RR310, MMM Hall of Residence,

IIT Kharagpur,
West Bengal, INDIA

Dr. CHRISTINA RIESSELMAN

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
PO BOX 56, DUNEDIN 9054,
NEW ZEALAND

11 SEPTEMBER 2014

Dear Dr. Riesselman

I am writing to apply for the Phd position in Department of Geology at the University of Otago,
as advertised in University website, 2014. I am currently pursuing a M.Sc. (Geology) in
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA. I
would be graduating by May, 2015. I went through your profile and found that my area of
interest matches with yours, therefore I would like to pursue my PhD under your able guidance.
My research interests include the implementation of stable isotope geochemistry to unveil the
palaeoceanography, palaeoclimatology and other various aspects. Currently I am involved in
a research oriented M.Sc. dissertation which itself is stable isotope based. I have just started
my project and the objective of the project is to find if there any relationship between
degradation of organic matter and chemical alteration index. For this purpose I have to
calculate the 18O of the laterite section from top to bottom giving interval distances. I found
that your lab is actively involved in research on palaeoceanography, palaeoclimatology and
other stable isotope based research work, therefore I have immense interest in joining your lab
for doing my PhD work.
I would greatly appreciate, if you can give me an opportunity to work at your institute and I
believe that my determination and enthusiasm could help me success in the research with your
group.
I have attached my curriculum vitae for your kind perusal. After obtaining my bachelors
degree, from Banaras Hindu University with Geology as my hons. subject, I joined Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur for the masters and my CGPA after 2 semesters, is 8.34/10.
I plan to start the project after completing my masters in May, 2015.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Deepak kumar vishwakarma