Main Research Themes of the Department of Geology
1. Engineering and Environmental Geosciences
➢ sub themes areas include:
1.1. Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
1.2. Environmental Geology & Geoenvironmental assessment
1.3. Geohazards, Seismology, and Disaster Risk Reduction
1.4. Slope stability, landslide and infrastructure site evaluation
2. Hydrogeology and Water Resources
➢ Sub themes include:
2.1. Groundwater Exploration and Aquifer Characterization
2.2. Hydrogeochemistry and Isotope Hydrology
2.3. Groundwater Flow Modeling & Watershed hydrology
2.4. Water Resources Development and Management
3. Economic Geology and Natural Resource Exploration
➢ Sub theme areas include:
3.1. Mineral Exploration and Ore Deposit Studies
3.3. Energy Resources (Geothermal, Petroleum, and Coal Geology)
3.3. Sustainable Mining and Resource Management
3.4. Mineral Resources Evaluation and Estimation
4. Petrology, Structural Geology, and Tectonics
➢ Sub theme areas include:
3.1. Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Petrology
3.2. Structural Geology Analysis and Modelling
3.3. Field Geology, Mappig, and Report Writing
3.4. Crustal Evolution and Geodynamic process
3.5. Volcanology & Rift Tectonics
5. Geospatial, Remote sensing, and Geotourism for Sustainable Development
➢ Sub theme areas include:
5.1. Geospatial and Remote sensing applications in Geoscience
5.2. GIS based Geological Mapping and Resource Modelling
5.3. Geoheritage and Geotourism for sustainable development