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Usha Natesan
Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Chennai General field of specialization: Engineering sciences- Academic Background
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Degrees
1993 Doctorate Engineering sciences1988 Master Engineering sciences1986 Undergraduate Engineering sciences2000 Master Engineering sciences - Research and Profession
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Current Research Activities
Engineering sciences
Coastal Engineering, Remote sensing and GIS Applications, Environmental Engineering
Publications resulting from Research:
Papers published in National and International Journals : 128
Books Published : 04
Chapters Published in Books : 09
Papers presented in International Conferences : 51
Papers presented in National Conferences : 39
Scopus ID : 6506443084
Orcid ID : 0000-0003-4300-7926
Web of Science ResearcherID : ABE-4260-2020
Google Scholar ID : zED59T4AAAAJ
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingProfessor, Centre for Water Resources Anna University, Chennai, India
Affiliations
- Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
Sep 2019Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)Conferred with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by the Lincoln University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2019Jul 2004Young Scientist Project AwardRecipient of the Young Scientist Project Award from the International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden, 2004Jul 1990Japanese Government ScholarshipRecipient of the Japanese Government Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India for pursuing Ph.D. at Japan, 1990 (Did not accept the offer as I had already enrolled for Ph.D. at IIT Madras, Chennai)Nov 2019Honorary Fellowship by the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), New DelhiConferred with the Honorary Fellowship by the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, for the development of Indian Technical Education, 2019Aug 2016Eminent Engineer AwardRecipient of the Eminent Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers (India), Hosur, 2016Jun 2016Award for Excellence in ResearchRecipient of the Award for Excellence in Research from the Education Expo TV Companies Rating System (EET CRS), New Delhi, 2016Mar 2016TEC Best Women Achiever AwardRecipient of the TEC Best Women Achiever Award from Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, 2016Oct 2015UGC-BSR One Time GrantRecipient of the UGC-BSR One Time Grant from the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, for outstanding Research and Guidance, 2015Dec 2015National Geospatial Award for Excellence 2014Recipient of the National Geospatial Award for Excellence 2014 from the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehradun, 2015Mar 2015Guest of Honour at the International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015)Guest of Honour at the International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015), National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, 2015Aug 2015Limca Book of RecordsAccomplishment of National Record during the tenure as the Director, Centre for Research, Anna University, Chennai, 2014: Anna University, Chennai had featured in the Limca Book of Records for awarding the highest number of Ph.D. Degrees in a calendar year by any Technical Institution in India during the 35th Annual Convocation, 5th November 2014Sep 2012Active Researcher AwardRecipient of the Active Researcher Award from Anna University, Chennai, 2012Mar 2003Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist AwardRecipient of the Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist Award from the Science City, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2002Feb 1988Second Rank in M.Tech. Remote SensingSecured Second Rank in M.Tech. Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai, 1988Mar 2015Best Paper Award, International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015)Best Paper Award, International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015), National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, 2015Dec 2015Prof.U.C.Kothyari Best Ph.D. Thesis AwardDr.AL.Muthulakshmi: Prof.U.C.Kothyari Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), Pune, 2014
