Dr. Sushil Kumar Kamra

Profile

Academic position	Currently without academic position
Research fields	Hydraulic Engineering, Water Engineering
Keywords	Groundwater Recharge, Agricult. drainage, Hydro-salinity modeling
Honours and awards	2017: Selected as Emeritus Scientist (2017- 2018) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) 2016: Hari Om Ashram Trust Award of ICAR on groundwater recharge (as team leader) 2016: Nominated ember, Selection Committee- I (Civil Engineering) of INAE (2016- 2018, 2019- 2021) 2014: CSSRI- Excellence Award on Soil Salinity and Water Management 2011: National Groundwater Augmentation Award, Ministry of Water Resources (Govt. of India) on groundwater recharge (as team leader) . 2009: Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) 2008: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award of ICAR, highest individual award in agricultural sciences 2008: Visiting Scientist (June- August) on ‘Computer simulation modeling of salt movement in agricultural soils’ in McGill University (Canada) 2006: Selected as one of the 10 Asian professionals for IWMI's ‘Groundwater Governance Program’ at Kansas University, Lawrence, USA (Nov. 27- Dec. 15, 2006) 2003: Elected Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) 1995: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Univ. of Kiel, Kiel, Germany (April 1995- Jan. 1997)

Current contact address

Country	India
City	Karnal

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter Widmoser	Institut für Wasserwirtschaft- und Landschaftsökologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel
Prof. Dr. Bernd Lennartz	Agrar- und Umweltwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Professur Bodenphysik und Ressourcenschutz, Universität Rostock, Rostock
Start of initial sponsorship	01/06/1995

Programme(s)

1994	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2005	Sushil Kumar Kamra, B. Lennartz: Quantitative indices to characterize the extent of preferential flow in soils. In: J. Environmental Modelling and Software, 2005, 903-915
2004	Sushil Kumar Kamra, S. Aswal, Vivek Anchal, K. Lal: A skimming cum recharging system for saline groundwater regions of Haryana. In: R. K. Jhorar, R. S. Malik, B. S. Jhorar, T. Streck, Groundwater Recharge and Management through ASR Technology. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, 2004. 77-88
2001	Sushil Kumar Kamra, B. Lennartz, M. Th. Van Genuchten, P. Widmoser: Evaluating nonequilibrium solute transport in small soil columns. In: J. Contaminant Hydrology, 2001, 189-212
1999	Sushil Kumar Kamra, J. Michaelsen, W. Wichtmann, P. Widmoser: Preferential solute movement along interface of soil horizons. In: J. Water Sci. and Technology, 1999, 61-68
1998	B. Lennatz, Sushil Kumar Kamra: Temporal variability of solute transport under vadose zone conditions. In: J. Hydrological Porcesses, 1998, 1939-1949
1997	B. Lennartz, Sushil Kumar Kamra, S. Meyer-Windel: Field scale variability of solute transport parameters and related soil properties. In: J. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, European Geophysical Union, 1997, 801-811