CPG

Location: Bldg. 78, Rm. 1008

Dr. Neha Panwar

Post-Doc Researcher, CIPR

Dr. Neha Panwar recently joined King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) as a Postdoctoral Researcher. She earned her Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee and subsequently completed two years of postdoctoral research there. Her research focuses on spectral induced polarization and complex conductivity measurements for understanding pore-scale processes, fluid–rock interactions, and petrophysical properties of carbonate and reservoir rocks, with applications in subsurface energy and CO₂ storage.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D., in Rock Physics from Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee, India
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, IIT Roorkee (2 years)

Research Interests

  • Spectral Induced Polarization
  • Petrophysical Characterization
  • Carbonate and Reservoir Rocks
  • Fluid–Rock Interactions
  • CO₂ Sequestration

Selected Publications

  • Panwar, N., Sharma, R., Kalita, H. J., Dhiman, A., Soni, P., Malik, S., & Pandey, P. (2025). Constraining spectral induced polarization-derived pore size distributions in carbonates using MIP and SEM. Environmental Earth Sciences, 84, 683. DOI: 10.1007/s12665-025-12641-2.
  • Kalita, H.,Sharma, R., Dhiman, A., Pandey, P., Panwar, N., (2025). Acoustic insights into facies-dependent pattern and characterization for aiding exploration, enhanced recovery and sequestration efforts in Bassein carbonate formations, West Coast India. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. DOI: 10.1007/s40948-025-01079-2.
  • Panwar, N., Revil, A., Sharma, R., et al. (2021). Induced Polarization of Carbonates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126. DOI: 10.1029/2021JB022029.
  • Revil, A., Qi, Y., Panwar, N., et al. (2022). Induced Polarization of Volcanic Rocks: Imaging Alteration in Stratovolcanoes. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107598.
  • Revil, A., Ahmed, A. S., Coperey, A., Ravanel, L., Sharma, R., & Panwar, N. (2020). Induced Polarization as a Tool to Characterize Shallow Landslides. Journal of Hydrology, 125369. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125369.
  • Revil, A., Ghorbani, A., Gailler, L. S., Gresse, M., Cluzel, N., Panwar, N., & Sharma, R. (2018). Electrical Conductivity and Induced Polarization Investigations at Kilauea Volcano, Hawai’i. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 368, 31–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.10.014.

Book Chapters

  • Panwar, N., & Sharma, R. (2019). A Review on Influence of Mineralogy and Diagenesis on Spectral Induced Polarization in Carbonate Rocks. In Petrophysics and Rock Physics of Carbonate Reservoirs. Springer Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-13-1210-6.

Conference Papers (International)

  • Nagarkoti, N., Dangi, S. L., Kumar, T., Panwar, N., et al. (2023). Experimental and Modeling Investigations into Geochemical and Geomechanical Implications of CO2 Sequestration in Sedimentary and Basaltic Formations in and around the Deccan Volcanic Province in India. International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE), Houston, Texas, August 28 – September 1, 2023.
  • Panwar, N., & Sharma, R. (2018). Impact of Mineralogy and Texture on Complex Conductivity Measurements in Carbonate Rocks. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting.
  • Panwar, N., Sharma, R., Revil, A., et al. (2022). Integration of SIP and MIP Methods for Pore Size Distribution in Carbonate Rocks. International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Houston, USA.

Patent

  • Sharma, R., Panwar, N., & Dhiman, A. (2024). A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN CARBONATES USING SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION (SIP). India Patent No. 509976.

Awards & Honors

  • MHRD Scholarship – Ministry of Human Resource Development, India – 2016 – 2022 – Received for doctoral studies at IIT Roorkee
  • DST SERB Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship – Department of Science and Technology, India – 2018 – 2019 – Supported Ph.D. research at University of Savoy Mont Blanc Chambery, France
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