Conference Schedule - 3rd Indian Near Surface Geophysics Conference & Exhibition

• Welcome Address by Mr. Marcel van Loon, Executive Director, EAGE Holding BV
• Address by Dr. A K Chaturvedi, Ex-Additional Director, Atomic Minerals Directorate
• Address by Dr. Gopal Dhawan, Founder & Chairman- DDAG, Ex-CMD, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited
• Address by Dr. V M Tiwari, Ex. Director & Outstanding Scientist, CSIR-NGRI
• Address by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw*, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & IT, Government of India
• Vote of thanks by Dr. Sanjay Rana, Chairman, AF Academy & Aqua Foundation
• Global Near Surface Geophysics & Dam Safety Award Ceremony (Hosted by Aqua Foundation)

Technical Session-1
Theme: Engineering Geophysics, Dam Geophysics
Session Chairs: Dr. Gopal Dhawan, Mr. Alex Varughese

1. Tech Talk: 3D Visualisation: Unlocking Clarity In Near-Surface Geophysics, Ms. Toon Lim, Team Lead Geophysics, SEEQUENT, Perth, Australia
2. Recounting The Role Of Geosynthetics in Dam Engineering, Er. Vivek P Kapadia, Former Secretary, Government of Gujarat; Professor of Practice, IIT Gandhinagar and IIT, Roorkee, India
3. Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) For Dam Breach Verification (DBV), Dr. Ramji Singh Rajput, Panel Member, Dam Safety Review Panel (DSRP), Govt. of Gujarat, India
4. Electrical Resistivity Tomography For Delineation Of Different Structural Geological Features, Mr. Naveen Kumar Pandey, Group Senior Manager (Geophysics), NHPC, Faridabad, India
5. Liquefaction Assessment For Proposed Dagmara HEP Utilizing MASW And SPT Test Results-A Case Study, Mrs. Pallavi Khanna, Group Senior manager (Geophysics), NHPC, Faridabad, India

Technical Session-2
Theme- Engineering Geophysics, Dam Geophysics, Urban Geophysics
Session Chairs: Dr. V M Tiwari, Dr. B S Choudhary

1. Seismic Tomography for In-Situ Assesment Of Concrete Dams, Mr. Senthil P, Scientist C, CSMRS, New Delhi, India
2. Seismic Tomography For Delineating The Homogeneity Of Dam Spillway Piers, Dr. Jale Lingaswamy, Scientist B, CSMRS, New Delhi, India
3. Dense 3D Characterization Of Tailings Dams For Enhanced Engineering And Safety Assessment, Mr. Sina Ziaei Yekta, Regional Service Line Manager-Site Screening, FUGRO, United Arab Emirates
4. Assessment Of Lake Bund Strength Using MASW And ERI Techniques, Dr. ButchiBabu B, scientist-III, National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Bangalore, India
5. Ground Penetrating Radar Application For Flexible Pavement Crust Evaluation, Dr. Vidhi Vyas, Senior Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India

Technical Session-3
Theme- Engineering, Environmental, Urban Geophysics
Session Chairs: Dr. Paras Pujari, Prof L Elango

1. Geoelectrical And Dimensional Analysis Of Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt’s Shear Zones Using Magnetotelluric Method, Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
2. Role Of Elastic Anisotropy In Controlling AVO Behavior Of Clastic Reservoirs, Ms. Priya Rani, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
3. Investigation On The Effects Of Geotextile Inclusions On 3D Consolidation Characteristics Of Silty Clay, Prof (Dr.) Sujit Kumar Pal, Professor in Civil Engineering, NIT Agartala, India
4. Conductivity And Electron Density Profiling Of Ionospheric D-Region Using Magnetotelluric Data From Odisha, India, Ms. Debopriya Das, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
5. Estimating Ionospheric Flicker Noise Parameters From Magnetotelluric Data Using Spectral Analysis And Simulated Annealing, Mr. Devendra Kumar Dubey, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Technical Session-4
Theme: Geohazards and Disaster Mitigation, Petroleum Exploration
Session Chairs: Prof Anand Joshi, Dr. Pranaya Sangvai

1. Key Note: Seismic Microzonation and Urban Resilience in Gujarat’s Growth Corridors, Dr. Sumer Chopra, Ex-Director General, Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, India
2. Electromagnetic Monitoring of Earthquake Precursors In The ULF-ELF Ranges, Dr. Alexander Saraev, Associate professor, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3. ANN-Driven Landslide Susceptibility Modelling And Slope Stability From Regional To Local Scale In The Nilgiris, Mr. Shubhmay Maji, Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
4. Pore Microstructure Characteristics Of Lower Indian Gondwana Shale, Dr. Piyush Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India

Technical Session-5
Theme- Mining Geophysics
Session Chairs: Dr. A K Chaturvedi; Co Chair: Dr. Abhijeet Mukherjee

1. Tech Talk: Exploring For Graphite Using The Loupe TEM System, Mr. Gregory Street, Director, Loupe Geophysics, Cottesloe, Australia
2. Delineation Of Superposed Quartzite Fold Belts In Singhbhum Shear Zone Using Radiomagnetotellurics, Mr. Ritwik Purkait, IIT Kharagpur, India
3. Application Of 2D Seismic Survey In Mapping Of Coal Seams And Structure, Singrauli Coalfield, Mr. Rahul Sharma, Manager Geophysics, South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd, Gurugram, India
4. Inference Of Groundwater Potential In Coal Mining Area Through Electrical Resistivity Tomography: A Case Study, Dr. Abhay Kumar Bharti, Scientist, CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad, India
5. Ultra-high resolution marine seismic, resistivity & IP and magnetic survey bundle for mineral exploration at coastal and inland waters, Mr. Pavel IVANOV, Geophysicist, Geodevice KZ

Technical Session-6
Theme- Mining Geophysics, Water Resources Geophysics
Session Chairs: Dr. P C Chandra, Dr. Sumer Chopra

1. Near-Surface Geophysics Challenges in Mining Exploration and the Role of Modern Airborne Geophysical Tools, Mr. Nagaraju Ganta, Geophysicist, Xcalibur McPhar Geophysics
2. 3D Anisotropic Modelling Of Electrical Resistivity: A Feasibility Study In COMSOL Application, Mr. Subhrajit Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
3. Marking Out Of Subterranean Flow By Electrical Resistivity Tomography In Bundelkhand Region Of India, Dr. Subhash C. Singh, Ex CGWB, Bhopal, India
4. Integrated Geophysical Logging For Aquifer Delineation And Hydrogeological Evaluation In Hard And Soft Rock Boreholes, Mr. Arup Kumar Das, Founder Director, AKD Geomining Solutions (OPC) Private Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand & Asansol, West Bengal, India