Background
Awasthi, Arun Kumar Son of Sarveshwar and Vinodini Awasthi.
educator geologist association administrator
Awasthi, Arun Kumar Son of Sarveshwar and Vinodini Awasthi.
Master of Science in Mathematics Statistics, Lucknow University, India, 1963. Master of Technology in Applied Geology, IIT Roorkee, India, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Sedimentology, IIT Roorkee, India, 1979.
Geologist Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., India, 1967—1974. Faculty & scientist-F, department earth science Indian Institute of Technology, since 1974, lecturer, 1974—1980, reader, 1980—1986, scientist-F, 1986—1990, professor, since 1991, administrator, since 1976. Staff advisor, cricket University Roorkee, 1976—1977, warden, Ganga and Cautley Bhawan, 1979—1981, club advisor, 1981—1984, chief warden, Cautley Bhawan, 1981—1984, deputy chief sports advisor, 1981—1985, foreign student advisor, 1991—1994, associate dean, students welfare, 1991—1994, dean, development and planning, 1995—1998, head, department earth science, 1999—2001, dean, postgraduate studies & research, 2002—2004, chairman, annual convocation, 2004, dean, faculty affairs, 2005—2007.
Member, board governors IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 2008—2009, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 2009.
Achievements include discovery of new oil field in Cambay basin. Development of new concepts and methodologies to evaluate source rock for petroleum using spectral response of shales to electromagnetic radiations. Development of concept of the possibility of getting petroleum from igneous intruded non-marine sediments of Gondwanas.
Development of statistical approach to find optimum size of a sample, giving nomogram based solution etc. Development of well trained highly qualified human resource by teaching and research guidance at doctoral and master's level;consultancy advises for developmental projects.
Volunteer CRY; Member of Association Petroleum Geologist (India) (life), Society Petroleum Geophysicists (India) (life), Indian Association Hydrologists (life), Indian Society Earthquake Technology (life), Indian Geological Congress (life), Association Geoscientists International Development (life).
Married Prachi Awasthi, February 28, 1970. Children: Ila, Manuj, Anuj.
