Solid Earth Research Group (SERG)

Mr.Thatikonda Suresh Kumar

Education

Professional career

• 2025 - present Scientist D, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
• 2020 - 2025 Scientist C, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
• 2016 - 2020 Scientist B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
• 2015 - 2016 Project Scientist B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
• 2013 - 2015 Trainee Scientist, Centre for Advanced Training in Earth System Sciences and Climate, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, Maharashtra.

Area of Specialization & Interest

• Interested in Geodynamics (seismotectonic), Gravity inversion, and shallow subsurface studies (ERT, GPR)

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions

1. Secured 5th rank in SSC with a score of 95.3% and received a gold medal with the Scholarship, Recipient of Prathibha Puraskaar award (Andhra Pradesh Government Scholarship for Higher Education, awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Secured university rank in B.Sc.
3. Achieved 1st rank twice in the PG entrance examination of Osmania University, Hyderabad.
4. Secured All India 1st rank in the entrance examination of IIT Dhanbad for PG courses (M.Sc).
5. Secured All India 50th rank in the IIT Joint Admission to M.Sc (JAM) in 2010, conducted by IIT Madras.
6. Secured All India 153rd rank in the IIT-GATE, conducted in 2013.
7. CSIR- NET, Qualified in the subject Earth Sciences under CSIR fellowship scheme in Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) held in June 2013.
8. Trainee Scientist position, Qualified for Trainee Scientist in IITM Pune, Centre for Advanced Training, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government. of India.
9. Certificate and medal from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research for participating XLI Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica, working at Indian Research Station "Bharati" during summer season of 2021-22.

SCI Publications

1. Rao, Padma, Krishna Jha, and Thatikonda Suresh Kumar. "A broadband seismological observatory at Larsemann Hills, Antarctica: Noise characteristics and data quality." Polar Science 38 (2023): 100970.
2. Roy, A., Kumar, T. S., & Sharma, R. K. (2022). Structure estimation of 2D listric faults using quadratic Bezier curve for depth varying density distributions. Earth and Space Science, 9(2), e2021EA002061.
3. Roy, A., & Kumar, T. S. (2021). Gravity inversion of 2D fault having variable density contrast using particle swarm optimization. Geophysical Prospecting, 69(6), 1358–1374.

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia

1. T Suresh Kumar, Sreekumar S, Nandakumar V, Arpitha G A (2024). Crafting a Resilient Future – A Blueprint for Disaster Management and Mitigation - A case study from local communities of Western Ghat hills of India. In Geosciences for Sustainable World 2024, Department of Geophysics, BHU, March 06-07, 2024.
2. T Suresh Kumar, Sravan K Kotluri, V Nandakumar (2023). Geomorphological and Geotechnical characteristics of 2021 landslides and flood in Kerala. In the IGU Diamond Jubilee Annual Convention (IGU-2023), Cochin, India.
3. Padma Rao, B, T Suresh Kumar and Krishna J (2023). Broadband seismological observatory- Analysis of noise characteristics and crustal structure beneath the Larsemann Hills, Antarctica, National Conference on Polar Science (NCPS), 16-19 May 2023.
4. K M Bhatt, T Suresh Kumar, and Arka Roy (2016). Electromagnetic signal by the ocean dynamics, Developments in Geosciences in the past decade Emerging trends for the future and impact on Society, IIT KGP.
5. T Suresh Kumar, Arka Roy, (2016). The b-value mapping and seismicity in the vicinity of Sagaing fault in Myanmar region, 1st Triennial Congress of FIGA and 53rd Annual Convention of IGU and 34th Annual Convention of AHI "Geosciences for Sustainability".

Training

1. Attended 2nd Indian Near Surface Geophysics Event (International Conference & Exhibition), November 7-8,2023, New Delhi, Pre-conference workshop on Resistivity and Induced Polarization workshop, November 6th, 2023.
2. National Workshop on "Application of Geospatial, Geophysical and Machine Learning Techniques in Landslide Studies" organized by the Department of Geology at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) during 24th to 30th July 2023.
3. Participated in the 1st Indian International Near Surface Geophysics Conference & Exhibition during 28th to 29th November 2019 at New Delhi.
4. Attended Geosoft training program which was indented for Gravity and magnetics studies for the core program Western Ghat evolution studies at NCESS (March 2019).
5. 3 days advanced MATLAB training program, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram, India, September 26th to 30th, 2016.
6. Participated in the workshop on Geodynamic processes and evolution of geophysical fields, tectonics, and climate at IISc Bangaluru from 19th - 23rd September 2016.
7. One-day training program was organized and conducted on COMSOL Multiphysics at NCESS on 27th May 2016.

Popular Articles

• Roy, A., & Kumar, T. S. (2021). Gravity inversion of 2D fault having variable density contrast using particle swarm optimization. Geophysical Prospecting, 69(6), 1358–1374 (Wiley Top Cited Article 2021-2022).

Membership in Professional Bodies

• Member, Indian Geophysical Union (IGU)

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ORCID

• 0000-0002-9402-8906

Other Professional Activities (Professional Training/Committees/Editorial Services)

• Participating and Presented NCESS scientific materials and posters in the IISF (India International Science Festival), 2023 Faridabad, during 17th to 20th January 2024.
• Participating and Presented NCESS scientific material to the exhibition conducted by IMD for 149th IMD Foundation Day program at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 14th January 2024.
• Participated in the IISF 2019 (India International Science Festival, Kolkata) as a representative of NCESS during 3rd to 9th Nov 2019.
• Participated as NCESS representative in the expo at SASTHRA-2019, National Science and Technology Innovation Expo as part of Swasraya Bharat, The Kerala Science Fest 2019, Kochi.
• Participated as a member of "Mastermind session on Landslides" which was being conducted at NCESS on 10.01.2019.
• Organized and actively Participated in National conference on " Land disturbance due to soil piping in western Ghat", held at NCESS on 5th July 2017.
• Organizing committee member for Brain storming session held on 24 & 25th May 2017 at NCESS was conducted as prelude for 36th International Geological Congress Society, New Delhi.