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Prof. Dr. SUNIL P.S.

Professor

Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics

Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kochi - 682022, Kerala, India

E-mail-

sunilps@cusat.ac.in



BRIEF BIO
Prof. (Dr.) Sunil P.S. currently serves as the Head of the Department and Board of Studies Chairman of the Department of Marine Geology & Geophysics, CUSAT. 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, BOYSCAST Fellowship and RUSA Faculty Exchange Grant Award 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 Executive Committee Member of the Indian Geophysical Union.

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

RESEARCH PROFILES
Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BBIvbYgAAAAJ&hl=en

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 48]
  • Earth’s Axial Tilt: The Specifics, Journal of Geological Society of India, GeoScienceWorld Vol. 100, 2024

  • Sediment microbial diversity, functional potentials, and antibiotic resistance pattern: a case study of Cochin Estuary core sediment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer Vol. 32, 2024

  • Multi-wave Characteristics Associated with January 15, 2022 Hunga-Tonga Volcanic Eruption: A Global Observation, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Elsevier Vol. 261, 2024

  • Geodetic Evidence for Cascading Landslide Motion Triggered by Extreme Rain Events at Joshimath, NW Himalaya, Geophysical Research Letters, AGU-Wiley Vol. 51, 2024

  • Volcanic Eruption Triggers a Rare Meteotsunami in the Indian Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, AGU-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

  • CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 10]
  • Study of the Lithospheric deformations, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanic eruptions and their imprints in Atmosphere using Space Geodetic Observations, BLOGS OF THE EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION (Geodynamics), Vol. 3 , 4, 2023

  • 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

  • BOOKS PUBLISHED
  • 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

  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
  • 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)