Prof Vikram Gupta
Professor
| Department of Geology
Sikkim University, Gangtok
Sikkim
Expertise:
Geology
83
Publications
6
Projects
2058
Scopus Citations
1619
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23 Years 7 Months Total Experience
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2,058
Citations
28
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Professional Recognition
GSI Sesquecentennial Commemorative Award
2022
Geological Society of India
National Geoscience Award
2022
Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India
Swiss Govt Boursier - PDF
1996
Govt of Switzerland
Best Paper Award
2011
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
Community & Membership
Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) to understand the carrying Capacity in Mussoorie (Ut
MemberMember - High Power Committee of the Supreme Court of India to look into the Environmental
High Power CommitteeMember Expert of the the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) to understand the carrying
Member Expert CommiteeMember Special Expert Commitee Constituted by the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) re
Member Special Expert CommiteeMember Expert Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to formu
Member Expert CommitteeMember Working Committee of Experts of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New
Member Working CommitteeIndian Geological Congress
Life MemberPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
1998
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Certificate Course (generic, university/college-level)
1996
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Master of Philosophy
1989
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Master of Science
1988
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Professor
Aug 2023 – Present
Sikkim University, Gangtok
| Department of Geology
Scientist G
Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Scientist F
Jul 2018 – Jul 2023
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Scientist E
Jun 2013 – Jun 2018
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Scientist D
Feb 2008 – Jun 2013
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Scientist C
Feb 2003 – Feb 2008
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Physical Sciences
Scholarly Work
Landslide Hazard Assessment in NE India along the Gangtok-Tsomgo / Changu Lake and Gangtok – Chungthang – Lachen Corridor
CompletedStatus of geo-resources and impact assessment of geological (exogenic) processes in NW Himalayan Ecosystem under National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE)
CompletedGeotechnical characterization of soil / rocks with special reference to active landslides in the Mandakini valley, Garhwal Himalaya
CompletedDamage assessment mapping of Yamunotri valley with special reference to extreme rainfall events of the June 2013, Uttarakhand
CompletedEarthquake hazard and risk reduction in the Indian subcontinent (RRISC
CompletedRock Properties Laboratory – A National Facility
CompletedAn integrated study of physical, mechanical and acoustic properties of rocks of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda valleys and their inter-relationship
Shear wave velocity and Crustal structure along Satluj valley, Northwest Himalaya
Landslide susceptibility Zonation and slope stability analyses between mooring and Rampur, Satluj valley, Himachal Pradesh
Slope stability analyses in part of the Yamuna valley, Garhwal Himalaya
Study of Landslides between Ichhari Dam Site & Atal along Tons River Valley, Uttarakhand Himalaya
Large scale Engineering Geol. & Geotech. mapping of Kali Ganga and Mandakini valley
Landslide hazard zonation in the Bhagiratji valley, Garhwal Himalaya
Role of lithology in landslide distribution and dynamic slope stability analysis of active landslides in Goriganga river valley, Uttarakhand, India
Landslide hazard, Risk & Vulnerability Ass of the Mussoorie and Nainital township, NW Himalaya
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Scholarly Publications
Geological and geotechnical studies of landslides located near ichhari dam reservoir on tons valley, Uttarakhand Himalaya
Colonization delay of Rhizocarpon geographicum: Study from the Gangotri glacier, northwestern Himalaya
Kinematic rockfall hazard assessment along a transportation corridor in the Upper Alaknanda valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India
Estimation of strength characteristics of different Himalayan rocks from Schmidt hammer rebound, point load index, and compressional wave velocity
Seismic properties of naturally deformed quartzites of the Alaknanda valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India
Landslide Hazard in the Nainital township, Kumaun Himalaya, India: the case of September 2014 Balia Nala landslide
Crustal thickness and Poisson’s ratio variation in the Satluj Valley, Northwest Himalaya
Scopus: 10
Accelerated mass movement activities due to increased rainfall in the Nainital township, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India
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