Dr. Jaya Kumar Seelam ( CSIR-NIO )
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Dr. Jaya Kumar Seelam 

Chief Scientist ( Headquarters, Goa )

DepartmentOcean Engineering (OED)

Research Interests/SpecializationCoastal processes, beach processes & coastal protection, Storms surges, tsunamis, impacts of extreme events on coasts, Littoral drift

Career at CSIR

Date of Joining CSIR : 1993-12-29
Date of Joining Present Post : 2020-12-29
Date of Retirement : 2030-08-31

Contact Details
 Emailjay.nio@csir.res.in
  Office +91 8322450316
Work Details

Work Domain Scientific

Area of WorkOcean Engineering

People Trained

Number of Ph.D. students supervised (Ongoing & Completed): 5
No of student(s) trained through Internship/Project Work/Dissertation :27

Consultancy/Sponsored Projects
Ongoing Completed
7 47
Grant-in-aid Projects
Ongoing Completed
4 4

 Education
Degree Specialization University Graduation Year
Ph.D Civil/Ocean Engineering The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2012
ME/M.Tech Ocean Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1993
BE/B.Tech Civil Engineering Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati 1991
 Experiences
Position Organization From To
Project Associate Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1993 1993
Scientist-B CSIR-NIO 1993 1998
Scientist-C CSIR-NIO 1998 2002
Scientist-E1 CSIR-NIO 2002 2007
Principal Scientist CSIR-NIO 2007 2014
Senior Principal Scientist CSIR-NIO 2014 2020
Chief Scientist CSIR-NIO 2020 2022
 Conferences / Seminars / Workshops / Meetings Presentations
  • Conferences
  •  AOGS 2018 (15th Annual meeting of the Asia Oceania Geoscience Society),
    ( Honalulu, Hawaii, USA - 2018 )

     INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOWLAND TECHNOLOGY ISLT 2018,
    ( Hanoi, Viet Nam - 2018 )

     International Symposium on the Indian Ocean,
    ( Goa, India - 2017 )

     5th National conference of the Ocean Society of India (OSICON 17),
    ( Thiruvananthapuram, India - 2017 )

     20th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering - HYDRO 2015,
    ( Roorkee, India - 2015 )

     23rd Biennnial conference of CERF 2015: Grand Challenges in Estuarine & Coastal Science: Securing our Future,
    ( Portland, USA - 2015 )

     8th International Conference on Asia and Pacific Coasts, APAC2015,
    ( Chennai, India - 2015 )

     Waves in Shallow water Environments WISE2015,
    ( Goa, India - 2015 )

     4th National conference of the Ocean Society of India (OSICON 2015),
    ( Goa - 2015 )

     International conference on A decade after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Status & Experiences (IOTSUNAMI2014),
    ( Puducherry, India - 2014 )

     19th Congress of the Asia Pacific Division of the Congress of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), IAHR-APD 2014,
    ( Hanoi, Viet Nam - 2014 )

     Fifth Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering (INCHOE2014),
    ( Goa - 2014 )

     Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS 2013),
    ( Brisbane, Australia - 2013 )

     33rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE2012),
    ( Santander, Spain - 2012 )

     4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC2012),
    ( Hanoi, Viet Nam - 2012 )

     8th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC),
    ( Chennai, India - 2012 )

     Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS 2011),
    ( Taiwan - 2011 )

     6th International conference on Asia and Pacific coasts (APAC2011),
    ( Hong Kong - 2011 )

     International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering (ICHE 2010),
    ( Chennai, India - 2010 )

     Coastal Dynamics 2009,
    ( Tokyo, Japan - 2009 )

     First annual Subsea Technical Conference, Society for Underwater Technology,
    ( Perth, Australia - 2009 )

     7th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC),
    ( Dubai, UAE - 2008 )

     International Conference in Ocean Engineering COE'96,
    ( Chennai, India - 2006 )

     15th Congress of Asia and Pacific division of the International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR) and International Symposium on “Maritime Hydraulics”,
    ( Chennai, India - 2006 )

     3rd Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering (INCHOE 2004),
    ( Goa - 2004 )

 External Profile Links
 Professional Interests
Coastal processes (waves, currents, tides, sediment transport, rip currents, surfzone dynamics)
Coastal Engineering (Breakwaters, Shoreline management)
Numerical Modelling (MIKE21; Delft3D; Tsunami propagation modelling)
Environmental Impact Assessment (Physical & Engineering Aspects)
Ocean Energy (Wave, current, tidal)
Estuarine dynamics
Pollutant transport
Beach processes & beach quality
Remote Sensing applications
Marine concrete
 Professional Membership
Fellow - Institution of Engineers (India)
Fellow - Indian Society of Hydraulics
Member - International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR)
Life Member - Ocean Society of India
Life Member - Indian Society of Remote Sensing
Life Member - The Indian Science Congress Association
Life Member - Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures
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