Dr. Amiya Baruah
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. : Jadavpur University, KolkataResearch Interests:
Geodynamics; Tectonics; Structural geology; Numerical Modelling; Laboratory ExperimentsDate of Joining : Aug 2, 2016
Phone: 8486283522
Email: amiya.baruah@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Post-Doc: Royal Holloway University of London, U.K. (2016)
Career Profile/Services:
1. Assistant Professor, Cotton University (2016 onwards)
2. Marie-Curie Incoming Post-doctoral Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London, U.K. (2015-2016)
3. INSPIRE Fellow, Jadavpur University (2010-2015)
4. Junior Research Fellow, IISER-Kolkata (2008-2010)
Research Projects
| Sl. No. | Principal Investigator | Co Principal Investigator | Title of the Project | Period | Sponsoring Agency | Sanctioned Amount | Status |
| 1 | Dr. S. HierMajumder, RHUL, London, UK | Dr. Amiya Baruah, RHUL, London, UK | Deep Earth Elastic Properties and Effective Rheology (DEEPER) | 2015-2016 | European Commission | 183455 Euro | Completed |
| 2 | Dr. Amiya Baruah | Role of multiphase flows in controlling the dynamics of melts and other geological fluids: a theoretical and experimental investigation | 2017- | SERB-DST | Rs. 50,67,200/ | Ongoing |
Research Projects
| Sl. No | Name of the Project | Name of the Principal Investigator(PI) | Name of the Co-PI | Name of the Funding Agency | Type (Government/Non-Government) | Year | Funds Sanctioned (INR in lakhs) | Duration of the Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanisms of melt – driven petrological assimilation in high-grade metamorphic terrains: a theoretical and experimental modelling approach Status: Ongoing |
Amiya Baruah | Extramural Research Division (EMR-II), CSIR-HRDG | Government | 2023 | 31 Lacs | 3 years | |
| 2 | Role of multiphase flows in controlling the dynamics of melts and other geological fluids: a theoretical and experimental investigation | Dr. Amiya Baruah | SERB | Government | 2017 | 50.672 | 4 years |
Research paper publications
2024
1. PJ Hazarika, R Dasgupta, A Baruah, N Mandal , Ground surface displacements and stress localization driven by dual magma chamber dynamics: analytical and numerical model estimates , International Journal of Earth Sciences, 1-20, 2024
2023
1. A Baruah, MK Roy, N Mandal, S Misra , Reaction-diffusion modelling of petrological mixing mechanisms in the evolution of continental crusts , Frontiers in Earth Science , vol. 11, 1115103, 2023
2022
1. S Deb, A Baruah, S Kumar, Ensemble-based unsupervised machine learning method for membership determination of open clusters using Mahalanobis distance , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 515 , 4685-4701, (4), 2022 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2116
2021
1. H Das, S Deb, A Baruah , Optimal Softening for Gravitational Force Calculations in N-body Dynamics , The Astrophysical Journal , vol. 911 , 83, (2), 2021 DOI 10.3847/1538-4357/abe94d
2020
1. Bibhuti Gogoi, Hiredya Chauhan, Gaurav Hazarika, Amiya Baruah, Mukunda Saikia, Pallab Jyoti Hazarika, Significance of viscous folding in the migmatites of Chotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex, eastern India, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. 111, 119-134, 2, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691020000067
2. Dip Ghosh, Giridas Maiti, Nibir Mandal, Amiya Baruah, Cold Plumes Initiated by Rayleigh‐Taylor Instabilities in Subduction Zones, and Their Characteristic Volcanic Distributions: The Role of Slab Dip, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 125, e2020JB019814, 8, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB019814
Research paper publications till 2021
1. Baruah, A., Gupta, A.K., Mandal, N., Singh, R.N .,2013.Rapid ascent conditions of diamond-bearing kimberlitic magmas: Findings from high pressure-temperature experiments and finite element modeling Tectonophysics 594 , 13-26.
2. Baruah, A., Roy, M.K., Sarkar, S., Mandal, N., 2013. Dynamics of solid-melt front migration from a reaction-diffusion mode. Heat and Mass Transfer 50, 31-38.
3. Dutta, U., Sarkar, S., Baruah, A., Mandal, N., 2014. Ascent modes of jets and plumes in a stationary fluid of contrasting viscosity. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 63, 1-10.
4. Roy, S., Baruah, A., Misra, S., Mandal, N., 2014. Effects of bedrock anisotropy on hillslope failure in the DarjeelingSikkim Himalaya: an insight from physical and numerical models. Landslides 12 (5), 927-941.
5. Sarkar, S., Baruah, A., Dutta, U., Mandal, N., 2014. Role of random thermal perturbations in the magmatic segmentation of mid-oceanic ridges: insights from numerical simulations. Tectonophysics 636, 83-99.
6. Mandal, N., Bose, S., Baruah, A., Sarkar, S., 2015. First-order topography of the Himalayan Mountain belt: a deepcrustal flow analysis. Geological Society of London, Sp. Pub. 412.
7. U Dutta, A Baruah, N Mandal., 2016. Role of source-layer tilts in the axi-asymmetric growth of diapirs triggered by a Rayleigh–Taylor instability. Geophysical Journal International 206 (3), 1814-1830
8. N Mandal, S Sarkar, A Baruah, U Dutta, 2018, Production, pathways and budgets of melts in mid-ocean ridges: An enthalpy based thermo-mechanical model. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 277, 55-69.
Abstracts in conferences/workshops:
1. Baruah, A, Mandal, N., 2012. Stress modelling of magma storage zones and its implications for rapid kimberlitic magma ascent. AGU Fall Meeting , San Farncisco. Abstracts 1, 2709
2. Saha, P., Baruah, A., Bose, S., Mandal, N. (2012) Selective reactivation of normal faults in inversion tectonics: insights from analogue experiments. National workshop on Geology of Kachchh basin, Western India: present status and future perspectives, KSKV Kachchh University, India.
3. Baruah, A., Mandal, N. (2012) Problem of magma ascent: findings from finite element models. Rock Deformation and Structures (RDS-II), University of Lucknow.
4. Baruah, A., Mandal, N., Gupta, A.K. (2013) Ascent behavior of Kimberlitic magmas: findings from experiments and theoretical models. IGU, Jadavpur University
5. Baruah, A., Sarkar, S., Mandal, N., Bose, S., 2014. Deep-crustal flow patterns and their manifestations in the first-order topography of the Himalayan Mountain belt. Rock Deformation and Structures (RDS-III), Dibrugarh University.
6. Baruah, A., Stevens, M., Hier-Majumder, S., Cai, Z., 2015. Phase Change Related Mechanical Instabilities During TwoPhase Flow in the Mantle. AGU Fall Meting, San Francisco.
7. Baruah, A., Roy, M.K., Mandal, N., Misra, S. 2016. A reaction-diffusion model for migmatization in high-grade metamorphic terrains. GU Conference, Vienna.
8. Baruah, A., Hier-Majumder, S. 2016. Role of Microscopic Properties in the Evolution of Large Scale Internal Structure in the UltraLow Velocity Zones. EGU Conference, Vienna.
Research Scholars
| Sl. No | Name | Research Topic | Roll No |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR. PALLAB JYOTI HAZARIKA (DST-INSPIRE -SRF) | Geodynamics (Research Title : Production and migration of melts in the Earth's interior : insights from theory, laboratory experiments and numerical modelling) | GLY1891001 |
| 2 | MR. RUPAM SONOWAL | Geodynamics (Research Title : Role of physical factors controling landslide activities in North-East India : Insight from physical and numerical modeling.) | GLY1991002 |
Other Information
Awards and Distinctions:
1. Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (Horizon 2020) Individual Research Fellowship,the European Commission, 2015
2. CSIR-UGC- NET, 2009
3. GATE (Geology and Geophysics), 2007
4. INSPIRE Fellowship from DST, Govt. of India
5. Gold Medal (Geology), University of Calcutta
6. Kalyan Mukherjee 61 Geology Medal by Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India, 2006-2007
7. N.N. Chaterjee Memorial Book Grant from Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India 2009
Invited Lecture:
1. Indian Geophysical Union Conference; Jadavpur University- 2013
2. Rock Deformation and Structures III, Dibrugarh University- 2014
3. Department of Geological Sciences; Gauhati University - 2017
Association with Professional Bodies:
1. Member, American Geophysical Union
2. Member, European Geophysical Union
3. Member, Structural Geology & Tectonic Studies Group-India