Department of Geosciences University of Arizona 1040 E. 4th St. Tucson, AZ 85719
	ssmahanti@arizona.edu
	Tucson, Arizona, United States

Sankha Subhra Mahanti

Graduate Student, Department of Geosciences

The University of Arizona

I am a PhD candidate (4th year) in the Geoscience department at the University of Arizona. I am working with Dr. Eric Kiser in the Global Seismology and Tectonics (GSAT) group. Originally, I am from India and started my PhD journey from Fall 2021 after completing my bachelor’s and master’s degree (BS-MS) in Physics from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India (2016-2021).
In terms of research, I primarily work on computational seismology to understand crustal seismicity and crustal structure in the Andes mountains in South America. My work focuses on earthquake detection with deep learning, seismic tomography, and imaging of crustal reflective layers with autocorrelation methods.

Education

• PhD in Geoscience (2021-Present)
  University of Arizona

• Integrated BS-MS in Physics (2016-2021)
  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

Latest Updates

1. I shall give a talk titled "Beyond the Big Ones" at the TEDxUofA event on October 18, 2024.

2. I was awarded the first place winner at the Gradslam 2024 competition (Best 3-minutes graduate research presentation) at UofA. The final round presentation is available here: Watch video

3. I have been awarded the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Scholarship for academic year 2024-2025.