Prof. Subhankar Karmakar
Present Designation:
Professor, IIT BombayAreas of Interest:
Analysis of Hydro-climatic Extremes, Vulnerability, Impacts and Risks, and Spatio-temporal Mapping: Multivariate flood, drought and heatwave (extreme and oppressive) frequency analyses, non-stationary modeling of hydro-climatic extremes; Mapping vulnerability to natural and human-induced hazards using GIS (at regional- and country-scales) || Near-real-time flood forecasting || Sociohydrological modeling: human‐flood and human‐environment interactions || flood risk and resilience mapping || key risks analysis and mapping including complex, compound, cascading risks under a range of climate scenarios.
Environmental and Water Resources Systems: development of optimization models for surface water quality management, irrigation water management, solid waste management (facility location problem), floodplain planning and management, landfill leachate contamination risk assessment, optimal design of water & wastewater conveyance systems, design & evaluation of water quality monitoring network.
Environmetrics: multivariate statistical surface water quality assessment, evaluation of trophic states (particularly for lakes and reservoirs), rationalization of water quality monitoring stations.
Uncertainty Modeling and Decision Science for Environmental Systems: probabilistic, fuzzy and interval approaches; multi-attribute decision-making
Specialisation:
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering, Hydrology and Flood Forecasting Systems
Major Professional Contributions:
Prof. Karmakar’s most outstanding contribution is his transformative work on integrated flood forecasting and socio-hydrological risk assessment. His innovative frameworks combining advanced hydrodynamic modeling, socio-economic vulnerability assessments, and practical engineering tools have set new benchmarks in resilience planning and flood management, making substantial societal and environmental impacts recognized nationally and internationally.
Consultancy Areas:
Sector Associated With:
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering, Hydrology and Flood Forecasting Systems, AI and Data Science Applications in Environmental and Climate Engineering
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
I'll be happy to provide service in review of scientific reports and applications in the following sectors: Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering, Hydrology and Flood Forecasting Systems, AI and Data Science Applications in Climate Engineering
Professional Experience
Professor in the Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai, India, since December 3, 2018. Currently holds the Vinaya & Samir Kapoor Chair Professorship in the Centre for Climate Studies (CCS) since January 2023. Previously served as the Head of the Environmental Science and Engineering Department for a three-year tenure from July, 2021 to July, 2024.
1. Associate Professor (September 2014 – December 2018) at Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Mumbai; India.
2. Visiting Scholar (June 2010 - October 2010) at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, North Carolina, USA. (Host Professor: Prof. K. H. Reckhow)
3. Assistant Professor (December 2007 – September 2014) at Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Mumbai; India.
4. Post-doctoral fellow (November 2006 – November 2007) at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. (Post-doctoral Supervisor: Prof. S. P. Simonovic)
Keywords
Water Resources Engineering, Climate Extremes, Urban Hydrology and Flood Risk Management
Education
Ph.D, Department of Civil Engineering, IISc Bangalore
Awards and Recognitions
• Work done in DST-Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Climate Studies project (2018-2024) adjudged “Excellent” (December 2023) by expert committee appointed by Dept. of Science and Tech., Govt. of India.
• Vinaya & Samir Kapoor Chair in Climate Studies, Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies (2023).
• Research Excellence Award 2020, IRCC, IIT Bombay.
• Professor S.P. Sukhatme Award for Excellence in Teaching 2019, IIT Bombay.
• BOYSCAST Fellowship 2009 - 2010 from Dept. of Science & Tech., Govt. of India, to conduct research on Ecological Engineering at Nicholas School of Environmental, Duke University, North Carolina, USA.
Link to Website
https://www.esed.iitb.ac.in/faculty/subhankar-karmakarINAE Section Affiliated
I: Civil Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2025
Year of Birth
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