Dr Yumkhaibam Rajesh Singh

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Geochemistry, Igneous petrology, Economic geology, Marine geology

Contact:

Email: yumkhaibam.rajesh [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in

M.Sc. (Savitribai Phule Pune University), Ph.D. (University of Delhi)

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Brief Bio-Sketch

Yumkhaibam Rajesh Singh was born in a small village of Kakwa known as Kakwa Lilando Lampak, Imphal East, Manipur. He was brought up under the loving arm of Shri. Yumkhaibam Ibotomba and Shrimati Tombi.

He did his schooling from Catholic School, Canchipur. He left Manipur to pursue higher education. He completed his B Sc degree from Fergusson College, Pune with first class distinction and M Sc degree with first class distinction, Gold Medallist from Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University.

He completed PhD in the year 2010 with the fellowship of UGC-CSIR NET JRF/SRF from Department of Geology, Centre of advanced studies, University of Delhi on the topic “Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Bayana mafic magmatic rocks, North Delhi fold Belt, Rajasthan”. He was supervised by the eminent Earth Scientist, Prof. Talat Ahmad, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi and present Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir.

Just after his Ph D, he got selected as Engineering Geologist at LNJ Bhilwara Group, Indo Canadian Consultancy Services Ltd. (Hydropower Company) Delhi-NCR Noida, Sector-1 and was working from 2010 to 2012. He was looking after different projects at Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Moreover, detail Project Report writing, geological field works for mapping, drilling and logging, identification of project site has been carried out during his stay at LNJ Bhilwara Group, Indo Canadian Consultancy Services Ltd.

He was selected as Research Scientist at National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa under the project “Hydrothermal Mineralization Studies” of Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi. The project especially deals with the study of seafloor hydrothermal systems along mid-ocean ridges with special emphasis on the survey and exploration for hydrothermal sulphide deposits in the Central Indian Ridge (CIR) and Southwest Indian Ridges (SWIR) located at the centre of the Indian Ocean i.e. around 23⁰ South (latitude) and 70⁰ East (longitude). This integrated project deals with basic scientific research to enhance our understanding of the hydrothermal systems in mid-ocean spreading ridge areas, identification of locales of hydrothermal sulphide mineralization/deposition in the CIR and SWIR areas, including determination of the resource potential for future mining. Polymetallic sulphides (PMS) deposits located along mid-oceanic ridge are known for their high content of economic metals like iron, copper, zinc, lead, silver, gold and also platinum groups of metals. With rapid industrialization of countries and with fast depleting land based resources, PMS located along the Mid-Oceanic Ridge provides an alternate for our future generation. This has resulted in many nations interest for exploration and exploitation of this PMS. India also submitted its application to grant licenses for prospecting and exploration of PMS along part of CIR and SWIR to International Seabed Authority. As a member of the prospecting and exploration scientific team, he has contributed significantly to achieve the target of the project during the scientific expedition in the Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) of Indian Sagar Kanya and Russian ORV Academik Nicolaj Strakhov. Huge volume of work has been carried out till now including fields’ i.e. scientific expedition; laboratory and report submission to Ministry of Earth Sciences and to International Seabed Authority, an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica regulates and controls all mineral-related activities in the international seabed areas.

In the year 2015 he got selected as Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University. He left the research work at NCPOR on 23^rd Sept 2015 and join Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University. Since then he is teaching Geochemistry, Igneous petrology, Economic Geology and Marine Geology to the M Sc students of Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University.

During the course of his education he qualified the Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lectureship held in August, 2002 in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, conducted by University of Pune as the state agency.

Moreover, he also qualified the Joint CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility for Lectureship-National Eligibility Test (NET) held on 28-12-2003, in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE and he also got nominated for Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Fellowship Test, 2004, as he have been one of the JRF (NET) awardees who has been placed among the top 20% awardees in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE.

Not the least he also qualified Geologists’ written examination (GSI) conducted by UPSC in the year 2005.

University of Pune has awarded him “The Prof.K.B.Powar Geology Paritoshik”, “The Prof K.V.Kelkar Prize in geology” and “The W.B. Metre Prize for Geology” for securing highest mark (Gold Medalist) in M.Sc., Geology held in May 2002.

He was in the organising committee for international workshop on Polymetallic Nodules Resources Classification organized by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India, International Seabed Authority, Kingston, Jamaica and National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa held on 13-17 October 2014 at Goa, India.

He has also done numbers of geological field work in different part of the country for different geological studies namely J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Central India, Andhra Pradesh and also at Indian ocean in and around Rodrigues triple junction.

During the building up of his career he was also involved in extra curriculum activities like sports, adventure etc. He is an active player of Table Tennis, Badminton, Football and body building. On 9^th Feb 2014 he participated in Goa International Marathon. In short he remains as an active person.

CV

Dr. Yumkhaibam Rajesh Singh

E-mail:- yumkhaibam.rajesh [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in

Current status: Assistant Professor , Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University

Experience:

i. Research Scientist , National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa.

ii. Engineering Geologist , LNJ Bhilwara Group, Indo Canadian Consultancy Services Ltd. (Hydropower Company) Delhi-NCR Noida.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD: PhD completed in the year 2010 October (as a Senior Research Fellow, UGC) under the supervision of Prof. Talat Ahmad, Department of Geology, Centre of advanced studies, University of Delhi on the topic “Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Bayana mafic magmatic rocks, North Delhi fold Belt, Rajasthan”.

EDUCATIONAL AWARDS:

• Qualified Geologists’ written examination (GSI) conducted by UPSC in the year 2005.

• Nominated for Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Fellowship Test, 2004, as I have been one of the JRF (NET) awardees who has been placed among the top 20% awardees in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE.

• Qualified the Joint CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship-National Eligibility Test (NET) held on 28-12-2003, in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE.

• Qualified the Maharashtra State Eligibility Test for Lectureship held in August, 2002 in the subject EARTH ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, conducted by University of Pune as the state agency.

• University of Pune has awarded me “The Prof.K.B.Powar Geology Paritoshik” for securing highest mark in M.Sc., Geology held in May 2002.

• University of Pune has awarded me “The Prof K.V.Kelkar Prize in geology” for securing highest mark in M.Sc., Geology held in May 2002.

• University of Pune has awarded “The W.B. Metre Prize for Geology for securing highest mark in M.Sc., Geology held in May 2002.

PUBLICATIONS:

International

• Y. Rajesh Singh and Talat Ahmad, 2007. Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Bayana volcanics, North Delhi fold belt, Rajasthan. Abstract Volume of III ^rd International Symposium on Geological Anatomy of East and South Asia, IGCP-516, 8-14 October, Delhi, India.

National

• Y. Rajesh Singh and Talat Ahmad, 2008. Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Bayana volcanics, North Delhi fold belt, Rajasthan. Abstract Volume of national Symposium on "Significant Milestones in the growth of Geochemistry in India during the 50 year period: 1958-2008" organized by Geological Society of India and Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad from 20-22 February 2008.

• Poster presented and attended national Symposium on "Significant Milestones in the growth of Geochemistry in India during the 50 year period: 1958-2008" organized by Geological Society of India and Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad from 20-22 February 2008.

• Poster presented on “Geochemical results of sulfide chimney samples recovered from Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR)”. Parijat Roy, P. John Kurian, Y. Rajesh Singh, A. Srinivas and Niyati Kalangutkar, at National workshop at NCESS.

SEMINAR, TRAINING AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

• Participated and also coordinated the activities and the arrangement for the Workshop in the Polymetallic Nodules Resources Classification Workshop organized by Ministry of Earth Sciences, International Seabed Authority, Kingston, Jamaica and National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa held on 13-17 October 2014 at Goa, India.

• Participated and also coordinated the activities and the arrangement for the Workshop in the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) International Workshop “Probing Reservoir Triggered Earthquakes at Koyna, India through Scientific deep Drilling” held on 16^th to 18^th May 2014 at koyna, Maharasthra.

• Successfully participated in the “Geotechnical orientation programme” organized by Indian Society of Engineering Geology at Faridabad, Delhi-NCR from 4^th-6^th April 2012.

• Successfully participated in the intensive and extensive 22 days (27^th Sep-18^th Oct 2010) lecture cum field work training program conducted by Energy Infratech Pvt Ltd, Gurgoan, Delhi-NCR for the trainee Engineering Geologist and submitted the training report to LNJ Bhilwara Group/Indo Canadian Consultancy Services Ltd, Noida, Delhi-NCR.

• Attended training programme “ Modern Seismology – receiver function technique” Sponsored by DST Govt. of India at NGRI, Hyderabad held from 22^nd to 28^th January 2007.

• Attended the “Contact Programme in Geochemistry” sponsored by the DST Govt. of India at JNU in the School of Environment Sciences, New Delhi conducted between 1^st-9^th October, 2005(Theory and Lab).

FIELD EXPERIENCES:

• Cross Equator twice during scientific expedition on ocean research vessel, first with the Indian ORV Sagar Kanya on 12^th Oct 2012 second with the Russian ORV Academik Nicolaj Strakhov on 15^th Feb 2013.

• Among the scientific team members for scientific expedition on Russian Ocean Research Vessel Academik Nikolaj Strakhov-4 i.e. from 14-01-2013 to 22-02-2013. Carried out successful Multi-beam Echo sounder survey, CTD and dredging operation for Hydrothermal Mineralization Studies in Cluster A and B i.e. in and around Central Indian Ridge near to Rodrigues Triple Junction.

• Among the scientific team members for scientific expedition on Indian Ocean Research Vessel Sagar Kanya-300 i.e. from 05-11-2012 to 08-12-2012. Carried out successful Multi-beam Echo sounder survey, CTD and dredging operation for Hydrothermal Mineralization Studies in Cluster A and B i.e. in and around Central Indian Ridge near to Rodrigues Triple Junction.

• Among the scientific team members for scientific expedition on Ocean Research Vessel Sagar Kanya-299 i.e. from 03-10-2012 to 02-11-2012. Carried out successful Multi-beam Echo sounder survey, CTD and dredging operation for Hydrothermal Mineralization Studies in Cluster A and B i.e. in and around Central Indian Ridge near to Rodrigues Triple Junction.

• Geological field trip was carried out for a period of 52 days i.e. from 4^th Sep 2011 till 23^th Oct 2011 for Barrage site investigation including mapping of Barrage site, Intake area and Adit-2, drill hole investigation (Overall 13 drill hole), logging of drill cores, their interpretation and authentic report preparation at NHPL (Nyamjang Chhu Hydroelectric Power Limited), Arunachal Pradesh.

• Geological field trip was carried out for a period of 39 days i.e. from 12^th July 2011 till 20^th Aug 2011 for Barrage site investigation including mapping, drilling and logging of drill cores at NHPL (Nyamjang Chhu Hydroelectric Power Limited), Arunachal Pradesh.

• Geological site investigation for hydropower construction was carried out for a period of 8 days i.e. from 30^th May 2011 till 6^th June 2011 for Chulan, Dhog, Khorduoo, Thanetar, Mulang and Dhanshu hydropower project at Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

• Geological field trip was carried out for a period of 6 days i.e. from 29^th April 2011 to 4^th May 2011 at Taraila HEP, Himachal Pradesh for geological mapping, data collection and interpretation.

• Carried out Geological investigation at Chango-Yangthang Hydro Electric Power (HEP) Project, Himachal Pradesh, January 2011.

• Conducted extensive fieldwork on Himalaya terrain in and around Leh, Kargil and Zanskar mountain ranges with my Australia colleague Mr. Lloyd White for a period of nearly one month, Sep 2008.

• Conducted fieldtrip in Central India in and around Nagpur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) and Balaghat (Chattisgarh) accomplished by Prof Talat Ahmad, Delhi University, Dr. Tatiyana Kaulina, Senior Geologist, Dr. Elena Nitkina from Kola Science Centre of RAS, Apatity, Russia and with some of my colleagues for a period of one month, Dec 2006.

• Conducted several fieldworks around Bayana, Bharatpur district, Rajasthan as part of PhD.

• Participated classroom cum mapping in basaltic terrain conducted jointly by Geological Survey of India (GSI), Pune division and Department of Geology, University of Pune as the celebration of 150 years of GSI, Feb 2002.

• Carried out geological field trip to describe the different rock types and mapping of different lithology on geological map in and around Kankawali, Maharashtra during 4^th semester of MSc, Feb 2002.

• Attended laboratory cum fieldwork on hydrogeology of coastal aquifers in Srivardhan taluka, district Raigad, Maharashtra during 4^th semester of M.Sc. Jan 2002.

• Attended laboratory cum fieldwork on landslide disaster management around Bhaje village, Pune district, Maharashtra during 3^rd semester of M.Sc. September 2001.

• Carried out successful fieldwork at Karnataka (Gokak), Goa (Colwa beach, Pololem beach, Codli mine of SESA, Fort Aquada Headland) and Maharashtra (Kankawali and Malawan) during third year (1999-2000) of graduation.