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Dept. of Geography, Geology and Anthropology
Indiana State University
159 Science Building
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Phone:
812-237-2444
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812-237-8029
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David Bohnert
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Chandranath Basak Indiana State University
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Summary v Experienced field Geologist at land (mapping) and sea v Instructor of introductory geology laboratory at Indian State University since, August 2004 v Author of seven published abstracts (Lead author:2; Co-author:5) in different regional and national conferences v Participated in 2 research cruises v Conducted thesis research on the isotopic and trace metal composition of living benthic foraminifera v Conducted research on Geochemistry of metamorphic rocks Education
M.S. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana (to be completed Spring 2005) M.Sc Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India. July,2004 (Applied Geology) B.Sc University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. July, 2002. Major: Geology (Hons). Minor: Chemistry and Mathematics RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
v MS dissertation: Geochemistry of benthic foraminifera as an environmental indicator: a study from multiple hydrographic regimes (to be completed by May, 2005) v M.Sc thesis: Major element mobility during metamorphism of a Barrovian sequence; test from Eastern Himalaya v Published abstracts: BASAK, Chandranath, RATHBURN, Anthony E., DE DECKKER, Patrick, EGGINS, Stephen M., KLUESNER, Jared, PEREZ, Elena, GIESKES, Joris. THE ECOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE VENICE LAGOON, ITALY. Submitted 2005: American Geophysical Union. BASAK Chandranath , RATHBURN Anthony E., DE DECKKER Patrick , EGGINS Stephen M., KLUESNER Jared , PÉREZ Elena, and GIESKES Joris. BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL INTICATOR: A STUDY FROM THE VENICE LAGOON, ITALY. Submitted 2005: 16th Annual Argonne Symposium and CSUI conference, November 2005, Chicago Illinois. KLUESNER, Jared W., RATHBURN, Anthony E., PÉREZ, M. Elena, BASAK, Chandranath, GIESKES, Joris M., LIVING (ROSE BENGAL STAINED) BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE VENICE LAGOON, ITALY. Published: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, October 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah. KLUESNER, Jared W., RATHBURN, Anthony E., PÉREZ, M. Elena, BASAK, Chandranath, GIESKES, Joris M., WRIGHTSMAN, Brian, THE ECOLOGY OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE VENICE LAGOON, ITALY. Submitted 2005: 16th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, November 2005, Chicago Illinois. KLUESNER, Jared W., RATHBURN, Anthony E., PÉREZ, M. Elena, ADAMIC, Jessica F., BASAK, Chandranath, ABRIANI, Michelle A., SHEPHERD, Amanda S., WRIGHTSMAN, Brian K., ZIEBIS, Wiebke, GIESKES, Joris M., Vertical Distribution of Living (Stained) Benthic Foraminifera from the Aleutian Margin. Published: 2005 Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, May 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ADAMIC, Jessica F., KLUESNER, Jared W., RATHBURN, Anthony E., PÉREZ, M. Elena, BASAK, Chandranath, LEVIN, Lisa, GIESKES, Joris M. , MARTIN, Jon, ZIEBIS, Wiebke, TRYON, Mike. COMPARISONS OF VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF LIVING (STAINED) BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE ALEUTIAN MARGIN Published: 2005 Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, May 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ADAMIC, Jessica F., PÉREZ, M. Elena, RATHBURN, Anthony E., KLUESNER, Jared W., BASAK, Chandranath, ABRIANI, Michelle A., SHEPHERD, Amanda S., WRIGHTSMAN, Brian, ZIEBIS, Wiebke, MARTIN, Jon, Comparison of Vertical Distributions Patterns of Living (Stained) Benthic Foraminifera Assemblages from an Alaskan Margin cold Methane Seep and the Surrounding Seafloor. Submitted: 2005 Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, May 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fall 2004-Spring2006 Teaching Assistant, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Full responsibility for GEOL 160 Lab (Introductory geology laboratory) Spring 2005 Teaching Assistant, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Co- taught petrology and structural geology with Dr. Sandra Brake and Dr. Jim Speer Awards
Fall 2005 Awarded Student Travel Grants ($500) by the American Geophysical Union to attend the 2005 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California Summer 2005 Nominated and selected for the Summer Institute for the International Teaching Assistants at the Center Of Teaching And Learning, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana Fall 1997 Awarded Certificate of merit under National Scholarship Scheme for the year 1997-1998 by Government of India PRESENTATIONS Fall 2005 Argonne National Labs Chicago, IL. November 6, 2005. 16th Annual Argonne Symposium and CSUI conference Fall 2005 Annual Meeting of American Geophysical Union at San Francisco, December 5-9, 2005 RESEARCH CRUISES Fall 2005 Invited participant on a twenty-four hour research cruise onboard R/V Robert Gordon Sproul with Dr. Ron Kauffman (chief scientist) off San Diego, CA Fall 2005 Invited participant on a six-day research cruise onboard R/V Roger Revelle with Dr.Barry Eakins (chief scientist). Was involved in dredging submarine rock samples and mapping of the sea floor off the coast of California
Relevant Skills
v Microfossil study under microscope v Preservation and staining of modern seafloor samples v Slicing, processing, and describing long cores v Efficient at physical cleaning procedure of individual foraminifera specimen v Interpreting geochemical data Professional and Club Affiliations v American Geophysical Union |
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