Faculty
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Dr. Ratish Menon
Professor and HOD
Specialisation: Environmental Engineering
Room:Water Institute, Academic Block
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Environmental Sci. & Engg.), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay- 2014
- M.Tech. (Environmental Engg.), Govt. Engineering College Thrissur, Kerala- 2004
- B.Tech. (Civil Engg.), Govt. Engineering College Thrissur, Kerala- 2001
Employment History
- 2023 : Head of the Department, Dept. of Civil Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering & Technology
- 2022 –2023 : Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering & Technology
- 2014-2022 : Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering & Technology
- 2014- 2015 : Exchange faculty, University of Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany
- 2009- 2012 : Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Energy, Environment & Chemical Engg., Washington University in St.Louis, USA
- 2007- 2008 : Project Engineer, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay
- 2005-2007 : Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, MES College of Engineering, Kerala
- 2004-2005 : Project Engineer, Thiruvambady Devaswom, Thrissur
Key Responsibilities Held
Present Responsibilities
- Coordinator for M.Tech Environmental Engineering Programme
- Research & Consultancy at SCMS Water Institute
Teaching Interests
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental System Modelling
- Sustainable Water Resource Management
- Remote sensing & GIS for Environmental Applications
Research Interests
- Supervising 3 PhD students and 2 MTech students at present.
- Have guided more than 20 M.Tech dissertations.
Research Interests
Professional Recognition
- Technical Resource Person (Waste water & Septage treatment) – AMRUT Mission, Govt. of Kerala (2022 onwards)
- Consultant- WASH (Water & Sanitation Hygiene) Institute, Dindigul
- Member- Board of studies for Civil Engineering, APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University (2021-2023)
- Member- Curriculum Committee, APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University (2019-2021)
Fellowships
- MHRD fellowship for Doctoral Research-2008
- MHRD fellowship for Post-graduate studies-2002
Certificates
- Modelling with MIKE+- DHI India, 2022
- Ground water modelling using FEFLOW- DHI India, 2021
- Sanipath Tool for assessing exposure to fecal contamination in urban setting- CSE, 2020
- Sanitation Safety Planning, Centre for Science and Environment, 2019
- Water Resources Modelling using MIKE- Danish Hydraulic Institute- 2016
- Environmental Flow Monitoring- NIVUS GmbH, Eppingen, Germany-2015
- Certificate in Remote Sensing and GIS- National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO-2009
Memberships
- Member-International Waster Association
- Member- Environmental Science & Engineering Association, IIT Bombay
- Robert, S., Nisha, L., Menon, R., 2023. Quality deterioration of an Indian urban water source near an open dumping site. Water Practice & Technology, IWA Publication, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2023.056. [SCOPUS]
- Bherwani, H., Banerji, T., Menon, R.,2022. Role and value of urban forests in carbon sequestration: review and assessment in Indian context. Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI :10.1007/s10668-022-02725-5. [ Scopus, IF: 4.08]
- Kumbalaparambi, T, S., Menon, R., Radhakrishnan V, P., Nair, V, P., 2022. Assessment of urban air quality from Twitter communication using self-attention network and a multilayer classification model, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22836-w [SCI, IF:5.19]
- Anupama, S., Nisha, L., Menon, R., Robert, S., Kumbalaparambi, T, S., 2022. Micro-plastics in the Vicinity of an Urban Solid Waste Management Facility in India: Assessment and Policy Implications. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03588-2 [SCI,IF:2.807]
- Mathew, M., George, S., Menon, R., Tharakan, J. (2021), City scale water audit of a pilgrimage town in South India. International Journal of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Vol.13(1),88-96. [CAS Source Index]
- Shanavas, A, K., Zhou, C., Menon, R., Hopke, P.K. (2020), PM10 source identification using the trajectory based potential source apportionment (TrapSA) toolkit at Kochi, India, Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol.11, 1532-1542. [SCI, IF:4.831]
- Abraham, N., James,J., Banerji, T., and Menon, R. (2020), Development of novel groundwater iron removal system using adsorptive Fe(II) process, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Volume 10,100318. [Scopus, IF:6.27]
- James, A,C., John, C,M., Menon, R. (2018), Assessment of spatiotemporal changes interrestrial carbon sequestration due to Kochi metro rail project in India, Urban Climate,Vol. 24, 703-713.[SCI, IF:6.97]
- Patil, R.S., Kumar, R., Menon, R., Shah, M.K., and Sethi, V. (2013), Development of particulate matter speciation profiles for major sources in six cities in India, Atmospheric Research, Vol.132–133, 1–11 [SCI, IF:5.369]
- Menon, R., and Nair, A. Exposure assessment of fecal contamination using Sanipath exposure assessment tool in Kerala, Proceedings of International Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering, SCMS SET, January 14 &15, 2022.
- George, S., Menon, R., Thevannoor, P., Tharakan, J., Service learning in engineering education: A study of student participatory survey for urban canal rejuvenation in Kochi, India, Procedia Computer Science 172(2020), 263-269.
- Menon, R., Al Ahmad, M., Al Dimashki, M., and Shanavas, V., Monitoring and analysis of gas emissions from a closed landfill site at Jleeb in Kuwait. Proceedings of 112th Annual Conference, AWMA, Quebec, June 25-28, 2019.
- Rasma, K., Menon, R.,Kumar, R., Gadhavi, H., and Sethi, V., Study of the extent of contribution of regional stubble burning to the air pollution in Delhi-National Captial Region., Proceedings of 112th Annual Conference, AWMA, Quebec, June 25-28, 2019.
- Das, A., and Menon, R., Multicriteria ranking of the best management practices for flood reduction in Kochi city, India. Proceedings of 13th ISOLA Annual Conference, Kochi, February 15-16, 2019.
- Patil, R.S., Kumar, R., Menon, R., Shah, M.K., and Sethi, V., “Development of particulate matter speciation profiles for major sources in six cities in India”, Atmospheric Research , 2013
- Mathew, M., Gerhardt, A., George, S., and Menon, R., “Biomonitoring of Effluent Quality from a Sewage Treatment Plant using Poecilia reticulata as Indicator Organism under Indian Conditions”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Under Review)
- Mathew, M., Gerhardt, A., George, S., and Menon, R., “Assessment of Acute Toxicity of Tributyltin on Gammarus fossarum using the Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor”, International Journal of Environmental Research(Under Review)
- Chaudhari, R., Menon, R., Kumar, R., and Sethi, V., Air quality monitoring at regional and local scales in India with satellite observations of columnar aerosol optical thickness and Tropospheric NO2 Density., 5th GEOBIA conference, Greece, 21- 24 May 2014
- S. Bojjagani, R. H. Chaudhari, R. Menon,V.M. Motghare, R.S. Patil, R. Kumar and V. Sethi., Development of approaches for air quality management in coal mining areas, International symposium on environmental management and current practices in mining and allied industries, IIT BHU, February 13-15, 2014
- Menon, R., Sethi, V., and Husar, R., ” Multi-sensor view of atmospheric aerosol patterns over India”, International Symopsium on Energy and Environment, McDonnell Academy for Energy and Environment Partnership, Mumbai, December 9-12, 2012.
- Husar, R.B., Hoijarvi, K., Westphal, D.,Scheffe, R., Keating, T., Poirot, R., DuBois, D.W., Bleiweiss, M.P., Eberhard, W.L., Menon, R., Sethi, V., and Deshpande, A., “Applications of satellite observations to aerosol analyses and forecasting using NAAPS model and the DataFed distributed data system”, Fall meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 3-7, 2012.
- Menon, R., Sethi, V., and Husar, R.B., “An iterative fitting algorithm for matching aerosol size distributions to spectral extinction data”, Visibility and Air pollution, Air & Waste Management Association, Whitefish, MT, September 24-28, 2012.
- Sethi, V., Menon, R., and Husar, R.B., “Air quality community of practice- Activities in India”, Presentation at GEO Ministerial Summit, Beijing, CN., November 2, 2010.
- Tiwari, V., Menon, R., Shah, Munna, Sethi, Virendra. and Biswas, P., “Photo-oxidation of organic pollutant using metal oxide nano-composites”, International Conference on Environmental Health and Technology, IIT Kanpur India, March 15-17, 2010.
Publications
Books/Reports/Chapters/General Articles
- Raj, A., Menon, R., Remya Y.K. (2022), Proceedings of International Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering, ISBN: 978-81-955979-0-1
- Narayanan, N.C., Rana, M.N., Sreedhar, M.A., George, S., Menon, R. (2017), Participatory water and sanitation assessment for Alappuzha town –Preliminary report and way forward, Kerala Institute of Local Administration.
Awards and Honours
- MAGEEP Exchange Visit Fellowship, 2012
- Graduate Student Fellow, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, 2011
- Indo?US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Exchange Visit Fellowship, 2009
- Institute Scholarship for Doctoral Studies – IIT Bombay, 2008
- National Scholarship for Masters Program – Ministry of Human Resource Development, 2001
Professional Activities
Professional and Consulting Activities
- Consultancy and Research in the field of water and waste water at SCMS Water Institute
Membership in Professional Societies
- member, Air and Waste Management Association
- member, India Air Quality Community of Practice
- Life Member, Environmental Science and Engineering Association
Positions held
- General Secretary (2010-2011), Environmental Science and Engineering Association
Technical programs attended
Attended the following programs as resource person
- Sustainable Constructions M.E.S College of Engineering, Kuttipuram – Kuttipuram, Malappuram (10-12 February 2016)
- Advancements in Environmental Engineering CAPE College of Engineering, Kidangoor – Kidangoor, Kottayam (9-11, September, 2015)
- Sustainable Development and Management of Ground Water Resources Central Ground Water Board – Kochi (25- 29 May 2015)
- National Forum on Air quality IIT Bombay – Mumbai (Jan 21-23, 2015)
- Short term training programme on Environmental problems and their impact on human health Govt. Engineering College Thrissur – Thrissur (September 22- 26, 2014)
- Short term training programme on Innovations in Waste Management Govt. Engineering College Thrissur – Thrissur (July 22-26, 2013)
- Workshop on trends in monitoring/abatement of air pollution NIT Suratkal – Suratkal (December 26-28, 2012)
- Short course on air quality management McDonnell Academy for Energy and Environment Partnership – Mumbai (December 6-7, 2012)
Ongoing/completed Projects during the last 5 years:
- 2022- Design and implementation of a natural based waste water treatment unit at Elamakkara, Sponsored by Kochi Municipal Corporation. Status- Completed
- 2022- Development of storm water management plan for terminal expansion works. Sponsored by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Status-Completed
- 2022-Microplastic Pollution: Source Characterization, transport modelling, and assessment of impact on fish population in Kadambrayar river & Vembanad backwater region. Sponsor: Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Govt of Kerala, Status- Completed
- 2020-Development of rain water harvesting plan for Kochi metro stations and viaducts, Sponsor: Kochi Metro Rail Ltd, Status- Completed
- 2018-Assessment of contribution of stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab states on air quality in Delhi, Sponsor: Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi, Status- Completed
- 2017-City water audit for Guruvayur Municipality, Sponsored by Guruvayur Municipality. Status- Completed
Personal Information:
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hLy7qkcAAAAJ&hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmenon1980/
- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ratish-Menon
