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Sl No	Project Title	Nature	Investigator	Duration
1	Geomorphological Study of the Dikhow River Basin, India	Minor/UGC	Dr Nurul Amin	1995-97
2	Structure and Metamorphism of Precambrian Rocks around Sumer-Naya Bunglow area of Meghalaya	Minor/UGC	Dr Tapos Kumar Goswami	1996-98
3	A study on the changing geomorphology of the Kalang River Basin	Minor/UGC	Dr Nurul Amin	2005-07
4	Geochemical and Rb-Sr Isotopic signature on lithounits of Lohit Plutonic Complex, Mishimi Hills	Major/DST	Dr Tapos Kumar Goswami	2006-09
5	Studies on the Sedimentological and Engineering properties of Shallow Subsurface sediments of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Distict of Assam	Major/DST	Dr Nurul Amin	2007-11
6	A Study on river channel modification of Jorhat District of Assam.	INSA (Indian National Science Academy)	Dr Raktim Ranjan Saikia and Dr Nurul Amin	2013-15
7	Ore Petrological and Geochemical Studies of the Iron Ore Formation of Khasi Hills, Meghalaya	Minor/UGC	Dr Deepa Bora	2014-16
8	Geo archaeological Study of Doyang Valley	Collaboration with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology	Dr Raktim Ranjan Saikia	2016-18
9	A Study on Salt Production in ancient Assam	INSA (Indian National Science Academy)	Dr Raktim Ranjan Saikia and Dr Nurul Amin	2017-19
10	Mineral Chemistry and Petrography of the Mafic Igneous Rocks of Abor Volcanics, Arunachal Pradesh, NE India: Implications for Magmatic Processes and Tectonic Setting	RSMS (Research Seed Money Scheme), Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat	Dr Chaitra Dhar Taye	2020 to 2022
11	Provenance (i.e., origin and source) and depositional history of sediments of Brahmaputra basin	Dibrugarh University	Co-PI: Dr Chaitra Dhar Taye	2022 to present
12	A Study on the Paleo-channels of Dihing River and its impact on the Pre-Ahom Inhabitant of Upper Assam	INSA	Dr Raktim Ranjan Saikia, Dr Nurul Amin, and Sorat Konwar	2022 to present
13	Provenance and depositional environment of Yinkiong Group of Eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh and its relationship with Abor volcanics, with special emphasis on chemostratigraphy and economic prospects	SERB-SURE	Co-PI: Dr Chaitra Dhar Taye	2023 to present
14	The impact of Exhumation and Denudationrates in Channel Morphology and the Challenges in Developing a Resilient Society Around Assam-Mishimi-Northern Indo-Burma Ranges (Naga Hills)	SERB-DST	Dr Raghupratim Rakshit	2023 to present

The major focus areas are Basin Analysis, Geoarcheology, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geomorphology, Geohazards, Quanternary Geology and Tectonics. The department collaborates with six national and ten international research and academic institutes located across three continents.

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