Sponsored Projects

List of Earth Science Sponsored Projects is given below.

Ground Penetrating Radar Investigations of Archaeological Site on the west bank of the Chandan River, Amarpur, Bihar, Funding agency: Government of Bihar, PI: Dr. Javed N. Malik
Stable Isotope Characterization of Plant Root and Shoot System, Funding agency: National Institute for plant biotechnology, PI: Dr. D. Paul
High-Resolution Spatio-Temporal River Health Assessment of The Middle Ganga, Funding agency: EPSRC, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
Integrating Uav Technology with Thermal Infrared and Hyperspectral Imaging For Assessment Of Water Quality Of Large Water Bodies, Funding Agency: SERB, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
Himalayan Metamorphic Co2 Fluxes to The Atmosphere: Solving the Mystery A Long Standing Problem, Funding agency: SERB, PI: Dr. Indra S. Sen
Geomorphic and Ecological Impacts Of Sand Mining In Large Rivers As Revealed From High Resolution Historical Remote Sensing Data And Drone Surveys: Assessment, Analysis And Mitigation Under Nmcg, Funding agency: MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
Characterization and Monitoring Of Contaminant Plume Migration From Waste Dump Sites In Shallow Aquifers Using Time-Lapse Geophysical Studies Coupled With Geochemical Analyses And Associated Hydrogeological Studies, Funding agency: SERB, PI: Dr. Animesh Mandal
GIS/GPS Mapping of Waqf Properties in The State Of Himachal Pradesh, Funding Agency: HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE WAQF BOARD, SHIMLA, PI: Dr. Javed N. Malik
Impact Excavation Processes on Terrestrial Analogues For Mars: A Case Study At Lunar Crater India, Funding: ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION, PI: Dr. Amar Agrawal
Characterization Of Groundwater in Seismically Active Regions of Uttarakhand: Implications For Earthquake Induced Variations, Funding agency: MOES, PI: Dr. Tajdarul H. syed
Linking Microfractures, Magnetic Fabrics and Magnetic Anomaly at Impact Craters, Funding agency: SERB, PI: Dr. Amar Agrawal
Flood Risk Assessment in Tropical Rivers in The Anthropocene and Under Climate Change Scenario Using Hydro-Geomorphic Modelling, Funding agency: MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
GIS/GPS Mapping of Waqf Properties Under Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme In Bhatinda Punjab, Funding agency: PUNJAB STATE WAQF BOARD, PI: Dr. Javed N. Malik
Isotopic Evolution of Terrestrial Reservoirs in Open System Models Of The Earth And Its Implication For Crust Mantle Differentiation And Distribution Of Chemical Heterogeneity In The Mantle, Funding agency: SERB, PI: Dr. Debajyoti Paul
Evaluating Basin-Scale Estimate of Evapotranspiration Using Space-Based Observations, Funding agency: DST, PI: Dr. Tajdarul H. Syed
Developing Statistical Downscaling to Improve Water Quality Understanding And Management In The Ramganga Sub-Basin, Funding Agency: ESPRC, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
Validating Remote Sensing Data with In-Situ Measurements for Improving Soil Moisture Estimates And Water Resource Management: Technology Demonstration From Lowlands And Highlands In India, Funding agency: ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION, PI: Dr. Rajiv Sinha
Effects of climate change on cryosphere-river linkages: Insights from seasonal and inter-annual variation of glacial melt discharge in the headwaters of the Ganges River, PEER, USAID (jointly with Dr. I. Sen)
Establishing The Reference Condition On The Ganga River With Corona Archival Imagery, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES), New Delhi
Sediment dynamics and sediment connectivity in the Koshi basin: implications for river hazards, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal
Delta vulnerability and climate change: Migration as an adaptation (DECCMA), International Development Research Centre, Canada
Knowledge network centre on floods and waterlogging: focus on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Assessing health, livelihoods, ecosystem services and poverty alleviation in populous deltas, ESPA
Sustainable Management of the Ganga River Basin through Scientific Innovation, UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), British Council
Hydrometeorological feedbacks and changes in water storage and fluxes in Northern India, MOES (New Delhi) and NERC (UK)
The structure and dynamics of groundwater systems in northwestern India under past, present and future climates, MOES (New Delhi) and NERC (UK)
The Kosi river alluvial dynamics and associated risks, Indo-French Center for Promotion of Advance Research
IGCP 582: Tropical rivers: hydro-physical processes, impacts, hazards and management (UNESCO and IUGS)
Morphotectonic Variability along the NW Himalayan Front: Tectonics-Climate Coupling, DST
River dynamics and Flood risk evaluation of the Kosi river, north Bihar plains: an integrated approach, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Fluvial geomorphology in Ganga River Basin Management, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi
River dynamics and hazard assessment in the Himalayan foreland, UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), British Council (GBP 51,007)
National facility for core archival and analysis (ongoing, 2006-11, DST)
Interfluve stratigraphy, sedimentology and geochemistry of the central and southern Ganga plains (DST)
Sub-surface stratigraphy of the Ghaggar plains: linkage of landscape evolution and cultural heritage, Imperial College, London
Reconstruction of monsoonal rainfall from Late Quaternary Ganga and Yamuna alluvial plains by stable isotope tracers: implications to climate change on vegetation and river response, DST
Late Quaternary environmental changes in western Haryana plains interpreted through lake deposits, University of Cambridge, UK (2009-10)
Fluvial geomorphology and hydraulic modeling of the upper Ganga for maintaining sustainable flows, World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature
Neotectonic vs. climatic control on river dynamics and landscape evolution during the Late Pleistocene-Holocene: Comparison of the Körös Basin (Hungary) and the Ganga-Yamuna plains, Himalayan foreland (India), Hungarian - Indian Intergovernmental S & T Cooperation Programme(2005-07, DST)
IGCP 518 "Fluvial sequences as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic" (UNESCO and IUGS)
Tracking Environmental Change and Human Impact In The Ganga Plains, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India (2003-2006)
Mega-Geomorphic Elements in Ganga-Yamuna (GY) Alluvial Plains and their stratigraphic significance interpreted through sedimentology and geochemistry (ongoing), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (2002-05)
Remote sensing assisted mapping of mega-geomorphology in parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India (Apr'00-Aug.02), University of Dalhousie, Canada
Modernisation of sedimentological research facility (2003-05, MHRD)
Modernization of geosciences UG Laboratory (2003-05, MHRD)
Application of Geomorphologic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GIUH) and Geomorphoclimatic Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph (GcIUH) theory in overbank flow analysis (June'98-May'01), All India Council for Technical Education
Sedimentology and sediment-water geochemistry at Sambhar lake basin, Rajasthan (Jan.'97-Dec.'99), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Hydro-geochemistry, thermal structure and sedimentology of Priyadarshini lake, Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica (Jan. '97- Dec.'98), Dept. of Ocean Development, Govt. of India
Design, demonstration and monitoring of ash dykes (March '95 - Feb. 1998), Flyash Mission, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Hydrological studies of Naini lake, U. P., Directorate of Environment, Govt. of U. P.
Identification of landslide-prone areas in the Uttarkashi region using Remote sensing data, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India
Establishing a new Continuous-Flow Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Analytical facility. University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA): $338,500, 2004 (Funded).
Inferences on Paleoclimate from detailed Sedimentological and Geochemical study of Paleosols within the Hensel Formation, South Texas, USA. UTSA Faculty Research Award 2005-2006; Amount: $5000; Duration: 6 months (Funded).
Collaborative Research: Rejuvenescent Volcanism on Mauritius. USNSF: $60,778; Duration: July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009 (Funded).
Collaborative Research: Paleoclimate Reconstruction based on the Stable Carbon Isotopic Composition of Bone Collagen from Small Herbivores Recovered in Archaeological Assemblages USNSF: $151,357 (Co-PI); Duration: Sept 2008- Aug 2010 (Funded).
Geochemical Signatures in the sediment cores from Ganga Valley and Ghaggar/Hakra riverbed- Inferences on Sedimentation Dynamics and Climate Change in Northern India. Initiation Grant for New Faculty Research, IIT Kanpur: INR 10 lakhs; Duration: 2009-2010 (Funded).
Acquisition of a New X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering at IITK. CARE Scheme, IIT Kanpur: INR 70 lakhs, Duration: 2010 (Funded).
The Kosi river alluvial dynamics and associated risks. Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR): INR 37.62 lakhs (Co-PI); Duration: 2011-2014 (Funded).
Geochemical Evolution of the Earth. Department of Science and Technology, India: INR 16.8 lakhs, Duration: Aug 2011- July 2014 (Funded).
Reduction of Chromium Toxicity using Nano particles: Laboratory and Field Scale Study, 2010. Ministry of Environment and Forests, India: INR 28.16 lakhs: Duration: Apr 2012-Apr 2015 (Funded).
Establishing a Continuous-Flow Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Analytical facility at ACMS, IIT Kanpur. IIT Kanpur: INR 160 lakhs, Duration 1 yr, 2013 (Funded).
Augmentation of WD-XRF facility at ACMS, IIT Kanpur. IIT Kanpur, INR 55 lakhs (Funded).
Building a Novel System for Soot: Measurement Toxicity Assessment and Source Identification. A collaborative proposal by Civil, Electrical, BSBE, IIT Kanpur (Co-PI). Ministry of Human Resources and Development, India: INR 7 Crores; Duration: Feb2014- Feb 2018 (Funded).
The cryosphere large river interactions. 2014-2016, PI Sen (NSF and MOES), Rs.102 Lac
Development of a Low Particulate and Metal Free Clean Laboratory to Support Isotopes Analysis of Water Samples. PI Sen, (IIT Kanpur), 2014-2015, Rs. 93 Lac
Vanadium isotopes in crude oil and organic rich source rocks, PI Sen, DST, 2014-2018, Rs. 35 Lac