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DR. CATHERINE J.K

CSIR-NGRI, HYDERABAD, INDIA
http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=GQ40p1UAAAAJ

NGRI RESEARCH GROUP:

Earthquake Hazard Assessment Seismogenesis of Indian Shield
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:

Tectonic Geodesy, Seismology, Processing, analysis interpretation of GPS data, studies related to
crustal deformation and earthquake occurrence processes.

EDUCATION:
2002
1993
1990

Ph.D. Geophysics, Osmania University, India

M.Sc.(Tech.) Geophysics, Andhra University, India
B.Sc. Nagarjuna University, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
04/98-04/01 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Senior Research

01/04-03/06

Fellowship in Earthsciences.
Project Scientist awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt.
of India.

03/2006
03/2009

Jr. Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

VISITING POSITIONS:
08/-12/10

BOYSCAST Fellow at University of California, Berkeley.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
03/08
2010

Taught M.Sc. Geoinformatics students at Aadikavi Nannayya University,

Rajahmundry, India.
Orientation Course in Seismology conducted by Department of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India at NGRI, Hyderabad.

SERVICE:
Member, Indian Geological Congress.
Current NGRI Committees:
Member, Compassionate Appointments committee [tenure and promotion committee], 2012-2014.

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Past NGRI Committees:

Member, NGRI website committee 20102011
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Recipient of BOYSCAT Fellowship, 2009-2010.
PH.D. ADVISOR:
SCIENTISTS WITH WHOM I HAVE COLLABORATED (OUTSIDE NGRI):
Current and Past
Roland Burgmann, UCB, California, Robert W.King, MIT, Sridevi, CMMACS, B.Nagarajan, SOI, Arun
Kumar, Manipur University, R.P.Tiwari, Mizoram University,
NGRI Collaborators (present and past):
V.K.Gahalaut, Kalpna, O.P.Pandey, C.Subrahmanyam
PATENT
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications:

2012
1. B Kundu, VK Gahalaut, JK Catherine (2012). Seamount subduction and Ruptutre

characteristics of the March 11, 2011, Tohoko Earthquake, Geological society of India,
79(3), 245-251.
2. P Mahesh, JK Catherine, VK Gahalaut, Bhaskar Kundu, A Ambikapathy, Amit Bansal,

L Premkishore, M Narasaiah, Sapna Ghavri, RK Chadha, Pallabee Choudary, DK Singh,

SK Singh, Subhash Kumar, B Nagarajan, BC Bhatt, RP Tiwari, Arun Kumar, Ashok
Kumar, Harsh Bhu, S Kalita, (2012). Rigid Indian Plate: Constraints from GPS
measurements, Gondwana Research, In press.

2011
3. P.Mahesh, B.Kundu, J.K.Catherine and V.K.Gahalaut, (2011). Anatomy of the 2009 Firodland
earthquake (Mw 7.8), South Island, New Zealand, Geoscience Frontiers, 2(1), 17-22.
4. P.Mahesh, A.Bansal, B.Kundu, J.K.catherine, V.K.Gahalaut (2011). The Mw 7.5 2009 Mw 7.5

2009 earthquake , North Andaman region 77(3), 243-251.

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2010
5. A.Ambikapathy, J.K.Catherine, V.K.Gahalaut, M.Narsaiah, A.Bansal, P.Mahesh, (2010). The
2007 Bengkulu earthquake, its rupture model and implications for seismic hazard, Journal of
Earth System Science, 119 (4), 553-560.
6. V.K.Gahalaut, C.Subrahmanyam, B.Kundu, J.K.Catherine, A.Ambikapathy (2010). Slow
rupture in Andaman during 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake: aprobable consequence of
subduction of 90E ridge, Geophysical Journal International, 180 (3), 1181-1186.

2009
7. J.K.Catherine, V.K.Gahalaut, S.Jade, A.Ambikapathy, M.Narsaiah, R.Gireesh, Amit Bansal,
L.Premkishore, P.Mahesh (2009) . Co-seismic and post-seismic displacement of 2004 SumatraAndaman Earthquake, Earth System Sciences: Felicitation volumes in Honour of Professor
V.K.Verma, 41.
8. J.K.Catherine, V.K.Gahalaut, A.Ambikapathy, B.Kundu, C.Subrahmanyam, S.Jade, Amit
Bansal, R.K Chadha, M.Narsaiah, L.Premkishore, D.C.Gupta (2009). 2008 Little Andaman
aftershock: Genetic linkages with the subducting 90E ridge and 2004 Sumatra-Andaman
earthquake, Tectonophysics, 479 (3) 271-276.

2008
9. V.K. Gahalaut, S.Jade, J.K.Catherine, R.Gireesh, M.B.Ananda, P.Dileep Kumar, M.Narsaiah,
S.S.H.Jafri, A.Ambikapathy, A.Bansal, R.K.Chadha, D.C.Gupta, B.Nagarajan and S.Kumar
(2008). GPS measurements of postseismic deformation in the Andaman-Nicobar region following
the giant 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Jour.of Geophys. Res., 113, B08401, doi:
10.1029/2007JB005511.
10. V.K.Gahalaut, J.K.Catherine, Sridevi Jade, R.Gireesh, D.C.Gupta, M. Narsaiah, A.
Ambikapathy, A.Bansal and R.K.Chadha (2008). No evidence of unusually large postseismic
deformation in Andaman region immediately after 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 35, L10307, doi: 10.1029/2008GL033704.

2007
11. J.K.Catherine, Kalpna and V.K.Gahalaut (2007), Role of flexure in earthquake triggering along
the Western Ghat escarpment, India. Journal of Asian Earth Science, 31, 104-111.
12. Joshi K.Catherine and Vineet K.Gahalaut (2007). A glimpse of earthquake cycle in the

Sumatra region, Current Science, 92, 114-118.

2006
13. V.K.Gahalaut and J.K.Catherine, 2006. Rupture characteristics of 28 March 2005 Sumatra
earthquake from GPS measurements and its implication for tsunami generation. Earth and
Planetary Science Letters, 249, 39-46.
14. V.K.Gahalaut, B.Nagarajan, J.K.Catherine and S.Kumar 2006. Constraints on 2004

Sumatra-Andaman earthquake rupture from GPS measurements in Andaman-Nicobar

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Islands. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 242, 365-374.(Rank 10, Science Direct
Top 25 Hottest articles of EPSL)

2005
15. J.K.Catherine, V.K.Gahalaut, V.K.Sahu, 2005. Constraints on rupture of the December 26, 2004,
Sumatra earthquake from far-field GPS observations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 237,
673-679.
16.

J.K.Catherine and O.P.Pandey, 2005. Differential uplift between Hyderabad and Bangalore
geotectonic blocks of Eastern Dharwar Craton, South India. J. of Geol. Soc. India, vol.65,
493-496.

2004
17. Catherine.J.K., 2004. A Preliminary assessment of the internal deformation in the Indian

plate from GPS measurements. Journal Asian Earth Sciences, 23, 461-465.

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SUMMARY OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

CURRENT STUDENTS
PAST STUDENTS

EXTERNAL PROJECTS AS

PL/CO-PL (PRESENT AND PAST)

GPS measurements in Godavari, Koyna-Warna region, Garhwal-Kumaon Himalaya, Andaman-Nicobar

Islands. All projects funded by Ministry of Earthsciences. A DST project on Near real time processing of
1HZ GPS data as an aid in rapid estimation of source parameters of an earthquake includinf tsunami
potential of offshore events in collaboration with University of Mexico.

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