Professor at Environmental Sciences, ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI, India
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Professional Profiles:
Education:
Dr. Hema Achyuthan has a rich teaching experience of 27 years. She joined Anna University as a Lecturer on December 4, 1991, and served as a Professor from 2008 until 2017. From 2018 to 2021, she was designated as a Professor Emeritus Scientist at CSIR. Since 2021, she has been serving as a Professor Emeritus Honorary at the Institute of Ocean Management (IOM), Anna University, Chennai. With 32 years of research experience, Dr. Hema Achyuthan has made significant contributions to the field of Geology. Her expertise and dedication have earned her recognition and esteemed positions in academia.
Research & Teaching Position:
In 1988, Dr. Achyuthan became the Principal Investigator for a Young Scientist Programme sponsored by DST, leading the project until 1990. She continued her research journey as a CSIR Research Associate from July to November 1991. Dr. Hema Achyuthan joined Anna University on December 3, 1991, as a Lecturer. She progressed in her career, serving as a Senior Lecturer from December 4, 1996, and then as an Assistant Professor from December 4, 2000. She attained the position of Professor in August 2008 and served in this role until May 2017. During her tenure at Anna University, she also took on leadership roles, serving as the Director of the Centre for Empowerment of Women from 2009 to 2015. Additionally, from 2012 to 2015, she served as the Professor and Head of the Department of Geology at Anna University, Chennai.
Research and Major Scientific field(s) of Interest:
Worked in western Rajasthan, Western Upland Maharashtra, Coast Tamil Nadu and Andaman Islands, Kashmir Valley for understanding Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeoclimatic shifts (Aridity-Sub humid Climate since the last 1.8 million years) using tools such as: • Application of micromorphology on arid soils and duricrusts (in western Rajasthan) for understanding their development. Development of soils and their significance as palaeoclimatic indicators. • Application of soil micromorphology for understanding the process of pedogenesis, in salt lakes and geomorphic evolution of salt lakes in Nagaur and Churu districts of Rajasthan. • Ferricretes and their genesis in Jaisalmer basin. • Application of Stable Isotopes on Duricrusts (Calcretes) for understanding Quaternary palaeoclimatic shifts.
HEMA ACHYUTHAN ‘s citation metrics and indices from Google Scholar are as follows:
- Cited by: All: 3845, Since 2018: 2363
- Citations: 3845 (All), 2363 (Since 2018)
- h-index: 31 (All), 24 (Since 2018)
- i-10index: 78 (All), 56 (Since 2018
These metrics showcase the impact of ACHYUTHAN ‘s work within the academic community, demonstrating the number of citations his publications have received and the influence of his research output.
Awards and Prize(s):
• Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Young Scientist Award in January 1985. 5 • CIES travel fellowship for a period of three months at the Institute of Agronomique, Paris, France May-Aug. 1985. • Certificate of Award 1994, Anna University, Chennai-25. Quality Circle Endowment- Member of the Best Quality Circle for the year 1993-1994. • Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a period of six months at the University of Arizona, Tucson, 1995. • National Science foundation (NSF) grant as Research Associate for a period of three months June to September 1998 at the University of Arizona, Tucson and Central Washington University, Ellensburg, USA. As Research Associate. • Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Visiting fellowship for a period of two months June-July 1999 at the Central arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur.
Teaching and Projects:
• Teaching M.Sc. Applied Geology students, BE Civil Engineering, (Full Time and Part Time) 7 • M.E. Soil Mechanics • Syllabus preparation to current demands by Introduction of Quaternary soils and Quaternary Geology, Nuclear Isotope geology as papers for M.Sc. Applied Geology. • Applied Geomorphology and soils as paper for M.Phil. • Consultancy (Petrographic examinations and geochemical analyses). • General work by way of conducting student seminar, Guest Lectures (Prof. V.R. Baker, USA, Dr. Lisa Ely, Dr. Ellen Wohl, USA, Tad Murty, Univ. Of Ottawa, Canada, Dr.M.Baskaran, Univ. of Michigan, USA) • Conduct of post graduate M.Sc (Applied Geology) examination every semester- academic year
Publications:
- Bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues including BPS and BPF in surface water samples from Japan, China, Korea and India
- Authors: E Yamazaki, N Yamashita, S Taniyasu, J Lam, PKS Lam, HB Moon, …
- Journal: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
- Volume: 122
- Pages: 565-572
- Year: 2015
- Cited
- Inter-group violence among early Holocene hunter-gatherers of West Turkana, Kenya
- Authors: MM Lahr, F Rivera, RK Power, A Mounier, B Copsey, F Crivellaro, …
- Journal: Nature
- Volume: 529
- Issue: 7586
- Pages: 394-398
- Year: 2016
- Citations: 309
- The clumped isotope geothermometer in soil and paleosol carbonate
- Authors: J Quade, J Eiler, M Daeron, H Achyuthan
- Journal: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Volume: 105
- Pages: 92-107
- Year: 2013
- Citations: 226
- Quantification of microplastic in red hills lake of Chennai city, Tamil Nadu, India
- Authors: K Gopinath, S Seshachalam, K Neelavannan, V Anburaj, M Rachel, …
- Journal: Environmental science and pollution research
- Volume: 27
- Pages: 33297-33306
- Year: 2020
- Cited
- Stable isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonates from the eastern margin of the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
- Authors: H Achyuthan, J Quade, L Roe, C Placzek
- Journal: Quat
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- Pages: 50-60
- Year: 2007
- Other
- Tectonic controls upon Kaveri River drainage, cratonic Peninsular India: Inferences from longitudinal profiles, morphotectonic indices, hanging valleys and fluvial records
- Authors: VS Kale, S Sengupta, H Achyuthan, MK Jaiswal
- Journal: Geomorphology
- Volume: 227
- Pages: 153-165
- Year: 2014
- Citations: 101
- Middle Palaeolithic occupation in the Thar Desert during the Upper Pleistocene: the signature of a modern human exit out of Africa?
- Authors: J Blinkhorn, H Achyuthan, M Petraglia, P Ditchfield
- Journal: Quaternary Science Reviews
- Volume: 77
- Pages: 233-238
- Year: 2013
- Citations:
- Heavy metal accumulation in certain marine animals along the East Coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Authors: KA Kumar, H Achyuthan
- Journal: Journal of environmental biology
- Volume: 28
- Issue:
- Pages: 637-643
- Year:
- Citations: 97
- Reconstructing cave bear paleoecology from skeletons: a cross-disciplinary study of middle Pleistocene bears from Yarimburgaz Cave, Turkey
- Authors: MC Stiner, H Achyuthan, G Arsebük, FC Howell, SC Josephson, KE Juell, …
- Journal: Paleobi
- Volume: 24
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 74-98
- Year: 1998
- Citations: 88
- Trace metals concentrations in the sediment cores of estuary and tidal zones between Chennai and Pondicherry, along the east coast of India
- Authors: H Achyuthan, D Richardmohan
- Source: CSIR
- Citations: 79
- Year: 2002