Integrated WAter & climaTEResearch group​(InWATER)

This research group seeks scientific answers to emerging water, climate, and environmental issues. Currently, we focus on 
(a) remote sensing of hydroclimatic and environmental hazards. 
(b) advanced modelling of extreme weather events under changing climate, and 
(c) water quality assessment and modelling.

Interested to learn and work with us? (PhD, MS and Post-Doc’s are always welcome)

Contact Us
 Hiring in 2025    
Two Ph.D. positions in the area of water resources, agriculture, remote sensing. environment and climate. 
 Link to Apply:  PHD ADMISSION (iitism.ac.in) 

Our Team

Shushobhit Chaudhary

Assistant Professor

Shushobhit is working as Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. He pursued his PhD and masters from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India. He holds a bachelor's degree from National Institute of Technology Allahabad. He is a hydro-climatologist & environmentalist committed to enhance the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms driving natural disasters, to better model and mitigate them.

L N Sudarshan

Research Scholar

Sudarshan is pursuing PhD at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad after receiving his master's degree from NIT Jaipur. His doctoral research focuses on the quantification and evolution of ecological droughts over India.

Farrukh Naseem

Research Scholar

Farrukh is a doctoral candidate at IIT ISM Dhanbad, having completed his master’s and PG Diploma from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He is working on understanding the evolution and propagation of heatwaves in India.

Alumni

Naveen Bhagat
Mtech 2022-2024
Shubhum Singh
Mtech 2023-2025
Vikash Prasad
Mtech 2023-2025

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Journal Publications

Copyright

Copyright: SW-16998/2023: Authors: Dhanya C.T. & Shushobhit Chaudhary; Title:  A Split-Hit Error Decomposition Scheme (SHEDS) Based Contingency Table; Copyright Office, Gov, of India. 

Teaching

 Monsoon 2025

  • CED403 Advanced Hydrology  
  • NCED515 Hydrological Measurements & Stochastic Analysis

 ​​Winter 2025 

  • NCEC508 ​​Engineering Hydrology & Hydraulics                          

Monsoon 2024 

  • CED403 Advanced Hydrology  
  • NCEI101 Engineering Graphics (Theory) ​​ 

 ​​Winter 2023

  • CEI101 Engineering Graphics (Theory & Practical) ​ 
  • CEC210 Surveying Laboratory

 ​​Monsoon 2023

  • CED536 Water Resources System Planning & Management 
  • CEI101 Engineering Graphics (Theory) ​ 

 ​​Winter 2022

  • CEO202 Fluid Mechanics and Machines
  • CEI101 Engineering raphics (Theory & Practical-2)