Nayanjyoti Pathak

Graduate Student and Research Assistant
Environmental Fluid Meachanics and Water Resources Engineering
University of Wisconsin Madison
1261 Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Email: "pathak2@wisc.edu"

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., 2007-current

Research Interests

My research interests lie in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering. In particular, I enjoy applying the techniques of Hydro-Geo-informatics including tools of Remote Sensing and GIS for environmental problems.

Research Experience

UW Madison, Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering Madison, WI.

Research Assistant under Prof. Steven Loheide at UW Madison, 09/2007 – current

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Civil Engineering Department, Guwahati, India.

Research Fellow under Prof. Chandan Mahanta and Prof. Arup Kumar Sarma at IITG, 07/2006–08/2007
GIS based Inventory of rivers of Northeastern Region of India
Research Fellow under Prof. Chandan Mahanta at IITG,09/2005–06/2006
Geographical Information System for Bharalu Watershed of the Brahmaputra River Basin for Flood Control, Mitigation and Water Resources Planning
Research Fellow under Prof. Chandan Mahanta at IITG, 09/2005–06/2006
Distribution, Fractionation and Deposition of Phosphorous in the Flood Plain Sediments of the Brahmaputra River (India) and their Environmental Ramifications

Publications (Refereed Conferences)

Climate change impact on the southwest monsoon modulated freshwater pulsation and consequent nutrient flux variability in the continental shelf of the northern indian ocean, Abstract accepted at World Water and Environmental Resources Congress of EWRI/ASCE 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008
Source, distribution and release mechanisms of Arsenic in the groundwater of Assam floodplains of Northeast India, Abstract accepted at World Water and Environmental Resources Congress of EWRI/ASCE 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-16, 2008
Modeling approach towards eco-restoration strategies for the polluted tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, Proceedings at World Water and Environmental Resources Congress of EWRI/ASCE 2007 Tampa, Florida; May 15-19, 2007
Evaluation of Sediment Flux in a part of the Brahmaputra River and application of ANN and Linear Regression Models, Proceedings at World Water and Environmental Resources Congress of EWRI/ASCE 2007 Tampa, Florida; May 15-19, 2007
Environmental Feasibility of the Brahmaputra (MSTG) Link of the ILR Project of India, Proceedings at An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources, December 18-20 2006, ASCE
Wetlands around Guwahati City (Part of the Brahmaputra Floodplain): A Case Study of Water Quality Impact and Remediation Strategies, Abstract at the 2nd International Symposium on Environment, Athens, Greece; August 2-5 2007
A Hydrological Information Infrastructure for the Brahmaputra River towards a “Digital Brahmaputra”, Proceedings at “NE-Geo National Conference, 21-22 September 2006
A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Analysis of Drainage Morphometry and Its Influence on Landform Characteristics in the Bharalu Watershed of Northeast India, Proceedings at NE-Geo National Conference, 21-22 September 2006