August 10, 2021
Dr. Surendar Natarajan – Assistant Professor
civil
Dr. Surendar Natarajan
B.E., M.E., Ph.D.
Assistant professor
B.E. (Civil Engineering), M.E., (Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering., Ph.D. (Water Resources Engineering)
Dr. Surendar Natarajan born in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu in Southern tip of India. He did his complete schooling in Govt Aided School. He did his Bachelor’s Degree affiliated to Anna University. He completed his Masters in Engineering from Anna University in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering. After his master’s degree he joined as Teaching Assistant in Anna University for a short term. He joined as Adhoc-Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, after his tenure he joined as Research Scholar at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli for Doctoral degree.
Education:
- PhD (Water Resources Engineering) (NIT Tiruchirappalli)
- M.E. (Hydrology& Water Resources Engineering) (Anna University)
- B.E. (Civil Engineering) (Anna University)
Teaching Experience
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli as Adhoc-Faculty-1.5 years
Anna University–as Teaching Assistant-6 months
Professional affiliation:
American Society of Civil Engineering, 2011-Present- ASCE member ID# 11061156
Indian Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2014-Present
Institution of Engineers, 2020-Present
Honors and Awards
- Best Paper award from Bharathidasan University and Anna university
- Secured Best Outgoing student in higher secondary examination in school
- Secured 4th place in All India General Knowledge competition
Courses Taught
Basics in Civil Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Irrigation Engineering and Survey Lab
Research Interest:
- Isotopic hydrology
- Land Use Land Cover Change Modeling
- Rainfall Runoff Modeling
- Hydraulic Modeling
- Groundwater modelling
Publications
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2021) Simulation of Rainfall-Runoff Process for an Ungauged Catchment Using an Event-Based Hydrologic Model- A Case Study of Koraiyar Basin in Tiruchirappalli City. Journal of Earth System Science. (SCIE)
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2020) Flood Hazard Delineation in Ungauged Catchment by Coupling Hydrologic and Hydraulic Models with Geospatial Techniques-A Case Study of Koraiyar Basin, Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Monitoring Assessment, 192:689. 10.1007/s10661-020-08650-2. (SCIE)
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2020) Assessment of Rainfall-Runoff due to the Impacts of Land Use Changes by Integrated Geospatial Empirical Approach – Study on Koraiyar Basin, Tiruchirappalli City, India. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing. (SCIE)
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2020) An Integrated Hydrologic and Hydraulic Flood Modeling Study for a Medium-Sized Ungauged Urban Catchment Area: A Case Study of Tiruchirappalli City Using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS. Journal of Institution of Engineers Series.A,101:381-398.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-019-00427-2 (Scopus)
Surendar Natarajan and Krishnaveni M (2014) Stable Isotopic Characterization in Surface and Groundwater Interaction in a Hard Rock Terrain of a Semi-Arid Region. International Journal of Science and Technology, 3 (2): 8-14.
Conferences
Surendar Natarajan (2021) “A Flood Modelling Approach for Pallikaranai Marsh Land -Chennai city” International Conference on Recent Technologies and Advanced Materials for Green Energy and Sustainable Environment (RTAMGESE-2021), 12th to 13th March 2021, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.
Surendar Natarajan (2021) “Flood Risk Assessment for an Ungauged Basin Using HEC-RAS Modeling Approach” Online International Conference Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management (SWARDAM-2021)8-9March,2021, Government College of Engineering Aurangabad.
Surendar Natarajan (2021) “Flood Modeling Approach for an Inundated Ungauged River Basin Using Hydraulic Modeling Approach” 1st International Conference on River Corridor Research and Management (RCRM 2021), 25th to 27th February 2021, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu.
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2019) “Analyzing The Relationship Between Land Use-Land Cover and Rainfall-Runoff Using an Integrated Geospatial-Empirical SCS-CN Approach in Tiruchirappalli City”. National Conference on Recent trends in Architecture & Civil Engineering towards Energy Efficient and Sustainable Architecture(NCACESD2019), National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, ISBN 5346-0402.
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2016) Impacts of Surface Runoff on Water Quality –A Case Study. National Conference on Soft Computing Techniques in Structural and Environmental Engineering, Anna University- “Best Paper Award”
Surendar Natarajan (2015) A heterogeneous Traffic Flow Modeling –A Study on Vissim. CTSEM 2015, NIT, Tiruchirappalli.
Surendar Natarajan and Krishnaveni M (2011) Stable Isotopic Characterization in Hard Rock Region. National Seminar on Environmental
Management Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli– “Power tech Best Paper Award”
Book Chapter
Surendar Natarajan and Nisha Radhakrishnan (2020) Flood Risk Assesment for Medium Size City Using Geospatial Techniques with Integrated Flood Models. “India: Climate Change Impacts,Mitigation, and Adaptation in Developing Countries” In Springer (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67865-4_3)
List of Professional Courses: 3, List of Professional Training: 15, List of Workshops Attended: 5
Contact Address:
Dr. Surendar Natarajan
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
SSN College of Engineering,
Kalavakkam-603110
Email: surendarn@ssn.edu.in
