EDUCATION

• Ph. D Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1987)
• M.E. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1983)
• B.E (Civil Engg.), Kamaraj University, Madurai, India (1981)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Head, Dept. of Civil Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, (November 2004 Feb 2008)
• Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (September 2000 onwards).
• Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (May 1995 to August 2000).
• Visiting Scientist, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, (January -December 1994).
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (January 1991 May 1995).
• Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (July 1987 December 1990).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental Engineering

Water Quality Modeling, Air Quality Modeling, Solid Waste Management, Environmental Systems Analysis, Risk Assessment, City Water Planning and Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment

Evolutionary Algorithms and their Applications

Geographic Information Systems and Applications

Groundwater Assessment and Management

Multi-Aquifer Modeling, Artificial Recharge Studies, Contaminant Transport Modeling, Regional Groundwater Management

Water Resources Management

Reservoir Operation Policy Analysis; Flood and Drought Mangement; Climate Change and its Impacts on Water Resources