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Guneshwar Thangjam

School: 

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Designation: 

Asst. Professor

Education: 

• 2015, PhD,   Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), Göttingen, and Clausthal University of Technology (TUC), Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
• 2008, M.Sc. Geology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, UP, India
• 2005, B.Sc.  Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana (Kurukshetra University), India

Specialisation: 

• Reflectance spectroscopy and planetary surface mineralogy
• Asteroids and meteorites and the early Solar System science
• Geochemical evolution model of asteroid Vesta and terrestrial planets

Publications: 

• Thangjam G., et al., 2018. Spectral properties and geology of bright and dark materials on dwarf planet Ceres. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 53, 9, 1961-1982.
• Pieters C.M., et al., 2018. Geologic context of unusual organic-rich areas on Ceres, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 53, 9, 1983-1998.
• Thangjam G., et al., 2016. Haze at Occator crater on Ceres. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 833, L25.
• Platz T., et al., 2016. Surface water-ice deposits in the northern shadowed regions of Ceres. Nature Astronomy, 1, 0007.
• Nathues A., et al., 2015. Sublimation in bright spots on Ceres. Nature, 528, 237-240.
• Thangjam G., et al., 2014. Olivine-rich exposures at Bellicia and Arruntia craters on (4) Vesta from Dawn FC. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 49, 10, 1831-1850. 

Research: 

• Feb  2019 - present,     Asst. Professor, SEPS / NISER, Bhubaneswar; Geologic evolution of planetary bodies during early Solar System formation
• Sep 2016 -  Feb 2019, PDF, MPS, Goettingen, Germany; Geology of largest asteroid Ceres using NASA Dawn spacecraft data
• Feb 2012  - Sep 2015, PhD, MPS, Goettingen, and TUC, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany; Geology of 2nd largest asteroid Vesta using NASA Dawn spacecraft data
• Nov 2009  - Jan 2012, JRF, SAC/ISRO, Ahmedabad; Lunar geology using Chandrayaan-I spacecraft data
• Mar 2009  - Nov 2009, JRF, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi; Landslide and neotectonics

Room No.: 

FC-05

Mail ID: 

thangjam@niser.ac.in

Other Links: 

Research opportunities for highly motivated planetary geoscience aspirants

• One Postdoc position available in NISER funded project in areas of planetary geology, planetary surface compostion of rocky and icy planetary bodies, asteroids and meteorites, remote and in-situ geochemical analysis of planetary analogues and meteorites, geologic evolution model of diferentiated and partly differentiated rocky/icy planetary bodies. PhDs with planetary geoscience / planetary science / geology / geophysics / geochemistry or relevant background may apply. Please contact me (thangjam@niser.ac.in) with your CV, research interest and plan addressing the scientific objective. Click for details https://www.niser.ac.in/notices/2019/recruitments/PDF-SEPS.pdf
• One Postdoc position or Research Associate postion available in NISER/India & MPS/Germany (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Goettingen) joint program in NASA Dawn mission for two years. PhDs with planetary geoscience / planetary science / geology / geophysics / geochemistry or relevant background may apply. The candidate is expected to work in Dawn FC/Framing Camera and VIR/Visible and Infrared Spectrometer data processing and analysis. Candidates who worked in Envi/ArcGIS/ISIS are preferred. The candidate will stay at NISER for one year under NISER/DAE/India rules and regulations (e.g., salary/stipend/leave, etc.), and the second year at MPS/Germany under MPS/Germany norms (e.g., salary/stipend/medical, etc). The candidate will get the opportunity to work with Dr. Andreas Nathues, Lead Investigator, NASA Dawn Framing Camera team at MPS. The candidate is expected to work in close collaboration with NASA Dawn science team. Please contact me (thangjam@niser.ac.in) with your CV, research interest and plan addressing the scientific objective.
• Competitive Postdoc program, through other funding bodies or projects, are highly encouraged and suported to apply (e.g., India's SERB's N-PDF, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich / ETH's The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science, etc.).
• PhD postions and the advertisment coming soon...
• Internships and summer project application and advertisemnt coming soon...