From March 2021 SGAT has started the Distinguished Lecture Series in which eminent scientists/ researchers and persons of repute are invited to deliver talks on important topics. These talks are conducted at regular intervals. So far eleven such lectures, as detailed below, have been completed.
Completed Lectures of Distinguished Lecture Series
| Sl. No. | Month | Speaker | Topic |
| 1 | 12.03.2021 | Prof. Pantelis Soupios Department of Geosciences, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia |
Engineering Geophysics in Urban Development and Environment |
| 2 | 15.5.2021 | Prof. K. C. Sahu (Retired) IIT, Mumbai |
Heavy Metal Pollution of Environment |
| 3 | 24.7.2021 | Prof. Bibhuti B. Mohanty Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada |
Mining Technology, Safety, and Economics |
| 4 | 06.9.2021 | Dr. Shailesh Nayak Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru |
Advances in Earth System Science and their Societal Benefits |
| 5 | 27.11.2021 | Dr. Mulugeta Alene Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Adjunct Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA |
Volcanism, Tectonics and Hominin Evolution in Afar Rift, East Africa |
| 6 | 11.02.2022 | Padma Vibhusan Dr Anil Kakodkar Chancellor, Homi Bhaba National Institute Chairman, Rajib Gandhi Science & Technology Commission Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, GoI |
Clean Energy Transition |
| 7 | 27.05.2022 | Padma Shri Dr Harsh K. Gupta Member, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Former Secretary, Department of Ocean Development Former Director, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad |
Building Dakshin Gangotri at Antarctica: A Miracle |
| 8 | 12.08.2022 | Padma Shri Dr Vijay Prasad Dimri President, Federation of Indian Geosciences Associations (2020 – 2022) Expert Member, Governing Body, GBPNIHE (MoEFCC) Honorary Scientist, INSA Former Director, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad |
Global warming and CO2 sequestration in suitable geological formations in India |
| 9 | 03.12.2022 | Prof. Jonathan Blundy, FRS Royal Society Research Professor Department of Earth Sciences University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3AN, UK |
From Volcanoes to Green Mining |
| 10 | 28.02.2024 | Dr. Ranjeet Nagare, Ph. D., P. Eng. Principal Hydrogeological Engineer ARKK Engineering Corporation Alberta, Canada |
Canadian Oil Sands Mine Operations and Reclamation |
| 11 | 18.05.2024 | Dr. Naushita Sharma, Ph. D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis (MEERA) Group Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) U.S. Department of Energy |
Water Energy Nexus Perspective in the Iron and Steel Industry |
Please Click on the Topics to view the videos of the lectures.