B.Sc. in Geology (2014-2017)
Sree Narayana Arts and Science College, Chittar, MG University, Kerala
OGPA: 8.58 (81.42%)
M.Sc. in Geology (2017-2019)
Government College, Kasaragod, Kannur University, Kerala
CGPA: 8.06 (82%)
Ph.D. (2020-2025)
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
Thesis: Holocene records of paleoenvironmental variability archived in the lake sediments of southern India
Supervisor: Dr. Anish Kumar Warrier, Professor in Geology, Department of Civil Engineering, MIT, Manipal.
Coursework: Advanced Research Methodology
Research and publication ethics
Computational methods and optimisation techniques
Southern Indian lakes and paleoclimate.
Paleoclimate, Environmental magnetism, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Palynology, Lipid biomarker studies, Geochronology
10/2024-03/2025: Guest Teaching Faculty, University College, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Joint CSIR-UGC JRF & Lectureship Eligibility (CSIR-NET JRF; Earth Science): December 2018 – Achieved AIR-75 with a score of 50.81%.
M.Sc. Geology Examination (2019): Secured 2nd Rank at Kannur University.
Yamuna, A.S., Warrier, A.K., Sharma, B., Sandeep, K., Venkateshwarlu, M., Sai, P., Joju, G.S., Aravind, G.H., Rafaz, A.K., Reshma, K.V. and Sharma, R., 2025. A lacustrine record of rainfall-induced variations in the pedogenic and weathering processes during the Late Holocene. Geosystems and Geoenvironment, p.100441.
Yamuna, A.S., Vyshnav, P., Warrier, A.K., Manoj, M.C., Sandeep, K., Kawsar, M., Joju, G.S., Sharma, R., 2024. Increasing frequency of extreme climatic events in southern India during the Late Holocene: Evidence from lake sediments. Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2024.07.015
Reshma, K.V., Sandeep, K., Warrier, A.K., Bikkina, S., Jose, J., Aravind, G.H., Yamuna, A.S., Gayathri, S.J., Sharma, R., Srinivas, R. and Karunakara, N., 2025. Paleorainfall during the past two millennia in the Western Ghats, south-western India: Evidence from a multi-proxy lacustrine sedimentary record. Quaternary International, p.109740.
Joju, G.S., Warrier, A.K., Mahesh, B., Sali, A.Y., Noronha-D’Mello, C.A., Balakrishna, K., Mohan, R., 2024. A high-resolution record of Mid- to Late-Holocene environmental changes from a land-locked lake in Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica. The Holocene, 34, 881-894. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836241236347
Joju, G.S., Warrier, A.K., Sali, A. Y., Chaparro, M.A.E., Mahesh, B.S., Amrutha, K., Balakrishna, K., Mohan, R., 2024. An Assessment of Metal Pollution in the Surface Sediments of an East Antarctic Lake. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2024.2323516
Warrier, A.K., Mahesh, B.S., Sebastian, J.G., Sali, A.S.Y., Mohan, R., 2022. A Synthesis of Glacial-Interglacial Paleoenvironmental Records from Lake Sediments of Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica, in Khare, N. (Ed.),. Springer International Publishing, Chamley, pp. 127–140. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87078-2_8
Amrutha, K., Shajikumar, S., Warrier, A.K., Sebastian, J.G., Sali, Y.A., Chandran, T., Sivadas, S., Naik, R., Amrish, V.N., Kumar, A., Unnikrishnan, V., 2022. Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 32301–32319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24437-z
Warrier, A.K., Sebastian, J.G., Amrutha, K., Yamuna Sali, A.S., Mahesh, B.S., Mohan, R., 2021. Magnetic properties of surface sediments in Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica: spatial distribution and controlling factors. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 21, 1206–1221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02824-8
Nima, Z., Shinu, N., AS, Y.S., and Panicker, A.A., 2025. Assessment of Groundwater Quality Along the Coastal Aquifers of Kollam Corporation, Southern Kerala, India. Indonesian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (IJSAES), 1(2), pp.55-63
