About Me
I am a Researcher by profession and Naturalist by heart
- Name: Piyush Sriwastava
- Website: http://homepages.iitb.ac.in/~piyush.ks/
- Phone: +91 8081875914
- Email: piyush.ks@iitb.ac.in
- Affiliations: Research Scholar at IIT Bombay
- Visiting Scholar: Princeton University, USA
- Foreign Researcher: University of Tokyo, Japan
- Research Area: molecular mineralogy, nano-mineralogy, mineral-microbe interaction
Scholastic Achievements
Job Offered
Years of PhD
Awarded Scholarships
Current
PhD Scholar
I am a fifth year PhD scholar. Broadly my research falls in the field of Mineralogy and Crystallogrphy.
- Department of Earth Sciences
- IIT Bombay
- Maharshtra, 400076, India
Education
Master of Science (Applied Geology)
2016 - 2018
Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, India
I completed my Masters with 9.34 CPI. Equipped with research technique by one dissertation project and one Internship. I got the taste of Industry as well in Masters during Industrial training, which was part of course structure.
Bachelor of Sciences (hons.)
2013 - 2016
Institute of Sciecne, BHU, Varanasi, India
I gratuated with 8.9 CGPA. Physics, Math and Geology was my subject cobination in graduation with Geology (hounors).
Intermediate/+2
2011 - 2013
(U.P. Board) B.S. Inter College Sarnath, Varanasi, U.P., India
I passed with 85.80% marks in 12th from State Board of U.P.
Matriculation
2010 - 2011
(U.P. Board) B.S. Inter College Sarnath, Varanasi, U.P., India
I passed with 78.60% marks in 10th from State Board of U.P.
Research Experience
Molecular Mechanism of Basalt alteration: An experimental approach to understand boles formation
Guide: Prof. George Mathew
PhD, 2018 - Present
IIT Bombay, India
- Characterization of Clay (Smectite),at nano Scale, and interpreting the process of the formation of bole bed clay, preserved between flows of Deccan Basalt, in and around Maharashtra
- Role of biota in the fomration of Clay in low temperature environment
- Combined effect of biota and fluid on reaction mechanism to Mineral surface, in low temperature environment
- molecular investigation of basalt alteration process using x-ray absorption study
Petrography and Geochemistry of Ophiolites, Tidding Formation, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Guide: Prof. George Mathew
Msc, Dissertation 2016- 2018
IIT Bombay, India
- Performed Bulk rock geochemical analysis for major oxide and trace element study
- Mineral characterization was done using Petrographical Microscope and Raman spectra collection
- Analysed Bulk rock Boron concentration using Chromatography technique
- Finally established, Supra Subduction Origin of Ophiolite, in study area
Mineralogical Association Sorrounding Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) on MARS
Guide: Dr. Amit Basu
Summer Internship, May-July,2017
Physical Research Laboratory, India
- Learned CRISM data analysis and Mineralogical Phase determination
Publications
Articles and Confrence
Articles
1. Alik S. Majumdar, Piyush Sriwastava, Sapneswar Sahoo, George Mathew, José Manuel Fuenlabradac Petrogenesis of ultramafic-mafic rocks in the Tidding ophiolite mélange, NE India: Evidence of supra-subduction zone-type setting in the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis (Under Review)
2. Piyush Sriwastava, Veer Vikram Singh, George Mathew, Toshihiro Kogure, Satish Myneni, ‘Origin of clay in the interbasaltic red boles of Deccan Volcanics: Pedogenesis versus Palagonitization’ (under review, Applied clay sciences)
Conference
1. Sriwastava, P. Mathew, G. 2023, 'Distinguishing molecular mechanism of palagonitization from pedogenesis: A surface probe study of basalt alteration experiments' Goldschmidt 2023 (abstract with poster presentation)
2. Saini, V. Sriwastava, P. Mathew, G. 2023, 'Experimental study of basalt alteration at 150°C: An approach to understand smectite nucleation and crystallization pathways' EGU General Assembly 2023 (abstract with oral presentation)
3. Sriwastava, P. Saini, V.K. Mathew, G. 2022, ‘Experimental study of basalt alteration rates and pathways: Role of grain size, water-rock ratio and initial fluid chemistry’ American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting (abstract with poster presentation)
4. Sriwastava, P. Brijit, A.J. Ranawat, B. Mathew, G. 2022 ‘Direct and indirect contact of bacteria with Fe-bearing rocks and minerals: A mechanism of Fe sequestration by bacteria’ American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting (abstract with poster presentation)
5. Govindarao, B. Chinnasamy, S.S. Sriwastava, P. Mathew, G. 2022, Evidences of diffusion dominated cubanite lamellae in chalcopyrite’ American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting (abstract with poster presentation)
6. Sriwastava, P. Singh, V.V. Kogure, T. Mathew, G. Meena, S.S. 2022, ‘Decoding pedogenesis process at flow contacts of Deccan Volcanic Provinces, by clay mineral characterization’ International Clay Conference 2022 (abstract with oral presentation)
7. Sriwastava,P. Singh, V.V. Mathew, G. 2021,'Crystal chemical analysis of Bole beds from Deccan Province of India: Supporting evidence of Hydrothermal alteration' EMG CMG RiP Progress: Minerals in the Natural and Built Environment, Online, May 2021
8. Sriwastava,P. Mathew, G. 2021,'Pyroxene surface probe study from Red Boles, Deccan Province India: Supporting Evidence of Incipient Wearhering' GGRiP-2021: The Geological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and European Mineralogical Union, Online, 22-23 June 2021
My PhD
This Section is specific about my PhD
Courses work in PhD
In starting two semesters of my PhD, I completed 34 Credit course and one Audit course.
Research Project
Study of Clay and other constituent grains in the Bole bed from nano-mineralogical and geo-biological perspective
Prof. George Mathew
Supervisor
Research Group Member-1
Dr. Priti Rai
Postdoctral Fellow
Research Group Member-2
Dr. Biraj Borgohain
Postdoctoal Fellow
Research Group Member-3
Divyadeep Harbola
PhD Student
Research Group Member-4
Ananya Singh
Mtech Student
Research Group Member-5
Anita J Brijit
Mtech Student
Research Group Member-6
Vijay Saini
Mtech Student
Research Group Member-7
Anuj Singh
MSc Student
Research Group Member-8
Saumya Ranjan Hati
MSc Student
Research Group Member-9
Contact Me
"Questioning and Discussion will develope our mind"- Socrates
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Email Me
piyush.ks@iitb.ac.in
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+91 8081875914