COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ::..

Dr. J. Letha

Address: Office

Principal
College of Engineering,
Trivandrum - 695 016,
Kerala State, INDIA
Phone: +91 471 2598370

Address: Residance

Midhila, TC 29/277
Thengapura Lane,
Kaithamukku,
Trivandrum- 695 024,
Kerala State, INDIA.
Phone: +91 471 2454747
e-mail - akglet2001@yahoo.com

Summary

I have put in twenty three years of service in teaching, research, consultancy and administration in the Department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala.

My major assignments include:

• Head, Hydraulics Engineering Division

• Professor for PG courses

• Supervisor for Four Ph. D students

• Co-ordinator for four research projects

• Nodal Officer, Academics, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) (World Bank Aided Project), Government of India

• Additional charge as observer to assist the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations in processing results and allotment of seats.

• Worked as Registrar,Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

• Dean for Faculty of Engineering & Technology

• Principal, College of Engineering , Trivandrum

National and International level activities:

Paper presentation at International Conference of IAHR at Langkawi , Malaysia in 1996, 59 th and 60 th R&D Sessions of CBIP conducted at New Delhi , 18 th Int. Conference on Fluid Mechanics & Power, New Delhi .

I have been serving as reviewer for research papers in Journal of Institution of Engineers. I am in the Director Board of IDRB, State Govt. of Kerala. I am also member of Faculty of Engineering & Technology, in the University of Kerala .

Brief on activities for institution development:

A. During the last five years

• Serving as Nodal Officer (academics) , the responsibilities include coordinating faculty and Staff development programme, Programmes under Networking and Services to Community. Furnishing the progress report of the TEQIP project in every six months. .

• Serving as the Professor for PG Courses for the last four years.

• Responsible for revision of Scheme, Regulations and syllabi for the existing M. Tech Course

• Played a Key role during accreditation Process and for obtaining Accreditation for all UG and PG Programmes of The Institute

• Serving as Head of the Hydraulics Engineering Division and responsible for developing Centre for Water Resources Management.

• Serving as Registrar, TEQIP

• Serving as Dean, PG Studies

Qualifications:

Exam. Passed	University	Main Subject	Year of Passing	Class
B.Sc.(Engg.)	College of Engineering , Trivandrum . University of Kerala	Civil Engg.	1981	First Class with Distinction
M.Tech	I.I.T Madras	Civil Engg. (Hydraulics. Engg)	1983	First Class with Distinction (First Rank, Gold medal )
Ph.D.	I.I.T, Madras	Civil Engg. (Hydraulics. Engg)	1996	Title of Thesis – Unsaturated Subsurface flow in Irrigation & Drainage

Positions Held:

Position	Institution	Period	Nature of Job
Lecturer in Civil Engg.	N.I.T, Calicut	1983 July-1984 October	Teaching
Lecturer in Civil Engg.	College of Engineering Trivandrum	1 984 18 th October to 15 th July 1996	Teaching, Research and Consultancy.
Assistant Professor	Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology	22.7.96 to 4.12.96	Teaching
Assistant Professor	College of Engineering Trivandrum	5.12.96 to 30.6.2000	Teaching, Research and Consultancy.
Professor for Part Time Degree courses	College of Engineering Trivandrum	1.7.2000 to 30.10.2001	Administration
Professor in Civil Engg	College of Engineering Trivandrum	31.10.2001 to 28.6.2007	Teaching, Research and Consultancy
Head, Dept.of Civil Engg	College of Engineering Trivandrum	28.6.2007 to 24.8.2007	Administration and teaching & research
Dean,PG Studies	College of Engineering Trivandrum	24.8.07 to 17.4.08	Administration & research
Principal	College of Engineering Trivandrum	17.4.08 to this date	Administration & research

Faculty Development Programmes attended:

Sl. No.	Name of Training/Workshop	Year/ Duration	Organisers
1.	Materials Testing and Code of Practice	1986 (2 weeks)	College of Engineering , Trivandrum
2.	Ground Water Development & Management	1986 (1 week)	College of Engineering , Trivandrum
3.	Fibre Reinforced Concrete	1987 (2 weeks)	College of Engineering , Trivandrum
4.	Analysis Computation and Management of floods	1990 (2 weeks)	IIT, Madras
5.	Agricultural Drainage	1992 (2 weeks)	National Institute of Hydrology , Roorkee
6.	Engineering in Disaster Management	1995 (2 days)	College of Engineering , Trivandrum
7.	Geomedia Professional, GMS Terrain, Microstation-J	2002 (One week)	ROLTA India Limited, Mumbai

Research & Development Programmes:

Sl. No.	Type of work	Project/Thesis title	Institution / Funding agency	Starting year and duration	Amount sanctioned if any	Status
1.	Guidance of M.Tech	Rainfall runoff Analysis for a basin in Kerala	NA	1990 6 months	NA	Completed
2.	Guidance of B.Tech	Analysis of subsoil characteristics in the college campus	NA	1991 6 months	NA	Completed
3.	Guidance of M.Tech	Systems approach to Quality and Quantity management of Water	NA	1995 6 months	NA	Completed
4.	Guidance of B.Tech	Analysis of existing irrigation policies and design of drip irrigation system	NA	1996 6 months	NA	Completed
5.	Guidance of B.Tech	Computerised design of pipe networks	NA	1998 6 months	NA	Completed
6.	Guidance of B.Tech	Analysis of steady and unsteady flow through closed conduits	NA	1998 6 months	NA	Completed
7.	Guidance of M.Tech	Flow through side weir	NA	1998 6 months	NA	Completed
8.	Guidance of M.Tech	Runoff prediction using ANM	NA	1998 6 months	NA	Completed
9.	Guidance of M.Tech	Hydrologic design of a Water Resources system.	NA	1998 6 months	NA	Completed
10.	Sponsored Project (TAPTEC)	GIS approach for Quantification of reservoir sedimentation-A case study	AICTE	2000	8.00 lakhs	completed
11.	Guidance of M.Tech	A Scientific approach for the design and evaluation of Water harvesting structures.	NA	2000 6 months	NA	Completed
12.	Guidance of M.Tech	Experimental, Numerical and Analytical solution to watershed runoff problem.	NA	2000 6 months	NA	Completed
13.	Guidance of M.Tech	Performance evaluation of different types of weirs.	NA	2000 6 months	NA	Completed
14.	Guidance of B.Tech	Computer aided optimal design of a water distribution network-A case study in CET	NA	2001 6 months	NA	Completed
15.	Guidance of M.Tech	Computer aided cost effective deign of water distribution network- A case study in Kerala	NA	2001 6 months	NA	Completed
16.	Sponsored Project R&D	Watershed information system for Kerala	KSCSTE	2002	13.1 lakhs	Ongoing
17.	Guidance of B.Tech	Quantification of residual sediments at Peechi & Neyyar reservoir.	NA	2002 6 months	NA	Completed
18.	Guidance of PhD	GIS based Watershed Modelling of Vamanapuram basin	N.A	2002	NA	Ongoing
19.	Sponsored Project R&D	Education Grid Project. EGRC-CET	Govt. of Kerala (IIIT- mk)	2003	5.00 lakhs	Ongoing
20.	Guidance of M.Tech	Water Balance study of Pamba River Basin- A Comparative Evaluation	NA	2003 6 months	NA	Completed
21.	Guidance of M.Tech	Modelling of Soil Moisture Movement in an agricultural field	NA	2004 6 months	NA	Completed
22.	Guidance of M.Tech	Watershed Information for typical river basins in Kerala	NA	2005 1 year	NA	Completed
23.	Guidance of PhD	Optimal Design of Water Distribution Network using multi objective Genetic Algorithm	N.A	2005	NA	Ongoing
24.	Guidance of PhD	Water Quality Modelling of a lake System using GIS	N.A	2006	N.A	Ongoing
25.	Guidance of PhD	Salt water intrusion into coastal aquifers- a case study	N.A	2006	N.A	Ongoing

Awards Received:

Sl.No.	Particulars	Organisation	Year
1.	Surendranath Mukherjee Award for best paper	Institution of Engineers	2005
2.	Gold medal for M. Tech	IIT, Madras	1983

Conferences/Seminars Organized:

Sl.No.	Title/Topic	Year & Duration	Organised
1.	18 th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power	1991	Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
2.	59 th R&D Session International Conference	1994	Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
3.	National Seminar on Water and Environment	1994	Centre for Water Resources, Dept of Civil Engg, CET
4.	60 th R&D Session on International Conference on Energy 2000	1995	Central Board of Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
5.	10 th APD of IAHR International Conference on Hydraulic Research and Engineering Towards and Beyond 2000	1996	International Association for Hydraulic Research, Langkawi , Malaysia .
6.	National Seminar on Technological Development for III Millennium	16-17 March 2001	Dept of Mechanical Engg,CET.
7.	National Seminar on Interactive Integrated Technological Advancements	2002	Dept of Civil Engg, CET
8.	Workshop on “Awareness of Educational Grid and E-learning”	9 th ,13 th &20 th Aug 2003	Technopark
9.	National Level Workshop on Integrated Water Resources Assessment, Development and Management.	23,24 Sept2004.	Public Works Department , Chennai
10.	National Seminar on Conservation & Management of National Resources	23,24 Sept2004.	Dept of Zoology, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta.
11.	Workshop on Tele-Education	4-10 Oct , 2004	VSSC, Trivandrum
12.	National Seminar on Recent Trends in Technological Advancements	26-27 Nov 2004.	Dept of Electrical Engg. CET
13.	National Seminar on Recent Trends in Technological Advancements	26-27, Nov 2004	Dept of Electrical Engg. CET
14.	Workshop on “Assessment and Evaluation of Courseware developed by NPTEL”-IIT	Nov 2004	IIT, Madras

Activities other than regular teaching research & Consultancy in the last three years:

Sl.No.	Type	Position held	Duration
1.	Research Project funded by AICTE	Coordinator	1999-2002
2.	P.G. courses	Professor in charge	2001-till date
3.	Hydraulics Division	Head	2001- till date
4.	Director Board of IDRB, Govt of Kerala	Member	2002- till date
5.	Educational Grid Project-EGRC-CET	Coordinator	2003- till date
6.	Academic Activities under TEQIP project	Nodal Officer	2004- till date
7.	Research Project funded by STEC	Coordinator	2003-till date

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Member, Indian Society for Hydraulics

• Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education

• Member, Institution of Engineers ( India )

• Joint convenor,

Papers Published:

Sl.No.	Type of publication	No. of publications
1.	International Journal	1
2.	National Journal	3 ( two under review)
3.	International Conference	7
4.	National Conference	9

Details of Papers published:

Sl. No	Title of Paper/Report	Author(s)	Name & Vol. of Journal & Year
1.	Flow analysis over cascade of planes	Dr. J. Letha & Dr.B.S.Thandaveswara	5 th Congress Asia and Pacific Research Division IAHR , KOREA.18-20 August 1986
2.	Review of study on subsurface flow into drains	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	18 th Int. Conf. on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 1991, Vol. 1
3.	Simulation of mildly unsaturated flow	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	Journal of Hydrology 154,1994
4.	Soil Moisture Characteristics-Experiment and Analysis	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	59 th R & D session, CBIP, New Delhi , 1994
5.	Simulation of Alternate wetting and drying in unsaturated flow zones	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	10 th Int. Conf. on Computational methods in Water Resources, Vol. 1, 1994
6.	Assessment of hysteresis in soils for a particular combined drainage cum sub irrigation system	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	National seminar on Water and Environment, 1994
7.	Hysteresis in soils-Role of irrigation and drainage process	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	60 th R7D Session, Int. Conf. on Energy 2000, CBIP, Vol II, 1995
8.	A scientific approach to aquatic management in estuaries	J. Letha	10 th APD Int. Conf., IAHR, 1996, Vol.1, Session 10
9.	Modelling of soil moisture status under Check – basin irrigation	Dr. J. Letha & Dr. K. Elango	8 th ICID Int. Drainage workshop, Nov 1999
10.	Experimental, Analytical & Numerical Modelling of Flow over side weir	J.Letha & Pratibha Rani	3 rd International R&D Conference, CBIP, New Delhi March 2000
11.	Optimal design of water distribution networks – A comparative evaluation	Lekshmi M. S. & J. Letha	Proc. of National Seminar on Interactive Integrated Tech. Advancement,2003
12.	Computer aided cost effective design of water distribution network – A case study in Kerala	Sheeja & J. Letha	Journal of Institution of Engineers, Vol 84, Nov 2003
13.	Distributed Dynamic Routing using Saint Vincent Equation a GIS approach	J. Letha, B. Thulasidharan Nair & Abhilash Pillai	Proc. of National Seminar on Integrated Water Resources Assessment Development and Management, Sep. 23-24, 200Z
14.	Irrigation Scheduling in a field using Water Balance Model	J. Letha, Lakshmi S.	Proc of National Seminar on Recent Trends in Technological Advancements, 26-27 Nov 2004
15.	Water Balance Study of Pamba River basin	J. Letha, Reeba Thomas	Proc of National Seminar on Recent Trends in Technological Advancements, 26-27 Nov 2004
16.	Interlinking of Rivers- An overview	J. Letha	Proc of National Seminar on Conservation and Management, Sep 23&24,2004
17.	Watershed Information System for a typical river basin in Kerala	J.Letha & Chitra Vasu	6 th National Conference on Technological Trends Vol.1 (25-26 Nov 2005)
18.	Water balance Study for Pamba Basin	J.Letha & Chitra Vasu	Proc. of 18 th Kerala Science Congress (29-31 October 2005)
19.	Optimal Design of Looped Water Distribution Network- A Comparative Evaluation	Lekshmi M.S & J. Letha	Journal of Institution of Engineers 2006 (Under review)
20.	Dynamic Simulation of Soil Moisture Movement in an Agricultural Field	Lakshmi. S & J.Letha	Communicated to Journal of Institution of Engineers

Computer Proficiency:

• Working Knowledge of Programming Languages like C, FORTRAN, Pascal, BASIC under WINDOWS

• Teaching experience of computer programming languages and other related topics.

Present Assignments in addition to Teaching/Consultancy:

Nodal Officer, Technical Education Quality Improvement Project.(TEQIP), (World Bank Aided Project), Government of India, a project for improving the quality of education of the college.

Research Projects - Ongoing:

• Watershed Information System for Kerala – sponsored by KSCSTE

• Educational Grid Project- EGRC sponsored by IIITmk, Govt. of Kerala

• Multi Objective Optimization of Water Distribution system using Genetic Algorithm –KSCSTE

• Study on Salt water intrusion into coastal aquifers of South Kerala- A collaborative project proposal with IIT, Madras submitted to DST for approval

• Water quality modeling of a lake system using Remote sensing and GIS- a case study- Acollaborative project proposal with IIT, Madras submitted to DST for approval

Performance Appraisal during past three (3) years:

I am the coordinator for several projects funded by AICTE and State Govt bodies. I am coordinating the academic activities of the college functioning as nodal officer of the academic committee. I had been the coordinator for revision of syllabus for M.Tech courses and reorientation of scheme by converting it to a credit and grade system. I am also coordinating the admission of M.Tech students for the Civil Engineering Course. I have been recognized as a reviewer of technical papers by Institution of Engineers and research projects by KSCSTE. I have been invited for giving lectures at conferences and workshops. I am the coordinator for Networking between Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Madras and College of Engineering , Trivandrum . I have been coordinating all academic activities related to PG programme in this institute as dean PG Studies. I am working as Registrar for the world bank Project. I am also now controlling officer for all adiministrative works of the institute

Dr. J. Letha