Reporter Topic: Hydrogeochemical processes controling fluoride enrichment and management of hard rock aquifers in South Africa

Reporter: Professor V. Elumalai

Time: 15:00, Jun.14,2022

Location: Tencent Video Conference (ID:993 734 198)

Brief Introduction of Professor V. Elumalai

Prof Vetrimurugan Elumalai is a Professor and Head of the Department of Hydrology, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, South Africa. He is also working as a guest professor at Chang’an University China since 2020. He is one of the National Research Foundation rated researchers (C2). He has more than 15 years of experience in the field of Hydrogeology and environmental geochemistry. He has published more than 50 articles published in highly reputed journals. His focused research specialisation area is on groundwater and surface water studies including hydrological modelling, groundwater and surface water quality assessment, groundwater and surface water contamination, monitoring and management, groundwater modelling for sustainable water resources and environmental geochemistry. Though he has broad scope of research activities, currently, he is working dynamically on the groundwater and surface water quality related studies in entire South Africa and the sediment geochemistry in the Southern African coastal areas. He is involved in research collaboration with various countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Russia, India, Germany, China and Saudi Arabia etc,. He is also serving as an editorial board member/guest editor in Chemosphere, Water research and Environmental Earth Sciences. He is the registered scientist with SACNASP as Pr.Sci.Nat. He is a life member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, International Association of Hydrological Sciences and Geological Survey of South Africa. He has received Emerging researcher award in 2018 and Young researcher award in 2019 from University of Zululand.