Academics:

• Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad, 2021
• M.Sc. (Geology), Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 2012

Positions:

• 2012–2015: Junior Research Fellow (JRF), ISR, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat
• 2015–2018: Senior Geophysicist, ISR, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat
• 2018–Present: Project Scientist, ISR, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat

Thrust Areas of Research:

• Geotechnical Investigation
• Soil Dynamics
• Seismic Microzonation
• Liquefaction Hazard Assessment
• Groundwater Exploitation

Publications (SCI):

1. Dwivedi V.K. et al. (2019). Multi criteria study for Seismic Hazard Assessment of UNESCO world heritage Ahmedabad city. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. DOI
2. Dwivedi V.K. et al. (2017). Assessment of Liquefaction potential of soil in Ahmedabad Region. Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 21(2), 116–123.
3. Mohan K. et al. (2023). Micro Seismic Hazard assessment of Bhuj City. Quaternary Science Advances. DOI
4. Mohan K. et al. (2021). Micro-seismic hazard assessment of Ahmedabad city. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19, 623–656. DOI
5. Dubey R.K. and Dwivedi V.K. (2020). Palaeoweathering and Tectonic Setting of Sabarmati Alluvial Plain. National Academy Science Letters. DOI
6. Pancholi V. et al. (2020). Estimation of Liquefaction Hazard in Gujarat. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. DOI
7. Krishanan J. et al. (2020). Cyclic behaviour of sand with colloidal silica. Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 45, 8129–8144. DOI
8. Dubey R.K. et al. (2018). RISH and first order Seismic Hazard in Sabarmati Basin. Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 22(1), 52–59.
9. Sairam B. et al. (2018). Local Site Effects in Ahmedabad Mega City. BSSA, 108(4), 2170–2182. DOI
10. Bhatt S. et al. (2017). Index properties of Sabarmati River soils. Indian Journal of Scientific Research, 16(1), 144–150.