Nirmal Kumar

About

Nirmal Kumar is currently serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Water Resources and is an experienced hydrologist and environmental researcher, with a specialization in surface and subsurface hydrology. His key research areas include:

(a). Sustainable management practices for environmental modeling, with a focus on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon stock enhancement,
(b). Nature-based solutions for improving water quality and crop yield,
(c). Development and promotion of environmentally friendly commodities,
(d). Hydrological modeling and analysis,
(e). Assessment of river stage and discharge using satellite altimetry data, and
(f). Investigating land use impacts on hydrological processes

Employment

• Prairie View A&M University Post-Doctoral Researcher
  2025 - Present
• Hokkaido University Post-doctoral researcher
  2023 - 2024
• University of Allahabad Junior Project Fellow in UGC Funded project
  2015 - 2016

Education

• University of Allahabad PhD
  2017 - 2023
• University of Allahabad M.Tech (Earth Science)
  2014 - 2015
• University of Allahabad M.Sc (Applied Geology)

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (16)

• The Bioremediation of Nutrients and Heavy Metals in Watersheds: The Role of Floating Treatment Wetlands
  Applied Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.3390/app15189896
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• Bioremediation of Nutrients and Heavy Metals in Watersheds: The Role of Floating Treatment Wetlands
  2025 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202508.0760.v1
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• Assessment of multi-source satellite products using hydrological modelling approach
  Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2023.103507
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• Chapter 13 - Landscape modeling for management of the urban environment
  Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring Techniques and Challenges 2024
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• Multi-hazard risk assessment of rail infrastructure in India under local vulnerabilities towards adaptive pathways for disaster resilient infrastructure planning
  Progress in Disaster Science 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdisas.2023.100308
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• Soil Erosion Estimation Using an Empirical Model, Hypsometric Integral and Geo-Information Science – A Case Study
  Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology 2023 DOI: 10.12912/27197050/161957
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• Modeling of land use change under the recent climate projections of CMIP6: a case study of Indian river basin
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26960-z
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• Water accounting of a trans-boundary river basin using satellite observations and WA+ framework
  Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2022.103343
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• Water Accounting Using Satellite Products and Water Accounting Plus Framework in a Semi-Arid Betwa River Basin, India
  Water 2022 DOI: 10.3390/w14213473
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• Modelling of hydrological and environmental flow dynamics over a central Himalayan river basin through satellite altimetry and recent climate projections
  International Journal of Climatology 2022 DOI: 10.1002/joc.7734
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