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1. Name: Dr. Pradeep Kundal 2. Born: January 7, 1963 3. Academic: M. Sc., 1983, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P. Ph.D., 1988, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 4. Awards/Fellowships: Awards: (i) Best Field Worker Award During M. Sc. (ii) Prof. Agharkar Gold Medal for the Best Ph. D. thesis Fellowship(i) JRF from DST, 1983 to 1985, (ii) SRF from CSIR, 1986 to 1989. 5. Employment/Experience: Teaching: (i) Lecturer,UG,15th Nov. 1989 to12th June 1990, Govt. College of Engg., Goa (ii) Lecturer, PG (Selected by MPSC, Mumbai), 15th June 1990 to 9th Aug. 1999, Govt. Institute of Science, Aurangabad (iii) Asstt. Professor, UG (Selected by MPSC, Mumbai), 10th Aug. 1999 to 19th Jan. 2000, Govt. College of Engg., Amravati (iv) Reader PG, Since 20th Jan. 2000, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur Administrative: (i) Head, Dept. of Geology (PG), 1st July1996 to 9th Aug. 1999, Govt. Institute of Science, Aurangabad (ii) Head, PG Dept. of Geology, RTMNU, 01.04.2000 to 30.4. 2005 6. Research Specialization and publications: Micropaleontology and Palichnology Publications: Published Research full Papers- 52; Books Edited-03; Articles-7 7. Participation in Seminars/Symposia: National –21; International- 2 8. Association with Scientific bodies: Fellowships and Memberships : 11 On the Executive Council : (i) Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee, since 2004 (ii) Gondwana Geological Society, Nagpur, since 2002 (iii) Palaeontological Society of India, Lucknow, since 2006 (iv) Member, Sectional Committee for Earth System Sciences for 94th Indian Science Congress, 2007 9. Any other information: Since 1992, guiding research at Doctoral level and successfully guided 07 students for Ph.D.; Two Major Research Project funded by DST completed, (i) Total Outlay Rs. 3.24 lacs; 1995 to 1999 and (ii) Total Outlay Rs.13.03 lacs; 2001-2005; Defended the FIST proposal of Dept. before Subject Expert Committee of DST, New Delhi on 20th Nov., 2004 and the Dept. was sanctioned an amount of Rs. 45.00 Lacs on 9th March, 2005; Attended 8th International Symposium on Fossil Algae at Granada, Spain during Sept. 2003; Organised as Convener, the XVIII Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology & Stratigraphy (ICMS), Nagpur during Jan. 2002 and as Vice Chairman the National Workshop on “Mineral Deposit Modelling”, Nagpur, during Feb. 2005; Organised as Coordinator the Refresher Course in Geology and Geography conducted by UGC- Academic Staff College, RTMNU, from 17th July to 6th Aug. 2006; Chaired Scientific Sessions and delivered Key Note Addresses at XIX ICMS at Varanasi, 2003 and XX ICMS at Visakhapatnam, 2005; Cochaired Scientific sessions at National Seminars, i.e. (i) National Symposium on Advances in Precambrian Geology & Mineral Resources Modelling of Central India, at Nagpur, 2003, (ii) Recent Advances & Perspective Challenges in Nonmarine Late Cretaceous of India, at Nagpur, 2005 and (iii) 93rd Indian Science Congress- Earth System Science Section, Hyderabad, 2006; Delivered a special lecture “Calcareous Algae from Late Paleocene of Middle Andaman : Stratigraphical, Paleogeographical and Paleoenvironmental implications” in the office of Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th Feb. 2001; Worked as Subject Expert in selection of Junior Geologists in GSDA at the office of MSPSC, Mumbai from 13th to 17th Dec. 2004 and Worked as Chief of Spot Valuation Centre of PG Dept. of Geology, RTMNU for six terms, i.e., Summer 2001, Winter 2001, Summer 2002, Winter 2002, Summer 2003 and Summer 2004.
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