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Sandhya

Sandhya Sudhakaran

Research Scholar,  Biogeochemistry Group

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Phone(Off) : 0471-2511697

Fax : 0471-2442280

Education:

B.Ed : 2009, Physical Science, Providence Womens College, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala.
M.Sc. : 2008, Chemistry, St. Mary’s College, University of Calicut, Sulthan Bathery, Kerala.
B.Sc : 2006, Chemistry, Providence Womens College, University of Calicut, Calicut.

Professional Career:

2019(Nov) - Present      : CSIR- Senior Research Fellow, National centre for Earth Science .
2017(Oct) - 2019 (Oct) : CSIR- Junior Research Fellow, National Centre for Earth Science.
2015(Feb) - 2016 (Sep): Technical Assistant in IISER, Trivandrum, Kerala.
2011(Mar) - 2011 (May): NIIST , Trivandrum ,Kerala.

Honours/Awards:

  • CSIR-SRF : November 2019
  • CSIR–JRF : June 2016
  • Best paper Award (Second)- International conference on Innovations and Sustainable research in environment and Life sciences , Fatima Mata National College, Autonomous, Kollam
  • SET : June 2013

Research Interest:

 

Assessment of nutrient dynamics / flux and associated biogeochemical processes in various river basins of Western Ghats. To integrate nutrient monitoring studies in the river basins with possibilities of making feasible methodologies to remove nutrients especially phosphate and nitrate using natural clay/modified clay minerals.

Publications/ Conference Proceedings:

  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Harsha Mahadevan, Vijayan Arun, Appukuttan Pillai Krishnakumar, Krishnan Anoop Krishnan (2020); “A multivariate statistical approach in assessing the quality of potable and irrigation water environs of the Netravati River basin (India)” Groundwater for Sustainable Development , Volume 11, October 2020.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, A.R. Nayana, V. Viswadas , Sibin Antony , Vinu V. Dev, Sandhya Sudhakaran , Helan Priya Pious, K. Anoop Krishnan (2018); “A pilot level approach to remove anionic species from industrial effluents using a novel carbonate-steam pyrolysed activated charcoal system” Advanced Powder Technology , October 2018.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan, Renjith R. Pillai, Sandhya Sudhakaran (2020); “Assessment of urban river water quality and developing strategies for phosphate removal from water and wastewaters: Integrated monitoring and mitigation studies” SN Applied Sciences, March 2020.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan, Renjith R. Pillai & Sandhya Sudhakaran (2020); “Stirring-ageing technique to develop zirconium-pillared bentonite clay along with its surface profiling using various spectroscopic techniques” Research on Chemical Intermediates , Volume 39, September 2019.
  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Elezabeth V. Abraham, P. R. Amrutha, Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan.” Encapsulation of iron by chitosan-montmorillonite nanocomposite for phosphate adsorption”. International conference on Recent Trends in Material Science and Technology organized by Indian Institute of Science and Technology, Trivandrum , Kerala from 10th-12th October , 2018. (Poster Presentation)
  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Elezabeth V. Abraham, Harsha Mahadevan, Sibin Antony, Vinu V . Dev, A. Krishna kumar, K. Anoop Krishnan.”Fate and transport of nutrients in the paddy fields of Netravati river basin, India along with phosphate removal studies ”International conference on Innovations and Sustainable Research in Environment and Life Sciences” organized by Fatima Mata National college Kollam , Kerala from 7th-9th August , 2018. (Oral Presentation) (Best Paper Award- second)
  • Midhu P. Alex, Harsha Mahadevan, Sandhya Sudhakaran , Helan Priya Pious , K. Anoop Krishnan. “Adsorptive removal of methyl red from aqueous solution using kaolinite : Kinetics and Isotherm studies”. State Level Seminar on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ,sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science , Technology and Environment on 16/1/2019.
  • V.Arun , Sibin Antony , Vinu V.Dev,Harsha Mahadevan ,Sandhya Sudhakaran ,K.Anoop Krishnan.”Evironmental monitoring of water and sediment quality parameters in the backwaters around willington island.” Environmental Status of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems in India ECEI” organized by Department of Environmental Science , University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala from 14th – 15th ,March, 2019.
  • Gayatri Vastrad, Sandhya Sudhakaran, Helan Priya Pious ,Jeenu Jose, V. Arun, A. KrishnaKumar ,K. AnoopKrishnan.”Hydrological Assessment of ground water quality in Netravati river basibn,Karnataka,India.” Environmental Status of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems in India ECEI” organized by Department of Environmental Science , University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala from 14th – 15th ,March, 2019.
  • Helan Priya Pious, Sandhya Sudhakaran, V.Arun, Sibin Antony, Vinu.V.Dev , Harsha Mahadevan, A.Krishnakumar ,K.Anoop Krishnan.”Hydrogeochemistry of Netravati river along with phosphate adsorption studies using the river bed clay: Monitoring and Mitigation approach.”International conference on Water : From Pollution to purification , December 7th – 10th ,2018, organized by Advanced centre of environmental studies and sustainable development (ACESSD) & School of environmental sciences ,Mahatna Gandhi University ,Kottayam, Kerala.
  • V. Arun, Harsha Mahadevan, Sandhya Sudhakaran, Helan Priya Pious ,Athira .M.Nair, Sibin Antony , K. Anoop Krishnan.”Nutrient and microbial behaviour at upper and lower kuttanad region , Kerala ,India in view of post flood- 2018”. International conference on Water : From Pollution to purification , December 7th – 10th ,2018, organized by Advanced centre of environmental studies and sustainable development (ACESSD) & School of environmental sciences ,Mahatna Gandhi University ,Kottayam, Kerala.

 

 

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Vinitha P V

Scientific Assistant Gr. A,  Environmental Hydrology Group (EHG)

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Education:

M.Sc. : 2013, Hydrochemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Professional Career:

2018 (June) - Present Scientific Assistant Gr. A, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
2014 (Aug) - 2018(June) Project Assistant, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Kochi.
2013 (Aug) - 2014 (Mar) Highly Skilled Supporting Staff, ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi.

Publications:

  • P. Linsya, B. Nagender Natha , M.B.L. Mascarenhas-Pereiraa, P.V. Vinitha, DurbarRaya,C. Prakash Babua, B. Ramalingeswara Raoa, Armoury Kazipa, Tyson Sebastiana,Murlidhar Kocherlaa, Pavan Miriyala.2018,. Benthic cycling of phosphorus in the Eastern Arabian Sea: Evidence of present day phosphogenesis, Marine Chemistry.
  • Anuradha V, Vinitha P V, Amrutha Manoj , Stephy P S, Byju K, Shameem K,Vasundhara G, N C Kumar and S M Nair, 2013,, Sterol Composition of the Indian Green Lipped Mussel Perna virdis , Mapana Journal of Sciences.

 

 

 

shiva

Shivapriya S

Scientific Assistant Grade A, Natural Hazards Research Group (NHRG)

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Phone(Off) : 0471-2511658

Education:

M.Sc : 2014, The University of Mysore,Mysore.
B.Sc : 2012, JSS college, Ooty road,Mysore.

Professional career:

2018 - Present   Scientific Assistant Gr. A, National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2016 - 2018 Science trainer, Ace Education Trust

Honors/Training/Conference/Seminar:

  • State-level seminar on “Big-Bang and particle physics- cosmic connection”.
  • National level seminar on “Material science and Engineering”.
  • The Survey paper on “A Survey on Hyper-LAN Antennas and design of circular Micro strip patch antenna (CMPA) with a rectangular slot etched ground plane as DGS”.
  • “Indian National Olympiad Exposure Camp, 2014” in Homi Bhaba Center for Science Education (HBCSE, BARC).
  • Training on “Petroleum system modeling from International level oil exploring company Schlumberger Pvt Ltd on 2020”.

Paper published:

  • “Design and Implementation of Compact Circular Micro strip Patch Antenna for Bandwidth Enhancement using DGS” in International Journal of Electronics and Communication Technology (IJECT). (ISSN : 2230-7109 (Online) | ISSN : 2230-9543 .

 

 

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Sreejith N

Scientific Assistant Grade A, Marine Science Group (MSG)

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Phone(Off) : 0471-2511716

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Education:

M.Sc : 2012, Physics, University of Calicut, Kozhikode.
B.Sc : 2010, Physics, University of Calicut, Kozhikode.

Professional career:

2018 - Present   Scientific Assistant Gr. A, National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2015 - 2017 Junior Project Fellow, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Membership in Professional Bodies:

  • Ocean Society of Indian -Life Member.

Publications:

  • Govindan Kutty, S. Sandeep, Vinodkumar & Sreejith Nhaloor (2018). Sensitivity of convective precipitation to soil moisture and vegetation during break spell of Indian summer monsoon. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 133, pages 957–972.

 

 

krishna

Krishna Jha

Scientific Assistant Grade A, Solid Earth Research Group

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Phone(Off) : 0471-2511602

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Education:

M.Sc : Physics, 2014, Osmania University.
B.Sc : Physics, 2011, Ravenshaw University.

Professional career:

2018 : Present Scientific Assistant Grade A, National Center for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
2014 : 2018 Project Assistant Level 1, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

Seminar/Conference/Training/Workshop:

  • Attended India International Trade Fair, presentation by MoES, Govt. of India.
  • Seismological Training in CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.

Research Interest:

  • Seismology

 

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