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Department of Geology | |||
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Brief History of Department : The Department of Geology, University of Lucknow, is one of the pioneer departments of India and is known all over the would for its contribution to earth sciences, especially in the fields of Sedimentology, Micropaleontology and Himalayan Geology. This department was established in 1942 by the late Prof. Birbal Sahni, F.R.S. Later on, the late Prof. S. R. N. Rao, the late Prof. R. C. Misra, the late Prof S. N. Singh. The late Prof. K. P. Vimal, Prof. S. K. Singh, Prof. I. B. Singh and Prof. M. P. Singh (the present Head of the Department) carried forward, the excellent work in the department. The department is also proud of having on the staff, at one time or other, eminent scientists, like Prof. H. L. Chhibber, Prof. P. N. Ganju, Prof. B. S. Tewari, Prof. S. B. Bhatia, Prof. A. D. Kharakwal, Prof. K. S. Valdiya and Prof. Ashok Sahni. This department is also responsible for initiating the State Directorate of Geology & Mining. Department also took active participation in the establishment of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. The department houses the Palaeontological Society of India which is publishing an Internationally recognised journal (biannual) regularly. The department has received financial support through DRS, DSA & COSIST programme of UGC for installation of basic instrumental facilities. The department has also been rated as Excellent by DST under their FIST programme.
Thrust Area : Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Micropalaeontology.
Teaching PG - The department has twelve papers in all (M.Sc. I & M.Sc. II) in addition to this there is a practical examination along with a field work for about 2-3 weeks duration each year. M.Sc. I Paper I - Crystallography, Mineralogy & Geochronology Paper II - Igneous Petrology Paper III - Metamorphic Petrology & Geochemistry Paper IV - Structural Geology & Tectonics Paper V - Economic Geology Paper VI - Applied Geology & Geophysics M.Sc. II Paper I - Remote Sensing and Surface Processes Paper II - Paleontology Paper III - Stratigraphy Paper IV - Sedimentology Paper V - Ground Water and Petroleum Geology Paper VI - Environmental Geology UG - In undergraduate classes, there are total nine papers (3yrs course) along with a field work (of about 7-10 days per year). B.Sc. I Paper I - Physical Geology Paper II - Structural Geology Paper III - Crystallography, Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy B.Sc.II Paper I - Stratigraphy Paper II - Palaeontology Paper III - Petrology B.Sc. III Paper I - Stratigraphic Palaeontology and Sedimentology Paper II - Economic Geology, Mining & Exploration Methods Paper III - Applied Geology, Environment Geology, Environmental, & Global Tectonics b) Research : The faculty of this department is actively engaged in the research activities in different parts of the country. The main areas of researches are as follows - Sedimentology, depositional environment, evolution of life and biostratigraphy of Vindhyachal area and Uttaranchal. Himalaya, Kachchh (Gujarat) and Meghalaya. - Sedimentation pattern and the Tectonic evolution of Ganga Plain in UP & Bihar. - Environmental degradation and pollution in air, water and sediments of the Ganga Plain, U.P. - Climate change and monsoon patterns vaiability in the last 10,000 yrs, using evidences from Ganga Plain and other areas. - Structural and Tectonic evolution of Himalayas mainly in Uttaranchal. - Landslide hazard related studies in Uttaranchal Hills. - Drinking water quality and water resources related studies in the southern districts of U.P. - Sandbox analogue modeling experiments based studies mainly in Himalayan regions. - Late Quaternary palaeoclimatic changes, studies based on Glaciers in Uttaranchal Hills.
Major Facilities Available (Infrastructure) The department has good infrastructure facilities that can later to the needs for both teaching as well as carrying out research work in major fields of Earth Sciences. Then are well furnished classrooms with project on facilities and inter-net connectivity. The laboratories are also very well equipment, the furnishures & sixtines are of good quality (International Standard). The major equipments that department has are : X-Ray Diffraction System (XRD), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, (AAS), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Logitech Rock Cutting, Thin Section preparation System, other sophisticated microscopes with large Processing System, State of the art computers, printers, scanners, photocopying machine. A well furnished lab for processing of remotely secured data. Internet facility (for students, researches of faculty). A well equipred library, museum and two field vehicles. 22. Special features, if any : Geology Department is equipped with many specialized equipments which are regularly used by teaching staff, research students, P.G. and U.G. students. Modern computational facilities and other teaching related facilities along with well furnished library, laboratories and museum are other special features. 23. Good practices relating to academic governance, students support, teaching / learning, students evaluation, finance and management etc. that the University would like to share: We specialize in the very best of teacher – student relationship in this department. The students are allowed not only to learn interaction but also to express freely. We even invite and encourage the students to make necessary suggestions, which may improve the learning process and other facilities in the department. 24. Name, contact address, phone, fax and e-mail address of the authorized representative to be contacted for clarification on data : Prof. M. P. Singh, Head, Department of Geology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow – 226007, Phone No. 0522-2740015, (Fax). 0522-2740037 Signature with Name & Designation of the Signatory A number of faculty is visiting abroad (at least 3 in year) on personal exchange offers. Also students and faculty both are regularly attending, international seminars & conferences. Higher education should be global, there are no national boundaries in higher education, it would promote and strength every thing mentioned above and also very beneficial for us. |
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