Meenu Ramadas, Ph. D.
Associate Professor | Water Resources Engineering
School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar,
Associate Professor | Water Resources Engineering
School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar,
Khordha-752050, Odisha, India
About Me
I am currently employed as an Associate Professor (Civil Engineering) at School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar. I joined the Institute in 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Here, I teach subjects related to water resources engineering as well as foundation subjects of civil engineering at undergraduate and graduate level. I have also been mentoring talented and hardworking PhD/project scholars, project team members, M. Tech. (WRE) and B. Tech. (Civil Engineering) research students. Please visit my Institute profile page for more details.
I earned my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, USA working on different aspects of drought analysis. I completed my M.E. degree in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from IISc Bangalore, India. You can find more about my research background in articles published in reputed scientific journals in the domain of water resources and hydro-climatology. Similarly, the collaborations established via different sponsored research projects have connected me with international/national water resources experts on various topics and we have jointly organized scientific outreach programmes (workshops and short-term courses) in India for capacity building. I have presented in conferences organized by the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), International Indian Statistical Association (IISA), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Indian Society of Hydraulics (ISH), Soil Water Conservation Society (SWCS), American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Geophysical Union (EGU) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). As a resource person, I have also delivered lectures in few Faculty Development Programs, National Workshops, and GIAN Short-Term Courses on different topics that draw upon my research expertise.
Research Interests
- Watershed Hydrology
- Hydrological Modeling
- Hydrologic Extremes: Droughts and Floods
- Climate Change
- Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus
- Machine Learning
- Remote Sensing and GIS
Educational Qualifications
2011-2015 | Doctor of Philosophy | Purdue University, Indiana, USA
Major Area : Civil Engineering – Hydrology & Hydraulics
Thesis Title: "Probabilistic Models for Droughts: Applications in Trigger Identification, Predictor Selection and Index Development"
Advisor : Prof. Rao S Govindaraju
2009-2011 | Master of Engineering | Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Major Area : Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Thesis Title: "Hydrological Modelling and Assessment of Impact of Climate Change: Case Study of the Tungabhadra Basin"
Advisor : Prof. P P Mujumdar
2005-2009 | Bachelor of Technology | College of Engineering, Trivandrum (Kerala University), India
Major Area : Civil Engineering
Professional Activities
2023 – current : Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (JWRPM)
2022 – current : Life member of Association of Agrometeorologists (AAM)
2021 - current : Member of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
2020 – current : Guest Editor, Special Issue of ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
2019 – 2020 : Member, ASCE-EWRI Special Task Committee on "Civil Engineering Perspectives on Food-Energy-Water Nexus"
2016 – current : Member of reputed scientific bodies in water resources engineering domain (American Society of Civil Engineers, Indian Water Works Association)
2015 – current : Reviewer of reputed scientific journals in water resources engineering domain
Positions of Responsibility
2021 – current : Faculty Advisor, M. Tech. (Water Resources Engineering)
2018 – 2019 : Chairperson, Wissenaire 2019, the annual techno-management festival of IIT Bhubaneswar
2017 – current : Member, Womens’ Welfare Committee, IIT Bhubaneswar
2017 - 2018 : Member, Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat committee
2017 – 2019 : Assistant Warden, Ganga & Subarnarekha Halls of Residence, IIT Bhubaneswar
2017 – 2019 : Coordinator, Second Phase Construction Masterplan Committee, IIT Bhubaneswar