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4 articles for “Geochronology”
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Up Against Odds: The Story of an Indian Researcher
Abstract: The story of an Indian researcher is the scientific journey of a rural youth who tops in high school and is motivated by his teachers to study science. It depicts his fight against all odds to carry out his research activity in India after his training abroad. It is written to inspire other young Indian scientists who face the dilemma of working in India after their training in world class …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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My Forays into Interdisciplinary Areas of Research
Abstract: This article discusses my journey in interdisciplinary areas of research in India as a pioneer. I was trained as a High Energy Nuclear Physicist at Marie Curie University, Paris, but on return to India, I had to train myself in many diverse fields due to lack of experimental facilities in my own field. My first foray was in Geochronology using fission track dating. Then, I got the opportunity to use …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 26–29 Read article
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My Journey in Earth Sciences and Creation of Physics Department in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Abstract: Before venturing into Earth Sciences (Geochronology, Geochemistry and Geophysics), I tried my luck for a while to enter the domain of radiation biology. For this purpose, I participated in a four weeks Summer School organised in April, 1974 by the doyen of Biophysics, G.N. Ramachandran, who was a hot candidate for Nobel Prize in Physics those days in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. I found Biology and Biochemistry contents of …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 39–46 Read article
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Radon Studies for Uranium Exploration, Environment Health Hazards and Earthquake Prediction
Abstract: During 1975, when my research laboratory in Geochronology became operational in Punjabi University, Patiala, I came in contact with Robert McCorkell, a geologist of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He helped me a lot in sending literature concerning my research in inter-disciplinary areas of my choice. He suggested that using simple instrumentation, one can start some research activity in Radon monitoring in soil and groundwater. On the basis of his …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 18–27 Read article