Kaushik Das
Research topics/field (Deep crustal studies, Shallow crustal studies, Swiss-Alps, Sakurajima-Hiraodai, HiPeR Symposium at Hiroshima)
QUALIFICATIONS
a) B. Sc. in 1988 from Jadavpur
University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
b) M. Sc. in 1991 from Jadavpur
University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
c) Ph.D. in 2000 from the Division
of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Metamorphic Geology, Deformation microstructures and rheological behavior of minerals (Mineral Physics and Mineral Chemistry), Experimental petrology-mineralogy,
Geochronology and isotope geochemistry, Precambrian geology.
TEACHING/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan from
March 2024.
Associate Professor, Hiroshima University,
Japan from April 2014 to March 2024.
Assistant Professor, Hiroshima University,
Japan from April 2012 to March 2014.
Assistant Professor, Bengal Engineering and
Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, India from June
2008 to March 2012.
Assistant Professor, Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad from October 2005 to June 2008.
Lecturer, Department of Geology, Banaras
Hindu University from November 2004 to October 2005.
CSIR Scientistsf Pool at Department of
Geology, Presidency College, Kolkata from March 2003 to November 2004.
Researcher at NIRIM (Presently NIMS),
Tsukuba, Japan with Japan Science and Technology Corporation from 2000-2002.
Major
collaborations
1. Presidency University, India (Sankar Bose, for granulite studies)
2. Delhi University, India (Partha Pratim Chakraborty, for shallow crustal studies)
3. Jadavpur University, India (Subrata Karmakar, for
large-scale structural studies)
4. Kochi Core Center, JAMSTEC, Japan (Naotaka
Tomioka, for micro-textural and microstructural studies and processes; Naotaka Tomioka)
5. Hiroshima University, Japan (Jun-ichi Ando for
deformation microstructures and rheological behavior of minerals in deep crust,
Yasutaka Hayasaka for geochronology and geochemistry,
Tomoeki Nakakuki for
modelling deep crustal processes).
6. Nagoya University, Japan (Hiroshi Hidaka for SHRIMP geochronology)
7. Pondicherry
University, India (S. Balakrishnan for Sm-Nd
geochemistry).
8. Arizona University, USA (Jibamitra Ganguly for studying cooling/exhumation history of
Precambrian orogens).
9. Hokkaido University, Japan (Hiroyuki Miura and Hiroharu
Matsueda (Hokkaido University Museum) for
mineralogical and fluid inclusion characterization).
A recent memorable
award (Hiroshima University Presidentfs award)
Useful links
1. Mineral database (RRUFF database)
2. High-pressure mineral database (by Naotaka Tomioka)
3. Cell parameter calculations (dcalc
by Naotaka Tomioka), (cellcalc by Hiroyuki
Miura)
4. ReciPro and other
crystallographic software (by Yusuke SETO)
5. P-T calculations and cation diffusion (by Prof. Jibamitra Ganguly)
6. Zircon U-Pb raw
data processing (CONCH by Dave Nelson
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2006.02.009)
Members
1. Mineralogical Society of Japan
2. Geological Society of Japan
3. Japan Geoscience Union (JPGU)