BIOGRAPHY
Prof. K.K.Khatua, Professor in Civil Engineering Department of NIT Rourkela, has 30 years of teaching , and 25 years of research experience in the field of River Hydraulics, Computational hydro dynamics, Computational hydrology and Fluid Mechanics etc. Apart from many administrative, academic and research activities, he was the Dean( AIIR) of NITR from July 2021 to 2023. Prof. Khatua is the Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) and a fellow of the Indian Society for Hydraulics. He has published more than 100 reputed International Journals and more than 200 peer-reviewed international conference papers. He has Research collaborations with INRAE, Lyon France University of South Carolina, USA. Lough-borough University, UK. University of Birmingham, UK, University of Leeds, UK, Kyoto University, Japan. He has also research collaborations with reputed IITs, NITs and research Institutes. He has guided 12 Ph. D and 100 M. Tech thesis. Several Best M. Tech and PhD theses have been awarded through his guidance in different years in the Institute level and national level. He has completed many high values of research projects as PI through DST core research grants, UGC-UKIERI and IEI research grants and have contributed in international research projects with INRAE, France, and with EPSRC grant of UK. He also contributed to the Groundwater survey for All India Radio, Bridge protection projects of Indian Railways, and flood management issues Water Resources Government of Odisha, Rourkela, Prof. Khatua is in editorial board member of many reputed International journals. He is also expert members/executive members of high level committee at the Government departments and at different Universities and organizations. He has achieved many national and International recognitions, medals and awards, such as the “Best teacher award 2021” at NIT Rourkela.
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Water Resource Engineering
Areas of Interest
- River hydraulics and Hydrology
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Experimental Fluid Mechanics
- Soft computing application to River engineering
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PUBLICATIONS6
SPONSORED PROJECTS3
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS20
DOCTORAL STUDENTS9
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Kishanjit Kumar Khatua
Professor
Civil Engineering
Room Number: AM-004
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2008
Ph.D.
River HydraulicsNational Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
1995
M.E
Hydraulics and Irrigation engineeringVSSUT, Burla Sambalpur, India
1990
B.Sc (Engg)
Civil EngineeringVSSUT, Burla Sambalpur, India
Teaching Experience
- Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, 01 Jul 2011 - 24 Jul 2019
- Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, 01 Mar 2006 - 30 Jun 2011
- Sr. Lecturer, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, 15 Feb 2004 - 28 Feb 2006
- Lectureer, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, 29 Jul 1998 - 14 Feb 2004
- Lecturere, Jagannath Institute of Engineering & Technology, Odisha, India, 01 Aug 1997 - 28 Jul 1998
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH/ VISITING PROFESSOR, IRSTEA, LYON, FRANCE Dr, 08 Jun 2018 - 08 Sep 2018
- VISITING RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA , USA, 24 Jun 2013 - 16 Aug 2013
Industrial Experience
- Site Engineer in a construction company for supervision, design and estimation of construction projects, Panchasila Construction, Pvt Ltd., Cuttack, India, 1990 - 1994
Laboratory Development
- Hydraulics Engineering Lab, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, INDIA, 4 nos of Tilting Flumes, 4 nos. of miicro-ADV, Pitot tubes, Volumetric tanks, series of pumps, point gauges, Computer controlled constant temperature Anemometer CTA by Institute and Sponsored project support
- Computational Water Resources Engineering Lab., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, INDIA, 15 nos. Computers, Softwares like CES, HEC-RAS, ANSYS, CCHE-2D, MAT LAB tools and applications by by Institute and Sponsored project support
Depth averaged velocity for unsteady open channel flow. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Flow Modeling for compound channels with non prismatic flood plains UGC-UKIERI
- Principal Investigator
- 27
- Completed Sponsored
Flow analysis of a compound channel with roughened flood plain DST
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Experimental and numerical studies on application of Tuned Dampers for controlling Structural vibrations DST
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Numerical and experimental analysis of meandering open channel flow by varying sinuosity and roughness of the channel. The Institution of Engineers,INDIA
- Principal Investigator
- 20
- Completed Sponsored
Sinuosity dependency in stage-discharge boundary shear distribution modeling for meandering compound channels" DST
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Completed Sponsored
River bank protection work for the bridge no. 184 over river Koina near Manoharpur-Jaraikela rail route South Eastern Railway
- Principal coordinator
- 02 Apr 2018 - 02 Jun 2018
- Completed Consultancy
Hydrogeological test at AIR Rourkela and Sambalpur, Odisha AIR, Govt. of INDIA
- Principal coordinator
- 27 Jan 2015 - 02 Feb 2016
- Completed Consultancy
Study on the proposed diversion works for Bendra and Budhajholianallas in the jamkani and bijahan coal blocks in the sundergarh district, Odisha GMS Powerpacks Pvt. Ltd. The Multi-Dimensional Technical Consultants, Bhubaneswar –, India
- Principal coordinator
- 27 Jan 2015 - 02 Feb 2016
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 106
K. K. Khatua, K. C. Patra, and P. Nayak,"Meandering effect for evaluation of roughness coefficients in open channel flow", River Basin Management 2019, ch.19, vol.146, no.12, pp.213-224, WIT Press, wit transactions on ecology and the environment 2011, 10.2495/RM110191 Inbook
K. K. Khatua and K. C. Patra,"Flow distribution in meandering compound channel", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, vol.15, no.3, pp.11-26, Taylor & Francis, June 2012, 10.1080/09715010.2009.10514956 Article
A. Mohanta, K. K. Khatua, and K. C. Patra,"Flow modeling in symmetrically narrowing flood plains", in Aquatic Procedia:International Conference On Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE'15), vol.4, pp.826-833, Elsevier 2015, 10.1016/j.aqpro.2015.02.103 Inproceedings
M. Sahoo, K. C. Patra, J. B. Swain, and K. K. Khatua,"Analysis and prediction of water quality using principal component analysis and neural network", Soil and Water Engineering: Principles and Applications of Modeling, ch.3, vol.6, pp.449-457, Taylor & Francis 2016 Inbook
B. S. Das and K. K. Khatua,"Flow resistance in compound channel having diverging and converging floodplains", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, March 2018, vol.144, no.8, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 2018, 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001496 Article
One week High-end Workshop on “Hydraulics Measurement Techniques and Experimental Research (HMTER)” Civil Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 27 Dec 2023 - 02 Jan 2024
- Brochure
HYDRO 2020 INTERNATIONAL (25th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 26 Mar 2021 - 28 Mar 2021
- Brochure
HYDRO 2020 INTERNATIONAL (25th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 26 Mar 2021 - 28 Mar 2021
- Brochure
HYDRO 2020- International Conference (Hydraulics, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 26 Mar 2021 - 28 Mar 2021
- Brochure
International Dam Safety Conference - 2019, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Civil Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 13 Feb 2019 - 14 Feb 2019
- Brochure
TEQIP - III sponsored short term course on Computer Application in Water Resources Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 01 Oct 2018 - 06 Oct 2018
- Brochure
International Symposium River Flow 2016 at NIT Rourkela Civil Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 25 Feb 2016
- Brochure
A Short Term Course on Flow Measurements and Modeling in Water Resources Engineering Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 23 Sep 2014 - 28 Sep 2014
- Brochure
ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 07 May 2012 - 12 May 2012
- Brochure
- CE100 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
- CE1000 : Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
- CE201 : Civil Engineering Materials and Construction {Theory}
- CE341 : Fluid Mechanics {Theory}
- CE440 : Hydraulic Engineering {Theory}
- CE640 : Open Channel Flow {Theory}
- CE6400 : Open Channel Flow {Theory}
- CE6403 : Computational Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
- CE643 : Computational Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
- CE650 : Hydrology and Hydraulics of Surface & Sub-surface Water {Theory}
- CE652 : Open Channel Flow {Theory}
- CE655 : Computational Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
- CE171 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
- CE6470 : Computer Application in WR Engineering - II {Practical}
- CE6471 : Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE674 : Water Resources Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
- CE675 : Hydraulics and Hydrologic Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE677 : Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- CE684 : Computer Application in Water Resources Engineering {Practical}
- CE778 : Computer Application in WR Engineering – II {Practical}
- EA175 : Physical Education-I {Practical}
- EA176 : Physical Education-II {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [19]
River Hydraulics
Prabir Kumar MohantyEnrolled: Dec 2009Graduated : 2014Supervisor
Flow Analysis of Compound Channels with Converging Flood Plains
Bandita NaikEnrolled: Jan 2012Graduated : 2016Supervisor
Flow Modelling in Straight Compound Channels with Symmetrical, Asymmetrical and Unsymmetrical Floodplains
Kamalini DeviEnrolled: Jul 2014Graduated : 2017Supervisor
An Integrated Hydrologic Bayesian Multi-Model Framework for Water Quality and Nutrient Analysis
Mrunmayee Manjari SahooEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : 2018Co-Supervisor
Flow Modelling of Straight and Meandering Compound Channels
Saine Sikta DashEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : 2018Supervisor
Non-uniform Flow Modeling in Compound Channels with Non-Prismatic Floodplains
Bhabani Shankar DasEnrolled: Jul 2014Graduated : 2018Supervisor
Flow Interaction in Compound Channels with Wide Smooth and Rough Floodplains
Alok AdhikariEnrolled: Aug 2011Graduated : 2019Co-Supervisor
Adsorption of Cr(VI) using Natural Iron Oxyhydroxides
Shanti KarEnrolled: Jan 2013Graduated : 2019Co-Supervisor
Stage-Discharge Modelling of Meandering Compound Channels with Differential Roughness
Arpan PradhanEnrolled: Jul 2014Graduated : 2019Supervisor
Experimental Investigations of Unsteady Flow Over Rough Bed Channels with and without Emergent Rigid Vegetation
Jnana Ranjan KhuntiaEnrolled: Jul 2016Graduated : 2020Co-Supervisor
Flow Analysis of Compound Channels with Rough Floodplains
Sipra Rani PradhanEnrolled: Oct 2012Graduated : 2021Supervisor
Evaluation of Flow Resistance and Estimation of Bed-Load Transport in Gravel-Bed Channels
Satish KumarEnrolled: Jul 2017Graduated : 2022Supervisor
Open Channel Hydraulics
Sarjati SahooEnrolled: Jul 2018ContinuingSupervisor
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING, Open channel hydraulics.
Biswajit PradhanEnrolled: Jan 2020ContinuingSupervisor
Water Resources Engineering
Alluri Satya SunithaEnrolled: Oct 2020ContinuingSupervisor
Experimental Investigation of Simple and Compound Channel Flow under Mobile Bed Conditions
Aryalaxmi PriyadarshiniEnrolled: Apr 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Water Resources Engineering
Piyush Paritosh SarangiEnrolled: Jan 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Depth averaged velocity for unsteady open channel flow
Suchismita SahooEnrolled: Jul 2022ContinuingSupervisor
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Hemanta Kumar MishraEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
WATER RESOURCES ENGG.(RIVER HYDRAULICS)
Ritesh Rosan MishraEnrolled: Feb 2021ContinuingSupervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [3]
Water Resources Engineering
Pooja PandeyGraduated : 2014Co-Supervisor
Experimental Study of Flow through Rigid Vegetation in Open Channel
Kajal PanigrahiGraduated : 2015Supervisor
Experimental Study On Resistance in Gravel Bed Channels
Sumit Kumar BanerjeeGraduated : 2016Supervisor
Awards And Honours
- “DAMODAR SAHOO MEMORIAL AWARD”, The Institution of Engineers (India), Odisha Centre, March 2021, 2021
- “THE BEST TEACHER AWARD 2021” of NIT Rourkela, India, 2021
- “BEST RESEARCH AWARD” For the Contribution and Honorable Achievement in Innovative Research 11th Sep 2020, 2020
- Er Govinda Chandra Sahu awarded by institution of engineers (India), award for the best paper in 60th annual technical session Bhubaneswar, India, 2019, 2019
- Outstanding contribution in reviewing International Journal of Measurement, Elsevier for high quality reviewing a numbers of research papers in the reputed journal 2017, 2017
- Jala Bigyan Puraskar awarded by Indian society of hydraulics (ISH), Tayler and Francis, at IIT Roorkee, for the best research paper published, December 2015, 2015
- UKIERI-UGC thematic award 2013 awarded by British council, new Delhi for the award of joint R& D project with University of Leeds and University of Birmingham, UK, 2013
- DST project completion excellent certificate awarded by DST, New Delhi, government of India awarded for excellent progress and completed the R& D project in 2012, 2012
- IEI (India) institute award awarded by institution of engineers(i) for the best paper in civil engineering February in 2011, 2011
- A B Jena memorial gold medal awarded by institution of engineers(i) for the best paper in water resources engineering February 2010, 2010
- Gold medal from the Institution of engineers(i) awarded by for the best paper in water resources engineering January 2008, 2008
- Gold medal from the Institution of engineers(i) for the best paper in water resources engineering January2007, 2007
- GATE Scholarship 1995, 1995
Memberships / Fellowships
- “Expert member” of the Technical committee to undertake studies on floods in river Mahanadi and the adjoining villages- 2022, 2022
- “Executive member” of the Indian Society of Hydraulics ( ISH) 2021-, 2021
- Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) F 117176-5, 2019
- Fellow of the Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) LM – 614, 2019
- Life Member Indian Association of Hydrologist (IAH) LM – 1524, 2019
- Life Member Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) LM-08-7008, 2019
- Life Member Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) LM –29849, 2019