Department of Geology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

The Department of Geology organized a one day workshop on Geophysical Methods for Groundwater Exploration Using Resistivity Method for the students of SyBSc, Groundwater and Hydrogeology course under DBT star scheme. The objective of the workshop was to cover the theory and practical aspects of geophysical exploration using resistivity meter and to give them an experience of field data collection and interpretation. The workshop was held on 21/12/2020, the resource person for the workshop was Mr. Smitesh Talawadekar, Proprietor and Managing Director of Terra Hydrotech Solutions, which is a geophysical exploration, water management and rainwater harvesting solutions service provider company based in Vasco, Goa. The session was attended by 15 students and one faculty member. The session began at 10am with a brief introduction of the resource person by Prof Malcolm Afonso. The guest was welcomed with a floral tribute by Mrs Lisa Rodrigues (SyBsc). The entire day was well planned into thr...

  The Department of Geology organized a Student- Expert cum alumni interactive session on the topic “Role of Exploration Geologist”. The speakers were Vikas Peeru, Deputy Manager Exploration, Vedanta Ltd. and Santosh Ghadi, Deputy Manager Mine Planning, Vedanta Ltd. The session was organized on 11/12/2020 from 9.30 am to 12.00 pm    in online mode. The session began with a brief introduction of both the speakers by Prof Swati Ghadi. The first session was conducted by Mr Vikas Peeru who gave a deep insight into the exploratory phase of mining, explaining legal terms like Reconnaissance permit and Mining lease. Demonstration of Geological modelling (wire-framing of solids) This was followed by a software demonstration on how geologists build geological model of the ore body using borehole data and how planning of next phase of drilling boreholes is done to build a complete model.  He also shared his field experience of working in various projects in Liberia and discu...

The Department of Geology organized a lecture-cum demonstration series on 17th and 18th February, 2020.The Resource Person was Dr.Mrinal Mukherjee from IIT, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He delivered lectures on “Geometrics, kinematics and dynamics of rock deformation” and “Identification and Interpretation of Deformation Structures and their Variation from Field Observations”. Shri.H S S. Nadkarni presenting a token of appreciation to Dr.Mrinal Mukherjee

The Nebula event was held on the 10th and 11th of February. DAY 1         THE EPIC FINALE (ALL ABOUT THE COMPETITION) DAY2          THE TALK AND SPREADING KNOWLEDGE. DAY1 THE EPIC FINALE Throughout the year, there were many competitions held between the FY/SY/TY and the 10th of February was the last day for the these competitions where we had 4 of them. This is the reason why we would like to refer to this day as the epic finale. Simultaneously, we were getting prepared for the next day's main event. All the students from FY/SY/TY were really excited to participate in the competitions held. The first competition held was the "GEOLOGICAL QUIZ" in which the SY won compressively. The second competition held was kind of the highlight of the day which was the "GEOLOGICAL TREAUSRE HUNT".  Teams from fy, sy and ty receiving instructions for the event treasure hunt Students in action during t...

Name: Assif Olivero Ferrao, 2019 Batch: 2019 Course:  Applied Environmental Geology.  Current Institute:  University College Cork (UCC). Ireland. Mr. Assif Ferrao, Second from left 1     What made you choose Geology? I got inspired by a talk given to us in my 11 th standard, where one lecturer from NCAOR said that the real superheroes of the world are not any politician or spiderman or a famous athlete but the real superheroes are geologists, where we actually know, how to save the earth and what actions to take. I developed a strong affinity for the subject ever since. Did you always wanted to study abroad? Why? In which semester of your under-graduate course did you apply for it? No, I didn’t always want to study abroad but as I did my research on the opportunities and scope of the field I wanted to carry out, I decided to study abroad. I started searching and getting the documents ready before the 5 th semester st...

Dip Direction is a Geotechnical services company, founded in 2013 in Goa, India. The company has business interest in Borewell drilling, Geophysical Exploration, Engineered Water Solutions and Mines & Minerals. Electrical resistivity survey (CRM AUT0-C) I wanted to intern with a very flexible company dealing with ground water exploration in Goa and neighbouring states. Also, to grab the opportunity of gaining experience of class study and practical knowledge/ physically working and studying an area suitable for drilling.  We first had an introductory session. During our internship we first had class teaching in which we cleared our doubts, basics were cleared, later all the concepts of exploration and mechanisms were explained which was helpful in field, we also learnt how to properly use Clinometer and Brunton compass. In these internships we covered Theory, field visit, mine visit, geophysical exploration of ground water, electrical resisti...

New logo of the Department of Geology designed by Samuel Afonso (TyBsc) and Jeremy Afonso. As the president of the 'Club Nebulites' I had a dream to design a logo for the 'Geology Department'. With due permission from the faculty, I worked with my cousin Jeremy Afonso using the Coral draw design software selecting the scheme and designed the logo and with the approval of the faculty my dream turned into reality. The logo was printed on a vinyl board and was inaugurated on 6th August 2019 at the hands of our very own HOD Mr Harish Nadkarni and Rtd scientist Dr Antonio Mascarenhas at the induction ceremony. Dr. Antonio Mascharenhas along with the Vice principal and Head of the Department Shri Harish Nadkarni unveiling the new logo.  Samuel Afonso President, Club Nebulites 2019-2020

I participated for a competition organised by the geological society of Goa at a student's conference called Geosphere on the 26 of February 2020. I wasn't initially supposed to participate but later was encouraged by ma'am Swati as it would be a good experience. I had to present a topic for 5 minutes following which there was a 2 minute slot for questions. The topic I chose was Climate Change as it is a major issue in our world today that cannot be addressed enough. I spoke about the theories on how climate change is said to occur and what made the scientists working on it come to these conclusions. I concluded my presentation addressing how humans have severely impacted the process of climate change. I secured the first place for my presentation and received a trophy, certificates and a cash prize from the GSG. The   event was extremely well organised and had very highly qualified judges for the competition. The event also consisted of lectures given by various p...

Name: Rizlen Quadros Batch: 2019 Course:  Petroleum Engineering Current Institute: Heriot Watt University Malaysia. I didn't start thinking about study abroad until one of the lecturer, Akshay Kelkar, suggested that the quality of higher education and job prospects are much better abroad .  After talking to my parents about this they supported the idea of studying abroad since it would provide better job opportunities. So currently I'm doing my MSc in Petroleum Engineering at Heriot Watt University Malaysia. The decision to join at HWU was last minute. My choice of country was the UK at first but due to financial conditions had to scrap the idea. Applying for Malaysia was suggested by my older brother since it was an Asian country where cost of living is relatively lower than UK. The other benefit was that the university is UK based and the degree received is from UK. Source of funding is from my parents and older brother. The thought of applying for a stude...

An army attachment camp was organised by the ‘Madras Sappers’ for the NCC Cadets to understand and have an insight of the life of the Indian Army aspirants in the Training Centre. The Camp was a 13 day camp from 2 nd December 2019 to 14 th December 2019 at the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) Headquarters, Shivajinagar - Bangalore. There were a total of 94 Senior Division (SD) cadets, among them 24 SDs being from the 1 Goa Battalion NCC of different colleges and schools across Goa. Figure 1 : The entire contingent for the Army Attachment Camp along with the ANOs and Army Officers. The lively and enthusiastic cadets were anticipating for the Camp to officially begin. The MEG Centre consisted of three Training battalions with each battalion having their own company and Commanding Officer. We were given accommodation in Training Battalion-1 (TB-1) in barracks which was built during colonial times. The schedule in the camp was very strict and began with a morning Physical Trai...