Mr. Vishal Chaudhary
| Designation: Scientist - B |
| Email: vish23.geo@gmail.com |
| Phone: +91-9427131779 |
Academics:
- B.Sc. (Geology Hons.), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (2017).
- M.Sc. (Geology), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (2019).
Positions:
- 2020–2022: Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Institute of Seismological Research, DST, Govt. of Gujarat.
- 2022: Project Scientist, Institute of Seismological Research, DST, Govt. of Gujarat.
- 2022–Present: Scientist-B, Institute of Seismological Research, DST, Govt. of Gujarat.
Thrust Areas of Research:
- Groundwater exploration
- Geotechnical investigation
- Microtremor study for seismic hazard and microzonation
- Remote sensing and GIS mapping
- Geological and geophysical modelling
Publications (SCI):
- Vasu Pancholi, Vishal Chaudhary, Sunay Lakhmapurkar, Pruthul Patel, Rajan Rabari, Chinmay Dongare, Sumer Chopra (2022). Estimation of groundwater potential zones using remote sensing and geographical information system technique – Waghai Taluka, Dang district, Gujarat, Western India. Environmental Challenges, Volume 9, 100615.
Projects Completed/Ongoing:
- Geophysical surveys for delineation of freshwater aquifer in Dang district, Gujarat, for GWRDC under PMKSY-HKKP-GW scheme.
- Microtremor data acquisition for site-specific seismic hazard assessment of Green PVC and Naphtha Cracker plants at Mundra for M/S Adani.
- Seismic microzonation of eight major cities—Agra, Amritsar, Dhanbad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Patna, and Varanasi—in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India.
- Geophysical investigations to identify locations for dug wells under the Adijati Khedut Labharthi Mate Vyaktigat/Samuhik Sinchai Kuva Saathe Solar Pump Scheme in 14 tribal districts of Gujarat.