RRK CV updated 05092016

CURRICULUM VITAE
Ramasamy R. Krishnamurthy
1. Position & Affiliation Professor and Head
Department of Applied Geology
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
: UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
Guindy Campus, Chennai 600025, India
Email : rrkrishnamurthy@gmail.com
Mobile: (+91) 9677045519
2. Additional Responsibilities:
Academic
• Member, International Advisory Board, The School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen,
UK
• Member, Academic Council & Senate, University of Madras
• Member, Board of Research, AMET University, Chennai, India
• Member, Board of Studies in Geology, Thiruvalluvar University
Administration
• Dean of Students, University of Madras
• Member, Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Agency
• Member, State Groundwater Coordination Committee
• Board of Directors (Elected), University of Madras, Teachers thrift and co-operative society,
Chennai, for the period of 5 years (09.05.2013 to 08.05.2018)
3. Date of Birth and Age : 09-06-1964 and 53 years
4. Education:
Degree Year Name of the
Institution
Major Class Marks/
Grade
Rank, if
any
Ph.D 1995 Institute for
Ocean
Management,
Anna University
Remote Sensing Thesis highly commended by
examiners
M.Tech 1990 Department of
Civil
Engineering,
Anna University
Remote Sensing FIRST 74% ---
M.Phil 1988 Department of
Geology,
University of
Madras
Geology FIRST 70% ---

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M.Sc. 1987 Presidency
College,
Chennai
Geology FIRST 76% University
FIRST
RANK
B.Sc 1985 Presidency
College,
Chennai
Geology FIRST 71% University
SECOND
RANK
4. Title of the Thesis of the Research Degrees:
Degree Subject
M.Phil Geology
Title “Reconstruction of Depositional Environments of Dalmipauram
Formation (Early Cretaceous) occurring in Tiruchirapalli District,
Tamil Nadu, India”
M. Tech Remote Sensing
Title “Multidate Multisensor Remote Sensing Data for Coastal land
use, Geomorphology and Coastal Ecosystem studies of South
Andaman Islands”
Ph.D Remote Sensing
Title “Remote Sensing of Mangrove Forests in Tamil Nadu Coast,
India”
5. Membership / Fellowship titles in Professional Societies
Associate Member - American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Life Member - Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
Life Member - Association of British Scholars (ABS)
Member - International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
6. Prizes, Medals, Awards other Honours received:
(a) Regional Awards
• “The CROMARTY Prize - 1987” received from the Chancellor of University of
Madras for the best performance and first rank in M.Sc. Geology.
• “ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AWARD 2003-2004” from the Department
of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, in recognition of the
excellent contribution in the inter-disciplinary field of Coastal Environmental
Education and Management during the World Environment Day celebration
(June 5, 2003 http://www.environments.tn.nic.in).
• “ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2012 BY THE UNVIERSITY OF MADRAS”
– Received award certificate from the Pro-Chancellor, University of Madras on
the recognition of achievements in teaching, research, extension and
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(b) National Awards
• Qualified in the “National level Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE
1988)” and received Government of India fellowship from August 1988 to
March 1990.
• “INDIA – JAPAN PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FUNDING AWARD 2007”
received from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
and Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Government of Japan.
• “INDIA – AUSTRALIA PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION FUNDING AWARD
2012” received from the Department of Science and Technology, Government
of India and Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), Government of
Australia.
(c) International Awards
• Received “Young Scientist award” from the International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, during 1992.
• Received funding award from the following international organizations for
participation in conferences, open science meetings, workshops etc.
a) International Geosphere – Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
b) Asia – Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Japan
c) European Union
d) Ford Foundation, USA
e) Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), USA
f) Norwegian Space Agency, Norway
g) International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), The
Netherlands
h) International Sciences Services (ISS), Italy
i) International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP), Germany
j) European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL), France
k) Government of Western Australia
l) Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS), Japan
m) International Space University, Strasbourg, France
n) University Council for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), NOAA, USA
o) START LOICZ Programme at Bangkok, Thailand
p) United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR),
Geneva, Switzerland
q) Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
• Received “Visiting Professorship Award” to carry our teaching and research
in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,
Japan, during June 2014.

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7. Professional Experience
{a} Teaching and Research Experience
Institution Post Held Duration of
service
Job description: UG&PG
Teaching / Research /
Extension etc
Department of Applied
Geology, UNIVERSITY
OF MADRAS
Professor 27-02-2011 –
till date
Teaching and research in the
inter-disciplinary areas of
Disaster Management and
Integrated Coastal Zone
Management
UNIVERSITY OF
MADRAS ARTS AND
SCIENCE COLLEGE
(University
Constituent College),
Nemmeli Campus
Principal
[on deputation]
04-08-2011 –
20-05-2014
Establishment and overall
administration of the College
and teaching in UG level.
Ultimately brining the rural
students in to main stream of
higher education.
Geology, UNIVERSITY
OF MADRAS
Associate Professor
Reader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer
28-02-2011 –
03-08-2011
27-02-2008 –
27-02-2011
27-11-2002 –
26-02-2008
22-11-2000 –
26-11-2002
Teaching Remote Sensing, GIS,
Geomorphology,
Environmental Geosciences,
Management and Disaster Risk
Management courses to the
M.Sc. & M.Phil. students.
Guiding Ph.D. research in the
inter-disciplinary areas of
Management, Disaster
Management, Land Use and
Water Resources Management.
Organization of awareness
courses, Training of Trainer
(ToT) Workshops,
brainstorming sessions and
capacity building activities in
Coastal Zone Management and
Disaster Management.
Implementation of
collaborative research in the
above inter-disciplinary areas
with reputed national and
international institutions /
organizations in India and
abroad.
Institute for Ocean
Management,
Coordinator,
Indo-British
01-07-1999 –
21-11-2000
Main responsibilities are:
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ANNA UNIVERSITY,
Chennai 600025
ICZOMAT
Programme (DFID)
implementation of an annual
10 weeks short-course in
ICZM,
(ii) develop a ICZM teaching
and staff resource plan,
(iii) develop a ICZM training
schedule,
(iv) develop a resource centre
on ICZM,
(v) assist in the selection of
suitable M.Sc. and short-course
candidates annually, etc.
Institute for Ocean
Management
ANNA UNIVERSITY,
Chennai 600025
Scientist 01-05-1998 –
30-06-1999
(i) Development of GIS
database for Coastal Habitats
in Selected parts of
India. Analysis of remote
sensing data for theme map
preparation and GIS analysis
for the preparation of
Decision Support System.
(ii) Organization of User
Training and Awareness
programmes on Marine
Remote Sensing Applications
and Coastal Zone Management.
M. S. Swaminathan
Research Foundation
(MSSRF)
3rd Cross Street,
Taramani
Chennai 600113
Senior Scientific
Officer
05-08-1996 –
30-04-1998
Mangrove wetland
conservation and management
using remote sensing and GIS
tools. Analysis of coastline
changes and geomorphological
conditions and its influence on
mangrove wetlands. Remote
sensing and GIS analysis for
the preparation of Resource
Atlas for Gulf of Mannar
Biosphere Reserve under the
UNDP/GEF programme.
Training to State Forest
Department officers from
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
and Orissa.
Institute for Ocean
Management
ANNA UNIVERSITY,
Chennai 600025
Junior Project
Scientist &
Senior Project
Associate
February
1991 – July
1996
Involved in Marine Remote
Sensing Satellite Information
Service (MARSIS) Project I & II
phase and National
Oceanographic Information
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Coastal Zone Information
System (CZIS) for Gulf of
Mannar, suspended sediments
mapping in coastal waters of
Tamil Nadu, coastal land use
and coral reef mapping
validation for Tamil Nadu and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Creation of Harbour
Information System (HIS) for
Madras and Tuticorin
Harbours using remote
sensing and GIS techniques.
Analysis of coastal
configuration changes due to
construction of new satellite
port at Ennore and its
influence on coastal
environments.
International
Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis
(IIASA), Austria
Visiting Young
Scientist
June – August
1992
Worked in the Advanced
Computer Applications (ACA)
project and carried out land
use and land cover change
studies for Thames Water
Basin, UK
Institute of Remote
Sensing,
ANNA UNIVERSITY,
Chennai 600 025
Research Assistant July 1990 –
January 1991
Worked in the Integrated
Drought Management project
funded by National Remote
Sensing Agency. Preparation of
hydrogeomorphological and
land use maps for drought
affected districts in Tamil
Nadu using IRS satellite data.
{b} Experience in Administrative Level: 10 years
University of Madras Dy Warden for PG
Hostel for Men
Guindy Campus
15th July
2003 to 1st
August 2005
(2 years)
Managing the day today
activities of the Hostel.
University of Madras Scientific Officer to
the Vice-Chancellor
September
2006 to
October 2009
(3 years)
Assisting the Vice-Chancellor in
Scientific matters especially
the institution of new Centres
of Research, collaboration with
reputed institutions in India
and abroad, XI Plan Committee
review, NAAC etc.
University of Madras
Arts and Science
Principal 4th August
2011 to 20th
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College (University
Constituent College),
Nemmeli Campus
May 2014
(3 academic
years)
Constituent College in
coordination with the
Government of Tamil Nadu.
University of Madras Professor & Head 2nd March
2015 to till
date
Administration of academic
and research activities of the
Geology.
University of Madras Dean of Students 21st
December
2015 to till
date
Facilitating the administration
of students' needs in all the
campuses of University of
Madras and organize
programmes for students'
career counselling, fresher's
orientation, campus life,
cultural and recreational
activities etc. Serving as a
liaison between the students,
faculty and the University
administration including
recommending for academic
reforms, and heading the
University Disciplinary
Committee.
8. Publications:
Sl.No. Authors, Title, Vol and Page Nos Impact
Factor
I – International Journals
1. M. Jayaprakash, K. Sivakumar, S. Muthusamy, R. R. Krishnamurthy and J.
K. Edward Patterson (2016), Shrinking of Vann Island, Gulf of Mannar, SE
coast of India: assessing the impacts, Nat Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-
016-2496-5
1.719
2. Ajin, R.S., Ana-Maria Loghin, Mathew K. Jacob, Vinod P.G., and R. R.
Krishnamurthy, (2016), “The risk assessment study of potential forest fire in
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary using RS and GIS techniques”, Intl Jour Adva Earth
Sci and Engg., Vol 5, Issue 1, pp: 308-318.
ISSN:
2320-
3609
3. Krishnamurthy, R.R. Rajarshi Das Gupta & Ranit Chatterjee & Rajib Shaw (2014)
“Managing the Indian coast in the face of disasters & climate change: a review and
analysis of India’s coastal zone management policies”, J Coast Conserv
DOI 10.1007/s11852-014-0339-7
ISSN:
1400-
0350
4. Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi and R. R. Krishnamurthy (2014), “The
adoption of a Climate Disaster Resilience Index in Chennai, India”, Disasters, 2014,
38(3): 540−561
0.868
5. R.S. Ajin., R. R. Krishnamurthy, M. Jayaprakash and P.G. Vinod, “Flood hazard
assessment of Vamanapuram river, Basin, Kerala, India: An approach using remote
sensing & GIS techniques”, Advances in Applied Science Research, 4 (3): 263-274
(2013)
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6. M. Arunprakash, L. Giridharan, R. R. Krishnamurthy & M. Jayaprakash “Impact
of urbanization in groundwater of South Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India”, Environ
Earth Sci. DOI 10.1007/s12665-013-2496-7 (April 2013)
1.445
7. S. Muthusamy, R. R. Krishnamurthy, M. Jayaprakash & P. Mohana Perumal “Geo-
Environmental analysis using multitemporal satellite data and GIS techniques – A
case study for Bhavani River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India”, Intl. J. Adv. Remote Sensing
& GIS, Vol.2, pp: 110-121, ISSN 2320-0243 (2013).
ISSN
2320-
0243
8. B. P. D. Batvari, S. Sivalkumar, K. Shanthi, Kui-Jae Lee, Byung-Taek Oh, R. R.
Krishnamurthy & S. Kamala-Kannan “Heavy metals accumulation in crab and
shrimps from Pulicat lake, north Chennai coastal region, southeast coast of India”,
Toxicology and Industrial Health, DOI:10.1177/0748233713475500 (2013)
9. Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi and R. R. Krishnamurthy (2012)
“Action-oriented resilience assessment of communities in Chennai, India”, Env.
Hazards, DOI:10.1080/17477891.2012.689248
0.574
10. K. Ilayaraja, R. R. Krishnamurthy, M. Jayaprakash, P. M. Velmurugan and S.
Muthuraj (2012) Characterization of the 26 December 2004 tsunami deposits in
Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal, India) Environ Earth Sci Volume 66, Number 8
(2012), 2459-2476
1.445
11. M. Jayaprakash, R. Nagarajan, P. M. Velmurugan, J. Sathiyamoorthy, R. R.
Krishnamurthy & B. Urban “Assessment of trace metal contamination in a
historical freshwater canal (BuckinghamCanal), Chennai, India” , Environ Monit
Assess DOI 10.1007/s10661-011-2509-5
1.436
12. Ilayaraja, K. and R. R. Krishnamurthy (2010) “Sediment characterization of the 26
December 2004 Indian ocean tsunami in Andaman group of islands, Bay of Bengal,
India”, J. Coast Conserv. Published online: 10 March 2010.
ISSN:
1400-
0350
13. Ilayaraja, K., M. Ioualalen, M. Chlieh, R. R. Krishnamurthy and M. V. Ramana
Murthy (2008) “Numerical modelling of the 26th December 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami at Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, J. Coast Conserv. Vol. 12, pp: 115-124.
ISSN:
1400-
0350
14. Satheeshkumar, C., P. Arul Murugan, R.R. Krishnamurthy, B. Prabhu Dass Batvari,
M.V. Ramanamurthy, T. Usha and Y. Pari (2008) “Inundation mapping – a study
based on December 2004 tsunami hazard along Chennai coast, Southeast India”, Nat.
Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., Vol. 8, pp: 617–626.
1.375
15. Prabhu Dass Batvari, B., S. Kamala Kannan, K. Shanthi, R. Krishnamoorthy, Kui
Jae Lee and M. Jayaprkash (2007) “Heavy metals in two fish species (Carangoidel
malabaricus and Belone stronglurus) from Pulicat Lake, North of Chennai, Southeast
coast of India”, Environ Monit Assess., DOI 10.1007/s10661-007-0026-3.
1.356
16. Kamala Kannan, S., B. Prabhu Dass Batvari, P. Devarajan, P. Periakali, R.
Krishnamoorthy, N. Rajeshwara Rao, S.G.D. Sridhar, P.N. Ballukraya, K.K. Sharma
and M. Jayaprakash (2007) “A preliminary study on herbal resources and their
contamination and their contamination with toxic heavy metals around Pulicat Lake,
North Chennai, India”, Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology, Vol. 2, pp:
78-84.
1.19
17. Kamala Kannan, S., K.J. Lee, R. Krishnamoorthy, A. Purusothaman, K. Shanthi and
N. Rajeshwara Rao (2007) “Aerobic Chromate Reducing Bacillus cereus Isolated
from the Heavy Metal Contaminated Ennore Creek Sediment, North of Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, South East India”, Research Journal of Microbiology, Vol. 2, pp: 133-140.
2.42
18. Kamalakannan, S. and R. Krishnamoorthy (2006) “Isolation of mercury resistant
bacteria and influence of abiotic factors on bioavailability of mercury – a case study
in Pulicat Lake, North of Chennai, Southeast India”, Science of The Total
Environment, Vol.367, pp: 341-353.
2.22
19. Kamalakannan, S., S. Mahadevan and R. Krishnamoorthy (2006)
“Characterization of a mercury-reducing Bacillus cereus strain isolated from the
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Pulicat Lake sediments, south east coast of India”, Arch Microbiology, Vol. 185, pp:
202–211.
20. Krishnamoorthy, R., J. Devasenapathy, M. Thanikachalam and S. Ramachandran
(2001) “Environmental and human impacts on coastal and marine protected areas
in India”. Global Change and Protected Areas, Kluwer academic publishers, Vol.9,
pp: 373-392, The Netherlands.
21. Krishnamoorthy, R. (1997) “Managing Mangroves in India” GIS Asia-Pacific
Journal, June/July, 1997, pp 26-29.
II – National Journals
1 Hussain, S.M., R. Krishnamoorthy, M. Suresh Gandhi, K. Ilayaraja, P. Ganesan, and
S. P. Mohan (2006) “Micropaleontological investigations on tsunamigenic sediments
of Andaman Islands”, Current Science, Vol. 12, pp: 1655-1677.
0.70
2 Jayanthi, V. and R. Krishnamoorthy (2006) “Key airborne pollutants – impact on
human health in Manali, Chennai”, Current Science, Vol.90, pp:405-413.
0.70
3 Ramachandran, S., S. Sundaramoorthy, R. Krishnamoorthy, J. Devasenapathy and
M. Thanikachalam (1998) “Application of remote sensing and GIS to coastal wetland
ecology of Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar group of islands with special
reference to mangroves” Current Science, August, 1998, Vol.75, No.3 pp 236-244.
0.70
4 Chauhan, S. R. Nayak, R. Krishnamoorthy and S. Ramachandran. (1996) “Remote
sensing of suspended sediments along the Tamil Nadu coastal waters”, Indian
Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.24, No.2, pp 105- 114.
0.70
III – Regional Journals
1 Jayaprakash, M., R. Krishnamoorthy, R. Nagarajan and S. Kuppusamy (2003)
“Morphological changes of Ennore Creek, East Coast of India, Tamil Nadu”, GIS @
Development, Vol.7.
2 Krishnamoorthy, R. L. Gnanappazham and M. Navamuniammal (2000),
“Utilisation of remote sensing and GIS tools in strengthening the management of
mangrove wetlands and biosphere reserve – Case study of east coast mangroves and
Gulf of Mannar”, MAEER’S MIT Pune Journal, pp:84-95.
3 Ramachandran, S., R. Krishnamoorthy (1999) "Mangrove wetland management"
GIS @ Development, Vol.3, No.5, pp. 51-52.
4 Krishnamoorthy, R. L. Ganappazham and V. Selvam (1997) “Application of GIS for
coastal wetlands planning and management”. Information Studies Journal,
Bangalore, Vol.3, pp.109-124.
5 Ramachandran, R.Krishnamoorthy, S.Sundaramoorthy, Z.F. Parviz, A.
Kalyanamuthiah and K. Dharanirajan (1996) “Management of coastal environments
in Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands based on Remote Sensing and GIS
approaches”, MAEER’S MIT Pune journal special issue on Coastal Environmental
Management, Vol.IV. Nos. 15 & 16, pp.129-140.
Editor of Reference or Text Books Published
S. No. Book Title and
year of publication
Editors Publisher(s) ISSN / ISBN
No.
Whether peer
reviewed
1 Integrated Coastal
Zone Management
(2008)
800 pages
(Hardbound)
R. R.
Krishnamurthy
Bruce C. Glavovic
Andreas Kannen
David R. Green
AL. Ramanathan
Zengcui Han
Stefano Tinti
Tundi S. Agardy
Research
Publishing,
Singapore
ISBN
9789810589
486
Peer reviewed
system adopted

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2 Disaster
Management
(2009)
664 Pages
(Hardbound &
Hardcover)
Rajib Shaw
R. R.
Krishnamurthy
Universities
Press (India)
CRC Press
Taylor &
Francis
Group, USA
ISBN
9788173716
560
ISBN
9781439814
307
Peer reviewed
system adopted
3 Communities and
Coastal Zone
Management
(2010)
365 Pages
(Hardbound)
Rajib Shaw
R. R.
Krishnamurthy
Research
Publishing,
Singapore
ISBN
9789810821
418
Peer reviewed
system adopted
4 Micropaleontologic
al studies of
Tsunami Sediments
of Andamans, India
S. M. Hussain
M. Suresh Gandhi
R. R.
Krishnamurthy
Lambert
Academic
Publishing
ISBN 978-3-
8454-2809-3
Peer reviewed
system adopted
5 Community,
Environment and
Disaster Risk
Management
Jonas Joerin
Rajib Shaw
R. R.
Krishnamurthy
Emerald
Publishing,
UK
ISBN:
978085724
8657
ISSN: 2040-
7262
Peer reviewed
system adopted
Published Chapters in Reference or Text Books
S. No. Chapter Title with Page No. Book Title, Editors &
Publisher(s)
ISSN / ISBN
No.
Whether peer
reviewed
1 Exposure, Health Hazards
and Environmental Risk:
Study in Chennai, India, 447-
467 (2009)
Disaster Management
(Rajib Shaw & R. R.
Krishnamurthy Eds),
Universities Press & CRC-
Taylor & Francis Group,
USA
ISBN
9788173716
560
ISBN
9781439814
307
Peer reviewed
system adopted
2 Indigenous Knowledge and
Disaster Reduction in Coastal
Areas, 27-43 (2009)
Indigenous Knowledge
and Disaster Risk
Reduction: From Practice
to Policy (R. Shaw, A.
Sharma and Y. Takeuchi
Eds.), Nova Science
Publishers, Inc, New York
ISBN
9781607415
749
Peer reviewed
system adopted
3 Coastal Morphological
Changes in India and Its
Relevance to Coastal
Management, 47-59 (2010)
Communities and Coastal
Zone Management (R.
Shaw and R. R.
Krishnamurthy, Eds.),
Research Publishing,
Singapore
ISBN
9789810821
418
Peer reviewed
system adopted
4 An Interdisciplinary Study on
Environmental Issues and
Livelihood Security of Pulicat
Lake in Southeast coast of
India, 75-91 (2010)
Communities and Coastal
Zone Management (R.
Shaw and R. R.
Krishnamurthy, Eds.),
Research Publishing,
Singapore
ISBN
9789810821
418
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system adopted

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5 Climate Change Adaptation
and Coastal Zone
Management, 217-242
(2010)
Climate Change
Adaptation and Disaster
Risk Reduction: Issues and
Challenges (R. Shaw, J.M.
Pulhin and Joy J Pereira
Eds.), Emerald Group
Publishing, USA
ISBN
9780857244
871
ISSN
20407262
Peer reviewed
system adopted
6 Universities and Community
based Disaster Risk
Reduction (2012)
Community-Based
Disaster Risk Reduction
(R. Shaw Ed.)
ISBN: 978-0-
85724-867-
1
ISSN: 2040-
7262
Emerald
Group
Publishing
Peer reviewed
system adopted
7 Coast and Communities: The
Linkages (2013)
Environment Disaster
Linkages (R.Shaw and P.
Tran, Eds.)
ISBN: 978-0-
85724-865-
7
ISSN: 2040-
7262
Emerald
Group
Publishing
Peer reviewed
system adopted
8 Coastal Zone Management in
Tamil Nadu, India:
Challenges and Innovations
(2013)
Disaster Recovery: Used
or Misused Development
Opportunity (R. Shaw, Ed.)
DOI
10.1007/97
8-4-431-
54255-
1_12@
Springer
Japan 2014
Peer reviewed
system adopted
9 Impact of Higher Education
in Enhancing the Resilience
of Disaster Prone Coastal
Communities: A Case Study
in Nemmeli Panchayat, Tamil
Nadu, India (2014)
Disaster Recovery from
the Indian Ocean Tsunami
(R. Shaw, Ed.)
ISSN 2196-
4106
springer
Japan 2015
Peer reviewed
system adopted
9. Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Workshops/Summer Courses attended/papers
presented Regional/National & International
Sl.No. Name of the
event
Place / dates Title of paper presented
I – International events
1 “Young Scientists
Summer
Programme (YSSP)”
International Institute for
Applied Systems Analayis
(IIASA), Austria during 1
June to 28 August 1992.
“Young Scientist Summer Course”
2 The IGBP-LUCC
open science
conference
The Royal Netherlands
Academy of Sciences,
Amsterdam, The
Netherlands during 29-
30 January 1996.
“Remote Sensing of Mangrove Forests on the
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3 The IHDP open
science conference
The International Institute
for Applied Systems
Analysis (IIASA), Austria
during 12-14 June 1997.
“Human Dimensions of Coastal
Environmental Change in India”
4 The IGBP-LOICZ
open science
conference
Noordwijkerhout, The
Netherlands during 10-
14 October 1997
“Remote Sensing and GIS for Mangrove
Management and its Support to LOICZ
Studies in India”
5 The LUCC/DIS
workshop
The LUCC-IPO, Barcelona,
Spain during 10-14
November 1997.
“Remote Sensing and GIS for National
Database Generation”
6 The Fourm’97
International
Conference
Istanbul, Turkey during
16-21 November 1997.
“Conservation and Development of Andaman
Island Ecosystems: A Study Based on Remote
Sensing”
7 The GLOBEC open
science conference
UNESCO headquarters,
Paris, France during
March, 1998.
“Impact of Anthropogenic and Biophysical
Forces on Coastal Marine Ecosystems and
the Research Initiatives Related to GLOBEC
Components in India”
8 27th International
Conference on
Remote Sensing of
Environment
Tromso, Norway during
8-12 June 1998.
“Indian Remote Sensing Data Application
Potential in Coastal Studies”
9 The IHDP open
science conference
Shonan Village, Japan
during 24-26 June 1999.
“Social Factors in Coastal Land Use and Land
Cover Change in India: Remote Sensing and
Ground Truth Approaches”
10 The International
Conference on
Global Change and
Protected Areas
L’Aquilla, Italy during 8-
13 September 1999.
“Environmental and Human Impacts on
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India”
11 The IGBP-SOLAS
open science
conference
Damp, Germany during
19-25 February 2000.
“Palaeo coastal-marine environments in
Cauvery Basin, Southeast India: Study based
on biogeochemical analysis of reefoidal
limestone formation of Early Cretaceous”
12 The
Euroconference on
Water and Life
Vigo, Spain during 25-28
May 2000
“Human impact on coastal fisheries – study
based on remote sensing data and ground
truth analysis”
13 Indo-British
Bilateral
Programme
The Universities of
Newcastle and Bath, UK
during 20 July – 20 August
2000.
“Integrated Coastal Zone Management
(ICZM) Course”
14 21st EARSeL
symposium on
“Observing our
Environment from
Space: New
solutions for a new
Millennium”
ENSG, Marne-la-Vallee,
Paris, France during 14-
16 May 2001.
“Coastal zone hazards in India: Study based
on Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”
15 International
Conference on the
Detecting
Environmental
Change
The University College
London, UK during 17-20
July 2001.
“Environmental and land use and land cover
change monitoring in the coastal belt of
India: study based on remote sensing and
GIS tools”
16 The Asia-Pacific The Curtin University, “Vegetation recovery in degraded land areas

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Capacity Building
Workshop on
Vegetation
Recovery in
Degraded Land
Areas
Kalgoorlie, Western
Australia during 27
October to 3 November
2001.
along the coastal belt of India: An overview”
Conference on
Environmental
Management of
Enclosed Coastal
Seas (EMECS 2001)
city of Kobe and Awaji
Island, Japan during 19-
22 November 2001
“Challenges towards multisectoral
approaches for coastal zone management:
Studies in selected parts of Tamil Nadu State,
India”
Conference on Low-
lying Coastal Areas
– Hydrology and
Integrated Coastal
Zone Management
Bremerhaven, Germany
during 9-12 September
2002.
“Tools for integrated coastal zone
management”
19 The Second
Workshop of the
European
Association of
Remote Sensing
Laboratories
(EARSeL)
The University of Bonn,
Germany during 18-20
September 2002.
“Remote sensing tool in monitoring coastal
environments of India as input for integrated
coastal zone management (ICZM)”
Conference on
Space Applications
and Heritage
Conservation
The International Space
University, Strasbourg,
France during 5-8
November 2002.
“Remote sensing and GIS applications for
protection and conservation of World
Heritage Site and Ecosystems on the coastal
zone of Tamil Nadu, India”
21 The APN 2nd
Workshop on
Vegetation
Recovery in
Degraded Land
Areas
Kobe, Japan during 26-28
November 2002.
“Recovery of degraded lands along coastal
India: Applications of remote sensing data
and need of international collaborations”
22 The IGBP – Global
Water System
Project (GWSP)
open science
meeting
Portsmouth, USA during
6-9 October 2003.
“Assessment of anthropogenic and
biophysical influences on freshwater
resources in coastal India: Application of
multidate multisensor remote sensing data”
23 The LOICZ Open
Science Meeting
held at II Inaugural
Open Science
Meeting
Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, during 27-
29 June 2005.
“Anthropogenic Influences on Freshwater
Resources versus Land Use and Cover
Change (LUCC) in Southeast India Coastal
River Basins – Study based on Multidate
Remote Sensing Data Analysis and GIS
Applications”
24 International
Training Workshop
conducted by the
University of
Maryland, USA
Bangkok, Thailand,
2005.
“Science Communication with reference to
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under the auspices
of SEA START
LOICZ Programme
25 Participation in the
brainstorm meeting
The United Nations
International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UN-
ISDR), Geneva,
Switzerland, during 13th
December 2006.
“Global Partnership of Universities,
Academic Institutions and Research
Organizations for Disaster Risk Reduction
under GFDRR/ISDR”
26 Exchange visit to
Middle East
Technical
University (METU),
Ankara
Under the three party
collaboration (UOM-KU-
METU) supported by the
World Bank Institute and
UN-ISDR, Turkey, during
18-23 March 2007.
“Disaster Management”
27 Exchange visit to
Kyoto University,
Japan under India-
Japan Bilateral
Science
Cooperation
programme
Kyoto University, Japan,
during 1 – 13 March 2008
“Community Based Coastal Zone
Management”
28 Asian Universities
Networking
workshop
Kyoto University, Japan,
during 22-31 July 2008.
“Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster
Management”
29 Visit to the National
Disaster
Management
Centre (NDMC),
Male’
Maldives during 8-14
March 2009
“Conduct National Training programmes on
Community based coastal zone management
and Information system under EU funded
UN-ISDR Project Selamat”
Conference on
Social Challenges of
Global Change
World Conference Centre
in Bonn, Germany during
26-30 April 2009
“Community based coastal zone
management – an effective mechanism in the
aftermath of December 2004 tsunami event
in Tamil Nadu, India”
31 Third Workshop of
“Asian University
Network on
Environment and
Disaster
Management”
(AUEDM)
BRAC University, Dhaka,
Bangladesh during 3-7
June 2009
“Higher Education in Disaster Management”
32 Invited delegation
from India
Slovak University of
Agriculture, Nitra,
Slovakia during 14-18
October 2009
“Academic interaction with higher
authorities of Slovak University of
Agriculture and Constantine the Philosopher
University in Nitra, Slovakia”
33 Fourth Workshop
of “Asian University
Network on
Environment and
Disaster
Management”
(AUEDM)
Chulalongkorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand during
22-24 February 2010
“Higher education in the University system”

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34 Asian Ministerial
Conference on
Disaster Risk
Reduction
The Government of the
Republic of Korea at
Incheon, South Korea
during 25-28 October
2010
“Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives in
Chennai”
35 International
Workshop on
“Disaster Recovery:
Used or Misused
Development
Opportunity”
Kyoto University, Japan
3-4 December 2012
“Role of higher education in re-
building disaster prone coastal communities”
“Application of remote sensing in
coastal zone management in Tamil Nadu,
India”
Symposium of
Kyoto University
Environmental
Leadership (EML)
Programme
6-9 March 2013
“Environmental Issues out of Chronic and
Episodic Disasters along Chennai Coast”
37 Workshop Entitled
“International
Environment
And Disaster
Management:
Education,
Research
and Action
Linkages”
12-14 December 2013
“Disaster Recovery Experiences from India”
38 Visiting
Professorship
29th May – 28th June 2014
Summer Visiting Professorship in the Inter-
Graduate School Program for Sustainable
Development and Survivable Societies (GSS)
and Graduate School of Global
Environmental Studies (GSGES) of Kyoto
University, Japan, for one month from 29th of
May to 28th of June 2014
39 International
Symposium on
“Disaster
Management”
University of Melbourne,
Australia
12-14 October 2015
Delivered an invited talk entitled “Towards
Disaster Resilient Communities – Challenges
with reference to India’s Coastal Zone”
II – Regional / National events
1. Indo-German
Public Panel
Meeting on
“Disaster risk
management and
socio-economic
development under
progressing
urbanization and
climate change”
Indo-German Centre for
Sustainability, IIT Madras,
Chennai
7-8 April 2016
“Building Disaster Resilient Urban
Communities”
2. Comprehensive
Course on “Disaster
Management for
DEOs/ Senior level
Education Officers
Anna Institute of
Management, Chennai
during 8th July 2013
“Community Based Disaster Management”

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3. Comprehensive
Management for
Revenue Dept
Officers
Anna Institute of
Management, Chennai
during 13th March 2013
“Community Based Disaster Management”
4. Comprehensive
Management for
DEOs/ Senior level
Education Officers
Anna Institute of
Management, Chennai
during 1st March 2013
“Principles of Disaster Management & School
– Multi Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Plan Process and Components”
5. Comprehensive
Management for
DEOs/ Senior level
Education Officers
Anna Institute of
Management, Chennai
during 26-28 December
2012
“Principles of Disaster Management”
6. DST-GOI INSPIRE
Science Camp for
School Students
Sathyabama University
during 30th July – 3rd August
2012
“Global Environmental Change”
7. National Research
Conference on
Climate Change
IIT Delhi during 5-6
November 2011
“Applying a climate resilience index to
enhance planning decisions in Chennai”
8. DST-GOI INSPIRE
Science Camp for
School Students
Sathyabama University
during 8th July 2011
“Tectonics”
9. National Seminar
on Second Green
Revolution: Issues
and Challenges
Bharathidasan University
during 25-27 March 2011
“Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster
Management”
10. World
Meteorological Day
- 2011
Regional Meteorological
Centre, Chennai during 23rd
March 2011
“Climate for You”
11. International
Seminar on Climate
Change and
Sustainable
Resource
Management
Dept of Geography, Univ of
Madras during 26 February
2011
“Urban Disasters with special reference to
Climate Change”
12. IWWA 43rd Annual
Convention
SRM University during 11-
13 January 2011
“An expert to chair a technical session on
“Climate Change – Vulnerability and
Adaptation”
13. UBCHEA: Coastal
Resources
Management
Collaborative
Research Project
Symposium in India
Madras Christian College,
Tambaram during 26-27
August 2010
“An expert to review project presentations”
14. Symposium on
“Interdisciplinary
studies and
promotion of
research on Natural
Jadavpur University,
Kolkata during 14-15
January 2011
“Asian University Network of Environment
and Disaster Management (AUEDM)
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Disasters”
15. DST-GOI INSPIRE
Science Camp for
School Students
Madras Diabetes Research
Foundation, Chennai during
27-31 December 2010
“Tsunami and Disaster Management”
16. Training on Natural
Disaster
Management
Anna Institute of
Management during 27-29
January 2010
“Remote Sensing & GIS in Disaster
Management”
17. Seminar on Culture
and Climate Change
Dept of Christian Studies,
Univ of Madras during 11
January 2010
“Impact of climate change with reference to
coastal zone”
18. AICTE Staff
Development
Programme on
Application of
Geomatics in digital
Cartography
Velammal Engineering
College during 16-25
November 2009
“Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in
Coastal Ecosystem Mapping and
Management”
19. Training
Programme on
Community Based
Disaster
Management
Anna Institute of
Management during 23-25
September 2009
“Geo-Information System in Community
Based Disaster Management”
20. Brainstorming
Workshop on
Environmental
Sustainability of
Brackishwater
Aquaculture
CIBA Headquarters,
Chennai during 30th July
2009
“Integrated Coastal Zone Management”
21. Training on Natural
Disaster
Management
Anna Institute of
Management during1-3
July 2009
“Role of NSS in Disaster Management”
22. Earth Day
Celebrations 2009
and Brain Storming
Session on Natural
Hazards and
Management
Dept of Geology, Univ of
Madras during 22 April
2009
“Potential avenues for new initiatives in
Disaster Management”
23. Training
Programme on
Integrating
Environmental
Management in to
Disaster Risk
Reduction
SEEDS India, New Delhi
“Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for
Planning and Monitoring of Environmental
Management and DRR”
24. Second Workshop
of “Asian University
Network on
Environment and
Disaster
Management”
(AUEDM
New Delhi during 23rd
February 2009
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25. National Workshop
on Tsunami Risk
Management
National Disaster
Management Authority
(NDMA), Government of
India, New Delhi, during
29th November 2007
“Tsunami Risk Management”
26. Workshop on GIS in
Earth Resource
Management (GEM
2007)
Department of Earth
Sciences, Annamalai
University, during 25-27
November 2007
“Disaster Management”
27. UNU-INWEH-
UNESCO
International
Training
Programme
Centre of Advanced Study
in Marine Biology,
Annamalai University
during 25th November
2007
“Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in
Mangrove Resource Assessment”
28. National Seminar
on Application of
remote sensing and
GIS in
environmental
management
PSG College of Arts and
Science, Coimbatore
coastal environmental management”
29. National seminar
on Sustainable
development of
tsunami affected
areas
School of Architecture and
Planning, Anna University
during 21st November
2005
“Tsunami inundation mapping for
mitigation”
30. Interactive Session
on Learner’s from
Tsunami
Emergency, Relief
and Rehabilitation
Oxfam America, Chennai
during 11th October 2005
“Application of technology tools in tsunami
impact studies”
31. National
conference on
Tsunami and
Disaster
Management
Loyola College, Chennai
during 31st August 2005
“Tsunami impact studies along Chennai coast
and Andaman Islands”
32. ISRO/NNRMS
training
programme on
Application of
remote sensing and
GIS tools to coastal
zone management
Institute for Ocean
Management, Anna
University during 13
February 2004
“Application of remote sensing in coastal
ecosystem studies”
33. National Training
workshop on
Resources Mapping
using Remote
Sensing, GIS and
GPS
Bharathidasan University
during 9-20 February
2004
“Remote Sensing and GIS supplications to
coastal resources mapping and coastal zone
management”
34. International
conference on
Environment and
Health
Dept of Geography,
“The challenges towards coastal
environmental management”

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2003
35. International
Conference on
Coastal and Ocean
Technology
National Institute of Ocean
Technology, Chennai
2003
“Multisensor remote sensing data to study
coastal mangrove wetlands and its
associated environments”
36. Pre-conference
training
programme on
Interarated Coastal
Zone Management
Institute for Ocean
Management, Anna
University during 3-10
December 2003
“Application of remote sensing in coastal
area management”
on Reef Ecosystem
Remediation
SDMRI, Tuticorin during
24-26 September 2003
“Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for
Conservation and sustainable utilization of
Coral Reef resources – Review of case
studies”
38. National
Conference on
Conservation of
Coastal Ecosystems
with the help of
Biotechnological
Tools
Loyola College, Chennai
2003
“Application of Remote Sensing and GIS tools
in Coastal Ecosystems Management”
on Trends in
Environmental
Geochemistry
Dept of Geology,
“Application of Remote Sensing and GIS tools
in Coastal Environmental Studies”
40. Regional Seminar
on Recent Trends in
Marine Biodiversity
CAS in Marine Biology,
Coastal Ecosystem studies”
41. ISRO Workshop on
Remote Sensing
and GIS
Institute for Ocean
Management, Anna
University, during 24
October 2002
“Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to
Coastal Zone Management”
42. International
Conference on
“Terrorism”
Center for South and
Southeast Asian Studies,
during 9-11 May 2002
“GIS based Terrorism Information System”
43. Workshop on
“Aerosols, Clouds
and Climate”
Center for Atmospheric &
Oceanic Sciences, Indian
Institute of Science,
Bangalore during 9-13 July
2001
“Aerosols, Clouds and Climate”
III – Faculty Improvement Programmes / Academic Staff College Courses
Sl. No. Period Organized by Programme
1. 18-01-2002 to
14-02-2002
Academic Staff College
Orientation Programme on Professional
Development
2. 09-02-2005 to
01-03-2005
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3. 14-03-2005 to
19-03-2005
Department of Ocean
Development, Government
of India
Methodology for Mapping of the Seawater
Inundated Areas during December, 2004
4. 22-23 Dec 2011 Academic Staff College
Orientation Programme for Academic
Administrators of Colleges Theme:
“Expansion, Inclusion and Excellence in
Higher Education”
5. 20-21 Dec 2012 Academic Staff College
Seminar cum Workshop for Academic
Administrators of Colleges Theme: “Issues,
Strategies & Challenges in Higher Education”
6. 20-05-2013 to
25-05-2013
Short Term Course on Professional
Development
7. 26-27 Feb 2014 Academic Staff College
UGC Seminar cum Workshop for Academic
Administrators of Colleges
10. Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Workshop organized [Regional, National &
International.
Sl.No Name of the event Place / dates Role as
organizer
I – Regional / National events
1. UGC Refresher Course on Marine Sciences and
Environment
Chennai
21 February – 13
March 2001
Facilitator
2. Awareness Programme on Natural Hazards
and Environment
Chennai during
10th October 2001
Organizing
Secretary
3. One-day Workshop on GIS and its
Applications
Chennai during
16th October 2001
Organizing
Secretary
4. National Seminar on Advances in Applied
Geosciences for Sustainable Development
Chennai during
27-28 February
2002
Member in
Organizing
Committee
5. National Seminar on Sustainable
Development of Ground Water in Hard Rock
Areas
Chennai during 6-
7 March 2005
Member in
Organizing
Committee
6. 25th Annual convention of Association of
Hydrologists and National Seminar on
Hydrology
Chennai during
24-25 August
2006
Member in
Organizing
Committee
7. Brain storming session on Scientific
Understanding of Adam’s Bridge
Chennai during
11th June 2007
Organizing
Secretary
8. User Interaction Meeting under DST-JSPS project
on Community Based Coastal Zone Management
Chennai during
13th June 2008
Organizing
Secretary
9. Coastal Watching Workshop for School Teachers Chennai during
17th June 2008
Organizing
Secretary
10. Stakeholders Workshop on Disaster Risk
Communication Strategy for Pichavaram Coastal
Zone
Chennai during
18th June 2008
Organizing
Secretary
11. Regional workshop on Climate Change –
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies
Chennai during 5th
July 2008
Organizing
Secretary

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12. Media Interaction Workshop on School Safety
Training Module
Chennai during
16th October 2008
Organizing
Secretary
13. National Training Workshop on School Safety in
Coastal Areas (150 schools teachers from Tamil
Nadu and Orissa)
Chennai during 6-
7 January 2009
Organizing
Secretary
14. Action Workshop on “Linking Climate Change
Adaptation in the Coastal Zone Management”
jointly conducted by the Department of Applied
Geology and Anna Centre for Public Affairs
Chennai during
26th August 2009
Organizing
Secretary
15. National Training Workshop on Climate Change
Adaptation (150 government officers, field
practitioners, NGOs, students, faculty etc)
conducted during 8-9 January 2009.
Chennai during
8-9 January 2009
Organizing
Secretary
16. Brainstorming Session on “Financing Disaster
Risk Management: Leading to Safer Tomorrow” at
Dept of Management Studies, University of
Madras
12 March 2011 Organizing
Secretary
17. Stakeholders Workshop on “Climate and Disaster
Resilience in Chennai”
Chennai during
24th August 2011
Organizing
Secretary
18. Training Workshop “Disaster Preparedness in
Nemmeli Panchayat” at UCC Nemmeli
Nemmeli during
23-24 July 2013
Organizing
Secretary
19. Brainstorming Session on “Recent Challenges and
Innovations in Environmental Management” at
GNR Hall, Guindy Campus, University of Madras
Chennai
31 October 2013
Organizing
Secretary
20. National Conference on “Climate Change Impacts
& Coastal Area Management”
Chennai during
27-28 February
2015
Organizing
Secretary
21. National Seminar on “Groundwater and Coastal
Aquifers”
Chennai during 9-
10 March 2016
Convener
II – International events
1. International Consultative Workshop on
Curriculum Development and Field Campus
Activities in Disaster Management jointly with
Kyoto University
Chennai during 27
July 2007
Organizing
Secretary
2. Training of Trainer (ToT) International Workshop
in Disaster Management jointly with Kyoto
University (Japan) and Middle East Technical
University (Turkey)
Chennai during 25-29
September 2007
Organizing
Secretary
3. International Workshop on Natural Hazards and
Coastal Zone Management conducted under the
UN-ISDR Project Selamat and UGC-SAP project of
Dept of Applied Geology
Chennai during
20-21 February
2009
Organizing
Secretary
4. Fourth International Conference ACT AHEAD –
Disaster Risk Reduction held at New Delhi during
23-25 February 2009 (our University as partner
of this conference was inaugurated by our Vice –
Chancellor at New Delhi on 23 Feb 2009)
New Delhi during
23-25 February
2009
Organizing
Secretary
5. International Workshop on Community Based
Coastal Zone Management conducted at Male,
Maldives during 10-11 March 2009
Maldives during
10-11 March 2009
Organizing
Secretary
6. International Workshop on Community Based
Information System conducted at Male, Maldives
during 12 March 2009 under the EU funded UN-
Maldives during
12 March 2009
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Secretary

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ISDR project operated by me at the University of
Madras
7. International Workshop on Local Climate and
Disaster Resilience in Chennai
Chennai during
18-19 February
2010
Organizing
Secretary
8. International Open Science Conference “Global
Environmental Change – Challenges and
Innovations”
Chennai during
21-24 February
2012
Organizing
Secretary
9. Indo-Australian International Workshop
“Spatially Enabled Nations: Improving Disaster
Management Practices in India and Australia”
Chennai during
21-24 January
2013
Organizing
Secretary
10. International Conference on “Mangroves and
Climate Change”
Chennai during
16-18 July 2015
Convener
11 .Establishment of Departments / Divisions / Laboratories etc
Sl.No Activity Institution/Place Dates
1. Establishment of first University
Constituent College (UCC) at
Nemmeli: This helped the University
of Madras to bring the rural
population of this region in to main
stream of higher education.
University of Madras Arts and
Science College, University
Constituent College, East
Coast Road, Nemmeli 603104
August 2001 to till
date.
2. Establishment of Tsunami and
Coastal Studies Laboratory: A
unique facility I have established the
Tsunami Coastal Studies Laboratory
at the Guindy Campus, University of
Madras, under the funding support
received from the Ministry of Earth
Sciences (MoES), Government of
India. The MoES has supported for the
establishment of this laboratory
facility under the National
Programme on “Establishment of
National Early Warning System for
Tsunami and Storm Surges in Indian
Ocean”. This laboratory is equipped
with High End Workstation for
Tsunami Modeling, workstations for
image processing and GIS
applications. Six Junior Research
Fellows and one Scientist from the
Institute for Research and
Development (IRD), France and one
Master student from Kyoto
University, Japan are working in this
laboratory.
Tsunami and Coastal Studies
Laboratory, Department of
Applied Geology, University
of Madras, Maraimalai
Campus
2006-2009
3. Coastal Management Studies
Laboratory: Contributed and
compiled the UGC-SAP Proposal
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entitled “Interdisciplinary studies in
Geophysics and Geochemistry in
Sustainable Coastal Zone
Management of Tamil Nadu“ which
was presented along with the Head,
Dept of Applied Geology and obtained
grant Rs. 45 Lakhs from the UGC to
carry out ambitious research in the
field of Integrated Coastal Zone
Management (ICZM).
4. AAS and Internet Laboratories:
Contributed and compiled the DST-
FIST Proposal entitled
“Environmental Geochemistry“ which
was presented by the Head, Dept of
Applied Geology and obtained grant
Rs. 35 Lakhs from the Department of
Science and Technology, Government
of India. This grant has helped to
establish an Internet facility apart
from procuring modern instruments
such as AAS.
Geology, University of
Madras, Maraimalai Campus
2004-2009
12. (a) Teaching Experience College / University:
(i) Undergraduate : 3 years (University Constituent College)
(ii) Postgraduate : 16 years (Anna Univ + University of Madras)
(iii) M.Phil : 16 years (University of Madras)
(b) Number of years of Research Experience: 26 years
(c) Furnish details of supervision of candidates for Research:
Degree Awarded (in number) Under guidance (in number)
M.Phil. 7 1
Ph.D. 13 2
Post doctoral candidates - 1
13. Research projects completed:
S.No. Title of the Project Quantum of
Support
(Rupees in
Lakhs)
Funding Agency Year of
Project
Operation
Funded by National Organizations and my role as Co-Investigator and in team
01. Integrated Beach Placer
Mineral Exploration
6.56 Department of Ocean
Development – OSTC
2002-2005
02. Development of
Informatics Databases on
Coastal Influences on
Marine Plants
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03. Management Strategies in
Ocean Herbal Wealth
Enrichment
2.70 UGC – UWPFE 2003-2005
04. Environmental
Geochemistry
35.0 DST -FIST 2003-2008
05. Interdisciplinary studies
in Geophysics and
Geochemistry in
Sustainable Coastal Zone
Management of Tamil
Nadu
45.0 UGC - SAP 2007-2011
06. Environmental
Geoscience
80.0 DST-FIST Level I 2012-2017
Funded by National Organizations and my role as Principal Investigator
06. Tsunami Inundation
Mapping – Kovalam to
Pulicat
3.22 Department of Science &
Technology, New Delhi
2005
07. Micropaleontological
investigation on tsunami
sediments of Andaman
Islands
2005
08. Spatial Distribution of
Major air pollutants in
Chennai City
0.40 UGC-UOM
Research Starter Grant
2006-2007
09. Early Warning System for
Tsunami and Storm
Surges in Indian Ocean
13.58 Ministry of Earth
Sciences, Government of
India
2006-2008
10. Community Based Coastal
Zone Management
2007-2009
Funded by International Organizations and my role as Coordinator
11. Disaster Management –
Research and Academic
Activities
Approx. 30
Lakhs
The World Bank
Institute, USA and
UN-ISDR, Geneva
2007-2009
Zone Management :
GMMBR
Approx. 5 Lakhs Research and Knowledge
transfer (R & KT)
committee, University of
Portsmouth.
2010-2011
13 Global Environmental
Change-Challenges and
Innovations
5.5 Lakhs Japan Foundation 2011-12
14 Spatially Enabled Nations:
Improving Disaster
Management Practices in
India and Australia
5.5 Lakhs Dept of Science and
Technology, GOI &
Australia – India
Strategic Research Fund
(AISRF)
2013
15 Community-based
Disaster Recovery
Planning in Chennai
NA ETH Zurich, Switzerland 2016-2017
Total grant received is around Rs. 240 Lakhs during 2001-2013

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14. Extension / community / literacy activities
Sl. No Type of activity Period of
activity
Agency of
collaboration
Output
1. Organized one-day awareness
programme on “Natural
Hazards and Environment” for
the benefit of general public to
understand about the
earthquakes and other
environmental hazards.
October 2001 “Science City”,
Government of
Tamil Nadu
and Hardy
Exploration
India Pvt. Ltd.
About 150 persons
have participated in
this awareness
campaign
2. Served as a judge for
conducting the seminar and
choose the best three students
to participate in the National
Science Seminar on Remote
Sensing Applications as
requested by the District
Education Officer, Chennai
Central.
4th September
2002
St. RAPHAEL’S
Government
Higher
Secondary
School,
Santhome,
Chennai
About 100 school
students have
participated in this
event
3. Training of Trainer (ToT)
Programme in Disaster
Management by inviting 30
participants from University,
NGOs, International & National
Organizations and educational
institutions
25-29
September
2007
Kyoto
University
(Japan) and
Middle East
Technical
University
(Turkey).
About 20 end users
including our
University teaching
faculty have
benefitted through
this capacity building
activity.
4. School Safety in Coastal Areas
demonstration to city schools
in Tamil Nadu and Orissa
2007-2009 Directorate of
School
Education and
Kyoto
University
(Japan)
About 200 school
teachers and more
than 500 school
students have
benefitted through
this awareness
campaign.
5. Awareness programme on
climate change adaptation for
field practitioners and end
users in Tamil Nadu
2009 State Planning
Commission
and Anna
Institute of
Management
About 100 field
practitioners and end
users have benefitted
through this
awareness campaign.
Management training and
capacity building
2009 National
Disaster
Management
Centre
(NDMC), Male,
Maldives and
Kyoto
University
(Japan)
About 60 government
officials in Maldives
have been benefitted
through this capacity
building training
programme.
7. Safer Chennai Campaign 2010-2011 Chennai
Corporation
and Kyoto
University
(Japan)
About 12 government
departments and
several end users
have benefitted this
campaign.

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8. Serving as an Executive
Member of the Asian
University Network of
Environment and Disaster
Management (AUEDM) from
February 2009 to till date and
linked the University of
Madras under the umbrella of
AUEDM.
February 2009
to till date
23 Institutions
/ Universities
in Asia
This helped to
enhance the teaching
and research in the
field of Disaster
Management in our
University. More
details can be
obtained at
www.auedm.net
9. Participation in the following
committees as a member /
special invitee / convener
concerned with institutional
management / campus
development:
(a) UGC Programme on
“University with Potential for
Excellence – Review by UGC’s
Review Committee during
15.12.2008 – 17.12.2008
(Special Invitee to look after
poster session and Member of
the ppt presentation
committee)
(b) UGC’s XI Plan Visiting
Committee during 4.11.2008 –
6.11.2008. Involved in the
following tasks as assigned by
the Registrar:
(i) Member in the
Committee to prepare a
brochure about the
achievements made by our
University,
(ii) Convener of the
Presentation Committee to
prepare PowerPoint slides for
the Vice – Chancellor
(iii) Member in the
Committee to organize the
poster session
(c) Coordinated the
activities pertaining to the
New Centers established at the
University of Madras during
2006-2009 especially the
review of progress of Centre
for Natural Hazards and
Disaster Studies,
Centre for Ocean and Coastal
Studies, Centre for Population
Studies, Centre for Herbal
Sciences and Centre for
2006 - 2009 Overall development
of the campuses

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Environmental Studies.
10. Member in the Coordination
Committee to conduct Madras
University Education
Exhibition and Students Job
Fair during 19th to 24th May
2008 to highlight the courses
offered in our University,
affiliated colleges and job
opportunities available.
Member in the Coordination
Committee for the visit of high
level delegations from foreign
countries.
2008 - 2010 Overall development
of the campuses
11. Served as a Resource Person
for the Department of Science
and Technology. GOI, INSPIRE
programme for school
students
2010 – 2012 Madras
Diabetics
Research
Institute &
Sathyabama
University
Addressed to about
500 school students
on the importance of
global change studies.
12. University Constituent College
at Nemmeli
2011 - 2014 Department of
Higher
Education,
Government of
Tamil Nadu
About 20 fishermen
villages / hamlets are
benefitted through
this initiative.
13. Local Residents’ Alliance for
Disaster Risk Reduction at
Nemmeli Panchayat, East
Coast Road
2013 SEEDS India,
New Delhi
Disaster preparedness
awareness
programmes
conducted for the
benefit of local
community
14. Half day training on “disaster
Management” conducted at St
Christopher College of
Education.
2015 St Christopher
College of
Education,
Chennai
About 200 college
students have
participated and
discussed about
December 2015
Chennai floods
disaster
15. Academic responsibilities:
I – Academic Activities
(i) Introduced important elective courses entitled “Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS”,
“Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)” and “Disaster Risk Management” for the
benefit of PG students of our University apart from guiding Ph.Ds in these fields.
(ii) Guided students in obtaining funding under the Students Project Scheme from the Tamil
Nadu State Council for Science and Technology in the field of tsunami impact studies.
(iii) Obtained India Japan bilateral research grant with provision for students and faculty
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II – Campus Extension Activities
(i) Served as Deputy Warden for the PG Hostel for Men, Guindy Campus, University of
Madras since July 2003. This Hostel Campus provides accommodation for M.Sc., M.Phil
and Ph.D. scholars from the University of Madras, Guindy Campus Departments for a
maximum of about 250 students.
(ii) Served as Adjunct Faculty to the Center for Ocean and Coastal Studies [COCS], University
of Madras, in order to support this new Center activity.
(iii) As Dean of Students conducting periodic counseling session, multi-cultural programmes,
etc involving students in all campuses of University of Madras.
III – Development of the University
(i) Taken up the additional responsibility as Scientific Officer in the Vice – Chancellor’s
Secretariat, University of Madras, in order to support the new research proposals under
the 150th year celebrations. The important tasks carried out under this responsibility are:
• Involved in the Organization of the International Conference and Port and Infrastructural
Management during January 2007.
• Organized the Poster Event at the Senate House during the visit of NAAC Peer Team
during March 2007.
• Involved in the preparation of University Brochure.
• Organized the exhibition at the UGC National Conference on 150 years of higher
education in India held at New Delhi during 10-11 October 2007.
(ii) As a Founder Principal I have brought up the University of Madras Arts and Science
College (University Constituent College) at Nemmeli Campus from its inception.
(iii) Taken over charges as Dean – Student Affairs, University of Madras with effect from 21st
December 2015 to orient students and scholars of the University towards mainstream of
higher education.
IV – Research Activities
(i) Serving as an editorial team member* in the JOURNAL OF COASTAL CONSERVATION
(JCCO), 2007, official journal of the EUCC published by Springer.
(ii) Serving as managing editor of the Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster
Management by Research Publishing.
(iii) Member, Board of Studies in Geology (UG), Thiruvalluvar University from 2009 onwards.
(iv) Advisor, Staff Selection Commission during 2011.
(v) Completed two web based courses on “Comprehensive Natural Disaster Risk
Management Framework” and “Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction” during April
– July 2007 conducted by the World Bank Institute and NIDM, Govt of India.
(vi) Member, Board of Research Studies at AMET UNIVERSITY, Chennai from 2013 onwards.
(vii) Member in Review Committee, Sathyabama University, Chennai from 2013 onwards.
V – National and International Collaboration
Coordinator of five MoU’s with the following institutions during 2007 – 2014:
(i) Institute of Research and Development (IRD), France
(ii) Kyoto University, Japan
(iii) Middle East Technical University, Turkey
(iv) SEEDS, New Delhi
(v) Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Thailand
(vi) Centre for Natural Resource Management, Goa

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