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Ketan Kumar Nandi

Assistant Professor, Associate Dean, Social Media & Branding • Department of Civil Engineering

PhD from
IIT Guwahati
Years of Experience
6 Years
Availability
Monday - Friday, 9AM to 5 AM, Block 2 - 2204
I am a Civil Engineering academic and researcher specializing in River Hydrodynamics, River Eco-morphodynamics, River Corridor Management, and Sustainable River Engineering. I hold a Ph.D. from IIT Guwahati, where my research focused on understanding the eco-morphodynamic processes of large braided river systems, particularly the Brahmaputra River.

My research expertise encompasses river morphology, sediment transport, sandbar dynamics, vegetation-flow interactions, river resilience, flood disturbances, and sustainable river restoration. I have developed novel indicators, including the Intensity Disorder Index (IDI), Stability Trajectory Indicator (STI), and Morphological Instability Index (MI), to quantify river morphological changes and instability. My methodological expertise integrates remote sensing, GIS, Google Earth Engine, satellite imagery, computational fluid dynamics, hydraulic modelling, laboratory experiments, and field instrumentation. I have published research in reputed scientific journals, including Journal of Hydrology, Advances in Water Resources, Catena, and Ecohydrology, and presented at international conferences such as AGU, EGU, and AOGS. My research interests also extend to underwater robotics, sensor-based monitoring, and technology-driven river management.

My teaching interests include Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines, Open Channel Flow, Engineering Hydrology, River Engineering, Flood Management, Groundwater Hydrology, and Computational Fluid Dynamics. I am particularly interested in integrating artificial intelligence, remote sensing, GIS, and sustainability principles into Civil Engineering education. My teaching approach emphasizes conceptual understanding, experiential learning, numerical problem-solving, and real-world engineering applications.

I aspire to advance interdisciplinary research, mentor future engineers and researchers, strengthen industry-academia collaborations, and develop innovative, nature-inspired solutions for resilient river systems and sustainable water resources management.
Interests
advance interdisciplinary research mentor future engineers and researchers strengthen industry-academia collaborations
Research Areas
River Hydrodynamics Open Channel Hydraulics Nature-Inspired Solutions in River Corridor Management River Eco-morphodynamics Sustainable Solutions for Water Resource Management
Student Supervision
Ph.D. - 7 Ongoing
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering & Management)
2023
IIT Guwahati
M.Tech in Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering & Management)
2015
VSSUT Burla
B.Tech in Civil Engineering
2012
BPUT Rourkela, Odisha
Assistant Professor
2025-Present
SR University
Post Doctoral Fellow
2023-2025
TIH-TIDF, IIT Guwahati
Resource Person
2016-2018
CAPGS, BPUT Rourkela
Lecturer
2015-2016
KIST Bhubaneswar
  • → Fluid Mechanics
  • → Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines
  • → Engineering Hydrology
  • → AI for Civil Engineering
  • → Sustainability and Ethical Innovation
  • → Research Methodology
  • → Project Management
  • → Transportation Engineering

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