CURRICULUM VITAE - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
: VEERU KANT SINGH
Designation : Scientist – B
Mailing Address : Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
53- University Road,
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
India – 226007
Telephone : +91- 0522- 2274932 (O)
+91- 9450649618; 87326134870 (M)
Telefax : +91-0522-22740037
E-mail
: veerukantsingh@hotmail.com; veerukantsingh@gmail.com
Residence : 973, Near Manas Montessary School,
Manas Nagar, Krishna Nagar
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
India – 226023
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
2002 : Post Graduation (M.Sc.) from Geology Department, University of Lucknow,
Lucknow, India
2000 : Graduation (B.Sc) from the University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
1997 : Intermediate (Science Group) from the Uttar Pradesh Board, India
1995 : High School (Science Group) from the Uttar Pradesh Board, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIANCE
• From 15/05/2005 to Present: Working as Scientist-B in the Birbal Sahni
Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India. Currently engaged in the
Palaeobiological studies of Proterozoic Chhattisgarh Basin of Indian
subcontinent.
FIELD OF SPECIALISATION:
• Micropalaeontology and Stratigraphy of Precambrian Sediments of
Indian subcontinent.
CURRENT RESEARCH INTEREST:
• Evolution of life and their significance in earths earliest Biosphere.
• Morphotaxonomy of biotic elements (Acritarchs, Stromatolites and
Carbonaceous remains).
• Evolutionary significance of planktic and benthic biocoenosis in
biostratigraphy.
• Reconstruction of palaeoenvironment of the basin based on biotic elements.
• Significance of biotic elements in exploration of energy resources.
• Inter- and Intra basinal correlation of biostratigraphic data.
SPONSORED PROJECT / RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1. Availed Junior Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR), New Delhi for a Research project” Evolutionary Evidences
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and Palaeobiology of Mesoproterozoic Salkhan Limestone Formation,
Semri Group, Vindhyan Supergroup: A study of microbial communities”
from January 01, 2004 to June 15, 2005 (Ph. D. Work).
2. Availed Junior Research Fellowship of Department of Science & Technology
sponsored project on topic entitled “Biosedimentology and Palaeobiology of
the Krol Formation: A Study in evolution of the Terminal Proterozoic
biota” from December 24, 2002 – December31, 2003.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (To access the full article, visit
http://bsip.academia.edu/VeeruSingh/Papers):
a). RESEARCH ARTICLE:
1. Singh, V. K., Babu, R. & Shukla, M. 2011. Heterolithic prokeryotes from the
coated grains bearing carbonate facies of Bhander Group, Madhya Pradesh,
India. Journal of Applied Biosciences. Vol. 37(2): 80-90.
2. Singh, V. K., Babu, R., Kumar, P. A & Shukla, M. 2011. Discovery Of Soft
Bodied Metazoans And Microphytofossils From The Mesoproterozoic
Sediments Of Vindhyan Supergroup, India. Journal of Cell and Animal
Biology. Vol. 5(6), pp. 89-95.
3. Babu, R. & Singh, V. K., 2011. Record of aquatic carbonaceous etaphytic
remains from the Proterozoic Singhora Group of Chhattisgarh Supergroup,
India and their significance. Journal of Evolutionary Biology Research,
Vol. 3(5), pp. 47-66.
4. Singh, V. K., Babu, R & Shukla, M. 2009. Discovery of carbonaceous remains
from the Neoproterozoic shales of Vindhyan Supergroup, India. Journal of
Evolutionary Biology Research, Vol. 1: 001-017.
5. Babu, R, Singh, V. K. & Shukla, M. 2009. Cryptic bioentities with their
significance from the Gotan Formation of Bilara Group, Marwar Supergroup,
Rajasthan. Current Science, Vol. 96 (12): 1575-1577.
6. Mehrotra, N. C., Babu, R., Tewari, R., Jha, N., Kumar, P., Singh V. K. &
Shukla, M. 2008. New Global Opportunities for Hydrocarbon Exploration in
Neoproterozoic Basins of Indian Subcontinent. Journal of Geological
Society of India. Vol. 72: 543-546.
7. Singh, V. K., Babu, R., Kumar, P and Shukla, M. 2008. Ediacaran-
Phanerozoic Fossils assemblage from the Marwar Supergroup, Western
Rajasthan, India. In Proceeding of 5 th International Conference on
Environmental Micropalaeontology, Microbiology and Meiobenthology-
2008, held at University of Madras, India. February 17- 25, 2008; pp. 291-
294.
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8. Rai, V. & Singh, V. K., 2006. Discovery of Megascopic Multicellularity in Deep
Time: New Evidences From ~1.7 Ga Old Lower Vindhyan Supergroup, Uttar
Pradesh, Central India. Journal of Applied Biosciences. Vol. 32(2): 196-203.
9. Rai, V. & Singh, V. K., 2004. Discovery of Obruchevella Reitlinger, 1948 from
the late Palaeoproterozoic Lower Vindhyan succession and its significance.
Journal of Palaeontological Society of India. Vol. 49. pp 189-196.
CATALOGUE/MONOGRAPHS:
1. Shukla, M., Babu, R., Singh, V. K. & Sharma M., 2006. A catalogue of
Precambrian Palaeobiological remains from India. Diamond Jubilee Special
Publication, BSIP: 1- 121.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
1. Awarded Junior Research Fellowship of CSIR-UGC NET in 2003.
MEMBERSHIPS IN SOCIETIES:
1. Life Fellow of Palaeontological Society of India, Lucknow Since 2005
2. Life fellow of Alumni Association of Lucknow University since 2006.
3. Life fellow of Society of Earth Science Since 2008
4. Annual fellow of International Organization of Palaeobotany, Indian chapter.
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