Arijit Ray

Professor and Head of the Department

B.Sc. (3 year Honours in Geology)- 1983-Calcutta University

M.Sc. (2 year Course) - 1985-Calcutta University

Ph.D.(Sc) on Igneous Petrology, geochemistry- 1996-Calcutta University

My doctoral work started in January, 1987 in the Department of Geology, Presidency College, Kolkata. I worked for a period of two and half year as full time scholar and in July 1989 I joined West Bengal Education Service as Lecturer in Geology, Durgapur Govt. College, I continue my research work as part time scholar and submitted Ph.D. thesis in 1994. I was awraded Ph.D. (Sc) degree in 1996 from the Calcutta University. I worked on the evolution of Proterozoic bi-modal basalt-rhyolite association and associated granitoid rocks of one of the central Indian basin-Dongargarh Basin. After my Ph.D. degree I started carrying out research work in different Major research Project sponsored by DST, UGC. In 1998 I was tranferred to the Presidency College and joined there as Reader in Geology. I supervised about 50 M.Sc dissertation work. One student was awrded Ph.D.(Sc) gegree under my supervision in 2011 from Calcutta UNiversity. Now I have two Ph.D. scholars and two Post Doctoral fellows working under my supervision and mentorship. I am now associated with three ongoing major Projects as Co-Investigator and Mentor. I have one Major Project from DST(GoI) recently.

a) Started Ph.D. related research work as UGC Fellow in January, 1987 and continued up to July, 1989 as JRF in the Department of Geogy, Presidency College, Kolkata under the Supervision of Prof.P.K.gangopadhyay. Then after joining Durgapur Govt. College as lecturer continued research work as part time Ph.D.Fellow. Submitted Ph.D thesis on 1994 in the University of Calcutta and awarded Ph.D (Sc) degree on 1996. Thesis title: Structure and stratigraphy of the Precambrian rocks 0f Amgaon-Deori region, M.P. and Maharastra, Central India with special referencve to Petrology of selected igneous suite.

b) After 1996, research work has been continuing taking financial assistance from different Research Projects of UGC, CSIR, DST, DST-NSF Indo-US collaborative research, SAP-UGC (Details of Research Projects given in separate sheet as Annexure I).

Research Supervisor/Guide

a) Acted as supervisor in the Ph.D. research work of Sri Brindaban Das entitled “Petrological, Geochemical and Paleomagnetic Studies of the Basic Magmatic Rocks around Bhuj, Western India” who received Ph.D degree in 2011 from the University of Calcutta.

b) At present, I have two Ph.D Scholars working under my supervision, both registered in the University of Calcutta . 

c) At present, I have two Post Doctoral Research Scientists (Women Scientist) working in DST Major Research Scheme under my supervision who are working for last seven years and still continuing.

d) Supervise 41 M.Sc dissertation work of Post Graduate Final year students during last 20 years

Details of Research Projects –Ongoing and Completed:  

 Ongoing/recently completed  Research Project:

Ø  Number of Minor Project – one (completed)- Sponsor UGC

Ø  Number of Major Project -  Six (completed), Three (ongoing), Sponsor of all seven Projects DST

                                             One Major Project recently sanctioned by DST(New Delhi)

Ø  Number of International Collaboration – One ( project tenure completed) Sponsor DST-NST (Indo –US) but collaboration work is going on the new data generated from this project for future  publication.

List of Publication :  

Full Paper Published: 16;  Extended Abstract published: 34

Full paper in National Journal- 20  Full paper in International Journal- 14.

My teaching experience spans over a period of 24 years. During the entire period I teach both undergraduate and post graduate students, both theory and practical. I taught subjects like crystallography, mineralogy, igneous petrology, geochemistry, mathematic geology and Archean stratigraphy. I started teaching in 1989 as Lecturer in Geology in Durgapur Govt. College and continue there upto 1998. From 1998 till date I have been teaching in Prsidency College (later Presidency University). I am fortunate that I have enjoyed teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students throughout my entire teaching period which help me to continue my research.

a) Acted as supervisor in the Ph.D. research work of Sri Brindaban Das entitled “Petrological, Geochemical and Paleomagnetic Studies of the Basic Magmatic Rocks around Bhuj, Western India” who received Ph.D degree in 2011 from the University of Calcutta.

b) At present, I have two Ph.D Scholars working under my supervision, both registered in the University of Calcutta. They are-Subhomoy Jana and Sayantini Pramanik

c) At present, I have two Post Doctoral Research Scientists (Women Scientist) working in DST Major Research Scheme under my supervision who are working for last seven years and still continuing. They are Dr.Piyal Sengupta and Dr.Aditi Mandal

d) Supervise 41 M.Sc dissertation work of Post Graduate Final year students during last 20 years

a) Member of Indian Science Congress during    1989-1993.

 b) Life member of Geological Society of India, Bangalore

 c) Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Earth Science, Calcutta

1.  Mukhopadhyay, J., Ray, Arijit*., G. Ghosh, G., Medda, R., & Bandyopadhyay, P.P.2001. Recognition, characterization and implication of high-grade silicic ignimbrite deposits from Paleoproterzoic Bijli Rhyolite, Dongargarh Supergroup, Maharastra. Gondwana Research.Vol.4,No.3,p.519-527.2001.

2.   Ray, Arijit*., Paul, D.K., Patil, S.K., Das, B., and Biswas, S.K., 2006. Petrology, Geochemistry and magnetic properties of Sadara Sill: Evidence of rift related Magmatism from Kutch Basin, Northwest India.. Journal of Asian Earth sciences, vol. 27, p. 907-921.

3.  Sengupta, P., and Ray, Arijit., 2006. Primary volcanic structures from a type section of Deccan Trap flows around Narsingpur-Harrai-Amarwara, central India: Implication for cooling history. Journal of Earth. System Science. vol. 115, No.6, p. 631-642, 2006.

4.  Paul, D.K., Ray, Arijit., Das, B., Patil, S.K., and Biswas, S.K., 2008. Petrology, Geochemistry and Paleomagnetism of the earliest magmatic rocks of Deccan   Volcanic Province, Kutch, northwest India published in Lithos, vol. 102, p. 237-259.

5. Sen, G., Bizimis, M., Das, R., Paul, D.K., Ray, Arijit., and Biswas, S.K. 2009.  Deccan Plume, lithosphere, and rifting in Kutch, India EPSL. Vol. 27(7), Issue 1-2, p. 101-111,

6. Mandal, A., and Ray, Arijit*. 2009. Petrology of Mafic-Ultramafic rocks along North Pupuliya Shear Zone, West Bengal.  Journal Geological Society of India, vol. 74, July, 2009, p 108-118.

7. Ghosh, G., Kumari. S.K., Patil., Mukhopadhyay, J., and Ray, Arijit., and Patil, S.K.  2010. Superposed deformation fabric in the Precambrian metabasic rocks of the Iron Ore Group, Singbhum craton, Eastern India: Evidence from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility.  Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 32, 2010, p. 249-261.

8. Ray, Arijit*., Paul, D.K., Patil, S.K., Das, B., and Biswas, S.K., 2010. Petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of the magmatic rocks of Pachcham Island, Kutch , northwestern India. published in the edited volume  Origin and Evolution of Deep Continental Crust by (eds.) Karmalkar, N.R., Duraiswami, R.A., Pawar, N.J., and Shivaji, Ch. Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. P. 217-236.

9. Mandal, A., Ray, Arijit*, Debnath, M., and Pal, S. 2012. Petrology, geochemistry of hornblende gabbro and associated dolerite dyke of Paharpur, Puruliya, West Bengal: implication for petrogenetic process and tectonic setting. Journal of Earth System Science. vol. 121, No.3, 2012, p. 793-812.

10. Sengupta, P. and Ray, Arijit. 2012. Newer Dolerite dykes, Jharkhand, India: a case study of magma generation, differentiation and metasomatism in a subduction zone setting. Geochemical Journal ,vol.46, pp.477-491, 2012.