evramasamy@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\nEducation: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0M.Sc. Madras University (With University First Rank)<\/li>\n
- \u00a0M.Tech Indian Institute of Technology [I.I.T], Kharagpur<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Ph.D Pondicherry University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 3 years as CSIR – Research Associate (PDF), at Pondicherry University,<\/li>\n
- 10 years as Lecturer \/ Senior Lecturer, Reader, School of Environmental Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Administrative Experience: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Currently serving as Director , School of Environmental Sciences.<\/p>\nResearch\u00a0Specialization :<\/strong><\/p>\nEnvironmental Biotechnology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0Anaerobic wastewater treatment<\/li>\n
- \u00a0 Bioenergy<\/li>\n
- \u00a0 Solid waste management<\/li>\n
- \u00a0 Vermitechnology<\/li>\n
- \u00a0 Bioremediation \u2013 Phytoremediation<\/li>\n
- \u00a0 Water pollution monitoring and control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Currently operating FIVE major research projects worth Rs. 8.9 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Earthworm species diversity studies at Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve\u2019 ( MoEF funded , Rs. 5.78\u00a0Lakhs) – Report is ready for submission<\/li>\n
- \u2018Municipal Solid Waste Management with high-solid anaerobic digestion and\u00a0vermitechnology \u2018 ( UGC funded , Rs. 10.08 Lakhs )<\/li>\n
- \u2018A comparative assessment, mapping, and modeling of Soil erosion in the upland sub-water\u00a0sheds of Meenachil and Manimala Rivers\u2019 (WGDP funded, 3.86 Lakhs)<\/li>\n
- \u2018Chemical transformation and bioaccumulation of mercury in Vembanad wetland and\u00a0Cochin near shore areas\u2019 (MoES funded, 64.39 Lakhs)<\/li>\n
- \u2018Assessment of Vegetation Carbon Pool at 8 districts of Kerala\u2019 a prestigious National project\u00a0undertaken in collaboration with ISRO, Department of Space, GOI, very recently the MoU has\u00a0been signed between the school and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun\u00a0(ISRO funded, 4.00 Lakhs).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Research Guidance: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>PhD : Awarded – 3 ; Current scholars – 10
\n MSc \/ MPhil theses : 30<\/p>\nReviewer of International \/ Indian Journals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- International Journals: Journal of Environmental Management,<\/li>\n
- Bioresource Technology , Ecological Engineering (All from Elsevier ), International<\/li>\n
- journal of Environment and Waste Management ( Inderscience publ)<\/li>\n
- Indian Journal of Chemical Technology [NISCAIR published]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Examiner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Served as external examiner for Ph D and M.Phil theses of other universities.<\/li>\n
- R & D consultancy co-ordinated, Seminars co-organised<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Coordinator of major collaborative extension project work with Brown University, USA<\/li>\n
- (Rain water for humanity at Achinakom village , Kottayam)<\/li>\n
- Two National seminars and one National Space Science Symposium: 2001-07<\/li>\n
- Regional coordinator of a National project on Vegetation Carbon Pool Assessment<\/li>\n
- Setting up a R & D unit on vermi-technology, sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\nTechnical publications<\/strong>\u00a0: 62
\n Books\u00a0<\/strong>: 02
\n Papers in journals \/conferences<\/strong>\u00a0: 60<\/p>\nBooks<\/h3>\n\n- Biotechnological methods of pollution control , with S. A. Abbasi,1999. OrientLongman (Universities Press India Ltd.) Hyderabad, 168 pages
\n 2. Solid waste management with earthworms, with S. A. Abbasi, 2001. DiscoveryPublishing House, New Delhi, 178 pages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nResearch Papers in International Journals<\/h3>\n\n- Utilization of biowaste solids by extracting volatile fatty acids with subsequent conversion into\u00a0methane and manure, with Abbasi, S.A, The Journal of Solid Waste Technology andManagement, (USA),Vol. 26 (3 & 4),pp 133\u2013139,Nov 1999.<\/li>\n
- High – solids anaerobic digestion for the recovery of energy from municipal solid waste(MSW), with Abbasi,S.A., Environmental Technology (Selper, UK),, Vol. 21, pp 345-349,2000.<\/li>\n
- Energy recovery from dairy wastewater-impact of biofilm support systems on anaerobic CST\u00a0reactors, with. Abbasi,S.A., Applied Energy (Elsevier , UK), 65 , pp 91-98, 2000.<\/li>\n
- Potential of two epigeic and two anecic earthworm species in vermicomposting of water\u00a0hyacinth,with Gajalakshmi,S , and Abbasi ,S.A., Bioresource Technology (Elsevier, UK), Vol.76, pp 177-181, 2001.<\/li>\n
- Enhancement in the treatment efficiency and conversion to energy of dairy wastewaters by\u00a0augmenting CST reactors with simple biofilm support systems, with Abbasi,S.A.,Environmental Technology(Selper,UK) , vol. 22, pp 561 \u2013 565, 2001.<\/li>\n
- Towards maximising output from vermireactors fed with cowdung spiked paper waste, with\u00a0Gajalakshmi,S , and Abbasi ,S.A., Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), Vol. 79, pp 67-72,2001.<\/li>\n
- Screening of four species of detritivorous (Humus\u2013former) earthworms for sustainable\u00a0vermicomposting of paper waste, with Gajalakshmi,S , and Abbasi ,S.A., Environmental\u00a0Technology(Selper, UK) , vol. 22, pp 679 \u2013 685, 2001.<\/li>\n
- Assessment of sustainable vermiconversion of water hyacinth at different reactor efficiencies\u00a0employing Eudrilus eugeniae Kinberg , with Gajalakshmi,S , and Abbasi ,S.A., Bioresource\u00a0Technology (Elsevier), Vol. 80, pp 131-135, 2001.<\/li>\n
- High-rate composting and vermicomposting of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes. Mart.Solms.), with Gajalakshmi,S , and Abbasi Bioresource Technology (Elsevier,UK), vol.83, pp 235 -239, 2002.<\/li>\n
- Feasibility studies on the treatment of dairy wastewaters with upflow anaerobic sludge blanket\u00a0reactors, with Gajalakshmi,S., Sanjeevi, R., Jithesh, M.N.,and Abbasi, S.A., Bioresource\u00a0Technology (Elsevier,UK), vol.93, pp 209-212, 2004.<\/li>\n
- High-solids anaerobic digestion for the recovery of energy and manure from Taro (Colocasia\u00a0esculenta), with Bindu,T., Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management (USA), Vol.31 (2), pp 69 \u2013 77 , May 2005.<\/li>\n
- Vermicomposting of Taro, (Colacosia esculenta) with two epigeic earthworm species, with\u00a0Kurien, J., Bioresource Technology (Elsevier) , 97, 1324-1328 (2005).<\/li>\n
- Extraction of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from water hyacinth using inexpensive contraptions,and the use of VFAs as feed supplement in conventional biogas digesters with concomitant\u00a0final disposal of water hyacinth as vermicompost , with Sankar Ganesh , P., Gajalakshmi,S.,and Abbasi, S.A., Biochemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier,UK), 27, 17 \u2013 23 , ( 2005 ).<\/li>\n
- Composting and Vermicomposting of leaf litter ensuing from the trees of Mango (Mangifera\u00a0indica ), with Gajalakshmi,S., and Abbasi, S.A., Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), 96,1057-1061 (2005).<\/li>\n
- Recovery of energy from Taro ( Colocasia esculenta ) with solid-feed anaerobic digesters\u00a0(SOFADs), with Bindu.T., Waste Management (Elsevier), 28, 396 \u2013 405, (2008)<\/li>\n
- Recovery of methane-rich gas from solid-feed anaerobic digestion of Ipomoea (Ipomoea\u00a0carnea) with P. Sankar Ganesh , R. Sanjeevi , S. Gajalakshmi , and S.A. Abbasi,Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), 99, 812 \u2013 818, (2008).<\/li>\n
- Pollutant removal from domestic wastewater with Taro (Colocasia esculenta) planted in a\u00a0subsurface flow system, with Bindu,T., Sylas, V.P., Mahesh, M., Rakesh, P.S. Ecological\u00a0Engineering (Elsevier), 33, 68-92, (2008).<\/li>\n
- Changes in structural attributes of plant communities along disturbance gradients in a dry\u00a0deciduous forest of Western Ghats , India, with Anitha, K., Shijo Joseph, N. Prasad .Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer), 155: 393-405 (2009).<\/li>\n
- Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals with Taro (Colocasia esculenta) cultured\u00a0in a hydroponic NFT system, with Bindu,T., Sumi,M.M. Environmentalist (Springer), 30, 35\u2013 44 , (2010).<\/li>\n
- Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of\u00a0Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, with Anitha, K., Shijo Joseph, Chandran R.J., N.Prasad. Ecological Complexity (Elsevier), DOI : 10. 1016 \/ j.ecocom.2010.02.005 , 2010 (Inpress).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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