Dr. Kuldeep Swarnkar

Dr. Kuldeep Swarnkar has joined the Sustainability Cluster as an Assistant Professor in the School of Advanced Engineering at UPES Dehradun. He possesses over three years of experience in the role of Assistant Professor. He is an emerging researcher with over seven years of specialized experience in the field of Water Resources Engineering. He received his Doctorate, Masters, and Graduate degrees in Civil engineering from IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, and RTU Kota in 2024, 2017, and 2015 respectively. His research focuses on contaminant transport in urban drainage systems and water bodies. A part of his doctoral research was based on an international India-UK Project (DST-NERC/EPSRC) named “Pathways and evolution of pollutants: Interaction between physical controlling effects, microbial community composition, and pollutant biodegradation rate”. During his Ph.D. he spent a summer at University of Warwick, UK for research works related to the international project. During his M.Tech. at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, he worked on two sponsored projects: (i) Mathematical Model Study of Storm Drainage Channel, Kolkata, and (ii) Hydraulic Simulation of Kusei River, Orissa. He specializes in water resources engineering and actively collaborates for consultancy works.

• Since December 2024: Assistant Professor at UPES, Dehradun. 
  Subjects allotted: Hydrologic Modelling, Sustainable Engineering, Environmental Science, and Water Resources Engineering
• August 2023 to August 2024: Assistant Professor at Techno NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur (Raj.). Subjects taught: Water Resources Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Engineering, and Basic Civil Engineering
• July 2018 to July 2023: Teaching assistant through a project (MHRD fellowship), during this period, he worked on a Joint India-UK Project (DST-NERC/EPSRC) and assisted Prof. Kapil Gupta, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay
• July 2017 to July 2018: Assistant Professor at Pacific Institute of Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan Subjects taught: Water Resources Engineering (Part I and II), Environmental Engineering-I, and Geotechnical Engineering-II
• July 2016 to June 2017: Teaching Assistant during M.Tech. at IIT Kharagpur (MHRD fellowship) (Assisted Prof. Venkappayya R. Desai, Department of Civil Engineering)

• Urban Drainage
• Contaminant Transport
• Dye Tracing
• Water Quality 
• Hydraulic and Hydrologic Simulations
   

His teaching philosophy is grounded in the conviction that education is a transformative journey. By cultivating a student-centered, inclusive, and intellectually enriching environment, he strives to inspire learners to become thoughtful, inquisitive, and resilient individuals, equipped to make meaningful contributions to society. He regards teaching as both a privilege and a profound responsibility, and remains committed to creating a positive and enduring impact on the lives of his students.

• Water Resources Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Basic Civil Engineering
• Hydrologic Modelling
• Sustainable Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Science

• Worked on an international India-UK project (DST-NERC-EPSRC) worth £430,462 of funding
• Received Newton-Bhabha fund for research works at UoW, UK
• MHRD Fellowship for M.Tech. (2015-2017)
• MHRD Fellowship for Ph.D. (2018-2023)

• 2 Journal articles 
• 2 International Workshops
• 5 International conferences
   

kuldeep.swarnkar@ddn.upes.ac.in