P. THAMBIDURAI Assistant Professor

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  • Department of Coastal Disaster Management (A & N Campus)
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • thambiduraip@pondiuni.ac.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Ph.D. Source and Mobilization of Arsenic in the Groundwater of Mizoram and Assam (Barak Valley) of North Eastern India Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2016
2 M.Sc. Applied Geology Periyar University 2004
3 B.Sc. Applied Geology Periyar University 2002

Area of Specializaion

Hydrogeology, Landslide, Coastal & Marine geomorphology

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Gian Maria Zuppi (GMZ) Scholarship INTERNATIONAL University of Venice, Italy 2013 -
2 Research Assistantship (RA) NATIONAL Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2009 -
3 Junior Research Fellowship NATIONAL MHRD, India & IIT Roorkee 2007 -
4 GATE INTERNATIONAL MHRD, India & IIT Kanpur 2007 -
5 Second prize in cartoon competition REGIONAL Govt.Arts College, Periyar University 2003 -
6 Third prize in poster competition REGIONAL Govt.Arts College, Periyar University 2003 -

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Assistant Professor Department of Coastal Disaster Management Pondicherry University
2 Assistant Professor Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AWNA) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam
3 Research Associate Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AWNA) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Research Associate Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AWNA) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam Landlside and Water Resources
2 Research Assistant Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Hydrogeology
3 Research Fellow Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Landlside and Slope Stabilty

Industry Experience

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1 Chief Hydrogeologist Geo Technical Mining Solution, Dharmapuri, TN Research and Consultancy

Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 A comprehensive review of human health risks of arsenic and fluoride contamination of groundwater in the South Asia region Yash Aryan, Thambidurai P, Balamurugan Panneerselvam, and Anil Kumar Dikshit Journal of Water and Health 22(2), 235-267 2024 2.3
2 Relationship between topography with weathering and water table of Usri watershed of Chhotanagpur Plateau, India Ashok Kumar, Thambidurai, P Arabian Journal of Geosciences 5-504, 1-16 2022 1.827
3 Natural occurrence of arsenic in soil and rice plant system in the Bashkandi Block of Barak Valley, Assam, Northeastern India Thambidurai, P., Singh, T. N. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 3, 1296, 1-8 2020 1.827
4 Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality in Champhai, Mizoram, North Eastern India Thambidurai, P., Chandrasekharam, D and Chandrashekhar, A.K. Earth Sciences and Engineering 7 (2), 421-425 2014 0.5
5 Arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Thoubal and Bishnupur Districts of Manipur, India Chandrashekhar, A. K., Chandrasekharam, D., Thambidurai, P., Farooq, S. H. Earth Sciences and Engineering 7 (1), 35-40 2014 0.5
6 Temporal variations in arsenic concentration in the groundwater of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India Farooq, S. H., Chandrasekharam, D., Norra, S., Berner, Z., Eiche, E., Thambiduri, P. and St ̈uben, D., Environmental Earth Sciences 62, 223-232 2011 3.1
7 Pollution characteristics of alluvial ground water from springs and bore wells in semi-urban informal settlements of Douala, Cameroon, Western Africa Takem, G.E., Chandrasekharam, D., Ayonghe, S. N., Thambidurai, P. International Journal of Environmental Research 61(2), 475-490 2011 2.9
8 Controls on groundwater chemistry in a highly urbanised coastal area Takem, G.E., Ayonghe, S. N., Chandrasekharam, D., Ntchancho, R., Ako, A. A., Mouncherou, O. F. and Thambidurai, P. Environmental Earth Sciences 5(2), 475-490 2010 3.1

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 A comprehensive review of human health risks of arsenic and fluoride contamination of groundwater in the South Asia region Yash Aryan, Thambidurai P, Balamurugan Panneerselvam, and Anil Kumar Dikshit Journal of Water and Health 22(2), 235-267 2024 2.3
2 Relationship between topography with weathering and water table of Usri watershed of Chhotanagpur Plateau, India Ashok Kumar, Thambidurai, P Arabian Journal of Geosciences 5-504, 1-16 2022 1.827
3 Natural occurrence of arsenic in soil and rice plant system in the Bashkandi Block of Barak Valley, Assam, Northeastern India Thambidurai, P., Singh, T. N. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 3, 1296, 1-8 2020 1.827
4 Temporal variations in arsenic concentration in the groundwater of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India Farooq, S. H., Chandrasekharam, D., Norra, S., Berner, Z., Eiche, E., Thambiduri, P. and St ̈uben, D., Environmental Earth Sciences 62, 223-232 2011 2.18
5 Pollution characteristics of alluvial ground water from springs and bore wells in semi-urban informal settlements of Douala, Cameroon, Western Africa Takem, G.E., Chandrasekharam, D., Ayonghe, S. N., Thambidurai, P. International Journal of Environmental Research 61(2), 475-490 2011 1.448
6 Controls on groundwater chemistry in a highly urbanised coastal area Takem, G.E., Ayonghe, S. N., Chandrasekharam, D., Ntchancho, R., Ako, A. A., Mouncherou, O. F. and Thambidurai, P. Environmental Earth Sciences 5(2), 475-490 2010 2.18

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Details of Conference Publication Page Nos. Year
1 Slope stability investigation of Chandmari in Sikkim, Northeastern India Thambidurai, P and Maneesha VFinodini Ramesh 4th International World Landslide Forum, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2, 363-369 2017
2 Source of arsenic in the contaminated groundwater regime of Barak Valley-Assam and adjacent Mizoram Thambidurai, P and Chandrasekharam, D. National Conference on Application Aspects of Civil Engineering, Tamilnadu 125-128 2015
3 Occurrence and lithostratigraphic control of arsenic concentrations of the groundwater in the Barak valley (Assam), North Eastern India Thambidurai, P., Chandrasekharam, D., Chandrashekhar, A. K and Thrupti., G. 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, Buenos Aries, Argentina 35-37 2014
4 Geochemical signature of arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Barak Valley (Assam) and the surrounding areas, Northeastern India Thambidurai, P., Chandrashekhar, A. K and Chandrasekharam, D. 14th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, WRI 14, Avignon, France 7, 834-837 2013
5 Extent of arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Thuwal and Bishnupur districts in Manipur (India) Chandrashekhar, A. K., Farooq, S. H., Chandrasekharam, D., Thambidurai, P. 7th European congress on Regional Geoscientific cartography and Information systems (EUREGEO), Bologna, Italy 440-441 2012
6 Arsenic contamination in the groundwater of the Surma basin in Assam and Mizoram, North Eastern India Thambidurai, P., Chandrasekharam, D., Chandrashekhar, A. K. and Farooq, S. H. 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, Cairns, Australia 47-49 2012

Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Impact of Urbanization and River Morphology on Groundwater System in Patna Urban Area, Bihar, India Ashok Kumar, P. Thambidurai Impacts of Urbanization on Hydrological Systems in India Springer 2023 978-3-031-21617-6
2 Suitability of Groundwater for Drinking and Agricultural Use in Patna District, Bihar, India Yash Aryan, P. Thambidurai, Anil Kumar Dikshit Impacts of Urbanization on Hydrological Systems in India Springer 2023 978-3-031-21617-6
3 Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Using Frequency Ratio Model in Turung Mamring, South District of Sikkim, India Thambidurai, P., Ramesh Veerappan, Iftikhar Hussain Beigh, Keshar Kr. Luitel Landslides: Detection, Prediction and Monitoring Springer 2023 978-3-031-23858-1
4 Forewarning System for Rainfall-Induced Landslide — A Laboratory Prototype Model Thambidurai. P Landslides: Detection, Prediction and Monitoring Springer 2023 978-3-031-23858-1
5 Wastewater irrigation and quality-practices, safe reuse and perspectives: Scenarios from urban agriculture production across railway gardens and farms Vazhacharickal, P. J. and P. Thambidurai Water Resources: Scarcity, Contamination and Management Elsevier 2022 978-0-323-85378-1
6 Assessment of groundwater potential zone in Chennai region, Tamil Nadu, India Vignesh, K. S., Thambidurai P., and Indhiya Selvan, V. N. Geostatistics and Geospatial Technologies for Groundwater Resources in India Springer 2019 2365-6454
7 Effect of forest cover on groundwater recharge for sustainable river flow Thambidurai, P. Revitalization of Rivers in India - Draft Policy Recommendation Isha Foundation 2017 Isha Foundation

Edited Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Impacts of Urbanization on Hydrological Systems in India P. Thambidurai and Anil Kumar Dikshit Springer 2023 978-3-031-21617-6
2 Landslides: Detection, Monitoring and Prediction P.Thambidurai and T.N.Singh Springer 2023 978-3-031-23861-1

Ongoing Projects

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Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

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Completed Consultancy Works

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

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Research Guidance - Ph.D

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Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year
1 Water-Rock Interaction- (WRI 14) Internation Association of Geochemistry 1000 Euro Avignon, France 09-06-2013 14-06-2013 2013

E-Lecture Details

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Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink

Details of Online Education Conducted

S.No Nature of Online Course No. of Sessions Target Group Date
1 Hydrogeology 6 Post Graduation Students 14-12-2020

Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Hydrogeology for Post Graduation Students Training Programme Department of Geology Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India 14-12-2020 15-12-2020 2020
2 ERT technique for Slope Stability Investigation Workshop Department of Mining Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, India. 15-02-2018 16-02-2018 2018
3 Geophysical Application for Landslide and Glacial Study Training Programme Department of Mining and Geology Government of Sikkim, India 16-03-2016 18-03-2016 2016

Conferences/Seminars Organized

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Workshop Organized

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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 International Association for Structural Geology and Tectonics (IASGT) Member 2022
2 International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Member 2017
3 International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC) Member 2013

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year
1 Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) UGC- HRDC Pondicherry University 30 18-08-2022 16-09-2022 2022

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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