The department consists of faculty members working on the applied aspects of Environmental Geology, Engineering Geology, Geological Remote Sensing, Hydrogeology, Applied Geomorphology and Sequence Stratigraphy in conjunction with the fundamental subjects such as Petrology, Mineralogy, Stratigraphy, micropaleontology, Economic Geology etc. Some of the important broad areas of research of this department include Micro-biotal environment of sedimentary sequences, Environmental Hydrogeology, Paleo-Environment of River Basins, Geological Remote Sensing, Coastal Geomorphology and Micro palaeontology for hydrocarbon exploration. In the recent years the department has completed major research projects funded by the UGC, CSIR, DST, MHRD, ISRO and AICTE to the tune of more than Rs 2.50 crores. The details are given below.
Sl.No |
Name of the PI |
Title of the project |
Year &
Rs in lakhs |
Funding agency |
1 |
Dr. Mohanadoss
Dr. L. Elango
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Slope instability and mitigation of Landslide hazards |
1995 -
1998
10.00 |
AICTE |
2 |
Dr. L.Elango
|
Effect of geological formations on movement of solutes |
1999 -
2002
07.00 |
AICTE |
3 |
Dr. L.Elango |
Solute budget approach for modelling groundwater quality |
1996 -
1999
07.50 |
CSIR
|
4 |
Dr. L.Elango
|
Indo- Russia Research Project on Development of a risk analysis tool for pesticide and nutrient pollution of groundwater in irrigated regions |
2000 -2003
11.35 |
DST-ILTP |
5 |
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
|
Spectral unmixing of IRSIC data for quantification of
subpixel habitat parameters along Vedaranyam Coast |
2003 -2006
0.30 |
UGC |
6 |
Dr. S. Sanjeevi |
Study of ASTER data for geological
interpretation |
1997 -2000
8.00 |
ERSDAC
Japan |
7 |
Dr. R. Nagendra |
Environmental analysis of Tertiary sediments based on organo sedimentological investigations, Neyveli basin, TamilNadu |
1999 -2002
0.25 |
UGC |
8 |
Dr. R. Nagendra |
Geochemical assessment of cement grade limestone of Gulbarga and Bijapur Dist |
2001 -2003
12.00 |
UGC |
9 |
Dr. R Nagendra |
Sequence stratigraphy of Cretaceous sediments of
Tiruchirappalli area |
1996-1999
05.61 |
DST |
10 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Late Neogene-Quaternay of Ferricretes of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan |
2000 -2003
04.34 |
DST |
11 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Quaternary stratigraphy of the area between Palar and Kortallayar Basin, Tamil nadu |
2002 -2005
07.36 |
DST |
12 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Geomorphic controls on groundwater flow regime, and numerical modelling in coastal tract of Palar River basin |
2002 -2006
26.50 |
UGC-SAP |
13 |
Dr. S. Sanjeevi |
Mapping of mineralized zones and silica sand/placer mineral deposits using Remote Sensing and GIS |
2002 -2006
0.25 |
UGC |
14 |
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Environmental and socio-economic impacts of erosion and sedimentation along Chennai coast |
2002 -2006
0.25 |
UGC |
15 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Geochronology,geochemistry and sediment texture of tidal flats and ocean cores from the Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Cambay |
1993 -1994
0.25 |
UGC |
16 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Holocene sea level changes along the Vedaranniyam coast |
UGC |
17 |
Dr. S. Sanjeevi |
Landslide hazard Zonation and rehabilitation using Remote Sensing and GIS |
2002 -2006
8.50 |
AICTE |
18 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Water quality assessment in the Tsunami affected coastal areas of Tamil Nadu-Kalpakkam |
2005 -2006
3.30 |
DST |
19 |
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Post Tsunami characterization of Tamil Nadu Coast-Nagapattinam. |
2005 -2006
3.30 |
DST |
20 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Toxicological impact of essential and nonessential trace element on food web: a study in marine and estuarine ecosystem along the east coast of TamilNadu. |
2005 -2008
5.16 |
UGC |
21 |
Dr. S.Srinivasalu |
Post Tsunami characterization of Tamil Nadu Coast-Kalpakkam |
2005 -2008
3.30 |
DST |
22 |
Dr. S. Sanjeevi |
Post Tsunami sediment characterization of Tamil Nadu Coast-Soil salinity mapping and leaching model |
2005 -2008
3.30 |
DST |
23 |
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Chemical sequence stratigraphy of Campanian-Maastrichtian sediments, Tiruchirappalli area, TamilNadu |
2006 -2009
6.50 |
UGC |
24 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Geo-archeology and Soil Micro morphology of Alluvial Deposits along the Palar Mannargudi Tract, Cauvery Basin, TamilNadu |
2006 -2009
9.83 |
DST |
25 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Hydro geological studies of FRFCF and NSDF sites Kalpakkam |
2006 -2009
20.0 |
IGARC |
26 |
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Geological and Geochemical studies of synrift sediments, Implications to Hydrocarbon, Exploration, Cauvery Basin |
2008 -2009
4.36 |
ONGC |
27 |
Dr.R.Nagendra
Dr. L. Elango
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
Dr. Hema Achyuthan
Dr.S.Srivasalu |
Environmental Geology |
2005 -2008
40.00 |
UGC-
CPESS |
28 |
Dr.R.Nagendra |
Magnetostratigraphic,biostratigraphic and Paeomagnetic investigations of Cauvery basin sediments to constrain the drift history of Indian subcontinent during late Cretaceous period. |
2007 -2010
16.90 |
DST |
29 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Hydro geological characterization and shallow subsurface modeling |
2006 -2009
22.0 |
DST |
30 |
Dr.S.Sanjeevi |
Hyper spectral Remote sensing for mineral exploration in Salem dist |
2007 -2010
14.7 |
DST |
31 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Salvaging 26th December 2004 Tsunami& paleotsunami sediments along the east coast. TamilNadu |
2007 -2010
10.80 |
INCOIS |
32 |
Dr. S. Srinivasalu |
Depositional characteristics of recent and past over wash sand sheets along the coastal tracts of Nagapattinam and Vedharanyam, Southeast coast of India; implications for reconstruction of their time series |
2006 -2009
9.31 |
CSIR |
33 |
Dr. R.Nagendra |
Spatio temporal shore changes during Holocene and tracing the evolutionary history of the Ashtamudi estuary, Southern Kerala |
2008 -2011
8.62 |
DST |
34 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Hydrogeological characterstics, groundwater flow,transport modeling at Uranium mine area and trailing point area, Andhra Pradesh |
2007 -2010
49.00 |
DAE |
35 |
Dr.S.Sanjeevi |
Charactersing abundance of Iron ores using Hypersprtral radiometry |
2008 -2011
49.00 |
Tata Steel |
36 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
Isotope finger printing of water of India |
2006 -2009
32.00 |
DST |
37 |
Dr.S.Sanjeevi |
Spectral studies of lunar equivalent rocks in the VNIR and SWIR region of the EMR – A prelude to lunar mineral mapping. |
2007 -2010
16.00 |
DOS
ISRO |
38 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
North East monsoon variability and Late quaternary evolution of the continental shelf of coastal Tamil Nadu
|
2008 -2011
11.00 |
ISRO-
GBP |
39 |
Dr. S. Srinivasalu |
Constraining the Tsunami/ cyclicity along the southeast coast of India. Based on near shore (Andaman) and far field east coast of India investigations |
2008 -2011
28.80 |
INCOIS |
40 |
Dr.R.Nagendra
Dr. L. Elango
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
Dr. Hema Achyuthan
Dr.S.Srivasalu |
DST-FIST-Development of infrastructure and geology laboratories |
2005 -2010
54.5 |
DST |
41 |
Dr.R.Nagendra
Dr. L. Elango
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
Dr. Hema Achyuthan
Dr.S.Srivasalu |
UGC – DRS - Geological, geomorphological, remote sensing and environmental geology of East coast basins, Tamil Nadu
|
2006 -2012
42.5 |
UGC |
42 |
Dr.R.Nagendra
Dr. L. Elango |
Hydrological studies of the proposed uranium mining site, Gogi region, Karnataka |
2009 -2013
31.2 |
BRNS |
43 |
Dr. L. Elango(Pl)
Dr.R.Nagendra
Dr. S. Sanjeevi
Dr. Hema Achyuthan
Dr.S.Srivasalu |
Assessment of inherent toxicity of certain rocks and its impact on environment |
2009 -2014
100.00 |
UGC-
CPESS |
44 |
Dr.S.Sanjeevi
(in Collaboration with DCSE) |
Developing Tools and Techniques for Lunar Information extraction by multi-sensor Image Fusion |
2010 -2011
10.36 |
DOS |
45 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Groundwater prospects identification in Alluvial Terrain using heat capacity and land subsidence studies |
2009 -2012
14.80 |
ISRO |
46 |
Dr. T.Subramani |
“Assessment of Fluoride, Arsenic and heavy metals in surface and subsurface water-possible risks for public health, and identification of subsurface hydrogeochemical processes controlling major ion groundwater chemistry in Lower Bhavani River Basin “ |
2008 -2011
10.86 |
DST-
Young Scientist |
47 |
Dr. Hema Achyuthan |
SECOA Project |
2008 -2014
10.00 |
European Commission |
48 |
Dr. R. Nagendra
Dr. S. Sanjeevi |
Geology & depositional environment of outcrop sediments of Cauvery Basin |
2010 -
2011
3.75 |
ONGC |
| 49 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Rock water interaction and its implication on high fluoride in ground water of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu |
2011-2013
7.67 |
UGC |
| 50 |
Dr. L. Elango |
Sea Water Fresh water dynamics and identification of measures to prevent sea water intrusion in alluvial aquifer west of Chennai by groundwater modeling |
2010-2012
30.00 |
DST |
| 51 |
Dr. S. Srinivasalu |
Dynamics and geologic records of past overwash sandsheets along Northern Tamil Nadu Coast, Southeast coast of India |
2011-2013
8.18 |
UGC |
| 52 |
Dr. T. Subramani |
Identification of locations for construction of recharge structures to augment groundwater resources in Chithar River basin using Remote Sensing and GIS |
2011-2013
6.87 |
UGC |
| 53 |
Dr. T. Subramani |
Engineering properties of dimensional stones (Granite): A tool for exploration of construction materials. A case study of Thiruvannamalai area, Tamil Nadu. |
2011-2012
0.5 |
CTDT, Anna University-Young Faculty Scheme |
| 54 |
Dr. C. Lakshmi Narasimhan |
Magnetic Susceptibility and Heavy Metal geochemistry of Adayar river sediments, Chennai |
2011-2012
0.5 |
CTDT, Anna University-Young Faculty Scheme |
| 55 |
Dr. K. Sivaraj |
Heavy mineral studies in beach sediments along the South East Coast of India (Chennai and Mahabalipuram area) |
2011-2012
0.5 |
CTDT, Anna University-Young Faculty Scheme |
