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Dharmendra Pratap Singh
Assistant Professor
dharmendra.singh[at]es.iitr.ac.in
01332-285519
https://new.iitr.ac.in/silesd/
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Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography, Micropaleontology, Biogeochemistry, Carbon Sequestration
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Educational Details
National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
2019
Ph.D., Paleoceanography
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
2012
M.Sc., Applied Geology
University of Lucknow, Lucknow
2010
B.Sc., Geology
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
The role of Himalayan wetlands in carbon sequestration and its relationship with the Indian monsoon 01 Apr 2021 Paleoclimate -- FIG, IITR
Late Quaternary paleoceanography of the northern Indian Ocean and its impact on global climate modulation 28 Dec 2021 Paleoceanography -- SERB
High-resolution Reconstruction of Atmospheric CO2 Variation from Tropical Indian Ocean for the Late Quaternary 01 Jan 2020 Paleoclimate and Paleoceanography -- SERB




Publications

 Full papers published in peer-reviewed journals:

1. S. Rai, D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, A. S. Maurya, 2024. Subcentennial upper water column structure variability of the tropical Indian Ocean since the Last Glacial Maximum. Journal of Quaternary Science, Vol. 40, pp. 257-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3680

2. M.A. Ansari, A.H. Ansari, R. Mishra…D. P. Singh, A.S. Amurya, P.K. Das, I.C. Rahi, S. Agarwal, 2024. Centennial-millennial scale global climate-linked monsoonal and non-monsoonal changes in the eastern Arabian Sea during the last 42,800 years. Marine Geology, Vol. 472, 107307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107307

3. A. Shukla, S. K. Singh, D. P. Singh, A. Sharma, A. P. Dimri, 2024. Strong Climate Control on the MillennialScale Dust Variability and Sediment Provenances in the Equatorial Indian Ocean Inferred from SrNd Isotopes. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Vol. 39, e2023PA004808. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023PA004808

4. R. Kumar, D. P. Singh, A.S. Maurya, 2023.Deep-sea benthic foraminiferal response to the early Oligocene cooling: A study from the Southern Ocean ODP Hole 1138A. Geo-Marine Letters, Vol. 43, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-023-00753-2

5. R. Saraswat, T. Suokhrie, D. K. Naik, D. P. Singh, S. M. Saalim et al., 2023. Large salinity gradient and diagenetic changes in the northern Indian Ocean dominate the stable oxygen isotopic variation in Globigerinoides ruber. Earth System Science Data, Vol. 15, pp. 171-187. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-171-2023

6. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, R. Pawar, 2022. Distinct environmental parameters influence the abundance of living benthic foraminifera morphogroups in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 29, pp. 82541-82558. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21492-4   

7. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, M. Mohtadi, P. Kumar, 2022. Warm northern tropical Indian Ocean strengthened the ocean circulation prior to the last glacial termination. Global and Planetary Changes, Vol. 209, 103733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103733

8. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, 2021. Untangling the effect of organic matter and dissolved oxygen on living benthic foraminifera in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 172, 112883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112883

9. A. Kaithwar, D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2020. A highly diverse living benthic foraminiferal assemblage in the oxygen deficient zone of the southeastern Arabian Sea. Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 29, pp. 3925-3958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02056-9

10. S. Sivadas, D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2020. Functional and taxonomic (α and β) diversity patterns of macrobenthic communities along a depth gradient (19–2639 m): A case study from the southern Indian continental margin. Deep-Sea Research Part-I, Vol. 159, 103250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103250

 

11. R. Saraswat, D. P. Singh, D.W. Lea, A. Mackensen, D.K. Naik, 2019. Indonesian throughflow controlled westward extent of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool during the glacial-interglacial intervals. Global and Planetary Change, Vol. 183, 103031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.103031

12. R. Saraswat, S.R. Kurtarkar, R. Yadav, A. Mackensen, D. P. Singh, P.D. Clift, et al., 2019. Inconsistent change in surface hydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea during the last four glacial-interglacial intervals. Geological Magazine, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756819001122

13. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, A. kaithwar, 2018. Changes in standing stock and vertical distribution of benthic foraminifera along a depth gradient (58-2750 m) in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Marine Biodiversity, Vol. 43, pp. 73-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0823-z

14. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D.K. Naik, R. Nigam, 2017. A first look at factors affecting aragonite compensation depth in the eastern Arabian Sea. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 483, pp. 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.09.014

15. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D.K. Naik, R. Nigam, 2017. Does glacial-interglacial transition affect sediment accumulation in monsoon dominated regions? Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), Vol. 91, pp. 1079-1094.

16. S.R. Kurtarkar, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, B. Banerjee, R. Mallick, D.K. Naik, D. P. Singh, 2015. Assessing the effect of calcein incorporation on physiological processes of benthic foraminifera. Marine Micropaleontology, Vol. 114, pp. 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2014.10.001

Invited Talks:

1.    A new perspective on the Indian monsoon and related processes during the late Quaternary, 2022. Monsoon Seminar. Organized by Prof. Peter Clift, Louisiana State University, USA.

2.    Application of trace elements in Paleoclimate, 2024. International Seminar Series on Isotopic Applications in Paleoclimatology. Organized by school of Civil Engineering VIT Chennai.

3.    Oceans: The Last Frontier, 2024. 36th National Convection of Marine Engineers. Organized by Institution of Engineers, Dehradun, India

Presentation at Conferences (Abstract Published):

1.  R. Pawar. D. P. Singh, 2024. Arabian Sea denitrification contributed to the global N2O flux. XXIX - Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (XXIX-ICMS), University of Delhi.

2.  Soni Rai, D. P. Singh, 2024. Future warming will decrease mixed layer depth in the tropical central Indian Ocean. XXIX - Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (XXIX-ICMS), University of Delhi.

3.  Soni Rai, D. P. Singh, 2024. Planktic foraminifera reflects surface productivity and hydrographic changes in the tropical Indian Ocean during the last 24,000 years. EGU General Assembly 2024.

4.  D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, M. Mohtadi, R. Pawar, S. Rai, 2023. Holocene tropical sea surface temperature variability and mechanismsSamudra Manthan '23 Conference, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

5.  R. Pawar, D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2023. Precession controlled primary productivity changes in the Southeastern Arabian Sea during the late Pleistocene. AGU General Assembly.

6.  S. Rai, D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2023. Thermocline Variability in the Tropical Central Indian Ocean during the last 24 kyr. AGU General Assembly.

7. Arvind Shukla, S. K. Singh, D. P. Singh, 2022. Temporal variation of 87Sr/86Sr and ƐNd in the sediments of equatorial Indian Ocean: Implication for sediment provenance, climate, and ocean circulation. International Indian Ocean Science Conference(IIOSC)-2022.

8.  D.P. Singh, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, 2021. Primary productivity and dissolved oxygen indicator living benthic foraminifera species assemblages from the southeastern Arabian Sea. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at Pune University, Pune (Oral).

9.  R. Kumar, A. S. Maurya, D. P. Singh, 2021. Effect of early Oligocene cooling on the deep-sea benthic foraminifera at IODP hole 1138A, Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean). Virtual EGU General Assembly.

10.  D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, M. Mohtadi, 2020. Multi-decadal Indian Monsoon Variability during last 38,000 years, DAAD International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: Evidences from Best-Practice in Coastal Areas, Dhaka-Bangladesh. (Virtual).

11. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, 2020. Untangling the effect of organic matter and dissolved oxygen on living benthic foraminifera in the southeastern Arabian Sea, The Micropalaeontological Society-Microfossil Geochemistry Workshop, London. (Virtual).

12. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, A. Kaithwar, R. Nigam, 2019. Assessing the effect of low dissolved oxygen on benthic foraminiferal diversity and depth habitat in the Lakshadweep Sea. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at Banaras Hindu University (Poster).

13. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D. K. Naik, A. Mackensen, 2018. Indo-Pacific warm pool during the glacial-interglacial intervals: Implications for future warming. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna (Oral).

14. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2016. Rose-Bengal stained benthic foraminifera response to oxygen depleted condition. Meiofauna Summer School, IFREMER, Brest, France (Poster).

15. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, 2015. Ecology and distribution of Uvigerina in the northern India Ocean. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at the Institute of Science, Aurangabad (Oral).

16. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D. K. Naik, R. Nigam, 2015. A first look at factors affecting aragonite compensation depth in the eastern Arabian Sea. In International Indian Ocean Expedition Symposium (IIOE), held at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa (Oral).

17. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D. K. Naik, R. Nigam, 2014. Does bottom water oxygen concentration affect aragonite compensation depth in the southeastern Arabian Sea? In Annual Convention of Indian Geophysical Union (IGU), held at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Oral).

18. D. P. Singh, R. Saraswat, D. K. Naik, 2013. Sedimentation rate in the eastern Arabian Sea during the last glacial-interglacial period. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun (Oral).

19. S. R. Kurtarkar, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, B. Banerjee, R. Mallick, D. K. Naik, D. P. Singh, 2013. Laboratory culture experiment to understand the effect of calcein incorporation on physiological processes of benthic foraminifera. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

 

20. D. K. Naik, R. Saraswat, R. Nigam, S. R. Kurtarkar, D. P. Singh, 2013. Productivity changes in the southeastern Arabian Sea during the last glacial-interglacial transition. In Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy (ICMS), held at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.

Honors And Awards
Honors
SERB, New Delhi
2022
SERB-SIRE Fellowship
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
2019
National Post-Doctoral Fellowship
ICMS-BHU
2019
Best Poster Presentation Award
Marum-University of Bremen, Germany
2017
DAAD Fellowship
CSIR
2017
CSIR-SRF (D)
NIOZ, Netherlands
2016
Fixed-point Open Ocean Observatories (FixO3)
University of Brest, France
2016
International Seabed Authority (ISA) Scholarship
MHRD
2012
GATE
CSIR
2011
CSIR-NET
MemberShips
Indian Science Congress Association
01 Jan 2021 - Present
Member
European Geosciences Union
01 Sep 2020 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Marine Geology ( ES-623 )
Spring
Carbon Sequestration ( ESO-104 )
Autumn
Marine Geology ( ES-454 )
Spring
Paleoecology ( ES-605 )
Autumn
Global Environment ( ES-553 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
High-resolution reconstruction of tropical Indian Ocean hydroclimatic conditions during the late Quaternary, India
15 Jul 2020 - 14 Jul 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Soni Rai
Quantitative palaeoceanographic reconstruction of the northern tropical Indian Ocean during the late Quaternary, India
15 Jul 2021 - 14 Jul 2026
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rahul Pawar
Eocene to Oligocene paleoceanography of the Southern Ocean, India
15 Jul 2024 - 14 Jul 2029
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Deepika Rawat
Miscellaneous
Events
Workshop on Isotopes in Earth, Ocean and Atmosphere Sciences, India
01 Jan 2019 - 05 Jan 2019
IUAC, New Delhi
Meiofauna Summer School, France
27 Jun 2016 - 01 Jul 2016
International Seabed Authority
Fixed-point Open Ocean Observatories (FixO3) workshop, Netherlands
14 Jun 2016 - 15 Jun 2016
Royal NIOZ
Workshop on Quaternary Climate: recent findings and future challenges
28 Apr 2016 - 30 Apr 2016
NIO, Goa
Linking Ecology with Ocean Biogeochemistry. Indo-German Winter School, India
02 Feb 2015 - 13 Feb 2015
NIO-Goa & AWI-Germany
Marine Geosciences in India: Current Status and Future Directions, India
21 Feb 2013 - 22 Feb 2013
Indian Geophysical Union
TMS Foram Festival
27 Aug 2021 - 27 Aug 2021
The Micropalaeontological Society
Visits
University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Los Angeles, California, United States Of America
2022-10-03
SERB-SIRE Fellow Research Visit
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands, Netherlands
2016-05-04
FiXO3 Workshop
Université de Bretagne Occidentale , France, France
2016-06-24
Meiofaunal Summer School
MARUM-Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Germany, Bremen, Germany
2017-08-01
DAAD-Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees Programme
Administrative Positions
Assistant Professor
17 Jun 2020 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Postdoctoral Fellow
15 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2020
IISc Bangalore