Prabir Dasgupta, Asistant Professor (SG)
pdg.geol@presidencycollegekolkata.ac.in
Area of Specialisation: Sedimentology

B.Sc and M.Sc from the University of Calcutta as a student of Presidency College, Kolkata, India.
Oil and Natural Gas Commission in 1985-1986 (Regional Geology Laboratory, Bombay Offshore Project),
Lecturer in Geology Durgapur Government College (1986-1996)
Assistant Professor (SG) , Presidency College, Kolkata (1996- )

Research Interest
• Gondwana sedimentation in different basins of Peninsular India with special emphasis on depositional processes and basin tectonics.
• Mechanism and classification of high density flows.
• Laboratory simulation of Grain flow and development of inverse grading.
• Laboratory simulation of the depositional mechanisms involved in the accumulation of carbonate eolianites of Saurashtra

Published Research Papers
Dasgupta, P., 1987, A new method for computation of roundness. Indian Journal of Earth Sciences, vol. 14, 99-108. (Published by Indian Society of Earth Sciences, Calcutta).

Dasgupta, P., 1995, A new model of inclinometer and its application in determination of attitude of foreset planes. Journal of Sedimentary Research, vol. A65, 562-563. (Published by SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology], Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA).

Dasgupta, P., 1998, Recumbent flame structures in the Lower Gondwana rocks of the Jharia Basin, India – a plausible origin. Sedimentary Geology, vol. 119, 253-361. (Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Dasgupta, P., 2002, Determination of paleocurrent direction from oblique sections of trough cross-stratification – a precise approach. Journal of Sedimentary Research, vol. 72, 217-219. (Published by SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology], Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA).

Dasgupta, P., 2002, Architecture and facies pattern of a sublacustrine fan, Jharia Basin, India. Sedimentary Geology, vol. 148, 373-387. (Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Dasgupta, P., 2003, Sediment gravity flow – the conceptual problems. Earth-Science Reviews, vol. 62, 265-281. (Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Dasgupta, P., 2005, Facies pattern of the middle Permian Barren Measures Formation, Jharia Basin, India: the sedimentary response to basin tectonics. Journal of Earth System Science, vol. 114, 287-302. (Published by the National Academy of Science, Bangalore, India).

Dasgupta, P., 2006, Facies characteristics of Talchir Formation, Jharia Basin, India: implications for initiation of Gondwana sedimentation. Sedimentary Geology, vol. 185, 59-78. (Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Dasgupta, P. and Sahoo, R., 2007, Facies characteristics of the basal part of the Talchir Formation, Talchir Basin, India — depositional history revisited. Journal of Earth System Science, vol. 116, 15-20. (Published by the National Academy of Science, Bangalore, India).