Dr Raymond A Duraiswami completed his graduation from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune in 1992 and post graduation and Ph.D. from the Department of Geology, University of Pune in 1994 and 2008 respectively. He worked as Project Assistant (1994-96), DST-JRF (1996-98) and CSIR SRF (1998-2000) before joining Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, GoM as Junior Geologist (2000-2009). He presently works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Geology Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune and has varied interests in igneous petrology, physical volcanology and hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters from the Deccan Traps and associated formations. He has co-edited 5 books and has published 63 papers in national and international journals. His interests include Physical volcanology and hydrogeology of the Deccan Traps, India and study of ophiolites from Himalayas and Andaman and Nicorbar Islands. In India, he has worked in diverse terrains such as the Higher Himalayas of Ladkah and Karakoram, Sikkim, Andaman Islands, Thar dessert and salt flats of Kutch. He has also visited countries like Malawi, Iran, Norway, Sweden and Georgia in connections with geological mapping of volcanic terrains. He is Fellow and Life Member of Professional organizations like Geological Society of India, Bangalore, Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta, Gondwana Geological Society, Nagpur, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, and Indian Society of Geometrics. At present 8 Ph.D. research scholars working on diverse volcanological topics are registered under his guidance
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