Mark Mahalingam Baskaran
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) Watrap, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Known for | Use of short-lived radionuclides as biogeochemical tracers and chronometers |
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| Fields | Isotope geochemistry Environmental science |
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| Bhamidipati Lakshmidhara Kanakadri Somayajulu | |
Mark Mahalingam Baskaran (born 1956) is a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Geology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.[3] He is known for his contributions to low-temperature isotope geochemistry, particularly for developing and refining the use of short-lived radionuclides as biogeochemical tracers and chronometers.[3]
Biography
Mark Baskaran was born in Watrap (Wathirairrupu), Tamil Nadu, India, in 1956.[3] He received his Bachelor of Science in physics in 1977 from Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars’ Senthikumara Nadar College, where he was the class valedictorian and received a Gold Medal.[3] In 1979, he earned his Master of Science in physics from Madurai-Kamaraj University, receiving the First Rank Prize Medal.[3]
Baskaran pursued his doctoral work at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, beginning in 1979.[3] He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1985 under the supervision of Bhamidipati Lakshmidhara Kanakadri Somayajulu.[3] He remained at PRL for two years as a postdoctoral fellow before joining the University of Alaska Fairbanks as a postdoc.[3]
In 1988, Baskaran joined Texas A&M University at Galveston as a non-tenure track faculty member, where he worked for ten years as a Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist.[3] He moved to Wayne State University's Department of Geology in 1999 as a Senior Lecturer.[3] He was promoted to a tenure-track Associate Professor position in 2000, granted tenure in 2004, and became a Full Professor in 2007.[3] He served as Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Geology at Wayne State University for 6 years (2018-2024).[3]
He has delivered plenary and keynote seminars at international conferences in eight countries and has given invited seminars at over 38 universities and research institutions globally.[3] As of March 2026, his work has been cited over 12,137 times, and he has an h-index of 64.[4] He has published 161 peer-reviewed research articles.[3]
References
- ↑ "2024 AAAS Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Mark Baskaran". Fulbright Scholar Program. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Mark Baskaran". Wayne State University. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Mark Baskaran". Google Scholar. Retrieved March 28, 2026.