OceanExpert ID: 12211
Dr. JAYA KUMAR SEELAM
Chief Scientist
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Highest Degree
Ph D
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Research
Subject Area
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Activities
Measurement and analysis of nearshore waves, currents, tides, sediment transport, etc.; wave tranquility studies for ports and harbours; design of coastal/shore protection works; dynamics of beach profiles, swash, and surf-zones; locating marine/offshore facilities; dredging requirement studies for navigational channels; engineering & physical aspects of marine environmental impact assessment studies. Tsunami related studies including generation, propagation, inundation, impacts, modeling, etc. Concrete in marine environment. Storm surge assessment. Solitary-wave induced bed shear stresses.
Sea regions of study
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Andaman or Burma Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Andaman or Burma Sea
Indian Ocean
Skills
Coastal processes; coastal engineering; numerical modeling; sediment transport, shoreline changes; tsunami propagation, inundation and run-up; bed shear stress; marine concrete; beach profiles; coastal erosion; climate change impacts; storm surge
Working language(s)
English
Citation(s)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=wbIUqqEAAAAJ
Comment(s)
Trained at DHI-Denmark on MIKE21 numerical modeling software suite. Trained by UNESCO-IOC at Malaysia & Thailand on Tsunami inundation & run-up modeling. Certified civil engineer. Ph D from University of Queensland - Australia. Masters in Ocean Engineering from IIT-Madras-Chennai,India.
Created: 2006-09-11
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Last Updated: 2022-10-30