Mr. S. Mathanraj

Mathanraj Seevarethnam is a lecturer/research scholar at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka since 2017. He received his B.A. Honours degree with first class in Geography from the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in 2015 and graduated M.Sc. in GIS and Remote Sensing from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka in 2019. He was awarded PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia in 2023.

He teaches various courses in geography for general and honours degree students. He teaches the courses "Urban Geography, Population Geography, Economic Geography, Human Geography, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing". He is an enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working young academic who has also been awarded various scholarships and prizes from local and international organizations. He is a multidisciplinary researcher with a technical background in geography, and his expertise covers many applications of geo-informatics. His research interests cover various aspects across geography, mainly distributed urban growth, sprawl, spatial planning and modelling. 

Contact : 

+94 752772122 (Mobile)

+94 652240739 (Office)

smathan02@gmail.com , mathanrajs@esn.ac.lk (E-mail)

Official Address : 

  Department of Geography

  Faculty of Arts and Culture

  Eastern University, Sri Lanka

  Vantharumoolai, Chenkaldy.

• Google Scholar
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• Scopus
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• Publons
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• ResearchGate
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mathanraj_Seevarethnam
• Web of Science
  https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2311375

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Mathanraj, S. & Kaleel, M.I.M. (2018). Effects of Flooding in Kaluwanchikudy DSD: An Analysis Using GIS Application. Mitigating the Impact of Extreme Natural Events in Developing Countries. Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), 45-52.

RESEARCH ARTICLES IN INDEXED JOURNALS

1. Nishanthi, K. & Mathanraj, S. (2022). An Approach of Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services in Kotte Marshland, Sri Lanka, International Journal of Innovation Scientific Research and Review, Vol. 04, Issue, 01, pp.2245-2251
2. Nishanthi, K., Dushanan, R., Mathanraj, S., & Priyadharshini, C. (2021). An assessment of water quality temporal variation in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte canal, Sri Lanka. World News of Natural Sciences, 38, 139–157.
3. Seevarethnam, M., Rusli, N., Ling, G.H.T. & Said, I. (2021). A Geo-Spatial Analysis for Characterising Urban Sprawl Patterns in the Batticaloa Municipal Council, Sri Lanka. Land 10(6), 636.
4. Mathanraj, S. (2020). The Impacts of Population Growth on the Land use Changes in Batticaloa Municipal Council, Sri Lanka. World News of Natural Sciences, 32, 36–48.
5. Mathanraj, S., Ratnayake, R., & Rajendram, K. (2019). A GIS-Based Analysis of Temporal Changes of Land Use Pattern in Batticaloa MC, Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2018. World Scientific News, 137, 210-228.
6. Mathanraj, S. (2018). A GIS Analysis of the Distribution of Dengue Epidemic in Karaitivu from 2013 to 2017. Neithal, Vol. 09, No. ii, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
7. Nasliha, M. I. F., Rinos, M. H. M., & Mathanraj, S. (2017). The management actions for the effects of natural disasters: a study based on Maruthamunai area. World News of Natural Sciences, 15, 20-36.
8. Mathanraj, S. (2017). The impacts of irrigation system on agriculture: a study based on Porativupattu ds Division. World Scientific News, 90, 127-137.
9. Mathanraj, S., & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2017). Rainfall Variability in the wet-dry seasons. An analysis in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. World News of Natural Sciences, 9, 71-78.
10. Mathanraj, S., & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2016). The Influence of Rainfall Variability on Paddy Production: A Case Study in Batticalloa District. World Scientific News, 52, 265-275.
11. Mathanraj, S., & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2015). The Role of Irrigation System on Ground Water: A Special Study in Selected Areas of Porativupattu, Batticaloa. International Journal of Kalam, Faculty of Arts & Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Volume – IX(II), 33 - 40.

CONFERENCES

PUBLISHED FULL PAPER

1. Mathanraj, S., Rusli, N., & Ling, G. (2021). Applicability of the CA-Markov Model in Land-use/Land cover Change Prediction for Urban Sprawling in Batticaloa Municipal Council, Sri Lanka. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 620(1), 012015. IOP Publishing
2. Mathanraj, S. (2019). A GIS based analysis of land use changes on PorativuPattu DS Division in Sri Lanka between 2009 and 2019. Proceedings, South Eastern University International Arts Research Symposium -2019, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
3. Kaleel, M. I. M., Rinos, M.H.M. & Mathanraj, S. (2016). River Erosion and Degradation of Maha Oya River Basin: A Study Based on Selected Areas. 6th International Symposium - 2015, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
4. Mathanraj, S. & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2015). Threats of Mangrove Flora and the Management Actions: A Case Study in Kaluwanchikudy Area. 5th International Symposium - 2015, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
5. Mathanraj, S. & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2015). The Influence of Rainfall on Ground Water Quantity and Its Changes: A Study in Selected Areas of Porativupattu DS Division in Batticaloa. 5th International Symposium - 2015, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACT

1. Mathanraj, S. & Kaleel, M. I. M. (2017). The Effects of Flooding in Kaluwanchikudy DSD: An Analysis Using GIS Application. The International Roundtable on the Impacts of Extreme Natural Events: Science & Technology for Mitigation (IRENE), Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1. Urban Sprawl
2. Urban Growth
3. Urban Land use/ Land cover
4. Urban Modelling
5. Urban Settlement
6. GIS/Remote Sensing Applications

• Geo-Informatics (GIS, RS, GPS)
• Population Geography
• Urban Geography
• Human Geography

1. Awarded the UTM Young Scholars Grant for the conference proceeding at University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia in March, 2022.
2. Awarded the International Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) for the PhD Programme at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia in 2020.
3. Awarded the Mahapola Scholarship for the Bachelor of Arts degree programme at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka by the University Grant Commission, Sri Lanka in 2010. 

Student Counsellor at the Faculty of Arts and Culture in Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 16.01.2019 to 15.01.2020