Dr. Naraga Prabhakar
Associate Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Phone : +91-22-2576 7295
prabhakarnaraga[at]iitb.ac.in
prabhakarnaraga[at]gmail.com
About Me
Teaching
Academics
Positions
Awards & Honors
Publications
About Me
Research Interest
- Metamorphic Petrology: Fundamental processes of metamorphism, Fluid mediated metamorphic phase transformations, Metamorphic phase equilibria and P-T-t paths
- Tectonics: Archean crustal evolution, Tectonics of Proterozoic mobile belts and Deformation microstructures
- Electron Microbeam analysis: Mineral trace element analysis using Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA), Monazite mineral chemistry and geochronology using EPMA
Teaching
- GP-422: Geological Fieldwork (M.Sc. course)
- GP-413: Mineralogy and Petrology (M.Sc. course)
- GS-537: Geochemistry and Geochemical Thermodynamics (M.Sc. course)
- GS-818: Topics in Metamorphic Petrology (Ph.D. course)
- GS-558: Electron Probe Microanalysis and Mineral Chemistry (M.Sc. elective course)
- GS-318: Applied Geology for Civil Engineers (B.Tech. course)
Academics
- Ph.D. (Metamorphic Petrology and Tectonics), 2013
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India - M.Sc. (Applied Geology), 2009
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India - B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics and Geology), 2007
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay (2021-present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay (2014-2021)
Awards & Honors
- INSA Medal for Young Scientists 2020
- SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board) Fast track young scientist award, 2014
- Gold Medalist in M.Sc. (Pondicherry University), 2009
Publications
- Deshmukh T, Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2021). Proterozoic HT–LP metamorphism in the Mahakoshal Belt, Central Indian Tectonic Zone (India): Structure, metamorphism, U–Th–Pb monazite geochronology and tectonic implications. Journal of Geology (Accepted).
- D’Souza J, Prabhakar N, Sheth H, Xu Yigang (2021). Metamorphic P–T–t–d evolution of the Mesoproterozoic Pur-Banera supracrustal belt, Aravalli Craton, northwestern India: Insights from phase equilibria modelling and zircon-monazite geochronology of metapelites. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 00: 1– 32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmg.12606.
- Suranjan Ghosh, Prabhakar N, D’Souza J (2021). Origin of multilayer corona textures in mafic granulites from the Sandmata Complex, Aravalli Craton (northwestern India): petrological characteristics and tectonic implications. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 176(5): 1–22.
- Hrushikesh H, Praveen C Singh, Prabhakar N, Sachin K Thakur, B Dey (2020). Tectonothermal evolution of a collision orogen in the Khammam region, southeastern India: insights from structures, phase equilibria and U–Th–(total) Pb monazite geochronology. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 175(12): 1–20.
- D’Souza J, Sheth H, Xu Yigang, Wegner W, Prabhakar N, Sharma KK, Koeberl C (2020). Neoarchean crustal reworking in the Aravalli Craton: Petrogenesis and tectonometamorphic history of the Malola granite, Bhilwara area, northwestern India. Geological Journal 1–25.
- Chaudhuri A, Banerjee S, Prabhakar N, Das A (2020). The use of heavy mineral chemistry in reconstructing provenance: A case study from Mesozoic sandstones of Kutch Basin, India. Geological Journal 1–11.
- Deshmukh T, Prabhakar N (2020) Linking collision, slab breakoff and subduction polarity reversal in the evolution of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone. Geological Magazine 157 (2): 340–350.
- D’Souza J, Prabhakar N, Xu Y, Sharma KK, Sheth H (2019). Mesoarchean to Neoproterozoic (3.2–0.8 Ga) crustal growth and reworking in the Aravalli Craton, northwestern India: Insights from the Pur-Banera supracrustal belt. Precambrian Research 332, 105383.
- Hrushikesh H, Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2019). Mesoproterozoic P–T–t–d history of metapelites from the Vinjamuru domain, Nellore schist belt (SE India), and implications for SE India–East Antarctica correlation. Precambrian Research 327: 273–295.
- Deshmukh T, Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A, Madhavan K (2017). Late Paleoproterozoic clockwise P–T history in the Mahakoshal Belt, Central Indian Tectonic Zone: Implications for Columbia supercontinent assembly. Precambrian Research 298: 56–78.
- Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A, Mukherjee PK (2016). The origin of chloritoid – 3-mica pseudomorph growth in staurolite-muscovite schist, Bangriposi (Eastern India). Journal of Metamorphic Geology 34: 463–482.
- Patel SC, Khalkho R, Patel SK, Sheikh JM, Behera D, Chaudhari S, Prabhakar N (2014). Fluoride contamination of groundwater in parts of eastern India and a preliminary experimental study of fluoride adsorption by natural haematite iron ore and synthetic magnetite. Environmental Earth Sciences 72: 2033–2049.
- Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A, Satyanarayanan M, Mukherjee PK (2014) Structural, petrological and chronological constraints from eastern India, and implications for the ~1.0 Ga assembly of Greater India. Journal of Geology 122: 411–432.
- Rekha S, Vishwanath TA, Bhattacharya A, Prabhakar N (2013) Meso/Neoarchean crustal domains along the north Konkan coast, western India: the Western Dharwar Craton and the Antongil-Masora Block (NE Madagascar) connection. Precambrian Research 233: 316–
- Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2013) Origin of zoned spinel by coupled dissolution-precipitation and inter-crystalline diffusion: Evidence from serpentinized wehrlite, Bangriposi, Eastern India. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 166: 1047–
- Prabhakar N (2013) Resolving poly-metamorphic Paleoarchean ages by chemical dating of monazites using multi-spectrometer U, Pb and Th analyses and sub-counting methodology. Chemical Geology 347:255–270.
- Prabhakar N, Bhattacharya A (2013) Paleoarchean partial convective overturn in the Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India. Precambrian Research 231: 106–121.