Ayush Sharma
  • Ph.D Student

Biography

Positions Held:

  • Department Research Symposium Chair, TAMU GGGSC - (Fall 2025-Current)
  • Vice President, TAMU NABG - (Fall 2025-Current)
  • Outreach Chair, TAMU SEG - (Fall 2025-Current)
  • SEG EVOLVE Carbon Solutions - Geologist (May 2025- Current)

Job Duties

  • Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Research Interests

  • Devonian – Mississippian Extinction
  • Re – Os Geochronology
  • Radiogenic and Stable Isotope Geochemistry
  • Paleoclimate
  • Trace Element Geochemistry

Educational Background

  • M. Tech Earth Sciences – Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2024)
  • M.Sc. (Hons) Geology – Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (2022)
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology – Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (2020) (Silver Medalist)

Certifications & Memberships

  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Student Member
  • Society for Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Student Member
  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Member

Awards & Honors

  • UNOCAL Fellowship Award, 2025
  • MOE Graduate Fellowship Award (2022-2024)
  • Silver Medalist, B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology

TA Courses:

GEOL 101 Principles of Geology

GEOL 450 Geology Senior Project