XXVI ANNUAL REPORT GOA UNIVERSITY

Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty
A. G. Chachadi, Ph. D., Professor - Groundwater Geology, Environmental Geology and
Exploration Geophysics.
K. Mahender, Ph. D., Professor - Sedimentology, Petroleum Geology, GIS.
T. A. Vishwanath, Ph. D., Associate Professor - Metamorphic Petrology and Igneous
Petrology.
A. A. A. Viegas, Ph. D., Associate Professor - Igneous Petrology.
Visiting Scholars
• S. K. Biswas, former Director, IPE ONGC, Dehradun, Western Indian Tectonics,
September, 2010.
Other Information
• T. A. Vishwanath attended International Earth Science Olympiad as Leader and
Mentor of the India Team consisting of four contestants. The IESO was held at
University of Gajah Madah at Yogyakanta, Indonesia, during September 2010. The
team won one silver and three bronze medals at the Olympiad. The participation
at the event was sponsored by MoES, Govt. of India through Geological Society of
India.
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