personal web page of Vijay Kumar Saini
Scientific career
- Since 2023:Ph.D. Student at the Surface Processes Department, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e. V.- Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
- 2022:Master of Technology (MTech.) in Geo-exploration (Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India)
- 2020:Master of Science in Geology (M.Sc.) (Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India)
- 2018:Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (University Maharaja’s College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India)
Research fields
- Metabolites interaction with Fe (II)-minerals and technetium
- Geochemical modelling using PHREEQC computer program
- Dissolution kinetics and alteration mechanism of basalt glass
- Mineralogy and Environmental Geochemistry
Projects
- Since 2023: NukSiFutur Young investigators group TecRad: Interactions of technetium with microorganisms, metabolites and at the mineral-water interface-Radioecological considerations. Funded by BMBF via PTKA (02NUK072)
- 2021-2022: MTech. Project - Experimental study of basalt-water interaction: Understanding towards weathering/alteration pathways, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Teaching
- 2020-2022: Teaching Assistantship (TA) at Department of Earth Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Membership
- European Association of Geochemistry
- European Geosciences Union
