Adjunct, CET, the University of Western
Australia
Associate Editor, Ore Geology Reviews
Associate Editor, Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Editorial Advisor, Natural Resources Research
aporwal@iitb.ac.in; alok.porwal@gmail.com
+91 (0)22 2576 7673
Awarded IIT Bombay's Professor SP Sukhatme Award for
Excellence in Teaching 2017
Teaching
and Research
Masters/PhD courses
- GNR 603 Principles of remote
sensing
- GNR 628 Spectroscopy of planetary
material
- GNR 633 Remote sensing and GIS
for mineral and petroleum exploration
- GNR 627 Natural resource
potential modelling
- GNR 653 Data Analysis Methods for
Geospatial Applications
Current Research
interests
- GIS-based Mineral prospectivity
modelling
- Uranium, gold and nickel mineral
systems
- Spectroscopy of geologic material
and geologic remote sensing
- Machine learning and artificial
intelligence
- Planetary remote sensing
Training
workshops/short-term courses
- Mineral prospectivity modeling
- Machine learning and artificial
intelligence
Academic
service
Guest editor, Special volumes of Ore Geology Reviews (2010, 2015, 2016
in progress)
Conference convener
in international conferences
- Geomatrix 12,
Mumbai, India, Feb 2012
- GIS
in mining and exploration, Perth, Dec 2012
Session convener in
international conferences
- Session
on Quantitative Approaches to Hydrothermal Systems at European Geoscience Union
(EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2009.
- Session
on Structural Controls on Mineralization, Conceptual targeting and
Prospectivity/endowment analysis at the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral
Deposits (SGA) meeting, Townsville, Australia, August 2009.
- Session
on Quantitative Approaches to Hydrothermal Systems at European Geoscience Union
(EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, May 2010.
- Session
on mineral prospectivity modelling at 34th IGC, Brisbane, Australia, August,
2012.
- Sessions
on mineral prospectivity modelling and mineral systems paradigm at 35th IGC,
Cape Town, South Africa, August, 2016.
Conference chair in
international conferences
- GIS
in mining and exploration, Perth, Dec 2012
Session chair in
international conferences
- Session
III in the VII International Symposium on Mineral Exploration (ISME):
Application of Neural Networks to the Earth Sciences, NASA Moffett Field,
California, USA, Aug 2002.
- Session
on Quantitative approaches to hydrothermal systems at European Geoscience Union
(EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2009.
- Session
on Quantitative approaches to hydrothermal systems at European Geoscience Union
(EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, May 2010.
- Session
on mineral prospectivity modelling at 34th IGC, Brisbane, Australia, August,
2012
- Sessions
on mineral prospectivity modelling and mineral systems paradigm at 35th IGC,
Cape Town, South Africa, August, 2016.
International
workshops/courses conducted
- Mineral
prospectivity analysis and quantitative resource assessments, Australian Earth
Science Convention, Perth, Australia, July 2008.
- GIS-based
spatial mathematical modeling for uranium prospectivity mapping, AFMECO Mining
& Exploration (a subsidiary of the French Nuclear Group Areva), Adelaide,
Australia, November 2008.
- Computer-aided
exploration targeting: module on GIS-based prospectivity mapping, CET, the
University of Western Australia, 2009, Perth, Australia, July 2009.
- Mapping
Mineral Prospectivity Using GIS, Conference on GIS in Mining and Exploration
2010, September 2010.
- GIS-based
mineral prospectivity mapping, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, 7-8 Dec 2010.
- Mineral
prospectivity mapping with GIS: A masterclass, in the international conference
on GIS in mining and exploration, Brisbane, Australia, 7-8 March 2011.
- Computer-aided
exploration targeting: module on GIS-based prospectivity mapping, CET, the
University of Western Australia, 2009, Perth, Australia, July 2011.
- Using
GIS-based Soft Computation and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Mineral
Exploration: A masterclass, GIS in mining and exploration, Perth, Australia,
September, 2011.
- IAEA
workshop on Uranium prospectivity modeling, Beijing Research Institute of
Uranium Geology, China National Nuclear Corporation, November, 2011.
- GIS-based
mineral prospectivity modeling, GIS in mining and exploration conference,
Brisbane, Australia, Dec 2012
- IAEA
workshop on Uranium prospectivity modeling, Sri Lankan Bureau of Mines and
Geology, Colombo, September, 2013.
- Computer-aided
exploration targeting: module on GIS-based prospectivity mapping, CET, the
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Oct 2013.
- IAEA
National workshop on Uranium modeling, Nanchang, China, Nov 2014.
- Training
workshop on mineral prospectivity modeling, Council of Geoscience, Pretoria,
South Africa, Feb 2016
Research
supervision
- PhD
2 completed + 7 on-going
- MSc
7 completed + 3 on-going
- Honors
1 completed
Publications
International
journals guest editing
- Porwal,
A. and Gonzalez-Alvarez (Guest Editors), Geologic remote sensing and
spectroscopy, Ore Geology Reviews (2017)
- Porwal,
A. and Carranza, E.J.M., (Guest Editors), GIS-based mineral prospectivity
modeling, Ore Geology Reviews. (2016)
- Kreuzer,
O.P. and Porwal, A. (Guest Editors), Prospectivity Analysis, Special issue on
mineral prospectivity mapping, quantitative assessment, Ore Geology Reviews
(2010)
International
monographs/bulletin/technical reports/book chapters
- Thakur,
S., Porwal, A., Chudasama, B. Global grade tonnage modelling of uranium
deposits, in: Fairclough, M. (ed.), Quantitative and spatial modelling of
uranium resources. IAEA TechDoc (Accepted)
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Chudasama, B., Thakur, S., Porwal, A., Surficial uranium systems in
Western Australia: prospective tracts and undiscovered endowment, in:
Fairclough, M. (ed.), Quantitative and spatial modelling of uranium resources.
IAEA TechDoc (Accepted)
- Jaireth,
S., Porwal, A. Spatial and quantitative modeling of uranium resources. in:
Fairclough, M. (ed.), Quantitative and spatial modelling of uranium resources.
IAEA TechDoc (Accepted)
- Xiao,
K., Li, N., Porwal, A., Holden, E. J., Bagas, L., & Lu, Y. (2016). Research
on GIS-Based 3D Prospectivity Mapping and a Case Study of Jiama
Copper-Polymetallic Deposit in Tibet, China. In Geostatistical and Geospatial
Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment
(pp. 735-740). Springer International Publishing.
- Joly,
A., Dentith, M, Porwal, A, Spaggiari, CV, Tyler, IM, McCuaig, TC. (2013) An
integrated geological and geophysical study of the west Arunta Orogen and its
mineral prospectivity. Geological Survey of Western Australia Special Bulletin,
89 pp.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2011), Mathematical models for mapping the
potential of mineral deposits. In: Ed. P. Ghosh, Numerical Methods and Models
in Earth Science, New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India, 99-117
- Porwal
A. and Carranza, E.J.M. (2008), Classifiers for modeling of mineral potential,
In: Bayesian Belief Networks: A Practical Guide to Applications, Eds. Olivier
Pourret, Patrick Naim and Bruce G. Marcot, John Wiley & Sons, p. 149-171.
- Markwitz,
V., Porwal, A. and Kreuzer, O. (2008), Regalpoint Uranium - CET Collaborative
Research Project: Uranium models for exploration targeting, conceptual and
empirical prospectivity analyses. CET technical report, the University of
Western Australia, 166 pp.
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Porwal, A.K., and Markwitz, V., (2007), The Regalpoint Uranium research
project: objectives, approach and results. Confidential report to
Transcontinental Group, Australia, 42 p., 13 maps, and 1 CD-ROM.
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Porwal, A.K., and Markwitz, V., (2007), Uranium prospectivity analysis:
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
Confidential Report to Transcontinental Group, Australia, 18 p., 7 maps, and 1
CD-ROM.
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Porwal, A.K., and Markwitz, V., (2007), The Regalpoint Uranium research
project: objectives, approach and results. Confidential report to
Transcontinental Group, Australia, 42 p., 13 maps, and 1 CD-ROM.
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Porwal, A.K., and Markwitz, V., (2007), Uranium prospectivity analysis:
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
Confidential Report to Transcontinental Group, Australia, 18 p., 7 maps, and 1
CD-ROM.
International
peer-reviewed journal papers
- Acharya,
D., Porwal, A., & Bhattacharya, A. (2016). Remote detection of geological
structures: an application to the Aravalli region, western India. Geocarto
International, 1-17.
- Chudasama,
B., Porwal, A., Kreuzer, O. P., & Butera, K. (2016). Geology, geodynamics
and orogenic gold prospectivity modelling of the Paleoproterozoic Kumasi Basin,
Ghana, West Africa. Ore Geology Reviews,78, 692-711.
- Porwal,
A., Das, R. D., Chaudhary, B., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., & Kreuzer, O. (2015).
Fuzzy inference systems for prospectivity modeling of mineral systems and a
case-study for prospectivity mapping of surficial Uranium in Yeelirrie Area,
Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 71, 839-852.
- Porwal,
A., & Carranza, E. J. M. (2015). Introduction to the Special Issue:
GIS-based mineral potential modelling and geological data analyses for mineral
exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 71, 477-483.
- Asadi,
H. H., Porwal, A., Fatehi, M., Kianpouryan, S., & Lu, Y. J. (2015).
Exploration feature selection applied to hybrid data integration modeling:
Targeting copper-gold potential in central Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 71, 819-838.
- Mohan,
B. K., & Porwal, A. (2015). Hyperspectral image processing and analysis.
CURRENT SCIENCE, 108(5), 833.
- Pal,
M. K., & Porwal, A. (2015). A Local Brightness Normalization (LBN)
algorithm for destriping Hyperion images. International Journal of Remote
Sensing, 36(10), 2674-2696.
- Joly,
A., Porwal, A., McCuaig, T. C., Chudasama, B., Dentith, M. C., & Aitken, A.
R. (2015). Mineral systems approach applied to GIS-based 2D-prospectivity
modelling of geological regions: Insights from Western Australia. Ore Geology
Reviews, 71, 673-702.
- Xiao,
K., Li, N., Porwal, A., Holden, E. J., Bagas, L., & Lu, Y. (2015).
GIS-based 3D prospectivity mapping: A case study of Jiama copper-polymetallic
deposit in Tibet, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 71, 611-632.
- Bhattacharya,
A., Porwal, A., Dhingra, S, De, S., Venkataraman, G. (2015) Remote estimation
of dielectric permittivity of lunar surface regolith using compact polarimetric
synthetic aperture radar data, Advances in Space Research vol. 56, no.11, pp.
2439-2448.
- Lisitsin,
V. A., Porwal, A., & McCuaig, T. C. (2014). Probabilistic fuzzy logic
modeling: quantifying uncertainty of mineral prospectivity models using Monte
Carlo simulations. Mathematical Geosciences, 46(6), 747-769.
- Lisitsin,
V., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., Porwal, A. (2013) Regional prospectivity analysis for
hydrothermal-remobilised nickel mineral systems in western Victoria, Australia.
Ore Geology Reviews Special Issue 52, 100-112.
- Yu,
L., Porwal, A., Holden, E. J., & Dentith, M. C. (2012). Towards automatic
lithological classification from remote sensing data using support vector
machines. Computers & Geosciences, 45, 229-239.
- Joly,
A., Porwal, A., & McCuaig, T. C. (2012). Exploration targeting for orogenic
gold deposits in the Granites-Tanami Orogen: mineral system analysis, targeting
model and prospectivity analysis. Ore Geology Reviews,48, 349-383.
- Yu,
L., Porwal, A., Holden, E. J., & Dentith, M. C. (2011). Suppression of
vegetation in multispectral remote sensing images. International journal of
remote sensing, 32(22), 7343-7357.
- Markwitz,
V., Maier, W. D., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., McCuaig, T. C., & Porwal, A.
(2010). Magmatic nickel sulfide mineralization in Zimbabwe: Review of deposits
and development of exploration criteria for prospectivity analysis. Ore Geology
Reviews, 38(3), 139-155.
- Koek,
M., Kreuzer, O. P., Maier, W. D., Porwal, A. K., Thompson, M., & Guj, P.
(2010). A review of the PGM industry, deposit models and exploration practices:
Implications for Australia's PGM potential. Resources Policy,35(1), 20-35.
- Mamuse,
A., Porwal, A., Kreuzer, O., & Beresford, S. (2010). Spatial statistical
analysis of the distribution of komatiite-hosted nickel sulfide deposits in the
Kalgoorlie terrane, western Australia: clustered or not? Economic Geology,
105(1), 229-242.
- Porwal,
A., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., Markwitz, V., McCuaig, T. C., & Mamuse, A.
(2010). Weights-of-evidence and logistic regression modeling of magmatic nickel
sulfide prospectivity in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Ore Geology
Reviews, 38(3), 184-196.
- Bai,
J., Porwal, A., Hart, C., Ford, A., & Yu, L. (2010). Mapping geochemical
singularity using multifractal analysis: Application to anomaly definition on
stream sediments data from Funin Sheet, Yunnan, China. Journal of Geochemical
Exploration, 104(1), 1-11.
- Kreuzer,
O.P., Markwitz, V., Porwal, A., McCuaig, T.C.M. (2010), A Continent-Wide Study
of Australia's Uranium Potential. Part I: GIS-Assisted ("Manual")
Prospectivity Analysis. Ore Geology Reviews, Available online 20 August 2010,
ISSN 0169-1368, DOI: 10.1016/ j.oregeorev.2010.08.003
- Porwal,
A. K., & Kreuzer, O. P. (2010). Introduction to the special issue: mineral
prospectivity analysis and quantitative resource estimation. Ore Geology
Reviews, 38(3), 121-127.
- Fallon,
M., Porwal, A., & Guj, P. (2010). Prospectivity analysis of the Plutonic
Marymia Greenstone Belt, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 38(3),
208-218.
- Gonzalez-Alvarez,
I., Porwal, A., Beresford, S. W., McCuaig, T. C., & Maier, W. D. (2010).
Hydrothermal Ni prospectivity analysis of Tasmania, Australia. Ore Geology
Reviews, 38(3), 168-183.
- Mamuse,
A., Beresford, S., Porwal, A., & Kreuzer, O. (2010). Assessment of
undiscovered nickel sulphide resources, Kalgoorlie Terrane, Western Australia:
Part 1. Deposit and endowment density models. Ore Geology Reviews, 37(3),
141-157.
- Koek,
M., Kreuzer, O.P., Maier, W.D., Porwal, A., Thompson, M., and Guj, P. (2009), A
review of the PGM industry, deposit models and exploration practices:
Implications for Australian PGM potential. Resource Policy, v. 34 (3), p.
121-132.
- Mamuse,
A., Porwal, A. and Kreuzer, O. (2009), A new method for spatial centrographic
analysis of mineral deposit clusters. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 36(4), p.
292-305.
- McCuaig,
T.C.M., Porwal, A. and Gessner, K. (2009), Fooling ourselves: recognizing
uncertainty and bias in exploration targeting, CET Quarterly Newsletter, v
2(7), p. 1-8.
- Gessner,
K. and Porwal, A. (2008), Tectonic controls on ore deposits in hot continental
crust: thermal models and spatial analyses, CET Quarterly Newsletter, v 1(5),
p. 9-11.
- Porwal,
A. (2008), GIS-based mineral prospectivity mapping using hybrid neuro-fuzzy
models, CET Quarterly Newsletter, v 1(5), p. 1-7.
- Porwal,
A. (2007), Base-metal prospectivity mapping of the Aravalli Province, western
India - A spatial mathematical approach. SGEG Newsletter, Geological Society of
Australia, v. 4, p. 3-19
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2006), Bayesian network classifiers for
mineral potential mapping. Computers & Geosciences, v. 32(1), p. 1-16.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2006), Tectonostratigraphy and base-metal
mineralization controls, Aravalli province (western India): new interpretations
from geophysical data analysis. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 29(3-4), p. 287-306.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2006), A hybrid fuzzy weights of evidence
model for mineral potential mapping. Natural Resources Research, v. 15(1),
p.1-14.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2004), A hybrid neuro-fuzzy model for
mineral potential mapping. Mathematical Geology, v. 36(7), 803-826.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2003), Artificial neural networks for
mineral potential mapping. Natural Resources Research, v. 12(3), 1-15.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2003), Extended Weights-of-evidence
modeling for predictive mapping of base-metal deposit potential in Aravalli
Province, Western India. Exploration and Mining Geology, v. 10(4), 155-163.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., and Hale, M. (2003), Knowledge-driven and data-driven
fuzzy models for mineral potential mapping. Natural Resources Research, v.
12(1), 1-25.
- Porwal,
A., Carranza, E.J.M., Hale, M. (2002), Artificial neural networks for mineral
potential mapping. Abstracts of Internal Symposium on Mineral Exploration, p.
18.
International
peer-reviewed conference proceeding papers
- Amrutkar,
R., Parakh, K., Chudasama, B., Thakur, S., Aranha, M., & Porwal, A. (2016).
Laboratory-based, field-based, and satellite-borne spectroscopy for
lithological discrimination. In SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing (pp.
98801P-98801P). International Society for Optics and Photonics. (Poster)
- Parakh,
K., Thakur, S., Chudasama, B., Tirodkar, S., Porwal, A., & Bhattacharya, A.
(2016). Machine learning and spectral techniques for lithological
classification. In SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing (pp. 98801P-98801P).
International Society for Optics and Photonics. (Poster)
- Thakur,
S., Chudasama, B., Porwal, A., & Gonzalez-Alvarez, I. (2016). Sub-surface
paleochannel detection in DeGrussa area, Western Australia, using thermal
infrared remote sensing. In SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing (pp.
98772C-98772C). International Society for Optics and Photonics. (Poster)
- Ahluwalia,
A., Manickam, S., Bhattacharya, A., & Porwal, A. (2016). Urban area mapping
from polarimetric SAR data using fuzzy inference system. In SPIE Asia-Pacific
Remote Sensing (pp. 987721-987721). International Society for Optics and
Photonics. (Poster)
- Pal,
MK, Porwal, A (2016) Dimensionality Reduction of Hyperspectral Data: Band
Selection Using Curve Fitting, SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 4 - 7 April
2016, New Delhi, India. (Poster)
- Pal
M. K., Porwal A. (2016) Vegetation Suppression for Unveiling of Surface
Lithology from Hyperspectral Images Using Linear Spectral Unmixing Approach,
2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 10 July - 15
July 2016, Beijing, China (accepted). (Oral)
- Pal
M. K., Porwal A., 2016. Optimizing Classification Using Multi-Classifiers for
Spaceborne Hyperspectral Dataset, WHISPERS-2016, 21 st -24 th August 2016, Los
Angeles, California, USA (accepted).
- Sarkar,
R., Singh, P., Porwal,A., 2016. Origin of Mass Wasting Features In Juventae
Chasma, Mars. R. Sarkar, P. Singh, Ganesh. I, A. Porwal Proceedings of the 47th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Abstract #1876 (Poster)
- Singh,
P., Sarkar, R., Ganesh. I., Porwal, A., 2016. Origin of Fluvial Channels in the
Walls of Juventae Chasma: evidences of groundwater sapping? Proceedings of the
47 th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Abstract #1878
(Poster)
- Chudasama,
B., Porwal, A., Kreuzer, O.P. (2015) Modelling gold prospectivity in the
Paleoproterozoic Kumasi Basin, Ghana, West Africa, using fuzzy inference
systems (FIS), Mineral Resources In A Sustainable World, 13th SGA Biennial
Meeting 2015. Proceedings, Volume 4, pp. 1583-1586 (Poster)
- Porwal,
A., Chudasama, B., Das, R. D., Kreuzer, O.P. (2015) Surficial uranium targeting
model and prospectivity mapping of the Yeelirrie Area, Western Australia,
Mineral Resources In A Sustainable World, 13th SGA Biennial Meeting 2015.
Proceedings, Volume 5, pp. 1871- 1874 (Poster)
- Sarkar,
R., Singh, P., Porwal, A., 2015. Identification of Aqueous Minerals and
Subsurface/Interstitial Ice Signatures from a Crater in Thaumasia, Mars.
Proceedings of the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas,
Abstract #1784 (Oral)
- Sarkar,R.,
Singh, P., Porwal,A., 2015. Ductile and Brittle Deformational Features Within
the Light Toned Mounds of Juventae Chasma, Mars. Proceedings of the 46th Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, Abstract #1788 (Poster)
- Pal
M. K., Porwal A., 2015. Spectral noise reduction and smoothing using local
cubic least square regression from Hyperion reflectance data, 2015 IEEE 2nd
International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated Networks, pp.
752-755, 19-20 February, 2015, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
(Oral)
- Pal
M. K., Porwal A., 2015. Destriping of Hyperion Images Using Low-Pass- Filter
and Local-Brightness- Normalization, 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and
Remote Sensing Symposium, 26 July - 31 July 2015, Milan, Italy. (Poster)
- Sarkar,
R., Porwal A., 2014. Light toned layers in a crater in Thaumasia, Mars.
Proceedings of the 11th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geoscience Society,
Sapporo, Japan,p. 336 (Oral)
- Joly,
A., Aitken, A., Dentith, M., McCuaig, T. C., Porwal, A., Smithies, H., ...
& Evans, S. (2012). Architecture and evolution of the West Musgrave
Province, and implications for mineral prospectivity. ASEG Extended Abstracts,
2012(1), 1-4. (Oral)
- Koek,
M., Kreuzer, O.P., Maier, W.D., Porwal, A., Thompson, M., and Guj, P.
(2009), A review of the PGM industry, deposit models and exploration
practices: Implications for Australian PGM potential. SGA meeting, Townsville,
Australia.
- Fallon,
M., Guj, P. and Porwal, A. (2009), Prospectivity Analysis of the
Plutonic Marymia Greenstone Belt, Western Australia. SGA
meeting, Townsville, Australia.
- Gonzalez-Alvarez,
I., Joly, A., McCuaig, T.C., Porwal, A. (2009), Potential Greenstone
Belt Continuity Undercover, Zimbabwe. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet.
Suppl., 2009.
- Porwal,
A., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., Markwitz, V., McCuaig, T.C., Mamuse,
A. (2009), Regional-scale nickel sulfide prospectivity mapping of the Yilgarn
Craton, Western Australia. SGA meeting, Townsville, Australia.
- Markwitz,
V., Gonzalez-Alvarez, I., Maier, W., McCuaig, T.C., Porwal, A. (2009),
Nickel Deposits in Archaean Greenstone Belts in Zimbabwe: Review and Prospectivity
Analysis. SGA, Townsville, Australia.
- Porwal,
A., (2008), Bayesian Network Classifiers for GIS-based mineral prospectivity
mapping. Australian Earth Science Convention Abstracts p. 203.
- Porwal,
A., (2008), Spatial mathematical models for mineral prospectivity
mapping. Australian Earth Science Convention Abstracts p. 203.
- Porwal,
A. and Hale, M. (2000), GIS-based weights-of-evidence analysis for predictive
mineral mapping: a case study from Aravalli province, western India,
Proceedings of XIV International Conference on Applied Geologic Remote Sensing,
Las Vegas, p. 377-384.
- Porwal,
A. and Sides, E.J. (2000), A predictive model for base metal
exploration in a GIS environment. International Archives of Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing, v. XXXIII, part B7, Amsterdam, 1178-1184
SPONSORED
RESEARCH PROJECTS (MAJOR PROJECTS)
- Fluvial
valley networks in the southeastern Thaumasia highlands of Mars: 3D
Morphometry, nature and sources, Sponsored by Indian Space Research
Organization (2016-19).
- Compositional
variability of lunar mare basalts in eastern Oceanus Procellarum over space and
time: Insights from Chandrayaan I Hyperspectral Imaging Camera (HySi) and
Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) data, Sponsored by Indian Space Research
Organization (2016-19).
- Origin
of interior layered deposits of Juventae Chasma, Mars: Insights from detailed
mineralogical, structural and stratigraphic mapping. Sponsored by Indian Space
Research Organization (2016-19).
- 3D
crustal modeling and resource potential mapping of deep-seated mineral deposits
in the Aravalli province, India, Sponsored by IIT Bombay (2011-16).
- Mineral
prospectivty modeling of Myanmar. Sponsored by Petro Gold, Dubai (2012-13).
- Prospectivity
modelling of greenfields regions in Western Australia. Sponsored by Geological
Survey of Western Australia (2009-2012).
- Orogenic
gold prospectivity mapping of Granite-Tanami Orogen, Western Australia.
Sponsored by Tanami Gold NL. (2008-09).
- Orogenic
gold prospectivity mapping of Plutonic-Marymia Greenstone Belt (PGMB), Western
Australia. Sponsored by Barrick Gold (2008-09).
- Continent-wide
uranium prospectivity analysis of Australia. Sponsored by Regalpoint Uranium
(2007-2008).
- Global
nickel prospectivity analysis. Sponsored by TRG Australia (2007-08).
- Gold
prospectivity analysis of Australia. Sponsored by AusGold Ltd (2007).