We connect early-career paleoscientists of Indian origin through research, conversations, and a community that crosses disciplines and borders.
Director, CSIR–National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
Saturday, 10 October 2026
11:00 AM IST · 05:30 UTC
Online · Microsoft Teams
Celebrating one year of connecting early-career researchers in paleosciences. All are welcome.
It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to Paleo ECR India, a community created by and for Early Career Researchers working across the diverse fields of paleosciences such as paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, paleoecology, paleobiology, paleoenvironment, and paleotectonics.
As early-career researchers, we often share common challenges—from finding opportunities and building collaborations to accessing scientific networks and developing meaningful professional connections. Paleo ECR India was founded with a simple vision: to connect, support, and empower Early Career Researchers in paleosciences across India and abroad.
Through talks, scientific discussions, opportunities, outreach activities, and community initiatives, we aim to create an open and inclusive platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, mentorship, and professional growth. Ultimately, our work as paleoscientists is connected by a common goal: to better understand Earth’s past so that we can contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future for our planet and society. Achieving this requires us to work together across disciplines, perspectives, and institutions.
As we continue to grow, I hope Paleo ECR India becomes more than a network, a community where every Early Career Researcher feels connected, supported, and empowered to contribute to the future of paleosciences.
I warmly invite you to connect with us, contribute your ideas, share your experiences, and be part of this journey.
Connecting Early Career Researchers in Paleosciences.
Dr. Arvind Shukla
From ocean sediments to Antarctic ice, we study the records that reveal how our planet has changed.
Meet the networkPaleo ECR India brings researchers together to share their work, discuss methods and proxies, find opportunities, and build collaborations across the paleosciences.
Founded on 2 October 2025, the network welcomes Indian early-career researchers in India and abroad.
Talks and discussions across disciplines.
A network across institutions and borders.
Member publications and scientific stories.
Dr. Kumar Batuk Joshi
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, India
High-resolution imaging and in situ U–Pb analyses reveal zircon age, internal structure, and geochemistry. This talk examines detrital zircon as a provenance tracer and the limitations of reconstructing source-to-sink relationships.
Dr. Sourav Mukhopadhyay
Captain Williamson Sangma State University, Tura, Meghalaya, India
The ~74 ka Toba supereruption is discussed through geological and archaeological evidence, including debates about the volcanic winter hypothesis, human resilience, methodological challenges, and adaptation.
Dr. Yama Dixit
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi
Evidence from paleoclimate archives is used to examine abrupt events against the background climate of the Holocene, their global impacts, their causes, and mechanisms of propagation.
Partha Sarathi Jena, Cristiano Mazur Chiessi, Ines Beese, Martin Butzin, Bruno Dias, Marcia Carvalho Campos, Gerrit Lohmann, and Stefan Mulitza
A highly resolved proxy record and model simulations identify two short-lived AMOC intensification events during Heinrich Stadial 1, between 16.5 and 15.8 ka and around 15.4 ka. The announcement discusses rainfall shifts, northward heat transport, and atmospheric CO₂ implications.
Anand Rajoriya, Srinivas Bikkina, Maneesha M. E. T., Arvind Singh, et al.
A ~4.6 ka lacustrine archive uses grain size, TOC–TN, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes, and pollen to investigate hydroclimatic transitions, organic matter sources, land use, and lake–catchment processes in the Central Ganga Plain.
Arvind Shukla, Tapas Kumar Mishra, and Sumit Kumar Singh
A ~41 ka Arabian Sea record from SSD60-GC10 at 2,055 m water depth uses high-resolution (~400-year) Nd isotope records to examine changing deep-water influence, North Atlantic climate links, and lithogenic contributions.
“Building a Global Network for Early Career Paleoscientists” presents the vision and community of Paleo ECR India in the April 2026 issue, Volume 8, Number 1, page 23.
The feature records the network’s founding on 2 October 2025 and its work connecting paleoscientists around the world.
Explore the network’s milestones and plans for the next chapter.
