Dr.VALLIYAPPAN THINNAPPAN

1.24, Harwood Laboratory,
Williamson Building,
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
The University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
United Kingdom
The university of manchester
Hydrus2D
Supervisors
Dr.Merrifield
RESEARCH INTERESTS:

1. Numerical modelling of water flow and contaminant transport in   variably saturated media.

2. Contaminant Hydrogeology

3. Reaction kinetics

My main scientific interest concerns the release and transport of contaminants in groundwater systems.


PUBLICATIONS:

V. Thinnappan
, C.M. Merrifield, F.S. Islam, D.A. Ploya, P.Wincott,       and R.A. Wogelius (2008). A combined experimental study of            vivianite and As(V) reactivity in the pH range 2 to 11. Applied              Geochemistry, DOI 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.07.001.

PAPERS IN PREPARATION:

V.Thinnappan, P.M. Morris and R.A. Wogelius. Kinetics of fluorite dissolution. Submitted to Journal of Hydrology, July 2008.

V. Thinnappan and R.A. Wogelius. Surface chemistry of vivianite and insights into dissolution mechanisms. To be submitted to Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Sep 2008.

V. Thinnappan, R.A. Wogelius and C.M. Merrifield. Numerical modelling of arsenic mobility as a result of well water abstraction from a shallow aquifer. To be submitted to Journal of Environmental Quality, Dec 2008.

ABSTRACTS:

F.S. Islam, M. Lawson, P.R. Lythgoe, R.A. Wogelius,
V.                       Thinnappan, J.R. Lloyd, J.M. Charnock, and D.A. Polya (2007).          Adsorption of As(III) and As(V) onto vivianite - Evaluation as a sink   for arsenic in Bengali aquifers. Geochimica et Cosmochimica          Acta, 71(15), A432.


CONFERENCE PAPERS:

V. Thinnappan, R.A. Wogelius, P. Wincott, D.A. Polya, M. Lawson     and C.M. Merrifield (2007). Experimental study of vivianite                   interaction with aqueous solution, Poster presented at the                 workshop on arsenic in groundwaters of South-East Asia: With        emphasis on Cambodia and Vietnam, Manchester, UK.

V. Thinnappan and C.M. Merrifield (2005). Numerical modelling of   arsenic mobility as a result of water abstraction from a shallow        aquifer, Poster presented at the Mineralogical Society Winter            Conference, Bath, UK, Jan 2005.
Dr.Wogelius
Dr.Polya
Arsenic links
Columbia
EAWAG
Harvard Group
Jadavpur
KTH
Manchester
BBC News
MIT (Murcott)
MIT (Harvey)
Stanford
UCL
USGS
BGS
ACIC
AAN
Academic jobs
Jobs
EDUCATION:

Ph.D (Civil Engineering), The university of Manchester, UK, 2008.

M.Sc (Environmental Engineering), University of Newcastle Upon     Tyne, UK, 2003.

B.Eng (Chemical), Annamalai University, Tamilnadu (state of            India), 2002.

LOGISTICS COURSE:

Value Engineering (module I), SA Value Engineering Consultants, India, 2007.

RECENT GRANT:

OSS Award (2003 - 2006) - Ph.D Studentship, The University of        Manchester, UK.


AFFILIATION:

a) Student member in Mineralogical Society, UK.
b) Advanced member in PC-Progress Discussion Forum; the purpose of this forum is to provide free help and technical support to Hydrus2D users.


PERSONAL:

Born 1981    Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Married, 1 Child