Curriculum Vitae  

Name                                       :           Bimalendu Bhusan Bhattacharya

Date of Birth                             :           January 01, 1942

Designation                               :           Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Distinguished Professor

                                                            S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

                                                            Block: JD; Sector: III; Salt Lake

                                                            Kolkata – 700 098

                                                            (Formerly Director, Indian School of Mines)

                                                             Dhanbad

Permanent Address                  :           H-30, Moorchhana, Flat E – 1,

                                                            B. P. Township, Kolkata - 700094

Phone                                       :           (O): 2335 5705-8 Ext. 438; (R): 24627083

                                                            Mobile: 98317 34316 / 94335 37171

                                                            Fax: 033 – 2335 3477

E-mails                         :           bimal_ism@yahoo.com; bimalendu@bose.res.in

Academic Qualifications:

* Recipient of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India Indo-USSR Scholarship for 1970-74

Field of Specialization:           *          Geoelectromagnetism: Electrical, Electromagnetic

                                                            And Magnetotelluric (MT) Methods

*          Exploration for Oil, Minerals and Ground water

                                                *          Mining Geophysics, Engineering Geophysics and

                                                            Environmental Geophysics

                                                *          Interpretation of Geophysical Data (Nonlinear

                                                            Inversion, Computer Simulation and Modelling)

                                                *          Deep Crustal Studies

                                                *          Exploration Antarctica

Positions Held:

Fellowship/Membership of Academic/Professional Bodies:

            *          Fellow, National Academy of Engineering (FNAE).

            *          Fellow, Geological Society of India (FGSI, India).

            *          Fellow, Association of Exploration Geophysicists (FAEG).

            *          Fellow, Mining, Geology and Metallurgical Institute (MGMI).

            *          Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), USA.   

            *          Member, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE),                                     The Netherlands.

            *          Member, Computer Society of India.

            *          Member, Hydrological Society of India.

            *          Member, Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India.

Awards/Honours/Citations:

            *          National Mineral Award, Dept. of Mines, Govt. of India, 1995.

            *          Distinguished Service Award (Indian School of Mines Faculty), 1987.

            *          Dr. Coggin Brown Gold Medal on Earth Sciences, MGMI, 1986-87.

            *          Decennial Award, Association of Exploration Geophysicists, 1986.

            *          Chairman, Computer Society of India, Dhanbad Chapter, 2002-03 &

                        2003-04

*          Prince Mukharramjah Endowment Lecture, Indian Geophysical Union held in Madras University in December, 2003.

*          Member of the Editorial Committee of The Journal of Geological Society of India, Bangalore from 2005.

*          Convocation Address as Chief Guest in National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar (Deemed University) in the Convocation of 2006.

*          Recipient of Distinguished Professor’s Chair by Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2006.

Invited Lectures in India and Abroad:

(A)       Delivered several invited lectures on various research topics of Applied Geophysics and Exploration Antarctica. The names of some such organizations/Institutes are given below:

            In India

Ä         Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Ä         Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi

Ä         Institute of Technology (IT), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

Ä         Department of Geophysics, Banras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

Ä         University of Roorkee, Roorkee

Ä         Visvabharati University, Santiniketan

Ä         Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Ä         Panjab University, Chandigarh

Ä         Dayalbagh University, Dayalbagh, Agra

Ä         Presidency College, Kolkata

Ä         Ramkrishna Mission College, Narendrapur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Ä         Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata

Ä         National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur

Ä         Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI), Dhanbad

Ä         Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI), Jealgora, Dhanbad

Ä         Central Electromechanical Research Institute (CERI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Ä         Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute (MGMI), Kolkata

Ä         MGMI, Asansol Chapter, Asansol

Ä         Institute of Engineers, Kolkata

Ä         Institute of Engineers, Bokaro

Ä         Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. (CMPDIL), Ranchi

Ä         Association of Exploration Geophysicists Conference, Bhubaneswar

Ä         Indian Science Congress, held in Delhi University, Delhi

Ä         Vice Chancellor’s Conference in Eastern India, Dhanbad

Ä         Foundation Day Lecture in Central Fuel Research Institute, (CFRI), CSIR

Ä         Foundation Day Lecture in Central Mining Research Institute, (CMRI), CSIR

Ä         GSI Training Institute, Jaipur.

Ä         Geological Survey of India, Western Region, Jaipur.

Ä         Key-Note address in the CSIR Diamond Jubilee at NGRI, Hyderabad.

            Abroad

Ä         Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Ä         Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Ä         Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison,      Wisconsin, USA

Ä         Department of Earth Sciences, Waterloo University, Waterloo, Canada

Ä         Geomechanic Research Group, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Ä         British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, UK

Ä         Bullard Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University,         Cambridge, UK.

Brief Account of Academic Work:

*          Number of Ph.D. students guided: 17

*          Published 67 technical papers in Refereed National and International journals of repute.

·        International 37

·        National 30

*          Edited three books.

*          Contributed in “Encyclopedia Asiana”, MP Birla Foundation, The Research and

            Publication Unit (Chairman of Editorial Board: Professor P. Lal)

Member Editorial Committee and Referee for National and International Journals.

·        Member, Editorial Committee of The Journal of Geological Society of India, Bangalore, India from 2004.

·        Current Science, Bangalore, India

·        Proceedings of Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, India

·        Indian Journal of Geology, Kolkata, India

·        Journal of Geological Society of India,  Bangalore, India

·        Journal of Geophysics, Hyderabad, India

·        Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, India

·        Geophysics, USA

·        Pure and Applied Geophysics, Switzerland

·        Journal of Applied Geophysics, The Netherlands

·        Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, The Netherlands

Membership of National Committees

·        Member, Management Council, Atomic Minerals Division, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India from 2006.

·        Government Nominee as non-official part-time Director on Board of Directors of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd under the Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India, on  the recommendation of Board of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India.

·        Mentor, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) for State Project Facilitation Unit – West Bengal (SPFU-WB) of the World Bank Project for Technical Education of India, coordinated by MHRD, Govt. of India from 2005.

·        Member, Project Advisory and Monitoring Committee (PAMC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, for Deep Continental Studies (DCS) from 2005.

·        Member, Monitoring Committee for National Network Project of CSIR on Beach Placer Deposit in India from 2004.

·        Member, Jharkhand State Mineral Advisory Committee (till 2003).

·        Member, Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) under Science and Engineering Research (SERC) of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India on “Materials, Mining and Mineral Engineering”, 1994-2000.

·        Alternate Member, Research Council, National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), Kolar Gold Fields, Department. of Mines, Govt. of India, 1999-2003.

·        Member, University Grants Commission’s (UGC) panel on Earth Sciences, 1994-1999.

·        Vice Chairman, National Eligibility Test (NET) for Earth Sciences conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 1995-1998.

·        Member, Project Advisory and Monitoring Committee (PAMC) for the projects entitled “All India Coordinated projects on seismicity and seismotectonics of the Himalaya Region”, DST, 1987-1993.

·        Member, Research Council (RC), Central Mining Research Station (CMRS), [now known as Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI)], Dhanbad, 1988-1991.

·        Member, Inter Departmental Committee to consider the security aspects of sharing geological/gravity data set up by DST, Govt. of India, 1987.

·        Member, Working group of Eighth Five Year Plan of Department of Ocean Development (DOD), constituted by Planning Commission, 1988.

·        Member, Antarctica Study Group, 1987.

·        Member, Technical Evaluation Committee for Indian Antarctica Expedition, 1986.

List of Scholars Guided for Ph.D

(Present status of the recipient shown within the bracket in italics)

Roy, I.G., 1987, The regularization method and its application on inverse problem for the interpretation of layered earth in resistivity method.

(Working in a Geophysical Company in Australia)

Sengupta, B.J., 1988, Some mathematical studies on geoelectrical method.

(Director, Marine Wing, Geological Survey of India (GSI), Kolkata)

Rai, S.S., 1988, Quantitative interpretation of time domain and multifrequency electromagnetics.

(Scientist, F, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad; Recipient of Henagar and CSIR Young Scientist Award)

Roy, U.S., 1988, Qualitative and quantitative assessment of Tertiary coals of Joanna Oil field and Genesis of oil with respect to coal by modern well logging technique.

(Deputy General Manager, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Defraud)

Data, I., 1988, Depth of investigation studies in resistivity method for homogeneous and anisotropic earth.

(Chief Geophysicist, (ONGC))

Cheryl, K.S., 1989, Application of radioactive logs to petrophysical data for reservoir description of Alpha oil field in Gujarat.

(Presently in USA; formerly of ONGC, Ahmedabad)

Majumdar, T.J., 1990, Development and application of mathematical models for the interpretation of remote sensing data for petroleum exploration.

(Scientist, Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad)

Sarkar, R.K., 1990, Stochastic inverse to optimal geosounding interpretation problem.

(Director, GSI, Kolkata)

Keramat, M., 1991, Quantitative interpretation techniques of transient electromagnetic system using single loop rectangular pulse wave.

(Professor, Department of Physics and Electronics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, at present Pro Vice Chancellor, Rajshahi University)

Mohan, G., 1994, Seismic tomography of the crust and mantle beneath South Asia.

(Associate Professor, IIT, Bombay; Recipient of CSIR Young Scientist Award)

Gupta, D., 1997, Geophysical exploration for Lead-Zinc occurrences in Rajasthan, India, with special reference to borehole and PEXMEL method.

(Senior Geophysicist, GSI, Jaipur; Oil & Natural Gas Corporation - Association of Exploration Geophysicist (ONGC-AEG) Best Ph.D Thesis Award for the year 1997 in Exploration Geophysics)

Mohanty, P.R., 1997, Seismic analysis for detection of coal seam discontinuities with special reference to Raniganj and Jharia coalfield.

(Associate Professor, ISM, Dhanbad)

Shalivahan, 2000, Nonlinear inversion of Electrical and magnetotelluric data using very fast simulated annealing.

(Assistant Professor, ISM, Dhanbad)

Dipankar, Biswas, 2001, Study of the effect of 2-D topography and overburden in surface based uniform electric field measurements.

(Supdt. Geophysicist, ONGC, Baroda)

Shyamal Kumar Adhikari, 2001, Ground water management in drought prone districts of Nawapara in Kalahandi, Orissa - A geophysical approach.

(Geophysicist,CGWB, Kolkata)

Somaditya Dutta, 2002, Enhancement of seismic data in tectonically disturbed areas of some petroliferous basins of India

(Chief Geophysicist, ONGC, Mumbai; ; Oil & Natural Gas Corporation - Association of Exploration Geophysicist (ONGC-AEG) Best Ph.D Thesis Award for the year 2003 in Exploration Geophysics )

Rajib K Sinha Roy, 2006, Application of Magnetotelluric (MT) method for the study of geothermal resources of Bakreshwar, Eastern India.

(Assistant Geophysicist, Central Water Power and Research Station (CPWRS), Khadakvasla, Pune)

                                             LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1.         Bhattacharya, B. B., Mallick, K., and Roy, A. 1969, Gravity prospecting for                                                chromite at Sukinda and Sukrangi, Cuttack district, Orissa, India : Geoexploration, 7, 201 – 240.

2.         Bhattacharya, B. B., 1969, Mining geophysical activities of NGRI, 7, 99-109.           

3.       Bhattacharya, B. B., Jain, Shikhar, C., Verma, R. K., and Roy, A., 1971, Some                      geophysical results of Khetri region: Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 8, 157-167.       

4.   Tsitsishvily, N. D., Semenov, A. S., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1973, Pole polirizovannoi spheri provodnika v kathodnoi i anodnoi oblastyskh s postoyannoi skachkom  (Field due to a polarized sphere with a constant potential drop at the boundary of the cathodic and anodic regions): Voprosi Geofiziki (The Problems of Geophysics), 23, 90-110 (in Russian).

5.      Semenov, A.S., Novozhilova, M. E., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1973, Pole metoda  sredinnova gradienta v anizotropnoi srede (Middle gradient method in the anistropic medium): Vestnik Leningradskoye Universiteta  (Proceedings of Leningrad University), 18, 5-14 (in Russian). 

6.     Semenov, A. S., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Neodnorodnost  I anizotropnost porod v pole tochechnogo istochnika toka (Inhomogeneity and anisotropy of rocks in the field due to a point source of current): Voprosy Geofiziki (The Problkems in Geophysics), 24, 35-44 (in Russian).

7.   Semenov, A. S., Novozhilova, M.E., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Pole progruzhennogo lineinogo zaryazhennogo provodnika na graniotse anizotropnogo polu prostanstva (Field due to a buried linear source at the boundary of anistropic half-space): Voprosy Geofiziki (The Problems in Geophysics), 24, 45-63 (in Russian).                                                                           

8.   Semenov, A. S., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Pole zaryazhennogo lineinogo provodnika  v  bezgranichnoi anizotropnoi srede (Field due to a linear source in an infinite anisotropic medium): Voprosy Geofiziki (The Problems in Geophysics), 24, 64 – 76 (in Russian).

9.    Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Eksperimentalnie issledovaniya polya zaryazhennogo tsilindra v prirodnoi anizotropnoi srede (Experimental investigations of the field due to a linear source in an actual anistropic medium): Voprosy Geofiziki (The Problems in Geophysics), 24, 77 – 87 (in Russian).

10.  Bhattacharya, B. B., Jain, Shikhar, C., and Mallick, K. 1974, Geophysical     prospecting for barite: Geophysical Prospecting, 22, 421 – 429.

11.     Semenov, A. S., Novozhilova, M. E., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Otritsatelnoe kazhushcheesya saprotivlenie (Negative apparent resistivity): Voprosy Geofiziki (The Problems in Geophysics), 24, 45-63 (in Russian).

12.   Bhattacharya, B. B., and Semenov, A. S., 1975, Pole dipolnoi linii nad anizotropnoi srede (Field due to a linear dipole in anistropic half-space): Vestnik Leningradskoye Universiteta (Proceedings of Leningrad University)

 13.      Bhattacharya, B. B., and Nair, K. C. R., 1978, The three dimensional problem. An improved algorithm to compute the potential function: Journal of Computer Society of India.   

14.      Bhattacharya, B. B., and Roy, N., 1981, A note on the use of nomogram for selfpotential anomalies: Geophysical Prospecting, 29, 102-107.

15.       Bhattacharya, B. B., and Sen, M. K., 1981, Depth of Investigation of collinear electrode arrays over homogeneous anisotropic half-space in direct current methods: Geophysics, 46, 1981, 768 – 780.

16.    Bhattacharya, B. B., and Dutta, I., 1982, Application of the Principle of Reciprocity to study the validity of the depth of investigation characteristics in direct current methods: Gerlands Beitr Geophysik, 91, 1982, 150 – 156.

17.       Pandey, R. K., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1983, Correction factor for  determining depth to the basement from H-type magnetotelluric sounding curves: GSI special Publication Series No.2, vol. II, 505 – 512.

18.       Bhattacharya, B. B., and Dutta, I., 1983, Depth of investigation studies for gradient arrays over, homogeneous isotropic half space: Geophysics, 48, 1248-1251.

19.          Bhattacharya, B. B., Mukherjee, D. S., and Chatterjee, D., 1983, Enhancement of em anamoly: A circuit theory approach: Geophysics, 48, 1248-1251.

20.      Bhattacharya, B. B., Biswas, D., Kar, G., and Ghosh, H., 1984, Geoelectric exploration of graphite in Bolanagir district, Orissa, India: Geoexploration,  22, 129-143.

21.          Bhattacharya, B. B., and Mahajan, D., 1984, Interpretation of Mining Geophysics    Data by Downward Continuation Technique: Gerlands Bietr Geophysik, 93, 12-22.

22.          Singh, R.P., Bhattacharya, B. B., and Rankin, D., 1984, Geology mapping of Koyna region in the Deccan traps by the magnetotelluric method: Current Science, 53, 1202 – 1205.           

23.        Rai, S, S., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1986, Quantitative interpretation of pulse em measurements over a weathered kimberlite diatreme: Geophysical Prospecting,  34, 220 – 231.

24.          Bhattacharya, B. B., 1987, role of Geophysics: URJA, 207 – 214.

25.       Bhattacharya, B. B., and Majumder, T. J. 1987, Bedrock elevation studies in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica: Technical Publication No. 4. Scientific Report: Fourth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. Department of Ocean Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1987, 35-41.  

26.     Bhattacharya, B. B., Keramat, M., and Raju, R. S., 1987, Result of electromagnetic measurements in Antarctica: Technical Publication No.4, Scientific Report: Fourth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica Departrment of Ocean Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1987, 69-81.  

27.     Bhattacharya, B. B., 1987, Schirmacher Oasis: Environment, History and Indian station “Maitree”: Technical Publication No. 4. Scientific Report: Fourth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. Department of Ocean Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1987, 171-186.    

28.    Singh., R. P., Bhattacharya, B. B., and Rankin, D., 1987, Potentiality of MT method for the location of hydrocarbon deposits beneath Deccan Trap regions in India: Energy Resources, 9, 87-97.

29.    Bhattacharya, B. B., 1987, Potential petroleum bearing basins of Antarctica.: Journal of the Association of Exploration Geophysicists, 8, 17-25.

30.      Bhattacharya, B. B., Sen, M. K., Dutta, Indrajit, Biswas, D., Kar, G, and Ghosh, H., 1988, Depth of investigation of electrode arrays over isotropic and anisotropic homogeneous half-space: Advances in Geophysics (ed.: B. B. Bhattacharya), 78-96. (Oxford & IBH).

31.    Bhattacharya, B. B., and Ghosh Roy, I., 1988. A method of inversion and its application to VES measurements: Advances in Geophysics (ed: B. B. Bhattacharya),43-64 (Oxford & IBH). 

32.     Raju.,  S. Keramat, M., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1988, Design and development of MPPO Transient electromagnetic system and its interpretation techniques for homogeneous earth:  Advances in Geophysics (ed : B. B. Bhattacharya), 23-42 (Oxford & IBH).

33.   Ghosh Roy, I., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1988. Method of  regularization in resistivity inversion for VES data:  Frontiers in Exploration  Geophysics (ed : B. B. Bhattacharya), 251-258 (Oxford and IBH).

34.   Majumdar, T. J., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1988, Derivation of surface of temperatures on land after correction due to atmospheric water vapour. A case study with INSAT VHRR Data:  Remote Sensing of Environment, 26, 185-191.

35.       Majumdar, T. J., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1988, Application of Haar transform for extraction of linear and anomalous patterns over part of Cambay basin, India : Int. J. Remote Sensing, 9, 1937-1942.

36.      Bhattacharya, B. B., and Biswas, D., 1988, Induced polarization response over a three – dimensional horizontal cylinder for gradient array : Gerland Beitr. Geophysik, 97, 273-286.

37.     Roy, K. K., Bhattacharya, B. B., Rao, C. K., Chattopadhyay, A., Raju, R. S., Ghosh Roy, I., and Acharya, S. K., 1990, Magnetotelluric survey across the older metamorphics and Singhbhum granite along the Keonjhar-Champua Road, Orissa, India : Indian  Journal of Earth Sciences, 17, 1-13. 

38.        Bhattacharya, B. B., and Majumdar, T. J., 1990, Development and application of  a data base using BAHSKAR SAMIR (Microwave) data : Int. J. Remote Sensing, 11, 577-583. 

39.        Majumdar, T. J., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1990, simulation of thermal inertia imagery with day time  HCMM data: Remote Sensing Letters,  11, 139-147.

40.       Majumdar, T. J., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1991, Extraction of shoreline and drainage patterns from aerial MSS thermal IR data over Cambay basin, India-an attempt to automatize the threshold selection:  Pattern recognition, 24, 157-164.

41.          Roy, K. K., Bhattacharya, B. B., Acharya, S. K., Bhattacharya, A, Rao, C. K., and Chattopadhyay, A., 1992, Magnetotelluric sounding observations over Tangabila station. Singhbhum granite batholith, India: Indian Minerals, 46, 237-246.   

42.         Bhattacharya, B. B., and Biswas, D., 1992, IP response for a two-dimensional horizontal cylinder: Geophysical Prospecting, 40, 651-670.

43.             Sen, M. K., Bhattacharya, B. B., and Stoffa, Paul, L., 1993, Nonlinear inversion of resistivity data: Geophysics, 58, 496-507.

44.           Roy, U. S., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1993, Determination of coal quality and formation strength using well logging techniques: Jour. Assoc. of Expl. Geophysicists, 14, 1993, 17-32.

45.     Shalivahan, Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Sen, Mrinal, K., 1998, Interpretation of self-potential anomalies by nonlinear inversion: Journal of Geophysics, 19, 219-224.

46.             Bhattacharya, B. B., and Jha, S. K. , 1998, Global optimaization in interpretation of vertical of Mathematical electrical sounding (VES) data : Inverse Methods (eds. N. K. Indira, and P. K. Gupta), 187 – 195.

47.        Biswas, D., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1998, 2-D electrical modelling over undulated  topography: Geophysics, 63, 898-907.

48.       Gupta, Dinesh, Shyam Radhe, Agarwal, A. K., Bhattacharya, B. B., and Banerjee, B., 1999, Principles of mise-a-la-mase method and its application to polymetallic sulphide deposits of Rajasthan: Journal of Geological Society of India, 53,  49-57.

49.   Bhattacharya, B. B., and Sarkar, K. K., 1999, Stochastic inversion of magnetotelluric data: Deep Electromagnetic Exploration  (eds K. K. Roy, S. K. Verma, and  K. Mallick,).

50.     Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Shalivahan, 1999. Application of robust processing of magnetotelluric (MT) data using single and remote reference sites: Current Science, 76, 1108 – 1113. 

51.      Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., Shalivahan, Pathak, Sobhan, Shaw, Ranjit, K. Mohanty, Priya, R., Sinharay, Rajib, K, and Acharya, Samir, K., 2000, Remote reference (RR) magnetotelluric (MT) studies over Singhbhum granite. Highlights in Earth Sciences: Paper no.13, DST, New Delhi, 171-162.  

52.             Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., Shaw, R., K, and Sen, Mrinal, K., 2000, Inversion of Magnetotelluric data by very fast simulated annealing: Golden Jubileee GSI Special Publication Series on Exploration Geophysics in India (1945-1995).

53.     Mohanty, P. R., Phadke, S., Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2000,  Seismic resolution over coal seams: A numerical study:  Acta Geophysica  Polonica, XLVIII, 215 – 222.

54.         Mohanty, P. R., Phadke, S., Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2001, Detection of some typical structural and  stratigraphic features in coal seams using seismic modeling and migration: Indian Minerals, 54, 8598.

55.    Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., Gupta, Dinesh, Banerjee, Budhadeb and Shalivahan, 2001, Mise-a-la-masse survey over an auriferous deposit: a case study: Geophysics, 66, 70-77.

56.         Sinharay, Rajib, K., Shalivahan, and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2001, An analysis of magnetotelluric (MT) data over geothermal region of Bakreshwar, West Bengal: Jl. Of Geophysics, XXII, 31-39.

57            Shalivahan, and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2002a, How remote can the far      remote reference site for magnetotelluric measurements be?: Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, No. B6, 1/1-1/7.

58.        Shalivahan, and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2002b, Implications of novel results about moho from magnetotelluric studies:  Current Science, 83, 1259-1264.

59.     Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Shalivahan, 2002a. The electric moho underneath Eastern Indian craton:  Geophysical Research Letter, 29, 14/1 – 14/4.

60.    Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Shalivahan , 2002b, Moho from magnetotelluric studies in Eastern Indian Craton and Slave Craton, Canada:  Journal of Geological Society of India, 60, 687 – 690.

61.       Bhattacharya, B. B., Shalivahan and Sen, M. K., 2003, Use of VFSA for resolution, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis in 1D DC resistivity and IP inversion: Geophysical Prospecting, 51, 393-408.

62.           Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Shalivahan, 2003, Sensitivity of Analysis of resistivity and induced polarization data for groundwater exploration:  Special Issue of BHU-JAL News.

63.             Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., Adhikari, S. K., and Shalivahan, 2003, Estimation of  aquifer parameters in hard rocks from surface resistivity measurements: Special issue of BHU-JAL News. 

64.        Shalivahan and Bimalendu B. Bhattacharya, 2005, Electrical anisotropy of   asthenosphere in a region of window to mantle underneath Eastern Indian Craton: Physics of The Earth And Planetary Interiors (PEPI) (Elsevier), 152, 43 – 61.

65.            Aparna Bera, Bimalendu B. Bhattacharya and Shalivahan, 2006, 2D Tomographic Imaging Over Mineralized Zones Using Self-Potential Data; Jl. Of Geological Society of India.

67.      Shalivahan, Sinharay, Rajib K. and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., 2006,    Remote reference (RR) magnetotelluric  (MT) impedance estimation of wideband data using hybrid algorithm: Jl. of Geophysical Research, American Geophysical Union (in press).

List of Papers Presented in Seminars/Symposiums/Workshops

1.  Bhattacharya, B. B., 1974, Eksperimentalnoe issledovaniya polya zaryazhennogo tsilindrana granitese anizotropnoi srede (field due to an excited cylinder in the anistropic medium): Materiali II Leningradskoe gorodskoe konferentsi sred molodykh uchenikh po geologi (in Russian).

2.  Bhattacharya, B. B., and Bagchi, P., 1983 Status of geoelectrical methods in     groundwatrer exploration: Proceedings of the Seminar on Assessment, Development & Management of Ground Water Resources, III, 150 – 163.  

3.     Bhattacharya, B, B., 1986, Need for geophysical investigation in Antarctica:   Annual Convention and seminar on Exploration Geophysics, Association of Exploration Geophysists,  73-81. 

4.  Bhattacharya, B. B., Shaw, R. K., and Banerjee,  B., 1991, Magnetotelluric interpretation, and for multilayered earth-a simple approach: Proc. First Int. Sem. on Exp. Geophy., 697-704.  

5.    Maulick, Bunjal, Dey, S., Gupta, A., and  Bhattacharya, B. B., 1991, Possibility of propogation of torsional surface wave in non-homogeneous earth: Proc. First Int. Sem on Exp. Geophy,  759-769.

6.  Mohanty, P. R., and Bhattacharya, B. B., 1991, Development of Synthetic Seismogram for coal seam: Proc. First Int. on Exp. Geophy., 782-787.

7.      Sen, Mallika, Bhattacharya, B. B., and Mahapatra, S., 1991, Mise-a-la-masse over a thin dipping conducting plate: Proc. First Int. Sem. on Exp. Geophy., 835-842.

8.      Bhattacharya, B, B., Sen, M. K., and Stoffa, Paul, L., 1992, Nonlinear inversion of resistivity sounding data: Proc. Int. Symp. at Moscow, SEG’ 92.

9.     Bhattacharya, B. B., Sen, M. K., Stoffa, Paul, L., Ghosh, Roy, I., and Mohanty, P. R., 1993, Global optimization in direct interpretation in VES and MT data: Proc. IMACS Int. Symp. on Mathematical Modelling  and  Scientific Computing , 26-32.

10.      Bhattacharya, B. B., Jha, Sanjay. K, Shaw, R. K., Roy, I. G., Mohanty, P. R., and Acharya, S. K., 1994, Application of geophysical methods in environmental problems: A review: Proc. of Second National Seminar on Minerals and Ecology (ed. S. P. Banerjee),  29-38.

11.       Shalivahan, Bhattacharya, B, B., and Sen, M. K., 1996, Interpretation of self-potential anomalies by nonlinear inversion: Proc. 2^nd International Seminar & exhibition on Geophysics Beyond 2000 organized by Assoc. of Expl.Geophy, 334-336.

12.        Bhattacharya, B. B., Shanta Ram, T. V., and Shalivahan, 1996, Magnetotelluric method for petroleum exploration: prospects and problems on the basis of Saurashtra basin: Proc. of Conference & Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics, Soc. Of Petroleum Geophysicist, Dehradun.      

13.        Bhattacharya, B, B., Pathak, S., Sen, M. K., and Shalivahan, 1996, Inversion of Magnetotelluric data by very fast simulated annealing: Proc. 2^nd Intl. Seminar & Exhibition on Geophysics Beyond 2000 organized by Assoc. of Expl. Geophy, 337-340.

14.          Bhattacharya, B. B., Shalivahan, and Sen, M. K., 1997, Nonlinear inversion by very fast simulated annealing for IP and resistivity sounding over multilayered earth Proc. of International workshop on High Resolution Geophysics organized by Laboratory of Advance Subsurface Imaging, Deptt. of Mining and Geological Engineering, The Univ. of Arizona.

15.      Bhattacharya, B. B., and Shalivahan, 1997, Robust Processing of Magnetotelluric (MT) sounding data measured over Dhanbad-Dalma-Singhbhum-Badampahar section: Proc. of  23^rd  Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics, AEG.

16.        Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., Shalivahan and Sinharay, Rajib K., 1999, 2D electrical conductivity structure by magnetotelluric (MT) method over eastern Indian craton: Extended Abstract, 1, 61^st Conference, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, Helsinki-Finland, 2-16.   

17.    Bhattahcarya, Bimalendu, B., Shalivahan, and Sinharay, Rajib, K., 1999, 1-D and 2-D modelling over an Indian Sulphide deposit using very fast simulated annealing (VFSA) technique: Abstracts, International Conference, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 71.   

18.   Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., Shalivahan, and Sinharay, Rajib K., 1999, Influence of layer parameters on resistivity sounding data – a model study using VFSA inversion technique Proceedings of International Conference on Rock Engineering Techniques for Site Characterization, Bangalore, India.

19. Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., Shalivahan, and Sinharay, Rajib K., 1999, Determination of mechanical strength of the formations using geophysical well logging techniques: Proceedings of International Conference of Rock Engineering Techniques for Site Characterization, Bangalore, India.

20.   Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., and Biswas, Dipankar, 1999, Gradient array resistivity and IP imaging of 2-D horizontal cylinder buried in an undulated topography: Abstracts, 25^th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Chandigarh, India, p. A-3.

21.  Shalivahan, Sinharay, Rajib K., and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu  B., 1999, Comparison of electrical and electromagnetic joint inversion with VFSA inversion of electrical data for layered earth: Abstracts, 25^th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysicists, Chandigarh, India, and p. A-13.

22.  Sinharay, Rajib K., Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., and Shalivahan, 1999, An analysis of magnetotelluric (MT) data over geothermal region of Bakreshwar, West Bengal: Abstracts, 25^th annual Convention and Seminar on exploration of Geophysics Association of exploration Geophysicists, Chandigarh, India, p. A-14.

23. Shalivahan and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., 2000,  2-D inversion of  resistivity        and induced polarization data: Abstracts, 26^th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Goa, India.

24.  Shalivahan and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu  B., 2000, 2-D electrical Modelling over Rakha Block, Singhbhum Copper Belt: Geology and Mineral Resources of Bihar-Jharkhand, Dhanbad, India.

25. Mohanty, P.R., and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., 2000,  Detection of shallow subsurface cavities associated with old abandoned coal mines of Raniganj coalfield avoid possible inundation in mines: Proceeding volume in Mine Environment and Ventilation Symposium, 323-327, Oxford & IBH Publ. Co. Pvt., New Delhi.

25.  Shalivahan and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., 2001, Recent studies on the electric moho underneath Eastern Indian and Slave Cratons: Electromagnetic Imaging of Continental Crust, Vishakapatnam.

26.   Bhattacharya, B. B., Rajib K, Sinharay, and Shalivahan, 2002, MT survey over the geothermal region Bakreswar for investigation deeper gas-electrical  structure Abstracts, 27^th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics Association of Exploration “Geophysicists, Delhi India, p. A-14.

27.   Rajib K. Sinharay, Shalivahan and Bimalendu B. Bhattacharya, 2002, Groom Bailey decomposition of magnetotelluric impedance tenser :  Abstract, 27^th Annual convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Delhi, India, p. A-14.

28.   Bera, A, Bhattacharya, B. B. and Shalivahan, 2002, Tomographic imaging of the sub surface from self-potential data : Abstract, 27^th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics Association of Exploration Geophysicists, Delhi, India, p.14.

29. Bhattacharya, B. B., Sinharay, Rajib K., and Shalivahan, 2002 Audiomagnetotelluric investigations for 2D electrical conductivity modelling over geothermal province over Bakreswar, Eastern India: 72^nd SEG, Utah.

30.   Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2003, Delivered a Special Invited lecture on “Thermal Logging and Heat Flow Studies” in the “Workshop on Bore Hole Geophysics” conducted by Geological Survey of India Training Institute at Jaipur, Rajasthan held during September 2-8, 2003.

31.  Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2003, Key-note address on “Electrical, Electromagnetic and Magnetotelluric Methods” in the Diamond Jubilee Seminar on “Frontiers of Geophysical Research” (CSIR Diamond Jubilee Celebrations) held at NGRI, Hyderabad during September 10-11, 2003.

32.     Shalivahan, and Bhattacharya, Bimalendu B., 2003, Nonlinear inversion using spline parameterization of resistivity and IP data, National Seminar on Developments in Geophysical Sciences in India.

33.     Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2003, Prince Mukramjha Endowment lecture of Association of Exploration Geophysicists (AEG) held at Chennai.

34.       Shalivahan, Sinharay, R. K., and Bhattacharya, B. Bimalendu, 2004, Electrical conductivity structure over geothermal province of Bakreswar, Eastern India Poster Presentation, 17^th EM International Workshop, NGRI, Hyderabad.  

35. Bhattacharya, Bimalendu, B., 2006, Chaired the session on Non Seismic Methods in 6^th International Conference & Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics; Theme : Geophysics for Mitigating Exploration risks. Held at Science City, Kolkata during January 9 – 11, 2006.

Books Edited and Contributed

1. Edited Fourth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, Scientific Report: 1987, Department of Ocean development, Technical Publication No. 4.

2. Edited following two books published by Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

·        Advancement in Geophysics:1987 Diamond Jubilee Monograph, Department of Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.

·        Frontiers in Exploration Geophysics: 1988, Proceedings of the Diamond Jubilee National Seminar organized by the Department of Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India (July 14 – 16, 1986).

       3.  Contributed in “Encyclopedia Asiana”, MP Birla Foundation, The Research           and Publication Unit (Chairman of Editorial Board: Professor P. Lal)