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1 UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV Full name of the faculty member: -DR. JYOTISANKAR RAY Designation: PROFESSOR Specialisation : IGNEOUS PETROLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY Contact information : Ballygunge Science College, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata , jsray65@hotmail.com Academic qualifications: College/ university from which the degree was obtained SOEST, University of Hawaii, USA University of Calcutta University of Calcutta Presidency College, Kolkata (under University of Calcutta) Abbreviation of the degree Post- Doctoral Fellow Ph.D. (Science) M.Sc. (Geology) B.Sc. (Hons) Positions held/ holding: 2005-ongoing. Professor. University of Calcutta Reader. University of Calcutta Sr. Lecturer. University of Calcutta Lecturer. University of Calcutta Lecturer. Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, West Bengal (Under WB education Service) Lecturer. Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, West Bengal (Now NIT)

2 Research interests: * Petrology of Manipur and Nagaland ophiolites, north eastern India * Petrology of Mafic magmatic rocks of Singhbhum craton, Eastern India * Petrology of Ultramafic- Mafic- Alkaline rocks of Southern Granulite Terrane *One- atmosphere phase equilibria studies on selected synthetic and natural systems Research guidance: Number of researchers awarded M.Phil/ Ph.D degrees : 09 (Ph.D. awarded) Number of researchers pursuing M.Phil/ Ph.D : 05 Projects : (during last five years) Completed projects : 1. Assessing role of Plune Head in continent Generation in Khasi Greenstone belt, North eastern India. sponsored by DST, Government of India. Current projects : 1.Petrotectonic Style of Manipr Ophiolite Belt,North Eastern India. sponsored by DST, Government of India, 2. Geological and Geochemical Investigations of Precambrian Mafic magmatism of Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India: Implication on Mantle Processes (Jointly with Dr. C. Manikyamba, Geochemistry Division, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India) sponsored by DST, Government of India, 3. Desertification Status Mapping of India- 2nd Cycle sponsored by SAC- ISRO, Ahmadabad, Government of India. Sr. N o Select list of publications: (during last five years) a) Journals: Authors (as they Title of the Paper appeared in the publications) 1 Banerjee M, Ray Jyotisankar, Adhikary N, Nandy S, Manikyamba C, Paul M, Chakraborty D and Eslami A. 2 Manikyamaba C, Ray Jyotisankar,Ganguly S., Singh M. R., Santosh M., Saha A. and Satyanarayanan Experimental studies to constrain parental magma of Malangtoli volcanics from Singhbhum Craton of the Eastern Indian Shield Boninitic metavolcanic rocks and island arc tholeiites from the Older Metamorphic Group (OMG) of Singhbhum craton, eastern India : geochemical evidence for Archean subduction processes Name of the journal with vol. no, year of publication, page numbers etc India, v.88,2016,pp Precambrian Research v.271, 2015, pp

3 M. 3 Singh M.R., Manikyamba C., Ray Jyotisankar,Ganguly S., Santosh M., Saha A.,Rambabu S. and Sawant S.S. 4 Hazra S., Ray Jyotisankar, Manikya mba C.,Saha A., and Sawant S.S. 5 Ganguly,S., Ray, Jyotisankar, Koeberl, C., Saha, A., Thoni, M. and Balaram V. 6 Ghosh B., Ray, Jyotisankar and Morishita, T. 7 Ray Jyotisankar, Saha Abhishek, Koeberl Christian, Thoni Martin, Ganguly Sohini and Hazra Sampa 8 Chaudhuri Srinanda, Ray Jyotisankar, Koeberl Christian, Thoni Martin,Dutta Riya and Saha Abhishek and Banerjee Mousumi 9 Ray Jyotiranjan, Mahoney John, Duncan Robert, Ray Jyotisankar, Wessel Paul and Naar David 10 Bhattacharjee N., Ray Jyotisankar, Ganguly S.and Saha A. 11 Ganguly S., Ray Jyotisankar, Koeberl C. Ntaflos T. and Banerjee M. 12 Saha A., Ray Jyotisankar, Ganguly S.,and Chatterjee, N. Major, trace and platinum group element (PGE) geochemistry of Archean Iron Ore Group and Proterozoic Malangtoli metavolcanic rocks of Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India : Inferences on mantle melting and sulphur saturation history. Ore Geology Reviews Geochemistry of PGE in mafic rocks of East Khasi Hills, Shillong Plateau, NE India Geochemistry and petrogenesis of lava flows around Linga, Chhindwara area in the Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province (EDVP),India Grain Scale Plastic deformation of chromite from Podiform chromitite of the Naga- Manipur Ophiolite Belt, India: Implication to Mantle Dynamics Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Proterozoic Mafic Rocks from East Khasi Hills, Shillong Plateau, Northeastern India Petrology and Geochemistry of the Ultramafic- mafic Mawpyut Complex, Meghalaya: a Sylhet Trap differentiation centre in northeastern India Chronology and Geochemistry of Lavas from the Nazca Ridge and Eastern Seamount Chain: a ~ 30 Myr hotspot record Mineralogical study of Gabbro-Anorthosite from Dumka,Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex, Eastern Indian Shield Mineral Chemistry of Lava Flows from Linga area of the Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province, India Occurrence of melanite garnet in syenite and ijolite-melteigite rocks of Samchampi- Samteran alkaline complex, Mikir hills, /j.oregeore v Journal of.earth System Science v.124 (2), 2015, pp Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Elsevier.v.91, 2014,,pp Ore Geology Reviews, vol. 56, 2014, Precambrian Research, vol.230,2013, Geological Journal.doi: /gj.2495, 2013 Journal of Petrology,v.53 (7) 2012,pp India., v.80 (4), 2012, pp Sci. v.121 (1), 2012, pp Current Science.v.101,(10 ) 2011, pp

4 13 Mukhopadhyay Sarmistha, Ray Jyotisankar, Balaram V., Keshav Krishna, A., Ghosh, B. and Mukhopadhyay, S. 14 Ray Jyotisankar, Saha A., Ganguly S., Balaram V., Keshav Krishna A. and Hazra S. 15 Mukhopadhyay Sarmistha, Ray Jyotisankar, Chattopadhyay Basab, Sengupta Shyamal, Ghosh, Biswajit and Mukhopadhyay Subrata 16 Sengupta,Piyali and Ray Jyotisankar 17 Sengupta Piyali and Ray Jyotisankar 18 Saha A., Ganguly S., Ray Jyotisankar and Chatterjee N. 19 Saha A., Ganguly S., Ray Jyotisankar and Dhang A. 20 Saha A., Dhang A., Ray Jyotisankar,Chakrabor ty S. and Moecher D. 21 Hazra S., Saha P., Ray Jyotisankar and northeastern India Geochemistry and petrogenesis of syenites and associated rocks of the Elagiri complex, Southern Granulite Terrane, India Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Neoproterozoic Mylliem Granitoids, Meghalaya Plateau, Northeastern India Significance of Mineral Chemistry of Syenites and associated rocks of Elagiri complex, Southern Granulite Terrane of the Indian Shield Petrology of the Mafic Sill of Narshingpur- Lakhnadon Section, Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province Petrogenesis of Flood Basalts of the Narsingpur-Harrai-Amarwara-Lakhnadon section of Eastern Deccan province, India Evaluation of phase chemistry and petrochemical aspects of Samchampi- Samteran differentiated alkaline complex of Mikir Hills, Northeastern India Vanadium bearing titaniferous magnetite ore bodies of Ganjang, Karbi-Anglong district, NE India Complete preservation of ophiolite suite from south Andaman: A mineral chemical perspective Simple statistical and mineralogical studies as petrogenetic indicator for Mylliem Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Elsevier.v.42, 2011, pp Sci, v.120 (3), 2011, pp India. v.77 (2), 2011, pp Jour.Geol. Soc.India. v.77(4), 2011, pp In: Ray Jyotisankar, Sen Gautam and Ghosh Biswajit (Eds)Topics in Igneous Petrology. Springer, Netherlands, 2010,pp Sci.v.119(5),2010, pp India. v.76 (1),2010, pp Sci. v.119 (3), 2010,pp India. v.75

5 Podder A. porphyritic granites of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, NE India (5),2010,pp Sr No b) Books/ book chapters : Name of The Book Name of the Authors (Editors) of the Published Book (As they appeared in the 1 Topics in Igneous Petrology: a Tribute to Prof. Mihir K. Bose 2 Igneous Petrology: 21 st Century Perspective Book) Ray Jyotisankar, Sen Gautam and Ghosh Biswajit (Eds.) Ray Jyotisankar, and Bhattacharyya C.(Eds.) Publisher s Name Springer, Netherlands, online access, ISBN: Allied Publishers,2007, ISBN:10: Year of Publication Total Pages in the Book p p d) Other publications : S r Name of the Authors Name of the article (report) Publication details Comments N o 1 Ray, Jyotisankar A re-look at the Differentiation Centers of the North Eastern India: Possible tracker of Kerguelen plume in the Indian shield Published in AOGS (Asia- Oceania Geoscience Society) International Conference held in Singapore, 2009 [Abstract id : SE-64 A-005] [Published in the Abst. Vol.p.307] Prof. Dr. Ray delivered this invited lecture (key note address) at Singapore before the distinguished geoscientists in the capacity of session- convener 2 Ray Jyotisankar and Ganguly S Eastern segment of the Deccan volcanic Province A neglected Treasury for the Petrologists and volcanologists Published in AOGS (Asia- Oceania Geoscience Society) International Conference held in Singapore, 2009 [Abstract id : SE-65 A-007] [published in the Abstract vol.p.306] Prof. Dr. Ray delivered this invited lecture (key note address) at Singapore before the distinguished geoscientists in the capacity of sessionconvener 3 Ray, Jyotisankar and Dasgupta,C. Importance of Ophiolite Belt in the Manipur sector of North Eastern Himalayas National Workshop on Ophiolites : Present and Future trends of Researches, held in the University of Calcutta on 29 th. August, 2008, [published in the Abstract volume, p.x] Prof. Dr. Ray presented this paper in the National Seminar and he was also the convener of the seminar

6 4 Ray Jyotisankar Ophiolites, Mantle Plume and orogeny National Workshop on Ophiolites : Present and Future trends of Researches, held in the University of Calcutta on 29 th. August, 2008 Prof. Dr. Ray presented this paper in the National Seminar and he was also the convener of the seminar. This key-note address was given by Dr. Ray to attract the attention of learned geoscientists on varied aspects of Ophiolites Membership of Learned Societies: Name of the Body Geological Society of India. Geological Mining and Metallurgical Society of India. Mineralogical Society of India, Status of Membership: Life/Annual Life Fellow Life Fellow, served as Treasurer: ; served as Secretary: ;served as Council member: 2007 to date Life Fellow Invited lectures delivered : Invited Lecture titled: Ophiolites of Andaman: Present trends of researches, delivered at Department of Geology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran in May 2010 Awards : Year Name of Award/Honour Name of Organisation 2013 Local Secretary, 100 th.indian Science Congress, Held at University of Calcutta, Kolkata Earth System Science Section 2012 M.R. Srinivasa Rao award Conferred by the Geological Society of India, Bangalore for outstanding contribution in the field of Petrology 2009 Guest Professor, Department of Lithospheric University of Vienna, Austria Research, University of Vienna, Austria to Member, UG Board of Studies Geology University of Calcutta date 2006 to Convener, Ph,D. Committee, (Geology), University of Calcutta date 2005 to Coordinator, DST-FIST program, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta date Post- Doctoral Fellowship, USA National Science Foundation (NSF) for doing Post Doctoral work at University of Hawaii, USA Member, National Working Group,IGCP-453: IGCP-453: Ancient and Modern Orogens 1993 Medal for best scientific contribution Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India, Kolkata 1985 S. L. Biswas Memorial Award Asiatic Society, Kolkata for significant contribution in petrology 1978 Book grant Calcutta University for scoring highest B.Sc. Hons marks 1978 National Scholarship University of Calcutta: National Scholarship for outstanding B.Sc. results

7 Other notable activities: Member Advisory committee of UGC-SAP-DRS, UGC project implementation committee, DST proposal- evaluator External Expert in selection Committee in different Universities Reviewers of scientific articles of several national and international journals Advisors for Project evaluation committee, Geol Survey of India

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