CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinator Centre for Climate Studies (MAHE)
• Member, Ph D Protocol Approval Committee (MAHE)
• Member of Mentor Board, Grants Office (MAHE)

Awards & Citations received

• GEOHOST SUPPORT AWARD - 2020 by the 36th 沙巴体育 Geological Congress to participate in the 36th IGC during November 9-14, 2020.
• FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD - 2018 by the Government of the Republic of Slovakia under the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (not availed).
• TINKER-MUSE PRIZE TRAVEL AWARD awarded by the TINKER FOUNDATION, USA, to participate in the POLAR2018 conference, Davos, Switzerland, from June 19-23, 2018.
• PAGES-IPO TRAVEL AWARD to participate in the 5th PAGES OSM held at Zaragoza, Spain during May 9-13, 2017.?
• K.K. MENON AWARD IN SEDIMENTOLOGY – 2015 by the Geological Society of India, Bengaluuru in September 2015.
• SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP award by the Council of Scientific and Industrial 沙巴体育 (CSIR), Government of India in March 2008.
• YOUNG SEDIMENTOLOGIST AWARD – 2006 by the Indian Association of Sedimentologists in December 2006.
• AWARD FOR RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS – 2020-21 by the Vision Group on Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka on 29^th?April 2022.
• INQUA Travel Award to participate in the XXI INQUA Congress to be held in Rome, Italy during July 14 - 20, 2023.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

• Former Secretary, 沙巴体育 Geoscience Education Organisation (2014-2022).
• Member, Scientific Program Committee, 3^rd?National Conference on Polar Sciences, National Centre for Polar and Ocean 沙巴体育, Goa, May 16-19, 2023.