>> Research publications:  (Published : 53+3;   accepted/communicated :11 )

       Inter. (SCI) Journals : 50                                       Single Author    : 32

          Non-SCI Journals : 04                                       First Author      : 14

                      Int. Conf. : 02                                       Second Author  : 06   Third Author : 04

 

Details of papers: Journal Name  ( Impact factor; SCI )  : Number of papers published 

 

Geophys. J. Int. (2.014)       : 9;  Int. J. Solids & Structures (1.378) : 6;  J. Geophys. Res. (2.992)   : 1;                          

J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (1.398) : 2;  Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. (1.812)     : 2;   J. Therm. Stresses (0.797) : 2;

PAGEOPH (0.840)              : 4;  Q.J. Mech & Appl. Math.(0.636)  : 1;    J. Phys. Earth/EPS (0.845): 1;

PIASc.EPSc/JESSci (0.424) :8;  Ind J. P. & A.M. (INSA)   (0.129) : 3;    J. Sound & Vib. (0.724)     : 1;    

J. of Seismology (0.67) : 1;    PetroAlert : 1;    CSA/ASCE : 2;  NMPDE : 02; Appl. Math. Comp. : 1;

         

>> PDF :   Oct.'97- Sept.'98  :  COMMONWEALTH  FELLOW ; UNIV. OF EDINBURGH (U.K.)

          Attended short courses in : LATEX, MATLAB, FORTRAN-90 in Univ. of Edinburgh

 

>> Refereed (around 40) research papers for

i) J. of Acoust. Soc. of Am.     ii) Int. J. Solids & Struct.        iii) J. Sound & Vibration    iv) Comput. Geoscience

v) Int. J. of Mech. Sci.          vi) ASCE, J. Engng. Mech.   vii)  J. Phys. Earth         viii)  J. Porous Media

ix)  Ultrasonics             x)  Proc. IASc.(Earth & Planet. Sci.) /J. Earth System Sci.     xi)  Sadhana      

xii) Himalayan geology        xiii) Bull. Cal. Math. Soc.     

 

>> Research Projects Completed : Two

        i)  UGC Minor Project                     :   Astrological Basis for Earthquake Prediction. (1993-95).

ii)    DST Young Scientist  project    :  Wave Propagation in Cracked Solids in Relation  to Earthquake  

                                                             Prediction (1995-97).

 

>> Research Supervision : a)  Ph.Ds : 05 (completed 04; working 01);        b)  M.Phils : 06 (completed 5, working 1);

 

>> Other information

i) Invited talks/ Conference chairing

a)    Invited talk (Anisotropic Wave Propagation) in Indian Science Congress’2004 (Panjab Univ. Chandigarh)

b)   Chaired a session: Seminar on “Recent Advances in Theoretical and Applied Seismology”, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Oct. 29-30, 2003.

c)    Invited talk; Seminar on “Recent Advances in Theoretical and Applied Seismology”, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, March. 20-21, 2006;

d)   Invited talk; National conference on History of Mathematics & Recent Developments, MDU Rohtak, ; Dec.20-22, 2006,

e)    Invited talk;Refresher course for Science Teachers, ASC, Kurukshetra Univ. Kurukshetra, June, 2008;

f)     Invited talk; Diamond Jublee celebration of Panjab University, Chandigarh Dept. of Mathematics, Nov. 01, 2008. 

          

ii) Other achievements :

a)       Qualified  NET(UGC) (1985)

b)      Qualified  GATE’ 85 (Score:91.65; Rank : 32)

c)       Awarded State Govt. Merit Scholarship during B.Sc. (1978-81)

d)      Awarded U.G.C. National Scholarship during M.Sc. (1981-83)

e)      Awarded UGC Scholarship for M.Phil. (1983-84)

f)        Name figures in MARQUI'S WHO'S WHO (WORLD, ASIA)  and IBC (U.K.)

g)      Member,  National Academy of Sciences (India) : MNASc

 iii) Sports Achievements (up to National Level) :

a)       Panjab University BEST PHYSIQUE COLOUR ,1985.

b)      IInd. Place in Haryana Open Body-Building Competition (1989).

c)       IInd. Place in North India Body-Building Competition (1992).  

iv)  Cultural Interests :

       Founder President (1990-95) of Body Care Club in Kurukshetra:

       Organised Best Physique competitions and Beauty Contests in Kurukshetra.

 

>> Citations of research papers in international journals: 140 (cf. SCOPUS; scholar.google)

 

>> EXPERIENCE

 RESEARCH (23 years) :

   POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS :

     Oct.'97- Sept.'98  :  COMMONWEALTH  FELLOW ; UNIV. OF EDINBURGH (U.K.)

     June'91-Feb.'92   :  SCIENTICT C (DST) ; KURUKSHETRA UNIV. KURUKSHETRA(India)

     Oct.'90-May'91     :  RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (CSIR) ; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

     Jan.'90-Sept.'90   :  SCIENTIST B (DST) ;   UNIV. OF (now, IIT) ROORKEE  (India)

   DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS :

     July'85-June'87   :  J.R.F. (UGC, NET) ; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

     July'87-Oct.'89    :  S.R.F. (UGC, NET) ; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

 

TEACHING (17 YEARS) :

          Since Jan.19, 2K4 :  PROFESSOR; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

          Jan.'96- Jan.2K4   :  READER; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

          Feb.'92-Dec.'95    :  LECTURER ; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

          Nov.'89-Dec.'89   :  LECTURER ; R.E.C. JALANDHAR(India)

          Oct.'85 -Mar.'86  :  LECTURER ; KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY(India)

 

PAPERS TAUGHT (MSc / MPhil) :

            Programming in C-ANSI             Solid Mechanics                       Theoretical Seismology            

             Numerical Analysis                    Complex Analysis                    Differential Geometry

            Analytical Methods                       Programming in FORTARN-90