Dr. Shabbir Hussain superannuated as Deputy Director General on 31 March 2019. During the tenure in GSI, served at Lucknow, Jaipur, Itanagar, and Raipur, handling geological investigations, mineral exploration, geochemical surveys, geological mapping, and administrative management.
Authored 23 technical/geological reports and published 11 geo-scientific research papers in reputed journals. Recipient of the prestigious Gold Medal Award (2009) for the Best Paper in the Journal of Applied Geochemistry. Actively participated in national and international seminars, conferences, and workshops and served as Guest Faculty at the GSI Training Institute, Zawar Centre.
Areas of specialization include mineralisation and exploration, geochemical surveys, geological mapping (including Himalayan terrain), and administrative and project management.
Professional Memberships:
Life Member, Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry, Hyderabad
Life Member, Mining Engineers Association of India, Jaipur.
Lead - Mineral Exploration
PhD, M.Sc. (Geology), University of Rajasthan
Dr. Krishna is a marine biologist with 35 years of experience in Environmental Science, with an emphasis on marine environments. During 1986-2008, he worked as Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist in the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at Karwar, Mangalore, Veraval and Kochi. Later in April 2008 he joined in the Center for Environment and Marine Studies, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and worked as Research Scientist (Professor) for 11 years.
He worked as project manager and lead technical expert on several client-funded projects in Saudi Arabia (Middle East) and India, related to environmental and biodiversity studies for Government and Corporate Bodies. He is having experience in the management and delivery of multidisciplinary environmental projects for terrestrial, coastal and marine environment, across a range of sectors, including coastal manufacturing and utilities, offshore oil and gas, dredging and land reclamation, and major infrastructure. He has teaching and student guiding experience at Masters and PhD levels, and successfully guided three (3) students to get PhD degree in marine sciences from the Mangalore University, Karnataka (India).
Dr. Krishna has international experience as a member of the Roster of Experts established by the GEF-UNEP, consultant for Asian Development Bank, and Board Member of the Society for Conservation Biology- Asia (SCB-Asia). He has published around 75 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and authored 12 book chapters. He is a member of the journal editorial board, review editor, and peer reviewer of several international journals.
