Rajiv Mukherjee

Prime Minister's Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Education


PhD (Ongoing; CPI 9.5 out of 10)

I joined the PhD Program at the Experimental Rock Deformation Laboratory in September 2021. Following are my coursework information at IIT Kanpur:
  • Experimental Rock Mechanics and Rock Physics (ES657A).
  • Geodynamics (ES667A).
  • Instrumentation in Earth Sciences (ES648A).
  • Remote Sensing and GIS for Geo-Resources Evaluation (ES644A).
  • Isotope Geochemistry and Applications (ES649A).
  • Geophysical Methods (ES656A).
  • Environmental Geology (ES641A).
  • Mathematics for Earth Sciences (ES651A).
  • Communication Skills in Earth Sciences (ES650A).
I have received the Academic Excellence Award in 2020 and 2021 for my academic performances at IIT kanpur.

Msc (Applied Geology; CGPA 8.324 out of 10)

I completed my MSc ( Applied Geology ) in 2020 from the Department of Geology, University of Calcutta.  I have attended the following courses during my masters degree:
Advanced Structural Geology, Mineralogy and Optical Microscopy, Geochemistry and Isotope Geology, Igneous Petrology and Petrotectonics, Metamorphic Petrology and Thermodynamic Equilibria, Palaeobiology and applications, Geodynamics and Global Tectonics, Hydrogeology, Sedimentology, Basin analysis, Economic Geology, Stratigraphy, Engineering Geology, Fuel Geology, Remote Sensing, Advanced Statistics, Geomathematics. 

I achieved the First position in MSc curriculum and was awarded with Gold Medal.

BSc ( Geology Hons.; Marks 74.5%)

I completed my BSc (Geology ) in 2018 from the Department of Geology, Asutosh College, Calcutta, which is under the University of Calcutta.  I graduated with Honours in Geology and achieved the third position in BSc curriculum amongst all colleges under Calcutta University. I also learned undergraduate Physics and Mathematics. 

Additional Online Courses

  • Certificate course on “Writing in the Science” from Coursera, offered by Stanford University.
  • Certificate course on "The Finite Element Method for Problems in Physics" from Coursera, offered by University of Michigan.