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PARAG J. DUTTA
Parag is a fulltime member of faculty in the Department of Geology at Cotton College, a premier
institution of higher education of the NE region of India. His work profile involves delivering
lectures as well as pursuing active research. He teaches several courses at the undergraduate &
postgraduate levels: ore geology, petroleum geology, stratigraphy, geo-exploration, aerial photo
interpretation and Geographic Information Science. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. His research interests lie in the areas of geostatistical
simulation & modeling of ore deposits, resource evaluation and financial risk management. He
looks forward to a career in consulting & research addressing the mineral industry.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name : Parag Jyoti Dutta

Date of Birth : 05-03-1972
Marital status : Married
Citizenship : Indian

CAREER SUMMARY

Parag has an academic background in exploration geology with a total work experience of around
9 years. He started his career with Rolta India Ltd. in the year 2000 and was responsible for
providing leadership to a dedicated team of professionals in designing and demonstrating
software solutions in the field of Geoinformatics. His domain expertise included a number of allied
technologies such as satellite image processing, digital photogrammetry, terrain modeling, etc., in
the natural resources segment. In the year 2003, he switched to a career in academics and has
been serving continuously as a fulltime faculty member in Cotton College.

QUALIFICATIONS

M.Sc. (Geology) - University of Delhi, Department of Geology – New Delhi

Awarded first class in Geology, 1998
Dissertation on ore-petrography & geochemistry of pyritiferous black-shales

M.Tech. (Geo-exploration) – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai

Awarded with 8.29 CPI score, 2000
Dissertation on groundwater potential zonation involving creation & analysis of thematic maps in
a GIS environment

Ph.D. (Mining Geostatistics) - (Currently enrolled) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Research: Geostatistical simulation and analysis; 3-D modeling of facies geometry of
sedimentary iron ore, resource estimation, mine planning with Datamine Studio 3.0

Office Address: Department of Geology, Cotton College, Guwahati - 781 001 (INDIA)
Email: paragjdutta@gmail.com Mobile: +91 94351 47419