Project Scientist
NIAS, Bengaluru (Mar 2025-current)
Water Resource Expert- Applied Research
WELL Labs, Bengaluru (Feb 2024- Nov 2024)
Guest Resaercher (Oct 2022- Jan 2023)
CESBIO, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées , France
Eiffel Excellence Scholar (Dec 2020-Mar-2022):
CESBIO, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées , France
University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France
Senior Research Fellow (Feb 2020-Sep 2022):
AcSIR, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad, India
Junior Research Fellow ( Aug 2017- Jan 2020):
AcSIR , CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad, India
Research Assistant (Nov 2016- Jul-2017)
Dept of EES, IISER Bhopal, India with Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman:
During this tenure, I have worked on Aerosol Science, specifically Understanding Carbonaceous Aerosol Optical and Thermal Properties.
Master's Project(2015-16):
IITM Pune , India with Dr. Yogesh K. Tiwari.
"On Designing GHGs Surface Observational Network Over India Using Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Modelling".
Master's Thesis(2015-16):
IISER Kolkata, India with Dr. Kajaljyoti Borah
Detailed Shear Wave velocity Modeling Beneath Cuddapah Basin, India (ISBN: 978-3-659-91455-3 ).
Google Scholar: Abhilash Kumar Paswan
अभिलाष कुमार पासवान. “बदलते परिवेश में दलितों का सामाजिक और साहित्यिक मंथन”. International Journal of Hindi Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 23-24 (pdf)
Paswan, Abhilash Kumar (2016): Detailed Shear-Wave Velocity Modelling Beneath Cuddapah Basin, India.
LAP Publishers, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-659-91455-3 (Master Thesis Work)
Mukherjee, S., Rizvi, S.S., Biswas, G., Paswan, A.K., Vaiphei, S.P., Warsi, T. and Mitran, T. (2023). Aquatic Eco-systems Under Influence of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Activities. In Hydrogeochemistry of Aquatic Ecosystems (eds S. Madhav, V.B. Singh, M. Kumar and S. Singh) (pdf)
Paswan, A. K., Pathan, S. K., Agarwal, A., & Verma, V. (2025). Artificial intelligence in efficient management of water resources. In Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Earth Resource Management (pp. 185-206). Elsevier.
12. Selles, A., Paswan, A., Ferrant, S., Dewandel, B., and Maréchal, J.-C.: Is there any trend in groundwater level in South India? Case study from Telangana State, India., IAHS-AISH Scientific Assembly 2022, Montpellier, France, 29 May–3 Jun 2022, IAHS2022-511, 2022.
11. Paswan, A. K., Ferrant, S., Selles, A., Tiwari, V. M., and Ahmed, S.: Importance of land-cover data-set spatio-temporal resolution on water budget modeling in highly irrigated areas, Telangana, India, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-12078
10. A. K. Paswan: "Influence of Global Climate Change on India’s Ground Water Budget ", Young Scientist Conference, IISF 2019, Kolkata India, Nov 5-7, 2019.
9. A. K. Paswan, V.M. Tiwari, A.Mizan, S.Chandra, A. Selles: "Groundwater management in semi-arid area: A case study from Tumkur, Karnataka,India". Water Future Conference, IISc Bangalore, India September 24-27, 2019.
8. A. K. Paswan , A. Singh, R. S. Raman: “Temporal variability and implications to estimates of black carbon radiative forcing over an ecologically sensitive zone in Central India”. European Aerosol Conference 2017, Zurich, Switzerland 27 August – 1 September 2017.
7. A. K. Paswan: “On designing GHGs future observational network over India using Lagrangian Particle Dispersion modeling" ,India International Science Festival 2016, India: Dec 7-12, 2016, NPL Delhi.
6. A. K. Paswan, Ayush Goyal, Raju Kumar, Kajaljyoti Borah : "Crustal shear velocity structure beneath Cuddapah Basin, India" , EGU General Assembly 2016. , April 17-22, Vienna, Austria.
5. A. K. Paswan, Raju Kumar : "Source Apportionment of GHGs During Extreme and Normal Monsoon Years " ,National Symposium on Understanding and Forecasting the Monsoon Extremes : Feb 23-24 2016, IITM Pune , India.
4. A.K.Paswan: Characterization of atmospheric aerosols using different techniques; Dec 4-8, 2015, Young Scientist meet at India International Science Festival 2015, India.
3. A.K.Paswan, Y.K.Tiwari: Monsoon influence on Carbon Dioxide source and sink mechanism; July 2-3 2015, National conference on climate change: IIScBanglore, India.
2. A.K.Paswan, Y.K.Tiwari: Influence of monsoon on Carbon Dioxide observation Over south Asia; March 2015, National Symposium on Vagaries of Monsoon: IITM Pune, India.
1. A.K.Paswan, J.Patnaik: Climate implications on Clay mineralogy of weathering profile developed on Rajmahal basalt and Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex(CGC); Convergence 2014, IISER Kolkata, India.
In 2015( May-July):
I worked with Dr. Yogesh K. Tiwari, IITM Pune on “On Understanding GHGs Transport Processes Over India Using Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model FLEXPART”. The aim of the project was to see the transport mechanism of greenhouse gases at various locations in different seasons for set up of ground based monitoring stations in near future.
In 2014 ( May-July):
I worked with Dr. Yogesh K. Tiwari , IITM Pune on “Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Methods and Data Analysis”. The aim of the project was to learn modeling technique. Here I got a first-hand experience on data handling and model simulation.
In 2013 ( May-July):
I worked with Dr. Jitendra Patnaik, on "Clay Mineral Separation and Identification from Weathering Profile Sediments of Pakuria, Jharkhand". The aim of the project was to design an experiment and identify clay mineral using XRD technique and learn about the role of climate in clay mineral formation and its variation.
In 2012( May-July):
I worked in pulse magnet laboratory withDr. Bhavtosh Bansal, IISER-K, on generation of "High magnetic field (pulsed) about 35T using LCR combination".
I worked with Dr. Bhavtosh Bansal and Dr. Pradip Khatua on "Design and fabrication of low temperature resistant set up".
X-Ray Diffraction (Powder XRD)
Gas-Chromatography (GC)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Gas chromatography –mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)
Elemental Analyzer
UV-Spectroscopy
FTIR-Spectroscopy
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Ion Chromatograph
Petrology Microscope
OC-EC Analyzer
ED-XRF
Participated in training program on “Assessment of Regional Hydrological System using Space Borne Gravity Observations” , Nov 25-27, 2019, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad.
Participated in workshop on " Synergic Management of Water Resources in Changing Climate" , Oct 12-13, 2019, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad, India.
Participated in "Training on Groundwater Exploration and Management", ( A CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative) , Sep 17-22, 2018, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad, India.
Course Coordinator: Shakeel Ahmed, Dr. Tanvi Arora (CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad).
Participated in "Advanced Training Programme on Analytical Geochemistry", ( A CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative) , March 12-21, 2018, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad, India.
Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Manikyamba , Dr. M. Rammohan and Dr. S. Sharma (CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad).
Participated in “National Training Workshop on Greenhouse Gases Measurements, Interpretation and Inverse Modelling”, July 10-14, 2017, Center for Advanced Training (CAT), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India.
Course Coordinator: Dr. Prabir K. Patra (JAMSTEC, Japan) and Dr. Vinu Valsala (IITM, Pune).
Participated in “Training on Mass Spectrometry: Application for Scientific Research” , June 1-2, 2017, Dept. of EES, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, India.
Organised by: Thermo Fisher Scientific and IISER Bhopal.
Participated in “The course on Mineralogy, Crystallography, Igneous Petrology and Lithosphere” , June 6-17, 2016, National Centre for High Pressure Studies, IISER Kolkata, India
Course Coordinator: Prof. Alok K. Gupta (University of Allahabad) and Dr. Goutam Dev Mukherjee (IISER Kolkata)
Participated in “ GHGS measurement campaign” . June- September 2014 & 2015, CCCR, IITM Pune.
Supervisor: Dr. Yogesh K. Tiwari, Senior Scientist, GHGs Research wing.
Participated in “ Geological Mapping of the Himalaya Shivalik range” , Dec 10-20, 2014, Dept of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata.
Coordinator : Dr. Tarun Dalai and Dr. Manoj Jaiswal, IISER Kolkata.
Participated in “Structural mapping of Galudih region: Singhbhum Craton” , Dec 17-26, 2013, Dept of Earth Sciences, IISER Kolkata.
Coordinator: Prof. Ravikant Vadlamani (IIT Kharagpur) and Dr. Kathakali Bhattacharyya (IISER Kolkata).
Participated in “Scientific writing workshop”
Organised by : Elsevier (2017) and Springer (2015).