Dr. (Mrs.) G. Veena Rao has 18 years of experience which includes research and teaching in Applied Geology. She obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from I.I.T. Mumbai.She is presently lecturer in Geology at the K.J. Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai. Her Ph.D. thesis is a pioneering effort in the use of computer simulation techniques for geomorphological investigations for which she collaborated with Prof. C.A.M. King and Prof. J. Mcullagh, from the University of Nottigham, U.K. Her research interests include computer aided simulation modeling of the earth’s dynamic processes; GIS and Remote Sensing applications in agriculture, hydrology and coastal studies etc.