RESUME

GURU. BALAMURUGAN                                           Research Scholar

Email : sg_bala8@rediffmail.com                                                     Dept. of Earth Sciences

             gbala8@hotmail.com, gurubala@iitb.ac.in                          IIT Bombay, Powai

Phone : 098190 03898                                                                       Mumbai - 76, India.       

Academic Background

            At present I am doing Ph.D

            (2003 Continuing) IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 76

            M.Tech. (Remote sensing) 86 %

            (2001 - 2003) Center for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Trichy - 23.

            PG. Diploma in Hydrogeology 70 %

            (2000 - 2001) Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

            M.Sc. (Applied Geology) 74.5 %

            (1997 - 1999) National College (Bharathidasan University), Trichy - 23.

Areas of Interest

            ► Landslide Disaster and Mitigation,

            ► Groundwater Studies and Management,

Software Proficiency

            Geographical Information System          : ArcView GIS 8.2 & 3.2, Arc/Info user 7.2.1

            Digital Image Processing                       : Erdas Imagine 8.5

            Contouring Package                             : SURFER 6.0

            Operating System                                 : DOS

            Packages                                              : MS word, Excel and Power point    

            Language                                              : C

Working experience

Project experience:

I am doing Ph.D in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS for groundwater studies in the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Mumbai – 76.

Possesses about two years experience in applied Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Disaster and Mitigation, and Natural Resources and Management at Centre for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Trichy-23, Tamil Nadu, India.

* Preparation of Various thematic maps using Topographic Sheets, Aerial Photographs,                                        Satellite Data and Digitally processed data.

            *Generation of Digital Data, performing spatial analysis using ArcView GIS 8.2 and                                 Arc/Info 7.2.1.           

             * Generation of 3D models using Erdas  8.5.

             * Generation of numerical data and generation of contour using SURFER 6.0 software.

Field Experience:

F Ground Water Investigation by using Geophysical survey in sedimentary and

     metamorphic terrain (1999-2000,2003).

            F Inplant training at Alankulam, Tamil Nadu Cements (May 1998).

List of Publication

1. Paper Submitted in Tamil Nadu Science and Technology (1999 ) entitled “Impact of Sand Mining on Environment” a case study -  Coleroon River. 

Personal Information

            Name                                                   :           Guru. Balamurugan

            Father’s Name                                     :           Sami. Gurunathan

            Date of Birth                                         :           21-06-1977

            Sex                                                      :           Male

            Marital status                                        :           Unmarried

            Nationality                                            :           Indian

References

1. Prof. SM.RAMASAMY,                           :       Head & Director

                                                                                Centre for Remote Sensing

                                                                                Bharathidasan University

                                                                                Khajamalai Campus

                                                                                Tiruchirappalli - 620023.

                                                                                Ph.NO : 0431 - 2420667

                                                                                Email   : smrbard@hotmail.com                                                                                                                      Fax      :  0431 - 2422902

2.Prof. S. Anbazhagan                                            Assistant Professor

                                                                                 Dept. of Earth Sciences

                                                                                 IIT Bombay, Powai

                                                                                 Mumbai – 400 076

                                                                                 Ph. No :  022- 25767255

                                                                                 Email    :  anban@iitb.ac.in

3. Dr. C.J. Kumanan,                                              Lecturer

                                                                                 Centre for Remote Sensing

                                                                                 Bharathidasan University

                                                                                 Khajamalai Campus

                                                                                 Tiruchirappalli - 620023.

                                                                                 Ph.NO : 0431 - 2420667        

                                                                                 Email  : cjkcers@hotmail.com

                                                                                 Fax      : 0431 - 2422902