Venue
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. It has a history of more than 175 years. Since its establishment, the Institute has played a vital role in providing technical manpower and know-how to the country and in pursuit of research. The Institute ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also been considered a trend-setter in the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.
Department of Earth Sciences
The Department of Earth Sciences, formerly the Department of Geology and Geophysics, was established in 1960. During the span of six decades, the department has become one of the foremost centres of research, post graduate training and consultancy in the field of Earth Sciences. The department has been the recipient of financial aid under the prestigious Special Assistance and COSIST programmes of UGC (Ministry of Human Resources and development, Govt. of India).
The faculty is engaged in a number of research projects sponsored by the Govt. of India agencies like Min. of Earth Sciences, CSIR, DST, ONGC, etc, and the consultancy projects sponsored by various industries and government agencies. The department has Hamrock Society in which all faculty and students are members.
