Dr. Arun Prasath R
| Designation : Scientist C |
| Email : aprasath@isr.res.in |
| Phone : +91-079-66739043 |
Academics:
- Ph.D. (Seismology), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee (2019).
- PG Diploma (Petroleum Exploration), Annamalai University, Chidambaram (2011).
- B.Sc. & M.Sc. (Applied Geology), Govt. Arts College (Periyar University), Salem (2008 & 2010).
- PG Diploma (Desktop Publishing), CCI Education, Salem (2009).
Positions:
- 2023 – Present : Scientist C, Institute of Seismological Research, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat.
- 2022–2023 : Project Manager (Seismology), CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (4PI), Bangalore.
- 2019–2022 : Project Scientist C, Seismology & Geosciences (SAGE) Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), New Delhi.
- 2011–2018 : Research Scholar (JRF & SRF), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun.
- 2011 : Project Fellow, Dept. of Geology, Anna University, Chennai.
Thrust areas of research:
- Modelling of earthquake rupture dynamics, source mechanism, and seismotectonics.
- Seismogenesis and crustal stress fields.
- Earthquake relocations and spatio-temporal variation of seismicity.
- Earthquake cycle studies.
Awards and Honours:
- Fellow of Geological Society of London (2020).
- CSIR-NET, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (2012).
- CSIR Senior Research Fellowship (2017).
- Travel and Student Grants from multiple organizations including Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop (2016), American Geophysical Union (2017), CSIR (2017), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (2023), IASPEI (2025).
Publications (SCI):
- Moreno-Ibáñez, M., Casado, M., Gremion, G., Rabanal, V., Adojoh, O., Anoruo, C., ... Prasath, R.A., … & Vural, D. (2024). Engagement of early career researchers in collaborative assessments of IPCC reports: achievements and insights. Frontiers in Climate, 6, 1395040. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1395040
- Prasath, R.A., Bansal, B. & Verma, M., (2022). Stress distribution in the western India-Eurasia collision zone, its kinematics and seismotectonic implications. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 230(3), 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2022.105208
- Prasath, R.A., Verma, M. & Bansal, B.K., (2022). Stress shadow, stress triggering, and recent earthquake activity in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Seismology, 26, 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-021-10067-4
- Bansal, B.K., Verma, M., Gupta, A.K., & Prasath, R.A., (2022). On mitigation of earthquake and landslide hazards in the eastern Himalayan region. Natural Hazards, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05448-y
- Singh, S., Joshi, A., Sahu, A., Prasath, R.A., Sharma, S. and Dwivedi, C.S. (2022). Himalayan Landslides – Causes and Evolution. In: Kanga S., Meraj G., Farooq M., Singh S.K., Nathawat M.S. (eds) Disaster Management in the Complex Himalayan Terrains. Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89308-8_3
- Prasath, R.A., Paul, A. & Singh, S., (2019). Earthquakes in the Garhwal Himalaya of Central Seismic Gap: A study of Present and Historical seismicity and their implications to Seismotectonics. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176(11), 4661-4685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-019-02239-8
- Singh, R., Prasath, R.A., Paul, A. & Kumar, N., (2018). Earthquake Swarm of Himachal Pradesh in Northwest Himalaya and its Seismotectonic implications. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 275, 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2018.01.002
- Prasath, R.A., Paul, A. & Singh, S., (2017). Upper Crustal Stress and Seismotectonics of the Garhwal Himalaya using Small-to-Moderate earthquakes: Implications to the local structures and free fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 135C, 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2016.12.029
- Paul, A., Prasath, R.A & Singh, R., (2015). Slip heterogeneities evaluated for earthquakes M> 4.0 using waveform modelling in the Garhwal region of Central Seismic Gap in Northwest Himalaya, India. Himalayan Geology, 36(2), 153-160. https://www.himgeology.com/volume_abstract.php?abstract=821
Projects Completed/Ongoing:
- NIL