[ PDF version ] Abhijit Ghosh January 2008 PhD student & Graduate Research Assistant Department of Earth & Space Sciences University of Washington E-mail: aghosh.earth@gmail.com Webpage: http://students.washington.edu/aghosh1/ Education         PhD, Geophysics, University of Washington, USA, 2007-ongoing         MS, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Geophysics), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2005-2007         MS, Geology, University of Calcutta, India, 2002-2004 (Ranked 1st)         BS, Geology, University of Calcutta, India, 1999-2002 Employments         Graduate Research Assistant, 2007-ongoing, ESS, University of Washington, USA         Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2006-2007, EAS, Georgia Tech, USA         Graduate Research Assistant, 2005-2007, EAS, Georgia Tech, USA         Junior Research Fellow, 2005, Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, India Research Interests         Non-volcanic tremor in the subduction zones         Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution (b-value)         Variation in locking along the subduction interface         Geometry of the subduction interface         Earthquake relocation techniques         Earthquake production along the seismogenic zone of the subduction megathrust         Near-surface geophysics (resistivity)         Structural geology Reserch Experience         Non-volcanic tremor in the subduction zones         Mapping of earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution in the Middle America Subduction Zone (MASZ) using data from the NSF funded project Costa Rica Seismogenic Zone Experiment (CRSEIZE)         Relationship between b-value and subduction interface locking in MASZ         Statistical modeling of the geometry of the subduction interface from microseismicity in MASZ         Modeling of aquifer zone by resistivity survey, West Bengal, India, funded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India         Tectonics, structure and deformation history of the Sausar Mobile Belt, India Publications Ghosh, A., A. V. Newman, A. M. Thomas, and G. T. Farmer (2008), Interface locking along the subduction megathrust from b-value mapping near Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L01301, doi:10.1029/2007GL031617 [ PDF ]. Ghosh, A. (2007), Earthquake Frequency-Magnitude Distribution and Interface Locking at the Middle America Subduction Zone near Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. MS Thesis, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech, June 2007 [ PDF ] Majumdar, R. K., A. Ghosh, and D. Das (2006), Geoelectric and Geochemical Studies for Hydrological Characterization of Southern Part of Sagar Island, South 24-Parganas, West Bengal, India. Journal of Geophysics, vol. 27, no. 4, pp 109-118 Ghosh, A. (2004), Structure and tectonics of the Sausar Group, around Ngarjuna and Khindsi, Ramtek, Maharashtra. MS Thesis, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta Ghosh, A. (2004), Seismic sections across the Himalayan fault system and its correlation with geologic cross sections. Review article, Departmental publication, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta Presentations Ghosh, A., A. V. Newman, A. M. Thomas, and G. T. Farmer (2007), Application of Earthquake Power-law Distribution to Infer Locking at the Subduction Zone. Georgia Tech Graduate Student Symposium, 2007 Thomas, A. M., A. V. Newman, A. Ghosh and G. T. Farmer (2007), Statistical Modeling of the Middle America Subduction Zone Using Interplate Seismicity. SSA Annual Meeting 2007 Ghosh, A., A. V. Newman, A. M. Thomas, and G. T. Farmer (2006), Variability in Shallow Subduction Zone Locking Inferred From Earthquake Activity Near Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. AGU Fall Meeting 2006 Farmer, G. T., A. V. Newman, A. Ghosh, and A. M. Thomas (2006), Cross-Network Microseismic Relations of Some Aftershocks From the 1992 Nicaraguan Tsunami Earthquake. AGU Fall Meeting 2006 Ghosh, A., A. V. Newman, A. M. Thomas, and G. T. Farmer (2006), Distribution of b-value in the Middle America Trench, Near Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Georgia Tech EAS Graduate Student Symposium, 2006 Ghosh, A., R. K. Majumdar, and D. Das (2005), Geoelectric and Geochemical Studies for Hydrogeological Characterization of the Southern Part of Sagar Island, India. Georgia Tech EAS Graduate Student Symposium, 2005 Awards and Certificates         Best Morning Talk award for research presentation in The EAS Graduate Student Symposium 2005, EAS, Georgia Tech         Debesh-Kamal Scholarship 2005, for study abroad, awarded by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, India         Prof. N. N. Chatterjee Memorial Book Grant, 2003, awarded by The Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India         Certificate in Information Technology Application (2003) awarded by Department of Sports and Youth Services (YS Branch), Government of West Bengal, India Training Sesions Attended         GAMIT/GLOBK: UNAVCO short course series in June 2006 instructed by Dr. Tom Herring and Dr. Robert King, MIT         Strainmeter & tiltmeter data analysis: UNAVCO short course series in June 2006 instructed by Dr. Duncan Agnew (IGPP), Dr. Evelyn Roeloffs (USGS) and Dr. Kathleen Hodgkinson (UNAVCO) Professional Affiliations         Student member of American Geophysical Union         Student member of Society of Exploration Geophysicists Contact Information         Mailing address         University of Washington         Department of Earth & Space Sciences         Johnson Hall room 70         Box 351310         4000 15th Ave NE         Seattle, WA 98195-1310         USA         Phone         Cell: 1 404 667 7470 Homepage | Research | PDF version of CV | Publications | Photo album Last updated by Abhijit Ghosh on January 2nd, 2008