CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Name: JYOTSANA RAI
2. Date of joining BSIP: Sept. 14, 1981
3. Academic Qualifications: M.Sc. Geology 1978, Lucknow University
Ph.D. 1988 Lucknow University
Title of Thesis: Calcareous Nannoplankton from Eocene of Kutch,
Western India.
French Proficiency: 1979, Lucknow University
JRF CSIR: Lucknow University, 01-03-79 to13-09-81
4. Specialization: Calcareous Nannofossils, calcareous and siliceous dinoflagellates, biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironment
5. Designation: Scientist-F
6. List of Publications:
1. Samanta, A, Sarkar, A., Bera, M.K., Rai, J . & Rathore, S.S. (2013). Late Paleocene–early
Eocene carbon isotope stratigraphy from a near-terrestrial tropical section and antiquity of Indian mammals Journal of Earth System Sciences: 122 (1), 163–171, Indian Academy of Sciences.
2. Ramkumar, Mu., Anbarasu, K., Sugantha, T., Rai, J.
, Sathish, G., & Suresh, R. (2010).
Occurrences of KTB exposures and Dinosaur nesting site near Sendurai, India-An initial report. International Journal of Physical Sciences: 22(3), 573-584.
3. RAI, J. & ABHA (2010) Nannofossils and their applications. Gondwana Geological magazine, Special Issue on Micropalaeontology: 25 (1), 159-169, Gondwana Geological
Society.
4. RAI, J.
& GARG, R. (2009) “Late Middle Eocene (Bartonian) age calcareous nannofossiols from Dilni river section, Meghalaya, nnortheastern India” accepted at the
IGCP – 2007 Proceedings volume on the International Conference entitled “Geo - environment challenges Ahead”, pp. 277 – 293, Mac Millan Publishers.
5. RAI, J.
2009. Nannofossils. Current Science: 97 (2), 133.
6. RAI, J.; GARG, R.
& KHARE, N. (2008) “ Actiniscus pentasterias , an endoskeletal siliceous dinoflagellates from Southern Ocean sediments” Indian Journal of Marine
Sciences: 37(4), 430-434 .
7. RAI, J.
(2007) Middle Ecocene calcareous Nannofossil biostratigraphy and taxonomy of onland Kutch Basin, Western India: The Palaeobotanist, 56 (29 - 116).
8. RAI, J . & Garg, R. (2007) Callovian Nannofossils from Kuldhar section, Jaisalmer,
Rajasthan. Current Science, 92(6): 816 – 820.
9. RAI, J.
(2007) Response to comments of Dr. S. K. Biswas on Nannofossils in a plant bed.
Current Science, 92 (5): 571 – 573.
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10. RAI, J.
(2006) Discovery of nannofossils in a plant bed of the Bhuj Member, Kutch and its significance. Current Science, 91 (4): 519 - 526.
11. RAI, J.
(2006) Late Miocene siliceous endoskeletal dinoflagellates from the Sawai Bay
Formation, Neill Island, Andaman Sea, India. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 25: 37 –
44.
12. UPADHYAY, R.; RAI, J . & SINHA, A.K. (2005) New record of Bathonian – Callovian calcareous nannofossils in the eastern Karakoram block: a possible clue to understanding the dextral offset along the Karakoram fault. Trera Nova, 17: 149 - 157.
13. RAI, J.; UPADHYAY, R. & SINHA, A. K. (2004) First Late Triassic nannofossil record from the Neo-Tethyan sediments of the Indus- Tsangpo Suture Zone, Ladakh Himalaya,
India. Current Science, 86 (6): 774 - 777.
14. RAI, J.
(2003) Early Callovian Nannofossils from Jara Dome, Kachchh, Western India.
Journal of the Geological Society of India, 61: 283 – 294.
15. RAI, J.
(2002) An overview of Nannofossil Records from India. Journal of the
Palaeontological Society of India, 47: 85 - 91.
16. RAI, J.
(1997) Scanning- Electron microscopic studies of the Late Middle Eocene
(Bartonian) nannofossils from the Kutch Basin, Western India. Journal of the
Palaeontological Society of India, 24 (1): 23 - 42.
17. JAFAR, S.A & RAI, J.
(1991) Late Middle Eocene (Bartonian) Calcareous nannofossils and its bearing on coeval post- trappean trangressive event in Kutch basin, western India
.Geophytology, 24 (1): 23 - 42.
18. JAFAR, S.A & RAI, J.
(1989) Discovery of Albian nannoflora from Type Dalmiapuram
Formation, Cauvery Basin India, Palaeoceanographic remarks. Current Science, 58(7): 358 -
363.
Catalogue:
1. RAI , J.
(1991) A catalogue of fossil plants from India, Nannoplankton, Part 9, : 1- 22,
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow.
2. RAI, J.
(2007) A Catalogue of calcareous 2. Nannoplankton from India, Diamond Jubilee
Special Publication, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow. 1- 71.
Papers accepted for publication:
1.
Rai, J.
; Mishara, V.P.; Sahni, A. ; Singh A. and Vega. Francisco J. On some Paleogene and Neogene crabs of Kachchh, Western India. Minzunami Fossil Museum Bulletin,
Japan .
2. Mu. Ramkumar; Sugantha T., and Rai, J.
Facies and textural characteristics of the
Kallamedu Formation, Ariyalur Group, Cauvery Basin, South India: Implications on
Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary (KTB) events Special volume of Springer Verlag (Ed.
Ramkumar) on the Sustenance of Earth Resources, Heidelberg, Germany.
3.
Rai, J .; Ramkumar, Mu.; Sugantha, T. Calcareous nannofossils from the Ottakoil formation, Cauvery Basin, South India: Implications on age, biostratigraphic correlation and palaeobiogeography Special volume of Springer Verlag (Ed. Ramkumar) on the
Sustenance of Earth Resources, Heidelberg, Germany.
4.
Rai, J.
, Malarkodi, N. and Abha. Terminal Maastrichtian age calcareous nannofossils preceding K/T mass extinction from Ariyalur Formation, Vridhhachalam area, South India.
Submitted to the Journal of the Geological Society of India.
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7. Distictions:
1. Member National Advisory Committee, The Ninth International Congress on Jurassic
System to be held 06- 09 January 2014.
2. Examinership of M.Sc. Geology IV semester exam at Mizoram University on July 02,
2012.
3. Member Executive Council 2012, The Palaeontological Society of India, Centre of
Advanced Studies in Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
4. Chaired Technical Session at the National Conference on “Stratigraphy, Palaeontology and
Palaeoenvironment” in the Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 3 rd to 5 th
February 2011.
5. Chairperson Technical Session IV entitled “Evolution, Extinctions, Biostatigraphy” at
XXIII Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy and International
Symposium on Global Bioevents in the Earth History, 9- 11 December 2011.
6. Co- chaired a Technical session on 10 th
December 2011 in Venkatgiri Auditorium, 23 rd
Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology, Bangalore .
7. Delivered keynote lecture “ Reminiscence of Jurassic climate in India recorded by calcareous nannofossils ” at the Humboldt Kolleg and International Conference “Earth
Future” from 7 th
– 9 th
September 2011 at Periyar University, Salem, p. 92.
8. Member, National working group IGCP- 506 Marine and Non –marine Jurassic: Global correlation and major geologic events (2005- 2009). Sponsoring Agency GSI, Kolkata.
9. Co-ordinator International Conference on Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the
Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Basins in India, Pakistan and the Middle East (Feb. 20-21, 2008),
Geology Department, University of Jammu, Jammu.
10.Chaired Technical session III in XXII th
Indian Colloquium on Micropalaeontology and
Stratigraphy, Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu (16-18 December 2009).
11. Member Programming Committee, in Founder’s Day (Nov. 14-15, 2007) and two
National Conferences (Nov. 16-17, 2007) Celebrations.
12. Member Abstract Publication Committee in XXI th
Indian Colloquium on
Micropalaeontology and Stratigrapny (Nov. 16-17, 2007).
13. M.Sc. Geology, Ist position in order of merit.
8. International Deputation:
1. 27 th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop in Kathmandu in 28-30 November 2012.
2. Visited U.K. for three months (from 21 th
March to18 th
June 2008) for availing fellowship under INSA Exchange Programme to work with Drs. Jeremy Reupert Young & Susanne
Fiest Burkhardt (Natural History Museum) and Dr. Paul Bown (University College
London).Conducted researches concerning Juarssic nannofossils from classical western
Indian sections and its comparison with European stratotypic Jurassic nanno - assemblages.
The outcome has thrown light on identification of substitute markers, species dispersal, provincialism, palaeobiogeography and integration of nannofossil with the ammonite zonation will permit and establish the nannofossil zonal indices in the mixed Tethyan province vis-a-vis European Mediterranean area during Jurassic time.
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3.
9 th International Nannoplankton Association Conference , Parma 8- 14 Sept.2002 and
6 th International Symposium on the Jurassic System , Mondello, Sicily, 15- 19 Sept. 2002,
ITALY.
9. Popular Scientific Articles/Reports:
1.
Rai, J.
(2002) Jaisalmer jehan Kabhi Samudra lehrata tha. Samvay, C.D.R.I.: 5 – 7.
2.
Rai, J. (2002) Koyala, a scientific poem published in BSIP News Letter, no. 5.
3. Rai, J. (2003) Paraganu tatha jeevan, a scientific poem published in BSIP News Letter, no. 6.
4. Rai, J. (2004) Jeevashm , a scientific poem published in BSIP News Letter, no. 7: 29.
5. Rai, J. (2004) Nannofossil , a scientific poem published in BSIP News Letter, no. 8: 46.
6. Rai, J. (2004) Kyon aate hain bhukamp, a radio talk from All India Radio, broadcasted on 08.10. 04.
7. Rai, J. (2006 ) kya Andman mein adam - yugeen sabhyata vidyaman hai , Gyan –
Vigyan, C.D.R.I. Hindi periodical, 20: 27-29.
8. Awarded fisrt prize in Kavita pratiyogita in 2007 in Hindi pakhwara at BSIP.
9. Awarded third prize in Galti dhudo patiyogita in Hindi Pakhwara in 2007
10. Kavya path from All India Radio on 20. 03. 09.
11. Rai, J. (2011). Delivered Raio talk entitled “
Kahan gaye Dinosaur
” on 19.06. 2011.
12. Rai, J. (2011). Delivered Radio talk entitled “ Kya hote hain Fossils
” on 04. 12. 2011
13. Rai, J. (2012) Nannofossils: The Size matters and a Matter of size” delivered on 11.09.
12 in Training on Palynology in Fossil Fuel Exploration at Birbal sahni Institute of
Palaeobotany, 10- 17 september 2012.
10. Training Received:
1.
A proficiency course on “Modern Practices in Petroleum Exploration” by The Petrotech
Society. 18- 23 Sept. 2006, The Institute of Drilling Technology, ONGC Dehradun.
2.
Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, 26-31 Oct. 2009, Birbal Sahni Institute of
Palaeobotany, Lucknow
11. Lectures/Seminars delivered or Training imparted:
1. .
“Calcareous Nannofossils”,
05 .12. 2007, Geology Department, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur.
2.
Nannofossils – Morphotaxonomy and Biostratigraphy, 06-01-2009, In-House-Lecture series at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow.
3.
The so called equable Jurassic climate and nannofossils – The story teller . Friday Lecture series at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
4. “Nannnofossils: The Goliath size and David Applications ” 01-05- 2010, MBA Programme on Petroleum Technology and management at The Institute of Management Sciences, University of Laucknow, Lucknow.
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5.
“Calcareous Nannofossils” 12 September 2011, Geology Department, Anna University,
Chennai.
12. Theses supervised:
Thesis entitled
“Subsurface early Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils biostratigraphy from
Tanot Well – 1 Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India” of Abha Singh, a BSRS was submitted under my supervision on 19 March 2012 and awarded on 25 September 2012.
13. Sponsored project
1. Currently running a DST - Sponsored Project (No. SR/S4/ES-521/2010(G)) as Project
Investigator on Integrated nannofossil- ammonite biostratigraphy of Wagad Island, Kachchh
Basin: Palaeoenvironmental and palaeobiogeographic implications
2. Participated in DST- Sponsored Project of Bhawani Singh G. Desai of Department of
Geology, Faculty of Science, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara and carried out nannofossil studies from Jurassic of Jara Dome of Kutch.
14. Membership of Professional Bodies:
(i). Fellow of the Journal of the 1986 Member Executive council,
Palaeontological Society of India, Lucknow. Fellow, Continued
(ii) Indian Association of 1982 Life Member
Palynostratigraphers, Lucknow.
(iii) South Asian Association of 1997 Founder Member
Economic Geologists, Dhanbad.
(iv) Member International Nannoplankton 1984 Continued
Association
(V) The Palaeobotanical Society 2013 Life Member
15. Research Interest: The summary of Nannofossil researches from sedimentary basins of
India carried out/ongoing are as follows:-
Late Triassic Lamayuru, Ladakh
Early Jurassic Kuar Bet, Kachchh
Middle Jurassic - Kachchh, Jaisalmer, Karakoram
Late Jurassic - Kachchh, Jaisalmer
Early Cretaceous - Kachchh, Jaisalmer
Late Cretaceous - Kachchh, Jaisalmer, Cauvery Basin, Lameta
K/T Boundary – Vridhhachalam, Tiruchirapalli
Late Palaeocene- Eocene - Vastan lignite
Eocene Kachchh, Jaisalmer, Meghalaya
Oligocene Kachchh
Mio-Pliocene Andaman- Nicobar Islands Island, Kachchh, Mizoram, Bay of Bengal
Quaternary Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea
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16. Futuristic plan:
1. To establish nannofossil study nodal centre at BSIP.
2. To train manpower for nannofossil studies.
3. To develop precise nannofossil- ammonite middle Jurassic biostratigraphy for southern
Tethyan province as the existed biozones are from Boreal and Mediterranean provinces.
4. To locate horizons in Tethyan Himalaya for the recovery of nannofossils.
5. To provide nannofossil consultancy services at BSIP.
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