Doctoral Research

Doctoral research programme forms yet another major activity of the Centre and 31 candidates are working on various aspects of Remote Sensing and GIS modeling in the areas of

Mineral and hydrocarbon habitat mapping
Lineament analysis and building up of models on Precambrian tectonic evolution and their relation to various geological resources and disasters
Neo-Active tectonic mapping using various geological, geomorphological, geophysical and hydrological anomalies
Modeling of modern geological processes and their control over natural resources, ecosystems and natural disasters
Fluvial geomorphology and fluvial dynamics, coastal geomorphology and land – ocean interactive dynamics and ecosystems
Water resources targeting and management
Natural disaster mapping and management (Seismicities, Landslies, Flood, Tsunami, etc.)
Creation of Spatial Decision Support System for developmental planning, etc.

So far 22 candidates have completed the Doctoral research and about 27 candidates are currently doing Doctoral research (see Ph. D. Alumni).

Completed List

Sl.No.	Name	Title of the Thesis	Year
1	Dr.R.Jayakumar	Mathematical Modelling Of Crystalline Aquifers Of Vellar Basin, Tamil Nadu	1993
2	Dr.S.Anbazhagan	Remote Sensing Application In Artificial Recharge Of Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu	1994
3	Dr.S.Balaji	Structure And Tectonics Of Northern Tamil Nadu Through Integrated Remote Sensing	1995
4	Dr.S.Vasudevan	Comparative Evaluation Of Thematic, Numerical And GIS Modelling : An Analysis Through Hard Rock Aquifer Data Of Vellar Basin, Central Tamil Nadu	1995
5	Dr.M.A.Paul	Remote Sensing In Fluvial Geomorphology Of Cauvery River With Special Reference To Its History Of Migration	1996
6	Dr.C.J.Kumanan	Certain Newer Techniques In Water Resources And Geohazards Evaluation In Parts Of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu Using Remote Sensing And GIS	1999
7	Dr.Suresh Francis	GIS Based Predictive And Preventive Modelling For Landslides In Parts Of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India	1999
8	Dr.Ramesh	Evolution Of Tamil Nadu Coast - A Study Aided By Remote Sensing	2000
9	Dr.K.Palanivel	Geo Environmental Studies Of Cumbum Valley, Tamil Nadu, India	2001
10	Dr.R.Sivakumar	Remote Sensing And GIS In Framing Strategies For Water Conservation In Parts Of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India	2001
11	Dr.R.Neelakantan	Geology and Terrain Systems in Geohazards - A Remote Sensing - cum- GIS based Model Study from the Nilgiris, South India	2002
12	Dr. J. Saravanavel	Certain Newer Concepts and Methodology for Neo – Active Environmental Tectonic mapping using Remote Sensing and GIS – A study from Northern Tamil Nadu	2006
13	Dr. N. Nagappan	Ground water behavior in Hard rock aquifer systems of Parts of Tamil Nadu, India – Remote Sensing and GIS approach
14	Dr.R.Selvakumar	Geo system dynamics and geohazards of Tamil Nadu Coast, India – Remote Sensing and GIS based evaluation	2008
15	Dr.S.Gunasekaran	Geomatics based analyses of Geo systems for developmental planning – A model study, Pudukottai District Tamil Nadu.	2008
16	Dr.C.Anandan	Mapping and Mitigation of Geo hazards in mountainous using Remote Sensing GIS – Model study from parts of western Ghats, India	2008
17	Dr.K.Pandiyan	Remote Sensing and GIS based Groundwater resources assessment in the vaipar River basin- Tamilnadu	2009
18	Dr.M.Muthukumar	Geomatics based optimum landslide vulnerability mapping model-Nilgiris, south india	2009
19	Dr.C.Vishnuvardhan	Space & Speacial technology based integrated geoscientific studies for hydero carbon exploration in parts of deccan syncline, India	2009
20	Mr. Arafat Mohammed	Geospatial Technology for Enhancing Oil and Gas Exploration Techniques part of Sabatayn Basin-Yemen.	2011
21	Dr. Muthu Sankar	Multi Hazard Risk Assessment And Management Strategies For Nagapattinam Coastal Zone	2011
22	Mr.Sk.Mahammad Sartaj Basha	Geomatics in Certain Aspects of Resources & Hazards Management in Mountain Systems: A Model Study from Parts of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.	2011
23	Mr.G.Shafiullah	Space and Spatial Technologies for Oil Pollution Evaluation in Kuwait	Submitted

Ongoing Doctoral Research

Sl. No.	Name	Title of the Thesis	Year
1.	Mr.Ashish Munshi	Multi Disciplinary Approach for Groundwater Resources Evaluation in parts of Chitradurga District Karnataka,india	Online
2.	Mr.P.Balaji		”
3.	Mr.S.Mahalingam	Lithological discrimination using Hyperspectral data in and around Salem district, Tamil nadu, India.	”
4.	Mr.K.Aravind	Remote Sensing and GIS for Geological Exploration	”
5.	Mr.V.Thirukumaran	Geological systems of central Tamil Nadu and GIS Based Evaluation.	”
6.	Mr.S.Muthukumar	Land Evaluation For Resource Management For Decentralised Resource Planning Using Remote Sensing & GIS	”
7.	Mr.KM.Mohamed Elias	Remote Sensing and GIS application for Natural Resource survey and Management.	”
8.	Mr.T.Sreenivasulu	Multispectral and Multi resolution Remote sensing in Geoexploration	”
9.	Mr.J.Muralitharan	Geomatic Based Sustainable Natural Resourses And Ecosystem Planning, Pudukkottai district – Tamilnadu.	”
10.	Dr. Muthu Sankar	Multi Hazard Risk Assessment And Management Strategies For Nagapattinam Coastal Zone	Completed 2011
11.	Mr.V.Pradeep Kishore	Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping And Prediction Medaling For Nilgiris District	”
12	Mr. S. Viveganandan	Estimation Ecosystem Modelling Using Remotes Sensing And GIS	“
13.	Mr. P. Krishna kumar	Carbon Sequestration & Geochemical Study Of Vedaraniam Wetlands East Coast Of Tamilnadu	”
14.	Ms.G.Santhiya	Near Shore Line Dynamics And Beach Quality Assessment Study Of Chennai Coast Using Remote Sensing & GIS	”
15.	Mr. N.Ramalingam	Geomatics Based Hydrocarbon Exploration in Cuddaph Basin – Remote Sensing & GIS Approch	”
16.	Mr.B. Rajasimman	Groundwater conditions over hapzard Urban development and suggestion suitable mitigation plans to overcome the condition using geomatics Techniques – For the parts of western Ghat region Udumalapet – Tirupur Distict – Tamilnadu.	”
17.	Mrs. R.Rajani	Geoinformatics based groundwater analysis in parts of Tamilnadu India.	”
18.	Mrs. M.Shanthi	Geomatics in Hydrocarbon Exploration.	”
19.	Ms. A.Lalitha	Ground Water Targeting And Evalution In The Hard Rock Terrian Of Karaikud1 Area Using Remote Sensing & GIS	“
20.	Mr. N.Arunachalam	Geo System based Natural Resources and Hazard Studies of Cauvery Deltaic region – A geomatics based Appraisal.	”
21.	Mr.N.Jeyachandran	Natural Resources mapping and conservation using Geoinformatics Technology.	”
22.	Mr.S.Karthick	Natural Resources and environmental Hazards in Tiruchirappalli District – Tamilnadu – Using geomatics.	”
23.	Mr. S. Matheswaran	Geo Ecosystem Modeling Using Remote Sensing and GIS	”
24.	Mr. S. Anbarasan	Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Geological System Modeling	”
25.	Mr. C. Biju	Remote Sensing and GIS for Hydrological Studies	”
26.	Mr. K. Ranjithkumar	Geoinformatics for Geoenvironmental Management	”
27.	Mr. S. Arunachalam	Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Resource Management	”