Gopinathan Nair A., PhD

togopi(at)gck.ac.in

+91- 7907170477

Dept. of Geology

Assistant Professor | MSc, JRF (NET), PhD

Biography

He is a post-graduate in Geology from the University of Calicut. He is awarded PhD from Kannur University
on the topic ”An Integrated Study of the Groundwater Development and Management In Mogral River
Basin, Kasaragod District, Kerala State, using Remote Sensing and GIS” from Kannur University. His
teaching and research interests are in the area of crystallography, structural geology, sedimentology and
hydrogeology.

Education

PhD - Kannur University
CSIR - UGC JRF (NET) – Earth,atmospheric ,oceanic and planetary sciences.
M.Sc. Geology - University of Calicut
B.Sc. Geology - University of Calicut
B.Ed. Physical Sciences - Kannur University.

Experience

NCC Care taker - Government College, Kasaragod June 2017 – March 2020.
Assistant Professor - Government College Kasaragod November 2014- Present.
Assistant Professor – University College Thiruvananthapuram June 2014 – October 2014
Assistant Professor - Government Engineering College Kannur July2013 - october 2013.
Chairperson – Board of Studies, Geology (combined ) , Kannur University.
Assistant Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Government of Kerala. (November 2002 to JULY 2013).

Publications

1. Gopinathan Nair, A., Mohammed Aslam, M. A and K. Ibrahim Bathis, 2017. Land Use and Land Cover change detection in Mogral River Basin, Kasaragod District, Kerala Using Remote Sensing and GIS ECO CHRONICLE, ISSN: 0973-4155, Vol. 12, No. 3, September, 2017, Pp.,65-72.
2. Vrinda M., M. A. Mohammed Aslam and Gopinathan Nair A. 2019, GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION BY ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHOD IN THE COASTLINE PARTS OF NORTHERN KERALA, ECO CHRONICLE, ISSN: 0973-4155, RNI No. KERENG/2006/19177, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2019, ,Pp.,133-141.
3. Vidya M., Manoharan A.N., and Gopinathan Nair A., Morphometric Analysis of Shiriya River basin,Kerala using Satellite based Digital Elevation Model., National Seminar on Recent Trends in Geosciences 18th and 19th December 2019.
4. Manulal P. Ram, K. K. Ajay, Gopinathan Nair A,2020, Geoscience Curriculum: Approach Through Learning Taxonomy and Outcome Based Education, Higher Education for the Future,.7(1) 22–44, The Kerala State Higher Education Council, DOI: 10.1177/2347631119886403, Sage publication, Pp. 22-44.
5. Gopinathan Nair A, Mohammed Aslam M. A, Manoharan A. N and, Suraj P R. Groundwater potential estimation using vertical electrical sounding measurements in Mogral river basin, Kasaragod district, Kerala., Journal of AKGCTA.