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Ph.D. Students
Vinay Singh Chufal
Thesis Title: Active Fault Mapping and Paleoseismic Investigations along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), NW Himalaya (Ongoing)
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vinay-Singh-Chufal

Swati Chaudhury
Thesis: Fault Gouge dating of the major thrust system of the Himalayas, India, towards understanding
the earthquake cycle (Ongoing)
Website: in making


Devanshu Ghildiyal
Thesis: High-resolution geological slip rate estimation using 3D trench along Kangra Valley Fault (Ongoing)
Website:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devanshu-Ghildiyal

Ankush Sagwal
Thesis: Development of an Explainable Machine Learning Framework for Spatial landslide Prediction and
Exposure Mapping Using Multi-Source Geospatial Data in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India. (Ongoing)
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankush-sagwal-b96739184/
Masters Students
Rushmidha (M.Sc., 2026)
Thesis: Geoheritage Assessment of Karst Cave Systems at Tapkeshwar and Drona Gufa, Doon Valley, NW Himalaya
Avishek J. (M.Sc., 2026)
Thesis: Geoheritage Assessment of Karst Cave Systems at Tapkeshwar and Drona Gufa, Doon Valley, NW Himalaya
Athul Menon (M.Sc., External Student, 2026)
Thesis: Land Subsidence Estimation for Shimla City using Geospatial Techniques (Completed)
Website:https://www.linkedin.com/in/athul-menon-a1506a22b/

Tulsi (M.Sc., 2026)
Thesis: Geoheritage Assessment of Karst Cave Systems at Tapkeshwar and Drona Gufa, Doon Valley, NW Himalaya

Anshul Rana (M.Tech, 2024)
Thesis: Characterization & comparison of pine needles & Sal leavesbiochar for petroleum spill mitigation (Completed)
Website:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshul-rana-619045199/

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