{"id":2825,"date":"2019-02-05T21:44:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=2825"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:26:16","slug":"sd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/sd\/","title":{"rendered":"Suryendu Dutta"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2825\" class=\"elementor elementor-2825\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35553ed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35553ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong>Research Interest<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Higher plant biomarkers in sediments and crude oils<\/li><li>Plant metabolites and their evolution<\/li><li>Shale gas potential studies of organic matter rich shales<\/li><li>Molecular taphonomy<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Protein diagenesis<\/li><li>Hydrocarbon source rock characterization<\/li><li>Lignin metabolism in deep time<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1342\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Petroleum Geochemistry (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Petroleum and Coal Geology (M.Sc.)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1343\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>B.Sc. (Geology), 1999<br \/>Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.<\/li><li>M.Sc. (Applied Geology), 2001<br \/>Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.<\/li><li>M.Tech. (Geoexploration), 2003<br \/>Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India<\/li><li>Ph.D. (Organic-Geochemistry), 2006<br \/>RWTH Aachen University, Germany<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1344\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Institute Chair Professor, since June, 2022<\/li><li>Professor, since December, 2018<\/li><li>Visiting Professor, University of Lille, France, June, 2019<\/li><li>Associate Professor, September, 2014-November, 2018<\/li><li>Visiting Scientist, September-October, 2013<br \/>University of Bremen, Germany<\/li><li>Visiting Scientist, June 2010 &#8211; January 2011<br \/>MIT, Cambridge, U.S.A<\/li><li>Visiting Scientist, June &#8211; July , 2009<br \/>Forschungzentrum J\u00fclich, Germany<\/li><li>Visiting Scientist, May &#8211; June, 2008<br \/>Forschungzentrum J\u00fclich, Germany<\/li><li>Assistant Professor, June, 2007-October, 2014<br \/>Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India<\/li><li>Guest Scientist, June 2006- April, 2007<br \/>Forschungzentrum J\u00fclich, Germany<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1345\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards & Honors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1345\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1345\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p class=\"contentheading\"><strong>Awards\/Fellowships<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"article-content\"><ul><li>S. S. Bhatnagar Award, 2020<\/li><li>SwarnaJayanti Fellowship Award, 2017<\/li><li>National Geoscience Award, 2017<\/li><li>Prof. S. P. Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017<\/li><li>NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientist Award, 2014<\/li><li>INSA-DFG Exchange Fellowship, 2013<\/li><li>Boyscast Fellowship, 2010-2011<\/li><li>German DAAD Academic Exchange Fellowship, 2008<\/li><li>German DAAD Academic Exchange Fellowship, 2002<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Community Service<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Editorial Board member of journal Palaeoentomology<\/li><li>Member of Research Advisory Board of Birbal Sahani Institute of Palaeoscience, Lucknow (2014-2017)<\/li><li>Executive Council Member of Journal of Applied Geochemistry since 2016<\/li><li>Referee for\u00a0<em>Science<\/em>,<em> Nature Communications<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Biological Reviews<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Organic Geochemistry<\/em>, Fuel,\u00a0<em>Int. J. Coal Geol<\/em>. etc.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Media Reports<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/mumbai-news\/rare-amber-from-reveals-sal-tree-hasn-t-changed-much-in-17-million-years\/story-3n5oSfOYKrEk7DW7YCiuzH.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/education\/indian-researchers-recover-aromas-preserved-in-17-million-years-old-amber-1747732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/content\/251234\/160-million-year-old-skin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deccan Herald<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1346\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1346\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1346\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Publications in peer reviewed journals<\/strong><\/p><p>Student authors from my group identified by *<\/p><ol start=\"77\"><li>Umamaheswaran*, R., <strong>Dutta, S., <\/strong> 2024. Preservation of proteins in the geosphere. Nature Ecology and Evolution. Doi10.1038\/s41559-024-02366-z.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"76\"><li>Umamaheswaran*, R.,<strong> Dutta, S., <\/strong>Prasad, G. V. R., Khan, M. A., Kumar, S., Bera, S., &amp; Patnaik, R. (2023). The diagenetic fate of collagen as revealed by analytical pyrolysis of fossil fish scales from deep time. Geobiology, 00, 1\u201312. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/gbi.12537<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"75\"><li>Umamaheswaran*, R.,<strong> Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Khan, M.A., Bera, M., Bera, S., Kumar*, S., 2022. Identification of chitin in Pliocene fungi using Py-GC\u00d7GC TOFMS: Potential implications for the study of the evolution of the fungal clade in deep time. <u>Analytical Chemistry<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.analchem.1c03143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.analchem.1c03143<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"74\"><li>Bansal, M., Morley, R.J., Shivaprakash, K.N., <strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Mishra, A., Selveraj, J., Kumar*, S., Niyolia*, D., Abdelrahaim, O.B., Hasen, S. Ramesh, B.R., Dayananden, S., Ashton, P.S., Prasad, V., 2022. South Asian Dipetrocarps origin and diversification driven by Africa-India floristic interchange.<u> Science <\/u>375, 455-460.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"73\"><li>Umamaheswaran*, R.,<strong> Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Singh, H., Kumar*, S., 2022. Pyrolysis-GC\u00d7GC-TOFMS as a tool for distinguishing the macromolecular structure of nitrogen-bearing animal biopolymers in fossil tissues <u> Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis<\/u> 105362.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"72\"><li>*Ghosh, S., <strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Bhattacharyya, S., Konar, R., Priya, T., 2022. Paradigms of biomarker and PAH distributions in lower Gondwana bituminous coal lithotypes. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">International Journal of Coal Geology<\/span> 260, 104067.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"71\"><li>*Chand, P., <strong> Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Mukherji, S., 2022. Characterization and biodegradability assessment of water-soluble fraction of oily sludge using stir bar sorptive extraction and GCxGC-TOF MS. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Environmental Pollution<\/span> 304, 119177.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"70\"><li>*Chand, P.,<strong> Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Mukherji, S., 2022. Slurry phase biodegradation of heavy oily sludge and evidence of asphaltene biotransformation. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Journal of Environmental Management<\/span> 324, 116315.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"69\"><li>Kumar*, S.,<strong> Dutta, S.<\/strong> 2021. Utility of comprehensive GC\u00d7GC-TOFMS in elucidation of aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers. <u>Fuel<\/u> 283, 118890.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"68\"><li>Umamaheswaran*, R., <strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Kumar*, S., 2021. Elucidation of the macromolecular composition of fossil biopolymers using Py-GC\u00d7GC TOFMS. <u>Organic Geochemistry<\/u> 151, 104139.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"67\"><li>Kumar*, S.,<strong> Dutta, S.,<\/strong> Bhui, U.K., 2021. Provenance of organic matter in an intracratonic rift basin: Insights from biomarker distribution in Palaeogene crude oils of Cambay Basin, western India.<u> Organic Geochemistry<\/u> 162, 104329.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"66\"><li>Singh, V.P., Singh, B. 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Macromolecular composition of Palaeozoic scolecodonts: Insights into the molecular taphonomy of zoomorphs.\u00a0<em>Lethaia<\/em>\u00a043, 334-343.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"8\"><li><strong>Dutta, S<\/strong>., Mallick*, M., Bertram, N., Greenwood, P.F., Mathews, R.P., 2009. Terpenoid composition and class of Tertiary resins from India.\u00a0<em>International Journal of Coal Geology<\/em>80, 44-50 55.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"7\"><li>Sharma, M., Mishra, S.,\u00a0<strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong>Banerjee, S., Shukla, Y., 2009. On the affinity of\u00a0<em>Chuaria-Tawuia\u00a0<\/em>complex: A multidisciplinary study.\u00a0<em>Precambrian Research<\/em>173, 123-136.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"6\"><li>Mallick*, M.,\u00a0<strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong>Greenwood, P.F., Bertram, N., 2009. Pyrolytic and Spectroscopic studies of Tertiary resin from Vastan Lignite Mine, Cambay Basin, western India.\u00a0<em>Journal of Geological Society of India<\/em>74, 16-22.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong>Brocke, R., Hartkopf-Froder, C., Littke, R., Wilkes, R., Mann, U., 2007. Highly aromatic character of biogeomacromolecules in Chitinozoa: a spectroscopic and pyrolytic study.\u00a0<em>Organic Geochemistry<\/em>\u00a038, 1625-1642.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong>Greenwood, P.F., Brocke, R., Schafer, R.G., Mann, U., 2006. New insights into the relationship between\u00a0<em>Tasmanites\u00a0<\/em>and tricyclic terpenoids.\u00a0<em>Organic Geochemistry<\/em>\u00a037, 117-127.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong>Dutta, S<\/strong>., Steiner, M., Banerjee, S., Erdtmann, B.D., Jeevankumar, S., Mann, U., 2006.<em>Chuaria circularis<\/em>from the early Mesoproterozoic Suket Shale, Vindhyan Supergroup, Central India: Insights from light and electron microscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography.\u00a0<em>Journal of Earth System Science<\/em>115, 99-112 716.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li>Banerjee, S.,\u00a0<strong>Dutta, S.,<\/strong>Paikary, S., Mann, U., 2006. Stratigraphy, sedimentology and bulk organic geochemistry of black shales from the Proterozoic Vindhyan Supergroup (Central India).\u00a0<em>Journal of Earth System Science<\/em>115, 37-47 716.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"1\"><li>\u00a0<strong>Dutta, S.<\/strong>&amp; Chaudhuri, S., 2005. Trace fossils in the Manendragarh Beds of Lower Gondwana, Talchir Formation and their significance.\u00a0<em>Indian Journal of Geology<\/em>77(1-4), 23-31.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Invited Lectures:<\/strong><\/p><ol start=\"1\"><li>Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany,\u00a0Lucknow, November, 2019<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li>Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, April, 2014<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li>IISER Kolkata, March, 2014<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li>Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany,\u00a0Lucknow, January, 2014<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"5\"><li>Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, U.S.A., July, 2010<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"6\"><li>Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany,\u00a0Lucknow, India, May, 2009<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"7\"><li>12th International Palynological Congress and 8th International Organisation of Palaeobotany Conference, 30th August-05th September, 2008 in Bonn, Germany (Keynote lecture).<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"8\"><li>Annual meeting of Palaeontological Society of Germany, 8-10 September, 2008 in Erlangen, Germany<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"9\"><li>At GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1347\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1347\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1347\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div class=\"article-content\"><ul><li><p class=\"contentheading\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"article-content\"><ul><li>Organic geochemistry of fossil resins\/ambers<\/li><li>Investigations of higher plants biomarkers in sediments and crude oils.<\/li><li>Evolution of early life.<\/li><li>Organic chemistry of carbonaceous chondrites<\/li><li>Shale gas potential studies of Permian Gondwana shales<\/li><li>Plant metabolites and their evolution<\/li><li>Molecular taphonomy<\/li><li>Protein diagenesis<\/li><li>Lignin metabolism in deep time<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Prof.\u00a0Armelle Riboulleau, University of Lille, France<\/li><li>Dr. Gongle Shi, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, China<\/li><li>Prof. Kevin Lepot,\u00a0University of Lille, France<\/li><li>Dr. B.D. Singh, BSIP Lucknow, India<\/li><li>Dr. Michael Steiner, FU-Berlin, Germany<\/li><li>Prof. Roger Summons, MIT, Cambridge, U.S.A.<\/li><li>Dr. Jacob Vinther, University of Bristol, UK<\/li><li>Prof. Bo Wang, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, China<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Funded research projects<\/strong><\/p><table border=\"1\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" width=\"22%\"><strong>Sponsoring Agency<\/strong><\/td><td align=\"center\" width=\"34%\"><strong>Title of project<\/strong><\/td><td align=\"center\" width=\"16%\"><strong>Amount of grant<\/strong><\/td><td align=\"center\" width=\"9%\"><strong>Period<\/strong><\/td><td align=\"center\" width=\"19%\"><strong>Co-investigators<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India<\/td><td>Orgaic Geochemistry of Tertiary Lignites and Carbonaceous Shales of Kutch, Gujarat.<\/td><td>Rs. 14.22 lakhs ($ 32000)<\/td><td>2009-2013<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oil India Development Board (OIDB)<\/td><td>Organic Geochemistry of the Lignite bearing Palaeogene Sequence of Selected Sections of Gujarat and Rajasthan.<\/td><td>Rs. 2.04 crore ($ 453000)<\/td><td>2011 to 2013<\/td><td>Prof. P. K. Saraswati and Prof. S. Banerjee<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1348\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Lab<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1348\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1348\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2825 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/pyrolysis-gc-ms-1\/'><img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Pyrolysis-GC-MS-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8689\" 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alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8694\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8694'>\n\t\t\t\tFumehood\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/rock-eval-pyrolyzer-6-1-2\/'><img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rock-Eval-Pyrolyzer-6-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8695\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8695'>\n\t\t\t\tRock-Eval Pyrolyzer-6\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Agilent-7010B-Triple-Quadrupole-GC-300x198.jpeg\" alt=\"Agilent 7010B Triple Quadrupole GC\/MS\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/>\nAgilent 7010B Triple Quadrupole GC\/MS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1349\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Guidance<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1349\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1349\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>PhD students:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/images\/stories\/team\/s_paul.pdf\">Ms. Swagata Paul<\/a><\/li><li>Mr. Arka Rudra<\/li><li>Ms. Anuradha Tiwari<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>M.Tech students:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Mr. Anindya Nandi<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/images\/stories\/team\/sharmila_bhattacharya.pdf\">Ms. Sharmila Bhattacharya<\/a>\u00a0(PhD)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/images\/stories\/team\/monalisa.pdf\">Ms. Monalisa Mallick<\/a>\u00a0(PhD)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/images\/stories\/team\/runcie.pdf\">Mr. Runcie Paul Mathew\u00a0<\/a>(PhD)<\/li><li>Mr. shreyas vichare (M.Tech.)<\/li><li>Ms. Madhubanti Bose (M.Sc.)<\/li><li>Mr. Saptarshi Dey (M.Sc.)<\/li><li>Ms. Rupsa Mukherjee (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Mr. Tanmoy Sarkar (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Mr. Sanket Bhattacharya (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Mr. Ashish Chandra Shukla (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Mr. Asit Baran Mahato (M.Tech)<\/li><li>Mr. Swaraj Kumar Jena ( M.Sc)<\/li><li>Ms. Priyanka Bhardwaj (M.Sc.)<\/li><li>Ms. Puja Sarkar (M.Sc)<\/li><li>Mr. Sikhar Banerjee (M.Sc)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Suryendu Dutta ProfessorDepartment of Earth SciencesPhone : +91-22-2576 7278s.dutta [at] iitb.ac.in Login In: Suryendu Dutta About Me Teaching Academics Positions Awards &#038; Honors Publications Research Lab Guidance About Me Research Interest Higher plant biomarkers in sediments and crude oils Plant metabolites and their evolution Shale gas potential studies of organic matter rich shales Molecular 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