Sponsored Research Projects/Workshops/Grants

1. Workshop name - "Application of Machine Learning in Hydrology (HYDRO-ML)" (1 Week) Sanctioned by SERB under 'KARYASHALA' (High-End Workshop) Scheme, Total Grant - 5 Lakhs INR; Date of Workshop (11 to 16 March 2024) [Role - Organizer] 

2. Project title - "Compounding Flood Extremes and Possible Flood Generation Mechanism Interactions in the Narmada River Basin" (2 Years) Sanctioned by - SERB under Startup Research Grant (SRG); Project Value - 16.25 Lakhs INR; Tentative Date of Completion - 2025. [ Role - PI]

3. Project title – "Climate change impacts on glacio-fluvial and hydrogeomorphic flood vulnerability of the upper Bhagirathi catchment, West-Central Himalayas" (3 Years) Sanctioned by - Ministry of Education, Govt of India under STARS scheme; Project Value - 1 Crore INR; Tentative Date of Completion – 2026. In collaboration with Dr. Divyesh Varade (IIT Jammu) and Prof. Rajiv Sinha (IIT Kanpur). [ Role - Co-PI]

4. Project title – “Assessment of Flood Hazards Induced by Changing Climate and Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Himalayan River Basin” (2 Years; Ongoing) Sanctioned by – Ministry of Education, Govt of India under Seed Grant; Project Value – 26 Lakhs INR; Date of Completion – 15th September 2024. [ Role - PI]

5. Project title - “Assessment of Topographic Evolution and Sediment Flux Hazards Driven by Breach of Natural and Anthropogenic Dams in the Himalayas” (1.5 Years; Completed) Sanctioned By – SERB, DST under NPDF Scheme Under the mentorship of Prof. Pradeep Mujumdar (IISc Bangalore); Project Value – 22 Lakhs INR; Date of Completion – 4th July 2022. [ Role - PI]

6. Project title - "Spatio-temporal rainfall trends in the Ganga River basin over the last century understanding feedback and hydrological impacts" (1 Month; Completed) Sanctioned By - American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020; Grant Amount - 2500 USD; Date of Completion - Dec 2020. [Role - PI] 

7. Project title - "Hazard potentials of human-made and natural dam bream events triggered by extreme climatic events in the Himalayan region" (3 Month)  GCRF QR Visiting Fellowship; Grant Amount - 8000 GBP 

Invited Talks 

1. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

2. Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering, IIT Bombay

3. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay

4. Discipline of Earth Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar

5. Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee

6. Department of Water Resources Development and Management, IIT Roorkee

7. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi

8. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Mandi

9. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Patna

10. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISER Bhopal

11. "JAL" Session in TROPMET-2022, Organised at IISER Bhopal

12. Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Indore

13. Indian Youth Water Network (IYWN), Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

14. Core Earth Science Talk, Alumni Relations, Outreach Cell, IIT Kanpur

15. EPCO, Department of Environment, Government of Madhya Pradesh

16. Outreach 2023 IISER Bhopal 

Awards and Fellowships 

1. Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), 2012, Examination co-ordinated by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India.

2. Received best oral presentation award in Research Scholar Day (2017), Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

3. Received the second prize for poster presentation in Research Scholar Day (2019), Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

4. Received conference grants for European Geosciences Union 2019 from International Association of Sedimentologists and 36th International Geological Congress 2020 from the organising committee

5. Selected as a student member of ‘Young Earth Scientist (YES) Network’ Indian chapter

6. Received Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) by Royal Society UK (£8,000) for short-term research collaboration (1st May – 31st July 2020) with Durham University, UK and University of Edinburgh, UK

7. Selected for “Fall Meeting Berkner Travel Fellowship” ($2,500) for attending AGU 2020.

8. Selected as National Postdoctoral Fellow (NPDF) from Science Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (Research Grant Amount – 22 Lakhs)

9. Selected for a Young Soil Researchers Forum (YSRF) oral presentation titled “Quantifying hydrogeomorphic and climatic controls on soil erosion and sediment dynamics in large Himalayan basins” organized by European Commission Joint Research Center (October 2021).

10. Paper titled “Spatio-temporal rainfall trends in the Ganga River basin over the last century: understanding feedback and hydrological impacts” selected as Featured Article in Hydrological Sciences Journal (2021).

Other Responsibilities

1. Senior Project Associate, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur, India, from August 2014 to December 2014.

2. Worked as Head Teaching Assistance for the theory course (Environmental Geology, CE - 641) under Prof. D. Paul at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

3. Worked as a departmental student representative (under the Departmental Postgraduate Committee) for postgraduate students at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

4. Tutor, Communication Skills (COM 200), an undergraduate course at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur

5. Tutor, Hydrological Processes, an undergraduate course at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

6. Tutor, Application of Remote Sensing in Earth Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur

7. Early career researcher in a small British Council grant (£5k GBP) with colleagues from Imperial College London (UK) and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India)

8. Member of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

9. Scientific Programme Committee Member of TROPMET-2022 at IISER Bhopal

10. Chaired "Cyclone & Western Disturbances" Session in TROPMET-2022 at IISER Bhopal

11. Represented Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Department in "Open House 2022" at IISER Bhopal

12. Conducted "STACE (Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Climate Extremes)" workshop at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Indore Supported By Karyshala Scheme SERB (Jointly with Dr. Priyank J Sharma, IIT Indore; Prof. Manish Kumar Goyal, IIT Indore, Prof. Ramesh Teegavarapu, Florida Atlantic University; Dr. Praful V. Timbadiya, SVNIT Surat; Dr. Subbarao Pichuka, NIT Andhra Pradesh).

13. Panel member of "Breaking down knowledge silos in science and practice of water management in India" at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.

14. Institute Representative Nominated by  Director, IISER Bhopal for "State Youth Policy - Environmental Sustainability" organised by EPCO, Department of Environment, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

15. Represented Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Department in "Outreach 2023" at IISER Bhopal

16. Panel member of “Energy Transition and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Security: Opportunities, Risks and Tradesoffs- Experiences from Asia and Africa.” at Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) congress 2023, Panama.

17. Faculty Advisor - BSMS first-year students (IISER Bhopal)

18. Faculty Advisor - EES Club, IISER Bhopal

19. Member 360-degree club IISER Bhopal

20. Faculty Advisor of Alumni and International Relationships for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, IISER Bhopal

21. Faculty in charge Environmental and Social Initiative Council IISER Bhopal

22. Member, Departmental Student Career Development Committee (DSCDC) EES IISER Bhopal

23. Member, Departmental Works social media and Outreach committee (DWSMO) EES IISER Bhopal

Research Collaborations