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 Research Collaborators  

Present:

1. Mr. Souvik Sen
Geoscientist, Halliburton

2. Prof. Baouche Rafik
Associate Professor
University M'Hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Algeria

3. Dr. Prakash Kumar
Director, CSIR-NGRI

4. Dr. Animesh Mandal
Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur

5. Prof. Sumit Verma
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Permian Basin, USA


6. Prof. Mohamed ABIOUI
Assistant Professor, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco 


7. Dr. Sherif Farouk Mohamed                                 
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt 

8. Dr. Biswajit Mandal
Principal Scientist, CSIR-NGRI
Past: 

1. Dr. Idar Akervoll
Research Scientist, SINTEF Industry, Norway

2. Dr. Per Eirik Bergmo
Research Scientist, SINTEF Industry, Norway

3. Dr. Dibakar Ghosal
Assistant Professor
, IIT Kanpur

 Current Students 

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Anjali Dixit (as a Co-Supervisor)
Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF)
Education: Ph.D. (Pursuing), M.Tech. in Geological Technology
Institute/University: IIT Kanpur
Research Area: Seismic attribute assisted interpretation for reservoir studies
Tenure: December, 2020 - Ongoing

 Past Students 

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Akash Debnath  

Education: M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics
Institute/University: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Tenure: December, 2020 - October, 2021. 
Successfully placed in Shell India Pvt. Ltd. 

 Summer/Winter Interns 

1. Prashant Kumar Singh
Education: 2Yr M.Sc. in Geophysics
Institute/University:
IIT Kharagpur, India
Project: Emperical Approaches for Pore Pressure Estimation Using Well logs & Seismic data
Duration: Jun, 2023-Jul, 2023


2. Arnab Sarkar 
Education: 2Yr M.Sc. in GeophysicsInstitute/University: IIT Kharagpur, India
Project: Lithofacies Identification and Pore Pressure Estimation Using Machine Learning Approaches
Duration: May, 2022-June, 2022

3. Sadat Rahaman 
Education: 3Yr M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics
Institute/University: IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India

Project: Velocity estimation using rock physics models: A comparative study
Duration: May, 2021-June, 2021
Got placement offer from ONGC Ltd. India


4. Sudeep Gupta
IAS Summer Research Fellow 2021
Education: 5Yr Integrated M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics
Institute/University: IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India

Project: A rock-physics model for pressure and saturation discrimination during CO2 injection
Duration: May, 2021-June, 2021
Received the prestigious Mitacs Globalink Research Internship, Canada


5. Prakriti Sanyal
Education: 2Yr M.Sc. in Geophysics
Institute/University: IIT Kharagpur, India
Project: Estimation of seismic velocity using differential KT model with an example
Duration: Sept, 2020-Oct, 2020

6. Pavani M.
Education: 3Yr M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics
Institute/University: Andhra University
Project: Estimation of Lithospheric elastic thickness and flexure with some examples 
Duration: Dec 2019-Jan, 2020
 
7. Anurag
Education: 5Yr Integrated M.Sc. (Tech) in Applied Geophysics
Institute/University: IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India
Project: Gravity anomaly and its source depth estimation
Duration: May-July, 2019

8. Pankaj Gujar
Education: B. Tech in Petroleum Engineering
Institute/University: IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India
Project: Percolation Theory: Understanding and its Applications in Oil Recovery
Duration: May-June, 2016
Excelled in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021 with AIR-423

 Prospective Students 

Does our research interest you? Do you want to work on cutting-edge research in the field of seismic, reservoir characterization, integrated geophysical modeling and inversion? I am interested in mentoring graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who share, extend, and challenge my interests. If you are a prospective graduate student / researcher, please peruse my research & publication pages to find out what I've been up to, see if anything appeals to you and let me know if you are interested in joining our group. Please send an email to shibg@ngri.res.in with your CV, area of interest and strength. 
 
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