Malkhan Singh Jatav
Scientist 'B'
North Western Regional Centre,
NIH-NWRC,C-6 Krishna Nagar New Pali Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
About
Malkhan Singh Jatav is serving as Scientist-B at National Institute of Hydrology-North Western Regional Centre (NWRC), Jodhpur. He has over five years of academic and research experience at leading national institutions.
His areas of specialization include Natural Resources Management, with a focus on Vadose Zone Hydrology, Hydrological and Crop Modelling, Remote Sensing & GIS, and Machine Learning applications in Water Resources Engineering. His research focuses on developing data-driven and sustainable approaches for effective water resources assessment and management.
He has authored more than 10 peer-reviewed publications in reputed national and international journals and has also contributed to scholarly books. He is actively involved in project leadership and interdisciplinary coordination in support of the Institute’s research and development initiatives.
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|
| Ph.D. |
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi |
0 |
| M.Tech. |
Water Resources Engineering |
S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat , Gujarat |
0 |
Experience
- 01/07/2013 - 30/10/2018 | Assistant professor (Gujarat Technical University)
Administrative Roles
Research Interest
- Watershed Management: Delineates basins, models runoff, Soil Erosion,and simulates land-use impacts using GIS hydrology tools.
2.Groundwater Exploration: Identifies aquifers through geological mapping and lineament analysis with GIS overlays.
3. Flood and Drought Mapping: Detects inundation extents in real-time and soil moisture deficits via vegetation indices and anomalies.
4. ML-Enhanced Prediction: Applies algorithms for evaporation monitoring, water quality Prediction, flood forecasting,, and climate risk modeling from integrated datasets.
- Water Use Efficiency: Assesses evapotranspiration, irrigation needs, and drought stress impacts to optimize water in rainfed or irrigated systems.
2. Integrated Hydrological Effects: Couples crop models with watershed hydrology to study runoff, recharge, and agrochemical transport.
3. Crop Yield Prediction: Simulates growth stages, biomass accumulation, and final yields under varying weather, soil, and management for crops.
4. Integrated Hydrological Effects: Couples crop models with watershed hydrology to study runoff, recharge, and agrochemical transport.
- Water Flow Dynamics:Studies infiltration, evaporation, capillary rise, and preferential flow paths like macropores in unsaturated soils.
2. Contaminant Transport: Examines solute leaching, nutrient movement, and pollutant fate to protect groundwater from agricultural runoff.
3. Evapotranspiration Pathways: Analyzes upward water loss influenced by soil-canopy-atmosphere feedbacks.
Publications
Projects
Conference & Training
Achievements
Honors & Awards
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MHRD Fellowship
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Overseas Fellowship
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ICAR-Senior Reserach Fellowship
Student Guidance
Miscellaneous