Dr. Kalachand Sain

 

ID No	852
Designation	Scientist-EII
Division/Section	Gas Hydrates Group
Date of Joining CSIR	09/11/1994
Date of Joining NGRI	09/11/1994
Phone (Off)	+91 040 23434799
Phone (Res)	+91 040 27178319
Mobile	+91 9440964038
Official E-mail Address	kalachandsain@yahoo.com, saink@ngri.res.in
Title of PhD Thesis	Inversion of seismic wide angle travel time data with applications
Areas of Research Interest	Innovative methods based on seismic attenuation, attributes, traveltime tomography, AVO modeling, full-waveform inversion, rock physics modeling.	Investigation of Gas Hydrates Imaging Sub-volcanic Sediments Understanding Crustal Dynamics & Earthquake Processess
Educational Qualifications	Ph.D.
Awards/Achievements	Krishnan Gold Medal (1996) by IGU; Young Scientist Award (1998) by CSIR;  Visiting Scientist at Cambridge University, UK and USGS, USA; BOYSCAST Fellowship (1998-99) by DST; Swarnajayanti Project Award (2001) by DST; Life Fellow (2002) of IGU; Best Paper Medal (2002) by A.P. Akademi of Sciences; Associate Fellow (2002) by A.P. Akademi of Sciences;1st Place in ‘Science Writing in Hindi’ (2002) by CSIR;	Raman Research Fellowship (2003) by CSIR; Among 50 Emerging Stars (2003) surveyed by ‘The Week’ Magazine; National Mineral Award (2005) by MoM; Best Poster Award (2007) by Petrotech-2007; Member of Editorial Boards, in ‘International Journal of Earth Sciences & Engineering’, ‘Episodes’ and ‘Geohorizons’; Bureau Member of International Lithosphere Program; Chief Scientist for Cruise SK 232C; Guest Faculty (2008) at University of Hyderabad; Fellow (2008) of Geological Society of India;  Prem Bahadur Memorial Lecture (2009) of Indian Geological Congress.