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BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY PROFILE 2 National Recognitions UGC SAP (DRS-I & II) UGC BSR DST PURSE 3 Faculty Members Dr. R. Jegankumar Assistant Professor and Head Dr. P. Masilamani Assistant Professor Dr. K. Kumaraswamy UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow Dr. S. Latha (Guest Lecturer) Dr. Edwin Jebakumar (Guest Lecturer) Dr. C. Bhuvaneswaran (Guest Lecturer) Mr. S. Abdul Rahaman (Guest Lecturer) Mrs. Parkavi (Guest Lecturer) Ms. Gunavati (Guest Lecturer) Mr. V. Kuppuratinam (Guest Lecturer) Mr. Yoganantham (Guest Lecturer) 4 Preface The Department of Geography was established in Bharathidasan University in July 2001 with the vision to conduct research in frontier and emerging areas of geography and to disseminate the knowledge to the community. Between 1997 and 2001 the faculty members of the Department of Geography were attached with the erstwhile School of Earth Sciences composed of Geography and Geology faculty members. The School started offering M.Tech Remote Sensing in 1994; M.Sc Applied Geography and M.Phil Geography programmes in the year 1996 and 1999 respectively. The Department of Geography has vibrant faculty, undertaking a full range of degree programmes from five year integrated M.Sc., programme to Ph.D. in emerging and frontier areas of geography. During the academic year 2002-2003, M.Tech programme in GIS was introduced and it was enhanced to M.Tech Geoinformatics since 2012. In the year 2006, the Department has introduced a five year integerated programme in geosciences and later in the year 2014 it was changed into five year integerated programme in Geography. M.Phil in Geography was introduced in the year 2018. The University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi has awarded an Innovative Programme on Post Graduate Diploma in Geomatics to the Department in (2005-2010). The Geomatics Laboratory was established with the state of art infrastructure and GIS software in 2005. The agencies like UGC, MEF, ISRO, DST and ICSSR have funded a number of research projects and fellowships to the Department. During 2008-2009, the UGC has awarded Special Assistance Programme (SAP) DRS Phase-I level (2008 – 2009) with the outlay of Rs. 50.50 lakhs and in 2015- 16 for DRS II a sum of Rs. 1.2 Cores with two project fellows (2015-2019) to the Department. Additionally, the UGC has also granted Rs. 20.00 lakhs in the form of BSR to the SAP assisted Department to strengthen its infrastructure. By utilizing the UGC fund, the Department has added DGPS and Total station for surveying purpose. The advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) System was acquired through DST PURSE Grant. The Department of Geography fecilitates the Geoinformatics aspirants to take active participation in the IIRS-ISRO EDUSAT Outreach Programme since 2011. The Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehradun has housed its Tiruchirappalli Regional Chapter of ISRS at the Department. The Department regularly conducts refresher courses and summer schools for enhancing academic excellence of the teachers of higher educational institutions. The Department successfully conducts Indian Geographical Society talent test for UG and PG students of Geography since 2010. Head of the Department 5 Objectives: To achieve Excellency in various domains, the Department of Geography has the following objectives, Adopt technological changes in the field of geography and impart knowledge through innovative educational and training programmes Educate students with latest technologies leading to beneficial employment opportunities Update curriculum by including the latest developments in the subject, and Promote research in Geoinformatics and its applications to solve societal problems Vision and Mission Achieve excellence and promote professional education in the field of geography Promote innovative teaching and research in the field of geoinformatics keeping the focus on stakeholders and societal requirements 6 Research Interest Faculty I Area of Research/Specialization: Geospatial mapping and modelling, Agroclimatology and Geo-Archealogy Dr. R. Jegankumar M.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Head Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 27 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 6 h-index : 4 i-10 index : 2 Total Citations : 62 Awards and Recognitions Joint secretary, Indian Geographical Society, Chennai IGS Talent Test Regional Coordinator for Central and Western Tamil Nadu Member and Chairman, Board of studies, M.Tech Geoinformatics and M.Sc Geography, Department of Geography, Bharathidasan University Member and Chairman, Board studies, Geography, Bharathidasan University Member, Board of Studies, Geography, Periyar University Member, Board of Studies, Geography, Kunthavai Nachiar College, Thanjavur Member, Board of Studies, Geography, Govt. Arts College, Karur Research Group Members 1. Libina R. S (UGC NET-JRF) 2. Prakash K (UGC NET) 3. Venkita Surya (UGC NET) 7 Faculty II Area of Research/Specialization: Land and Watershed Analysis Urban Planning Remote Sensing and GIS Dr. P. Masilamani M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 12 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 16 h-index : 1 i-10 index : Total Citations : 1 Awards and Recognitions Secretary, ISRS Tiruchirappalli Chapter, 2018-2020 NSS and RRC Programme Officer on 16.08.2012 onwards Anti-Ragging Nodal Officer on 18.01.2018 onwards Member, Board of studies, M.Tech Geoinformatics and M.Sc Geography, Department of Geography, Bharathidasan University Member(Alumini), Board of studies, Govt. Arts College, Coimbatore 2014-2017 8 Faculty III Area of Research/Specialization: Geoinformatics Water Resources Management Disaster Studies Dr. K. Kumaraswamy M.Sc., Ph.D., UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 155 No. of papers presented in Conferences : h-index : 7 i-10 index : 5 Total Citations : 164 Projects Completed : 5 Awards and Recognitions Graduate Level - Madras University First Rank in Geography, 1977 Post-Graduate Level - Madras University First Rank in Geography (6.00/6.00 OGPA), 1979 Award of Fellowships / Associateship - CSIR Research Fellowship, 1982-1987; CSIR Research Associateship, 1988 Awarded Prof. B.M. Thirunaranan Award by the Indian Geographical Society Indo-Hungarian Educational Exchange Programme - Awardee UGC Mid-Career Award - One Time Grant (2014-2016) UGC BSR Faculty Fellowship (UGC-BFF 2016-2019) UGIT Excellency Award 2016 Research Group Past Members Members 1. Gomathi. M 1. Dr. Sundarraj .R 2. Siva Kumar. P 2. Dr. Rutharvel Murthy .K 3. Venkatesan. M 3. Dr. Vahita. T 4. Balasundareshwaran. A 4. Dr. Kumar .V 5. Shyju. K 6. Madhumitha. R 7. Jincy. P.P 8. Jasim. H.R 9. Priyanka. P.L 9 Retired Faculty I Area of Research/Specialization: Climatic Studies Web GIS Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 28 h-index : 1 Dr. A. Ganesh M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor Research Group Members (Rtd on 30.6.2014) 1. Meenakshi P 2. Kannadasan K Past Members 1. Palanivel S 2. Gunasekaran P 3. Kamaraj I.C 4. Padmanaban V 5. Emayavaramban V 6. Natarajan P.M 7. Kavitha T 8. Bhuvaneswaran. C Retired Faculty II Area of Research/Specialization: Terrain Evaluation Watershed Studies Land Use Planning Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 62 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 25 Dr. S. Aruchamy M.Sc., Ph.D., h-index : 04 Professor i-10 index : 03 (Rtd on 30.6.2015) Total Citations : 100 Projects Completed/Ongoing : 4 Awards and Recognitions Second Rank in B.A. Geography, Government Arts College, University of Madras, Chennai Best Paper Award (2000), Solid Waste Management in Tiruchirappalli Town, Seminar Cum Paper Contest. Research Coordinator, Bharathidasan University 2014-2015 Member, Academic Council, Nehru Memorial College. Puthanampatti, Tiruchirappall – 2014-15 Registrar (i/c), Bharathidasan University – 2012-13 Member, Academic Council, Periyar E.V.R. College, Tiruchirappalli. 2010-14 Campus Development Director, Bharathidasan University 2011 – 2014 Chief Hostel Administrator, Bharathidasan University, 2008- 2011 Member, Vice Chancellor Committee, Bharathidasan University 2003-2004 Syndicate Member, Bharathidasan University. 2003-2005 10 Member - College Committee, SeethalakshmiRamasamy College, Tiruchirappalli and Nainar Mohamed College of Arts and Science, Aranthangi TK. 2003-2005 Affiliation Committee, Bharathidasan University. 2004 -2005 Member, Board of Studies, M.Tech GIS Applications.Department of Geography,Bharathidasan University. 2003-15 Member, Board of Studies, M.Sc. Geosciences, Department of Geography,Bharathidasan University. 2006-15 Member, Board of Studies, M.Sc., Geography, Department of Geography,Bharathidasan University. 2002-05 Research Group Members Past Members 1. IssappahMuniappaRathod 1. Dr. Jeganathan, R 2. Panneerselvam, A 2. Dr.Saravanakumar, P 3. Arumugam, P 3. Dr.Haridas V.R 4. MangaiyarThilagam, P 4. Dr.Gobu, B 5. Vasantha 5. Dr.Muthukrishnan, S 6. Priyadarshini, S 6. Dr.Gangai, P 7. Abdul Rahaman, S 7. Dr.Banukumar, K 8. Sridevi 8. Dr.Umamathi,S 9. Dr.Masilamani, P Former Faculty I Area of Research/Specialization: Geospatial Technologies in Watershed Development Disaster Risk Reduction and Resource Mapping Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 22 Dr. A. Balasubramani No.