Ashok Kumar Singhvi

Ashok Kumar Singhvi is an Indian geoscientist and former Dean of Physical Research Laboratory. His field of expertise is Geophysics, Quaternary Sciences and Quantitative Geomorphology.

Career Singhvi graduated with an MSc from Jodhpur University, Rajasthan. He earned a PhD (Nuclear Physics) (1976) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for studies on hyperfine interaction, Mossbauer spectroscopy and nuclear reactions.

Research Prof. Singhvi's contribution in helping adopt thermoluminescence to date sedimentary deposits is a major method to measure paleoclimatic processes on geological timescales. His laboratory at PRL established thermoluminescence dating in India. These studies have provided insights into monsoon trajectories, birth of deserts, wind patterns and tsunamis across multiple deserts, understanding climate–landform relationship and modeling climate activity in various regions including the Ganges plains and the Persian Gulf. More recently, his studies have contributed to understanding the origins of Indian Middle Palaeolithic culture In his career, Singhvi has co-authored over 300 articles (8000+ citations), edited/authored about 12 conference proceedings/books. the Decennial Medal by the Indian Geophysical Union (2006), the triennial K Naha Medal (2007), Goyal Prize (2009), SM Khaitan Gold Medal, and JC Bose National Fellowship.

He is an elected member of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Gujarat Science Academy (as President until 2019), Indian Academy of Sciences, The Indian Geophysical Union, and National Academy of Sciences (Allahabad, India), and the Luminescence Society of India (as President 1990–1992).