Mu. Ramkumar (Editor)
Dr. Mu. Ramkumar, is a faculty member of the Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem. He is graduate from National College, Tiruchirapalli and post graduate from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, he had worked for his Ph.D. degree in the Bharathidasan University, under the supervision of famous geologist and a revered teacher Prof. V.A Chandrasekaran, on carbonate sedimentology. Dr. Mu. Ramkumar has obtained Post graduate Diploma in Personal Management and labor legislation from Alagappa University.
Since completion of Ph. D. Dr. Mu. Ramkumar has worked in various research laboratories viz., IIt- Kharagpur, Andhra University, Karlsure University, Germany and IIT-Bombay before taking up teaching career at Periyar University. His research interested include integrated sequence and chemostraitigraphy, documentation of environmental conditions across K/T boundary, natural disaster management, modeling deltatic evolution, coastal zone management, effluent dissemination capacity of estuaries, etc. in all these fields, he has published more than 125 articles in national and international journals. He has authored two books on computers ( Smart computing under DOS and Smart Computing under Windows) that served as text book for many schools and colleges. Recently ha had published an edited volume entitled “Intellectual Property Rights Demystified”.
His research work have been and are being supported financially by Alexander Von Humboldt foundation, Germany, German Science Foundation Germany, department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, University Grant Commission, New Delhi and Oil and Natural gas Corporation, Dehra Dun. He is a recipient of Humboldt fellowship, CSIR Research Associates ship (Scientist Pool Scheme) Award, Young Scientist Award (Twice) and was nominated for S.S. Merh Award. He is a member and honorary fellow of various scientific bodies. He serves as member of panel of reviewers in many National & International Journals and a Member of editorial Board of International journal of Geology and Mining Research.