AAMER MAJID BHAT
PhD, NIT Srinagar; Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Gandhinagar T +91-9797213888
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Duration Degree/Certificate College/School CGPA (10)/
Percentage
April 2017 - December 2022 PhD - Civil Engineering NIT Srinagar 8.0
(Water Resources Engineering)
August 2011 - August 2015 B.Tech (Civil Engineering) IUST Awantipora 8.48
July 2009 - May 2010 10+2 CBSE 63.2
July 2007 - May 2008 10 CBSE 80.0
PUBLICATIONS
Journals
Fluvial Sediment Transport (Ph.D.)
[1] A. M. Bhat and M. A. Ahanger. “Study of Movability Number as the parameter of threshold of sediment motion”.
In: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 8 (2022), pp. 639–645. doi: 10.1007/s40808-021-01122-7.
[2] A. M. Bhat, M. A. Ahanger, and P. K. Mohapatra. “An examination of dimensionless variables in sediment
threshold studies”. In: Geo-Marine Letters 42.1 (2022), p. 6. doi: 10.1007/s00367-022-00730-1.
[3] A. M. Bhat, M. A. Ahanger, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Stability criteria for coarse sediment in natural streams”.
In: Journal of the Geological Society of India 99.9 (2023), pp. 1285–1291. doi: 10.1007/s12594-023-2462-2.
[4] A. M. Bhat, M. A. Ahanger, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Movability Number as the Parameter of Sediment Incipient
Motion: A Mathematical Approach”. In: Ocean Science Journal 58.4 (2023), p. 29. doi: 10.1007/s12601- 023-
00112-3.
[5] A. M. Bhat and M. A. Ahanger. “Influence of sediment grain protrusion on the movability number”. In: International
Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 14.2 (2022), pp. 124–139. doi: 10.1504/IJHST.2022.124548.
[6] A. M. Bhat and M. A. Ahanger. “Effect of non-uniformity of sediment size on the Movability Number”. In:
International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 14.4 (2022), pp. 375–389. doi: 10.1504/IJHST.2022.
126428.
[7] A. M. Bhat, M. A. Ahanger, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Threshold of motion of unconventional sediment under
unidirectional flow”. In: International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 15.1 (2023), pp. 11–21. doi:
10.1504/IJHST.2023.127890.
Urban Water Management (Postdoctoral Fellow)
[8] A. M. Bhat, P. K. Mohapatra, and I. M. Tripathi. “Hydrologic-hydraulic response of swales to stormwater runoff”.
In: Total Environment Advances 200118 (2024). doi: 10.1016/j.teadva.2024.200118.
[9] A. M. Bhat, P. K. Mohapatra, and I. M. Tripathi. “Towards Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Hydraulics of curb
inlets in stormwater management”. In: Next Research (2024). Under Review.
[10] A. Sabut, P. K. Mohapatra, and A. M. Bhat. “Effect of green infrastructures on urban water cycle of Kozhikode
city: A case study”. In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2024). Under Review, Corresponding author.
[11] A. Sabut, A. M. Bhat, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Stormwater control measures, design aspects, and impact of climate
change – A review”. In: Water-Energy Nexus (2024). Under Review, Corresponding author.
[12] I. M. Tripathi, S. Kumar, A. Modi, A. M. Bhat, C. Bhagat, P. K. Mohapatra, and M. L. Kansal. “Towards Water
Sensitivity: A Critical Review of Urban Water Management Strategies”. In: Journal of Hydrology (2024). Under
Review.
[13] A. M. Bhat, I. M. Tripathi, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Reimagining Stormwater Management: Sustainable Drainage
Pathways for India”. In: ARC Geophysical Research (2024). Under Review.
[14] A. M. Bhat, I. M. Tripathi, and P. K. Mohapatra. “How far have roadside curb inlets evolved towards sustainable
urban drainage?” In: Water & Ecology (2024). Submitted.
[15] I. M. Tripathi, V. Jain, P. K. Mohapatra, A. M. Bhat, B. Parmar, A. Modi, and S. S. Mahto. “Impacts and
Consequences of Reservoir on Downstream River Systems: Insights from the Ravi River in India”. In: HydroResearch
(2024). Under Review, Available at SSRN 5002146.
[16] I. M. Tripathi, A. M. Bhat, A. Modi, B. Parmar, and P. K. Mohapatra. “Stormwater drainage in secondary
Indian cities: A SWOT analysis for implementation of resilient drainage design”. In: Under Preparation (2024).
Corresponding author.
DOCTORAL THESIS
Analysis of Dimensionless Variables to Study the Problem of Sediment Threshold (Dr. A. M. Bhat, Dr.
M. A. Ahanger and Dr. P. K. Mohapatra)
• Evaluation of bed configurational parameters on the sediment incipient motion in terms of Movability Number
• Development of an empirical model of sediment incipient motion in terms of Movability Number
• Study of sediment bed stability with various sediment threshold parameters
• Study of an alternative dimensionless sediment threshold parameter over the conventional Shields dimensionless
shear stress and Movability Number
EXPERIENCE
• Postdoctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India March 2023 - till date
– Studied stormwater management with roadside curb inlets and green infrastructure for sustainability.
– Analyzed hydraulic-hydrologic performance of swales in stormwater mitigation.
– Contributed opinion papers on stormwater management in India and abroad.
• Teaching Assistant, NIT Srinagar, India July 2018 - July 2022
– Assisted in laboratory experiments for B. Tech and M. Tech students.
– Conducted tutorial classes for B. Tech and M. Tech students.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Laboratory equipment: Conducted experiments with hydraulic jump, discharge variation, and velocity distribution.
Used various laboratory equipment such as Double Ring Infiltrometer, Reynolds Apparatus, Permeability Apparatus,
Vectrino+ (ADV).
• Software Proficiency: MS Excel, GIS, HEC-RAS (2D), ANSYS Fluent, SWMM
• Programming Skills: MATLAB
REFERENCES
Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Ahanger Dr. Pranab Kumar Mohapatra
Professor Professor
NIT Srinagar, India IIT Gandhinagar, India
PhD Supervisor PhD Supervisor
[email protected];
[email protected] [email protected]Dr. Abdul Qayoom Dar Dr. John D. Fenton
Professor Guest Professor
NIT, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Doctoral Research Committee Member Professional Colleague
[email protected] [email protected] Dr. Pranjal Mandhaniya Dr. Bilal Ahmad Malik
Postdoctoral Fellow Postdoctoral Fellow
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway Tsinghua University, China
Professional Colleague Professional Colleague
[email protected] [email protected]Dr. Sakiba Nabi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tsinghua University, China
Professional Colleague
[email protected]