Curriculum Vitae

MUKESH CHAUHAN

Sr. Geophysicist

Parsan Overseas Pvt. Limited

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Nehru Place, New Delhi (100 079)

Cell No: +91-995*******, +91-986*******

Email: ywfwkt@r.postjobfree.com, ywfwkt@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

More than Seven years experience in onshore Geophysical investigations Gravity- Magnetic and Seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation for oil & Gas services and mineral exploration. Geological and Geophysical studies in various aspect of earth science field.

Professional Qualification

Masters in Geology in year 2003 from one of the best institute Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.), Varanasi, U.P., India.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor of Science B.Sc. degree in year 2001 with Physics and Geology from H.N.B.Garhwal University, Dehradun Uttaranchal, India.

Present Status and Experience Summary

(1.) . Current Employer: Parsan Overseas (P) Limited, New Delhi

Parsan Overseas (P) Limited, an ISO 9001:2000 company, is primarily engaged in Geo Services. Geo Services are further having three distinct divisions- Engineering Geophysics, Oil and Gas Services & Geodetic Services.

Current Projects details & Position:

Project: GM survey, Position: Project Manager

Detailed Gravity-Magnetic study Mohar caldron in Pichor theseal, Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India for Govt. of India, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration & Research (AMD) Hyderabad.

Job Profile: Project Management of Gravity-Magnetic survey.

• Supervisory and professional surveying work in directing the activities of the personnel of a survey section,

Involves responsibility for planning, overseeing, checking, and evaluating the activities of the section, effective utilization of personnel, the establishment and adherence to work schedules and for the accuracy and completeness of work performed.

• Plan, schedule and execute various survey jobs required for the project, source teams and services

• Develops project plans to implement strategic goals. Meeting deadlines Conducts project assessment and performs task planning to identify milestones, resource needs, schedule, and budget recommendations.

• Arranging the works to various survey teams and other technical teams, assisting with the preparation of documents, coordination with contractors on site, contract administration and Site visits and inspections.

• Managing all as built drawings and contour maps in the monthly progress report

• Assigns survey crews to perform surveying assignments as requested; allocates and reallocates personnel to meet deadlines and to maintain effective utilization of staff; checks jobs in the field for methods, crew utilization, and rate of progress.

• Checks work upon completion for performance and completeness; forwards work to requesting parties

Project Completed in present:

Position: Sr. Geophysicist

Seismic refraction and shear wave investigation for analysis of bed rock and shear wave analysis for Geotest house in Gujarat.

Gravity-Magnetic data acquisition & pre-processing of Cambay Basin-ONN-2004/1& 2 near Aand and kadi blocks in Gujarat regions for the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Vadodra, Gujarat.

Seismic Refraction and Shear wave velocity investigation for Hydro power project in Upper Seiang valley, Mechuka Arunachal Pradesh, India for Patel Engineers Pvt. Limited.

Seismic Refraction and Shear wave velocity investigation for Hydro power project in Kullu-Mannali region Himachal Pradesh, India for Hindustan construction Company.

Passive seismic investigation in Khal Gaou New Delhi by using low frequency geophones.

Compilation of Reports of Seismic refraction and Resistivity of upper Karnali hydro project, Nepal

(2.) Employment with Institute of Seismological Research, Govt. Of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

I have joined July 2007 as a Geophysicist and upgraded as Sr. Geophysicist on Nov. 2010 to Feb 2011 at Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Govt. of Gujarat, India. I have involved a number of different geophysical and seismological projects. A brief detail is as below:

Gravity-Magnetic Survey to study the structural behavior and trend of different faults in Kachchh region Gujarat.

Detail geological GPR and magnetic study between Dholavira and Desalpar for the identification of active fault.

Refraction Survey for GSPC (Gujarat state power corporation) in Mundra by using explosive as an energy source with 28 Hz frequency geophones and using Geometrics made seismic data recorder.

Resistivity and refraction seismic sounding for obtaining the depth to as well as thickness of limestone depth in the areas Near Shangipuram, Wagapadher and Lakhpat, kachchh district, Gujarat for GMRDC (Gujarat Mineral Research & Development Society) Gandhinagar.

Passive survey through Refraction method (using 4.5 Hz geophones) with Geometrics made data recorder, for acquiring the Engineering Bed rock information using microtremors as source.

MASW (Multichannel Analysis of Surface waves) Seismic reflection Survey with 4.5 Hz frequency with Geometrics made data recorder and 10kg hammer as an energy source for investigation of the velocity of the shear waves in different areas in Gujarat - Dholera, Gandhinagar, Gandhidham, Mundra, Anjar, Bhuj, and Bhachau etc.

Surface wave Group and Phase velocity inversion of regional earthquakes recorded at ISR BBS stations Gujarat.

Seismological earthquake data archiving, Monitoring and analysis at ISR Gandhinagar Gujarat, India.

Shear wave velocity investigation with MASW technique for the subsurface study in different areas of Gujarat.

Suspension type PS-logging to measure PS-velocity in geotechnical engineering for shallow depth study in Dholera and Gandhinagar Gujarat India.

Passive survey through Refraction method (using 4.5 Hz geophones) with Geometrics, for acquiring the Engineering Bed rock information using microtremors as source.

(3.) Employment with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Govt. Of India, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.

I have worked in Wadia Institute of Himalayan geology Dehradun on Sep. 2004 to July 2007 as a Research Scholar (Geophysics Group). The detail of some work is as below:

Shallow Seismic 2D Reflection Survey around Hardwar, Dehradun and Panchkulla region by using MASW technique (Multi-channel analysis of surface waves) with 4.5 Hz Geophone.

Established Seismological network of sixty Broad Band seismic stations in NW Himalaya. Acquisition, Processing and analyzing its seismic data for monitoring of Himalayan seismicity.

Microzonation work for Dehradun and New Delhi using MASW technique (Multi-channel analysis of surface waves) with 14.5 Hz Geophone.

Instruments handled

Geophysical Instrument:

• Gravity meter (Scintrex CG5)

• Magnetometer (G856, Geometrics made)

• Engineering Seismograph (Ambero Geo, Italy, Lekolit, Geometrics USA, 24 & 48Channels,)

• Suspension PS Logger,(OYO International)

• Resistivity Meter (IGIS Hyderabad DDR-3)

Seismological Instrument:

• Broad Band Seismograph (Guralp), Analog, Sam DAS Unit (REFTEK), Strong Motion Accelerograph (Etana),

• Gladwin Borehole Tensor Strain Meter (GTSM Tech, Australia)

Trainings

Underwent training on CG-5 gravimeter field handling by Mr. Peter Mistry (Manager, Gravity Group, SCINTREX, Canada) at ISR, Gandhinagar.

Training on Resistivity meter DDR-3, (IGIS made) data acquisition and processing under the supervision of Mr. R.K.Singh, (Senior Geophysics Geological Society of India) at ISR Gandhinagar.

Successfully completed training on Proton Magnetometer data acquisition and interpretation, held at Institute of Seismological Research Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Lectures and training on Seismic Refraction and Reflection data acquisition, processing and interpretation by OYO International, Japan held at Institute of Seismological Research Gandhinagar India.

Passive survey Seismic Refraction training with low frequency geophone with Geometrics made data recorder by OYO International, Japan held at Institute of Seismological Research Gandhinagar India.

Training on seismic refraction and MASW (Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves) by Dr. Rob Spory, Netherland, and Dr. A.K.Mahajan held at Wadia institute of Himalayan geology Dehradun Uttaranchal, India.

Participated in the Disaster Management workshop/training program jointly organized by DST New Delhi, WIHG Dehradun and ADPC (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center) Bangkok Thailand held at Wadia institute Dehradun India.

Skills:

Operating System : Windows, Linux.

Programming : Workable Knowledge on FORTRAN, MATLAB

Familiarly with different software used in mapping and processing of geophysical data.

Scientific Papers published

A.K. Mahajan, A.K. Shukla, Ajit Pandey, Mukesh Chauhan, Neetu Chauhan and Nitesh Rai (2010).Shear wave velocity investigation for ten representative sites of National capital territory, New Delhi, India. International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 2(1), 29-43, January-June, 2011, 29.

B. Sairam, B. K. Rastogi, Mukesh Chauhan, Sandeep Aggarwal, and Uday bhonde (2011). Seismic site characterization using Vs30 and site amplification in Gandhinagar region, Gujarat, India. CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 100, NO. 5, 10 MARCH 2011

Srichand Prajapati, Mukesh Chauhan, Arun K. Gupta, Rashmi Pradhan, G. Suresh, and S.N. Bhattacharya. (2010) Shield like lithospheric structure of lower Indus basin as evaluated from surface wave dispersion. BSSA, Vol. 101, No.2, Doi: 1785/012*******.

Arun K. Gupta, Rashmi Pradhan, Mukesh Chauhan and B.K.Rastogi(2010). Observation of Earth’s Free Oscillations in Gujarat by Superconducting Gravimeter at MPGO site Badargadh in Kachchh, India. ICON-GSECCES-2010, Varanasi, India 21-23 December 2010

A.K. Mahajan, V.C. Thakur, M.L. Sharma and Mukesh Chauhan,(2009) “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Map in terms of Peak Ground Acceleration(PGA) of the Himalayan Arc and Adjoining Alluvial Plane Bounded between 26N- 36N and 74E-86E. Natural Hazards (2010) 53:443-457 DOI 10.1007/s11069-009-9439-3

Scientific Papers under submission/preparation

PAPER UNDER PROGRESS

Girish Ch. Kothyari, Mukesh Chauhan, R. K. Dumka, A. K. Gupta, Vikas Kumar, B. K. Rastogi and S. K. Biswas (2010). Active deformation and lithotectonic model of Saurashtra Horst, Gujarat, India.

Girish Ch. Kothyari, A. K. Gupta, Mukesh Chauhan, Rashmi Pradhan R. K. Dumka, and B. K. Rastogi (2010). Active fault mapping using high resolution geophysical field investigation in Kachchh: Implication to Quaternary rejuvenation.

Girish Ch. Kothyari and Mukesh Chauhan (2010). The response of drainage basins to the late Quaternary tectonics in the Sabarmati River basin, Gujarat, Western India.

Abstract published

Mukesh Chauhan, A.K. Gupta, Rashmi Pradhan, G. Suresh, and S.N. Bhattacharya. (2010). Shield like lithosphere of the lower Indus basin evaluated from observations of Surface wave dispersion. Advanced in Earthquake Research (AES), 22-24 Jan. 2010, Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar.

A.K. Gupta, Girish Ch. Kothyari, Rashmi Pradhan, Mukesh Chauhan, R. K. Dumka, R. K. Singh and B. K. Rastogi (2010) Active Fault mapping using high resolution geophysical and field investigation in Kachchh: Implication to Quaternary Rejuvenation. Mitigating Seismic hazards and disaster in Asia. The 8th ASC genera assembly (ASC 2010) 8th -10th Nov 2010. Hanoi- Vietnam.

Arun Gupta, Rashmi Pradhan, Srichand Prajapati, Mukesh Chauhan and B.K. Rastogi, (2009), Observation of earth’s free oscillations in Gujarat Superconducting Gravimeter at MPGO site Badargadh in Kachchh SPRED2009 held at WIHG, Dehradun during October 21-22.

Srichand Prajapati, Mukesh Chauhan, Arun Gupta and Rashmi Pradhan, (2009), The seismic quiescence in kachchh: a study after 2001 Bhuj earthquake, SPRED2009 to be held at WIHG, Dehradun during October 21-22.

Mahajan A.K., Chauhan Mukesh, (2006)“Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Map in terms of Peak Ground Acceleration(PGA) of the Himalayan Arc and Adjoining Alluvial Plane Bounded between 26N- 36N and 74E-86E. Published in HIM EQ-2006 ABSTRACT Vol., pp.58.

Mahajan A.K., Chauhan Mukesh., (2006) Sani Satender. “Himalayan School Earthquake Laboratory Programme (HIMSELP)”. Published in HIM EQ-2006 ABSTRACT Vol., pp. 29.

Technical Reports

A case study of rolling down of vehicles downhill Kaladunger, Kachchh, Gujarat, technical report no: 50, ISR 2010.

Seismic refraction survey in Mundra region, Kachchh, Gujarat. Technical Report. ISR-2009.

Microzonation Study Using MASW in Gandhinagar, Gujarat India. Technical Report-14, ISR, 2008.

Report on Investigation of Damaged and Non-damaged areas in Anjar due to 1956 and 2001 earthquakes. Technical Report, ISR-2008, August 2008.

A Report on Geophysical Surveys for Delineation of Limestone Deposits in Abdasa and Lakhpat Taluka of Kachchh District Gujarat, India.

Determination Vs30 at three SMA stations near Bhachau using MASW in Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Tech. Report-10, ISR 07, January 2008.

Micro seismic activity around Jamnagar, Gujarat. India .Technical Report-10, ISR-2007, December 2007.

Personal information

Father’s Name : Sri. Ved Prakash Chauhan

Mother’s Name : Smt. Shanti Chauhan

Date of Birth : 10 July 1981

Nationality : Indian

Sex : Male

Marital Status : Married

Language Proficiency : Hindi & English

Possess passport : Indian Passport

Extra Curricular Activities and Achievements

N.C.C.’B’ Certificate holder.

Army attachment camp with 4th JAT regiment at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India.

Won Student’s Scholarship Award for five years(up to 12th standard)

Silver medalist in essay writing competition.

Listening to music, Traveling.

Playing Badminton.

Memberships

Member, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above information is true and correct to best of my knowledge.

Date:01-05-2012

Place: New Delhi (MUKESH CHAUHAN)

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