Sourav Saha
Email: sahasv@mail.uc.edu
Phone: 513 250 8680
Education
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
MA., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
BA., North Bengal University, Siliguri
Research Interests
Geomorphology, Geochronology, Tectonic Geomorphology, Landscape Evolution, Glacial Geology, Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology
My research and teaching interests are focused on the use of geomorphic, geochronologic, sedimentary, remote sensing, and numerical modeling tools to quantify surface processes, landscape evolution, active tectonics, and paleoclimatic changes. My goal is to understand the dynamic interaction between climate, tectonics, and landscapes, especially in tectonically active and environmentally sensitive regions. My projects involve extensive field data collection, including remote sensing and GIS mapping using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and high-resolution Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry. I complement field data with geochronometric analysis in laboratories. I apply and develop various geochronometers, especially luminescence (e.g., OSL, IRSL) and cosmogenic surface exposure (e.g., \(^{10}\)Be, \(^{26}\)Al) dating techniques. I use these geochronometers for dating glacial landforms, Quaternary alluvial deposits, and earthquake event horizons. I also use these methods to quantify hillslope erosion rates and model sediment routing and depositional events.
My present and past projects are mainly focused on the tectonically active northwestern Himalaya and North American southwest. I plan to extend these projects further and also explore additional exciting problems, such as:
estimating the long-term fault activity and slip rate on the southern San Andreas Fault,
quantifying headwall, periglacial, and paraglacial erosion rates using OSL bedrock surface exposure and cosmogenic \(^{10}\)Be in glaciated catchments,
measuring in situ \(^{10}\)Be production rate in the Himalaya, and
modeling the evolution of asymmetric valleys and the role of microclimate in the high-altitude glaciated catchments in the Central Himalaya.
Know more about my research here and teaching here
Courses
GLY 110: The Face of the Earth with Lab
GLY 120: This Dangerous Earth
GEOL 1002: Surface Processes
GEOL 1009: Natural Hazards
EVST/GEOL 2025: Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”― Helen Keller
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