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Dr. Tarun Verma

Assistant Professor
Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU)
Phone No(s): 07379996677
Email: tverma.min@iitbhu.ac.in
Area of Interest: Air Pollution Modelling and Mitigation, Mine Surveying, Remote Sensing and GIS, Environmental Management in Mines, Computer Applications in Mining
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For over 16 years, I have been working in the field of Dust Dispersion Modeling in Mines, Environmental Management in Mines, Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in the mining industry, Slope Stability Analysis and Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Mining Industry.

Broad Areas of Current Research:

  • Air pollutant  modeling using the mathematical algorithm and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) 
  • Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Mine Planning

List of Ph.D. Students

S.No. Name Year of Registration Title of Thesis Co-guides (if any) Status
1 Md. Maneeb Masood 2017 Slope stability monitoring and analysis No Completed
2. Shri Charchit Jain 2018 Study on whole body vibration from various types of machinery in an underground mine Yes (Prof. S. Gupta) Ongoing
3. Shri Vinay Kumar Singh 2019 Slope stability analysis using remote sensing No Ongoing
4. Dheeraj Singh 2023 Coal Gassification No Ongoing

List of M.Tech. Students

S.No. Name Year of Completion Title of Thesis Co-guides (if any)
1 Shri Rajat Tiwari, IDD 2017 Study of abrasiveness of rocks in coal mines and its impact on cutting tools Yes (Prof. A. Jamal)
2. Shri Yogesh Dewangan 2018 Development of empirical relationship for emission from different dust sources of an opencast mine at different depth N0
3. Shri Atul Krishna Singh, IDD 2017 Development of GIS based dust dispersion model for a surface mine No
4. Md. Shahbaz, IDD 2017 Mine closure planning and reclamation using GIS No
5. Shri Mohit Kumar, IDD 2017 Planning of a surface mine to optimize environmental parameters Yes (Prof. S. Gupta)
6. Shri Omprakash Sahu 2020 Study on surface miner preventive maintenance No
7. Rishabh Sipani 2020 Design of maintenance schedule of
dragline		 No
8. Piyush Sharma, IDD 2021 Slope Stability monitoring and analysis using
hyperspectral imaging		 No
9. Shibasoumya Ghosh 2021 Monitoring of Acid Mine Drainage through Remote Sensing and GIS No
10. Dheeraj Kumar
Bhardowaj		 2021 Estimation of Chlorophyll-a Concentration using Hyperspectral Imaging in surface water
bodies near mining areas		 No
11. Arab Raj 2021 Mine Reclamation Planning using Remote Sensing and GIS No
12. Surendra Kumar, IDD 2022 ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN COAL MINE AREA USING GIS AND WATER
QUALITY INDEX		 No
13. Pintu Sahu 2022 Assessment of Mine Reclamation staus using Remote Sensing and GIS No
14. Nalla Venkatesh 2022 Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage using GIS and Remote Sensing No

Other than this more than 150 B.Tech. thesis, around 40 exploratory projects and 4 Stream Projects guided and completed.

1.

Organising Secretary of Technology exchange program on Rock instrumentation, organized by Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Mining Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University from 27-29 December 2007
2. Co-coordinator of a Short term course on Rock support and reinforcement for strata control in underground mining structures (RSSC 2013), organized by Executive Development Cell, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi from 21-25 October, 2013
3. Co-coordinator of Short term course on Rock instrumentation in mining structures (RIMS 2014), scheduled to be organized by Executive Development Cell, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi from 07-11 April 2014
4. Co-coordinator of a Short term course on Rock support and reinforcement for strata control in underground mining structures (RSSC 2014), organized by Executive Development Cell, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi from 10-14 November, 2014
5. Co-coordinator of a Short term course on Rock support and reinforcement for strata control in underground mining structures (RSSC 2016), organized by Executive Development Cell, Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi from 22-29 December, 2016
6. Co-coordinator and Treasurer of QIP Short Term Course on "Advanced Techniques of Project Management (ATPM-2017)" organized by QIP Cell, IIT(BHU), Varanasi & Department of Mining Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi from 11-15 July 2017
Period Organisation Nature of Responsibility Designation
01/05/2015 – till date IIT (BHU) To co-ordinate and manage different RS and GIS related research activities at UG and PG department level Professor – in- charge (additional), Remote sensing and GIS Division, Department of Mining Engineering
01/05/2015 – till date IIT (BHU) To co-ordinate and manage different mine planning and surveying related research activities at UG and PG department level Professor – in- charge (additional), Mine Planning Division, Department of Mining Engineering
01/05/2015 to 30/11/2019 IIT (BHU) To co-ordinate and manage different security related activities at institute level Proctor, IIT (BHU),Varanasi
01/06/2016 31/08/2018 IIT (BHU) To co-ordinate and manage various training and placement activities related to UG and PG at the department level Professor – in- charge, Training and placement, Department of Mining Engineering
01/09/2016 31/08/2018 IIT (BHU) Supervision of undergraduate academic work in the department Convener, DUGC, Department of Mining Engineering
05/01/2017 – till date IIT (BHU) To co-ordinate and manage different research activities related to reverse engineering at UG and PG department level Professor – in- charge, Tinkering lab, Department of Mining Engineering
07/07/2008 to 21/10/2011 IT BHU To assist the Hostel Coordinator in administration and management of the assigned student’s hostel Warden, Vishwkarma and Dhanrajgiri hostels
01/07/2008 to 30/06/2009 IT BHU To organize and motivate students to play hockey Hockey Secretary, IT Gymkhana
01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015 IIT (BHU) To organize and motivate students for film and media related activities in gymkhana Film and Media Councilor, IIT Gymkhana
01/07/2015 to 30/06/2016 IIT (BHU) To organize and involve staff to play different games and participate in the meet at IIT, Madras In-charge, Inter IIT Staff sports meet, IIT Gymkhana
29/10/2018 --- till date IIT (BHU) To organise and conduct exams of institute level courses Member of Institute Core Courses Monitoring Committee
   S. No. Details (Mention Year, Value etc. where relevant)
       1. Ranked fifth and forty-ninth in Class X, U. P. Board Exam at District & State Level respectively in the year 1997

       2.

 Ranked third in BE, Mining Engineering 1999-2003 from NITK, Surathkal

       3.

 Recipient of GATE scholarship in year 2003-2005 for pursuing Masters in Technology (M. Tech) at IT, BHU, Varanasi.
       4. Recipient of Best Researcher Award by INSO on 14th May 2022 in the field of Science, Technology and Management

       5.

 Working as a reviewer of a no. of International Journals like Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Environmental Modeling and Software, etc.

       6.

 Won the best hostel award as Warden, Vishwakarma hostel, BHU, in the year 2009
       7.

Won Silver Medal in Badminton Championship of Inter IIT Staff Sports Meet 2016 at IIT Kanpur
       8.

Won Silver Medal in Cricket Championship of Inter IIT Staff Sports Meet 2017 at IIT Madras
       9.

Won Bronze Medal in Badminton Championship of Inter IIT Staff Sports Meet 2017 at IIT Madras
       10.

Won Silver Medal in Badminton Championship of Inter IIT Staff Sports Meet 2018 at IIT Guwahati

Chapter Published in International Books:

1. Tarun Verma, Maneeb Masood, Charchit Jain (2019) " Applications of remote sensing and GIS in mineral exploration-A resource-saving technology" in Traditions and Innovations of Resources-Saving Technologies in Mineral Mining and Processing" ISBN 978-973-741-629-2 

Please visit the following links for the details:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OklUjGkAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tarun_Verma9