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Sahendra Singh

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), St.Xavier's College, St. Xaviers College, Ranchi

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8125-0073
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Presently I am serving as a professor of Ore Geology in the Department of Applied Geology, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. Simultaneously, I also hold the position of the Institute Chair Professor (Kamala and Yugal Agrawal) in the Department of Applied Geology, Indian Institute of technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. I obtained my M.Sc. Tech (Applied Geology) and PhD (Economic Geology) from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India. Previously, served as an Associate Dean (faculty) and Vice Chairman, IIT, JEE(Advance) cell at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. My research and teaching specialization is on ore geology & mineral exploration. My research area is application of nanogeosciences with special emphasis on gold and critical minerals exploration. Total number of 12 Ph.D. has been awarded under my supervision and has published more than 50 research articles in various national and international journal. Presently also serving as one of the expert members in the Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mineral exploration Trust (NMET), Ministry of Mines, Government of India. Previously served as an expert member of the Eastern Regional Advisory Committee (ERAC), Atomic Mineral Division (AMD), Eastern Region. Also worked as a member of the Thayer Lindsley lecture committee, Society of Economic Geologist (SEG), USA. Also, a fellow of Society of Economic Geologist (SEG), USA; Geological Society of India, Bengaluru; Gondwana Geological Society (GGS), Nagpur; Mining Engineering Association of India (MEAI), Hyderabad; Mining, Geological and Metallurgical society of India (MGMI), Kolkata. He is also member of various geological society i.e. Geological Society of America (GSA), USA; Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), Germany; International Association for Genesis of Ore deposits (IAGOD), USA; Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee; Indian Society of Applied Geochemist(ISAG), Hyderabad.

Employment

  • Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad Professor
    2024 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad Chair Professor (kamala & Yugal Agrawal)
    2022 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Associate Professor
    2019 - 2024
  • Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad Assistant Professor
    2010 - 2019
  • St. Xaviers College, Ranchi senior Lecturer
    2006 - 2010
  • St. Xavier's College, Ranchi Lecturer
    1999 - 2006
  • Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
    1997 - 1999

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) PhD
    2001 - 2007
  • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) M.Sc.Tech
    1993 - 1996
  • St.Xavier's College B.Sc.(Geology Honrs.)
    1988 - 1993

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Publications (40)