I am a solid Earth geophysicist studying the dynamics and evolution of Earth's deep interior. My research focuses on continental cratons—the ancient, stable cores of continents—and the mechanisms that have preserved them for billions of years. Using numerical models of mantle convection, I investigate the thermo-chemico-mechanical processes governing craton stability, grain size dependent rheology, providing insights into the long-term evolution of Earth's lithosphere and mantle.

Email: jyotirmoy.paul@geo.uio.no

Appointments

• 2024 - Present: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Centre for Planetary Habitability, University of Oslo
• 2021 - 2024: Post-doctoral Researcher, Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics (BGI), University of Bayreuth
• July 2021 - October 2021: Research Associate, IISc, Bangalore

Education

• PhD, IISc, Bangalore (2015-2021) - PhD Thesis - Supervisor: Prof. Attreyee Ghosh
• M.Sc, Applied Geology, Jadavpur University (2015)
• B.Sc, Geology, Jadavpur University (2013)

Recent Publications

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• 8. J. Paul, A. Spang, A. Piccolo (2025). Hydration weakening and destruction of the North China Craton, Tectonophysics (in press)
• 7. J. Paul, G. J. Golabek, A. B. Rozel, P. J. Tackley, T. Katsura and H. Fei (2024). Effect of bridgmanite-ferropericlase grain size evolution on Earth's average mantle viscosity: Implications for mantle convection in early and present-day Earth. Progress in Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11 (64), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00658-3 .
• 6. J. Paul, C.P. Conrad, T.W. Becker, A. Ghosh, 2023. Convective self-compression of cratons and the stabilization of old lithosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101842, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101842.
• 5. J. Paul, A. Ghosh, 2022. Could the Reunion plume have thinned the Indian craton?, Geology, 50 (3): 346–350. https://doi.org/10.1130/G49492.1 [IISc News] [EGU Geodynamics blog] .
• 4. J. Paul, A. Ghosh, 2020. Evolution of cratons through the ages: A time-dependent study, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 531, p.115962 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115962 [AGU Eos] .
• 3. J. Paul, S. Mondal, R. Koyal, D. Sarkar, 2019. Burrow morphology of the ocypodid crab Ocypode ceratophthalma at Chandipur Coast, Eastern India and its implications. Current Science [Online version] .
• 2. J. Paul, A. Ghosh, C.P. Conrad, 2019. Traction and strain-rate at the base of the lithosphere: An insight into cratonic survival. Geophysical Journal International, 217(2): 1024-103 https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz079 [Erratum] .
• 1. A.S. Baidya, J. Paul, D.C. Pal, and D. Upadhyay, 2017. Mode of occurrence and geochemistry of amphibole in the Kolihan-Chandmari copper deposits, Rajasthan, India: Insight into the ore-forming process. Ore Geology Reviews, 80:1092-1110 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.08.032 .