PhD. : 2024, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology, University of Kerala.

Title of the thesis : "A comparative study of paleofluids in the petroliferous basins of western offshore, India".

M.Sc. : 2017, Applied Geology and Geoinformatics, Central University of Karnataka, India.

B.Sc. : 2015, Geology, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Mahatma Gandhi University.

• Fluid Inclusion studies in sedimentary rocks, Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Exploration.

2025 - Present, Project Scientist I, SERG, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.

2024 - 2025, Assistant Professor (Ad hoc) at the Department of Geology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur.

2020 - 2024, Senior Research Fellow, DST-INSPIRE Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST).

2018 (August) - 2020, Junior Research Fellow, DST-INSPIRE Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST).

2018 (May- August), Project Assistant (PAII), CrP, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.

1. DST Inspire Fellowship, 2018, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
2. University First Rank holder & Gold Medallist, 2017, Central University of Karnataka.

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1. Silpa Thankan, V. Nandakumar, & Shivapriya, S. (2023). Hydrocarbon fluid inclusions and source rock parameters: A comparison from two dry wells in the western offshore, India. Geoscience Frontiers, 14, 101464, DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101464. [Q1, IF: 8.9].
2. Silpa Thankan, V. Nandakumar, & Shivapriya, S. (2023). Raman Spectroscopic technique to distinguish constituents of Hydrocarbon-bearing fluid inclusions of Kerala-Konkan basin, Western offshore, India. Journal of Geosciences Research, v.8 (1), pp. 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.56153/g19088-022-0096-21.
3. V. Nandakumar, Shivapriya, S & Silpa Thankan. (2024). Utility of fluid inclusion paleo-temperature in petroleum system modelling: A case study from western offshore, India. Energy Geoscience. 5. 100256, DOI: 10.1016/j.engeos.2023.100256, [Q1, IF: 3.6].

1. Silpa Thankan, V. Nandakumar. J. L. Jayanthi and Shivapriya S (2021), 'Fluid inclusion studies to determine the palaeotemperature and hydrocarbon quality within a dry well in Kerala-Konkan basin, Western Offshore, India' presented in two-day International Conference on Earth and Environment in Anthropocene (ICEEA) during 29-30 October, 2021.
2. Silpa Thankan, J. l. Jayanthi, Shivapriya S and V. Nandakumar, (2021). 'Analysis of Hydrocarbon Fluid Inclusions Using Non-destructive Fluid Inclusion Techniques', submitted to 33rd Kerala Science Congress, 25-30th January, p. 19.
3. Silpa Thankan, V. Nandakumar, J.L. Jayanthi, S. Shivapriya, (2021). 'A comparative study of paleo fluids in the petroliferous basins of Western offshore, India', submitted to National Seminar on Recent Advances in Geoscience Research in India, Department of Geology, Delhi University, 1-2nd July, Abstract No. 038 (Oral), p.38.
4. V. Nandakumar, Shivapriya S, Silpa Thankan (2022), 'Fluid inclusion technique for basin modelling- a case study'. Pan-American Current Research on Fluid Inclusions (PACROFI-XV), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, September 1-3,2022. pp. 41-42.
5. V. Nandakumar, J. L. Jayanthi, Silpa Thankan and Shivapriya S, (2020). 'Fluid inclusion studies to determine paleotemperature', Submitted on 6th Shear zone crustal blocks Southern India Conference, Dept. of Geology, University of Kerala, India, 5-12th November, Vol. 6, p. 32.
6. Silpa Thankan, 'Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development: Current Perspective'. National Webinar organized by the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh on 31st July, 2021.