Srinagar: Dr. Akhtar Rasool Mir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir, has been awarded Ketharaju Venkata Subbamma – SubbaRao Medal for the best contribution in the field of Geochemistry applied to mineral resources during last ten years i.e., 2008-2018 at the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM-2018) of the Indian Society of Applied Geochemists (ISAG), scheduled during 18-19 September, 2018 at Department of Geology, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
Dr. Akhtar has more than fifteen research papers in his credit published in reputed National and International Journals having cumulative impact factor of seventeen and around ninety citations. He has put his sincere efforts in earth science research since 2005 when he joined Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University for the Ph.D. programme under the supervison of Dr. Shabber H. Alvi, Professor, A.M.U. and Co-supervison of Dr. Balaram V., Emeritus Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.