Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Phone : +91-22-2576 7263 (Office)
Fax : +91-22-2576 7253, 2572 3480
dchandra [at] iitb.ac.in
Web : http://dchandra.geosyndicate.com/
RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST:
Hydrogeochemistry and Geothermics:
- Groundwater resources assessment/ evaluation;
- Saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers;
- Arsenic and fluoride pollution in groundwater.
- Chemical evolution of geothermal springs;
- Geothermal energy resources evaluation (for power generation and direct use);
- Low temperature rock-water interaction experiments;
Deccan Volcanics:
- Flow stratigraphy based on field,
- Geochemical and paleomagnetic studies;
- Regional correlation of flows using trace element and isotopic signatures;
- petrogenesis and evolution.
BARREN ISLAND and NARCONDUM VOLCANOS:
- Geochemistry and evolution of the volcanic rocks and associated fumeroles of Barren Island volcano and Narcondum volcano, Andaman sea.
SPONSORED PROJECTS (Appendix 4): Completed: 6; Ongoing: 3
