EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA.2004.
M.S. Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, CANADA. 1999.
B.E. Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, INDIA. 1997.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, March 2019 to Present
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, August 2014 to March 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, October 2007 to July 2014
Research Assistant Professor, Spatial Sciences Laboratory, Texas A&M University, USA. May 2006 September 2007
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Spatial Sciences Laboratory, Texas A&M University, USA. June 2004 April 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Modelling the impact of landuse and climate change on hydrology
Development of a flood, drought assessment and forecast system using GIS, remote sensing and hydrologic / hydraulic / crop growth models
Energy fluxes/Evapotranspiration/Soil moisture from thermal remote sensing data for irrigation water management and drought assessment
Spatially distributed radar/satellite rainfall data for hydrologic / hydraulic modelling