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Doctoral Students (Full time):

Name  

Year

Title of thesis

Funding

Visits abroad during PhD/funding

Present Address

N. Radhakrishnan

1995-2000

Spatial and temporal analysis of the groundwater environment of a minor river basin in Tamil Nadu, India using remote sensing and GIS

- Singapore

Managing Director,

Geo Sensing Pvt. Ltd,

Chennai

N. Rajmohan

1996-2001

Hydrogeochemical studies in a part of Palar and Cheyyar river basin, Tamil Nadu, India

  Australia/Aus-India project

Associate Professor
Water Research Center
King Abdulaziz University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

D. Gnanasundar

1996-2001

Hydrogeochemical studies and regional flow modelling of South Chennai Sandy Aquifer

CSIR

Sweden/World Water Week

Scientist,

Central Ground Water Board,

Govt. of India, Chennai

M. Senthilkumar

2000-2004

Hydrogeological modelling and hydrochemical characterisation of Palar Basin

AICTE

-

Scientist,

Central Ground Water Board,

Govt. of India, Chennai

R. Kannan

2001-2006

Migration of major ions and agrochemicals in unsaturated zone

DST Indo-Russia -

Assistant Professor,

Centre for Water Studies,

Sathyabama University, Chennai

C. Sivakumar

2003-2008

Hydrochemistry and solute transport modelling to study the impact of tsunami on groundwater quality in Kalpakkam, Southern India

DST -

Hydrogeologist

Govt of Qatar

Doha

K. Ramesh

2004-2008

Hydrochemical studies and effect of irrigation on groundwater quality in Tondiar basin, Tamil Nadu

UGC -

Asst. Professor,

Centre for Water Resources,

Anna University,

Chennai

N.G. Anuthaman 2007-2010 Groundwater augmentation by flood mitigation in Chennai region – A modelling based study - -

Associate Professor,

Centre for Water Resources,

Anna University,

Chennai

E. Vetrimurugan

2006-2010

Hydrogeochemical studies and solute transport modelling to understand the variation in groundwater quality of a part of Cauvery delta, India

DST -

Professor,

Department of Hydrology,

University of Zululand

South Africa

K. Brindha

2008-2012

Assessment of fluoride and uranium in groundwater and hydrogeochemical modelling in a proposed uranium tailings pond area, southern India

BRNS Sweden/SIDA

Germany-Italy/DST

Switzerland/EU project

Lecturer in Hydrogeology,

Water Resources and Ecosystems Department,  Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

R. Rajesh

2008-2012

Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemical characterisation of groundwater of a part of Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India

BRNS Germany/EU project

Assistant Professor, Centre for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

S. Sathish

2008-2013

Geophysical, Geochemical Studies and Groundwater Modelling in South Chennai Coastal Aquifer

IGCAR Sweden/SIDA

Italy/Erasmus

Researcher, 

University of Rome Sapienza
Rome, Italy

R. Murugan

2008-2013

Modelling of groundwater flow and radionuclide transport around a proposed uranium tailings pond, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

BRNS Italy/Erasmus

Researcher, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Germany

L. Kalpana 2009- 2014 Regional hydrochemistry and flow modelling of Pambar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India UGC Sweden/SIDA

Assistant Geologist,

Water Resources  Department,

Govt. of Tamil Nadu

S. Parimala Renganayaki

2010- 2014 Evaluation of impact of check dam as a method of managed aquifer recharge DST Sweden/SIDA

Switzerland/EU project

Asso. Professor, 

School of Civil Engineering,

VIT University, Vellore

S. Suganthi 2010- 2018 Assessment of land subsidence using space borne advanced synthetic aperture radar data in a large metropolitan city of India ISRO -

Assistant Geologist,

Water Resources  Department,

Govt. of Tamil Nadu

S.P Rajaveni 2011- 2015 Integrated approach for modelling runoff, infiltration and density dependent groundwater flow: A case study in seawater intruded coastal aquifer north of Chennai, India EC Sweden/SIDA

France-Netherlands/EU project

Research Associate, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

G. Jagadeshan 2011- 2016 Geochemical reactions responsible for fluoride rich groundwater and remediation by induced recharge in Vaniyar river basin, Tamil Nadu, India UGC Germany/DST

Assistant Geologist,

Water Resources  Department,

Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Indu. S. Nair 2011- 2016 Assessment of seawater intrusion in alluvial aquifers by hydrochemical-isotopic signatures and geochemical modelling DST Sweden/SIDA

Germany/DST

Consultant - Hydrogeology and Environmental Services, Dubai
S. Prabhakaran 2012-2017 Mesh-Less Finite Volume Method for Three Dimensional Unsteady State Groundwater Flow and Transport through Saturated Porous Medium DST -

Assistant Professor,

PSG College of Arts and Science,

Coimbatore

(Joint Supervisor)

Raicy. M. Christy 2012- 2018 Assessment of effect of ponds for mitigating seawater intrusion EC France-Netherlands/EU project

Spain/Erasmus

Scientist,

Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode

M. Thirumurugan 2013- 2019 Hydrogeological investigation and subsurface characterisation by Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical methods BRNS Sweden/SIDA

Assistant Professor,

Dept. of Geology,

V. O. Chidambaram College,

Thoothukudi

S. Anbarasu 2015- 2021 Influence of weathering and fractures on groundwater flow and quality UGC-NET - Junior Research  Fellow
G. Gowrisankar 2015- 2020 Managed aquifer recharge by a check dam to mitigate the problem of fluoride rich groundwater: A case study DST PURSE Germany/IGCS Senior Project Associate, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
S. Manoj 2015- 2019 Hydrogeochemistry to assess and groundwater in uranium mineralised region of Gogi Karnataka BRNS Germany/DST Guest Lecturer,  University of Madras
P. Anandharuban 2016- 2021 Integrated modelling of rainfall-runoff process and reservoir operation for balancing water supply and flood mitigation: A case study from Chennai, India ACRF/DST Italy/DST Post Doctoral Fellow, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland
R. RamyaPriya 2016- 2019 Assessment of carbon flux in a major tropical river of southern India and its implication on climate change ISRO Italy/DST Scientist, Central Water Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune
V. Manivannan 2017-2021 Seawater intrusion along the Indian coast and in Sankaraparani river basin using muti- techniques approach MoES Germany/IGCS South Korea/DST Spain/CSIR

Researcher,  

Centre for Urbanization, Buildings & Environment (CUBE),

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Ch. Samurembi Chanu 2017 2021 Impact of urbanisation and climate change on groundwater resources of Chennai region DST Germany/DST Canada/IAHS Scientist, Manipur State Remote Sensing Centre
Sajil Kumar P.J 2018-2023 Potential of natural groundwater recharge in the Chennai Basin with a special emphasis on the urban area -   Consultant, Berlin, Germany.

(Joint Supervisor for the work carreid out at the Free University Berlin)

V K. Haritha 2017- till date Innovative methods to increase groundwater recharge from the MAR sites DST-INSPIRE Germany/UGC Indo German Project Junior Research Fellow
Bhavya Ravinder 2018-2023 Nature inspired probabilistic uncertainty analysis of a groundwater flow and radionuclide transport model for a uranium tailings pond area  BRNS Germany/UGC Indo German Project; Spain IAHR Conf Post Doc, Danish Technical University, Denmark
Razi Sadath 2018- till date A multifaceted modelling approach for estimating the impact of climate change and urbanisation on coastal groundwater: A case study from Chennai, India DST Italy/DST Junior Research Fellow
M. Rinisha Kartheeshwari 2019-till date Identification of measures to augment groundwater storage and flood control by modelling DST Germany/UGC Indo German Project Junior Research Fellow
L. Keerthan 2019-till date Major, minor and carbon chemistry of estuarine part of Cauvery river and its relevance to climate change ISRO France/ IAHS

Germany/CCRBF

Junior Research Fellow

 

Post Doctoral Fellows

 

Name

Year

Title of the project

Visits abroad

Funding Agency

Dr.K.Brindha

February 2012 -March 2013

MAR for coping with sea-water intrusion and groundwater overexploitation in an aquifer used for drinking water production in Chennai, India

Switzerland

European Commission funded

Saph Pani Project

Dr.R.Rajesh

March 2013 - August 2014

MAR for coping with sea-water intrusion and groundwater overexploitation in an aquifer used for drinking water production in Chennai, India

Germany

European Commission funded

Saph Pani Project

Dr.S. Parimala Renganayaki

September 2014 - March 2015

Managed aquifer recharge: An integrated approach for assessing the impact of a check dam

-

DST WOS Scientist

Dr.G.Kanagaraj

February 2015-February 2018

Evaluation of Chromium contamination by Delta Chromium-53/52 Isotopic techniques and Groundwater Modelling in Tannery industrial area of Ambur, Tamil Nadu

Thailand

UGC- Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Dr.N.S.Magesh

July 2015- April 2018

Effect of Climate change on Land use / Land cover and its impact on Groundwater Quality in the Tamiraparani basin, South India

 

UGC- Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Dr.D.Yuvaraj

October 2015- October 2016

Geological mapping of foundation strata for the waste disposal site, Kalpakkam

 

Larson & Toubro Ltd

Dr.D.Yuvaraj

July 2017- till date

Effect of rock weathering on groundwater chemistry

 

UGC- Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Dr. S. Manoj June 2019 Mitigating fluoride rich groundwater by MAR Germany SERB, Govt of India
Dr. R. RamyaPriya September 2019 Hydrogeochemistry of Cauvery river USA NRSC, ISRO

 

 

 

 
 

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