Research Interests

·   Composition, evolution, and weathering of Indian continental crust

·   Sedimentary geochemistry of Indian rivers implications on weathering and geochemical cycling

Publications

·   Awasthi, N., Ray, E. and Paul, D. (2018). Sr and Nd Isotope Compositions of Alluvial Sediments from the Ganga Basin and their use as Potential Proxies for Source Identification and Apportionment. Chemical Geology, 476, 327-339.

·   Ray, E. and Paul, D. (2021). Major and Trace element Characteristics of the Average Indian Post-Archean Shale: Implications for Provenance, Weathering, and Depositional Environment. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5(5), 1114.

·   Tauseef, M., Ray, E. and Paul, D., Malik, J.V., Ahmad, I. (2021). Mineralogical, geochemical, and magnetic susceptibility variations in the loess-paleosol sequence from Pattan, Kashmir Valley, India record an enhanced Indian summer monsoon around 35 Ka. Quaternary International, 616(1-3).

·   Ray, E.* and Paul, D., Bhutani, R., Chakrabarti, R., Yang, S. (2023). Sm-Nd isotope systematics of Indian shales constrain the growth of continental crust: Implication for supercontinent-superplume cycle. Lithos. DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2023.107051.

·   Ray, E. and Paul, D., Bhutani, R. (Under Preparation). Compositional variability in Indian sandstones: Implications for provenance and tectonic setting.