May 5, 2020
Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan – Associate Professor
civil
Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan obtained his M.S and Ph. D in Civil Engineering from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA. He is an Anna University authorized research supervisor. Dr. Rajagopalan has nearly fourteen years of teaching and research experience in the field of contamination fate, transport, and remediation and in water reuse. He has worked extensively on natural perchlorate collaborating with researchers from different backgrounds like Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmental Toxicology and from different agencies like USGS, USAF, USDA, USDOD, TWDB, and TCEQ.
Education :
Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (GPA: 3.85/4.00)
Texas Tech University |
2005 |
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (GPA: 3.75/4.00)
Texas Tech University |
2003 |
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
SRM Engineering College, Madras University, India |
2000 |
Experience :
08/2011-present: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Civil Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Kallavakam, Chennai 603 110
11/2009-04/2011: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Civil Engineering, Vel Tech High Tech Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai 62
12/2005- 04/2009: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Texas Tech University Water Resources Center,
09/2001- 12/2005: RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Texas Tech University Water Resources Center
Dr. Srinath has seven international peer-reviewed journal publications, one book chapter, and over 25 international conference presentations. One of his peer-reviewed journal titled “The origin of naturally occurring perchlorate: the role of atmospheric processes” was awarded the best science paper of 2005 by editors and the editorial advisory board of ES&T.
Dr. Srinath teaches courses like Environmental Engineering I &2, Air Pollution Management, Allied Hydraulics Engineering, Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Graphics.
Professional affiliation:
- Society of Environmental Professionals (since 2001)
- Water Environment Federation (since 2004)
- Geologic Society of America (since 2004)
- American Chemical Society (since 2003)
Awards and Recognition:
- Best Faculty Award from SSNCE for year 2015
- Co-author of ES&T Best Science Paper of the Year 2005
- Awarded competitive scholarship from Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University for Jan 2001- Aug 2001
Courses taught :
- Water Supply Engineering
- Wastewater Engineering
- Applied Hydraulics Engineering
- Air Pollution Control Engineering
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Surveying
- Engineering Graphics
- Basic Civil Engineering
- Water and Wastewater Analysis Lab
- Environmental and Irrigation Design and Drawing
- Design Project
- Surveying Lab
Research Interest :
- Contamination Fate and Transport
- Bioremediation
- Alternate Building Materials
- Water reuse
Supervision:
Anna University Recognised Supervisor (Reference NO. 2110141)
Fund Detail:
- 2016-17 SSN Trust (4.5 lakhs), Rajagopalan, S., Mahalingam B., In-situ remediation of hexavalent chromium in soil and aquifers.
- 2015-16 PA Footwear (5 lakhs), Nagarajan V., Rajagopalan S., Sivapriya S.V. Beneficial use of leather waste in poultry feed.
Publication: (Conferences and Journal from latest)
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Jackson, W.A., Böhlke, J.K., Andraski, B.J., Fahlquist, L., Bexfield, L., Eckardt, F.D., Gates, J.B., Davila, A.F., McKay, C.P., Rao, B., Sevanthi, R., Rajagopalan, S., Estrada, N., Sturchio, N., Hatzinger, P.B., Anderson, T. A., Orris, G., Betancourt, J., Stonestrom, D., Latorreo, C., Li, Y., Harvey, G.J. 2015, “Global patterns and environmental controls of perchlorate and nitrate co-occurrence in arid and semi-arid environments”. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , 164: 502-522 Rajagopalan, S., Anderson, T.A., Cox, S., Harvey, G., Cheng, Q., and Jackson, W.A. 2009. Perchlorate in wet deposition across North America. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43: 616-622.
- Munster, J., Hanson, G.N., Jackson, W.A., and Rajagopalan, S. 2008. The fallout from fireworks: Perchlorate in total deposition. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 198: 149 .Jayawickrama, P.W. and Rajagopalan S. 2007. Use of alternative water sources in earthwork construction. Journal of Transportation Research Board No.2004 : 88
- Rao, B., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Rainwater, K.A., Rajagopalan, S., Sandvig, R.M., Scanlon, B.R., Stonestrom, D.A., Walvoord, M.A., and Jackson, W.A. 2007. Widespread natural perchlorate in unsaturated zones of the Southwest United States. Environ. Sci. Technol.. 41: 4522-4528
- Rajagopalan, S., Anderson, T.A., Fahlquist, L., Rainwater, K.A. Ridley, M, and Jackson, W.A. 2006. Widespread presence of naturally occurring perchlorate in High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 3156-3162
- Dasgupta, P.K., Martinelango, P.K., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Tian, K., Tock, R.W., and
- Rajagopalan, S. 2005. The origin of naturally occurring perchlorate: the role of atmospheric processes. Environ. Sci.Technol. 39:1569-1575. (Best Science paper of year 2005).
- Jackson, W.A., Anandam, S. Anderson, T.A., Lehman, T., Rainwater, K.A., Rajagopalan, S., Ridley, M., and Tock, R.W. 2005. Perchlorate occurrence in the Texas southern high plains aquifer system. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. 25:137-149
Report
- Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Rajagopalan, S., and Rainwater, K. 2009 Chromium Sequestration Following Treatment with Newman Zone™ Amendment. Final Report to B&W Pantex plant, Amarillo, TX
- Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Rajagopalan, S., and Rainwater, K. 2009 Laboratory demonstration of in situ treatment effectiveness for reduction of Perchlorate, TCE, in perched aquifer sediments at the Pantex Plant Final Report to B&W Pantex plant, Amarillo, TX
- Harvey, G.J., McMillen, D., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., 2009 Perchlorate occurrence in Namibian, and South African biomes. Report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.
- Jackson, W. A., Rainwater, K.A., Anderson, T. A., Lehman, T. M., Tock, R.W., Rajagopalan, S., Ridley, M. 2004. Distribution and potential sources of perchlorate in the high plains region of Texas. Final Report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX
- Jayawickrama, P., Jackson, W.A., Fedler, C.B., Morse, A.N., Rajagopalan, S.2005. Use of alternate water sources. Texas Department of Transportation, Research Report 0- 4412-1.
Book Chapter
- Rajagopalan S., Sreehari P., Mahalingam B., Haneefa K.M. (2019) On Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Concretes with Rubber as Partial Replacement to Well-Graded Conventional Aggregates. In: Lakshminarayanan A., Idapalapati S., Vasudevan M. (eds) Advances in Materials and Metallurgy. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.
- Mahalingam B., Sreehari P., Rajagopalan S., Ramana Gopal S., Mohammed Haneefa K. (2019) Mechanical Characterization and Robustness of Self-compacting Concrete with Quarry Dust Waste and Class-F Fly Ash as Fillers. In: Lakshminarayanan A., Idapalapati S., Vasudevan M. (eds) Advances in Materials and Metallurgy. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.
- Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Harvey, G., Orris, G., Rajagopalan, S., and Kang, N. 2006. Occurrence and Formation of Non-Anthropogenic Perchlorate in Gu, B. and Coates, J.D. Eds. Perchlorate Environmental Occurrence, Chemistry, Toxicology, and Remediation Technologies. Springer, New York, NY. pp 49-70.
Doctoral Dissertation
- Rajagopalan, S. Distribution and source evaluation of perchlorate in arid and semi-arid regions. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2005
Master’s Thesis
- Rajagopalan, S. Use of alternate water sources in construction operations. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2003
Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=zWD0Nu4AAAAJ