Shyam Kanhaiya Editor

Dr. Shyam Kanhaiya is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his Ph. D. from the Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. His area of interest is geochemistry of earth surface processes: river processes geochemistry, chemical weathering of rocks, sediment geochemistry, paleoclimatology and provenance studies besides fluvial sedimentology of the Ganga Plain. He has published a number of research papers in various national, international Journals. He received research grants from the various funding agencies i. e. University Grant Commission (UGC), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and Department of Higher Education for working on the various aspects of geosciences. Currently, he is supervising three Ph. D.students working on the various aspects related to geomorphology and fluvial sedimentology. He is also engaged in various administrative works apart from the teaching and research.

Dr. Saurabh Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his doctorate degree from the Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2017.  His research area is applications of Remote sensing & GIS, Quaternary geomorphology and optically stimulated luminescent (OSL). Dr. Singh has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals of his research areas.

Dr. Arohi Dixit has obtained her Master of Science and Master of philosophy from School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She earned her doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  The area of his doctoral researchis “Biogeochemistry for the Assessment of Wetlands of Gurugram, Haryana”. She is currently working as a Guest Faculty in School of open learning, University of Delhi, New Delhi India. She has published various research papers in the field of surface water quality, environmental geochemistry, and soil & water pollution.  She is a Wetland Ambassador (2018), Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), USA. She is also working actively in the conservation of urban wetlands in Delhi NCR region, New Delhi, India.

Dr Atul Kumar Singh is a Ph. D. in Geology with specialisation in Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology and Luminescence Dating. He did his graduation and post-graduation from University of Allahabad. He moved to Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata for his doctorate degree. He did phenomenal work in understanding the evolution of fluvial landforms in Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas. Currently he is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. He is interested in understanding Earth surface processes and influence of climate change and tectonics on landscape evolution. His research interests also include Remote Sensing and GIS of fluvial systems, application of ¹⁴C, ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al dating in geomorphology. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals from his research field.