Department of Ocean Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. Suresh Kumar Govindarajan

Professor [HAG]

Ph.D., IISc (Bangalore) 2003 Flow and Solute Transport through Fractured Reservoirs: Numerical Investigations (Groundwater Hydraulics & Contaminant Hydrogeology)

M E (Water Resources Engineering - Anna University, CWR) 1998 Field Investigations on Flow through Hard Rocks (Groundwater Management)

B E (Civil Engineering) 1995 Darcian Fluid Flow: Experimental Investigations (Groundwater Engineering)

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gskumar@iitm.ac.in

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  • Dr Suresh Kumar Govindarajan secured his doctoral degree from Indian Institute of Science, IISc–Bangalore, working on “Fluid Flow through Saturated Subsurface Formations”.
  • He then worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow @ Queens University, Canada; and as Research-Assistant-Professor @ University of North Dakota in US, before landing @ IIT-Madras.
  • His Research Interest includes Reservoir Simulation on Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through Heterogeneous, Carbonate, Coal-Bed-Methane & Shale-Gas Reservoirs; Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods; Geothermal Reservoir Characterization; and Geo-Sequestration of Carbon-di-oxide.
  • He became Professor in 2015 and Senior-Professor (HAG) in 2022.
  • He has published over 180 Scopus-indexed Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles; and he has completed guiding 18 Doctoral Students & 5 MS Students, so far.
  • He is figuring in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (released by Stanford University) continuously from 2020 (till date). He has received Best-Paper-Award for 10 times in International Conferences.
  • With more than 3100 citations in Scopus; and 4400 citations in Google-Scholar, he also has authored 10 Single-Author Journal Articles to his credit.
  • And, he is passionate about Fundamental Research on Up-scaling-Issues and Drainage-Principles of ‘Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through Saturated Subsurface Reservoirs using Darcian Approach.
  • 1. Published 184 Scopus-Indexed Journal Articles
  • 2. Published 26 Scopus-Indexed International Conference Papers
  • 3. Published 5 Scopus-Indexed Book Chapters
  • 4. Guided (and Awarded) 18 Ph D Scholars (6 in Civil Engineering & 12 in Petroleum Engineering)
  • 5. Currently Guiding 6 Ph D Scholars & 2 MS Scholars
  • 6. Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2020-2021)
  • 7. Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2021-2022)
  • 8. Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2022-2023)
  • 9. Global Ranking: Figured in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2023-2024)
  • 10. Received Best Paper Awards for 10 Times in International Conferences
  • 11. 18 Times served as Expert Committee Member (Faculty Selection & Promotion) @ IITs/INI
  • 12. 17 Times served as External Examiner for Doctoral Theses
  • 13. Once served as Expert Member for Reviewing Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad (Nov 2022)
  • 14. 3120 Citations (Documents: 209 h-index: 28) in Scopus &
  • 15. 4427 Citations (h-index: 33; i10-index: 116) in Google Scholar
  • 16. Served as Setter, Vetter & Chief Paper Setter - GATE PE Paper
  • 17. Developed Reservoir Simulation Laboratory
  • 18. Served as NCC Chief Coordinator @ IIT Madras for 12 years

  • CO2 Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers and Depleted Oil/Gas Reservoirs
  • Reservoir Engineering
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
  • Groundwater Hydraulics
  • Contaminant Hydrogeology
  • Enhanced Geothermal-Energy System (EGS)
  • Flow through Fractured/Shale-Gas/CBM Reservoirs

  1. Received the Best Poster Presentation Award for the paper titled “Numerical Investigation of Microbial Transport in a Saturated Reservoir System” by Susmit Chakraborthy and G Suresh Kumar – 8th International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources (IGWC 2019) – Held at IIT-Roorkee, India from Oct 21-24, 2019.
  2. Received the Best Paper Award – First Place for the paper titled "Weight Spacer Design for Elevated Temperature Conditions to Mitigate Barite Settling by Identifying Suitable Viscosifier" by Shantanu Pandey, Rajnish Tripathi and G. Suresh Kumar - 8th International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials (ICEIM) - held @ Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan between 6th and 8th September, 2019.
  3. Received the Best Paper Award – Second Place for the paper titled “An Overview on Mathematical Modeling of Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through a Hydrocarbon Reservoir” by Rakesh P and G. Suresh Kumar - International Conference on “Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production: Enhancing the Momentum (PETRAMET’18)” held during March 2018 @ AMET University, Chennai – India.
  4. Received the Best Paper Award – Third Place for the paper titled "Mathematical Modeling of Methane Flow and Production in Conventional CBM Reservoir – A Review” by Avanish M and G. Suresh Kumar - International Conference on “Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production: Enhancing the Momentum (PETRAMET’18)” held during March 2018 @ AMET University, Chennai – India.
  5. Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Experimental investigations and field implementation of polymer gel technology by Water Shut Off (WSO) techniques in Western Onshore field, India” by Vijai Kumar Baskaran, G. Suresh Kumar, Padmja Matey, and Mandhir Kumar - Fourth International Conference on Petroleum Science and Technology 2016 (ICPST-2016) held at IIT-Madras, Chennai, India during 18 – 19 December 2016.
  6. Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Modelling the Coupled Effects of Temperature, Injection Rate and Microbial Kinetic Parameters on Oil Recovery by Microbial Flooding” by Sivasankar and G. Suresh Kumar – SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition held at Dammam – Saudi Arabia, 25 – 28 April 2016.
  7. Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Weathering of Oil Spill: Modeling and Analysis”, by Aditya Kumar and G Suresh Kumar – International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE’ 15) held at NITK – Suratkal, Mangalore during 12-14March 2015.
  8. Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled "Numerical Modeling on remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons under Coupled Dissolution, Sorption and Biodegradation for a Sub-surface System", by M. Vasudevan, G. Suresh Kumar and I. M. Nambi - Second International Conference on Drilling Technology 2012 (ICDT-2012) and the First National Symposium on Petroleum Science and Engineering 2012 (NSPSE-2012), IIT-Madras, Chennai, India.
  9. Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled "Effect of Poro and Thermo Elasticity on the Evolution of Fracture Permeability in a Coupled Fracture-Skin-Matrix System", by N. Natarajan and G. Suresh Kumar - Ninth International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE 2010), IIT-Madras, Chennai, India.
  10. Received the Best Paper Award in EGS - Geochemistry session for the paper on “Reactive Solute transport under Non-Isothermal conditions in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs”, by G. Suresh Kumar and A. Ghassemi - United States Geothermal Resources Council- 2004 Annual Meeting, held at California.

  • Worked as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow @ University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA between Nov 2003 and June 2005
  • Worked as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow @ Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada between June 2005 and May 2006
  • Worked as Assistant Professor @ IIT - Guwahati between June 2006 and May 2007
  • Joined IIT – Madras on 16th May 2007 as Assistant Professor
  • 16th May 2007 - 31st May 2010: Assistant Professor - Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-Madras
  • 1st June 2010 - 24th July 2015: Associate Professor - Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-Madras
  • Joined as Professor on 24th July 2015
  • Joined the present position as Professor (HAG) on 1st July 2022

  1. NATIONAL EXPERT ID (VIDWAN): https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/61643
  2. OFFICIAL: https://doe.iitm.ac.in/innerfaculty.php?fname=Dr.%20Suresh%20Kumar
  3. LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suresh-kumar-govindarajan-97738118/
  4. SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217596517
  5. GOOGLE SCHOLAR: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=e7sOg_0AAAAJ&hl=en
  6. RESEARCH GATE: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suresh-Kumar-Govindarajan-2
  7. IRINS: https://iitm.irins.org/profile/61643
  8. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-5482
  9. Web of Science RESEARCHER ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-3849-2015
  10. Publication Details:
  11. Published in Scopus-Indexed Journals: 184
  12. Published in Non Scopus-Indexed Journals: 39
  13. Presented as Int. Conference Papers: 90
  14. Best Paper Awards from Int. Conferences: 10

  • Member – Selection Committee – Faculty Recruitment
  • Expert Member, Faculty Selection and Promotion Committee, Faculty Selection and Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – February 2025
  • Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – August 2024
  • Expert Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) - Dhanbad – December 2023
  • External Expert, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the School of Petroleum Technology @ PDEU – Gandhinagar – December 2023
  • Expert Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM)-Dhanbad - July 2023
  • Expert Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – February 2023
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Selection in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – October 2022
  • Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – September 2022
  • Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – June 2022
  • Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion Committee (For Selecting Full Time Professor & Associate Professor) – Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT-Bombay – April 2022
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering - Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – March 2022
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – October 2021
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Discipline of Civil Engineering – School of Engineering @ IIT-Mandi – August 2021
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – June 2021
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – April 2021
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoscience @ RGIPT – Jais – Amethi – Jan 2021
  • Member, Promotion Committee, Faculty Promotion Committee (For Selecting Full Time Professor & Associate Professor) in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – May 2019
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy (IIPE) - Vizag – June 2019
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment @ Indian Institute of Petroleum Engineering and Energy @ IIPE - Vizag – May 2018
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – March 2018
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Geology @ Guindy Engineering College - Anna University – October 2018
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT-Kharagpur – April 2017
  • Member, Selection Committee, Faculty Recruitment in the Department of Civil Engineering @ IIT-Hyderabad – 2009
  • Member – Other Committee
  • Expert Member, Departmental Review Committee, Department of Petroleum Engineering @ IIT(ISM) – Dhanbad – November 2022
  • Committee Member for Conducting Peer Review of the Centre of Excellence at IIT Guwahati – Jan 2011
  • GATE Examination
  • Petroleum Engineering – Chief Paper Setter – GATE 2021
  • Petroleum Engineering – Chief Paper Setter – GATE 2019
  • Petroleum Engineering – Paper Vetter – GATE 2018
  • Petroleum Engineering - Paper Setter – GATE 2016