N. Janardhana Raju
Professor
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
Biography
N. Janardhana Raju experience includes: i) Research Experience: (since 1986) 26 years including 4 years as Post-doctoral fellow* (*1½ year Alexander von Humboldt Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Heidelberg University, Germany). ii) Teaching Experience: (since 1988) 24 years of graduate, post-graduate and M.Phil teaching experience* 1 year abroad (Asmara University, NE Africa) teaching experience (*Courses handled: Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Engineering Geology, Earth Processes, Natural Hazards, Hydrology, Structural Geology, Physical Geology, Elementary Petrology).
Research Interest
N. Janardhana Raju research interest include: Hydrogeology; Environmental Geosciences; Aquatic Geochemistry; Groundwater Arsenic and Fluoride; Groundwater resource management and Rainwater harvesting.
Publications
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N. Janardhana Raju, Sangita Dey and Kaushik Das (2009). Fluoride contamination in groundwater of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Current Science, Vol. 96(7), pp. 979-985.
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N. Janardhana Raju, U.K. Shukla and Prahlad Ram (2011). Hydrogeochemistry for the assessment of groundwater quality in Varanasi: a fast urbanizing center in Uttar Pradesh, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer. Vol. 173, pp 279-300.
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N. Janardhana Raju (2011). Arsenic exposure through Groundwater in the middle Ganga plain in the Varanasi environs, India: a future threat. Journal of Geological Society of India, Springer.
