Faculty Details
Dr. Ravish Lal
Assistant Professor
Email: Ravishlal.geology@rla.du.ac.in
Contact: 977350967
Research Gate Id: View
Orcid Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-157X
Viwan Id: 403970
Educational Qualifications
| S.No. | Qualification | University / Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | University of Delhi | 2017 |
| 2 | MSc Geology | Hansraj College, University of Delhi | 2009-2011 |
| 3 | B.Sc. (Hons) Geology | Hansraj College, University of Delhi | 2006-2009 |
| 4 | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab | Feb 2018 to Jan 2019 |
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
| Sr.No. | Post | Institution | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi | since 2019 | |
| 2 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab | Feb 2018 to Jan 2019 | |
| 3 | Senior Research Fellow (SRF) | University of Delhi | 2013-2016 | |
| 4 | Junior Research Fellow (JRF) | University of Delhi | 2011-2013 |
Administrative Assignments
1. Co-convener, Department of Geology Admission Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2023-24
2. Convener Help Desk Committee (Admission)Teacher In-charge, Geology Department, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21.
3. Co-convener IT Infrastructure Committee for the session 2022-23 and 2023-24.
4. Co-convener Water Management (Recycling, Safe Drinking Water, Conservation, STP) Committee for the session 2023-24.
5. Convener, Department of Geology Admission Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21.
6. Member, Building cum infrastructure committee, Session 2019-20; 2020-21 and 2021-22, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
7. Student Society In-charge, Department of Geology, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, session 2020-21.
8. Member, Carrier Counselling Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21 and 2021-22.
9. Member, College Timetable Committee, Session 2019-2020 and 2020-21, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
10. Member, Alumni Committee, Session 2019-2020, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi
11. Member, Eco Club, session 2019-20, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
12. Coordinator, Practical Examination, Session 2020-21, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
2. Convener Help Desk Committee (Admission)Teacher In-charge, Geology Department, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21.
3. Co-convener IT Infrastructure Committee for the session 2022-23 and 2023-24.
4. Co-convener Water Management (Recycling, Safe Drinking Water, Conservation, STP) Committee for the session 2023-24.
5. Convener, Department of Geology Admission Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21.
6. Member, Building cum infrastructure committee, Session 2019-20; 2020-21 and 2021-22, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
7. Student Society In-charge, Department of Geology, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, session 2020-21.
8. Member, Carrier Counselling Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, Session 2020-21 and 2021-22.
9. Member, College Timetable Committee, Session 2019-2020 and 2020-21, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
10. Member, Alumni Committee, Session 2019-2020, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi
11. Member, Eco Club, session 2019-20, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
12. Coordinator, Practical Examination, Session 2020-21, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
Area Of Interests/Specialization
Quaternary landscape evolution of Ladakh Himalaya
Geochemistry of sedimentary archives,
Provenance study through heavy minerals
Landuse and landcover mapping through Remote Sensing and GIS and Geoarchaeological studies in the Central Narmada Valley to unravel the past human climate interaction.
Geochemistry of sedimentary archives,
Provenance study through heavy minerals
Landuse and landcover mapping through Remote Sensing and GIS and Geoarchaeological studies in the Central Narmada Valley to unravel the past human climate interaction.
Subjects Taught
Geomorphology
Remote Sensing & GIS
Sedimentary Petrology
Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
Remote Sensing & GIS
Sedimentary Petrology
Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
Chapters in books and e-chapters(Published)
1. Lal, R., Padhan, T., Chauhan, P.R., Patnaik, R., 2021. New Field Observations on the Quaternary Geology and Vertebrate Paleontological Occurrences in the Narsinghpur Region of Narmada Valley (Central India) Quaternary Geoarchaeology of India. Geological society of London 2022.
2. Lal R, Pant, N.C, Saini, H.S and Mujtaba, S.A.I, 2019. Timing, climate and provenance of Spituk lake deposit, Indus valley, Ladakh Himalaya, India. (Geoscience Frontiers (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2017.12.016.
3. Mujtaba, S.A.I, Lal R, Saini, H.S and Pant, N.C, 2017. Evidence of Formation and Breaching of Two Palaeo-lakes around Leh in Upper Indus Valley during Late Quaternary. Geological society of London Vol SP462, ISSN No. 03058719 https://doi.org/10.1144/SP462.3.
4. Saini, H.S, Pant, N.C, Lal, R and Mujtaba, S.A.I, 2015. Increasing hydrological hazards in the Himalayas: defence lies in integrated scientific preparedness Current Science, ISSN 0011-3891, Vol 108, Page No 765, 10 March 2015.
5. Khan, A.A, Pant, N.C, Lal, R and Joshi, R, 2015. Critical Evaluation and Assessment of Average Annual Precipitation in the Indus, The Ganges and The Brahmaputra Basin, Northern India Book Chapter Springer 2015 ISBN: 978-3-319-13742-1.
2. Lal R, Pant, N.C, Saini, H.S and Mujtaba, S.A.I, 2019. Timing, climate and provenance of Spituk lake deposit, Indus valley, Ladakh Himalaya, India. (Geoscience Frontiers (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2017.12.016.
3. Mujtaba, S.A.I, Lal R, Saini, H.S and Pant, N.C, 2017. Evidence of Formation and Breaching of Two Palaeo-lakes around Leh in Upper Indus Valley during Late Quaternary. Geological society of London Vol SP462, ISSN No. 03058719 https://doi.org/10.1144/SP462.3.
4. Saini, H.S, Pant, N.C, Lal, R and Mujtaba, S.A.I, 2015. Increasing hydrological hazards in the Himalayas: defence lies in integrated scientific preparedness Current Science, ISSN 0011-3891, Vol 108, Page No 765, 10 March 2015.
5. Khan, A.A, Pant, N.C, Lal, R and Joshi, R, 2015. Critical Evaluation and Assessment of Average Annual Precipitation in the Indus, The Ganges and The Brahmaputra Basin, Northern India Book Chapter Springer 2015 ISBN: 978-3-319-13742-1.
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
Paper presented in the International Conferences
• Participated in the International Conference “Goldschmidt 2020” as Session Chair and presented a paper titled “Deciphering the Provenance, Climate and Tectonic Settings of High-Altitude Quaternary Deposits in Ladakh–NW Himalayas” (21st–26th June 2020).
• Participated in the International Conference “Goldschmidt 2020” as Convener and presented the same paper (21st–26th June 2020).
• Participated in the International Conference “INQUA 2019”, Dublin, Ireland; presented “Studying Quaternary Sedimentation, Paleontological Occurrences and Site Conservation through Remote Sensing and Field Observations in Central Narmada Basin, India.”
• Participated in the International Conference “INQUA 2015”, Nagoya, Japan; presented “Provenance Study as an Indicator of Rapid Climate–Tectonic Interaction during Late Quaternary: A Case Study from the Spituk Deposit, Ladakh, India.”
• Participated in the International Conference “XII ISAES 2015”, Goa; presented “Evidence of Formation and Breaching of Two Palaeolakes around Leh in Upper Indus Valley during Late Quaternary.”
Paper presented in the National Conferences
• XXVII Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists (2011), Delhi – Oral Kumar, S., Lal, R., Shekhar, S. Assessment of existing Groundwater draft and annually replenishable groundwater resource in active flood plain of river Yamuna in Delhi stretch.
• National Conference on Geology and Georesources of Himalaya and Cratonic Regions of India (2012), Nainital, Uttarakhand – Oral Lal, R., Pant, N.C., Khan, A.A. Sea level fluctuations – contributions from the Himalayan Cryosphere.
• National Conference on Himalayan Glaciology (NCHG-2014), Shimla, HP – Poster Khan, A.A., Pant, N.C., Lal, R. Assessment and Analysis of Average Annual Precipitation of the Indus, The Ganges and The Brahmaputra Basin, India.
• Participated in the International Conference “Goldschmidt 2020” as Session Chair and presented a paper titled “Deciphering the Provenance, Climate and Tectonic Settings of High-Altitude Quaternary Deposits in Ladakh–NW Himalayas” (21st–26th June 2020).
• Participated in the International Conference “Goldschmidt 2020” as Convener and presented the same paper (21st–26th June 2020).
• Participated in the International Conference “INQUA 2019”, Dublin, Ireland; presented “Studying Quaternary Sedimentation, Paleontological Occurrences and Site Conservation through Remote Sensing and Field Observations in Central Narmada Basin, India.”
• Participated in the International Conference “INQUA 2015”, Nagoya, Japan; presented “Provenance Study as an Indicator of Rapid Climate–Tectonic Interaction during Late Quaternary: A Case Study from the Spituk Deposit, Ladakh, India.”
• Participated in the International Conference “XII ISAES 2015”, Goa; presented “Evidence of Formation and Breaching of Two Palaeolakes around Leh in Upper Indus Valley during Late Quaternary.”
Paper presented in the National Conferences
• XXVII Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists (2011), Delhi – Oral Kumar, S., Lal, R., Shekhar, S. Assessment of existing Groundwater draft and annually replenishable groundwater resource in active flood plain of river Yamuna in Delhi stretch.
• National Conference on Geology and Georesources of Himalaya and Cratonic Regions of India (2012), Nainital, Uttarakhand – Oral Lal, R., Pant, N.C., Khan, A.A. Sea level fluctuations – contributions from the Himalayan Cryosphere.
• National Conference on Himalayan Glaciology (NCHG-2014), Shimla, HP – Poster Khan, A.A., Pant, N.C., Lal, R. Assessment and Analysis of Average Annual Precipitation of the Indus, The Ganges and The Brahmaputra Basin, India.
Awards and Distinctions
• National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by University Grant Commission (UGC), Government of India, 2010.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, Sep`2011-Sep`2013
• Senior Research Fellowship (JRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, Oct`2013-Oct`2016
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) 2011 awarded by Indian Institute of Technology, India.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, Sep`2011-Sep`2013
• Senior Research Fellowship (JRF), in Earth and Planetary Science Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, Oct`2013-Oct`2016
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) 2011 awarded by Indian Institute of Technology, India.
Association with Professional Bodies
• Member, International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
• Course Coordinator, IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programme.
• Course Coordinator, IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programme.
Other Information
• Geoarchaeological course organized by Bolgar International Archaeological Field School (Russia), August–September 2018.
• Summer School on “Dates and Rates in the Quaternary” – University of Cologne, Germany (21–27 August 2016).
• Training on “Quaternary Geology and Climate Change” – DST Sponsored, University of Pune (6–19 January 2014).
• Training on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Mineral Exploration” – GSI & ISRO (March–April 2013).
• Workshop on “Quaternary setup of Arid NW Himalaya” – Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (2012).
• National Level Training Programme on “Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience” – NIDM (17–19 June 2020).
• e-Training on “Fundamentals of Mineral Prospecting and Exploration” – Geological Survey of India (13–15 July 2020).
• Training certificate on “Concepts of Landslide, Active Fault Mapping and Seismic Microzonation Studies” – GSITI Nagpur (24–29 May 2021).
• e-Training on “Refresher Training on Concepts of Quaternary Mapping” – GSITI Nagpur (31 May–4 June 2021).
Field Visit
• Field visit to Pyroclastic deposits in Cologne – University of Cologne, Germany (2016).
• Field visit to GSSP candidate section (Lower-Middle Pleistocene Boundary) – Chiba, Japan (August 2015).
• Field visit to Ladakh (Upper Indus Valley) along India-Asia plate boundary – Research visits in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
• Summer School on “Dates and Rates in the Quaternary” – University of Cologne, Germany (21–27 August 2016).
• Training on “Quaternary Geology and Climate Change” – DST Sponsored, University of Pune (6–19 January 2014).
• Training on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Mineral Exploration” – GSI & ISRO (March–April 2013).
• Workshop on “Quaternary setup of Arid NW Himalaya” – Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (2012).
• National Level Training Programme on “Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience” – NIDM (17–19 June 2020).
• e-Training on “Fundamentals of Mineral Prospecting and Exploration” – Geological Survey of India (13–15 July 2020).
• Training certificate on “Concepts of Landslide, Active Fault Mapping and Seismic Microzonation Studies” – GSITI Nagpur (24–29 May 2021).
• e-Training on “Refresher Training on Concepts of Quaternary Mapping” – GSITI Nagpur (31 May–4 June 2021).
Field Visit
• Field visit to Pyroclastic deposits in Cologne – University of Cologne, Germany (2016).
• Field visit to GSSP candidate section (Lower-Middle Pleistocene Boundary) – Chiba, Japan (August 2015).
• Field visit to Ladakh (Upper Indus Valley) along India-Asia plate boundary – Research visits in 2012, 2013 and 2015.