CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH

Department Civil Engineering
Designation Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Educational Qualification PhD
E-Mail cksingh.ce@nitrr.ac.in;singhchandan44@gmail.com
Contact Number 7276170435
Areas of Interest
  • Application of geo-informatics in groundwater management
  • Watershed and regional scale hydrologic modeling 
  • Climate change impact and adaptation 
  • Water resource management 
  • Analysis and design of Irrigation system
Publications

Journal Articles (Peer reviewed)

 

  • Katpatal, Y. B., Singh, C.K., (2022). Conjunctive use of flow modeling, entropy, and GIS to design the groundwater monitoring network in the complex aquifer system. (Accepted for publication)
  • Safeeq, M., Bart, Ryan R., Pelak, Norman F., and Singh, C.K. et al. (2021) ‘How realistic are water-balance closure assumptions? A demonstration from the southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory and Kings River Experimental Watersheds’, Hydrological Processes, n/a(n/a). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14199.
  • Singh, C.K., and Katpatal, Y. B., 2020. Assessment of groundwater level monitoring network in irrigated regions with a complex aquifer system using information theory. J.Hydrol. Eng., DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.00020043.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2020). A review of the historical background, needs, optimization approaches and future challenges in groundwater level monitoring networks. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review
  • Katpatal, Y.B., Rishma, C. and Singh, C. K. (2018). Sensitivity of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) to Complexity of Aquifer Systems for Monitoring of Groundwater. Hydrogeology Journal, Springer.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2017). Evaluating Control of Various Hydrological Factors on Selection of Groundwater Level Monitoring Networks in Irrigated Areas Using Geospatial Approach. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. 143(8): 05017003-13 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001213.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2017). A GIS based Design of Groundwater Level Monitoring Network Using Multi-criteria Analysis and Geostatistical Method, Water Resources Management. Springer, DOI 10.1007/s11269-017-1737-z7.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2017). Optimization of Groundwater Level Monitoring Network Using GIS-Based Geostatistical Method and Multi-parameter Analysis: A Case Study in Wainganga Sub-basin, India. Chinese Geographical Science, Springer, 27(2): 201–215. doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0859-9
  • Katpatal, Y.B., Patil, S. A. and Singh, C. K.  (2017). “Estimation of Sediment Yield within Mining Watershed to Assess Impact of Mine Dumps Using Satellite Data: Modified Approach.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 143(10): 05017004-11, 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001261.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2015). “Effect of global climate change on groundwater resources using geostatistics and linear regression method.” Climate Change, 1(4), 491-497. 

 

Professional Conferences   

 

  • Singh, C.K., Safeeq, M., Conklin, M.H. (2021). Modelling hydrologic response to strategic agricultural land repurposing in the Tulare Lake Basin California. AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Langewar, D., Ahmad, I., Singh, C.K. (2020). Assessment of Interbasin Water Transfer Using Geoinformatics Approach: A Case Study of Shivnath Basin, India.
  • Singh, C.K., Langewar,D., Ahmad, I. (2019). Feasibility Assessment of Inter Water Basin Transfer Using Geospatial Approach: A Case Study of Shivnath Basin, India. AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Safeeq, M., Livneh, B., Bart, R.R., Singh, C.K., Shraddhanand, S. (2019). Assessment of hydrologic impacts of climate change in the Sierra Nevada: comparisons between radiative change and CO2 fertilization. AGU Fall Meeting.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2017). “Groundwater resources evaluation in different ENSO events using MODIS NDVI data in Wainganga basin, central India.” International Groundwater Conference on Groundwater Vision 2030, Water Security, Challenges and Climate Change Adaptation (IGWC 2017), Texas A&M University, USA and National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2016). “Spatial and Temporal Variations of Groundwater Level: A Case Study of Wainganga Sub-Basin Nagpur, India.” International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy & Society (Icwees 2016), Texas A & M University, Texas, USA and AISECT University, Bhopal.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2015). “Effect of global climate change on groundwater resources using geostatistics and linear regression method.” International conference on Geo-Engineering and Climate Change Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management (GCCT-2015), NIT Allahabad.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2015). “Spatial Analysis for Optimum Design of Observation Network of Wells in Watershed within Diverse Aquifer using Geostatistics Integrated with GIS.” 20th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and River Engineering, HYDRO 2015, IIT Roorkee.
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2014). Watershed Management by Studying the Quantitative Parameters Using Spatial Approach. Poster Presentations at VNIT, Nagpur. Research Scholars’ Day.

Book Chapter

  • Singh, C.K., Langewar,D., Ahmad,I., (2021). Assessment of Interbasin Water Transfer Using Geoinformatics Approach: A Case Study of Shivnath Basin, India. Eds., Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering: Select Proceedings of ACE 2020. Springer Singapore, 2022. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-4396-5
  • Singh, C. K. and Katpatal Y. B. (2017). “Spatial and Temporal Variations of Groundwater Level: A Case Study of Wainganga Sub-Basin Nagpur, India.” International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy & Society (Icwees 2016), Texas A & M University, Texas, USA and AISECT University, Bhopal. Springer in the Water Science and Technology Book series
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Experience

Current position: Assistant Professor, Water Resources Development & Irrigation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur  (August 2021-Present) 

 

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at the University of California, USA (2.5 years)
  • Temporary faculty in department of civil engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur (July 2018 to January-2019)
  • Assistant professor in the department of civil engineering, GMR Institute of technology, AP, India (Jan 2018-June 2018)
  • Teaching assistant (TA/PhD) in Geology, Remote sensing and GIS laboratory in the department of civil engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of technology, Nagpur-India, from year 2014-2017.
  • Teaching assistant (TA/PhD) in surveying and water resources engineering laboratory of Visvesvaraya National Institute of technology, Nagpur-India, from year 2012-2015.

 

Courses taught at Undergraduate level:

 

  • Code-0020111C (NIT- Raipur) Basic Civil Engineering
  • CE-322 (NIT- Raipur) Fluid Mechanics I Lab
  • 16CE701 (GMRIT) Geospatial Techniques:
  • 16CE705 (GMRIT) GIS Lab
  • 16CE505 (GMRIT) Water Resources Engineering I:
  • CV103104CV: Civil Engineering Construction and Materials
  • CE-712 (NIT-Raipur): Water Resources Engineering I
  • CE-812 (NIT-Raipur): Water Resources Engineering II
  • CE-822 (NIT-Raipur): Water Resources Engineering Drawing Lab

 

Courses taught at Postgraduate level:

 

  • CI41122 (CI) (NIT-Raipur) Remote Sensing & GIS Laboratory
  • CI41121(CI) (NIT-Raipur): IRRIGATION & HYDRAULICS LABORATORY
  • CI41211(CI) (NIT-Raipur): Groundwater Hydrology

 

 

Sponsored research Project:

  • (International): “Real Time Spatiotemporal Analysis of groundwater quality: A Decision Support System Framework for Al Buraimi Governorate, Oman.”
  • SEED Grant: “Assessment and design of a wireless sensor network-based monitoring system for groundwater level measurement.”