Ayanangshu Das, PhD

Education:

• 2022 – Ph.D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India
• 2016 – M.Sc., Applied Geology, Jadavpur University, India
• 2014 – B.Sc., Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, India

Employment:

• 2024 – present – Post-doctoral researcher, Ulam NAWA Scholarship holder, Department of magnetism, Institute of Geophysics PAS
• 2022-2023 – Full-time researcher (Post-doctoral), Institute of Geohazard Research, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea

Main research interests:

• Magnetic fabric Analysis of mafic dikes related to Continental Flood Basalt (CFB) Province
• Rock-magnetism of rocks associated with different geological terrains
• Paleomagnetism and paleogeographic reconstruction
• Understanding the structural evolution of deformed terrain using magnetic fabric

Main publications:

• Das, A., Szaniawski, R. and Dudzisz, K. (2025). Characterizing magnetic fabric from the ~116 Ma old Salma dike, India: Implications for magma flow direction. Geophysical Journal International (Revision submitted)
• Das, A., Mallik, J. and Szaniawski, R. (2025). The Deccan Chronicle: perspective of the dikes. International Geology Reviews. (Accepted/in press).
• Das, A., Mallik, J. and Banerjee, S. (2021) Characterization of the magma flow direction in the Nandurbar-Dhule Deccan dyke swarm inferred from magnetic fabric analysis. Phys. Eart. Planet. Inter., 319.
• Das, A., Mallik, J. and Shajahan, R. (2021) Geodynamics related to late-stage Deccan volcanism: insights from paleomagnetic studies on Dhule-Nandurbar (DND) dyke swarm. J. Indian Geophy. Uni., 2021, v.25(6), pp.28-44.
• Das, A. and Mallik, J. (2020) Applicability of AMS technique as a flow fabric indicator in dykes: Insight from Nandurbar-Dhule Deccan dyke swarm. Int. J. of Ear. Sci., v.109, pp.933-944.
• Das, A., Mallik, J. and Bandyopadhyay, K. (2019) Establishment of correlation between Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility and magma flow fabric: an insight from Nandurbar-Dhule dyke swarm of Deccan Volcanic Province. Curr. Sci., v.116(9), pp.1468-1471.
• Das, A., Mallik, J., Bandyopadhyay, K. and Alam, R. (2019) A review of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility analysis of Indian dykes: Implications for magma emplacement. Iran. J. of Ear. Sci., v.11, pp. 1-1
  
• Das, D, Mallik, J., Das, S., Deb, T., Das, A. and Bandyopadhyay, K. (2020) Active thrust induced realignment of recent near-surface stresses in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas: Reasons and Implications. J. Struct. Geol., 145(7).