Somil Swarnkar
IISER - Bhopal, Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology
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About
Dr. Swarnkar obtained his B. Tech degree in Civil Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University in 2012, his M. Tech degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2014, and his PhD degree in Earth Sciences from IIT Kanpur in 2020. He works in the area of hydrology, and his Ph.D. thesis was on “Sediment Dynamics of the Ganga River Basin”. His Ph.D. thesis advisors were Prof. Rajiv Sinha and Prof. Shivam Tripathi. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Swarnkar worked as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore under the guidance of Prof. Pradeep Mujumdar from January 2021 to June 2022.
Dr. Swarnkar joined IISER Bhopal as an Assistant Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences in July 2022. After joining IISER Bhopal in 2022, Dr. Swarnkar obtained two externally funded projects on analyzing the impacts of climate change and human activities in the Narmada and Ganga basins. These sponsored projects are funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board and the Ministry of Education. As an event organizer, he conducted a SERB Karyashala workshop and shortlisted 25 candidates out of the overwhelming responses of 400 applications received from various Indian academic institutions.
His approach to research has been an amalgamation of theoretical, numerical, and programming methods in the domain of Earth and Environmental Sciences. In recent times, his primary focus has been on understanding the role of human-climate-water interactions on various Indian river basins. He is a passionate teacher and researcher and has distinguished himself in teaching and research amongst his colleagues at IISER Bhopal.
Employment
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IISER - Bhopal Assistant Professor2022 - Present
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Indian Institute of Science National Postdoctoral Fellow (NPDF)2021 - 2022
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Project Scientist2020 - 2020
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Senior Project Associate2014 - 2014
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur M.Tech.2012 - 2014
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Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology B.Tech.2008 - 2012
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Groundwater Variability in a Semi-Arid River Basin, Central India Save
- Exploring stage-based flood frequency analysis for flood inundation mapping Save
- Understanding hydrogeomorphic and climatic controls on soil erosion and sediment dynamics in large Himalayan basins Save
- Spatio-temporal trends of rainfall in the Ganga basin over the last century: understanding feedbacks and hydrological impact Save
- Variability in Snow/Ice melt, Surface Runoff and Groundwater to Sutlej River Runoff in the Western Himalayan Region Save
- Morphometric diversity of supply-limited and transport-limited river systems in the Himalayan foreland Save
- Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modelling of Geomorphological Diverse Western (UGB) and Eastern (KB) River Basins of the Ganga River System, India. Save
- Basin-scale hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Kosi river in the Himalayan foreland Save
- Assessment of uncertainties in soil erosion and sediment yield estimates at ungauged basins: an application to the Garra River basin, India Save
- Morphodynamics and Sediment connectivity in the Kosi River basin in the Himalaya and their implications for river management Save