Dr. G. Gnanachandrasamy
About
Research Area
M.Sc., in Applied Geology and Ph.D., with specialization in Hydrogeology. Scientific Research Post – Doctoral Fellow and Associate Researcher at Sun Yat – Sen University, China. Executed two major research grants from CPDSF & Ministry of Education, successfully collaboration with Nanning Normal University, China. Ten years of research experience in the field of Environmental Geochemistry, Geoinformatics (RS & GIS), Geohydrology (Groundwater), and Metal pollution (Sediments and Water) studies. Published about 40 research articles, 8 book chapters and conference proceedings in reputed international and national journals. Awarded best performer in research from AEACI-BARC, Mumbai.
Participated in various training programmes, workshops and presented paper in national and international conferences and seminars. Served as Guest Editor in the special issue on “New Trends in Groundwater Science – A Comprehensive Approach” hosted by Springer – SN Applied Sciences journal. Member in international research associations like International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry of India (AEACI), and American Association for Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Invited reviewer in the reputed international journals (Eg. Chemosphere, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science Pollution Research, Applied Water Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and Environmental Research, etc).
Notable Publications
Gnanachandrasamy G, Dushiyanthan C Jeyavel Rajakumar T, Jianyao Chen (2020). Comprehensive hydro-geophysical prospecting to delineate fresh water zone in the coastal aquifer, South India. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125415
Gnanachandrasamy G, Wang S, Mo Liping, Zou Jianming, Zhou YZ (2020). Distribution determination, risk assessment, and source identification of heavy metals in mangrove wetland sediments from Qi’ao Island, South China, Regional Studies in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100961 (SCI).
Gnanachandrasamy G, Dushiyanthan C, Jayavel Rajakumar T, Zhou Yongzhang. (2018). Assessment of hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in the lower Vellar river basin - using Geographical Information System (GIS) and Water Quality Index (WQI). Environment, Development and Sustainability. 22,759-789. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0219-7(SCI).
Gnanachandrasamy.G, Ramkumar.T, Venkatramanan.S, Chung. S.Y, Vasudevan.S, (2016). Identification of saline water intrusion in part of Cauvery Deltaic region Tamil Nadu, Southern India - Using GIS and VES methods. Marine Geophysical Research, 37: 113–126
Gnanachandrasamy.G, Ramkumar.T, Vasudevan.S, Venkatramanan.S, Chung. S.Y, and Bagyaraj.M. (2015). Accessing groundwater quality in lower part of Nagapattinam district, Southern India: using hydrogeochemistry and GIS interpolation techniques, Applied Water Science, 5, 39-55. DOI 10.1007/s13201- 014-0172-z5: 39-55(SCI)
