Anna University

Faculty Member, Department of Geology

Professor

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Professor L. Elango, Anna University, Chennai is a hydrogeologist with Masters Degree in Science (Applied Geology) from University of Madras(1984), Masters Degree in Engineering (Hydrology & Water Resources Engg.,)(1986) and Ph.D in Hydrogeology(1992) from Centre for Water Resources, Anna University. He has specialised in hydrogeochemical studies and groundwater modelling. He carried out his postdoctoral work at the University of Birmingham under Indian National Science Academy and The Royal Society, London fellowship programme. He has participated in various professional training programmes held in Danish Hydraulic Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of New Castle, UK and Ruhr University, Germany. He has carried out a number of sponsored research projects on various aspects of hydrogeology. He has published about 50 research papers in various journals. Professor  Elango is a Vice President of Commission on Water Quality of International Association of Hydrological Sciences.  He was an Associate Editor of International Journal of Environmental Geosciences and International Association of Hydrogeologist’s Hydrogeology Journal.  He is in the editorial board of International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Management and International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology.He has organised many training programmes/workshops and conferences in the field of Hydrogeology. He coordinated a major capacity building programme for the officers of the State’s Water Resources Organisation under The World Bank funded Hydrology Project. He has organised four International workshops sponsored by UNESCO’s International Hydrology Programme. He has carried out a number of research projects. Some of the projects carried out include in collaboration with the British Geological Survey, Australian Research Council and Russian Academy of Sciences. He has also carried out a number of consultancy projects for major organisations such as Dept of Atomic Energy, PWD, MECON, Larson and Toubro, HPCC, Gamman India, Gimpex, .etc. He has travelled under academic and research assignments to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, Tunisia, UK and USA. He has supervised nine PhD studies in the last twelve years.

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