NCAOR Staff - Dr. Waliur Rahaman

Academic Record

1999-2002:B.Sc. (Geology Hons), Aligarh Muslim University, India.

2002-2004:  M.Sc. (Applied Geology), Aligarh Muslim University, India

2005-2011:  PhD (Geochemistry) at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

Awards

2023   National Geoscience Award, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India

2022   Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Senior Researcher by Humboldt Foundation, Germany.

2021   Young Researcher Award by Ministry of earth Sciences, Govt. of India

2019   Certificate of Merit Award by Ministry of earth Sciences, Govt. of India

2011   Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow by Humboldt Foundation, Germany.

2007   Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship (CSIR-JRF NET),

2005  Research Fellowship at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

Research Area

• Isotope geochemistry.
• Antarctic climate variability based on chemical and isotope records from ice core.
• Weathering and erosion study in the Himalaya
• Fluxes of elements and isotopes from continent to oceans.
• Cosmogenic nuclides 10Be and 26Al and their applications to earth surface processes.
• Non-traditional stable metal/metalloid isotopes (7Li,11B,30Si,98Mo etc.) and their applications to understand earth surface and oceanic processes.
• Development of non-traditional stable isotopes measurement using MC-ICP-MS.

Professional Record

              2020 – Continue: Scientist-E, National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa.

              2016 – 2019: Scientist-D, National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa.

              2012 – 2015: Scientist-C, National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa.

              2012 – 2013: Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at GFZ, Potsdam, Germany.

              2011 – 2011 Research Scientist at National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

              2010 – 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India