I attempt to understand evolution of the Earth’s surface environment through time by studying  sedimentary rocks using isotopic and other geochemical tracers.


Current Research Themes and Activities

• Carbon cycle perturbations, Proterozoic global glaciations, Biogeochemical changes at the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition, Chemical evolution of seawater through time, C-Sr isotope stratigraphy, Pb-Pb dating of carbonates

• Evolutionary history of Indian sedimentary basins, Landscape evolution in Quaternary, Quantitative sediment provenance analysis, Trace element and Sr-Nd isotope geochemistry, Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology

• GS 647: Principles and applications of Isotope Geology (MTech)

• PhD Geology, 2018

  Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad and MS University, Baroda

• MSc (Integrated) Applied Geology, 2012
  Pondicherry University, Puducherry

• Assistant Professor, June 2023 –
  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Scientist, Oct 2021 – May 2023
  National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Nov 2019 – Sept 2021
  Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Oct 2017 – Oct 2019
  Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

• Pondicherry University Gold Medal, 2012

Selected list

• George B.G., Mahala, M.K., and Ray, J.S. Pb-Pb age of the Gotan Limestone, Marwar Supergroup: Implications for Ediacaran-Cambrian transition events in the peninsular India. Precambrian Research 395, 107154, 2023.
• George, B.G., Ray, J.S., Pillai, S.P., Mahala, M.K., Kumar, S., and Kale, V.S. C-Sr-Pb isotope systematics of the carbonate sequences of Kaladgi Supergroup, India: implications for basin evolution and correlation with Proterozoic global events. Precambrian Research 388, 107014, 2023.
• George, B.G., Kumar, S., and Ray, J.S. C-Sr isotope stratigraphy of carbonate formations of the late Neoproterozoic – Cambrian Marwar Supergroup, western India. Precambrian Research 364, 106378, 2021.
• Kumar, A., Ray., J.S., Binusarma, P.E., Awasthi, N., George, B.G., Yadava, M.G., Bhutani, R., Balakrishnan, S., and Pande, K. Origin of breccia in mud volcanoes of the Andaman accretionary prism: implications for forearc processes. Chemical Geology 586, 120595, 2021.
• George, B.G., and Ray, J.S. Depositional history of the Mesoproterozoic Chhattisgarh Basin, central India: insights from the geochemical provenance of siliciclastic sediments. International Geology Review 63, 380-395, 2021.
• George, B.G. On the relationship between Chhoti Khatu volcanics of Rajasthan and Malani magmatism: a geochemical study. Journal of Earth System Science 130, 74, 2021.
• Shukla, A.D., George, B.G., and Ray, J.S. Evolution of the Proterozoic Vindhyan Basin, western India: Insights from geochemical provenance of siliciclastic sediments. International Geology Review 62, 153-167, 2020.
• George, B.G., Ray, J.S., and Kumar, S. Geochemistry of the carbonate formations of the Chhattisgarh Supergroup, central India: implications for Mesoproterozoic global events. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 335-346, 2019.
• Kesarwani, M., Sarangi, S., Srinivasan, R., George, B.G., Singh, S.K., and Vasudev, V.N. Origin of granodiorite hosted Neoarchaean orogenic gold ore deposits: Stable isotopic and geochemical constraints with example from the Dharwar craton, southern India. Ore Geology Reviews 107, 754-779, 2019.
• George, B.G., Ray, J.S., Shukla, A.D., Chatterjee, A., Awasthi, N., and Laskar, A.H. Stratigraphy and geochemistry of the Balwan Limestone, Vindhyan Supergroup, India: Evidence for the Bitter Springs δ¹³C anomaly. Precambrian Research 313, 18-30, 2018.
• George, B.G., and Ray, J.S.,Provenance of sediments in the Marwar Supergroup, Rajasthan, India: implications for basin evolution and Neoproterozoic global events. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 147, 254-270, 2017.
• George, B.G., Shalini, N., Pandian, M.S., Rai, V.K., Bhutani, R., and Balakrishnan, S. Strontium and sulphur isotopic constraints on the formation of the Mangampeta barite deposit, Cuddappah basin. Current Science 105, 499-504, 2013.

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