SOUTH ASIA EDITION 2025

4th International Student Conference on Medical Geology and Environmental Health

Conference Dates: 24th–29th November 2025 | The conference sessions will commence daily at 4:00 PM (IST) on Zoom Platform. | We invite you all to visit the Poster Wall Gallery to view the posters presented by our delegates. | Notifications regarding abstract decisions have been sent to all participants. Those who have not yet received their decision are requested to kindly contact the Organizing Committee. | The conference schedule and other relevant links are available in the Schedule Section.

Virtual Conference

No Registration Fee

Contributions from undergraduate and postgraduate students from all South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) are welcome

Patronage

We are honoured to collaborate with these esteemed organizations.

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Esteemed Keynote Speakers

We are honoured to host distinguished keynote speakers contributing their expertise to the field of Medical Geology and Environmental Health.

DAY 1, 24th NOV

Prof. Rajshekhar Balasubramanian

Prof. Rajasekhar Balasubramanian
(SINGAPORE)

Healthy Living in Healthy Cities

DAY 2, 25th NOV

Prof. Dr. Srilert Chotpantarat

Prof. Dr. Srilert Chotpantarat
(THAILAND)

Assessment of As and Pb Contamination and Associated Health Risks in Groundwater of Ban Khai District, Thailand

DAY 3, 26th NOV

Prof. M. Santosh

Prof. M. Santosh
(CHINA)

Habitability and Sustainability of Planet Earth

DAY 4, 27th NOV

Prof. (Dr.) Shaji E

Prof. (Dr.) Shaji E
(INDIA)

Heavy metals in groundwater: A hidden threat to health

DAY 5, 28th NOV

Dr. José A. Centeno

Prof. José A. Centeno
(PUERTO RICO-USA)

The Emerging Discipline of Medical Geology - Its Origin, Recent Advances and Future

DAY 6, 29th NOV

Prof. Ravin Jugade

Prof. Ravin Jugade
(INDIA)

Water Detoxification using Physically and Chemically Engineered Chitosan Biopolymer

Workshops

Join us on 27th and 28th November 2025 for interactive workshops focused on scientific communication and research publishing for young researchers.

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Workshop 2

Poster Gallery

We invite you to explore the Poster Wall Gallery, featuring research posters from participants on contemporary themes in Medical Geology and Environmental Health. Click on any poster to view it in detail.

Poster 1
Ayush Vats
Poster 1
Chudchandra Shende
Poster 1
Daksha Vyas
Poster 1
Divya Mahatpure
Poster 4
Gunjan Thengari
Poster 1
Meher Manasi Srivastava
Poster 1
Piyush Kursange
Poster 4
Prachi Peshattiwar
Poster 1
Prajakt Wasnik
Poster 1
Pratik Guldeokar
Poster 4
Pratiksha Khambadkar
Poster 1
Priyanshi Yadav
Poster 1
Raunak Shirsat
Poster 4
Sahil K. Rathod
Poster 1
Sanchit Joshi
Poster 1
Sayali Ukey
Poster 1
Shantanu Prajapati
Poster 1
Simran Sharadsingh Chavan
Poster 1
Tanushree Dupare
Poster 1
Tanvi Raut
Poster 1
Tejal Nirwan
Poster 1
Vishwajith Gunarathne
Poster 1
Aditya Wadibhasme
Poster 2
Aditya Wadibhasme
Poster 3
Apurva Fuladi
Poster 4
Anjali Bansod
Poster 4
Chhavi Wagh
Poster 4
Diksha P. Wanmali
Poster 4
Gayatri Jiwtode
Poster 4
Gayatri T. Uikey
Poster 4
Harshal Mehar
Poster 4
Hitali Ramteke
Poster 4
Khushi Durge
Poster 4
Mavia
Poster 4
Mehvish Sheikh
Poster 4
Nikesh Thawre
Poster 4
Payal Bopche
Poster 4
Prajakta Pote
Poster 4
Prajakta Sukhdeve
Poster 4
Sakshi Narnaware
Poster 4
Sammaditi Bhaladhare
Poster 4
Sanket Parikh
Poster 4
Shraddha Masram
Poster 4
Stephen Aruwa
Poster 4
Sujay Kalbandhe
Poster 4
Saili Dhok
Poster 4
Sattwik Majumdar
Poster 4
Kshitij Gupta

Call for Participation

4th International Student Conference on Medical Geology and Environmental Health - South Asian Edition (ISCMGEH-South Asia)

We are excited to launch the South-Asian edition of the 4th International Student Conference on Medical Geology and Environmental Health (ISCMGEH), a virtual event focused on empowering the next generation of scientists in understanding the intersection of Earth's processes and human health.

This unique series of student conferences began in 2021 with its inaugural edition hosted in Latin America, followed by a dedicated African edition in 2022, and European-focused conference in 2024. Each event successfully brought together students, early-career researchers, and global experts, offering a vibrant platform to share research, ideas, and collaborative opportunities across continents.

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What Makes ISCMGEH–South Asia Special?

Conference theme

NO REGISTRATION FEES

Join the international research community without financial constraints.

COMPLETELY VIRTUAL

Participate from anywhere, removing travel barriers while expanding your reach.

SOUTH ASIA–FOCUSED

Address region-specific issues such as arsenic in groundwater, fluoride toxicity, air pollution, heavy metal exposure, vector-borne diseases, and more.

What Will Students Gain ?

Present Research on Real-World Problems

Share your work on pressing issues where environment and public health intersect—bringing academic knowledge into practical contexts.

Build Academic Communication Skills

Practice writing abstracts and delivering presentations in English—essential tools for any research career.

Gain Constructive Expert Feedback

Receive thoughtful, research-driven input from experienced academics and professionals in medical geology and environmental health.

Get Recognized for Excellence

Compete for awards, including Springer-supported prizes and free one-year memberships in partner organizations.

Enhance the Visibility of Your Work

Accepted abstracts will be published on respected, affiliated platforms, offering valuable exposure for student research.

Connect with a Growing Network

Meet peers and experts working on similar challenges across Asia and the globe, building long-term collaborations and friendships.

Conference Themes

Trace Elements and Human Health

Theme 1: TRACE ELEMENTS AND HUMAN HEALTH

  • Essential and potentially essential trace elements
  • Deficiency disorders
  • Toxic trace elements and regional risks
  • Pathways of exposure: Water, food, air, soil and other Geogenic sources
  • Toxicity of potentially hazardous elements
  • Bioavailability and mobility of trace elements in the environment
  • Dietary intake studies and health surveys
  • Public health strategies and community-level interventions
  • Geo-medical mapping of trace element zones
Geological Hazards and Disease Outbreaks

Theme 2: GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS

  • Geo-diseases from direct exposure to earth materials
  • Health impacts of mining and occupational hazards
  • Natural geohazards and associated disease outbreaks
  • Microbiology and associated hazard potential
  • Radioactivity and associated health risks
  • Epidemiology of diseases and Viral pandemics
  • Anthropogenic and environmental diseases
  • Impact of geohazards and mining on mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
  • Remote sensing and disease mapping
Climate Change and Environmental Health

Theme 3: GEO-PHARMACY AND MINERAL-BASED THERAPEUTICS

  • Concept and scope of Geo-pharmacy in modern and traditional systems
  • Traditional Medicines (Minerals and rocks in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Tibetan medicine and others…)
  • Therapeutic applications of earth materials
  • Medicinal properties of gemstones, semi-precious stones, and fossils
  • Minerals in skin products
  • Geophagy: prevalence and implications
  • Modern pharmacological evaluation of geo-materials
  • Therapies in Geo-pharmacy (Balneotherapy, Cryotherapy, Thalassotherapy, etc.)
  • Regulation, safety, and standardisation of mineral-based remedies
  • Biomedical applications of natural materials
  • Integration of geo-pharmacy with mainstream healthcare
Environmental Contamination and Remediation

Theme 4: CURRENT TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

  • Emerging contaminants: Organic Contaminants, Micro/macro plastics, nanoparticles, and Per- and Polyfluorinated substances (PFAS)
  • Mining Wastes: Hazard Potential, remediation, and value-added products
  • Novel Methods, their development, and application
  • Monitoring contamination
  • Characterisation of contamination
  • Methods of exposure assessment
  • Remediation technologies
  • Remediation potential of microbes
  • Waste management: Hazard potential, treatments, and tactics
Medical Geology in Public Health Policy

Theme 5: GENERAL SESSIONS

  • Geohealth policy, litigation, and social impact
  • Land use change
  • Geo-medical cycle in varying biomes
  • Marine geology and associated medical impacts
  • Attainment of SDGs through Medical Geology
  • Social and economic impacts assessment
  • Risk assessment
  • Citizen science, community engagement in environmental health applications and lessons learnt
  • Applications of AI/Machine Learning in Medical Geology
Innovations in Medical Geology Research

Theme 6: (EDITION SPECIFIC) MEDICAL GEOLOGY IN SOUTH ASIA

  • Geogenic Diseases in Asia (Silicosis, CWP, Asbestosis, Berylliosis, Fluorosis, Blue baby Syndrome, etc.…)
  • Geohazards and associated Disease outbreaks in South Asia in the context of Medical Geology
  • Mining scenarios and associated health risks in South Asia
  • Trace elements: Need, Deficiency, and Toxicity in South Asia
  • Traditional medicinal systems in South Asia
  • Medical Geology for science and society

Committee Members

Secretary & Chair Members

Dr. Madhavi Khode Chaware

Madhavi Khode Chaware

Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor
Chief Patron

RTM Nagpur University

Higher education leadership, administrative governance, academic restructuring, industry–academic collaboration

Dr. Raju Hiwase

Raju Hiwase

Hon'ble Registrar
Patron

RTM Nagpur University

University administration, academic governance, digital transformation, student enrollment, institutional coordination

Dr. Kirtikumar R. Randive

Kirtikumar Randive

Conference Chair

RTM Nagpur University

Petrology and geochemistry of magmatic and ore-bearing systems

Pratik Godbole

Pratik Godbole

Organizing Secretary

RTM Nagpur University

Medical Geology, Economic Geology, Mineral Economics, Mining, Geochemistry, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Geo-education, Forensic Geology

Organizing Committee

Dr. Muduru Lachhana Dora

Dr. Muduru Lachhana Dora

Professor

School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Mineral Exploration, Ore Genesis, Critical Minerals (Ni-PGE-Co, Cu, REE, V, Li, Bi, Te, Graphite)

Sanjeevani Jawadand

Sanjeevani Jawadand

Assistant Professor and Head

Shri Mathuradas Mohota College of Science, Nagpur, India

Mineral Economics, and Geochemistry

Advisory Committee

Dr. Robert B. Finkelman

Robert B. Finkelman

Research Professor

University of Texas at Dallas

Medical Geology, coal chemistry, micromineralogy

Dr. Alecos Demetriades

Alecos Demetriades

DR

IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines

Applied Geochemistry

M. Santosh

M. Santosh

Professor and Foreign Expert

China University of Geosciences Beijing, China

Solid Earth, Resources, Environment, Climate

Prof. Chaosheng Zhang

Chaosheng Zhang

Professor of Geography

University of Galway

GIS, Medical Geology, Environmental Geochemistry

Dr. José A. Centeno

José A. Centeno

Environmental & Health Sciences Researcher

International Environmental & Health Sciences Consortium (IEHSC)

Medical Geology, Environmental & Public Health Sciences, Geochemistry and Toxicology

Prof. David Kim

Ariadne Argyraki

Professor of Geochemistry

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Environmental Geochemistry

Dr. Amanda Foster

Lola Pereira

Professor (Full)

University of Salamanca

Petrology, Geochemistry, Medical Geology

Elena Alvareda

Elena Alvareda

Aggregate Professor, Chair of Water Dept.

Water Department CENUR LN Uruguay

Hydrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry

Prof. Hassan Al-Rashid

Nelly Manay

Full Professor and Head

Toxicology Area, Faculty of Chemistry, UDELAR

Environmental Toxicology and Medical Geology

Dr. Elena Petrov

Jayanta Kumar Biswas

Professor & Head

University of Kalyani

Ecotoxicology, Microbial remediation

Prof. James Mitchell

Eduardo Anselmo Ferreira da Silva

Professor

Aveiro University, Portugal

Environmental Geochemistry, Medical Geology

Prof. Thomas Anderson

Maria Aurora Armienta Hernandez

Professor

National Autonomous University of México

Environmental geochemistry, hydrogeochemistry

Dr. Qifeng Tang

Qifeng Tang

Department Head, Associate Professor

Department of GeoHealth, National Research Center for Geoanalysis, CAGS & CGS

GeoHealth, Medical Geology, Eco-geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry

Professor OLATUNJI Akinade Shadrach

Olatunji Akinade Shadrach

Professor

Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Applied Geochemistry

Student Volunteers

Rutuja Rambhau Dhengre

Rutuja Rambhau Dhengre

M.Sc. Tech. Applied Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Medical Geology, Mining, Hydrogeology, Economic Geology

Shantanu Prajapati

Shantanu Prajapati

M.Sc. Tech. Applied Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Medical Geology, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Quaternary Geology, Mining

Daksha Sanjay Vyas

Daksha Sanjay Vyas

M.Sc. Tech. Applied Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology, Medical Geology, Geochemistry

Rugved Dinesh Joshi

Rugved Dinesh Joshi

M.Sc. Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Mineral Economics, Medical Geology, Urban Geology, Remote Sensing

Meher Manasi Srivastava

Meher Manasi Srivastava

M.Sc. Tech. Applied Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Marine Geology, Environmental Sustainability, Applied Research

Lavanya Suryawanshi

Lavanya Suryawanshi

M.Sc. Tech Applied Geology Student

RTM University Nagpur, India

Mineral Exploration, Petrology, Environmental Geology

Krutika Jangale

Krutika Jangale

Research Scholar

RTM University Nagpur, India

Geoheritage, Geoart, Museology

Kaustubh Deshpande

Kaustubh Deshpande

Research Scholar

RTM University Nagpur, India

Ore Geology, Petrology, Geochemistry, Hydrology

Yukti Waghale

Yukti Waghale

Former Postgraduate Student

Department of Biotechnology, RTMNU ,India

Nanoparticle Technology, Bioinformatics

Previous Conference Chapters

A look back at our successful past editions from around the globe.

3rd ISCMGEH - Europe Edition (2024)

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2nd ISCMGEH - Africa Edition (2022)

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1st ISCMGEH - Latin America Edition (2021)

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