Rate My Professor Yogesh R. Kulkarni

Dr. Yogesh R. Kulkarni is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department at Gharda Institute of Technology, Lavel, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology (First Class), an M.Sc. in Geology (First Class), and a Ph.D. in Geology. His professional experience totals 12 years, including 9 years in teaching, 1.5 years in industry, and 3 years in research. He joined Gharda Institute of Technology on August 1, 2016. Dr. Kulkarni's research specializations include geology, sedimentology, mineral magnetism, geochemistry, and monsoon dynamics. He has published 8 international papers, 2 national papers, and presented at 3 international conferences and 1 national conference. Key publications encompass "Geochemical evidence for increased sediment supply from the Deccan basalts during the Late Holocene aridity" (Quaternary International, 2024, with GR Tripathy, SJ Sangode et al.), "Heavy Mineral and Mineral Magnetic Tracers of Basaltic versus Cratonic Weathering as Indicators of Spatio-temporal Shifts in the Monsoonal Intensity over Central Indian Region" (Journal of Geological Society of India, 2023, with SJ Sangode, DC Meshram), "Acquisition of natural remanence in the basaltic laterites of Deccan volcanic province (India): Implications to palaeomagnetic studies in laterites" (Catena, 2023, with NB Kadam, SJ Sangode et al.), "Design, Analysis and Feasibility Study of Cyclone Shelter Using BIM and ETABS Software" (Disaster and Development, 2021, with SS Khatu et al.), "Mineral magnetic characterization of the Godavari river sediments: implications to Deccan basalt weathering" (Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2014, with SJ Sangode, DC Meshram et al.), and "Neotectonic response of the Godavari and Kaddam rivers in Andhra Pradesh, India: Implications to quaternary reactivation of old fracture system" (Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2013, with SJ Sangode, DC Meshram et al.).

Dr. Kulkarni has secured significant research funding, including the Teacher’s Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) from DST-SERB (2021), during which he served as a TARE Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune (2021-2024). Additional grants comprise Internal Travel Grant from DST-SERB (2018), Minor Research Project from the University of Mumbai (2020), CSIR Conference Grant (2023), and Internal Travel Grant from DST-ANRF (2024). He is a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and the Gondwana Geological Society, and a past sponsored member of the International Association of Sedimentologists. Dr. Kulkarni actively engages with the Institution of Engineers (India), Belapur Section.