Earth Science IITK

I want some information about Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur so can you please give me some information about it….

[Kiran Chandar]

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was founded in 1959, it is a public research college and it was declared to be Institute of National Importance by Government of India under IIT Act.

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur created a new Department of Earth Sciences on February 5, 2014.

Courses

Post Graduate Programme
M.Tech
Phd

Dual Degree Programme
BS-MS programme

Facilities

ES Facilities

Central Facilities

Electron Microprobe

Isotope-ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)

X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)

X ray Fluorescence (XRF)

Other Facilities

AAS (atomic absorption spectrophotometer)

Bartington Magnetic Susceptibility Meter - Field probe, dual frequency meter

Core Archival and Analysis Facility

Digital Flame Photometer

Drill Core Scanner (DCS) for continuous measurement of magnetic susceptibility and natural gamma ray

Eutech Multi-probe water quality bench meter

Hydrobios Gravity Corer and Core Dredger

Leica Optical Microscope

Magnetic stirrer and other accessories

Nikon Stereo zoom microscope SMZ-1000

Resistivity Meter

Sedimentological Facilities Sieve shaker

Thin section preparation unit

Ultrasonic bath

Faculty List:
Rajiv Sinha
Professor and Head

Debajyoti Paul
Associate Professor

Indra S. Sen
Assistant Professor

Animesh Mandal
Assistant Professor

Santanu Misra
Assistant Professor

S. K. Tandon
D. N. Wadia Chair Professor

Sachchida Nand Tripathi
Professor

Nibir Mondal
Adjunct Professor

Address:
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur  
Address: Kalyanpur,
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016

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