M.Sc. (Applied Geology), M.Tech (Geoexploration), Ph.D.
Mineral Exploration, Geological Mapping, Geochemical Exploration
Landslides, Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics, Numerical Simulation
Soft Computing
Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (May 2023- till date)
Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of India (2016 - 2023)
Geologist, Geological Survey of India (2011 - 2016)
Teaching Assistant (2009-2011)
Total Research and Professional Experience: 14 years
Certificate of Appreciation by Additional Director General & HoD, Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow 2023
Frontiers Sponsored Awards for Best Oral Talk at First International Conference on Technologies, Sustainable Development Goals and Academia (ICTSGA-1), 2022
Certificate of Appreciation by Director General, Geological Survey of India, 2020
MHRD fellowship for Teaching Assistantship at IIT Bombay
Second rank in M.Sc. (Applied Geology), University of Allahabad, Allahabad
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.