CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr.N.Rajmohan

Associate Professor (Hydrogeochemistry)

Water Research Center

King Abdulaziz University (KAU)

Jeddah 21598

SAUDI ARABIA

Telephone (O): +966 12 6400000/51618

Fax: +966 12 6951403

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

 

SYNOPSIS

 

Dr.Rajmohan Natarajan is working in the field of Hydrogeochemistry since 1995. He is focusing mainly on aqueous geochemistry, hydrogeological investigations, climate change impacts on water resources, environmental geochemistry, groundwater quality monitoring and contamination assessment, contaminants transport in unsaturated zone and application of solute transport and geochemical models. He has vast experiences (20+ year) in these fields. He has broad and strong technical understanding of groundwater resources and management

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

 

·       Groundwater – Surface water interaction

·       Hydrogeological assessment and groundwater management

·       Groundwater quality, contamination and contaminant transport in the unsaturated zone

·       Modelling and monitoring contaminant transport in the unsaturated zone and groundwater using solute transport modelling approach

·       Application of geochemical modelling techniques to understand water-rock interaction in groundwater regime

·       Contaminated site assessment and remediation

 

 

SKILLS

 

Ř  Expert in groundwater quality assessment, field hydrogeology and management.

Ř  Expert in Geochemical and solute transport Modelling.

Ř  Proficient in geochemical analysis of water and soil samples, data analysis, interpretation, instruments handling and computer software.

Ř  Good capability in project and team management and ample experience in teamwork.

Ř  Expert in teaching, presentation, preparation of reports and manuscripts and technical review

Ř  Capability to complete planned objectives within the timeframe.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

·       Field & Laboratory analyses: Field hydrogeology (groundwater potential assessment, sampling program and methods), geophysical survey, field analysis, portable instruments handling, sample preparation, preservation, geochemical analysis, etc

·       Instruments operation: AAS (Flame and Furnace), Ion Chromatography, Fluorescent Spectrophotometer, Ion Selective Meter, GC-MS, UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, Portable Field Lab Kit (Water analysis) & Flame Photometer.

 

Membership in Professional Bodies

 

·       International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) (M.No. 136580)

·       International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) (M.No. 12516)

·       Indian Water Resources Society – Life Member (M.No. LM-12-7366)

·       Indian Association of Hydrologists – Life Member (M.No. LM-1733)

·       Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) – Life Member (M.No. L22267)

·       Indian Society of Applied Geochemists (ISAG) - Life Member (M.No. LM – 528)

 

AWARDS

 

Ř  Indian prestigious research award “Senior Research Fellowship” given by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India.

 

Ř  Dr. Sudarshan Pani - Dr. (Smt) Rama Dwivedy Medal (2015) by Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry (ISAG) for the best Contribution in the field of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry during 2004 – 2014.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Selected)

 

Associate Professor – November 2016 – Till date – Water Research Center, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

 

Special Project Scientist (Vadose Zone Modelling) - June 2012 – Nov 2015 - International Water Management Institute, New Delhi office, India.              

                         

Consultant (Geochemical Modelling) – October 2010 to May 2012 - Research laboratory for the long-term behaviour of conditioning material (LCLT), Commissariat ŕ l'énergie atomique (CEA), Centre de Valrho/Marcoule, Bagnols sur Cčze Cedex, France.                                        

 

Group Head – September 2009 – May 2012 – Raj Geo-Environmental Consultants (RGEC), Madambakkam, Chennai, India. 

                                      

Research Engineer – February 2008 to August 2009 -   Research laboratory for the long-term behaviour of conditioning material (LCLT), Commissariat ŕ l'énergie atomique (CEA), Centre de Valrho/Marcoule, Bagnols sur Cčze Cedex, France.                                        

 

Post-doctoral Researcher - May 2005 to December 2007 -   Water Research Center, Department of Civil &Architectural Eng, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.                                        

 

Post-doctoral Fellow - October 2003 to February 2005 - Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, South Korea.                          

 

Post-doctoral Fellow - April 2002 to February 2003 - Department of Chemistry, Dong-A University, Pusan, South Korea.             

 

Research Scholar/Senior Research Fellow (CSIR, New Delhi)- October  1997 to May  2001 - Centre for Geosciences and Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India.                 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 

Training course on Managed Aquifer Recharge “Methods, Assessment, Hydrogeological and Water Quality Considerations”, Under EC FP 7 Project Saph Pani in association with National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 11-12 December 2012, Anna University, Chennai, India

 

Training on Agricultural Innovation Systems conducted by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), 12-14 November 2013, Patna, India.

 

 

Key Projects

 

Anna University, Chennai, India

Project (Ph.D. work): Hydrogeochemical studies in a part of Palar and Cheyyar River Basins, Tamil Nadu, India.

Key Responsibility:

Hydrogeochemical investigations; Groundwater and soil core samples collection; Geochemical analysis and data interpretation; Modelling the nutrient transport in the vadose zone using HYDRUS2D; Model calibration, validation, prediction; Preparation of final report. Manuscripts for journals and presentation in the meetings; In-charge of geochemical laboratory; Trainer/Tutor for several training programs.

 

KNU, South Korea

Project 1: Assessment of groundwater chemistry in a coastal region having complex contaminant sources, Kunsan, South Korea. Project 2: Evaluation of geochemical processes affecting groundwater chemistry in Namwon, Korea. Project 3: A geochemical study on pore water and ash pond water in an ash disposal site (Seocheon Power Plant) constructed on the inter-tidal zone.

Key Responsibility: Field visit; Supervising the multilevel piezometer installations; Data analysis and interpretation; Preparation of final report; Manuscripts for journals and presentation in meetings; Supervision of students and other personnel; Managing the environmental geochemistry laboratory.

 

SQU, Sultanate of Oman

Project: Environmental assessment of selected waste-dumping sites in Oman and health risks on populations living in their vicinity.

Key Responsibility: Leading the project; Supervising the groundwater, soil, solid and liquid waste materials collection and analysis; Supervising the tube wells and piezometers installation, pump test and core sample collection; Preparation of final report, manuscripts for journals; Presentation of results in the meetings. Additionally, guided the master students for final year projects.

 

CEA, France

Project: Modelling the alteration layer (PRI) composition of French nuclear waste glasses using HYTEC code.

Goal and Key Responsibility: Nuclear waste disposal is a challenging task in worldwide and usage of glass material for this purpose is a recent and advance technology in this field. The main goal is to model the alteration layer (PRI) composition, caused by the alteration of nuclear waste glasses in contact with pure water and groundwater, at various pH and temperature using HYTEC code. Model calibration and validation were conducted by experimental data produced by numerous experiments with simple glasses (similar stoichiometry like SON68) in pure water and synthetic groundwater at various pH and temperature in the laboratory. Finally, GRAAL database was created to model the glass alteration process.     

 

International Water Management Institute (IWMI), New Delhi, India

Project 1: Minimising duration of inundation in Eastern Gangetic Plain – Bihar, India.

Key Responsibility: Planning and executing the projects; Supervising the installation of vertical drains(VD), piezometers and tube wells; Supervising the scientific officers; Data collection and analysis; Presentations in the project meetings; Preparation of project reports and manuscripts for journals. 

 

Project 2: Improving uniformity of soil water distribution during border irrigation at Haryana, India.

Key Responsibility: Planning and executing the projects; Supervising the installation of FDR access tubes, pegs and FDR moisture estimation; Supervising the irrigation through Multi outlet pipes and Single outlet pipes, field data collection and analysis; Presentations in the project meetings; Preparation of project reports and manuscripts for journals. 

 

Project 3: Gangetic Aquifer Management for Ecosystem Services (GAMES).

Key Responsibility: Planning and executing the projects; Desk study; Frequent field visit with project team; Groundwater sampling and analysis; Presentations in the project meetings; Preparation of project reports and manuscripts for journals. 

 

Project 4: Water resources mapping in nine districts within Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP).

Key Responsibility: Desk study; Data collection and analysis; Groundwater quality and quantity assessment; Presentations in the project meetings and report write up. 

 

Project 5: Improving water use efficiency for dry season agriculture by marginal and tenant farmers in the EGP.

Key Responsibility: Hydrogeological investigations; Groundwater quality and quantity assessment; Piezometers and tube well installation; Pump test; Frequent field visits; Presentations in the project meetings and report write up.  

 

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

Project 1: Hydrogeological and hydrochemical evaluation of the aquifer, Wadi Al Lusub basin, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2017. Amount: 35800 Saudi Arabian Riyal. Principal Investigator (KAU Grant No. 438/123/586).

 

Project 2: Rainfall – runoff modeling and groundwater resources evaluation in Wadi Rabigh basin - Saudi Arabia. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018. Amount: 40000 Saudi Arabian Riyal. Principal Investigator (KAU Grant No. G: 123123-1439).

 

Project 3: Aquifer Storage and Recovery of Groundwater in Wadi Baysh Basin; Application to Western Saudi Arabia. Funded by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia. Project team (Grant No. تأ -34-336#).

 

 

Pilot Projects

·         Extend of arsenic contamination and its impact on food chain and human health in Eastern Ganges Basin: A Review.

·         Hydrogeology of Eastern Ganges Basin: An overview.

·         Vertical distribution of heavy metals in soil profile in a seasonally waterlogging agriculture field in Eastern Ganges Basin

 

Consultancy projects (Selected)

 

1.           Modelling Passivating Reactive Interphase (PRI) as a function of temperature. Composition effects on synthetic glass alteration mechanisms - Part 1: Experiments; Part 2: GRAAL model. Client: Laboratoire d'etude du Comportement a Long Terme (LCLT), Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique (CEA), Marcoule, BP17171 - 30207 Bagnols-sur-Ceze, France.  

2.           Geological investigations in the proposed mining area. Client: Pragadeeswar Estate, Anukatta, Karnataka, India.

3.           Soil investigation and Grain size analysis. Client: Sathyabama University, Chennai, India.

4.           Drilling tube wells in the proposed site at Mylapore, Chennai. Client: Livia Spaces India Pvt Ltd.

5.           Hydrogeological survey in the proposed site at Mylapore, Chennai. Client: Livia Spaces India Pvt Ltd.

6.           Rainwater harvesting design for proposed site for thermal power plant at Nagai district. Client: Saheli Exports Pvt Ltd, India.

7.           Rainwater harvesting design for proposed site for thermal power plant at Bidar district.  Client: Saheli Exports Pvt Ltd, India.

8.           Hydrogeological & Geophysical investigations at Paiyanur, Near Chennai for FESST Housing Project.  Client: Velciti Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India.

9.           Hydrogeological Investigations at Mettukuppam and tube well design, Chennai. Client: Tharunkumar Constructions, Chennai, India.

10.       Groundwater quality assessment and recommendations. Client: Nagar Rishi Apartment, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai, India.

11.       Groundwater quality assessment and recommendations. Client: M/s Alufit, Shanthoshapuram, Vengaivasal, Chennai, India

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

Hydrogeological and hydrochemical evaluation of the aquifer, Wadi Al Lusub basin, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2017. Amount: 35800 Saudi Arabian Riyal. Principal Investigator (KAU Grant No. 438/123/586).

 

Rainfall – runoff modeling and groundwater resources evaluation in Wadi Rabigh basin - Saudi Arabia. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018. Amount: 40000 Saudi Arabian Riyal. Principal Investigator (KAU Grant No. G: 123123-1439).

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Journals                                                          : 33 (Published 31; Accepted 1; Review 1)

Book chapters                                                 : 7

Technical Reports/Working papers                : 7

Thesis and Dissertation                                  : 2

Conferences/Seminars/Invited talks              : 28

Please refer Annexure for publications details

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

 

Father Name                         : P. Natarajan

Date of birth, Nationality      : July 30, 1972 & Indian

Sex                                        : Male

Marital Status                       : Married

Languages known                 : Tamil, English and Hindi(basic)

Abroad visits                         : Widely travelled in Australia, France, Malaysia. Nepal,

                                                Sri Lanka, South Korea, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman,   

  UK.

 

References:

                                                                                                                             

Dr. L. ELANGO (Ph.D. Supervisor)

Professor, Department of Geology, Anna University, Chennai - 25, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Tel : (Off) 91-44-22358445 / 8457, (R) 91 – 44–24418031. Fax : 91 – 44– 22352870

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

 

Dr. S.A. PRATHAPAR

Manager, Groundwater Modelling Unit, NSW Office of Water, Level 10 Macquarie Tower, 10 Valentine Av, PO Box 3720, Parramatta NSW 2150, AUSTRALIA.

Tel:  +61 2 8838 7848 | Fax:  +61 2 9895 7346|

Email: [email protected]; [email protected] 

 

Dr. Upali Amarasinghe, PhD

Senior Reseracher, IWMI Headquarters, 127 Sunil Mawatha, pelawatta via Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 11 2880000/2784040 (office),  Fax: +94 11 2786854

Email: [email protected]

 

Dr.GIN Stéphane

Group Head, LCLT, Service d’Etude et de Caractérisation des Matériaux

Département de Traitement et de Conditionnement des Déchets

CEA Marcoule, DTCD/SECM/LCLT, BP 17171

30207 Bagnols-sur-Cčze Cedex, FRANCE 

Tel. +33 (0)4 66 79 14 65; Fax : +33 (0)4 66 79 66 20; Email: [email protected] .

 

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PUBLICATIONS

Journals

 

 

1.               Rajmohan N, Niazi B.A.M, Masoud M.H.Z (2018) Evaluation of a brackish groundwater resource in the Wadi Al-Lusub Basin, Western Saudi Arabia. Environmental Earth Sciences – Review.

 

2.               Frugier P, Minet Y, Rajmohan N, Godon N, Gin S (2018). GRAAL, a model for glass corrosion. npj Materials degradation (Nature partner journals) – Accepted

 

3.               Nethononda V.G, Elumalai V, Rajmohan N (2018). Irrigation return flow induced mineral weathering and ion exchange reactions in the aquifer, Limpopo province, South Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences – In-press

 

4.               Basahi J.M, Masoud M.H.Z, Rajmohan N (2018). Impact of flash flood recharge on groundwater quality and suitability in the Wadi Baysh Basin, Western Saudi Arabia – Integrated approach. Environmental Earth Sciences, 77:395.

 

5.               Ntanganedzeni, B., Vetrimurugan, E., Rajmohan, N. (2018). Coastal aquifer contamination and geochemical processes evaluation, South Africa – Geochemical and statistical approaches. Water SUI, 10:687.

 

6.               Basahi J.M, Masoud M.H.Z, Rajmohan N (2018). Effect of flash flood on trace metal pollution in the groundwater - Wadi Baysh Basin, Western Saudi Arabia. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 147:338-351.

 

7.               Prathapar SA, Rajmohan N, Sharma BR, Aggarwal PK (2018). Vertical drains to minimize duration of seasonal waterlogging in Eastern Ganges Basin flood plains, Natural Hazards, 92(1):1-17.

 

8.               Rajmohan N, Patel N, Singh G, Amarasinghe U (2017). Hydrochemical evaluation and identification of geochemical processes in the shallow and deep wells in the Ramganga Sub-Basin, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(26): 21459-21475.

 

9.               Rajurkar G, Patel N, Rajmohan N, Rajput TBS, Prathapar SA (2016). Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 8 (4):1868-1877.

 

10.            Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA (2016). Occurrence and extent of arsenic, fluoride and iron contamination in groundwater in the selected districts in Eastern Ganges Basin – A Review. Journal of Applied Geochemistry (JAG), 18(4):386-407.

 

11.            Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA (2016). Assessment of geochemical processes in the unconfined and confined aquifers in the Eastern Ganges Basin: a geochemical approach. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(17):1-14.

 

12.            Rajmohan N, Amarasinghe UA (2016). Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Basin. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(12). DOI 10.1007/s12665-016-5833-9.

 

13.            Surinaidu L, Nandan MJ, Prathapar SA, Rao VVSG, Rajmohan N (2016). Groundwater Evaporation Ponds: A Viable Option for the Management of Shallow Saline Waterlogged Areas. Hydrology, 3(3): 30. DOI: 10.3390/hydrology3030030.

 

14.            Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA, Jayaprakash M, Nagarajan R (2014). Vertical distribution of heavy metals in soil profile in a seasonally waterlogging agriculture field in Eastern Ganges Basin. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(9): 5411-5427. DOI 10.1007/s10661-014-3790-x

 

15.            Vetrimurugan E, Elango L, Rajmohan N (2013). Sources of contaminants and groundwater quality in the coastal part of a river delta. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 10(3): 473-486. DOI. 10.1007/s13762-012-0138-3.

 

16.            Rajmohan N, Frugier P, Gin S (2010). Composition effects on synthetic glass alteration mechanisms: Part 1. Experiments. Chemical Geology, 279 (3-4): 106-119.

 

17.            Nagarajan R, Rajmohan N, Mahendran U, Senthamilkumar S (2010). Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Thanjavur city, Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 171: 289-308.

 

18.            Subramani T, Rajmohan N, Elango L (2010). Groundwater geochemistry and Identification of hydrogeochemical processes in a hard rock region, Southern India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 162:123-137.

 

19.            Rajmohan N, Al-Futaisi A, Al-Touqi, SMH (2009). Geochemical process regulating groundwater quality in a coastal region with complex contamination sources: Barka, Sultanate of Oman. Environmental Earth Sciences, 59: 385-398.

 

20.            Rajmohan N, Al-Futaisi A, Jamrah A (2008). Evaluation of long-term groundwater level data in regular monitoring wells, Barka, Sultanate of Oman. Hydrol Process, 21: 3367-3379.

 

21.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2007). Mobility of major ions and nutrients in the unsaturated zone during paddy cultivation: a field study and solute transport modelling approach. Hydrol Process, 21: 2698 – 2712.

 

22.            Jamrah A, Al-Futaisi A, Rajmohan N, Al-Yaroubi S (2007). Assessment of groundwater vulnerability in the coastal region of Oman using DRASTIC index method in GIS environment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 147:125-138.

 

23.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2006). Hydrogeochemistry and its relation to groundwater level fluctuation in Palar and Cheyyar river basins, Southern India. Hydrol Process, 20:2415–2427.

 

24.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2005). Nutrient chemistry of groundwater in an intensively irrigated region, Southern India. Environmental Geology, 47(6): 820 – 830.

           

25.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2005). Distribution of Iron, Manganese, Zinc and Atrazine in groundwater in parts of   Palar and Cheyyar river basins, South India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 107:115-131. 

           

26.            Kim K, Rajmohan N, Kim HJ, Kim SH, Hwang GS, Cho MJ, Lee SH (2005). Evaluation of geochemical processes affecting groundwater chemistry based on mass balance approach: A case study in Namwon, Korea. Geochemical Journal, 39(4)-357-369.

 

27.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2004). Identification and evolution of hydrogeochemical process in groundwater environment in a part of Palar and Cheyyar river basins, South India. Environmental Geology, 46(1): 47-61.

 

28.            Kim K, Rajmohan N, Hwang GS, Kim HJ, Cho MJ (2004). Assessment of groundwater chemistry in a coastal region having complex contaminant sources: A Stoichiometric approach.  Environmental Geology, 46(6-7): 763-774.

 

29.            Elango L, Suresh Kumar S, Rajmohan N (2003). Hydrochemical studies of groundwater in Chengalpet region, South India. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 23(6): 624 – 632.

 

30.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Ramachandran S, Natarajan M (2000). Major ion correlation in groundwater of Kancheepuram region, South India. Indian Journal of   Environmental Protection, 20(3):188 – 193.

 

31.            Elampooranan T, Rajmohan N, Abirami L (1999). Hydrochemical studies of Artesian well waters in Cauvery deltaic area, South India. Indian Journal of   Environmental Health, 41(2): 107 – 114.

 

32.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Elampooranan T (1997). Seasonal and spatial variation in Magnesium and Chloride concentration in groundwater of Nagai Quaid-E-Milleth district, Tamil Nadu, South India. Indian Journal of   Environmental Protection, 17(6): 448 – 453.

 

33.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Elampooranan T (1997). Groundwater quality in Nagai Quaid-E-Milleth District and Karaikal, South India. Indian Water Resources Society, 17(3–4): 25 – 30.

 

Book chapters

 

1.               Rajmohan, N (2018). Groundwater contamination and management in the shallow unconfined aquifer, Ramganga Sub-basin, India. In: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective, Kumar M, Snow DD, Honda R, Jain V (Eds), Capital-Springer, ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4 – In-press.

2.               Rajmohan N, Chakraborti D, Prathapar SA (2016). Arsenic in the Eastern Ganges Basin: Extent and Impact on Food Chain and Human Health. In: Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.205-221. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)

 

3.               Rajmohan N, Elango L (2008). Assessment of geochemical processes controlling groundwater chemistry in a river basin in Southern India. In: Groundwater for Sustainable Development: Problems, Perspectives and Challenges. Balkema-proceedings and monographs in engineering, water, and earth sciences, Ed: Bhattacharya, P., Ramanathan, AL., Bundschuh, J., Mukherjee, A.B., Chandrasekharam, D., Keshari, A.K., Taylor & Francis Publisher, p. 115. ISBN          0415407761, 9780415407762.

 

4.               Al-Futaisi A, Rajmohan N, Al-Touqi, S (2007). Groundwater quality monitoring in and around Barka dumping site, Sultanate of Oman. In: Water Resources Management (WRM 2007), J. Wilson (Ed), 578-099, ACTA Press, Canada.

 

5.               Rajmohan N, Elango L (2005). Simulation of movement of solutes in unsaturated Zone by finite element modelling: A case study. In: Numerical Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport, Ed: Elango, L., Allied Publishers, pp. 201 – 218.

 

6.               Elango L, Stagnitti F, Gnanasundar D, Rajmohan N, Salzman S, LeBlanc M, Hill J (2004). A Review of Recent Solute Transport Models and a Case Study. In: Environmental Sciences and Environmental Computing. Vol. II, Ed :.P. Zannetti, The EnviroComp Institute  (http://www.envirocomp.org).

 

7.               Rajmohan N, Elango L (2001). Modelling the movement of chloride and nitrogen in the unsaturated zone. In: Modelling in Hydrogeology, Eds: L.Elango & R.Jayakumar. UNESCO-IHP, Allied Publishers, pp. 209 – 225.

 

Technical Reports/Working papers

 

1.               Amarasinghe UA, Muthuwatta L, Smakhtin V, Surinaidu L, Rajmohan N, Chinnasamy P, Kakumanu KR, Prathapar SA, Jain SK, Ghosh NC, Singh S, Sharma A, Jain SK, Kumar S, Goel MK (2016). Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 42p. (IWMI Research Report 167). doi: 10.5337/2016.212

 

2.               Okwany R, Prathapar SA, Siddiqui S, Bastakoti RC, Rajmohan N (2015). Assessment of Water Resources and Demand for Irrigation in Nine Districts within the Eastern Gangetic Plains. Final Report - ACIAR Reference Number: C2013/099. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 2015.

 

3.               Prathapar SA, Rajmohan N, Bastakoti R, Okwany R (2014). Water Management Interventions to cope with Climate Variability in Indo-Gangetic Plains. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 151p.

 

4.               Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA (2014). Extend of arsenic contamination and its impact on food chain and human health in Eastern Ganges Basin: A Review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 47p. (IWMI Working Paper 161). Available at http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2015/02/iwmi-working-paper-161/

 

5.               Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA (2013). Hydrogeology of Eastern Ganges Basin: An overview. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 42p. (IWMI Working Paper 157). DOI: 10.5337/2013.216. http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/2014/02/hydrogeology-eastern-ganges-basin-overview/

 

6.               Sharma B, Mukherji A, Prathapar S, Rajmohan N (2012). Water Resources in the Eastern Ganges Plains: What can be done to Spark Development?. Scoping Study sponsored by ACIAR and coordinated by CIMMYT.

 

7.               Rajmohan N (2000) Impact of agrochemicals on groundwater quality. Final report, Submitted to CSIR, New Delhi, India.       

 

Thesis & Dissertation

 

1.               Rajmohan, N (2001) Hydrogeochemical studies in a part of Palar and Cheyyar River Basins, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph.D. Thesis. Centre for Geoscience and Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India.

2.               Rajmohan, N (1995) Irrigational Suitability of Bore-well waters in Nagai Quaid-e- Milleth District and Karaikal, South India. M.Sc. Dissertation, Government College(Men), Kumbakonam (Bharathidasan University), India.  

 

Conferences/Seminars/Invited Talk

 

1.               Basahi, JM., Masoud, MHZ, Rajmohan N (2018). Effect of flash flood on groundwater quality in the coastal region, Western Saudi Arabia. 12th International Geological Conference in Jeddah, 4-8 February 2018, organized by the Saudi Geological Survey and the Saudi Society for Geosciences..

 

2.               Basahi, JM., Masoud, MHZ, Rajmohan N (2017). Groundwater suitability assessment before and after flash flood in the arid region, Western Saudi Arabia. Fourth edition of the International Congress of the Water Management, Energy, Food and Agricultural Techniques  Istanbul Turkey, 7-10 November 2017, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

3.               Rajmohan N (2016). Groundwater contamination status and identifying the hotspot in the Ramganga sub-basin in the Ganges. Bhujal Manthan-2 on aquifer mapping and groundwater management, CGWB, 29 November 2016, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

 

4.               Rajmohan N (2016). Application of Hydrogeochemistry on groundwater and vadose zone research. Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. December 2016.

 

5.               Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA (2015). Occurrence and extent of arsenic, fluoride and iron contamination in groundwater in the selected districts in Eastern Ganges Basin – A Review. National Conference on Past and present geochemical processes – Impacts on climate change and Annual General Body meeting of Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry (ISAG 2015), December 22nd and 23rd, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

 

6.               Rajmohan N, Amarasinghe U (2015). Groundwater quality issues and management in Ramganga Basin – A Review. National Seminar on Recent developments and Challenges in Geochemistry and Annual General body meeting (AGM-2015) of Indian Society of Applied Geochemists (ISAG) (GEOCHEM-2015), March 26 & 27, 2015, Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

7.               Rajmohan N (2015). Minimising duration of inundation in Eastern Gangetic Plain using Vertical Drains. National Seminar on Climate Change and Indian Agriculture-Mitigation and Adaptation. IFFCO Foundation, New Delhi. 11th February, 2015.

 

8.               Rajmohan N (2014). Vadose zone and its role on groundwater management. Training Program on “Natural Resources and Water Management” for Africans. School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, December 2014.

 

9.               Rajmohan N (2014). Impact of GAMES implementation on water quality in Ganges Basin, India. Groundwater modelling workshop, Gangetic Aquifer Management for Ecosystem Services (GAMES) project, 31st July 2014, New Delhi, India.

 

10.            Rajmohan N, Prathapar SA, Okwany R (2014). Assessment of Water Resources and Potential Sustainable Irrigation in Nine Districts within the Eastern Gangetic Plains. Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) project strategic planning meeting, Australian Embassy, New Delhi, 19th-21st May 2014.

 

11.            Rajmohan N (2014). Water quality issues in Ramganga Basin, India. Gangetic Aquifer Management for Ecosystem Services (GAMES) Project Progress Review Meeting, April 22-23, 2014, IWMI HQ, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 

12.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2013). Assessment of fate of agrochemicals in unsaturated zone during paddy cultivation by solute transport modelling. National Groundwater Conference (NGWC) on Problems, Challenges and Management of Groundwater in Agriculture, December 9-11, 2013, TNAU, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.

 

13.            Frugier P, Gin S, Rajmohan N (2011). Modelling Glass alteration layers. Goldschmidt 2011, August 14-19, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

14.            Rajmohan N, Elango L (2009). Role of seasonal groundwater level fluctuation and lithology on major ion chemistry in Palar and Cheyyar river basins, Southern India. 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly & 37th IAH Congress, September 6 – 12, Hyderabad, India.

 

15.            Al-Futaisi A, Rajmohan N, Al-Touqi S (2008). Integrated Concept for Groundwater Evaluation and Protection -Barka Catchment (Oman) as Case Study. WSTA 8th Gulf Water Conference, March 3-6, Manama, Bahrain.

 

16.            Subramani T, Rajmohan N, Elango L (2008). Identification of Rock-water interaction processes in a shallow subsurface hard rock Environment, Southern India. International Groundwater Conference on Groundwater Dynamics and Global Change, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India; March 2008.

 

17.            Al-Futaisi A, Rajmohan N, Al-Touqi S (2007). Groundwater quality monitoring in and around Barka dumping site, Sultanate of Oman. The Second IASTED (The International Association of Science and Technology for Development) International Conference on Water Resources Management (WRM 2007). August 20- 22, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

 

18.            Al-Futaisi A, Rajmohan N, Al-Jamrah A (2007). Groundwater quality evaluation in and around Barka dumping site – Integrated approach. University Day 2007, Postgraduate Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, May 2nd, 2007.

 

19.            Kim K, Park S, Kim J, Rajmohan N, Hwang GS (2004). A geochemical study on the saline waters circulating in an ash disposal pond of Seocheon Power Plant, Korea. Fall meeting of KOSSAGE (Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment), September 9 – 10, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Korea.  

 

20.            Kim K, Rajmohan N, Kim HJ, Kim SH, Hwang GS, Cho MJ, Lee SH (2004). Evaluation of geochemical processes affecting groundwater chemistry in Namwon, Korea. Fall meeting of KOSSAGE (Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment), September 9 – 10, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Korea.

 

21.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Kim K (2004). Role of aquifer materials and water level fluctuation on groundwater nutrients content in hard rock and sedimentary formations – Kancheepuram region, South India. Groundwater Quality 2004, 4th International Conference, July 19-22, University of Waterloo, Canada.

 

22.            Rajmohan N, Kim K, Hwang GS, Kim HJ, Cho MJ (2004). Application of stoichiometric method in the assessment of groundwater chemistry in a coastal region having complex contaminant sources. Spring meeting of KOSSAGE (Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment), April 16 – 17, National Institute of Environmental Research, Seoul, Korea.

 

23.            Kim K, Rajmohan N, Chae KT, Yun ST (2004). Assessment of groundwater contamination susceptibility based on water chemistry data. Spring meeting of KOSSAGE (Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment), April 16 – 17, National Institute of Environmental Research, Seoul, Korea.

 

24.            Rajmohan N, Jang JA, Sung DD, Uhm TS, Lee JP, Ryu ZH (2003). Reactivity and Mechanism for reaction of alkyl substituted carborane with p- substituted phenyl carbenes. 53rd Annual meeting of Korea Association of Physical Organic Chemists, January 17, Iwha Womans University, Korea.

 

25.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Vasudevan KV (2002). Groundwater quality in Royapuram area, Chennai, South India. International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Development and Management of Groundwater Resources in Semi-arid Regions with Special Reference to Hard Rocks, 20-22 February, Dindigul, India.

 

26.            Elango L, Rajmohan N, Gnanasundar D (1998). Groundwater quality monitoring in intensively cultivated regions of Tamil Nadu, India. Proceedings of International Association of Hydrogeologists & International Groundwater Conference, February 8 -13, University of Melbourne, Australia.

 

27.            Rajmohan N, Elango L, Ramachandran S (1997). Irrigational suitability of bore well waters of Nagai Quaid-E-Milleth District, Tamil Nadu, India. National seminar in geology and environment. April 1997, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag (Bihar), India.

 

28.            Parviz ZF, Krishnamoorthy R, Rajmohan N, Ramachandran S (1996). Spectral reflectance of Harbour waters in Visible and Near- Infrared. Indo-US Symposium workshop on remote sensing and its application. Oct. 1996, IIT, Bombay.

 

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