Born in 1945 in Delhi,Sampat Tandon had his early school education in Andhra Pradesh(South India)and high school education in Uttar Pradesh(North India).He started his studies in Geology at the Punjab University,Chand...Born in 1945 in Delhi,Sampat Tandon had his early school education in Andhra Pradesh(South India)and high school education in Uttar Pradesh(North India).He started his studies in Geology at the Punjab University,Chandigarh in 1961,obtaining his Bachelor’s degree with honours in 1965 and the Master’s degree in 1966.After a two year stint as an Associate Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi engaged in teaching Engineering Geology to Civil Engineering students,he moved to the Universtint as an Associate Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi engaged in teaching Engineering Geology to Civil Engineering students,he moved to the University of Delhi in 1968 to pursue doctoral work.His PhD thesis was centered on the sedimentary analysis of the Neogene Siwalik succession in a part of the Himalayan Foreland in the Kumaun Himalaya.In 1971,he took up the position of Scientific Officer in the then newly established Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.展开更多
文摘Born in 1945 in Delhi,Sampat Tandon had his early school education in Andhra Pradesh(South India)and high school education in Uttar Pradesh(North India).He started his studies in Geology at the Punjab University,Chandigarh in 1961,obtaining his Bachelor’s degree with honours in 1965 and the Master’s degree in 1966.After a two year stint as an Associate Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi engaged in teaching Engineering Geology to Civil Engineering students,he moved to the Universtint as an Associate Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi engaged in teaching Engineering Geology to Civil Engineering students,he moved to the University of Delhi in 1968 to pursue doctoral work.His PhD thesis was centered on the sedimentary analysis of the Neogene Siwalik succession in a part of the Himalayan Foreland in the Kumaun Himalaya.In 1971,he took up the position of Scientific Officer in the then newly established Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.
