Dr. Akhil Mishra
Scientist , Electrical and Heliborne Geophysics
Specialization
Electrical and Electromagnetic methods; Groundwater Exploration; Gravity and Magnetic methods
Research Area
Dr. Akhil Mishra
Ongoing Research Projects
Honors & Awards
- SERB-National Postdoc Fellowship by SERB, (DST) in 2020.
- SCOR-InterRidge Best poster award (2nd Prize) in SCOR-InterRidge International Workshop by Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and InterRidge Organization in 2018.
- ONGC-IGU Best Oral Presentation Award (1st) in Young Researcher Program by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) in 2017.
- ICBAB -AcSIR MEDAL for securing AcSIR Topper position in PhD Course work by ICBAB and CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa in 2015.
- Junior / Senior Research Fellowship (JRF/SRF) and qualified for National Eligibility Test (NET) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (2013-2018)
- B.H.U. PRIZE and K.P. DEVASTHALI PRIZE for securing 1st rank in B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2011)
- NCC 'C' Certificate with ‘Aye’ grade by National Cadet Corps (Navy), Ministry of Defense, Gov. of India (2009)
- Inspire Scholarship (2008-2012) by Department of Science &Technology (DST) Government of India.
Publications
- Maurya, V.P., Gupta, S.M., Mishra, A., Chandra, S. and Tiwari, V.M., 2023. Three-dimensional electric-field vector resistivity imaging for deep subsurface fractures network in heterogeneous crystalline rocks. Geophysical Journal International, 236(1): 305-321.
- Mishra, A., Chaubey, A.K., Kumar, S., Kumar, P.V., Kumar, P. and Dubey, K.M., 2020. Does the Laxmi Ridge continue towards the Laccadive Ridge? New insights from an integrated geophysical study. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 201: 104491.
- Kumar, P., Mishra, A., Pitchika, V.K., Kumar, S., Dubey, K.M., Singh, D. and Chaubey, A.K.J.M.G.R., 2019. Integrated geophysical appraisal of crustal structure and tectonic evolution of the Angria Bank, western continental margin of India. Marine Geophysical Research, 40: 433-449.
- Mishra, A., Chaubey, A.K., Sreejith, K.M. and Kumar, S., 2018. Crustal underplating and effective elastic plate thickness of the Laxmi Ridge, northern Arabian Sea. Tectonophysics, 744: 82-92.
- Sreejith, K.M., Chaubey, A.K., Mishra, A., Kumar, S. and Rajawat, A.S., 2016. Pseudofaults and associated seamounts in the conjugateArabian and Eastern Somali basins, NW Indian Ocean – New constraints from high-resolution satellite-derived gravity data. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 131: 1-11.
Books
Research Scholars
Educational Qualification
PhD; M.Sc.(tech) Geophysics; B.Sc.(Hons.) Physics
Proffessional Experience
- March 2021 - Present: Scientist, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
- Dec 2020 - Mar 2021: SERB-NPDF (Postdoc Fellow), CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
- Oct 2019 – Jul 2020: Project Scientist, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
- Apr 2019 - Sep 2019: Senior Project Associate, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Oct 2018 - Mar 2019: Project Assistant-III, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Mumbai
- Aug 2013 - Aug 2018: CSIR-Junior/Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
Proffessional Affiliations