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Welcome to Institute of Seismological Research

Dr. Sushanta Kumar Sahoo

Designation : Senior Geophysicist
Phone Number : +91-8511916912, 8200815358
Email : Sushantageo.sahoo@gmail.com

Academics:

  • M.Sc (Geophysics), Berhampur University (2011).
  • Ph.D (Geophysics), Osmania University (2021).

Positions:

  • 2012-2014 – Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Seismological Research, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat.
  • 2015-2016 – Junior Research Fellow, Chillika Development Authority, Dept. of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Odisha.
  • 2016-2018 – Geophysicist, Institute of Seismological Research, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat.
  • 2018- – Senior Geophysicist, Institute of Seismological Research, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat.

Thrust areas of research:

  • Earthquake precursor study, Non-linear Time Series Analysis, Radon survey, Seismo-electromagnetic study

Awards and Honours :

  • GATE 2013, 2014, 2015

Publications (SCI)

  • Sushanta Ku Sahoo, M Katlamudi, JP Shaji, KS Murali Krishna, G Udaya Lakshmi (2018). Influence of meteorological parameters on the soil radon (Rn222) emanation in Kutch, Gujarat, India, Environ Monit Assess, 190, 111, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6434-0
  • Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi, G. Udaya Lakshmi (2020). Singular spectrum analysis on soil radon time series (222Rn) in Kachchh, Gujarat, India: detection of periodic oscillations and earthquake precursors, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 13, 973, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05946-y
  • Sushanta Ku Sahoo, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi, Chiranjib Barman, G Udaya Laxmi (2020). Identification of earthquake precursorsin soilradon-222 data of Kutch,Gujarat, India using empirical mode decomposition based Hilbert Huang Transform, Journalof Environmental Radioactivity, 222, 106353, https://doi.org/10.101/j.jenvrad.2020.106353
  • Sushanta Ku Sahoo, M Katlamudi, G.Udaya Lakshmi (2021). Observation of the ULF Electromagnetic emissions associated with the Earthquake of Mw 7.8 near Amberley, New Zealand, Geodynamics and Tectonophysics, ISSN 2078-502X
  • Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi, Bala Chandar P (2023). Spatial Distribution and radiological risk assessment of soil radon (Rn222) and thoron (Rn220) in Gandhinagar city, Gujarat, India. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09012-1
  • Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi, Chandra Sekhar Pedapudi (2024). Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation analysis of soil radon in Kachchh region of Gujarat, India: A case study of Earthquake precursors. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its applications, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2024.129582
  • Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, P Bala Chandar, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi (2024). Assessment of contamination level of radon (Rn222) in drinking water around Tulsishyam geothermal area and Savarkundla Fault in Saurashtra, India. Environ Geochem Health. 46:382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02173-2
  • Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, Madhusudhanarao Katlamudi, Chandra Sekhar Pedapudi (2025). Multifractal and Monofractal characteristics of ULF magnetic field in Kachchh region, Gujarat, India: Prospects for Earthquake precursor detection. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics. 269, 106478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2025.106478