Ankit Agarwal

Biography

Dr. Ankit Agarwal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR). He holds a Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Potsdam Germany. His research interests encompass hydro-climatology, with a specific focus on climate patterns and extreme events. With a diverse background cultivated during his PhD, Dr. Ankit Agarwal is dedicated to cutting-edge research, teaching, and institute internationalization at IITR. He also contributes as a visiting scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Geoscience Germany. Recognized for his exceptional contributions, Dr. Ankit was honored with the Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award by the European Geoscience Union; Institute Research Fellowship (IRF) at IIT Roorkee, Fellow of Royal Meteorological Society London (UK); IEI Young Engineers Award 2023-24 and Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) Membership. As an Editor for prestigious journals like Journal of Hydrology, Americal Meteorological Society, Scientific Reports and an author of over 90+ international peer-reviewed papers, he is committed to advancing Meteorology and Hydrology. Dr Ankit is leading several national and international research projects including Indo-German, Indo-Portugal, Indo-France, BRICS, SPARC, CRG, MoE-STAR, Monsoon Mission-III among others. Dr. Ankit actively promotes knowledge exchange through teaching, tailored training programs, and organizing academic events.

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