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1.24, Harwood Laboratory, Williamson Building, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom |
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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. |
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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 |
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