Department Geological Sciences
Jadavpur University

Kolkata

DST - Fund Improvement in S & T Infrastructure

Brief Outline of Department

This department was adjudged as the best Earth Science Department of all the
Universities in the country by the “average scientific impact factor analysis” of
NISSAT, Govt. of India in 2001-2002.

It is the recipient of UNESCO assistance (1978-1984), COSSIP, COSIST,Special Assistance (SAP) for 15 years, SAP Centre of Advanced Studies since 1992 and FIST assistance (2001-2005)

Since last twenty five years offered several courses for College and University Teachers in specialized fields

The Department organized several National and International seminars and the Faculty members participated in National and International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops including acting as Chairpersons

Faculty members and Research scholars participated in five Expeditions to Antarctica

Teaching & Research Activities

The department has successfully carried out teaching and research over five decades. The students are successfully transmitting the acquired knowledge in different government and non- government professional and academic bodies. At present most of the major disciplines of geology such as Structural geology, Metamorphic petrology, Sedimentology, Economic Geology, Geophysics, Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in Groundwater Management, Palaeontology are being actively persued in teaching and research.

Facilities Created

  1. Petrothin sectioning system and Laproslab saw (24”) for cutting and preparation of thin section of rocks and minerals.
  1. Leica DMLP HC research Polarizing Microscope for ore microscopic studies.
  1. Leica DMLP HC Trinocular Polarizing Microscope with DC 300F digital camera with Qwin standard for obtaining and processing OIF Digital images of Microscopic features.
  1. Geometica prime & Advance GIS Software SPANS with Hardware, server-1 no. and Nodes-3nos. for Remote sensing.

For further details, please contact

Prof. S. Chaudhuri

Head/Coordinator
Geological Sciences
Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700 032

Tel. No. 2414 6666 , Extn. 2268 (O), Fax No. 2413 7121

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