About
My research interests include lower-crustal processes, tectonics, role of fluids along regional structures, high-grade metamorphism, micro-scale geochronology and geochemistry with emphasis on the high-temperature/pressure paleo-tectonic activity on the lower-crust of Gondwana.
Research Interests
Education
Ph. D. (Geology), 2003
Okayama University, Japan
MSc (Geology), 1998
Annamalai University, India
Recent Publications
- Assessing Thermal Gradients Across Archean Stratigraphy Using Raman Spectra of Carbonaceous Material Thermometry and Mineral Chemistry in the Western Dharwar Craton, India — Geological Journal (2025)
- Archean Polymetamorphism in the Central Dharwar Craton, Southern India — Journal of Metamorphic Geology (2025)
- Characterization of wall rock alteration and its implications for graphite mineralization in the Kahatagaha–Kolongaha vein graphite deposits, Sri Lanka — Journal of Earth System Science (2025)
- Garnet as a reliable timekeeper in Archean polymetamorphic terranes — Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2025)
- Significance of ~ 3.0 Ga magmatic event in the Dharwar Craton, India: Evidence from gabbroic diorite in the Central Dharwar Block — Acta Geochimica (2025)