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Departmental Projects:
- DST – FIST Program, Level I sponsored by SERC-DST. Pophare, A. M., Kundal, P., Malpe, D. B., Humane, Sumedh K., Samant, Bandana (Members of Project Implementation Group). Total Outlay: 95 lakhs (For Five years i.e. 2012 to 2017) (No. SR/FST/ESI- 117/2011 (c), dated 07/06/2012.
- UGC SAP-DRS II (Coordinator: Prof. A. M. Pophare, Deputy Co-ordinator: Dr. Sumedh K. Humane), Total Outlay: 1 Crore 07 Lacs (For five years i.e.01 April 2016 – 31st March 2021).
Individual Major Research Projects:
- Bandana Samant (P.I.) and D. M. Mohabey (Co-PI) are working on Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), New Delhi sponsored rproject entitled “Palynoflora, reptilian tetrapods and clay minerals of sediments associated with Deccan Continental Flood Basalts of the Malwa Group, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh: a biotic response to climatic changes” with a total outlay of Rs. 76,19,090/- (2016-ongoing).
- Randive, K. R. (P.I.) is working onSERB. New Delhi sponsored project titled “Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemical investigations for Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization in the Phenai Mata Igneous Complex, Deccan Large Igneous Province, Gujarat, India” with a total outlay of Rs. 34,93,760/- (2018-ongoing).
Individual Minor Research Projects:
- Deshmukh M. S. (P.I.) “Flow Mapping and Correlations of the Deccan Basalt Lava Flows Exposed Around Wadi Area, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India” (), RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur for with total amount Rs. 3,00,000/- duration 2 Years (29/9/2016 to 29/9/2018).
- Malpe, D. B. (P.I.) “Geochemistry and Health Effects of Fluoride Contaminated Groundwater from Bhadravati Area of Chadrapur District, Maharashtra” (- Principal Investigator). RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur ,Rs.3,00,000/-, Duration 02 years (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2018).
- Hemant W. Khandare (P.I.) and Abhay M. Varade, (Co-PI)“Geology, Geochemistry and Genesis of Syenite, Rangi Area, Gadchiroli District, Western Bastar Craton, Central India”; funded by RTM NU Nagpur (- Principal Investigator &). RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur Rs.3,00,000/- , Duration - 02 years (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2018).
- Dr. B. S. Manjare (P.I.)Prioritization of B13TAU031(Upper Tapi sub basin) subwatersheds for sustainable development and management of ground water: An integrated approach using remote sensing, GIS and socio-economic data”. (: Principal Investigator), RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Rs.2,85,000/- , Duration - 02 years (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2018).
- Dr Samaya, S. Humane (P.I.) and Dr. Sumedh K. Humane, (Co- P.I.)“Integrated study of the major lakes of Gondia District, Maharashtra using sedimentary diatoms, geochemistry, hydrochemistry and sediment dating to assess the trophic status and paleoclimate” Research Project funded by University Grant’s Commission (UGC) Project, Rs : 9.91 lakhs (July 2012 to July, 2015).
International Collaborative Research Programme
- 2014-2018. A joint international collaborative studies involving Prof J. A. Wilson, University of Michigan, USA and Dr. Bandana Samant, Department of Geology for the study of Late Cretaceous vertebrates systematics and paleoecology.
- 2015-2018. National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored multidisciplinary collaborative project involving Prof. Steven. R. Manchester, University of Florida, USA andDr. Bandana Samant, Department of Geology for the study of Late Cretaceous-Early Paleocene Deccan Intertrappean flora.
- 2018-ongoing.National Science Foundation (NSF), sponsored multidisciplinary collaborative project involving Prof. G. P. Wilson, University of Washington, USAandDr. Bandana Samant, Department of Geology for the project “India at the Crossroads: Biotic changes in continental vertebrates across the Cretaceous Paleogene”
No. of Ph.D.'s Awarded/Working
Awarded: From 2014 to 2019: 28, submitted 5
Candidates working for Ph.D.: 17
