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Prof.Alik Sundar Majumdar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Applied Geology

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

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5450

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Assistant Professor with 9+ years of professional experience (institutional plus R & D laboratories) in the field of Basic Geosciences through undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, student training program on geological field studies, and cutting- edge research in the fields of Planetary Exploration, Critical Metal Exploration, Mineral Spectroscopy, and Fluid- Mineral Interaction.

Research Interest: Planetary Exploration, Critical Metal Exploration, Mineral Spectroscopy, and Fluid- Mineral Interaction

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses:

Crystallography and Optical Mineralogy (Theory + Practical)
Descriptive Mineralogy (Theory)
Introduction to Petrology (Theory + Practical)
Earth Science Modular (Theory)

Postgraduate Courses:

Sample Preparation and Analytical Techniques in Geosciences (Theory)
Modern Instrumental Methods in Exploration Geosciences (Theory)
Programming in MATLAB (Theory)
Computer Application in Geology (Theory + Practical)
Igneous Petrology (Theory + Practical)
Applied Geochemistry (Theory + Practical)

Academics

Institut Für Mineralogie, WWU Münster | Münster, Germany
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D. equivalent), Mineralogy | 04/2015
Thesis Title: The role of fluid infiltration and temperature on compositional evolution during peridotite alteration: Application to the Nuasahi Massif, India
Grade: magna cum laude (very good).

Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay | Mumbai, India
M.Sc. (Applied Geology) | 05/2010
CGPA: 8.94/10

Presidency College, The University of Calcutta | Kolkata, India
B. Sc. (Geology Hons.) | 07/2008
Percentage: 64.25%

Sree Sree Ramkrishna Vidyapith | Suri, West Bengal
Higher Secondary (10+2) | 04/2005
Percentage: 81.70%

Position

Department of Applied Geology, IIT (ISM) | Jharkhand, India
Assistant Professor | 04/2019 - Present

Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory (A Unit of Department of Space, Govt. of India), | Gujarat, India
DST-INSPIRE Faculty | 10/2017 - 03/2019

Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay | Mumbai, India
Postdoctoral Fellow | 07/2015 - 06/2017

Geosciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory (A Unit of Department of Space, Govt. of India), | Gujarat, India
Summer Intern | 05/2009 - 08/2009

Awards and Honors

DST - INSPIRE Faculty Award - Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India - 2017 - 2022
DAAD Forschungsstipendien für Doktoranden - 2011 - 2015 - A full scholarship for a period of 3+ years for further academic study and training in Germany
All India Rank (AIR) - 15 in National Eligibility Test (NET) in Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences - 2010
All India Rank (AIR) - 7 in Joint Admission test for M. Sc. (JAM) in Applied Geology - 2008

Publications

Books Published

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

Chakraborty, P., Singh, S., Hazra, B., Majumdar, A. S., Kumari, J., 2024. Spatial distribution, source apportionment, and health risks assessment of trace elements in pre- and post-monsoon soils in the coal-mining region of North Karanpura basin, India. Science of The Total Environment, 177173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177173
Majumdar, A. S., Ray, D., Shukla, A. D., 2020. Serpentinization of olivine-gabbro in Central Indian ridge: Insights into H2 production during alteration in lower oceanic crust and sustenance of life at slow-spreading ridges. Lithos, 105730. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105730.
Chakraborty, S., Majumdar, A. S., Shukla, A. D., 2020. Role of fluid in strain softening within the Main Central Thrust in Sikkim: The origin of quartz-rich mylonites. Journal of Structural Geology, 104145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2020.104145.
Scicchitano, M. R., Rubatto, D., Hermann, J., Majumdar, A.S., Putnis, A., 2018. Oxygen isotope analysis of olivine by ion microprobe: Matrix effects and applications to a serpentinised dunite. Chemical Geology, 499, 126-137.
Bhushan, R., Sati, S. P., Rana, N., Shukla, A. D., Majumdar, A. S., Juyal, N., 2018. High-Resolution millennial and centennial scale Holocene monsoon variability in the Higher Central Himalayas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 489, 95-104.
Majumdar, A.S., Hövelmann, J., Mondal, S.K., Putnis, A., 2016. The role of reacting solution and temperature on compositional evolution during harzburgite alteration: Constraints from the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Massif, eastern India. Lithos, 256-257, 228-242.
Majumdar, A.S., Hövelmann, J., Vollmer, C., Berndt, J., Mondal, S.K., Putnis, A., 2016. Formation of Mg-rich olivine pseudomorphs in serpentinized dunite from the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Massif, eastern India: Insights into the evolution in fluid composition at the mineral-fluid interface. Journal of Petrology, 57 (1), 3-26.
Majumdar, A.S., Mathew, G., 2015. Raman-Infrared (IR) spectroscopy study of natural cordierites from Kalahandi, Odisha. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 86, 80-92.
Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., John, T., Kusebauch, C., Putnis, A., 2014. Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions: Implications for the Ni-enrichment mechanism in talc- and serpentine-type phases. Chemical Geology, 380, 27-40.
Majumdar, A.S., Mathew, G., 2012. Distinct ruby suite at Sardapur, Orissa: A spectroscopic investigation. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 80, 715-722.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Bose, A., Majumdar, A. S., Ray, D., 2024. Investigation of martian alteration process from terrestrial analogue study using scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe. EMSI 2024, IIT Bombay.
Das, A., Majumdar, A. S., Ray, D., 2024. Aqueous alteration in Nakhlites. MetMess 2022, PRL.
Bose, A., Das, A., Majumdar, A. S., Ray, D., 2024. Insights on martian alteration process from terrestrial analog study on olivine-to-clay replacement. ICEPH 2024, PRL.
Das, A., Majumdar, A. S., and Ray, D., 2023. Meteorite found in Antarctica - Unlock the aqueous history of Mars. Indian Planetary Science Conference 2023, PRL Ahmedabad, 22-24th Mar 2023.
Das, A., Majumdar, A. S., and Ray, D., 2022. Secondary minerals in Nakhla meteorite: Implications for hydration of Martian crust. MetMeSS Conference 2022, PRL Ahmedabad, 24-25th Nov 2022.
Chakraborty, S., Majumdar, A. S., and Mukul, M., 2017. Fluid-assisted ductile deformation in the Main Central Thrust, Sikkim Himalaya, India. AGU FALL Meeting, 12-16th Dec 2016.
Majumdar, A.S., Salvi, D., Borgohain, B., and Mathew, G., 2015. Antigorite polysomatism during prograde metamorphism of TransHimalayan Tidding peridotite, eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India. HKT2015 Conference, 6-8th Sept 2015.
Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., John, T., Kusebauch, C., and Putnis, A., 2013. Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions. Goldschmidt2013 Conference Abstracts, Min. Mag. 77(5), 1674.
Majumdar, A.S., King, H.E., Kusebauch, C., and Putnis, A., 2012. Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions. European Mineralogical Conference, 2-6 Sept 2012, Frankfurt, Germany.

Projects & Activities

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Faculty-in-Charge, JRF, Dept. of Appl. Geol., IIT (ISM) Dhanbad - 04/2020 - present
Departmental Co-ordinator, International Student Mobility Program, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad - 04/2020 - present
Faculty-in-Charge, ICP-OES Facility, Central Research Facility, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad - 04/2019 - 08/2023

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Ongoing:

Mr. Swapnanil Bakshi
Mr. Sk. Md. Aquib
Ms. Navanita Saha
Mr. Avirup Bose
Mr. Sapneswar Sahoo

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