Dr. Rajesh Ranjan (He/Him)

Scientist 'B' O/C Soil and Water Quality Lab, O/C Met Observatory, O/C Remote Sensing and GIS Lab, O/C Library, O/C Telephone and Electrical billing

Centre for Flood Managements Studies, Walmi complex, Phulwarisharif, Patna

ranjan13lwre.nihr@gov.in 8436##4446

About

My area of interest includes but not limited to Suspended Sediment load modelling and hydrological modelling using SWAT.

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Subject	University	Year
PhD	Hydrological modelling under climate change using physically based model and advance statistical methods	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	2024
MTECH	Land and Water Resources Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	2017
BTECH	Agricultural Engineering	Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana	2015

Experience

19/12/2023 - Present | Scientist B (NIH, CFMS, Patna)
21/11/2023 - 18/12/2023 | Scientist B (National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee)
02/07/2017 - 20/11/2023 | PhD Scholar (IIT Kharagpur)

Administrative Roles

Officer In Charge Office Imprest (CFMS PATNA)
16/01/2024 - 05/09/2024
O/C Office and Quater maintenance(Civil) (CFMS PATNA)
21/01/2024 - 05/09/2024
O/C Met Observatory (CFMS PATNA)
16/01/2023 - Present
O/C Store (CFMS PATNA)
16/01/2024 - 05/09/2024
O/C Soil and Water Quality Lab (CFMS PATNA)
16/01/2024 - Present
O/C Remote sensing and GIS lab (CFMS PATNA)
05/09/2024 - Present
O/C Library (CFMS PATNA)
05/09/2024 - Present
O/C Electrical and Telephone biling (CFMS PATNA)
05/09/2024 - Present

Research Interest

Climate impact analysis on hydrosedimentology
Explainable AI, Remote sensing, LSTM, Hybrid-AI
Land use Land cover change analysis and its impact on hydro-sedimentology of basin
Hydrological Investigation using Soil And Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

Publications

International Journal

Climate change impact on streamflow and suspended sediment load in the flood-prone river basin
R. Ranjan & Ashok Mishra
Journal of Water and Climate Change (2023 )
Examining model performances and parameter uncertainty for streamflow and suspended sediment regime simulation: Comparison of three calibration methods
R Ranjan and Ashok Mishra
Journal of Hydrology (2022 )

Projects

Internal Studies 1

Assessment of hydro-sedimentological fluxes and its dominant drivers in flood prone trans-boundary regulated Gandak Basin under changing climate and anthropogenic conditions

Agency: NIH ROORKEE | Duration: 2 years | Role: PI

Conference & Training

Achievements

Honors & Awards

Institute Research Fellowship
All India Rank 2 in Subject Matter Expert Examination-2023
National Eligibility Test-2017;2018
GATE fellowship
National Talent Scholarship
Smart India Hackathon 2018 Hardware Edition

Professional Memberships

Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi (Membership No: LM-14023 )

Student Guidance

Miscellaneous

Other Important Information

Presented a new research proposal to Regional Coordination Committee as a Principal Investigator
Delivered a lecture on Design Flood Estimation: Deterministic Vs Stochastic Approaches (Theory and hands on sessions)
Delivered a lecture on Introduction to Runoff Process
Poster Preparation and display of Important Studies conducted at CFMS Patna
Co-ordinator for Swachhata Pakhwada-2024
Attended a 5 days Training on River flow modelling Using MIKE and HEC-RAS at CFMS Patna
Paricipated in the Orientation Training Programme between Dec 07- 13, 2023 by NIH Roorkee