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Usha Natesan

Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Chennai General field of specialization: Engineering sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

1993 Doctorate Engineering sciences
1988 Master Engineering sciences
1986 Undergraduate Engineering sciences
2000 Master Engineering sciences
Research and Profession

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: 
Teaching
Professor, Centre for Water Resources Anna University, Chennai, India

Affiliations

Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Sep 2019
Honorary 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, 2019
Jul 2004
Young Scientist Project Award
Recipient of the Young Scientist Project Award from the International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden, 2004
Jul 1990
Japanese Government Scholarship
Recipient 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 2019
Honorary Fellowship by the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi
Conferred with the Honorary Fellowship by the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, for the development of Indian Technical Education, 2019
Aug 2016
Eminent Engineer Award
Recipient of the Eminent Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers (India), Hosur, 2016
Jun 2016
Award for Excellence in Research
Recipient of the Award for Excellence in Research from the Education Expo TV Companies Rating System (EET CRS), New Delhi, 2016
Mar 2016
TEC Best Women Achiever Award
Recipient of the TEC Best Women Achiever Award from Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, 2016
Oct 2015
UGC-BSR One Time Grant
Recipient of the UGC-BSR One Time Grant from the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, for outstanding Research and Guidance, 2015
Dec 2015
National Geospatial Award for Excellence 2014
Recipient of the National Geospatial Award for Excellence 2014 from the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehradun, 2015
Mar 2015
Guest 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, 2015
Aug 2015
Limca Book of Records
Accomplishment 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 2014
Sep 2012
Active Researcher Award
Recipient of the Active Researcher Award from Anna University, Chennai, 2012
Mar 2003
Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist Award
Recipient of the Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist Award from the Science City, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2002
Feb 1988
Second Rank in M.Tech. Remote Sensing
Secured Second Rank in M.Tech. Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai, 1988
Mar 2015
Best 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, 2015
Dec 2015
Prof.U.C.Kothyari Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
Dr.AL.Muthulakshmi: Prof.U.C.Kothyari Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), Pune, 2014

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