1. Biography
    Early life  Profesional life  Marriage and children 

2. Published works

3. References

Biography

Early life

K M Nair belongs to Asanparampil house. He was born in Ramapuram, Kerala. He was the last one among his eight siblings. He did is Master of Science in Geology from Jammu University in 1958 and received his PhD from Osmania University in 1977. The thesis topic for his PhD is Sedimentology of Carbonates in Cauvery Basin.

Profesional life

During his early professional, he worked as Petroleum Exploration Geologist in various states of India including Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

In 1980, he moved to Nigeria, Africa. He worked as lecturer in the University of Ilorin and also took part in Geoscience research work. He accepted UN Expert position in 1984 and moved to Belize Central America, where he worked in Petroleum Development Projects.

K M Nair returned to India 1988 and joined ONGC as Chief Geologist. He was involved in the study of Western Offshore Sedimentary basins and published a few papers relating to his work. Apart from his studies of Earth, he used to talk about his trips to oil rigs on helicopters during harsh weather conditions and had great respect for the skills of the pilots.

In 1992, he became the Director, National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum. He was involved in various research-related programs and also initiated various research programs such as a river basin studies with focus to sand mining, and EIA of Pampa Irrigation Project. He was also involved in studies of Divisions dealing with Seismology, and Landslides and Coastal Studies

During his stay as Director of National Centre for Earth Science Studies, he became more passionate about current human lifestyle and its effects on the environment which reflected on the projects he got involved in rest of his life.

From 1998 onward he became a full-time researcher and engaged in various projects:

• “Effects of Holocene Tectonics, Sea level, and Climate Changes on Landforms and Vegetation in South Kerala Sedimentary Basin” funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
• ”Tectonic and Hydrologic Control on Late Pleistocene-Holocene Landforms, Paleoforest, and non-forest vegetation; Southern Kerala” funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
• “ Late Quaternary Environmental changes in the coastal plains of Southern Kerala” funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• "Paleoclimate and Sea level Records in the Late Quaternary Sediments of Coastal Wetlands of Pallikkal and Achankovil River Basins-Its Implications on Coastal Evolution"

He also conducted research and implemented projects such as:

• “Quaternary Sea Level Oscillations, Geological and Geomorphological Evolution of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin” which was funded by DST
• “Integrated Hydrogeological Investigations and Multi-Pronged Water Conservation in Selected Watersheds of Achankovil River Basin, Kerala” which was funded by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
• “ Attempt to save the Midlands of Kerala from drinking water shortage” funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)

Marriage and children

After receiving his masters, he got married to Saraswathi Madhavan Nair daughter of Gopalakrishna Pillai, then Editor of [https://3ci.in/8-company/566532-malayala-rajyam-publications-limited-u22121kl1959plc001824 Malayala Rajyam] newspaper. He has two sons Narayanan and Ashok, and grandchildren Eknath and Sachi.

Published works

• 1974 – Carbonates in Cauvery Basin, South India: In Key Papers to the Seminar on carbonate rocks of Tamilnadu, Geologists Association of Tamil Nadu, Madras.
• 1975 – First generation cement in beach rocks along the East Coast of South India.^[2] In: Proceedings of IX Congress of International Association of Sedimentologists, Nice, France.
• 1976 – Stratigraphy, Lithology and Sedimentation of Carbonates of Tertiary in Cauvery Basin.^[3]

In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Coastal Sedimentaries of India south of 18⁰N Latitude, ONGC, Madras.

• 1978 – Foraminiferal Limestones in the Tertiary Stratigraphy of Cauvery Basin, South India.Proc. VII Indian Colloquium of Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy Ed. D. A. Rasheed, Dept. of Geology, University of Madras. Pp. 196–201.
• 1980 – Stratigraphic analysis of Kerala Basin,^[4] Proceedings of Symposium on Geology and Geomorphology of Kerala. Geological Survey of India. Spl. Pub. 1980, Vol. 5, pp. 1–8. Co-author Rao, M.R.
• 1981 – Ferroan Calcite Cement in the Molluscan Biosparites and Calcareous Sandstones of Uttathur and Trichinopoly Stages, Cauvery Basin. Bulletin. ONGC. Vol 18,pp 11. Co-author: Vijayam, B.E.
• 1981 – Significance of Strontium distribution in limestone. Journal Mining and Geology, Vol. 18(1): pp. 114–119. Co-author: Azmathullah, M.
• 1982 – Cementation of carbonate sands in Lakshadweep. Bulletin ONGC, Vol. 19, pp. 1–12
• 1983 – Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and Paleogeographic significance of Lower Cretaceous Gboko Limestone,^[5] Nigeria. Vol 21, Nos 1&2, pp 203–210. Co-author: Ramanathan, R.M.
• 1984 – Dolomitization in some Nigerian Limestones; Proceedings of 20th Annual Conference of Nigerian Mining and Geoscience Society ;( Abstract) pp 41–42
• 1992 – Stratigraphy and sedimentation of Bombay offshore Basin.^[6] Journal of Geological Society of India. Vol. 40, pp. 415–442. Co-authors: Singh, N. K, Jokhanram, Gavarshetty, C.P, Muraleekrishnan, B
• 1995 – Geological history and natural resources of Low land of Kerala^[7]. Published by State Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment, Govt of Kerala, pp. 1–15
• 1998 – Quaternary aquifers and Kerala‟s drinking water problems^[8]. Paper#11 in Proceedings of Workshop on Groundwater Regime monitoring, Central Ground Water Board, Trivandrum.
• 2004 – Late Pleistocene – Holocene Paleoclimatic History of the Southern Kerala Basin^[9]., South West India, Gondwana Research, Vol. 7., pp. 585–594. Co-authors: Jayalakshmi, K., Kumai, H., Santosh, M.
• 2005 – Paleoecological and paleoclimatic potential of subsurface palynological data from Late Quaternary sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, Southwest India.^[10] Current Science, Vol. 95. pp. 515–526. Co-authors: Kumaran K.P.N., Limaye, R.B., Padmalal D.
• 2005 – Impact of sea level and paleoclimatic changes on river courses in Kerala. In: Proc. of 18th Convention of IGI and National Seminar on Quaternary climatic changes and landforms. Abstract. Indian Inst of Geomorphology, Thirunelveli. Co-authors: Padmalal, D Kumaran K.P.N.
• 2005 – Tracing Paleoclimatic signatures in fossil woods and sub-fossil logs of Kerala, Southwestern India^[11]. Past Global Changes (PAGES news) Vol. 13, No.1. Co-author: Kumaran, K.P.N.
• 2005 – Stratigraphic and palynological appraisal of Late Quaternary mangrove deposits of the west coast of India^[12]. Quaternary Research, Vol. 64, pp. 418–431. Co-authors: Kumaran, K.P.N., Shindikar, M. Limaye, R.B., Padmalal, D.
• 2005 – Paleoecological and paleoclimatic potential of subsurface palynological data from Late Quaternary sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, Southwest India. Current Science, Vol. 95. pp. 515–526. Co-authors: Kumaran K.P.N., Limaye, R.B., Padmalal D.
• 2006 – Quaternary Geology of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, an outline^[13]. Journal of Geological Society of India, Vol. 67, pp. 165–179. Co-authors: Padmalal D., Kumaran K.P.N.
• 2007 – Non-Pollen palynomorphs as potential paleoenvironmental indicators in the Late Quaternary sediments of the west coast of India.^[14] Current Science, Vol. 92. pp. 1370–1382. Co-authors: Limaye, R.B., Kumaran, K.P.N., Padmalal, D.
• 2007 – Response of post-Middle Miocene Tectonics on Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of onshore-offshore regions of SW coast of India^[15]. Proc. IGCPSymposium 514, Dec 2007, Centre for Earth Science Studies. pp. 17–20. Co-authours: Padmalal D., Kumaran, K.P.N.
• 2008 – Structure, tectonics and Quaternary Sedimentary Facies along SW coast of India. In. Proc of National Symposium on geodynamics and evolution of Indian Shield through time and space commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Geological Society of India, pp. 41–42. Co-authors: Padmalal, D., Kumaran, K.P.N.
• 2008 – Cyanobacteria as potential biomarkers of hydrological changes in the Late Quaternary sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin ^[16], India. Abstract Terra Nostra IPC-XII/IOPC-VIII, Bonn Germany, pp. 417. Co-author: Limaye, R.B., Kumaran, K.P.N., Nair, K.M., Padmalal, D.
• 2008 – Late Quaternary Palynology and Paleoclimate of Southwestern India: Evidence from marine and terrestrial Archives of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin. Abstract Terra Nostra IPC-XII/IOPC-VIII, Bonn Germany, pp. 375. Co-authors: Limaye, R.B., Kumaran, K.P.N., Nair, K.M., Padmalal, D.
• 2009 – A solution to the problem of groundwater in the midlands of Kerala^[17]. In Proc., Kerala Environmental Congress, 2009, pp. 224–228
• 2010 – Iron and bacterial contamination of phreatic aquifer in the coastal low lands of Kerala. Proc. National Seminar on Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge with special reference to coastal areas, Department of Marine Geology, Mangalore University and CGWB, Bangalore.Theme: VII, Paper 3.
• 2010 – Evidences of climate and sea level changes in a Holocene bay head delta, Kerala, SW coast of India. In: Proc. International workshop on climate change and island vulnerability, Kadamat, Lakshadweep, 26–30 October 2010. Co-authors: Padmalal, D., Nair, K.M., Kumaran, K.P.N., Sajan, K., Vishnumohan, S., Maya, K., Santhosh, V., and Anooja, S
• 2012 – Investigation of groundwater shortage and results of experimental rainwater harvesting in laterite covered midland: In Proceedings of the 24th Kerala Science Congress, pp. 29–31 January 2012, Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam. Co-author: Pramodlal, V.
• Padmalal, D & Kumaran, Navnith & Nair, K.M. & Baijulal, Bhaskaran & Limaye, Ruta & Mohan S, Vishnu. (2015). Evolution of the coastal wetland systems of SW India during the Holocene: Evidence from marine and terrestrial archives of Kollam coast, Kerala. 10.13140/RG.2.1.4871.6641.

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