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EARTH: The Journal Club

The student-led society of the Department of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata — dedicated to building strong Earth science community.

Our Academic Mandate

What We Do?

The primary purpose of Earth: The Journal Club is to cultivate an open and research-oriented community of Earth Science students who actively engage with scientific literature, share ideas, and exchange knowledge. Our vision is to provide a structured platform that gives students an opportunity to discuss and delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of Earth science research.

01 / STUDENT TALK SERIES

Core Conversation

Regular student-led seminar sessions where members present their ongoing research, thesis problems, or deep dives into foundational concepts across disciplines Earth Sciences.

03 / STUDENT ARTICLES

Student Blogs

Curated scientific articles written by students of IISER Kolkata.

04 / DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATION

Gneiss News

Our monthly/quarterly departmental newsletter documenting research highlights, student achievements, Department Updates, and Geoscience puzzles worth thinking about.

Our Events & The Journal Club

Upcoming Events

Alumni Talk
Speaker: Ravi Kumar, Sapienza University of Rome
TBA
Venue: TBA

Industrial PhD and opportunities in Earth Sciences

Interactive Session

An interactive session with students about PhD and opportunities in Earth Sciences.

Past Events

Core Conversation Speaker: Asmit Gupta, DES, IISER Kolkata,
Date: 2nd October 2026
Online Gmeet

Building a Planet: From Disk Condensation to Magnetic Signatures.

Student Session • Planetary Science

With rapid advancements in telescope instrumentation, we are detecting more exoplanets than ever before. But prioritising what to look for requires looking inward at our own Solar System. The story of any rocky planet begins in the protoplanetary disk. Here, elements condense from gas into solid building blocks following different thermodynamic sequences mostly governed by the local pressure and temperature. Exactly where and when a planet accretes its material permanently locks in its bulk chemistry. This phenomenon can explain how different planets can emerge from the very same solar nebula with similar starting ingredients but ultimately have very contrasting outcomes. But chemistry only dictates half of a planet's fate. The other half is invisible. Star-planet interactions drive atmospheric retention and energy transfer, revealing hidden planetary properties that direct optical observations cannot yet see. We close on an open question: can these inferred chemical and magnetic parameters serve as a reliable proxy for finding another Earth, or are there other parameters in play? Pro tip: look up K2-18b beforehand.

Meet and Greet 2026 Speaker: Anubhav Das and Atri Majumdar, DES, IISER Kolkata.
Date: 26 August 2026
Venue: Room G05

Greet and Meet

Interactive Session

As part of “Meet and Greet 2026,” a showcase of minerals and fossils was organized, where Anubhab Das and Atri Majumdar shared the stories written in fossils and their personal rock collection🪨.

Core Conversation Speaker: Mainak Bhattacharyya, DES, IISER Kolkata.
Date: 26 August 2026
Venue: Room G02

Paleoclimate Reconstruction Using Microbial Lipids

Student Session • Paleoclimate
Core Conversation Speaker: Sinchita Manna, DES, IISER Kolkata.
Date: 25th August 2026
Venue: Room G02
Time: 6:30 PM

Geochemical Signatures in a Sediment Core along the Southwest Indian Ridge.

Student Session • Geochemistry
Student Publications

Blogs

Gneiss News Issue 2 newsletter cover Article
Geophysics & Solid Earth

We soon gonna feature interesting content here, stay tuned!

Oct 2026
Newsletter

Gneiss News

The official newsletter of the EARTH: The Journal Club, Department of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata. Read or download our published PDF editions below.

The people behind EARTH

Our Team

Meet the students who help bring the journal club's conversations, events, and publications to life.

Current Office Bearers

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Past Office Bearers

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