SOUVENIR COMMITTEE - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

Training Programme on “PALYNOLOGY IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION”
[ September 10-17, 2012 ]
DR. ALOK KUMAR SINGH
Department of Geology
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroluem Technology
Ratapur Chowk, Rae Bareli- 229316, U.P., India.
E-mail: asingh@rgipt.ac.in, singhalokk@yahoo.co.in
Dr. Alok Kumar Singh obtained Master’s degree in Geology with specialization in sedimentology
and was awarded Ph.D. in Geology with specialization in Coal Geology and coal petrology from
the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, topic of Ph.D. Thesis being “Organic Petrology and
Evolution of Paleogene Coal Deposits of Northeastern Himalaya, India. (Awarded in December
1997). He was involved in Teaching & Research (Postdoctoral) -1998 to 2004; Industrial Research-
June, 2004 – June, 2010 (R & D, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur). He was awarded as Young
Scientist By Indian Science Congress Association and received Khar Award for best paper by
Indian Institute of Mineral Engineer’s.
Dr. A. K. Singh has various professional activities as Member, International Committee for Coal
& Organic Petrology; Executive Council Member of Coal Petrological Society of India; Life
member of Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India, Indian Institute of Mineral
Engineers, Life member of Geosciences Foundation.
He has numerous academic honors viz. Junior Research Fellowship (Oil Natural Gas Commission);
Junior Research Fellowship (Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun); Senior Research
Fellowship and Research Associate including Senior Research Associate (Pool Officer and Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi).
Currently he is Faculty Member, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli since
June 2010. His areas of research interest are the Coal Geology, Coal and Organic Petrology, Source
Rock Characterization & Organic Maturation, Thermal History, Coal Utilization, Petroleum
Geology. He is presently involved in carrying research activities in petrographic characterization
and evolution of Mahanadi coals, Orissa and investigation of Damodar valley coals with reference
to their hydrocarbon potential.
Publication: 35 Research papers in the Journals of National and International Repute.
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow
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