M.Sc. (Applied Geology), M.Tech (Geoexploration), Ph.D.
Mineral Exploration, Geological Mapping, Geochemical Exploration
Landslides, Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics, Numerical Simulation
Soft Computing
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Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (May 2023- till date)
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Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of India (2016 - 2023)
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Geologist, Geological Survey of India (2011 - 2016)
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Teaching Assistant (2009-2011)
Total Research and Professional Experience: 14 years
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Certificate of Appreciation by Additional Director General & HoD, Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow 2023
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Frontiers Sponsored Awards for Best Oral Talk at First International Conference on Technologies, Sustainable Development Goals and Academia (ICTSGA-1), 2022
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Certificate of Appreciation by Director General, Geological Survey of India, 2020
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MHRD fellowship for Teaching Assistantship at IIT Bombay
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Second rank in M.Sc. (Applied Geology), University of Allahabad, Allahabad
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Session co-chair in 4th Indian Landslide Congress 2017 and INDOROCK 2016 conference
- Sadiq M., Umrao R.K. (2020) Nb-Ta-rare earth element mineralization in titaniferous laterite cappings over Sung Valley ultramafic rocks in Meghalaya, India, Ore Geology Reviews, vol. 120(5), 103439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103439.
- Umrao R.K., Sharma L.K., Singh R., Singh T.N. (2018) Determination of strength and modulus of elasticity of heterogenous sedimentary rocks: An ANFIS predictive technique, Measurement, vol. 126, pp. 194-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.05.064.
- Umrao R.K., Singh R., Sharma L.K., Singh T.N. (2017) Soil slope instability along a strategic road corridor in Meghalaya, north-eastern India, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 10 (12), 260. doi:10.1007/s12517-017-3043-8.
- Singh R., Umrao R.K., Ahmad M., Ansari M.K., Sharma L.K., Singh T.N. (2017) Prediction of geomechanical parameters using soft computing and multiple regression approach, Measurement, vol. 99, pp. 108–119. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2016.12.023.
- Umrao R.K., Singh R., Singh T.N. (2015) Stability evaluation of hill cut slopes along national highway-13 near Hospet, Karnataka, India, Georisk, vol. 9(3), pp. 158-170. doi: 10.1080/17499518.2015.1053494
- Sadiq M., Ranjith A., Umrao R.K. (2014) REE Mineralization in the Carbonatites of the Sung Valley Ultramafic-Alkaline-Carbonatite Complex, Meghalaya, India, Central European Journal of Geosciences, vol. 6(4), pp. 457-475.
- Singh R., Umrao R.K., Singh T.N., (2014) Stability evaluation of road-cut slopes in the Lesser Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India: conventional and numerical approaches, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, vol. 73 (3), pp. 845–857.
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Verma R.K., Singh R., Sharma P., Umrao R.K., Kainthola, A. (2026) A web-based application for the estimation of tensile strength of rocks: statistical and soft computing approach, Measurement, vol. 258, Part C,119269, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2025.119269.
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Umrao R.K., Resmi S. (2025) Geochemical evaluation of soil contamination from rat-hole coal mining areas in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India. In: Tiwari, A.K. et al. (eds.), Mining Impact on Soil and Water Resources, pp. 77-97, CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003442554-6.
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Umrao R.K., Singh R., Sharma L.K., Singh T.N. (2025) Two-dimensional finite element modelling for an optimum engineered design for portal slopes. In: Sarkar, K. et al. (eds.), Landslides: Analysis, Modeling and Mitigation. Earth Systems Data and Models, vol. 7, pp. 209–223, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78896-3_10.
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Sharma L.K., Umrao R.K., Singh R., Singh T.N. (2025) Artificial Neural Network Approach to Evaluate Geotechnical Properties of Lime-Treated Mountain Soil: A Slope Stabilization Perspective, Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, vol. 12, 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-024-00460-0.
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Umrao R.K., Sharma L.K., Singh R., Singh T.N. (2025) Probabilistic Analysis of Weathered Hill Slopes using Monte Carlo Simulation and Comparison with Deterministic Analysis, In: Verma, A.K. et al. (eds), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical Issues in Energy, Infrastructure and Disaster Management, ICGEID 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 475, pp. 93-106. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1757-6_8.
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Shukla M., Verma S.K., Malviya V.P., Oliveira E.P., Mishra S., Umrao R.K., Prakash S., Torres E.E.M. (2025) Crustal reworking during the transition of tectonic regime in the Paleoproterozoic Era: Constraints from geochemistry, Sm-Nd isotope and U-Pb geochronology of granitic gneisses, Dudhi Granitoid Complex, Mahakoshal belt, Central Indian Tectonic Zone (CITZ), India, Precambrian Research, vol. 417, 107660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2024.107660.
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Verma R.K., Singh R., Sharma P., Singh T.N., Umrao R.K., Chaurasia R.K. (2025) Stability assessment of road-cut slopes along a section of NH-109 in Lesser Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India, Natural Hazards, vol. 121, pp. 5207–5238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06999-y.
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Verma R.K., Singh R., Sharma P., Umrao R.K., Singh T.N. (2025) A Multi-Criteria Approach for Landslide Hazard Zonation in Lesser Kumaun Himalaya, Geological Journal, vol. 60(1), pp. 87-103. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.5076.