National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Ore and Exploration Geology, Geochemistry, Petrology
Areas of Interest
  • Mantle dynamics, crust-mantle processes, Cr-Ni-PGE mineralization in ultramafics, melt modelling, melt-rock interactions, Neotethyan ophiolites

Thungyani N. Ovung Assistant Professor Grade-II

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

ovungtn@nitrkl.ac.in

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Thungyani N. Ovung

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Room Number: ER-309

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2019

Ph.D.
Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry
University of Calcutta

Teaching Experience
  • Assistant Professor,  NIT Rourkela,   25 Jun 2020 - Present
  • Assistant Professor,  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,   16 Jan 2020 - 31 May 2020
  • Assistant Professor,  Patkai Christian College, Nagaland,   17 Jul 2018 - 15 Dec 2018
Industrial Experience
  • Participated in Goldschmidt 2023 conference held at Lyon, France,  European Association of Geochemistry,   09 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
  • Japan-Asia Youth Exchange program in Science (Sakura Exchange Program in Science) at Kanazawa University, Japan,  Japan Science and Technology Agency,   02 Oct 2017 - 22 Oct 2017
  • Participated in Goldschmidt 2017 conference held at Paris, France,  European Association of Geochemistry and Geochemical Society,   13 Aug 2017 - 17 Aug 2017
  • Geochemical analyses of rock samples using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), Instrumental neutron activation analyses (INAA), Thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS), and Electron probe micro analyses (EPMA,  University of Vienna, Austria,   07 Nov 2016 - 07 Dec 2016


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Total Publications: 7
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T. Ovung,"Petrogenesis of Neotethyan ophiolites from the Indo-Myanmar Ranges: a review", Internaional Geology Review, Taylor and Francis 2020, 10.1080/00206814.2020.1775137       Article

T. Ovung,"Diversity and evolution of suboceanic mantle: Constraints from Neo-tethyan ophiolites at the eastern margin of the Indian plate", Journal of Asian Earth science, vol.160, pp.67-77, Elsevier, April 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2018.04.010       Article

T. Ovung,"Clinopyroxene composition of volcanics from the Manipur Ophiolite, Northeastern India: implications to geodynamic setting", International Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.107, no.4, pp.1215-1229, Springer, August 2017, 10.1007/s00531-017-1529-y       Article

T. Ovung,"Occurrence of népouite in the serpentinite of the Manipur Ophiolite Belt, Northeastern India: implication for melt-rock interaction in a supra-subduction zone", Journal Geological Society of India, vol.90, pp.154-158, Springer, August 2017, Serpentinization is pervasive in the ultramafic rocks of Manipur ophiolite belt (MOB), Northeastern India. Electron microprobe data of a serpentinite       Article

T. Ovung,"A new occurrence of titanian (hydro)andradite from the Nagaland ophiolite, India: Implications for element mobility in hydrothermal environments", Chemical geology, vol.457, pp.47-60, Elsevier, May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.03.012       Article

Emerging trends in Geosciences and its social impact (ETGS 2022) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Short-term Course)

  • ER2251 : Mining Geology {Theory}
  • ER5001 : Geochemistry {Theory}
  • ER5041 : Isotope Geology {Theory}
  • ER5104 : Geology of Ore Deposits {Theory}
  • ER5201 : Earth System Science {Theory}
  • ER6005 : Applied Isotop geology {Theory}
  • ER2271 : Mining Geology Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5174 : Ore Microscopy laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [2]
Geochemistry and Igneous petrology
Bikash Ranjan Nayak
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, Ore Geology
Subhash Kumar Bhagat
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • SERB International Travel Grant to attend Goldschmidt Conference,   2023
  • SERB International Travel Grant to attend Goldschmidt Conference,   2017
  • UGC Travel Grant to visit University of Vienna, Austria,   2016
  • CSIR-UGC NET (JRF & LS),   2011
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life member Sakura Science club, Japan,   2017
  • European Association of Geochemistry,   2017