Subhankar Karmakar
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Duke University, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, University of Western Ontario
0000-0002-1132-1403
About
I have been involved in teaching and research as a Professor at the Environmental Science and Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, since December 2007. I am also an associated faculty member of the Interdisciplinary Programme in Climate Studies (currently DST - Centre of Excellence in Climate Studies), IIT Bombay. I also hold the Vinaya & Samir Kapoor Chair Professorship in the Centre for Climate Studies (CCS) since January 2023. Previously served as the Head of the Environmental Science and Engineering Department for a three-year tenure from 2021 to 2024. Before joining IIT Bombay, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, under the mentorship of Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic. I obtained my PhD in “Uncertainty Modeling in Water Resources Systems” from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, under the supervision of Prof. P. P. Mujumdar. My primary research interests are environmental systems analysis (Water quality management, solid waste management), uncertainty modelling, risk vulnerability analysis for climate-induced natural hazards, and climate change impact assessment. I upgraded my Masters degree to a Ph.D. programme through the recommendation, decided on an academic excellence basis, by the Senate Committee, IISc Bangalore. I also received a BOYSCAST fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, to pursue research at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. I have taught more than 35 undergraduate and postgraduate level courses at IIT Bombay and supervised 13 and co-supervised 9 Ph.D. scholars to date. I am sincerely looking forward to exploring new research avenues in the domain of Environmental and Climate Systems.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Professor2018 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Associate Professor2014 - 2018
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Duke University Visiting Scholar2010 - 2010
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Assistant Professor2007 - 2014
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University of Western Ontario Post-doctoral fellow2006 - 2007
Education
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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Doctor of Philosophy2002 - 2006
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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Master's2000 - 2002
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Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)1994 - 1998
Projects & Funding
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Publications (281)
- Hydrogeomorphic Controls on Flood Susceptibility Revealed Through Machine Learning and Explainable AI in a Multi-hazard-prone Fragile Biodiversity Hotspot of India Save
- Mapping agricultural fragility in India through a yield gap vulnerability framework: a national-scale machine learning assessment Save
- Interpretable Deep Learning Reveals Influence and Interactions of Hydroclimatic Drivers on Floods Across India Save
- An integrated assessment and visualization framework combining PCA-weighted WQI and human health hazard index to map groundwater hotspots: Evidence from Maharashtra, India Save
- Finest-resolution socioeconomic vulnerability assessment and key driver identification for hydro-climatic extremes in Maharashtra, India Save
- Assimilation of SWOT Reach Water Surface Elevation Product Toward Enhanced Basin‐Scale Discharge Modeling Save
- Mapping Flood Hazard Across Mainland China Through a Physics‐Based Global Flood Model With Embedded Reservoir Operation Scheme Save
- An integrated framework for flood risk forecasting utilizing global weather predictions and hydrodynamic Modelling: An appraisal of the Krishna River Basin case study, India Save
- Assessing agricultural drought hazard, vulnerability and risk over India Save
- Comprehensive multivariate characterization of tropical cyclone and its district-level exposure characteristics over India Save