Stochastic Hydrology Lab (SHL) IISER Bhopal
Stochastic Hydrology Lab (SHL) IISER Bhopal
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Dr. Somil Swarnkar
Lab Head
Qualification - Ph.D. (Earth Sciences), IIT Kanpur; Former NPDF, ICWaR, IISc Bangalore
Research Interest - Statistical Hydrology & Fluvial Geomorphology
Current PhD Students
Year of Joining - 2023 (July)
Funding - Institute Funded
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), IESD, Banaras Hindu University
UGC-NET (LS)
Research - Rainfall Dynamics & Spatial Analysis
Year of Joining - 2023 (July)
Funding - Institute Funded
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), IESD, Banaras Hindu University
UGC-NET (LS)
Research - Sediment dynamics
Year of Joining - 2023 (July)
Funding - Externally Supported By UGC
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), IESD, Banaras Hindu University
UGC-NET (JRF)
Research - Spatio-temporal Drought Analysis
Year of Joining - 2023 (July)
Funding - Institute Funded
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), IESD, Banaras Hindu University
UGC-NET (LS)
Research - Spatio-temporal Flood Analysis
Year of Joining - 2024 (July)
Funding - Externally Supported By MoE
Qualification - M.Sc. (Geospatial Science), University of Burdwan; UGC NET (LS)
Research - Flood Modelling in the Upper Ganga Basin
Year of Joining - 2024 (July)
Funding - Externally Supported By UGC
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University; UGC-NET (JRF)
Research - Hydro-climatic hazards
M Amal Raj
Year of Joining - 2025 (July)
Funding - Externally Supported By NMCG
Qualification - M.Sc. (Geospatial Science), Central University of Karnataka; UGC NET (PhD) and GATE 2025
Research - Environmental Flow Assessment of Himalayan Rivers
Year of Joining - 2025 (July)
Funding - Externally Supported By NMCG
Qualification - M.Sc. (Geography), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab; UGC-NET (LS)
Research - Environmental Flow Assessment of Himalayan Rivers
Current BSMS Students
Anushka Meena
Joining Year - 2025
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Compound Extremes
Nahida Begum M H
Joining Year - 2025
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Flood Characteristics Modelling
Sreya P
Joining Year - 2024
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Flash Droughts
Thejasree Sunil
Joining Year - 2025
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Sediment Dynamics
Graduated BSMS Students
Chaitanya Raj
Joining Year - 2024
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Compound drought and heatwave (CDHW) events
Uma Madhuri Mogili
Joining Year - 2024
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Sedimentations in Reservoirs
Graduated in 2024
Qualification - BSMS, IISERB
Thesis Title - Surface water dynamics in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Roshan Nath
Joining Year - 2024
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Assesment of Surface water dynamics using deep learning models
Vishwajit Namdeo Kolekar
Joining Year - 2024
Qualification - BS, IISERB
Research - Monsoon Rainfall Dynamics
Gaurav Kumar Meena
BSMS (Graduated in 2023)
Thesis Title - "Evaluating the Impacts of the Indira Sagar Dam on Suspended Sediment Dynamics in the Central India Region"
Jointly with Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Jha
Project Junior Research Fellows (JRFs)
Arun Dev Singh
Duration - Feb 2024 - Dec 2024
Joined IIT Roorkee as PhD Scholar
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Sciences), IESD Banaras Hindu University; UGC NET (LS)
Project - "Compounding Flood Extremes and Possible Flood Generation Mechanism Interactions in the Narmada River Basin"
Funder - SERB DST Govt of India
Duration - Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
Joined IISER Bhopal as PhD Scholar
Qualification - M.Sc. (Geospatial Science), University of Burdwan; UGC NET (LS)
Project - "Assessment of Flood Hazards Induced by Changing Climate and Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Himalayan River Basin"
Funder - Ministry of Education (Seed Grant IISERB)
Duration - Feb 2023 - June 2023
Joined IISER Bhopal as PhD Scholar
Qualification - M.Sc. (Environmental Science), IESD, Banaras Hindu University
UGC-NET (LS)
Project - "Assessment of Flood Hazards Induced by Changing Climate and Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Himalayan River Basin"
Funder - Ministry of Education (Seed Grant IISERB)
Summer/Winter Interns
Summer Interns (2023)
Ajith Suresh Kumar (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Muskan (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Arvind Meena (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
R B Nithyasri (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Simran Arora (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Nidha (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Divij Pratap Singh (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
Asari Sushma Surjibhai (BSMS, IISER Bhopal)
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