Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kochi - 682022,
Kerala, India
E-mail-
ratheesh@cusat.ac.in
BRIEF BIO
Dr. Ratheesh Kumar R.T. serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics since 2018. He received his B.Sc. degree in Geology from S.N. College Chempazhanthy (Kerala University), M.Sc. degree in Geology from V.O. Chidambaram College Tuticorin (M.S. University, Thirunelveli), and Ph.D. degree in solid-earth geophysics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He worked as ‘Centenary Postdoctoral Fellow’ at IISc Bangalore (2013-2016), ‘Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Postdoctoral Fellow’ at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China (2016-2018), and recently he received ‘NASA Postdoctoral Scholarship’ at the University of Kentucky, USA (2019-2021). His research bridges the interface between Geophysics and Petrology that primarily focuses on the evolution of lithospheric structures and geological provinces.
The Tectonic “Umbilical Cord” Linking India and Sri Lanka and the Tale of their Failed Rift, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Wiley-Blackwell 2020
Early growth of the Indian lithosphere: Implications from the assembly of the Dharwar Craton and adjacent granulite blocks, southern India, Precambrian Research, Elsevier Vol. 336, 2020
Mesoarchean to Paleoproterozoic crustal evolution of the Taihua Complex in the southern North China Craton, Precambrian Research, Elsevier 2019
Late Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the southern North China Craton: Evidence from geochemistry, zircon geochronology and Hf isotopes of felsic gneisses from the Taihua Complex, Precambrian Research, Elsevier Vol. 326, 2019
Effective elastic thickness along the conjugate passive margins of India, Madagascar and Antarctica: A re-evaluation using the HermitemultitaperBouguer coherence application, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences , Elsevier Vol. 157, 2018
Archean tectonics and crustal evolution of the BiligiriRangan Block, southern India, Precambrian Research, Elsevier Vol. 275, 2016
Evolution of high-pressure mafic granulites and pelitic gneisses from the Betsimisaraka suture, NE Madagascar: Tectonic implications, Tectonophysics, Elsevier Vol. 662, 2015
India–Madagascar paleo-fit based on flexural isostasy of their rifted margins, Gondwana Research , Vol. 28, 2015
Tectonic inheritance of the Indian Shield: New insights from its elastic thickness structure, Tectonophysics, Elsevier Vol. 615, 2014
High Resolution Elastic Thickness Variation Across Valles Marineris: New Insights on the Structure and Evolution of Martian Lithosphere, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, 2019
Evolution of the conjugate passive margins of India, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, and their paleo-fit configuration during the rifting of the Gondwana Supercontinent, Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)-InterRidge Workshop, 2018
Definition and tectonic evolution of the BiligiriRangan Block, southern India. Seminar on ‘shear zones and crustal blocks of southern India, shear zones and crustal blocks of southern India’ held at Dept. of Geology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India, Vol. 3 , 0, 2016
Geological correlations between India and Madagascar in a Gondwanan perspective, Earth History of Asia- II, October 31 - November 3, 2014, Niigata, Japan, 2014
Assessment of flexural analysis applied to Andaman-Sumatra-Java subduction zones: implications for inter-plate coupling and occurrence of large magnitude earthquakes, Kerala Science Congress, 2013
Bimodal fore-arc elastic thickness on Sumatra-Java subduction zones: implication for inter seismic coupling and occurrence of large magnitude earthquakes, Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Conference , Vol. 1 , 1, 2011
AWARDS AND HONOURS
International Post Doctoral Fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China, in the year 2016
NASA-Postdoctoral Fellowship from NASA- Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) at University of Kentucky, USA, in the year 2019
Best Paper Presentation Award from 25th Kerala Science Congress, in the year 2013
Gold Medalist for securing First Rank in M.Sc. Geology from M.S. University, Thirunelveli, in the year 2007
RESEARCH PROJECTS
"Tectonic inheritance of India and Sri Lanka, and evolution of the intervening oceanic basin: A multidisciplinary study using geophysical and geological proxies" (State Plan Grant Seed Money (PL.(UGC)1/SPG/SMNRI/2018-2019)- 2018 --0001 , Total outlay Rs.400000)
