Government College Kasaragod
Government College Kasaragod

Dpt. ofGeology

Dr. Shinu N.

Assistant Professor

Address

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Assistant Professor in Geology

Dept. of Geology,

Govt. College Kasaragod 671 123.

Email: n.shinu “AT” gmail.com

Phone: +91 9645927632 (M)

Educational Qualifications

  • Area of Specilization: Marine Geology (Sedimentology, Paleoclimatology and Clay Mineralogy).
  • PhD in Marine Science from Cochin University of Science & Technology.
  • Thesis Title: “Environment and Climate Changes During the Late Quaternary: Inferences from the Sedimentary Records of South Eastern Arabian Sea.”
  • MSc Marine Geology - Cochin University with First Rank (2001).
  • BSc Geology - Kerala University (1998).

Awards & Achievements

  • Cochin University: First rank in MSc Marine Geology, 2001.
  • Dr. S. Lakshmanan Endowment award for securing first rank in MSc Marine Geology.
  • Prof. C. V. Kurien Endowment award for securing first rank in MSc Marine Geology.
  • Awarded NET-LS (CSIR-UGC) December, 2001.
  • Awarded JRF-NET (CSIR-UGC) December, 2003.
  • Board of Studies Member Geology (PG and UG), Kannur University (2011 onwards).

Research Experience

  • Guided Seven MSc dissertation/project in collaboration with Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum, GSI, Mangalore, CUSAT and CWRDM, Calicut.

Publications

Journals:

  1. A.C. Narayana, R. Tatavarti, N. Shinu, A. Subeer, (2007) Tsunami of December 26, 2004 on the southwest coast of India: Post-tsunami geomorphic and sediment characteristics. Marine Geology 242, pp155-168.
  2. A.C. Narayana, P.D Naidu, N. Shinu. Sukhija B S, Nagabhushanam, Carbonate and organic carbon content changes over last 20ka in the Southeastern Arabian Sea: Paleooceanographic Implications, Quaternary International, Vol. 206, issues 1-2 (2009), pp72-77.

Conferences:

  1. Narayana A C, Shinu N (2007) Organic Carbon, Calcium Carbonate and Clay Records during the last 20 kyr: Clues to Paleomonsoonal and Paleoenvironmental Changes in the National workshop on High Resolution Monsoon Reconstruction since the Last Glacial Maximum held at the Cochin University of Science and Technology during 20.07.2007 to 21.07.2007.

  2. Narayana A C, Shinu N (2006) Variation in clay mineral records during last 20 kyr: Clues to Paleomonsoonal and Paleoenvironmental Changes, AOGS Conference, Paper ID:59-OS-A0402 (Presented by first author).

Conference & Seminars

  • Workshop conducted by Board of Studies Geology, University of Kerala in connesction with the UG semesterisation held on 16.02.09 to 18.02.2009 at Senate Chamber, University of Kerala and 24.02.2009 to 25.02.2009 at University College, Trivandrum.
  • International PAGES workshop cum training programme on Global Change EILQUEC & POLTRAIN-2003 held during 10.02.2003 to 15.02.2003 at French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry.
  • DST sponsored National Training Course on Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry in Earth System Sciences held during 26.06.2006 to 30.06.2006 at National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.

Experience

  • 05.09.2001 to 26.10.2004: DOD JRF Dept. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Cochin University, Kochi.
  • 27.10.2004 to 30.10.2006: CSIR-JRF, Dept. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Cochin University, Kochi.
  • 01.11.2006 to 14.03.2007: CSIR-SRF, Dept. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Cochin University, Kochi.
  • 15.03.2007 to 27.06.2007: Lecturer (on Contract), Dept. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Cochin University, Kochi.
  • 27.06.2007 to 01.06.2009: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geology, University College, Trivandrum.
  • 03.06.2009 to Present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Geology, Govt. College Kasaragod.