PS

Prateek kumar Singh

Also known as: P Singh, P K Singh, Prateek Kumar Singh, p singh, prateek kumar singh, p k singh

National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, RMSI Private Limited

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7439-4685
Follow

About

Prateek Kumar Singh has professional experience spanning research, consulting, and teaching. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 and earned an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, in 2017, graduating with a CGPA of 9.39/10 and ranking first in his specialization.

In 2017, Prateek joined RMSI Private Limited as a Flood Risk Engineer (Hydraulic and Hydrology Modeler), where he contributed to consulting projects on flood forecasting supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in Nigeria and India. He later pursued a Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics at the University of Liverpool, UK, completing it in 2022.

Following his doctorate, Prateek was appointed a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Building Environment and Energy at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in September 2022. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) grant in the 6th edition of the CEEC and currently serves as an Investigador Júnior at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), Lisbon, Portugal.

Prateek’s research interests include eco-hydraulics, sediment transport and deposition, flow structures, and stage–discharge and rating curve modeling. His career has resulted in more than 30 scientific and technical publications, including book chapters, peer-reviewed journal papers, conference contributions, and numerous technical reports.

He has received several distinctions, including the Prof. U. C. Kothyari Best M.Tech Thesis Award from the Indian Society of Hydraulics in 2017 and the Best Researcher Award at the International Research Awards on Science, Health, and Engineering (SHEN Awards) in 2022.

Employment

  • National Laboratory for Civil Engineering Investigador júnior
    2024 - Present
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoc Fellow
    2022 - 2023
  • RMSI Private Limited Flood Modeler
    2017 - 2018

Education

  • National Institute of Technology Rourkela Masters in Technology (Water Resource Engineering)
    2015 - 2017

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (46)