Dr. C. SREEJITH
Associate Professor
Geology
- [email protected]
- Subject Specialisation In Petrology, Geochemistry, Precambrian Crustal Evolution, and Planetary Tectonics
Education
P.hD
National Centre for Earth Science Studies
MSc
University of Calicut
BSc
University of Calicut
Experiences
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Scholar
Senior Research Fellow
CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Intern
Guest Lecturer
Research Fellow
Achievements
HONORS AND AWARDS
Awarded with International Travel Grant (US$1,500) by the Geological Society of America, USA to attend GSA Connects 2025, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Awarded with IGCP Grant (€500) by IUGS & UNESCO to attend 4th International Heritage Stone Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Awarded with 6th International Archean Symposium Grant (AUD2,000) by Geoconferences, Geological Survey of Western Australia to attend the 6th International Archean Symposium, Fremantle, Perth, Australia
Awarded with International Travel Grant (Rs. 86,505/- INR; approx. US$1,100) by Science and Engineering Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India (ITS/2023/001883) to attend Goldschmidt Conference 2023, Lyon, France.
Awarded with IGCP Grant by IUGS & UNESCO for attending European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2019 held at Vienna, Austria
Awarded with Goldschmidt Conference Need-based grants 2018 jointly by the Geochemical Society, USA and European Association of Geochemistry, France to attend the Goldschmidt Conference 2018 held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Awarded with International Travel Grant (ITS/2018/002924) by Science and Engineering Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India to attend Goldschmidt Conference 2018 held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Qualified National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC-NET) conducted in December 2008, jointly by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India.
Secured Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE-2007), ranking 90 (out of 678) with a score of 342, conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India
Awarded with CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Internship (2004), by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India
Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET-2004) conducted by the Govt. of Kerala
Positioned Third in order of merit in the M.Sc. Final Examination (University of Calicut, 2003)
Project
Occurrence and behaviour of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in selected alkaline granitoids and their weathered crusts of Kerala, southern India
| Type | : | Major |
| Sanction Date | : | 11/01/2023 |
| Duration | : | 20/02/2023 TO 19/02/2026 |
| Sponser | : | Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) |
| Project Amount | : | 4934240 |
Capacity Building Grant
| Type | : | Major |
| Sanction Date | : | 11/01/2023 |
| Duration | : | 01/02/2023 TO 31/01/2023 |
| Sponser | : | Geochemical Society, USA |
| Project Amount | : | 210500 |
Paper Publication
Book Section
Geochemistry and quality of groundwater, and natural radioactivity measurements in parts of Manavalakurichi: an active placer mineral mining site, southern India
| Publisher | : | Allied Publishers |
| Published Date | : | 01/10/2005 |
| Standard No | : | 81-7764-915-9 |
Journal Article
Charnockite: a candidate for ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’ designation from India
| Publisher | : | International Union of Geological Sciences |
| Published Date | : | 01/09/2020 |
| Standard No | : | pISSN 0705-3797 eISSN 2586-129 |
Petrology and geochemistry of charnockites (felsic ortho-granulites) from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: evidence for intra-crustal melting, magmatic differentiation and episodic crustal growth
| Publisher | : | Elsevier |
| Published Date | : | 01/10/2016 |
| Standard No | : | 0024-4937 |
Petrogenesis of high-K metagranites in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: a possible magmatic-arc link between India, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar
| Publisher | : | Elsevier |
| Published Date | : | 01/01/2013 |
| Standard No | : | 0264-3707 |
MnNCKFMASH phase relations in cordierite–orthopyroxene migmatitic gneisses, southern India: implications for low-pressure crustal melting under granulite-facies
| Publisher | : | Springer |
| Published Date | : | 04/12/2012 |
| Standard No | : | 0974-6889 |
Relationship between heavy mineral placer deposits and hinterland rocks of southern Kerala: a new approach for source-to-sink link from the chemistry of garnets
| Publisher | : | CSIR-NISCAIR |
| Published Date | : | 01/12/2010 |
| Standard No | : |
Origin of granitoids of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India: Biotite as potential tectonomagmatic indicator
| Publisher | : | Elsevier |
| Published Date | : | 01/06/2010 |
| Standard No | : | 0016-7037 |
Geochemistry of granitoids of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India–magmatic petrogenesis in an arc-accretion setting
| Publisher | : | Elsevier |
| Published Date | : | 01/06/2010 |
| Standard No | : | 0016-7037 |
Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Marunthurkota Syenites from the Kerala Khondalite Belt, Southern India
| Publisher | : | Springer |
| Published Date | : | 21/05/2009 |
| Standard No | : | 0974-6889 |
Paper Presentation
Seminar/Workshop Presentation
The La/Yb, Sr/Y and Eu characteristics of continental-arc granitoids as proxies for lithospheric thickness, intracrustal melting and differentiation mechanisms of continental crust.
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | GSA Connects 2025 |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 11/10/2025 TO 14/10/2025 |
| Sponser | : | Geological Society of America |
| College Conducted | : | San Antonio, Texas, US |
| Organizer | : | Geological Society of America |
Contrasting geochemistry of granitoid twins from southern India as a proxy for changeovers of Precambrian geodynamics
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | 6th International Archean Symposium |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 25/07/2023 TO 27/07/2025 |
| Sponser | : | Geoconference, Western Australia |
| College Conducted | : | Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia |
| Organizer | : | Geoconference, Western Australia |
Peninsular gneiss: A common heritage stone resource from the oldest continental crustal segment of India
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | 4th International Heritage Stone Conference on Natural Stones and Conservation of Heritage stone: from quarries to craft practitioners and buildings |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 14/07/2025 TO 17/07/2025 |
| Sponser | : | IUGS-UNESCO |
| College Conducted | : | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland |
| Organizer | : | Heritage Stone Sub-commission (HSS), IUGS-UNESCO |
High-grade gneiss terrains of southern India: The imperative archives for early Earth tectonics and secular lithospheric evolution
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | Goldschmidt Conference 2023 |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 09/07/2023 TO 14/07/2023 |
| Sponser | : | European Association of Geochemistry |
| College Conducted | : | Lyon, France |
| Organizer | : | European Association of Geochemistry, France & Geochemical Society, USA |
Charnockite: An international stone as potential Global Heritage Stone Resource
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 12/04/2019 TO 12/04/2019 |
| Sponser | : | Heritage Stone Sub-commission (HSS), IUGS-UNESCO |
| College Conducted | : | Vienna, Austria |
| Organizer | : | European Geosciences Union (EGU) |
Crustal-derived granitoids in accretionary orogens: implications for the evolution and differentiation of continental crust
| Name of Seminar/Programme/Award | : | Goldschmidt Conference 2018 |
| Type | : | International |
| Date | : | 12/08/2018 TO 17/08/2018 |
| Sponser | : | Geochemical Society, USA |
| College Conducted | : | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Organizer | : | Geochemical Society, USA |
Professional Activity
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Professional Member of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), Munich, Germany (2026 Onwards)
