Brief Profile
Dr. Pratheesh P. completed his MSc from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala and Ph.D. from the University of Kerala. His doctoral research focused on the understanding of the temporal relation between dyke emplacement and shear zone kinematics and its tectonic significance in the South Indian crustal evolution. Soon after his PhD, he joined the Central Laboratory for Instrumentation and Facilitation (CLIF), University of Kerala as a Technical Officer. Later he was awarded Varghese Kurian Young Scientist fellowship of Kerala State Council Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), with which he joined Centre for Geo-Information Science and Technology (CGIST), Trivandrum as a Research Scientist. He had visited many countries for research paper presentations and specialized training. He joined the Central University of Kerala in 2016 and his research focuses on applying structural, petrological, geochemical and remote sensing techniques to understand the origin and tectonic evolution of the continental crust with particular attention to the classical Southern Granulite Terrain.
Experience
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| CENTRAL LABORATORY FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITATION (CLIF), University Of Kerala | Technical Officer | 2012 | 2014 |
| Inter University Centre for Geospatial Information Science and Technology | Research Scientist (KSCSTE- Young Scientist) | 2014 | 2016 |
Recent and Major Publications
- Thattantavide Anju, Pratheesh Prabhakar, Sajana Sreedharan, Ajay Kumar (2022). "Nutritional, antioxidant and dietary potential of some traditional leafy
vegetables used in ethnic culinary preparations". Food Control, 141 (2022),109161
- H. Vijith, V.Prasannakumar and P. Pratheesh (2019). "Modelling and interpretation of channel profile anomalies through stream length gradient (SL) indexes and GIS: A case study from the Vamanapuram River, Kerala, India". Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 75(2):60-73
- H. Vijith, V.Prasannakumar and P. Pratheesh (2018). "Landform evaluation through hypsometric characterisation: An example from a selected river basin in Southern Western Ghats, India". Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 73(4): 41-57
- H. Vijith, V. Prasannakumar, M. A. Sharath Mohan, M. V. Ninu Krishnan and P. Pratheesh (2017). "River and basin morphometric indexes to detect tectonic activity: a case study of selected river basins in the South Indian Granulite Terrain (SIGT)". Physical Geography, 38 (4), 360-378
- M.V. Ninu Krishnan, M.A. Sharath Mohan, P.Pratheesh, and H. Vijith (2017). "Performance evaluation and sensitivity analysis of ASTER and SRTM (30m) DEM derived terrain variables in landslide susceptibility assessment: a case from the Western Ghats". Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 73(2): 21-40
- C. Vikas, V. Prasannakumar and P. Pratheesh (2016). "Role of Microfabrics and Magnetic fabrics in the Tectonic Evolution of the Achankovil Shear-zone, South India". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 131, 95-108
- H. Vijith, V.Prasannakumar and P. Pratheesh (2016). "Evaluation of Geomorphic Expressions of a Bed Rock Channel in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India through Quantitative Analysis". Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9:393
- V. Prasannakumar, P. Pratheesh, C. Vikas, R. Reghunath, R.S. Prasanth (2016). "Magnetic susceptibility studies of the Upper Albian-Danian sediments of Cauvery Basin, South India". Journal of the Geological Society of India, 87(3), 345-360
- P. Pratheesh and V. Prasannakumar (2015). "Mafic Dykes from the Bhavani Shear Zone: Evidences to supra-subduction tectonics in the South India Granulite Terrain". Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 17(3), 352-365
- H. Vijith, V.Prasannakumar and P. Pratheesh (2015). "Morphotectonics of the Small River Basin in South Indian Granulite Terrain: An Assessment through Spatially derived Geomorphic Indices". Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 9(30, 187-199
- H. Vijith, V. Prasannakumar, M.A. Sharath Mohan, P. Pratheesh (2015). "Channel response in structurally disturbed terrain: Evaluation of implication of neotectonic activity through an integrated approach". Geocarto International , 30(9), 984-996
- M.V. Ninu Krishnan, P.Pratheesh, P.G. Rejith, H. Vijith (2014). "Determining the suitability of two different statistical techniques in shallow landslide (Debris flow) initiation susceptibility assessment in the Western Ghats". Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 70(4):27-39
- P.Pratheesh, V.Prasannakumar and K.R.Praveen (2013). "Geochemistry of the Late Phanerozoic mafic dykes from the Moyar Shear zone, South India, and its implications on the spatial extent of Deccan Large Igneous Province". Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6, 3281–3291
- P.Pratheesh, V.Prasannakumar and K.R.Praveen (2013). "Magnetic Fabrics in Characterisation of Magmatic Emplacement and Tectonic Evolution of Moyar Shear Zone, South India". Geoscience Frontiers, 4(1), 113-122
- P. Pratheesh, V. Prasannakumar, K.R. Praveen (2011). "Mafic dykes of Moyar Shear Zone, north Kerala, India: emplacement history and petrogenetic interpretation based on structure, geochemistry and magnetic fabric". Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences, 3, 1-9
- Aji A.T., Bijulal B., Judy Immanuel, Pratheesh P. and Sobha V. (2008). "Landuse change in the upper catchment of Pampa river basin-a GIS based approach". Ecochronicle, 3(2): 127-130
Research Projects Undertaken
| Project Title | Project Type | Commencement Year | Completion Year | Funding Agency |
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| Hydrogeological Studies of Achankovil River Basin, Kerala State, India (Co-Investigator) | Major Research Project(MRP) | 2014 | 2020 | State Planning Board, Government of Kerala |
| Assessment and Artificial Augmentation of Groundwater Resources of Vamanapuram River Basin, Kerala State, India (Co-Investigator) | Major Research Project(MRP) | 2014 | 2020 | State Planning Board, Government of Kerala |
| Temporal relation between deformation, metamorphism and mineralization along the Bavani shear zone (BSZ), South India (Principal Investigator) | Start-Up Research Grant | 2017 | 2020 | University Grants Commission |
| Tectonic signature and PGE potential of gabbroic rocks in the Moyar-Bhavani and Achankovil shear zones, Kerala (Principal Investigator) | Young Scientist Project | 2014 | 2016 | Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) |
Books / Chapters
Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2015). Shear Zones and Crustal Blocks of Southern India vol.2 , Proc of the UGC-SAP-DRSII, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, ISBN 978-81-923449-4-2Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2012). Ber. Inst. Erdwiss. K.-F.-Univ. Graz IGCP 580, 4th Annual Meeting, Ber. Inst. Erdwiss. K.-F.-Univ. Graz, Austria, ISSN 1608-8166
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