Dr. D. S. Suresh Babu
Scientist F, Marine Geoscience Group (MGG) & Director's Technical Cell
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Phone(Res) : 0471- 2720433
Fax : 0471-2442280
Education:
Ph. D. | : | 1990. Geologic-Mineralogical Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education, Moscow, Russia. |
Thesis | : | Provenance, path of migration and assessment of heavy mineral concentrations of beach placer deposits, Kerala, India. |
M.Sc. | : | 1984 Geology, University of Kerala. |
Training:
- Training on ‘Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Resource Projects’ conducted by CWRDM (Nov’1995)
- Training on Terrain Evaluation and Landuse Planning organized by CWRDM, KSCSTE in 1996
- Course on ‘Terrain Evaluation and GIS’ at IIT, Mumbai during Nov’1996 – Feb’1997
- DST-SERC Visiting Fellowship schemes at IIT, Mumbai in 1997 and at RRSSC, Bangalore in 1999
- Training in Microstation and Geovec office by Rolta (India) Ltd at CESS in May’1999
- State level faculty training for the preparation of ‘Watershed Development Plans’ at CESS (Oct.’1999)
- Training in ‘Ground Water Modelling’ at Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Brazil (August’2000 to August’2002)
- Training by NRSA for the preparation of ‘Ground Water potential maps’ at CESS during 3/4/2000 to 08/04/2000
- GIS Training at Survey of India office, Hyderabad during 17-21 November’2003
- Modules of eOffice package at NIC, New Delhi (2015-16)
- Brainstorming session on "Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD)" during 31st August and 01 September 2017 at NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram for formulation of national network project
- Workshop on implementation of the National Network Project on Mission – SGD (Submarine Ground Water Discharge), 21, 22 & 23 February 2018, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mission SGD: National Network Project - First Interaction Meeting of Project Participants, 12th October 2018, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram
- Regional Workshop on Network Project “Unravelling Submarine Groundwater Discharge zones along the Indian subcontinent and its islands (Mission- SGD)”, NIO, Goa, 16th May 2019
- Regional Workshop on Network Project “Unravelling Submarine Groundwater Discharge zones along the Indian subcontinent and its islands (Mission- SGD)”, Anna University, Chennai, 27th May 2019
- First Review Meeting of the Monitoring/ Expert Committee on R&D project “Unravelling Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) Zones along the Indian Subcontinent and its islands (Mission SGD)”, 3-4 October 2019, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram
Awards:
- USSR Overseas Doctoral Fellowship (1986-90)
- CSIR Fellow Scientist Scholarship (1991-94)
- First Rank in the Scientist-B recruitment of CESS, Trivandrum in 1994
- MHRD Post Doctoral fellowship to China (1994), Not availed
- SERC (DST) Visiting Fellowship to IIT, Mumbai (1997)
- UFPR, Brazil Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2000-02)
- Received INSA fellowship to visit Russia in 2005-06
- Member of IGCP 468 project and visited St.Petersberg, Russia during its concluding session in June’2005
- Nominated as a member of IGCP-514 (2005-09) on paleochannels
- Certificate of Merit(Geosciences), Awarded by MoES, GoI (2016)
- Recognized research guide of University of Kerala and Cochin University of Science and Technology
- Nominee to GoK Committees for Water Policy formulation and Reservoir Siltation analysis’ 2016-2019
- Member, GeoHost Committee, 36th IGC-2020
Membership:
- Life Member, Nuclear Track Society of India, Bombay (LM-115)
- Life Member, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (L-1442)
- Life Member, Indian National Cartographic Association (LM-1641)
- Annual Member, Geological Society of India, Bangalore
Professional career:
2017 | - | Present | Scientist-F, National Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
2012 | - | 2017 | Scientist-E & H/PTD, National Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
2008 | - | 2012 | Project Manager (KSA) |
2004 | - | 2008 | Scientist D, Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
2000 | - | 2002 | Visiting Scientist (UFPR, Brazil). |
1999 | - | 2004 | Scientist C, Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
1994 | - | 1999 | Scientist B, Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
1991 | - | 1994 | CSIR Fellow Scientist (RRL-T). |
1986 | - | 1990 | Research Scholar (Moscow, USSR). |
1985 | - | 1986 | Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate (CESS). |
1984 | - | 1985 | Geological Assistant, Groundwater Department, Govt. of Kerala. |
Research Interest:
Beach placer minerals, Coastal groundwater, Hygrogeological modelling
Seminar/Workshops/Training:
- Convener, Regional workshop on “IRS-1C and its application potential” on 22nd May’ 1996 at CESS (Sponsored by NRSA, Govt. of India, Hyderabad and STEC, Govt. of Kerala).
- Co-convener, One-day workshop on “Sustainable development of heavy mineral resources of Kerala” at Chavara on 01/10/1997 (Sponsored by IREL, Chavara and STEC, Govt. of Kerala).
- Course Coordinator, DST (Govt. of India) sponsored course on Groundwater Modelling from 1st August to 20th August'2005 in CESS, Thiruvananthapuram.
- International workshop in Trivandrum and Goa during 01-10 November' 2007 (10 days) under the auspices of IGCP-514 Program on “Fluvial and marine processes of Cenozoic and formation of placers”.
Deputations Abroad and International Projects:
- Integrated Long Term Project (ILTP) with Russia on “Submarine Groundwater Discharge” during 2005-2008 funded by DST, Govt of India.
- Indo-Bangladesh Project on Ilmenite beneficiation for Rutile funded by ICTP, Trieste, Italy during 1994-97
- 35th International Geological Congress, 27 August - 4 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Team Member, Indian delegation for “Bilateral Consultative Meeting cum Joint ZMT-MoES Workshop on Marine Sciences and Coastal Sustainability” during 20-21 August 2018
- AGU Conference, San Franscisco, USA, 9-13 December 2019
Ph.Ds Awarded:
- Vivekanandan K.L. (University of Kerala) - 2004
- Anish M.Muhammad (University of Kerala) - 2006
- Asa Rani L. (University of Kerala) - 2009
- Babu Nallusamy (Cochin University of Science and Technology) - 2010
Ph.Ds Ongoing:
- Ms. Parvathy K Nair (Development of Vembanad Management Action Plan through a Geological Perspective) – Full Time, University of Kerala.
- Mr. Kunjhambu V. (Characterization and evaluation of the aquifer systems of Kuttanad area, Kerala) – Part Time, University of Kerala.
- Ms. Mintu Elezebeth George (Investigation on Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) across a coastal segment of Northern Kerala, SW India) – Full Time, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala.
- Ms. Remya R. (Impact of Sea Level Rise (SLR) on the coastal aquifer of Thiruvananthapuram district) - Full Time, University of Kerala.
- Mr. Rafeeque M.K. (Landform dynamics and its impact on the stability of Kozhikkode, SW India) – Part Time – Co-Guide, University of Kerala.
- Mr.Salaj S.S. (Evaluation of Coastal Processes along the SW Coast of India : A Geospatial approach) – Part Time – Co-Guide, Bharathidasan University.