productivity during Tortonian: evidence from biosiliceous microfossils from northeast Indian Ocean. Online International NECLIME conference on “Neogene Climate Evolution and Biotic Response(S) in South Asia, Organised by BSIP, Lucknow, 7-9 September 2021.
Dey, R., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K. (2021): Impact of Radiolarians on Neil Island of Andaman and Nicobar Basin, Northeast Indian Ocean, TMS Annual Conference 2021, Prague on 18th -19th November, 2021, Czech Republic (Oral Presentation).
Dey, R., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K. (2021): WADE ratio of radiolarians: A tool for interpretation on the palaeoecology of Neogene sediments from Andaman and Nicobar Basin, Online International NECLIME conference on "Neogene Climate Evolution and Biotic Response(s) in South Asia", 7-9 September, 2021, organized by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (Oral Presentation).
Chowdhury, S., Behera, T., Chaudhuri, S., and Bhaumik., 2019. Quaternary calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy from NGHP Hole 3B, Krishna-Godavari basin, Bay of Bengal” presented at 12th International Symposium on Fossil Algae at BSIP, Lucknow.
Dey, R., Ghosh, A. K., Bhaumik, A. K. and Chakraborty, A. (2019). Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene Planktonic foraminifera from Northern Indian Ocean (Andaman and Nicobar Islands): Interpretation on Glaciations Episode, Upwelling Cold Current and Palaeoecology. XXVII Indian colloquium on “Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy” BHU, Varanasi, U.P., 4th – 6th November, 2019, pp. 210 (Poster Presentation).
Chaudhuri, S., Bhaumik, A. K., Sain, K., 2019. Gas hydrate geochemistry - origin and gas hydrate distribution in Mahandi offshore basin, Eastern India” Presented - ePoster at 2nd International Congress on Earth Sciences.
Hema Srivastava, Ajoy K. Bhaumik and Sarada P. Mohanty, 2018. Characterization of Black shales of Kachchh Basin and its hydrocarbon generation potentiality. In: Emerging Trends in Geophysical Research for Make-In-India, organized by the Department of Applied Geophysics, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 9-10 March 2018.
Bhaumik, A. K., 2018. ‘Microfossils in gas hydrate exploration’. Emerging Trends in Geophysical Research for Make in India, Department of Applied Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India, March 9-11, 2018, pp. 63-64.
S Singh, AK Gupta, S Dutt, A K Bhaumik, 2018. Paleoclimate variability in the NW Himalaya over the past three millennia. EGU General Assembly 2018, v20, pp. 161.
Mohanty, S., Bhaumik, A. K., 2017. Bay of Bengal oceanographic changes during the last 300 years related to monsoonal variation. Abstract Book of 1^st International Congress on Earth Sciences, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, held during 14-18 Nov, 2017, PP. 46-47.
Chaudhuri, S., Bhaumik, A. K., and Chowdhury, S., 2017. Landsat satellite imagery: A new informative source in the palaeontological study: Case study of Mahanadi Basin, Odisha, south eastern India. Abstract Book of 1^st International Congress on Earth Sciences, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, held during 14-18 Nov, 2017, PP. 111.
Srivastava, H., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2017. The Eocene depositional history and stratigraphy of Kutch Basin, India: Nannofossils and foraminiferal evidences. Abstract Book of 1^st International Congress on Earth Sciences, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, held during 14-18 Nov, 2017, PP. 54.
Srivastava, H., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2017. Depositional environment of sedimentary sequences in Matanomadh area, western Kutch: Foraminiferal evidences. Abstract volume of ICMS XXVI, Department of Geology, University of Madras, Chennai, 17^th to 19^th August, 2017, pp. 87-88.
Chowdhury, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2017. Paleoceanographic changes of Bay of Bengal during the Holocene. Abstract volume of ICMS XXVI, Department of Geology, University of Madras, Chennai, pp. 26-27.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., and Ray, S., 2017. Closing of the Panamanian Seaway: timing and effects. Abstract volume of ICMS XXVI, Department of Geology, University of Madras, Chennai, pp. 5-6.
Bhaumik, A. K., and Ray, S., 2017. Benthic foraminifera and its stable isotopes: indicator for development of oxygen minimum zones along the hydrocarbon rich Peru Offshore or methane release? Abstract volume of GeoCon2017, Application of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in Geosciences, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, 27-28, May, 2017.
Srivastava, H., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2016. Fluvial and marine intertrappeans of Anjar: Foraminiferal evidences. Abstract Volume of Seminar on developments in geosciences in the past decades-Emerging trends for the future and impact on society and 58^th AGM of the Geological Society of India. 21-23^rd October, 2016, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT, Kharagpur, pp. 430.
Srivastava, H., and Bhaumik, A. K., 2016. Fluvial and marine intertrappeans of Anjar: Foraminiferal evidences. Abstract Volume of Seminar on developments in geosciences in the past decades-Emerging trends for the future and impact on society and 58^th AGM of the Geological Society of India. 21-23^rd October, 2016, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT, Kharagpur, pp. 430.
Bhaumik, A. K., and Ray, S., 2016. Oxygen Minimum Zone formation and basin evolution along the Offshore Peru: Benthic foraminiferal and isotopic evidences. Abstract Volume of Seminar on developments in geosciences in the past decades-Emerging trends for the future and impact on society and 58^th AGM of the Geological Society of India. 21-23^rd October, 2016, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT, Kharagpur, pp. 89.
Ray, S., and Bhaumik, A. K., (2013). Methane flux in Peru Offshore region. Abstract volume of XXIV ICMS, WIGH, Dehradun, 18-20 November, 2013, pp. 120.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., Clemens, S. C., and Mazumder, R.., (2013). Watermass controlled morphological changes in benthic foraminifera. Abstract volume of XXIV ICMS, WIGH, Dehradun, 18-20 November, 2013, pp. 13.
Bhaumik, A. K., (2013). Disappearance of Stilostomella lepidula during Mid Pleistocene Transition. Annual General Meeting of the Geological Society of India and International Conference on Future Trends for Energy and Mineral Resources (ESEMR-2013), Department of Applied Geology, ISM, Dhanbad, 14-16^th November, 2013, pp. 263.
Bhaumik, A. K., Kumar, S., and Kumar, P. (2013). Distribution of benthic foraminifera at gas hydrate rich zone in Krishna-Godavari Basin. 18^th Convention of Indian Geological Congress and International Symposium on Minerals and Mining in India-The way forward, inclusive of cooperative mineral-based industries in SAARC countries. Organized jointly with Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal, April 27-29, 2013, Pre Convention Volume, pp-45.
Bhaumik A. K., and Gupta, A. K., (2011). Occurrence, clues and importance of natural gas hydrates: Evidence from NW Atlantic. In New Paradigms of Exploration and Sustainable Mineral Development: Vision 2050 (Eds. Varma, O. P., Sarkar, B. C., Varma, A. K., Mukherjee, M. K., Singh, S.). 17^th Convention of Indian Geological congress and International Conference, ISM, Dhanbad, pp. 493-506.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2011). Biotic evidence of methane seepage in gas hydrate rich marine settings. World Petrocoal Congress, New Delhi.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2010). Foraminiferal (Protozoan) signatures for gas hydrate exploration: A case study from NW Atlantic. National Conference cum workshop on Geological and Technological facets of CBM, Shale Gas, Energy Resources and CO₂ sequestration CSECS 2010, ISM, Dhanbad.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2008). Analysis of Semi-Steady State Productivity of a Hyadraulically Benthic Foraminiferal and Geochemical Evidence for the Formation and Destabilization of Gas Hydrate at Blake Ridge Plateau, NW Atlantic. Geo India 2008, Greater Noida, New Delhi.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K. (2007). Use of Benthic foraminifera as proxy for gas hydrate accumulation and its destabilization: Observations from Blake Ridge. Abstract volume of XXI Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology & Stratigraphy, Pp-17.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta A. K. (2007). Benthic foraminiferal and geochemical evidences of gas hydrate formation and destabilization from Blake Outer Ridge, NW Atlantic. ICP IX Program and Abstracts, Pp-33.
Bhaumik, A. K., Gupta, A. K., Sundar Raj, M. and Mohon, K. (2005). Why were gas hydrates accumulated in the Blake Ridge Plateau. Abstracts, International Symposium on Applied Geochemistry in the evaluation and management of onshore and offshore geo-resources, Pp-4.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2004). Origin of gas hydrates at ODP Site 994, Hole C, Leg 164, Blake Ridge: Evidence from benthic foraminiferal and geochemical data. ICP VIII Program and Abstracts, Pp-79.
Bhaumik, A. K. and Gupta, A. K. (2003). Benthic foraminiferal and geochemical evidences for gas hydrate formation in the upper gas hydrate zone at Site 994C, Leg 164, Blake Ridge, NW Atlantic. Abstract Volume, XIX India Colloquium on Micropaleontology and stratigraphy. Pp-4.

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

Training program and Consultancy

Hira Group, Spain [No. Cons/2580/14-15]. Role: Co-PI Characterization of phosphate fines and associated test work for flowsheet development purpose. (Prof. Sumantra Bhattacharyya, PI; Prof. Pankaj Jain, Co-PI

Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, Cons/2123/2013 -14 Role: Co-PI Two-Week Training Programme on ‘Petroleum Exploration’ for Officials of Ministry of Mines, Government of Afghanistan, during 28th April to 12th May 2013. (Prof. S. Mohanty, PI)

Petropath fluids (India) private limited. Project No. TEST/6095/ 2021-22 Role: Co-PI Testing of CBM Core/Non-Core samples. Total amount (Prof. K. Ojha, PI; Prof. Ajay Mandal, Co-PI)

Department of Science and Technology, GoI [DST/RND/STUTI/2021/13(C) dt: 09.02.2022 Role: Program Co-coordinator Student awareness program during 22^nd to 28^th February 2022

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India DST/RND/STUTI/2021/13(C) dt: 09.02.2022 Role: Program Coordinator Uses of Sophisticated Instruments in Earth Sciences 25^{th to}31^st March 2022 in IIT(ISM)

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India DST/RND/STUTI/2021/13(C) dt: 09.02.2022 Role: Program Coordinator “Frontiers of Earth Science” from 12^{th to}18^th July 2022 in Jadavpur University with Prof. Subir Sarkar

Membership of Scientific Societies

Member of The Micropalaeontology Society, UK

Life Member of The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata

Life Member of Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee

Life Fellow of Paleontological Society of India, bagalore

Life fellow of the Geological Society of India

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Position hold	From	To	Duration
Founnder member, ONGC Hub	22.3.2024	To date
Member, IIT(ISM) Institute Research & Development Board (IRDB)	7.2.2024	To date	2 months
Head, Central Research Facility (CRF)	16.8.2022	To date	1 year 8 months
Departmental Post Graduate Studies (DPGC) Chairman	15.10.2020	To date	3 years 6 months
Coordinator, Central Research facility	1.4.2020	15.8.2022	2 years 4 months
Chairman, NBA-SAR	2019	2020
Departmental Faculty Selection Committee (DFSC)	2019	2020	2 years
Faculty Advisior, Dance Club, IIT(ISM)	2018	2023	5 years
Member, Department budget allocation committee	2018	2018	1 year
Convenor Concetto 2018	25.10.2018	28.10.2018	1 year
Co-Convenor Basant 2017	5.2.2017	5.2.2017
Faculty Advisor, 3-year M Sc Tech (Applied Geology)	2016	2021	5 years
Course coordinator M. Tech Petroleum Exploration	03.04.2014	04.01.2016	1 year 9 months
Treasurer, 6^th Indian Mineral Congress (IMC 2014)	2014	-	1 year
Treasurer, Basant 2014	2014	-	1 year
Treasurer, Concetto 2013	2013	-	1 year
Treasurer, 5^th Indian Mineral Congress (IMC 2013)	2013	-	1 year
Secretary, ISM Goal Setting Committee	2012	2014	3 years
Faculty-in-Charge, Students Placement	10.5.2012	02.5.2014	2 years
Co-Faculty-in-Charge, Students Placement	12.8.2011	10.5.2012	8 months
Secretary, Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC)	6.10.2010	2015	4 years 2 months
In charge, Geological Museum	2008	2015	7 years
Course coordinator M. Tech Petroleum Exploration	19.9.2008	22.9.2010	2 years
Faculty Advisor, 3-year M Sc Tech (Applied Geology)	2008	2009	-

Infrastructural development
Infrastructure details	Nos	Costing	Year	Fund source
Nikon CI-Pol microscope with camera, software, 65-inch display (P.O.: GEMC-511687706858030 dt: 26.4.2024)	01	₹ 10,60,301	2024	Institute (Micropal Lab)
TOC analyzer with TN and Solid sample module (P.O.: GEMC-511687735907554 dt: 3.1.2023)	01	₹ 36,32,040	2023	DST-FIST-II
Particle Size analyzer (P.O.: GEMC-511687773234203 dt. 9.3.2021)	01	₹ 3825071	2021	Institute CRF
Planetary ball mill (P.O.: 157/AGL/INS/136/18-19 dt: 1.11.2018)	01	₹ 5,60,288	2019	Institute UG-PG
Electromagnetic vibratory digital sieve shaker (P.O.: 1717/AGL/INS/135/18-19 dt: 15.11.2018)	01	₹ 4,26,236	2019	Institute UG-PG
Leica S9 stereo zoom binocular microscopes (P.O.: 71-AGL-INS-018-2019-20 dt: 5.8.2019)	03	€ 6900	2019	Institute (Micropal Lab)
Micropaleontology Lab developed on the ground floor	01	₹ 5,00,000	2018	Institute Civil & Electrical
Development of the entire ground floor of the Department	969 m²	₹ 39,00,000	2017 to 2018	Institute Civil & Electrical
Procurement of Zeiss Axio Imager M2M and Discovery V20 Stereozoom binocular microscope with camera and software (12/16-17/Imp/AGL/503003/15-16 dt: 15.4.2016)	01+01	€ 56845	2016	MoES (Micropal Lab)
Establishing the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)			2015	Institute Civil & Electrical
Procurement of Nikon SMZ 800N stereo zoom binocular microscopes (03/15-16/AGL/503008/14-15 dt: 17.4.2015)	05	¥ 11,88,000	2015	Institute (Micropal Lab)
Supra 55 FESEM (P.O.: 409//Imp/CRF/532005/12-13) EDS+EBSD (P.O.: 410//Imp/CRF/532005/12-13) Mono CL4 (P.O.: 411//Imp/CRF/532005/12-13)	01	€ 300000 $ 10200 ₤ 104915 € 300000	2013	Institute CRF
Establishing the Central Research Facility (conceived as Central Instrumentation Facility)			2011	Institute
Procurement of Olympus SZX-7 stereo zoom binocular microscopes (P.O.: 382/Imp/AGL/503005/10-11 dt 23.3.2011)	10	¥243,81,173	2011	Institute (Micropal Lab)
Procurement of Olympus SZX-16 stereo zoom binocular microscopes with camera and software (383/IMP/AGL/503006/10-11 dt: 23.3.2011)	01	¥19,20,133	2011	Institute (Micropal Lab)
Micropaleontology Lab developed on the first floor	01	₹ 5,00,000	2010	Institute Civil & Electrical
Renovated Geological Museum hosted in the Department of Applied Geology	220 m2	₹ 7,00,000	2010	Dept. of Applied Geology

Guidance

Name	Status	Title of the thesis
Dr. Shilpi Ray	DST-JRF	Paleoceanographic evolution of Peru Offshore and surface water variability at Blake Ridge: Foraminiferal and geochemical evidence
Dr. Hema Srivastava	Institute JRF (Co-Guide: Prof. S. Mohanty)	Depositional Environment, Biostratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Generation Potentiality of Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sediments of Kachchh Basin: Foraminiferal, Nannoplankton and Geochemical Studies
Dr. Shiv Kumar	Institute JRF	Distribution and Stable isotopic variations of Benthic Foraminifera from Krishna-Godavari Basin: Implications for hydrocarbon generation and paleoclimatic changes
Dr. Rikee Dey	Part-Time Ph. D (Co-Guide: Dr. Amit Kumar Ghosh)	Reconstruction of Miocene to Pleistocene palaeoclimate derived from the studies of silicified and calcified microfossils from Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dr. Swagata Chaudhuri	Institute JRF (Co-Guide: Dr. Arindam Guha)	Spectral, Geochemical and paleontological studies of fossils and carbonates: Paleodepositional environment reconstruction from the Kachchh region, NW India
Dr. Moumita Maiti	Project JRF (Main Guide: Prof. Ajay Mandal; Co-Guide: Prof. A. K. Bhaumik	Geological characterization of gas hydrate-bearing sediments and development of drilling fluids with efficient hydrate inhibition properties
Dr. Satabdi Mohanty	Institute JRF	Late Holocene palaeoclimatic and palaeoceanographic evolution in the western Bay of Bengal: Foraminiferal and grain-size distribution evidence