Prof. Ankit Agarwal
Assistant Professor, Department of Hydrology,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Website: https://www.iitr.ac.in/~HY/Ankit_Agarwal
Visiting Scientist at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
https://www.pik-potsdam.de/members/agarwal
Web of Science ResearcherID X-6301-2018
DAAD Research Ambassador
Editorial Experiences
Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydrology, Elsevier
Associate Editor for Hydrological Sciences Journal (IAHS)
Associate Editor for American Meteorological Society-Weather, Climate and Society Journal
Editor for Scientific Reports (Nature)
Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydroinformatics, IWA
Guest Editor for Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS) Special Issue: Estimating and predicting natural hazards and vulnerabilities in the Himalayan region
Guest Editor for Atmosphere (MDPI) Special Issue: Emerging Hydro-Climatic Patterns, Teleconnections and Extreme Events in Changing World
Guest Editor for European Physics Journal-B Special Issue: Evolutionary Game Theory
Guest Editor for Water Security Journal for Special Issue Water Security for Sustainable Development
Awards
Prof. Ankit Agarwal, Department of Hydrology has been awarded the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) travel Grant to participate in the IUGG Union in Berlin from 11-20th July 2023.
Prof. Ankit Agarwal, Department of Hydrology has been elevated to Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS) by RMetS, London, UK. His outstanding contribution to meteorology and Climate has been widely recognized.
Prof. Ankit Agarwal has been selected as a Young Outstanding Faculty 2023 at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and awarded Institute Research Fellowship for 03 years.
Awarded the 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Received the DAAD Research Ambassador title in an orientation meeting at the German Embassy, New Delhi.
Selection Panel member for the DAAD Falling Lab 2022.
Received SYSTA Award 2022 from the International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
Academic Appointments
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Assistant Professor in Department of Hydrology
Oct' 19 - present
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Visiting Scientist in Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Section 4.4 hydrology
Jan' 20 - present
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
Postdoc in complexity science research division.
Oct' 18 - Sept' 19
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
Guest doctoral researcher in complexity science research division under the
supervision of Prof. Jürgen Kurths.
Oct' 15 - Sept' 18
University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Doctoral researcher at “Natural Hazards and Risk in a changing world (NatRiskChange)” Graduate school funded by DFG.
Oct' 15 - Sept' 18
Technical University-Dresden, Germany
Visiting researcher at the “Institute for Hydrology and Meteorology, Technical University-Dresden, Germany “funded by DAAD.
Sept' 14 - March' 15
Education
Ph.D., Hydrology
Oct' 15 - Sept' 18
Institute for Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Advisors: Prof. Dr. H.C. Mult. Jürgen Kurths, Potsdam Institute for climate impact research, Germany ,
Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz, GFZ Potsdam, Germany
Dr. Norbert Marwan, Potsdam Institute for climate impact research, Germany
PhD thesis: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/42395
Master of Technology (M. Tech.), Water Resource Engineering (1st Rank holder)
July 13 - July 15
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Institute for Hydrology and Meteorology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Advisors: Prof. Rakesh Khosa, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Prof. Dr. Christian Bernhofer, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
Dr. Maheswaran Rathinasamy (Mentor, Inspire Faculty at IIT-Delhi, India)
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), Civil Engineering (III Rank holder)
Aug' 09 - Aug' 13
M.B.M. Engineering College, Jai Narayan Vyas University of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India