National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Education:

Professional career:

Seminar/Workshops/Training:

• Five day tier II training course on “Ground Water Resource Management” held at Thiruvananthapuram conducted by Central Ground water Board, Kerala Region.
• National workshop on “Western Ghats: evolution and environmental issues” at NCESS.
• One day workshop on ‘Coastal Environment Day- 25 years of Coastal Regulation Zone’ conducted by SISEM and KSCSTE, held at NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram
• Five day training on “Research Orientation in Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources and Environmental Management” conducted by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Department of Earth and Space Studies
• Three day training on "Marine Survey and Sampling Techniques, Coastal Research and development" conducted by TRANSECT (a consortium of field geologists)
• Three day workshop on "Changing Landscape in Geophysical Innovations" conducted by Society of Petroleum Geophysicists

Research Interest:

Submarine Groundwater Discharge, Coastal groundwater, Hygrogeological modelling.

Achievements & Awards:

1. IASc Summer Research fellowship 2012
2. KSCSTE Research Fellowship 2014
3. Cleared State Elegibility Test (SET) 2014

Projects:

1. Investigations on Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), over a segment of Northern Kerala, SW India with Dr.D.S.Suresh Babu at National Centre for Earth Science Studies (2015April- continuing)
2. Evaluation of rainout pattern of monsoon precipitation in Kerala using stable isotopic signatures with Dr. Unnikrishna Warrier at Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (2014 Dec-2015April)
3. Study of trace elements and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in clastic and carbonate rocks with Miss Nidhi Srivasthava at ONGC, Dehradun ( 2014 Jan-2014 March)
4. Measurement of Total Inorganic Carbon (TIC) content and grain size distribution in marine sediments with Dr. Aninda Mazumdar at National Institute of Oceanography, Goa (May 2013- June 2013)

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

• Participated in the one day National Workshop on Coastal Environment Day’ held at National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram on 19 February 2016
• Participated in the two days Training workshop on ‘’WRITING OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS, THESIS, REPORTS AND PAPERS’ ‘conducted by the Christ University on 3&4 July 2015
• Participated in the Indian Geophysical Union Golden Jubilee workshop on “Marine Geosciences Research in India: current status and future directions” held at the CSIR National Institute of Oceanography Goa during 21-22 Feb 2013
• Participated in the National Seminar held on 4th and 5th February 2016 at Hotel Windsor Rajadhani, Thiruvananthapuram

Research Interest:

Sediment grain size studies, Geochemistry of fluvial, estuarine and coastal sediments, Environmental Magnetism , Rare earth elements analysis (REEs) of sediments

Achievements & Awards:

1. CSIR/UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) 2014
2. KSCSTE Research Fellowship 2013
3. Prof. T.C Madhava Panicker Endowment award for securing first rank in MSc Geology examination conducted by Kannur University during (2013)
4. Prof. T.C Madhava Panicker Endowment Award for being the best outgoing student in BSc Geology Examinations conducted by Kannur University (2011)

Publications:

1. B.S Praseetha, T.N Prakash , “Geochemical and Mineralogical characteristics of surficial sediments of the Beypore estuary, Kerala: Implication to weathering condition” ,best paper contest in the 29th Kerala Science Congress ,2017,Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla
2. B.S Praseetha, A.L Achu, T.N Prakash , ‘Predictive Model Analysis of heavy metal concentration in Beypore estuarine region using Geostatistical tools” Proceedings of two days National Seminar, 2016 , University Campus, Kariavattom Trivandrum

Education:

Professional career:

Publications:

1. Jayalaksmy S and Mereena C.S." Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Urban Expansion of Cochin City Region in GIS based on Buffer Gradient Analysis".NOV162466, International Journal of Science and Research, Vol 5 Issue 4, April 2016
2. Mereena C.S.“The Characteristics of Inland Water Transport in Kerala with special reference to cargo movement through National Waterway3”, ISSn:2321-4538,International Journal of Revolution of Science and Humanity,Vol 6,Issue 1,August 2016
3. Mereena C.S.“An Analysis of Urban Growth of Cochin City Region using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques”.ISSN:0972-8392, Indian Cartographer,Vol.35,2015.pp-160-166, November 2016

Conference Proceedings:

1. Mereena C.S. “An Analysis of Urban Sprawl of Thiruvananthapuram City using Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Data “in Proceedings 34th Indian Geographers Meet, Thiruvananthapuram, December 2012
2. Mereena C.S." Inland Waterways in Kerala: A statistical analysis of freight movement along National Waterway 3",Proceedings 5th International Conference on Future Earth Perspectives in South Asia, Tirchy, February 2016.
3. Mereena C.S.” The potential for urban public transport on waterways in Kochi city-Kerala”,in proceedings IGU International Thematic Conference, Hyderabad,March 2017

Poster Presentation:

1. Jayalakshmy S.S. and Mereena C.S. “Dynamics of urban expansion- Cochin city region Buffer gradient analysis”RAC, NCESS,Best poster award,July 2015
2. Mereena C.S.” Comparison of Cargo movement in Kollam port and Cochin Port along National Waterway”, Workshop on “ Evolution of Western Ghats,NCESS,January 2017

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

• Attend a 3 month off-campus outreach certificate program from 04.08.2014 to 14.11.2014 on “Remote sensing, Geographical information system & Global navigation satellite system” conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing in Department of Soil Survey & Soil Conservation, Kerala.
• Attended a five day training programme from 2nd to 6th November 2015 on ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM-2015), conducted by ICMAAM project directorate, MoES held in Annamalai University
• Participated in the National workshop on Western Ghats: Evolution and environmental issues during January 1 -2, 2016 at NCESS, conducted by MoES.
• Participated in the National seminar on “Groundwater resources of Kerala: Trends, new perspectives and management strategies” conducted by international and inter university for natural resources management, University of Kerala on 04th and 5th February 2016.
• Participated in the one day National workshop on ‘Coastal Environmental Day’ held at National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram on 19th February 2016.
• Participated in five day training on Research orientation in Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources and Environment Management organized by Department of Earth and Space Science, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology during 4th to 8th July 2016.

Research Interest:

Sedimentology and Geochemistry.

Publications:

1. Silpa.B.L, Reji Srinivas, Likhil.A.C, Aneesh T.D, Krishna Prasad and Sajan K., (2016) “Microtextures on quartz grains in the beach sediments of a high energy regime, Kerala, Southwest coast of India”. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, Vol. 45 (2), February 2016, pp. 191-196.

Conference Proceedings:

1. Krishna R Prasad, T.D Aneesh, Reji Srinivas, C.S Suraj. K. Sajan (2014). ‘Anthropogenic and industrial effluence in the sediment texture and geochemistry of lower reaches of river Periyar, Kerala.’ Proceedings of the National Seminar on Lakes, Rivers and Wetland Ecosystems- A climate change perspective, Wetclimate, edited by K.S Arunkumar and V.A Ayisha, conducted by Dept of PG Studies and Research in Geology, MES Ponnani College, Malappuram Kerala. Pp 110 -118.
2. Krishna R Prasad, Reji Srinivas, Abhilasha, Aneesh T.D, Arun T.J and Silpa B.L (2016). ‘An assessment of drinking water quality in Vamanapuram River, a lotic ecosystem, Kerala, India.’ Abstract volume, National seminar on Geology, Geochemistry, Tectonics, Energy and Mineral Resource of Northeast India. pp. 81, held at Department of Geology, Nagaland University, during 9 to 11 November 2016.

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

• Poster on “Development of Vembanad Management Action Plan through a Geological Perceptive” was presented in the national workshop on “Western Ghats; evolution and environmental issues” held at NCESS during 1-2 January 2016 in NCESS.
• Participated in a national seminar on Groundwater Resources of Kerala: Trends, New Perspectives and Management Strategies organised by University of Kerala on 4th – 5th February 2016.
• Participated in a national seminar on ‘Coastal Environmental Day’ held at National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram on 19th February 2016.
• Attend training courses on ‘Ground Water Resource Management’ conducted by Central Ground Water Board, Kerala region on 14th – 18th March 2016.
• Attend a workshop ‘GeoConnect 2016’organised by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram on the topic ‘Research Orientation in Remote Sensing & GIS for Natural Resources & Environmental Management’on 4th – 8th July 2016.

Research Interest:

Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemical Studies, GIS and Remote sensing.

Achievements & Awards:

1. KSCSTE Research Fellowship (2013)
2. Cleared CSIR UGC NET (lectureship) exam June 2013

Publications:

1. Parvathy K. Nair and Suresh Babu DS (2016) Spatial Shrinkage of Vembanad Lake, South West India during 1973 -2015 using NDWI and MNDWI International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2016, 319-7064.

Paper Presentation:

1. Parvathy K. Nair, Suresh Babu D. S. and Vincent A. Ferrer (2017). Spatio-Temporal monitoring of water spread area using Remote Sensing and GIS is presented in National conference on Geospatial Technology , LBS Institute of Technology for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 12- 13 January 2017.