AMITAVA CHATTERJEE Assistant Professor

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  • Department of Earth Sciences
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • chatamit09@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD Metamorphic petrology and geochronology Hiroshima University, Japan 2017
2 MSc Applied Geology Presidency University, Kolkata 2014
3 BSc Geology (H) University of Calcutta 2012

Area of Specializaion

Metamorphic petrology, Geochronology, Precambrian tectonics

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Early-career grant INTERNATIONAL European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) and the Geochemical Society (GS) 2023 1000 EURO
2 National Postdoctoral Fellowship NATIONAL Science and Engineering Research Board 2020 Not availed
3 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship INTERNATIONAL University of Johannesburg 2019 Not availed
4 Travel grant to attend JpGU-AGU meeting, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Japan Geoscience Union 2017 50000 JPY
5 Ishihara Endowment Fund INTERNATIONAL Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University 2017 NA
6 Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship INTERNATIONAL Japan Student Services Organization 2017 NA
7 Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship INTERNATIONAL Japan Student Services Organization 2015 NA
8 National Eligibility Test (NET) NATIONAL Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 2013 NA

Teaching Experience

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1 Qualified Teaching Assistant Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science Hiroshima University, Japan

Research Experience

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1 Technical Assistant Staff for SHRIMP IIe Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science Hiroshima University, Japan Maintenance and troubleshooting for SHRIMP IIe
2 Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Jeonbuk National University, South Korea Metamorphic petrology and geochronology
3 Institute-funded postdoctoral researcher Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Metamorphic petrology and geochronology
4 Research Associate Structure and tectonics division Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun Metamorphic petrology and geochronology
5 Malaviya postdoctoral fellow Department of Geology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Metamorphic petrology

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Mantle transition zone-derived eclogite xenolith entrained in a diamondiferous Mesoproterozoic (∼1.1 Ga) kimberlite from the Eastern Dharwar Craton, Chatterjee, A., Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Pandey, R., Pandey, A. Geological Magazine 160(5), 874-887 2023 2.656
2 Petrochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes of post-collisional Neoproterozoic (ca. 950 Ma) amphibolite dykes of continental flood basalt affinity from the Si Deepak Kumar, NV Chalapathi Rao, Priyesh Prabhat, Amitava Chatterjee, Waliur Rahaman Lithos In Press 2022 4.020
3 Metamorphic evolution of the Sittampundi Layered Complex, India, during the Archean-Proterozoic boundary: insight from pseudosection modeling and zirc Chatterjee, A., Oh, C.W., Lee, B.C., Das. K., Hidaka. H Geological Magazine In press 2022 2.452
4 Understanding pre- and syn-orogenic tectonic evolution in western Himalaya through age and petrogenesis of Palaeozoic and Cenozoic granites from upper Sen, A., Sen, K., Chatterjee, A., Choudhary, S., Dey, A Geological Magazine 159(1), 97-123 2022 2.452
5 Redefinition of the boundary between the Taebaeksan Basin and the Ogcheon metamorphic belt, Korea: A remark on the South Korean Tectonic Line (SKTL) Lim, C., Oh, C.W., Choi, D.K., Jeong, Y-J., Chatterjee, A Episodes 44(4), 385-399 2021 2.147
6 Geological evolution of the northern and northwestern Eastern Ghats Belt, India: An appraisal of metamorphic, structural and geochronological records Ganguly, P., Chatterjee, A Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 115 (2), 88–101 2020 1.109
7 Formation of water-escape structure during shock-induced fluidization: The role of permeability contrast Dasgupta, P. and Chatterjee, A Journal of Structural Geology 124, 1–7 2019 3.571
8 Neoproterozoic granitic activity in syn-collisional setting: Insight from petrology, geochemistry and zircon-monazite geochronology of S-type granites Chakraborty, K., Ray, A., Chatterjee, A., Deb, G.K., Das, K Geological Journal 54, 3112– 3147 2019 2.468
9 Neoproterozoic transpression and granite magmatism in the Gavilgarh-Tan Shear Zone, central India: tectonic significance of U-Pb zircon and monazite a Chattopadhyay, A., Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Sarkar, A Journal of Asian Earth Science 147, 485-501 2017 3.449
10 Age-integrated tectonic evolution across the orogen-craton boundary: Age zonation and shallow- to deep crustal participation during Late Cambrian crat Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Bose, S., Hidaka, H Lithos 290–291 2017 4.004

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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1 Discovery of the deepest rock from the Indian shield: insight from a kimberlite-borne eclogite xenolith from the Dharwar craton Chatterjee, A., Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Pandey, R., Pandey, A. Goldschmidt 2023 at Lyon, France 2eP1 2023
2 Mantle transition zone-derived eclogite xenolith entrained in a diamondiferous Mesoproterozoic (~1.1 Ga) kimberlite from the Eastern Dharwar Craton Chatterjee, A., Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Pandey, R., Pandey, A. 77th General Assembly of the Geological Society of Korea NA 2022
3 Role of the geothermal gradient to control the metamorphic evolution of the Sittampundi Layered Complex, India during Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic boun Chatterjee, A., Oh, C.W., Das. K 36th International Geological Congress NA 2020
4 The amalgamation of the Eastern Ghats Belt with the Dharwar craton, India: Constraints from SHRIMP zircon and EPMA monazite dating Chatterjee, A., Patel, S.C., Oh, C.W Goldschmidt 2020 NA 2020
5 A systematic geochronological investigation on the rocks across the Bastar Craton-Eastern Ghats Belt transect, India reveals age-integrated tectonomet Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Bose, S., Hidaka, H., Oh, CW 9th International SHRIMP Workshop at South Korea 10 2018
6 Regional age zonation and multiple tectonic pulses of Neoproterozoic-Cambrian age from the western boundary of Eastern Ghats Belt, India: A comprehens Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Bose, S., Hidaka, H JpGU-AGU joint meeting SMP40-05 2017
7 Zircon and monazite geochronology (SHRIMP-IIe and EPMA CHIME) of the western boundary of Eastern Ghats Granulite Belt, India: New insight on different Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Bose, S., Hidaka, H Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences 232 2016
8 Geochronology (zircon U-Pb SHRIMP-IIe and monazite CHIME-EPMA) of western boundary of Eastern Ghats Granulite Belt, India Chatterjee, A., Hidaka, H., Das, K., Bose, S 1st Japan-Korea SHRIMP Meeting 1 2015

Books

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Chapters in Books

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1 Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP and monazite EPMA U-Thtotal Pb geochronology of granulites of the western boundary, Eastern Ghats Belt, India: new possibility for Chatterjee, A., Das, K., Bose, S., Ganguly, P., Hidaka, H Crustal Evolution of India and Antarctica: The Supercontinent Connection Geological Society, London 2017 2041-4927

Edited Books

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

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1 2022 M.SC 4 Department of Earth Sciences

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

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1 European Association of Geochemistry Member 2023
2 The Geological Society of Korea Member 2018
3 Japan Geoscience Union Member 2016

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