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Rudra Mohan Pradhan

National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, North Orissa University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-9977-9223
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I am currently working as a scientist at the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Prior to this, I was a postdoctoral researcher (through the SERB National Postdoctoral Fellowship) at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Before joining IIT Kharagpur, I was a research associate in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India. I received my Ph.D. from IIT Bombay in 2022. I hold a master's degree from IIT Kharagpur and a bachelor's degree from North Orissa University, both in Geology. Additionally, I worked as a visiting research fellow at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, as well as a research fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. I conduct research on physical hydrologic processes both on the surface and in the subsurface of the earth. My work integrates structural geology, near-surface geophysical techniques, hydrogeologic measurements, and statistical methods to explore a wide range of processes, including groundwater flow/recharge-discharge in fractured rock, contaminant transport, groundwater-surface water exchange, submarine groundwater discharge (SGD), and other interdisciplinary projects that fall under the umbrella of earth’s critical zone science.

I am a recipient of the SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022), the Goldschmidt Grant (2022), the AGU Near-Surface Geophysics Travel Grant (2021), the IUSSTF WARI Fellowship (2019), the IAHS-SYSTA Award (2019), the GSA International Travel Grant (2019), the SERB/DST International Travel Support (2018 and 2024), and the International Financial Grant, China (2018). I actively review several reputed peer-reviewed journals, including Scientific Reports, Water Resources Management, Natural Resources Research, Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, Journal of Earth System Science, Sustainable Water Resources Management, National Academy Science Letters, Remote Sensing, EMAS, SERRA, and Geoscience Frontiers, among others.

Employment

  • National Centre for Earth Science Studies Scientist
    2024 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur National Postdoctoral Fellow
    2022 - 2024
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Associate
    2022 - 2022
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln WARI Visiting Research Fellow
    2019 - 2019
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Research Fellow
    2013 - 2015

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay PhD
    2016 - 2022
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Master Degree
    2010 - 2012
  • North Orissa University Bachelor of Science
    2007 - 2010

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