Faculty Details
Dr. Arun Kumar

Dr. Arun Kumar

Assistant Professor

Email: arun.geo@rla.du.ac.in

Contact: 9015657562

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Educational Qualifications
S.No. Qualification University / Institution Year
1 Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2025
2 M.Sc. Jubilee Hall, University of Delhi 2016
3 B.Sc. Hansraj College, University of Delhi 2014
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
Sr.No. Post Institution Duration Type
1 Assisant Professor Ram Lal Anand College 2023-till Permanent
Administrative Assignments
• Co-convenor of the Photographic and Film Club

•  Co-convenor of the admission committee (2024)

•  Co-convenor of the water management committee

•  Committee member of EOC

•  Committee member of Student’s Union Advisory
Area Of Interests/Specialization
• Geochemistry

•  Sedimentary geology

• Earth Surface Processes

• Palaeoclimate

• Environment Geology
Subjects Taught
• Concepts of Stratigraphy

• Geochemistry

• Exploration Geology

• River Science

• Geology of India

• Environment Geology
Journal Publications
Bhushan, C., Patel, A. P., Kumar, A., Pandey, V. K., Kumar, P. V., Kumar, P., & Tiwari, A. K. (2025). Hydrogeochemical characterisation and human health risk assessment of groundwater in Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Frontiers in Water, 7, 1639708.
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
• Presentations (International): “Elemental mobilisation and redistribution during the
ferromanganese nodule formation in the sediments of Ganga plain, India" by Arun Kumar,
Divya Sharma, and Jayant Tripathi, session SSS7.9, abstract EGU24-2822, oral presentation

• Presentations (National): “Micromorphological and mineralogical study of ferromanganese
nodules bearing paleosols of Siwalik” by Arun Kumar, and Jayant Tripathi, Current
Environmental Challenges and Solutions through Mission LiFE (NSCECSM-LiFE 2) 22 April
2024.

• Presentations (International): Kumar, A., & Tripathi, J. K. (2025, July). Geochemistry and
mineralogy of iron nodule bearing Siwalik paleosols of Kangra sub-basin, Northwest
Himalaya, India. In Goldschmidt 2025 Conference. GOLDSCHMIDT.
Courses/FDP/Workshops Attended
• Participated in the “School on Geochronology Techniques (SGT-2024)” Organized by Inter-University
Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi

• National Advanced Training Workshop on "Trans-Himalayan Geology" by Sindhu Central
University (SCU) Transit Campus, Khaltse, UT Ladakh.

• 6th National Workshop on Luminescence Dating and its Applications, by Wadia Institute of
Himalayan Geology, Dehradun,
Awards and Distinctions
• Awarded with Inspire scholarship under the SHE programme of the Department of
Science and Technology, Government of India, from 2011-16.

• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India

•  Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
Other Information
• Faculty Development Programme on “Ethics and Values in Indian Knowledge System” (06th
12th June, 2023) organised by Department of Philosophy, Hansraj College, University of
Delhi in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre Hansraj College,
University of Delhi.

• Faculty Induction/Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes
of Higher Education” from 21 February – 19 March, 2024.

•  Faculty Induction Programme NEP2020 Pedagogical Imperatives of Higher Education
organized by University of Delhi – 1 Dec, 2023.

•  Participated in “International Conference on Geo-Disasters and Construction Engineering
(ICGCE 2024)” June 07-08, 2024, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada