Dr. G. Srijayanthi
| Designation : Scientist C |
| Email : srijayanthi.india@gmail.com, gsrijayanthi@isr.res.in |
Academics:
- M.Sc. (Geophysics), Osmania University (2008).
- Ph.D. (Geophysics), Osmania University (2016).
Positions:
- 07/2008 - 06/2009 : Project Assistant, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
- 06/2009 - 06/2011 : CSIR-Inter, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
- 04/2012 - 03/2016 : CSIR-Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
- 04/2016 - 08/2017 : Project Assistant, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
- 10/2017 - 04/2018 : Project Assistant, ISR, Gandhinagar
- 04/2018 - 09/2018 : CSIR-Research Associate, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad
- 09/2018 - 03/2023 : Scientist B, ISR, Gandhinagar
- 03/2023 - Present : Scientist C, ISR, Gandhinagar
Thrust areas of research:
- Earthquake relocation using the double difference method.
- Seismic structure using converted phase techniques.
- Seismic Anisotropy in subduction zones and lowermost mantle.
- Earthquake Swarms and Intraplate Seismicity.
- Seismological Data Augmentation and AI Applications.
Awards and Honours:
- CSIR-SRF: 2011
- CSIR-Research Associate: 2018
Publications (SCI):
- Hazarika, P., Kumar, M. R., Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2010). Transverse tectonics in Sikkim Himalaya: Evidences from seismicity and focal mechanism data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100, 1816–1822.
- Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, M. R., Sirisha, T., et al. (2012). The ISLANDS network in the Andaman-Nicobar Subduction Zone. Seismological Research Letters, 83(4), 686–696.
- Kumar, P., Kumar, M. R., Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2013). Imaging the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary of the Indian plate using converted wave techniques. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118(10), 5307–5319. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrb.50366
- Sushini, K., Srijayanthi, G., Raju, P. S., & Kumar, M. R. (2014). Estimation of sedimentary thickness in Godavari Basin. Natural Hazards, 71(3), 1847–1860.
- Sushini, K., Kumar, M. R., Rao, B. P., & Srijayanthi, G. (2016). Shallow surface shear wave velocity beneath the Godavari Rift using P wave seismograms of local earthquakes. Journal of the Indian Geophysical Union, 20(1), 11–18.
- Roy, S. K., Kumar, M. R., Bhaskar Rao, Y. J., Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2016). Imprints of diverse mantle deformational episodes in the Cauvery Suture Zone, South India. Precambrian Research, 278, 207–217.
- Kumar, P., Srijayanthi, G., & Kumar, M. R. (2016). Seismic evidence for tearing in the subducting Indian slab beneath the Andaman arc. Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 4899–4904.
- Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, M. R., Prasanna, S., & Rao, N. P. (2017). Source characteristics of the 2012 earthquake swarm activity in the Andaman Spreading Ridge. Journal of the Indian Geophysical Union, 21(1), 25–33.
- Singh, C., Biswas, R., Srijayanthi, G., & Kumar, M. R. (2017). Relative role of intrinsic and scattering attenuation beneath the Andaman Islands, India, and tectonic implications. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 271, 19–28.
- Kumar, M. R., Singh, A., Rao, Y. B., Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2018). Vestiges of Precambrian subduction in the South Indian shield?—A seismological perspective. Tectonophysics, 740, 27–41.
- Srijayanthi, G., & Kumar, M. R. (2019). Subslab anisotropy in the Andaman subduction zone controlled by slab dip? Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 286, 21–28.
- Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, M. R. (2020). Seismicity, lithospheric structure and mantle deformation in the Andaman Nicobar Subduction Zone. In J. S. Ray & M. Radhakrishna (Eds.), The Andaman Islands and Adjoining Offshore: Geology, Tectonics and Paleoclimate. Springer Nature AG Publishers.
- Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, M. R., & Gahalaut, V. K. (2020). A review of seismological research in India during the past five years (2015–2019) (Invited paper). Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 86(1), 531–552.
- Srijayanthi, G., Chatterjee, R. S., Kamra, C., et al. (2022). Seismological and InSAR based investigations to characterise earthquake swarms in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India–An active intraplate region. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 8, 100118.
- Mahesh, P., Srijayanthi, G., & Kumar, M. R. (2023). Seismotectonics and 3-D seismic velocity structure of the Arunachal Himalaya. Tectonophysics, 869, 230098.
- Ghavri, S., Kumar, D., Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2025). Characterization of source properties of local earthquakes in Andaman Nicobar Islands with particular emphasis on their scaling relationships. Journal of Earth System Science, 134(1), 1–19.
- Pragnath, D., Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, S., & Chopra, S. (2025). SeisAug: A Data Augmentation Python Toolkit. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 100232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acags.2025.100232
- Srinu, U., Padma Rao, B., Srijayanthi, G., Kumar, S., & Chopra, S. (2025). Impact of velocity model on Moho depth: Insights from receiver function migration in intraplate Gujarat region, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 134(2), 1–20.
- Pragnath, D, Srijayanthi, G., et al. (2025). Seismic event classifier: A Deep Learning Approach to Classify Seismic Events in the Gujarat Region, India. (In preparation).