Dr. S. Suresh, M.E., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Sona College of Technology, Salem – 636 005 India
Ph: 91 - 427 - 4099999 / Ext: 766

Academic and Professional Honors
Academic Background
University Degree Year Field of Specialisation
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. PhD February 1997 - March 2004 Hydraulic Engineering
Anna University , Chennai. M.E June 1994-January 1996 Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. B.E May 1988-May 1992 Civil Engineering
Professional Career

Research Experience

Teaching Experience

Period Name of the College Position
1 st June 1992 – 13 th September 1994 R V S College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul Associate Lecturer
24 th January 1996 – 18 th January 1997 R V S College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul Lecturer
22 nd December 2003 – 8 th June 2004 Arul Migu Kalasalingam College of Engineering, Srivalliputhur Assistant Professor
9 th June 2004 – 13 th August 2005 PSNA College of Engineering, Dindigul Assistant Professor
17 th August 2005 – Till date Sona College of Technology, Salem Professor

Short Term Training
26 th July, 2004 Attended a Seminar on “Assessment and Management of Water Resources – AMWR-2004”, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIsc, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
14 th-15 May, 2004. Attended an workshop on “Environment Impact Assessment”, held at Raja College of Engineering, Madurai 625 020.
1 st-15 th Jan, 2005. Attended a short term course on “Gram ++ “, held at Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai – 20
17 th – 29 th July 2006. Attended a short term course on “ Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering Application”, held at Government College of Engineering, Karikudi – 4.Under Technical Education Quality Improvement Program, Tamilnadu.
7 th February, 2007. Participated a State Level Technical Seminar on “Disaster and Waste Management”, held at Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem 636 005.
19 th-20 th September, 2007 Participated a National seminar on “National Knowledge Commission’s Recommendations on Higher Education”, held at Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Central College Campus, Bangalore organized jointly by Department of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore University and Centre for Educational and Social Studies, Bangalore, Karnataka.
17 th-19 th December 2007 Participated in 37 th ISTE Annual Convention and National Seminar on the theme “Excellence in Technical Education Through Innovation”, held at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka.
26 th-27 th June 2008 Participated in ISTE Conference on “Engineering Education”, held at The Residency Hotel, Coimbatore, Organized by ISTE TN&P Section and Anna University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Area of Expertise
Ph.D Supervision
Teaching interests and subjects taught

Teaching interests : Subjects related to Hydraulic Engineering

Subjects taught / teaching : UG Students :Fluid Mechanics, Applied Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrology, Irrigation Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Building Science, Geographic Information System.

P.G students : Industrial Waste Management. GIS

Participation in International Conferences
  1. Presented a paper titled “ Intersectoral Competition for Land and Water Policy Between Users and Uses in Tamilnadu- India ” at the International Conference on world Water Resources at the Beginning of 21 st century , 3-6, June 1998 , Paris , France .
  2. Presented a paper titled “ Short Term Rain and Flow Prediction for Small Tropical Watershed Characterized by Seasonal Rains ” at the 29 th IAHR Congress , 16-21, September 2001, Beijing, China.
  3. Presented a paper titled “ Intersectoral Competition for Water between Users and Uses in Tamilnadu – India ” at the International Symposium on Disaster Mitigation and Basin Wide Water Management , 7-10, December, 2003 , Niigata , Japan .
  4. Presented a paper titled “ Short Term Rain Prediction for Sustainability of Tanks in the tropic Influenced by Shadow Rains ” at the International Symposium on Study of Rainfall Rate and Radio Wave Propagation , 29-30, January 2007 , SCT, Salem 636 005 .
Research Accomplishments

Publications in Refereed International Journals:

  1. S. Suresh, “Short Term Rain Prediction for Sustainability of Tanks in the tropic Influenced by Shadow Rains ”, The Journal of American Institute of Physics, Ste. 1NO1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville NY 11747, USA. Under Press .
  2. S. Suresh, K. Sridharan and M.S. Mohan Kumar, “Network Model for Traditional and Structured Irrigation Network”, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier Publication, Under Review.
  3. S. Suresh, K. Sridharan and M.S. Mohan Kumar, “Application of the Network Model to a Canal System: A Case Study of Bagavadi Distributary in North Karnataka, India”, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier Publication, Under Review.
  4. S. Suresh, K. Sridharan and M.S. Mohan Kumar, “Network Model Analysis and Design for Traditional Canal Irrigation System”, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier Publication, Under Review.
  5. S. Suresh, K. Sridharan and M.S. Mohan Kumar, “Comparison of Structured Irrigation Network and Traditional Network”, Journal of Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier Publication, Under Review.

Publications in Refereed International Conferences:

  1. S. Suresh and M.V. Somasundaram, “Towards a Comprehensive Water Policy for India with Special Reference to Tamilnadu”, Sixth Stockholm Water Symposium, August, 1996, Sweden, PP, 277-279.
  2. S. Suresh, “Intersectoral Competition for Land and Water Policy Between Users and Uses in Tamilnadu- India”, Proceedings of International Conference on world Water Resources at the Beginning of 21 st century, Paris, 3-6, June 1998, PP 441-445.
  3. S. Suresh, M.V. Somasundaram and N. V. Pundarikanthan, “Short Term Rain and Flow Prediction for Small Tropical Watershed Characterized by Seasonal Rains”, 29 thIAHR Congress Proceedings, Beijing, China, 16-21, September 2001, PP. 278-284.
  4. S. Suresh, “Intersectoral Competition for Water between Users and Uses in Tamilnadu – India”, International Symposium on Disaster Mitigation and Basin Wide Water Management, December 7-10, 2003, Niigata, Japan, PP 660-667.
  5. S. Suresh. “Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management in Indian Rivers Basin with Special Reference to Flood”, Second International Symposium on Flood Defense, Beijing, 10-13, September 2002, PP 382-388.
  6. S. Suresh et al, “Short Term Rain Prediction for Sustainability of Tanks in the tropic Influenced by Shadow Rains ” International Symposium on Study of Rainfall Rate and Radio Wave Propagation, SCT, Salem 636 005, 29-30, January 2007, PP 56.
  7. S. Suresh, K. Sridharan and M.S. Mohan Kumar, “Canal Network Model for Traditional and Structured Irrigation Network”, Second International Symposium on Shallow Flows, (ISSF08), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 10-12 December 2008.
Research Project