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A long time ago (in a galaxy quite close) I came across a book on volcanoes and discovered a branch of science that studied volcanoes and other phenomena that took place on Earth-Geology. I was obsessed with the subject ever since and I planned my educational path to reach my goal of becoming a geologist.
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I moved to Mumbai for my Bachelor of Science degree at St. Xavier's college which happened to have an old and well-established department of Geology. I also studied Physics and Math. I had a course on Remote Sensing which first introduced me to the subject I'd later choose to branch into, but I wasn't done with geology just yet!
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During my final year at Xavier's, I attempted the IIT JAM(Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admissions for Master's) exam. I cleared the cutoff and got admitted into IIT Bhubaneshwar for a Master's in Geology. I moved to the opposite side of India for the next two years and got a more myopic knowledge of geology as well as a great introduction to scientific research. I got an internship at the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa where I researched evidence of tropical cyclones in sediments from a core taken from the offshore Mahanadi basin.
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My Master's thesis topic at IIT Bhubaneshwar was on the Applications of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Techniques in Landslide Investigation around Guruda- Odisha. This was the first time I worked in the domain of remote sensing and I found it captivating because it offered a way to study a much larger surface area than a conventional field survey (of which I've done my fair share!) and was much easier too!
I realized that I wanted to branch into remote sensing but I'd have to do another degree to specialize in this subject. That was when I applied to the Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation- ITC at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.
I've worked on many fascinating projects at ITC and decided to create a blog to document my work which I poured a lot of time, effort, and enthusiasm into. If you've got any questions about any project do feel free to leave a comment here or contact me through one of the links at the bottom.
My Master's thesis at ITC was on the topic: Investigating the Nature of Brine Pockets on dwarf planet Ceres using
Hyperspectral mapping