Geology

The Department of Geology of Poona College was established in the year June 1978.  Geology laboratory is well equipped with geological instruments and possesses a good collection of minerals, rock specimens, crystals models, fossil specimens and microscopes. The departmental library has good collection of books and research journals with more than 500 booksin our central library of various branches of earth sciences. In a span of about 42 years the department has imparted teaching not only to Indian students but also many NRIs and international students coming from Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, etc. Many of our past students are professionally well placed in various geological organizations all over the globe. The staff members actively participate in various state, national, international conferences/seminars/workshops and have undertaken minor and major research projects funded by U.G.C. The Department has close liaison with geological and research institutes such on Geological Survey of India Deccan College Agharkar Research Institute, National Geophysical Research Institute, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, etc. The faculty from our department has presented their research papers in prestigious international events like International geological congress, Goldschmidt conferences, AOGS, INQUA Congress, Planet Under Pressure Conference, which were held in countries like as Italy, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, U.K, Canada, Australia, Russia, etc. Dr. M. R. G. Sayyed has successfully convened many sessions in international conferences abroad. The faculty of the department is regularly publishing research papers in national and international journal.