V M Tiwari takes charge as CSIR-NGRI Director

V M Tiwari has taken charge as the new Director of CSRI-National Geophysical Research Institute here.
He was previously the Director of National Centre for Earth System Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Tiwari obtained his post-graduate degree in Geophysics from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and began his scientific career at CSRI-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) after receiving a Ph.D in Geophysics from NGRI and BHU, a release said today.
Tiwari's research interests primarily focuses on deciphering subsurface mass distribution and mass transport relevant to a wide range of scientific and societal application such as elucidating structure and dynamics of different geological settings in the Indian lithosphere, variation in water storage over Indian subcontinent and mapping of sub-basaltic sediments, it said.

"Besides well cited research papers in leading journals, he has also contributed significantly to the projects of Oil and Mineral Industries", the release said.