I work at the Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, and Applied Geophysics at Charles University in Prague. I am a geomorphologist with a strong interest in the processes of landscape evolution. 

I am broadly interested in tectonic, lithologic, and climatic controls on landscape evolution; sediment transport; fluvial processes and floods; and the role of landslides in topographic changes. Earlier, I focused on understanding the geomorphic evolution of Peninsular Indian catchments (with focus on the Deccan Traps), and sediment transport and erosional characteristics during the present warming climate and anthropogenic pressure in large Peninsular Indian basins. Now I am slowly transitioning my study areas to the Himalayan and European montane landscapes to investigate similar problems. I've published as a lead author in prestigious journals such as Catena, Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology, and Geoscience Frontiers, among others. 

At present, I serve on the Editorial Boards of Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), CATENA (Elsevier), and The Innovation Geoscience (Innovation Press).

NEWS!!! I am hiring two PhD students! See detailed information about the application process. Contact me: sumit.das@natur.cuni.cz