Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Research Area
Earthquake Engineering, Computational Seismology, Solid earth Geophysics
Research Interests
My research focuses on earthquake seismology, with an emphasis on understanding earthquake source physics, crustal and upper mantle structure, and seismic wave propagation characteristics. I use techniques such as local earthquake tomography, shear wave splitting, and moment tensor inversion to investigate the seismotectonic framework of active tectonic regions. My work has contributed to understanding the seismic structure of the Himalaya and other seismically active areas, shedding light on subsurface deformation processes.
I am also interested in the development and improvement of algorithms for subsurface imaging. Recently, I implemented a Monte Carlo simulation-based algorithm for estimating crustal velocity structures, enhancing the accuracy of seismic models. My research extends to seismic anisotropy, where I analyze the directional dependence of seismic wave velocities to infer stress and deformation patterns within the Earth.
Beyond fundamental research, I aim to integrate seismic observations with geodynamic models to improve earthquake hazard assessment. I actively collaborate with national and international researchers to advance our understanding of earthquake processes. Through my work, I strive to bridge the gap between theoretical developments and practical applications, contributing to both scientific advancements and seismic risk mitigation efforts.
Since 2025 : Assistant Professor, IISER Mohali, Punjab, India
Since 2024 : current: DST-Inspire faculty 2023
2021 - 2024 : Project Scientist, CSIR- National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2019 - 2021 : Nana-Bhoy Moos Research Fellow (NMRF), Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai,Maharashtra, India
2017 - 2019 : DST-SERB National Postdoc Fellow, IISER Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2016 - 2017 : Assistant Professor (Mathematics): Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India
2011 - 2016 : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
2009 - 2011 : M.Tech (Scientific Computing), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
2006 - 2008 : M.Sc. (Mathematics), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
2003 - 2006 : B.Sc. (Maths), CSJM University, Kanpur
DST-Inspire faculty fellowship 2023
DST-IIGM Nanabhoy moos Research fellowship 2019
DST-SERB National postdoc fellowship 2017
Jyotima Kanaujia, Mangalampally Ravi Kumar, Pavan Kumar Vengala and Mandadi Shekar. Indication of Fluid-Driven Seismicity in the Palghar Region, India, from Local Earthquake Tomography. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 115(2):489–504, 2025. URL, DOI Jyotima Kanaujia, Ravi M Kumar, Naresh Bandari and R Vijayaraghavan. Tomographic evidence for segmentation of the Main Himalayan Thrust in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Tectonophysics 900:230655, 2025. URL, DOI Arti Devi, Sunil K Roy, Jyotima Kanaujia and Ravi M Kumar. Evidence for weak azimuthal anisotropy beneath the Kumaon-Garhwal Himalaya. Geophysical Journal International 237(3):1734–1750, 2024. URL, DOI Jyotima Kanaujia, M Ravi Kumar, T C Sunilkumar, B Naresh, Arti Devi, R Vijayaraghavan, G Suresh, Satish Saha, D Srinivas and P Solomon Raju. Nature of the Himalayan Seismicity Belt in the Garhwal–Kumaun Segment and Its Tectonic Implications. Seismological Research Letters 95(4):2386–2398, 2023. URL, DOI Jyotima Kanaujia, Ganpat Surve and Nava Hazarika. Upper Mantle deformation patterns beneath norteast India from Shear-wave splitting analysis. , 2020. URL, DOI Jyotima Kanaujia, Supriyo Mitra, S C Gupta and M L Sharma. Crustal anisotropy from shear-wave splitting of local earthquakes in the Garhwal Lesser Himalaya. Geophysical Journal International, September 2019. URL, DOI