National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Education:

Professional career:

Research Interest:

Water quality analysis using Continous Flow Analyser (CFA) and adsorption studies of micronutrients mainly phosphate and nitrite using various types of modified clays.

Achievements & Awards:

1. CSIR/UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) 2011, 2012

Conferences:

1. Harsha Mahadevan, Renjith R. Pillai, K. Anoop Krishnan. Phosphate Adsorption onto Zirconium Pillared clay Surface: Batch adsorption studies. presented on National Seminar on Advanced Analytical Techniques (NSAAT 2016) held at Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Trivandrum from 9th to 11th March (poster presentation).
2. Harsha Mahadevan, Ancy. K. Abraham, K. Anoop Krishnan. Adsorptive removal of phosphate by using Bentonite in presence of alum: Kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies presented on National seminar on photonics, medicine and the environment, NSPME-2016 held at Department of Chemistry, All Saints College , Trivandrum from June 22-23, 2016. (oral presentation).
3. Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan. Appraisal of phosphate adsorption onto zirconium pillared bentonite surface: batch adsorption studies presented on National Conference on materials science and technology,NCMST-16 held atdepartment of chemistry, IIST from 12-14th july (poster presentation).
4. Harsha Mahadevan, Renjith.R. Pillai, K. Anoop Krishnan, Appraisal of Phosphate adsorption onto zirconium pillared Bentonite surface: Equilibrium and Kinetic approach presented on “International Conference on Materials for the Millennium” Matcon 2016 held at Department of applied Chemisty, CUSAT from January 14-16 (poster presentation)
5. Harsha Mahadevan, Renjith.R. Pillai, K. Anoop Krishnan Apraisal of phosphate adsorption into zirconium pillared bentonite surface: Equilibrium and Kinetic approach presented on “National seminar on Western Ghats: Evolution and environmental issues”held at NCESS from january1-2.

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

• Statistics Workshop, Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode, Mar 05-06, 2010(Sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment)
• SERC School on Global Warming & Climate Change, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Dec 1-21, 2010 (Sponsored by Dept. of Science & Technology)
• Workshop on Atmospheric Deposition: Processes and Enviromental Impacts, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, May 21 – 25, 2012.
• Workshop on Hazards of Lightning and Protection Strategies for Kerala, Kanakakkunnu Palace Hall, Thiruvananthapuram, India, organised jointly by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) and the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA) 30 May, 2014.
• ICTP-IITM-COLA Targeted Training Activity (TTA) on “Modelling and Prediction of Asian Monsoons: Improving Physical Processes” organized by The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy; Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Ministry of Earth Sciences. India Pune February 09-20, 2015.
• Training program on “Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop”, jointly organized by ESRI-India and NCESS, 11-13, March, 2015.
• Training “Workshop on Lightning and Extreme Weather events”, organized by IITM, Pune, April 4 – 7, 2017

Research Interest:

1. Cloud Physics
2. Precipitation micro-physics
3. Atmospheric Electricity, Lightning & Instrumentation

Achievements & Awards:

1. Travel Support of 400 Euros from COSPAR to attend 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly during July 14 – 21, 2012, Mysore, India.
2. Partial travel support of 300 Euros and waived the registration fee worth 330 Euros from International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation (ICCP) to attend the16th International Conference on Clouds & Precipitation July 30-August 03, 2012, Leipzig, Germany
3. Full travel grant support from Department of Science and technology (DST) to attend the 16th International Conference on Clouds & Precipitation July 30-August 03, 2012, Leipzig, Germany
4. Full travel grant support from ICTP to attend the Workshop on Atmospheric Deposition: Processes and Environmental Impacts, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, May 21 – 25, 2012.

Publications:

1. Sreekanth T. S., Varikoden H., Mohan Kumar G., and Resmi E. A. (2019) Microphysical Features of Rain and Rain events during different Seasons over a Tropical Mountain location using an Optical Disdrometer. 9:19083 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55583-z.
2. Sumesh R K, Resmi E A, Unnikrishnan C K, Dharmadas Jash, Sreekanth T S, Mol Resmi M C, Rajeevan K, Nita S, Ramachandran K K. (2019) Microphysical aspects of tropical rainfall during Bright Band events at mid and high-altitude regions over Southern Western Ghats, India. Atmospheric Research, 227 178–197. (IF:3.7).
3. Sreekanth, T. S., Varikoden, H., Sukumar, N., and Mohankumar, G. (2017) Microphysical characteristics of rainfall during different seasons over a coastal tropical station using Disdrometer. Hydrological Process., doi: 10.1002/hyp.11202 (Impact Factor 3.014)
4. Anjali Retnamayi, Mohan Kumar Ganapathy & Sreekanth Thulaseedharan Santha (2011) Anomalous variations in atmospheric carbon monoxide associated with the Tsunami, Asian Journal of Atmos. Env, 5(1), 47-55. doi: 10.5572/ajae.2011.5.1.047
5. R Vishnu, V.Anil Kumar, T.S Sreekanth, V.N Suby Simon, S.Murali Das & G. Moan Kumar (2011) Formation of thunder clouds in a region of high lightning incidence, inferred from AWS, Ceilometer and an Electric Field Mill, IEEE Digital library, DOI : 10.1109/APL.2011.6111089, Print ISBN: 978-1-4577-1467-2, 135-139. (Impact Factor: 1.27)
6. R. Vishnu, V.Anil Kumar, Hamza Varikoden, K. Sarath Krishnan, T.S Sreekanth, V.N Suby Simon, S.Murali Das & G. Mohan Kumar (2013), Convective thunder cloud development over the western Ghats mountain slope in Kerala, Current Science, vol. 104, no. 11, 10 June 2011.(Impact Factor: 0.967)

Book:

1. Quantum Mechanics Made Easy, T. S Sreekanth & S. Santhosh Kumar, Lambert Academic Publishers, 308 pp, ISBN-13: 978-3-659-58449-7, ISBN-10: 3659584495, EAN: 9783659584497.

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

• First User Scientists Workshop on the Application of Stratosphere -Troposphere Wind Profiler Radar 9-10 February 2017, ACARR, CUSAT, Cochin.
• National workshop on Changing Atmospheric composition and its Role in modulating climate change, 16 November 2015, DAS, CUSAT.
• National workshop on Characteristics of Monsoon factors Responsible for Contrasting Features 11-12 Dec 2014 CUSAT.
• SERC School on Dynamics and forecasting of Indian Summer Monsoon 27 June-20 July 2011, IIT Delhi.

Research Interest:

Air pollution meteorology, Monsoon

Achievements & Awards:

1. CSIR-UGC- JRF/NET (2009)

Membership in Professional Bodies

1. Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), Cochin chapter

Publications:

1. Sumesh R K, Resmi E A, Unnikrishnan C K, Dharmadas Jash, Sreekanth, T S, Mol Resmi M C, Rajeevan K, Nita S, Ramachandran K K, 2019, Microphysical aspects of tropical rainfall during Bright Band events at mid and high-altitude regions over Southern Western Ghats, India. Atmospheric Research, 227 178–197. (IF:3.7).
2. K. Rajeevan, R. K. Sumesh and E. A. Resmi. 2017. Characteristics of black carbon and influence of meteorology over a tropical coastal station Thiruvananthapuram, India. Proceedings of 29th edition of Kerala Science Congress, 469-481.
3. Rajeevan, K. and Sumesh, R. K. 2016. Diurnal and Seasonal variation of Atmospheric CO2 over Trivandrum, India, International Journal of Current Research, 8, (02), 26085-26092.

Education:

Professional career:

Research Interest:

Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemical Studies, Petrology.

Achievements & Awards:

1. KSCSTE Research Fellowship (2014)

Training:

• National Seminar on “Water Management: Mounting Challenge and Response” KSCSTE, December 2012
• National Workshop on free and open source GIS by Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM-K) and TRANSECT, March 2013
• UGC-SAP-DRS, Seminar on Shear zones and Crustal blocks of Southern India, University of Kerala, Department of Geology, March 2014
• Training Program on Ground Water Resource Management conducted by CGWB, Thiruvananthapuram (January 2014, March 2016)
• National Workshop on 25 years of Coastal Regulation Zone organized by NCESS, Akkulam, February 2016
• MoES Foundation day program, as “volunteer in rock section” NCESS, Akkulam, 2016

Conference Proceedings:

• Remya R. “Hydrogeochemical studies around Kilimanur-Nilamel area in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam District, Kerala” in proceedings 5th International Conference on Future Earth Perspectives in South Asia (NAGI) -IC FEPSA on Future Earth Vision 2025 organized by Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapally, February 2016.
• Remya R. “Assessment of Aquifer Vulnerable Zone using DRASTIC and GIS” in proceedings 10th International thematic conference (IGU) on Urbanization, Health & Well Being and Sustainable Development Goals, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 2017.
• Remya R. “Impact of Sea Level Rise on the Coastal Aquifers in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala” (Poster), National Workshop on Western Ghats Evolution and Environmental Issues, NCESS, Akkulam, January 2016
• Remya R. “Impact of Sea Level Rise on the Coastal Aquifers in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala” (Poster), National Geo-Research Scholars Meet (NGEOSM) organized by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, June 2016.

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)