Agronomist - Remote sensing, GIS and Simulation models
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CURRICULUM VITAE
S. THIRUMENINATHAN,
S/O R. Subramanian,
No: 02, Natthan thidal,
Melasubrayapuram,
Thirunallar- 609607
Karaikal, Pudhucherry(U.T)
E- mail: ***********@*****.***
Mobile No. +91 - 975*******, 878-***-****
OBJECTIVE
I desire to work in a scientific environment that provides me lot of opportunities and challenging responsibilities, which paves way to improve my scientific career and the working environment of an organization.
DOMAIN EXPERTISE
SKILL HIGHLIGHT
Remote Sensing and GIS
Crop management
Satellite Image Processing
Crop Modelling
Conduct of field experiments
UAVs for spraying and mapping
DSSAT Model
Regression model
ArcGIS
QGIS
PiX4D
Statistical Analysis tools
ACADEMIC PROFILE
Course
Institute/Campus
Board / university
Year of passing
Marks in percentage
Ph.D., (Agronomy)
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
2018 – 2022
9.31
M.Sc., (Ag.)
(Agronomy)
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
2016 – 2018
9.26
B.Sc., (Agriculture)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
2012 – 2016
89.20
HSC
Government Higher Secondary School, Karaikal.
State Board
2012
73.45
SSLC
Government Higher Secondary School, Karaikal.
State Board
2010
92.60
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Dissertation
Topic
Duration
Ph. D. Thesis
Groundnut area and yield estimation through integrating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and crop growth models
Two and Half years
M. Sc. Thesis
Influence of different crop establishment methods on plant population, growth and yield attributes and yield of rice under puddle condition.
One year
B.Sc (Ag.)
Response of panchagavya foliar spray on growth, yield and economics of Fodder cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)
Six moths
DETAILS OF WORK EXPERIENCES
Sl. No.
Designation
Organization/ Institution
Duration
Additional Responsibilities
From
To
1.
Senior Research Fellow
ICAR – KVK, Karaikal
05.06.2022
30.08.2022
Extension activity;
Organizing trainings
2.
Assistant Professor
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal
01.09.2022
Till Date
Farm Manager;
Lab in charge;
Resource person for farmers training
AWARDS
Sl. No.
Name of the Award
National / International / University level
Year
Awarded / Organized by
1.
Best Oral Presentation Award
International Conference
2020
All India Agricultural Students Association, Tamil Nadu and Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University.
2.
Best Oral Presentation Award
National Conference
2019
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, TNAU.
3.
Best Paper Presentation Award
National Symposium
2019
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, TNAU.
4.
Student Senior Research Fellowship Award
University Level
2019
School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU.
5.
Young Researcher Award
National level
2022
InSc – Institute of Scholars
6.
Best Book Contributor Award
National conference
2022
Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi
7.
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
National conference
2023
AEEFWS, Punjab and MVN University, Palwal.
8.
Young Agronomist Award
National level
2023
ICAR accredited SGT University, Gurugram and ISAHRAD, Chandigarh.
9.
Best Oral Presentation Award
International conference
2023
ICAR accredited SGT University, Gurugram and ISAHRAD, Chandigarh
10.
PAJANCOA&RI 2008-09 batch Dr. E. Subrayalu Memorial Award
Highest GPA in UG Engineering courses
2023
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST (NET)
Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB) conducted NET examination cleared thrice during 2018, 2019 and 2021.
PI AND CO- PI OF THE PROJECTS OBTAINED
Sl. No.
Title of the Project
Funded By
Budget
Duration
PI/Co-PI
1
Bio efficacy studies of bio stimulants (Sea weed concentrate, Sea weed fortified Granule, Humic acid liquid and Humic acid powder) on growth and Yield of Pulses
M/s.Sunflower Organics Pvt. Ltd. Chennai
Rs. 8.06 Lakhs
One year
Co-PI
DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS/ARTICLES/ BOOK CHAPTERS/ POPULAR ARTICLES)
LIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED
Sl. No.
Book Title
Authors
Publisher & ISBN No.
1.
Agronomy Gateway
P. Balasubramanian, C.R. Chinnamuthu, D. Keisar Lourdusamy, R. Prasanth, S. Thirumeninathan, R. Ajaykumar, H. Archana
Astral Publication & ISBN No. 978**********.
2.
Precision Farming Technologies (in Tamil)
V.Aravinth, K. Divya, S. Thirumeninathan and N.S. Sudarmanian
Pasumai Boomi & ISBN No.
3.
Organic Rice Cultivation Techniques (in Tamil)
R. Mohan, V. Sridevi, S. Thirumeninathan
Kumaran Printers & ISBN No. 978**********
PUBLICATIONS IN THE JOURNALS
Sl. No.
Authors
Year
Tittle of the Paper
Name of the Journal
NAAS / Impact Factor
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1.
Thirumeninathan S, Pazhanivelan S, Sudarmanian NS, Ragunath K, Kumaraperumal R, Srinivasan G,Mohan R
2023
Integrating SAR Sentinel-1A and DSSATCROPGRO Simulation Model for PeanutYield Gap Analysis
MDPI Agronomy Basel
NAAS – 9.94
Impact – 3.94
2.
S. Thirumeninathan, S. Pazhanivelan, N.S. Sudarmanian, K.P. Ragunath, A. Gurusamy, and N. Sritharan.
2021
Rabi Groundnut Area Estimation using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu
Legume Research – An International Journal
NAAS – 6.94
Impact – 0.94
3.
S. Thirumeninathan, S. Pazhanivelan, K.P. Ragunath, N.S. Sudarmanian, A. Gurusamy and N. Sritharan
2021
Calibration and Validation of DSSAT CROPGRO Peanut Model for Yield and Yield Attributing Characters of Groundnut Varieties in Northern Agro-Climatic Zone of Tamil Nadu
International Journal of Environment and Climate Change,
NAAS – 5.21
4.
S. Thirumeninathan and C. Jayanthi.
2018
Influence of different rice establishment methods on yield, labour productivity, economic water productivity and energetics in CO(R) 51
International Journal of Farm Sciences
NAAS – 5.31
5.
S. Thirumeninathan, T. Tamilnayagan, A. Rajeshkumar and S. Ramadass.
2017
Response of panchagavya foliar spray on growth, yield and economics of Fodder cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.).
International Journal of Chemical Studies
NAAS – 5.31
6.
P. Ashokkumar, K. Sivakumar, S. Pazhanivelan, K.P. Ragunath, N.S. Sudarmanian and S. Thirumeninathan.
2021
Estimation of summer paddy area estimation using Sentinel – 2A satellite data.
International Journal of Ecology, Environment and Conservation
NAAS – 5.41
7.
M. Sabthapathy, K.P. Ragunath, S. Pazhanivelan, S.Velmurugan, N.S. Sudarmanian and S. Thirumeninathan.
2021
Cashew area mapping using Sentinel -2 in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu.
International Journal of Ecology, Environment and Conservation
NAAS – 5.41
8.
R. Tamilmounika, S. Pazhanivelan, K.P. Ragunath, A.P. Sivamurugan, N.S. Sudarmanian, R. Kumaraperumal and S. Thirumeninathan.
2021
Paddy area estimation in Cauvery Delta Region Using Synthetic Aperture Radar.
International Journal of Ecology, Environment and Conservation
NAAS – 5.41
9.
A. Rajeshkumar, N.S. Venkataraman, S. Ramadass, S. Ravichandran and S. Thirumeninathan.
2017
Effect of sustainable weed management practices on weed growth and productivity of maize.
International Journal of Chemical Studies
NAAS – 5.31
10.
A. Rajeshkumar, N.S. Venkataraman, S. Ramadass, R. Ajaykumar and S. Thirumeninathan.
2017
Study on Inter-Cropping System and Weed Management Practices on Weed Interference and Productivity of Maize
International Journal of Chemical Studies
NAAS – 5.31
NATIONAL JOURNALS
1.
S. Thirumeninathan, C. Jayanthi, R. Karthikeyan and V. Ravichandiran
2017
Effect of different crop establishment techniques on growth, yield attributes and yield of rice under puddled condition.
Madras Agriculture Journal
NAAS – 4.31
2.
A. Rajeshkumar, N.S. Venkataraman, S. Ramadass, N. Ashokkumar and S. Thirumeninathan.
Effect of weed control and cropping system on weed population and productivity of maize grown sole or intercroped with pulses.
Journal of crop and weed
NAAS – 5.28
REVIEW PAPERS
1.
Rajeshkumar, S. Ramadass and S.Thirumeninathan.
2019
Influence of drip fertigation in aerobic rice production
International Journal of Agriculture Sciences
NAAS – 5.21
LIST OF BOOK CHAPTERS
Sl. No
Authors
Year
Title of the chapter
Book title/ Conference
BOOK CHAPTER (ENGLISH)
1.
S. Pazhnivelan, M. Venkatesan, S. Thirumeninathan, G. Srinivasan and A. Karthikkumar.
2020
Cotton area estimation using parameterized classification of Sentinel 1A SAR data.
National conference on geospatial technologies in agriculture
2.
K. Sivakumar, G.Srinivasan, S.Thirumeninathan, M. Tilak and K. Ramah.
2021
Role of Agroforestry in Soil health management and carbon sequestration.
Book- Agroforestry Prospectives, Strategies and Future aspects
3
S. Thirumeninathan, S. Pazhanivelan, N.S. Sudarmanian, K.P. Ragunath and R. Kumaraperumal
2021
Mapping of flood inundated area of NIVAR cyclone using multi temporal Sentinel – 1A SAR data
Global Rice Conference – Deliberation on Advances in Rice Research
4
S. Thirumeninathan, S. Pazhanivelan, N.S. Sudarmanian and K.P. Ragunath.
2021
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) based Rabi Groundnut Area at Thiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu.
Proceedings of 7th Agricultural Graduate Students Conference
BOOK CHAPTER (TAMIL)
1.
A. Rajeshkumar, T. Tamilnayagan, S. Ramadass and S. Thirumeninathan
2017
A Study on Inter-Cropping System and Weed Management Practices on Weed Interference and Productivity of Maize
Tamil Conference - Agriculture, Poultry science and Fishery science
2.
S. Ramadass, T. Tamilnayagan, A. Rajeshkumar and S. Thirumeninathan
2017
Evaluation of Drip Fertigation in Aerobic Rice-Onion Cropping System.
Tamil Conference - Agriculture, Poultry science and Fishery science
LIST OF POPULAR ARTICLES PUBLISHED
i.S. Thirumeninathan and P. Ramamoorthy. 2020. Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Readershelf. 16(6). Pp: 06-08.
ii.S. Thirumeninathan and P. Ramamoorthy. 2019. Hydroponics: Way for sustained green fodder production. Reader Shelf. 16 (02). Pp: 23-26.
iii.P. Ramamoorthy and S. Thirumeninathan. 2019. Ash waste for problem soils. Kisan World. 46 (10). Pp: 27-28.
iv.P. Ramamoorthy and S. Thirumeninathan. 2019. Seaweed extract – Boon for crop growth and soil health. Reader Shelf. 16(1). Pp: 62-65.
v.S. Thirumeninathan. 2020. Biofortification: Sustainable way to alleviate malnutrition. Agrobios Newsletter. XVIII (08). Pp: 13-15.
vi.A. Vijayaprabhakar, V. Hariharasudhan and S. Thirumeninathan. 2020. Strip Intercropping for Sustainable Crop Production under Rainfed Agriculture. Agrobios. 18 (10). Pp. 19-20.
vii.D. Sivasakthi, P. Saravanane, S. Natarajan and S. Thirumeninathan. 2022. Health and Nutritional Benefits of Traditional Rice Cultivars. Kisan World, March, Pp: 45-47.
LIST OF CONFERENCES/ SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS PARTICIPATED
Sl. No.
Title
Organized / Funded by
Duration
Event
1.
17th International Tamil Internet Conference
by INFITT & TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Two days
(06.07.2012 to 08.07.2012)
International conference
2.
Recent trends in agriculture towards food security and rural livelihood
All India Agricultural Students Association – Tamil Nadu and Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University
Two days
(03.01.2020 to 04.01.2020)
International conference
3.
Deliberation on Advances in Rice Research
Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur
Two days (24.09.2021 to 25.01.2021)
Global Rice Conference
4.
Food, Farmers and Futures: Envisioning amassment of regenerating and nourishing Food
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Two Days
(07.09.2021 to 08.09.2021)
National Conference
5.
Multi-Dimensional Approaches in Transforming Agriculture
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Two days
(28.05.2020 to 29.05.2020)
National Conference
6.
Climate smart agriculture for livelihood security: challenges and opportunities
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Trichy
Two days (13.09.2019 to 14.09.2019)
National Conference
7.
Climate Resilient Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture (CRTSA-2019)
Annamalai University, Chidambaram
Two days (24.01.2019 to 25.01.2019)
National Seminar
8.
Fungal Diversity Conservation and Exploration of Myco-molecules
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
One day (22.03.2018)
National Seminar
9.
Nanotechnology for Every green Revolution
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Two days (05.09.2017 to 06.09.2017)
National Seminar
10.
Drone Development and Applications
Centre for Aerospace Research, MIT, Anna University, Chennai and Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, TNAU
Five days (01.02.2021 to 05.02.2021)
NAHEP – IDP Skill development training
11.
Career Planning
School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU
One day (07.02.2020)
Workshop
12.
Technical Writing Skills
School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU
One day (08.02.2020)
Workshop
13.
Big Data Analytics for Agricultural Sciences
School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU
Two days (10.02.2020 to 11.02.2021)
Workshop
14.
Translational Research Workshop for Ph.D Scholars and Guides
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai
Three days
(20.02.2020 to 22.02.2020)
Workshop
15.
Advanced Statistics for Technical Enhancement in Agricultural Research
School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU
Two days (27.02.202 to 28.02.2020)
Workshop
16.
Remote sensing based information on crop coverage, yield estimation and drought monitoring
Department of Remote sensing and GIS, TNAU
One day
(07.01.2020)
Workshop
17.
Agriculture 4.0 The Internet of Things – The connected Farm
Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum
One day (22.06.2019)
Workshop
18.
Preventing Grain Losses: Scientific Approach
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Two days (30.08.2017 to 31.08.2017)
Workshop
19.
Planning, Executing and Writing an International Quality PhD Thesis and Original Research papers
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
Three days (03.01.2018 to 05.01.2018)
Workshop
20.
Development of New Generation Molecules and Bioagents for the Management of Fungal Nematode Complex
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
One day (02.05.2018)
Workshop
PERSONAL PROFILE
Father’s name : Subramanian. R
Mother’s name : Gandhimathi, S
Date of Birth : 16.02.1995
Gender : Male
Age : 28
Nationality : Indian
Category : OBC
Religion : Hindu
LANGUAGES KNOWN
Language
To Speak
To Read
To Write
Tamil
Yes
Yes
Yes
English
Yes
Yes
Yes
DECLARATION
I hereby assure that the above furnished information’s are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Yours sincerely
(S. THIRUMENINATHAN)
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