Dr. Sunil P.S., former Head of the Dept. of Marine Geology & Geophysics, CUSAT, currently serves as a Professor and Chairman of the Board of Studies of the same Department. He has done his M.Sc. (Tech.) and Ph.D. in Marine Geophysics from CUSAT, and Post-Doc in Tectonic-Geodesy from the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, University of Nevada, USA. He began his career and worked as a Scientist and Research Professor respectively at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai from 2000-2018. During 2009 and 2011, he was a visiting Scientist at Kyoto University, Japan, and University of Nevada, USA respectively. He is a recipient of JSPS Exchange Program Fellowship by Kyoto University, Japan, and BOYSCAST Fellowship by Govt. of India. He has been a Member of the Indian Antarctic Expedition twice and the Arctic Expedition four times. He is also the UGC's National Level Subject Matter Expert Committee Member and an Executive Committee Member of the Indian Geophysical Union (IGU).

Earthquake Seismology, Glacier Dynamics, Ionosphere Seismology, Tectonic and Spce Geodesy, Terrestrial and Marine Geophysics

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Volcanic Eruption Triggers a Rare Meteotsunami in the Indian Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, Wiley Vol. 1, 2024

Tracking tsunami propagation and Island’s collapse after the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai 2022 volcanic eruption from multi-space observations, Scientific Reports , Nature Vol. 11, 2023

Two decades of land subsidence in Kolkata, India revealed by InSAR and GPS measurements: implications for groundwater management and seismic hazard assessment, Natural Hazards, Springer 2023

Pre- and Post-seismic Crustal Stress Heterogeneity Analogous to 14 November 2016, Mw 7.8, Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Springer 2023

Early detection of heavy rainfall events associated with the monsoon in Kerala, India using GPS derived ZTD and PWV estimates: A case study, Journal of Earth System Science, Springer 2023

A Pilot Assessment of the Fatal Landslide on 29 August 2022 in Kudayathoor, Idukki, Kerala, Journal of Geological Society of India, Springer 2023

Atmospheric and Ionospheric Signatures Associated with the 15 January 2022 Cataclysmic Hunga-Tonga Volcanic Eruption: A Multi-layer Observation, Pure and Applied Geophysics , Springer 2022

Seismic Induced Ground Deformation and Ionospheric Perturbations of the 29 July 2021, Mw 8.2 Chignik Earthquake, Alaska, Joural of Geophysical Research, Wiley 2022

Assessment of water quality in a tropical ramsar wetland of southern India in the wake of COVID-19, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Elseiver Vol. 23, 2021

Tsunami Detection by GPS-derived Ionospheric Total Electron Content, Scientific Reports, Nature Vol. 11, 2021

Kerala: Tsunami Risk and Precautionary Measures (Malayalam), Proceedings of the Conference Social Preparedness of Disaster Management and Geo-Scientific Strategies, Vol. 1 , 0, 2020

Chemistry of a Polar Lake - The Larsemann Hills in Antarctica, Proc., Int. Symp. On Integr. Water Resour. Management, Vol. 1 , 0, 2014

Ionic Composition of a High Altitude Lake - The Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica, Proc., Int. Symp. On Integr. Water Resour. Management, Vol. 1 , 0, 2014

Tide-induced Nivlisen Ice Shelf Movement, East Antarctica, from GPS Observations, Proc., International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glacier and Avalanches, Vol. 1 , 0, 2008

Velocity of Schirmacher Glacier in East Antarctica from GPS and InSAR, Proc., International Workshop on Snow, Ice, Glacier and Avalanches, Vol. 1 , 0, 2008

VLF/ELF Noise Burst Observed at MAITRI (Indian Antarctic Station), Proc., 11th National Conference on Communications, Vol. 1 , 0, 2005

Geophysical Investigations in the January 26, 2001 Bhuj earthquake affected region, Workshop volume on Recent Earthquakes of Chammoli and Bhuj, Vol. 1 , 0, 2001

Crustal Deformation studies in the western Maharashtra region of Indian Peninsular shield, using GPS, Proc. of the International Conference on Remote sensing and GPS, Vol. 1 , 0, 2001

GPS measurements in Murbad region, western Maharashtra, India: First results, Proc. of the International Conference on Remote sensing and GPS, Vol. 1 , 0, 2001

Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S., A.A. Mohamed Hatha, International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Sciences, Challenges and Prospects (MARICON-2019), Abstract Volume, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, 2019 , ISBN : 9788192226439

Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S., A.A. Mohamed Hatha, K.P. Krishnan, K. Abdulla Bava, Regional Studies in Marine Science (MARICON 2019, Special Issue), Elsevier, 2021 , ISBN : 2352-4855

Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S., P.K. Baby, D. Soumyaja, P.G. Sankaran, A. Vijayakumar, P.S. Sunil, P.C. Harigovind, R. Remya, R. Abesh, K.M. Zaida, T. Rejil, M. Vandana , A Journey Towards Excellence, 50 Years of Cochin University of Science and Technology, Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, 2023 , ISBN : 978-81-954804-7-0

Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S., A.A. Mohamed Hatha, International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Sciences (MARICON-2024), Abstract Volume, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, 2024 , ISBN : 978-81-922264-8-4

Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S., A.A. Mohamed Hatha, International Conference on Frontiers in Marine Sciences (MARICON-2024), Abstract Volume, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, 2024 , ISBN : 978-81-922264-8-4

JSPS East Asian Young Researcher Fellowship from Kyoto University, Japan, in the year 2009

Post-Doctoral Fellow from University of Nevada, USA, in the year 2012

BOYSCAST Fellowship from DST, Govt. of India, in the year 2012

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2003

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2005

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Arctic from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2013

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Arctic from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2014

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Arctic from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2015

Member, Indian Scientific Expedition to Arctic from Ministry of Earth Sciences , in the year 2016

Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept. of Marine Geology & Geophysics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the year 2019

Academic/Research Coordinator, CUSAT-NCPOR Centre from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the year 2020

Member, Research Council from National Centre for Earth Science Studies, in the year 2019

Member, Academic Council from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the year 2019

Chief Coordinator, CLAIM Project from Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG-DST), in the year 2013

Member, UGC's National Level Subject Matter Expert Committee on Polar Studies from University Grants Commisio (UGC), New Delhi, in the year 2021

Convener, IGU Diamond Jubilee Convention from Indian Geophysicsl Union (IGU), in the year 2023

Organizing Secretary, MARICON-2019 from School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT , in the year 2019

IGU Executive Committee Member from Indian Geophysical Union (IGU), in the year 2024

Faculty Exchange Grant Award from Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 2.0, in the year 2024

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"Monitoring the Crustal and Dam Deformations induced by the seasonal loading and unloading of Idukki Reservoir in Kerala, South India using Ground and Space Geodetic Techniques" (DST-SERB- 2019 -2022 , Total outlay Rs.4046500)

"Study of the contemporary kinematics & deformation pattern of Indian sub-continent from GPS Aided GEO Augmented navigation (GAGAN) data" (SAC-ISRO- 2017 -2020 , Total outlay Rs.1794000)

"Estimation of the contemporary kinematics and interseismic strain rates along the eastern Himalayan region using Space Geodetic Techniques" (SAC-ISRO- 2020 -2023 , Total outlay Rs.3516000)

"Vulnerability of Kerala coast to natural hazards – An integrated approach to map the hazards and evaluate the risk associated" (DST-NRDMS- 2019 -2021 , Total outlay Rs.3147188)