ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Ph.D.

• Travel Award, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India (2025) 

• Research Scholar Travel Award (RSTA), IIT Delhi (2024)

• Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Associate Individual Membership, 2025-Present

• American Geophysical Union (AGU) Student Membership, 2024-Present

• Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS) Student Membership, 2024-Present

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Membership, 2024-Present

• National Groundwater Association (NGWA) Student Membership, 2024-Present

• Best Paper Presentation Award: Sahu, K., Chakma, S., Rao, YR Satyaji., (2024), Health Risk Assessment from Groundwater Nitrate Contamination of Rajasthan State. Proceedings of 5th  International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2024), Organized by AMITY University, October 15-16, 2024, Noida, India

M.Tech

• Best Paper Presentation Award: Sahu, K., Goel, Arun., (2021). Modelling of Water Quality near Coastal Region: A Review. International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (RACESD-2021). Organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, MANIT Bhopal, India. February 13-14, 2021.

• Best Paper Presentation Award: Sahu, K., Goel, Arun., (2021). Modelling of Coastal Aquifer: Case Study of the Central Part of Baleshwar District, Odisha. International Conference on Latest Trends in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering. Jointly Organized by the Department of Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal, India. April 12-13, 2021.

Competitive Exams

• Qualified: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2019 and GATE 2020).