Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)
Dr. Giri Yellalacheruvu
Scientist B
Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)
Email : giri[dot]y[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in
Phone(Off): 0471 2511682
Fax : 0471-2442280
Education
Post Doc : 2022 SEP-OCT, IIT Bombay.
PhD : 2016-2022, IIT Bombay and Monash University, Australia.
Title : Geophysical signatures of craton-mobile belt interactions: determining the Neoproterozoic link between the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt and East Antarctica.
M.Sc (Tech) : 2012-2015, Geophysics, Andhra University.
B.Sc (MPC) : 2009-2012, Acharya Nagarjuna University.
Professional career
- 2026 Jun - current, Scientist-B, SERG, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
- 2025 Aug - 2026 Jun, Project Scientist-I, SERG, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
- 2022 Nov - 2025 Aug, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Geophysics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
- 2022 Sep - 2022 Nov, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay.
Area of Specialization & Interest
- Gravity and Magnetic methods, Tectonics, Paleomagnetism, Super continental reconstructions.
Honours/Awards/Fellowships
- Student Travel Grant Winner- AGU Fall Meeting 2019.
- Qualified the State Level Eligibility Test for the Lectureship/Assistant Professor - 2015
- Qualified GATE Exam during 2015,2016,2017, and 2018.
- Second rank in MSc (Tech).
- College Topper in the Intermediate (12th Std).
Membership in Professional Bodies
- American Geophysical Union
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
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Journal papers
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J, Sumanta Kumar Sathapathy, Crustal architecture of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt and Tectonic Implications: Constraints from Aeromagnetic, Gravity and Geological Data, Volume 835, 2022, Tectonophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229386.
- Y, Giri., Betts, P.G., M, Radhakrishna., Mclean M, Biswal, T.K., Armit, R.J (2023). A Geophysical constrained terrane map of East Antarctica between Enderby Land and Princess Elizabeth Land. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 70(3), 303–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2023.2169957.
- P.U, Naveen., Sumanta Kumar Sathapathy, Y, Giri, Singh A.P, M, Radhakrishna. Structure and Tectonics of the Central part of Narmada-Son Lineament based on the Interpretation of Aeromagnetic and Gravity Data. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2023.105765.
- Sumanta Kumar Sathapathy, Munukutla Radhakrishna, Tapas Kumar Biswal, Y, Giri. Structure and geodynamic evolution of the lithosphere below Northwest Indian Shield: Constraints from geological, geochronological and multi-scale potential field modelling, Precambrian Research, Volume 397, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107173.
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J., Evidence of a Proterozoic suture along the southern part of Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt based on Geophysical data: Implications for the Nuna supercontinent. J Earth Syst Sci 133, 187 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02396-y.
- Sathapathy, S.K., Y, Giri. & Radhakrishna, M. Evidence of lithosphere erosion in the Eastern Indian shield from multi-scale potential field modelling: geodynamic implications. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-024-02416-8.
- C V Rao, S K Sathapathy, M Radhakrishna, Y, Giri, P U Naveen, Proterozoic crustal evolution of the eastern Vindhyan basin, central India: Constraints from geophysical and geochronological data, Gondwana Research, Volume 142, 2025, Pages 92-107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.03.001.
- Sathapathy, S.K., Radhakrishna, M., Betts, P. and Y, Giri, 2025. Lithosphere structure and evolution of the Southern Indian Shield: Constraints from 2-D joint potential field modelling, seismological and geochronological data. Gondwana Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.07.016.
Thesis publications
- Y, Giri, 2022, Ph.D. Thesis, Geophysical signatures of craton-mobile belt interactions: determining the Neoproterozoic link between the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt and East Antarctica, http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.26180/20155094.v1
Book/ Monographs /Chapters/Edited Volumes
- I was associated with a national conference organized at IIT ISM as a member of the Organizing committee. The extended abstract volume was edited for the book publication. I was one of the Editors of this book.
Book Title: Strong motion Earthquake: Structural response and aided designing.
Role: Editor.
Conferences/Seminars/Symposia
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J., 2019. India's position in supercontinent Rodinia: constraints from geophysical potential field data interpretations. AGUFM, 2019, pp. T43I-0540. (International Conference).
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J., 2021. Geological structures in East Antarctica identified from geophysical potential field data analysis and their correlations with structures of EGMB, India: Implications on the supercontinent Rodinia formation and breakup. IAGA -IASPEI Joint Assembly 2021. (International Conference) .
- Y, Giri., Munukutla, R., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K., Armit, R. and Sathapathy, S.K., 2022, December. The crustal architecture of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt: Implications on the position of India during the Proterozoic supercontinental cycles. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. T22A-13). (International Conference) .
- Sathapathy, S.K., Y, Giri. and Munukutla, R., 2022, December. Crustal structure below Northwest Indian Shield through constrained potential field modeling: geodynamic implications. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. T26A-03).
- Munukutla, R., Y, Giri. and Betts, P.G., 2022, December. a Paleo Suture at the Southern EGMB Revisited by Using the Potential Field Geophysical Data: Implications on the Proterozoic Supercontinent Amalgamations. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. T22A-06).
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K., Armit, R.J and. McLean M, A geophysically constrained crustal element map of East Antarctica between Enderby Land and Princess Elizabeth Land: Implications towards Proterozoic supercontinent amalgamations. National Conference on Polar Sciences at NCPOR Goa. 2023 NCPS2023/166. (Invited Oral Presentation).
- Y, Giri, Southern Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt-A Geophysical perspective in the context of supercontinental reconstructions. ETES 2024, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. (Oral Presentation).
- Sathapathy, S.K., Radhakrishna, M. and Giri, Y., 2024. Multi-scale Potential Field Modelling to Delineate the Lithosphere Structure below the Eastern Indian Shield and its Tectonic Implications (No. EGU24-17947). Copernicus Meetings.
- Singh, Tanmay. and Y, Giri., 2024, December. Subsurface Structure of Mahanadi Rift Basin by Using Geophysical Data: Implications on Onshore-Offshore Tectonic Linkage. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2024, pp. T01-16)., Abstract ID: 1546798 (output of an MSc (Tech) student thesis work).
Popular Articles
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J, Sumanta Kumar Sathapathy, Crustal architecture of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt and Tectonic Implications: Constraints from Aeromagnetic, Gravity and Geological Data, Volume 835, 2022, Tectonophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229386.
- Y, Giri., Betts, P.G., M, Radhakrishna., Mclean M, Biswal, T.K., Armit, R.J (2023). A Geophysical constrained terrane map of East Antarctica between Enderby Land and Princess Elizabeth Land. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 70(3), 303–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2023.2169957.
- Y, Giri., M, Radhakrishna., Betts, P.G., Biswal, T.K. and Armit, R.J., Evidence of a Proterozoic suture along the southern part of Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt based on Geophysical data: Implications for the Nuna supercontinent. J Earth Syst Sci 133, 187 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02396-y.
- Sathapathy, S.K., Radhakrishna, M., Betts, P. and Y, Giri, 2025. Lithosphere structure and evolution of the Southern Indian Shield: Constraints from 2-D joint potential field modelling, seismological and geochronological data. Gondwana Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.07.016.
Invited Talks
- Invited lecture on "Plate tectonics a new gateway for the future mineral resource identification" MMTTC program, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
- Invited speaker for the brainstorming session on "Recent scientific research on Lambert rift and Amery Iceshelf East Antarctica, India-Antarctica geological correlations" NCPOR, Goa, March, 2023.
- Invited lecture on "Geophysical techniques for Sustainable Groundwater exploration" as part of the GIAN course on "Geospatial Intelligence for Natural Resources Management and Disaster Mitigation" organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad.
- Invited Talk on "Opportunities after a PhD in Geosciences" at department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay invited by Dean Alumni and Corporate relations IIT Bombay.
Other Professional Activities (Professional Training/Committees/Editorial Services)
- I was an active member of the India-Antarctica research team led by NCPOR, Goa.
- I am also serving as a reviewer for the peer-reviewed journals of the geophysics domain.