Assistant Professor
BSc(h): University of Delhi, 2010
MSc: University of Delhi, 2012
PhD: Rice University, 2017
Email: pankaj.khanna@iitgn.ac.in
Research Interests: Geothermal Energy, Carbon Capture, Quaternary, Sea-level Fluctuations, Corals, Carbonates, Drones
Pankaj’s work integrates both field and laboratory investigations, from modern to ancient reefs, and from qualitative to quantitative assessment of carbonate depositional systems. He has conducted fieldwork and training on three continents and in more than ten countries from India to Americas. Currently he is working on understanding Quaternary evolution of Lakshadweep and Andaman Islands and processes influencing their growth/retreat. He has also initiated a project on Fossilized geothermal systems in outcrops as analogues to subsurface geothermal reservoirs in Ladakh. He also plans to soon initiate a project on Carbon capture in Deccan Basalts.
Social media handles
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-khanna-964648b5/
Publications
Khanna, P., Petrovic, A., Ramdani, A. I., Homewood, P., Mettraux, M., & Vahrenkamp, V. (2021). Mid-Holocene to present circum-Arabian sea level database: Investigating future coastal ocean inundation risk along the Arabian plate shorelines. Quaternary Science Reviews, 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106959
Chandra, V., Petrovic, A., Khanna, P., Ramdani, A. I., Yalcin, B., Vahrenkamp, V., & Finkbeiner, T. (2021). Impact of depositional and diagenetic features on petrophysical and rock mechanical properties in Arab-D reservoir equivalent upper Jubaila Formation, Saudi Arabia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 129, 105076. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPETGEO.2021.105076
Ramdani, A., Finkbeiner, T., Chandra, V., Khanna, P., Hanafy, S., & Vahrenkamp, V. (2021). Multiattribute probabilistic neural network for near-surface field engineering application. The Leading Edge, 40(11), 794–804. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40110794.1
Petrovic, A., Ariza Fuentes, M., Putri, I., Yahaya, L. N., Khanna, P., Purkis, S. J., & Vahrenkamp, V. (2021). Holocene sediment distribution in the Al Wajh platform lagoon (northern Red Sea, Saudi Arabia), a modern analogue for large rift basin carbonate platforms. Sedimentology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12955
Collaborations
HIF Germany, IIT Bombay, IISER Pune, IFREMER France, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
