Dr. GOPAL KRISHAN

Dr. Gopal Krishan is currently Scientist-E, at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Ex-Researcher-Indo Gangetic Basin, Groundwater Resilience Project, British Geological Survey, United Kingdom (2014-15) and IIRS-ISRO (2006-2009). Dr. Gopal has over 24 years of research experience in many facets of hydrological evaluations, surface water and groundwater hydrology project management, and field investigations. Dr. Gopal has expertise in isotope hydrology, hydro-geochemistry and water quality studies.

He has supervised 4 awarded PhD thesis (IIT-Roorkee; PU, Chandigarh; BHU, Varanasi; SKUAST-Kashmir); 17 master dissertations; 1 CV Raman Fellow (Ghana) and 1 DAAD Fellow (Germany).

Dr. Gopal has published more than 100 International Journal articles, > 15 book chapters, and edited 2 books.

Developed international collaborations with BGS, UK; HTWD, Germany; IAEA, Vienna; IOWA State University. 

International travels

Received DST International travel support to USA (2012);

Sponsored by BGS, UK for visiting University College of London (2019);

Scholarship from UCD, USA for short term training course (2021);

Sponsorship from United Nations to visit IAEA, Vienna (2024).

Awards

Fellow Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (2025)

Received recognitions as AWRA member spotlight (2020),

certificates of appreciations (2020, 2021, 2022),

best paper awards in different seminars and conferences (2012-2023).

Professional Excellent Award by Aqua Foundation (2021)

Successfully completed the studies/assignments

Carried out study in Mahadei river

Carried out the study in Joshimath area

Conceived and delivered various research projects funded by national and international agencies.

At international level: Contributed to the successful completion of projects funded by:

DFID, UK;

India UK Water Centre (NERC+MoES):

World Bank-funded National hydrology,

Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany and

British High Commission.

Continuing the projects funded by BGS, UK and FCDO

At the national level completed projects funded by

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation- New Delhi;

For Punjab Government: Department of Water Supply and Sanitation,  

Punjab State Farmers and Farm Workers Commission &

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Hindustan Zinc Limited, Bhilwara and Udaipur;

Government of Uttar Pradesh (Lalitpur); .

Received recognition for a member of a special committee constituted by NGT on depleting groundwater levels;

member committee for preparation of DPR and salinity ingress for Coastal Management Directorate,

expert water conservation, and livelihood enhancement for Sunderbans,

expert panel Eco-Paryavaran, NABARD-Dehradun.

Dr. Gopal is a fellow member of Society of Earth Scientists (F/486),

a Life member of “Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH-1878);

Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (LM-AGGS-133);

International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS – 17349);

a member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing;

American Water Resources Association (7624);

international association of hydro-geologists (141319).