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Dr. Anup Kumar Sinha

Dr. Anup Kumar Sinha
Dr. Anup Kumar Sinha
Associate Professor
KSKGRL, Prayagraj
Email: 
anupkumar.s@iigm.res.in
Contact Number: 
0532-2567134
Academic Record: 
  • B.Sc. (Geology) Patna University, 1994 
  • M.Sc. .Geology)  Patna University, 1996
  • Ph.D. (Geology)  Banaras Hindu University, 2002
    on the topic Petrology and Geochemistry of the Early Cretaceous Ultramafic-Alkaline-Carbonatite Complexes From the Shillong Plateau, northeastren India”
     
Research Area: 
  • Mantle Petrology, Isotope  Geochemistry, Geochronology and Paleomagnetism
Professional Appointments: 

1. Research Scholar (BHU)              From 01-1-1998 to 18-5-2001

2. SRF CSIR (BHU)                             From 19-5-2001 to 31-1-2004

3. Research Associate CSIR (BHU) From 01-4-2004 to 30-04-2008

4. Research Scientist B DST            From 01-5-2008 to10-2-2010

    (Graded scale)

5. Reader (IIG)                                   From 11-2-2010 to 30-6-2016

6. Associate Professor (IIG)            From 01-7-2016 to continue

Reseach Related information: 

Mantle Petrology through work on:

  1. Ultramafic - Alkaline - Carbonatite Complexes of northeastern India, Shillong & Assam.
  2. Petrology, geochemistry and geochronology of mafic–ultramafic and Lamprophyre   rocks of Gondwana Coalfield (Gondwana Basin) of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
  3. Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Precambrain mafic dykes swarms from the Singhbhum craton and its implication to paleocontinental reconstruction, Eastern India, Jharkhand and Odhisha
  4. Paleomagnetic and Petrological studies of Bhundhelkhand Craton, Central India. (U.P &M.P)
  5. Petrological, Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic studies of Malwa Plateau from Deccan Traps of  part North –Western, India (M.P)

Paleomagnetic, Geochemical and Geochronological Studies of the Sylhet-Rajmahal mafic magmatism in North-Eastern India: A Plumbing System of the Greater Kerguelen Large Igneous Province

Scientific Honours: 
  • Associate Member of American Geophysical Union
  • Member of Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of Geological Society of India
  • Life member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Publications: 

Application of Environmental Magnetism for Pollution Assessment in Eastern Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Authors: Sujit K. Pradhan; E. arthikeyan; Anup K. Sinha; Ramesh K. Nishad; Gautam Gupta; and A. P. Dimri Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2026) 102 (4): 485–494.https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2026/174376

 (IF:1.5)

 

Searching for the age of the upper Vindhyan basin, India: A view from paleomagnetism and geochronology. Authors; Samuel Kwafo, Joseph G. Meert  , Manoj K. Pandit , Anup K. Sinha , Nirmal Kant Verma 
Geoscience Frontiers Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2026, 102168

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102168  (IF:8.9)

 

Magnetostratigraphic Analysis of Miocene Sediments in the Middle Bhuban Formation, Mizoram, Northeast India. Authors:  Ramesh K. Nishad; V. Kumaravel; Sujit K. Pradhan; Kapesa Lokho; Gautam Gupta; Anup K. Sinha Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2025) 101 (12): 1738–1746. https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2025/174300   (IF:1.5)

 

Absolute Paleointensity Estimates from Precambrian India and the Long-Term Thermal Evolution of the Earth, Authors: K.E. Bristol, C.J. Sprain, J.G. Meert, I. D. Yasar, M. K. Pandit, A . K. Sinha, A. B. Dann.

Geophysical Journal International, Volume 241, Issue 1, April 2025, Pages 291–307, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf038 Published: 28 January 2025

(IF:2.5)

 

Paleomagnetism and Geochronology of the Gwalior Sills, Bundelkhand Craton, Northern India Block: New Constraints on Greater India Assembly Authors: Joseph G Meert , Scott R Miller, Ananya Singha, Anthony Pivarunas, Manoj Pandit, Paul Mueller, Anup K Sinha,  George D Kamenov, & Samuel Kwafo Published in Gondwana Research, January 2024 Volume 125 Pages 29-48

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2023.08.004 IF - 6.183 (IF:8.6)

 

The drift history of the Dharwar Craton and India from 2.37 Ga to 1.01 Ga with refinements for an initial Rodinia configuration Authors: Scott R. Miller , Joseph G. Meert , Anthony F. Pivarunas , Anup K. Sinha,  Manoj K. Pandit , Paul A. Mueller , George D. Kamenov.

Geoscience Frontiers Volume 14, Issue 4, July 2023, 101581 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101581    (IF:8.5)

 

The Precambrian Drift History and Paleogeography of India. Auothers: Joseph G. Meert, Anthony K. Pivarunas, Scott R.I. Miller, Rachel F. Nutter, Manoj K. Pandit,  & Anup K. Sinha

 

Chapter in Book Editors: Lauri Pesonen, Johanna Salminen, Sten-Ake Elming, David Evans, Toni Veikkolainen Paperback ISBN: 9780128185339 Imprint: Elsevier Published Date: 1st October 2021 Page Count: 470

 

 

 

Paleomagnetic results from the Singhbhum Craton, India: Remagnetization, demagnetization, and complication.

Authors: Anthony F.Pivarunas Joseph G.Meert  Karastin D.Katusin  Manoj K.Pandit  Scott R.Miller  Aubrey Craver  Kelli M.Roderus  & Anup K Sinha in Precambrian Research Volume 359, 1 July 2021, 106165 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106165    (IF 4.725)