Designation
Senior Scientist & Head i/c
Research Group
Ecology and Environment
Office No
0495- 2351871
Email
rtr@cwrdm.org

  • Dr. Resmi T R

    Designation
    Senior Scientist & Head i/c
    Research Group
    Ecology and Environment
    Office No
    0495- 2351871
    Email
    rtr@cwrdm.org

  • EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

    • Ph.D: 2006; Department of Chemical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
    • Thesis: “Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Inorganics and Bio-organics in Selected Aquatic Environments”
    • Research student, 2004-2005 (as part of Student Exchange Programme), Department of Marine Chemistry, University of Bremen, Germany
    • M.Sc: 1998; Hydrochemistry; Department of Chemical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India

    CAREER DETAILS

    • July, 2018 – onwards – Senior Scientist, Ecology and Environment Research Group, CWRDM
    • July, 2014 – July, 2018 – Scientist, Isotope Hydrology Division, CWRDM
    • May, 2011 – July, 2014 – Scientist B, Isotope Hydrology Division, CWRDM
    • September, 2007 – May, 2011 - Scientist B (on contract), Isotope Hydrology Division, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, Kerala
    • June, 2005 – December, 2006 – Guest Lecturer in Chemistry, St. Mary’s College (affiliated to University of Calicut), Thrissur, Kerala

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Life member, Indian Society of Analytical Scientists
    • Life member, Indian Society of Hydraulics
    • Member, Society of Aquatic Chemists 

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Isotope hydrology 
    • Hydogeochemistry

Stable isotopic and geochemical characterization of groundwater from Kodungallur coast, Thrissur district
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Manjula P, Sudheesh M
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Spatial Mapping of Radon in Coastal groundwater of Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Regional Variability of Chemical and Isotopic Imprints of precipitation over Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Regional variability of chemical and isotopic imprints of precipitation over Kerala- A high resolution spatial analysis
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
An inventory of Greenhouse gases emission from Coastal Wetlands of Kerala and their impact on Regional climate change
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Renjith K R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
Science & Engineering Research Board (Core Research Grant)
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Investigations of surface water Groundwater interactions of a perennial freshwater lake
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R, Dr. Smitha V S, Prajith V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 years
Groundwater status and formulation of effective recharge strategies for Valapattanam River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Arun P R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. C P Priju, Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
2 years
Monitoring of the occurrence, fate and risks of antibiotics in Muvattupuzha River, Central Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Renjith K R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R, Digila Rani M, Vishnu Das N
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Groundwater characterization along the Coastal plain of Northern Malabar, Kerala using Isotopic Systematics
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
DST
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Investigation on septic tank contamination of open well at Thillenkery, Uliyil, Thalassery using tracer technique
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Date of Completion:
Duration:
March, 2020 – May, 2020
Field study conducted at the effluent contamination suspected site at d/s of Pathalam Regulator cum Bridge of Periyar River & Edayar industrial area
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Date of Completion:
Duration:
April, 2020 – May, 2020
Spatial distribution of uranium and associated water quality parameters in drinking water sources of five districts in northern Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
BRNS, DAE, GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
February, 2015 - March, 2018
Investigation on the role of cloud water in tropical forests using isotope technique
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
CRG, SERB, DST, GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Unraveling submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) zones along the Indian subcontinent and its islands (Mission-SGD) - Pilot Study
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
NCESS-MoES, GoI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Study on radioactivity and associated environmental risks in Vamanapuram River Basin, Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Arun P R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years
Stable isotopic and geochemical signature of groundwater of the Shiriya River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
October, 2017 - September, 2020
Elucidation of Carbon Sources of an Urban Environment
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Years (October, 2014 - March, 2018)
Investigation on Nutrient Fluxes and Organic Carbon Dynamics in a Mangrove Ecosystem of Northern Kerala
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years (October, 2012 - September, 2015)
Budget:
Rs. 17.00 lakhs
Isotope Fingerprinting of Pamba River Basin
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
February, 2009 – April, 2011
“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for
removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022
Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe3O4@chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years (08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022)
Anthropogenic interactions in the Neyyar River System and its impacts on the groundwater environment
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Arun P R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years

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Resmi T R and Jacob Chacko, 2014. Multivariate Correlations of Heavy Metal Binding Phases in Varied Aquatic Environments. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM–2014) February 19–21, 2014, CWRDM, Kozhikod
Resmi T R, Sudharma K V, Shahul Hameed A (2014) Chemical and Isotopic Signals of a Tropical River in Kerala. Proc. of the 4th International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management (ICHWAM-2014), Hyderabad, India. pp. 560-567.
Suraj S, Resmi T R and Shahul Hameed A. 2014. Evaluation of Groundwater Chemistry of Shallow Aquifers of Malabar Region, Kerala with respect to Physiography. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM–2014) F
Mrudulrag, S. K., Sui, A. S., Resmi, T. R and Shahul Hameed, A., 2012. Water Quality Variations in the Shallow Wells and Streams of Neyyar River Basin, Kerala, Proceedings of the National Seminar on ‘Sediments and sedimentary rocks: Resource potential Dep
Shahul Hameed, A and Resmi T. R., 2012. Origin of pollutants in the coastal shallow aquifers of an urban environment–Investigation using ionic and isotopic ratios. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Water Quality, WQ-2012, 19-21, September
Shahul Hameed, A., Resmi, T.R., Suraj, S.S., 2012. Estimation of groundwater by rain in a tropical river basin using stable isotope technique, Proceedings of the Vth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC 2012), 18-21 December, Aurangabad, India, pp.1
Resmi T R (2011). Isotope Fingerprinting of a Tropical River Basin using Isotope Systematics. Proc. of the 23rd Kerala Science Congress, CESS, Thiruvananthapuram, pp.103.
Soorya, V.C., Manjula, P., Unnikrishnan Warrier, C., Resmi, T. R. (2010), Geochemical Studies Of Groundwater In Thutha Sub Basin Of Bharathapuzha. Young Environmental Researchers Conference, CWRDM (March 22-23, 2010) Abs. Vol. p. 3

Field study conducted at the Effluent Contamination Suspected Site at d/s of Pathalam Regulator cum Bridge of Periyar River & Edayar Industrial Area. Report submitted to the Kerala State Pollution Control Board.
Publication Year:
2020
First Author:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Author:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Manjula P, Sudheesh M, Vimala T
Isotope-Hydro-Chemical Mapping of Two River Basins in Kerala and an Island in Lakshadweep. Report submitted to the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Publication Year:
2014
First Author:
Co Author:
Dr. Resmi T R
Jayakumar K .V, Nanadeswahar M. D Joseph E J, Harikumar P S, Resmi T TR,, Ambili G .K and Girish Gopinath (2011) Abstrat Souvenir on Sustainable Natural Resources Management under Changing Climatic Scenarios, in connection with 3rd International Geography
First Author:
Dr. Resmi T R, Ambili G K
Co Author:
Publication Year:
2011

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No publications exists in this category