BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Anurag Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India. He obtained his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from NIT Silchar, M.Tech. and Ph.D. from IIT Guwahati, where his doctoral research focused on turbulence characteristics and sediment transport in non-uniform sand-bed channels. He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and served as an Assistant Professor at IITRAM, Ahmedabad. Earlier, he worked as a Senior Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Limited, Chennai. His research interests include fluvial hydraulics, river engineering, sediment transport, turbulence, eco-fluvial hydraulics, experimental fluid mechanics, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in water resources engineering. His research integrates laboratory experiments, numerical modelling, and data-driven techniques to address challenges in river hydraulics, sediment dynamics, flood management, and environmental fluid mechanics. Dr. Sharma has published more than 60 research papers in reputed international journals, including Advances in Water Resources, Physics of Fluids, Geomorphology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, International Journal of Sediment Research, Water Resources Management, and ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. He has also authored Springer book chapters and supervised Ph.D., M.Tech., and B.Tech. research scholars. He is currently leading and participating in externally funded research projects sponsored by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (NRCD) and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). He has received several recognitions, including the Prof. R. J. Garde Young Researcher Award from the Indian Society for Hydraulics, ANRF International Travel Support, the Best Paper Award at HYDRO International 2025, and the Best Reviewer Award at HYDRO 2023. He serves as an Associate Edi
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Water Resource Engineering
Areas of Interest
- Turbulence and Sediment Transport, Open Channel Flow and Fluid Mechanics, Eco Fluvial Hydraulics, Computational Fluid Dynamics ,Hydrodynamic and Water Resource Modelling, Artificial Neural Network & Machine learning, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structure, River Basin Management
Anurag Sharma
anurag sharma
Assistant Professor Grade-II, Civil Engineering
sharmaan@nitrkl.ac.in / gokarna29@gmail.com
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PUBLICATIONS2
SPONSORED PROJECTS1
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS5
DOCTORAL STUDENTS8
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Anurag Sharma
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Civil Engineering
Room Number: CE-206
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2018
Ph.D.
Water Resource Engineering and ManagementIIT Guwahati
2015
M.Tech
Water Resource Engineering and ManagementIIT Guwahati
2010
B.Tech
Civil EngineeringNIT Silchar
Teaching Experience
- Civil Engineering, NIT Rourkela, 24 Jun 2020 - PRESENT
- Civil Engineering, IITRAM Ahmedabad, 05 Aug 2019 - 15 May 2020
- Civil Engineering, PMEC, Berhampur, 05 Jan 2018 - 05 Sep 2018
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Eco Fluvial Hydraulics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 25 Sep 2018 - 04 Aug 2019
Industrial Experience
- Construction, Larsen and Toubro Limited, Chennai, India, 16 Jul 2010 - 18 Jul 2013
Laboratory Development
- Fluvial hydraulics lab, NIT Rourkela, We have done expermental setup of vegetated channel which is a part of eco fluvial hydraulics.
Studies on condition Assessment & Management Plan for Mahanadi river basin National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Study of Performance Monitoring and Surveillance of Hydraulic Structures Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- Principal Investigator
- 6
- Completed Sponsored
A comprehensive Scientific study to assess and support the proposed methodology for the reopening of the Talcher Underground Coal Mine through alternate mode of access TMC Talcher Colliery Private Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 27 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2027
- Running Consultancy
Total Publications: 87
M. Pandey, V. M, Q., A. Sharma, and A. Lodhi,"Experimental Assessment and Prediction of Temporal Scour Depth around a Spur Dike", International Journal of Sediment Research, vol.36, no.1, pp.17-28, Science Direct 2021, 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2020.03.015 Article
A. Sharma, Lei. Huang, H. Fang, and X. Li,"Effects of hydrodynamic on the mobility of phosphorous induced by sediment resuspension in a seepage affected alluvial channel", Chemosphere, vol.260, pp.127550, Science Direct 2020, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127550 Article
A. Sharma, B. Kumar, and Ram. Balachandar,"Comparison of flow and morphological characteristics in uniform and non-uniform sand bed channel", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol.47, no.6, Canadian Science Publishing, June 2020, 10.1139/cjce-2017-0627 Article
A. Sharma, O. H. Granados, and B. Kumar,"Bedload transport and temporal variation of non-uniform sediment in seepage affected alluvial channel", Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol.64, no.8, pp.1001-1012, January 2019 Article
T. Devi, A. Sharma, and B. Kumar,"Flow characteristic in a partly vegetated channel with emergent vegetation", Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, vol.19, pp.93-108, January 2019 Article
RIVER FLOW, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND WAVE DYNAMICS: CONCEPTS, TOOLS, AND APPLICATIONS Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 27 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2026
- Brochure
HYDRO-2025 INTERNATIONAL (30th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 18 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
- Brochure
Webinar on Monitoring System and Instrumentation in Hydraulic Structures (Dam) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 08 Jul 2025
- Brochure
Workshop on Modeling River Hydraulics: A Hands-on Approach Using FLOW-3D and HEC-RAS Civil Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 03 Jul 2025 - 07 Jul 2025
- Brochure
River Basin Management: Theory & Practice Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 28 Nov 2024 - 02 Dec 2024
- Brochure
A Five Day Workshop on Mahanadi River Basin Management Civil Engineering (Workshop)
- Co-Coordinator
- 05 Nov 2024 - 09 Nov 2024
- Brochure
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 Conference (Hydraulics, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 26 Mar 2021 - 28 Mar 2021
- Brochure
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics {Theory}
- Engineering Mechanics {Theory}
- Estimation and Construction Management {Theory}
- Fluid Mechanics {Theory}
- Fluvial Hydraulics {Theory}
- Irrigation Engineering {Theory}
- Computer Aided Drawing and Graphics {Practical}
- Engineering Drawing {Practical}
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laboratory {Practical}
- Water resources Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [4]
Experimental Investigation of Flow Dynamics and Bed Morphology in a Vegetated Channel
Pritam KumarEnrolled: Aug 2021Graduated : Sep 2025Supervisor
Hydraulics
Chandradeep BhagatEnrolled: Aug 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Water Resources Engineering
Jeniba AlamEnrolled: Jan 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Impact of Groundwater Quality Parameters on Cultivation of Paddy for Sundargarh District, Odisha (India)
Souvick Kumar ShawEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
(Hydraulics) Water Resource Engineering
Amit DebEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Best Reviewer Award: Awarded by HYDRO 2023 International organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, under the aegis of Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), Pune, during December 21-23, 2023, 2023
- Prof. R.J. Garde Young Researcher Award: Awarded by the Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) for outstanding research in the field of Hydraulics and Water Resources (2022)., 2022
- Achieved best paper award in international conference in water and environment (ICWE-2021), MANIT Bhopal, 22-23 March, 2021., 2021
- Achieved best presenter award in international Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Ocean Engineering (Hydro-2021), 26-28 March, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India, 2021
- International Travel Support (ITS) by Department of Science and Technology (DST) for presenting research paper in International conference held at XXXVI International School of Hydraulics at Jachranka, Poland during 23-26 May, 2017, 2017
- Invited at the International Young Scholar Forum organized and funded by Sichuan University, China during December, 2017, 2017
- Awarded MHRD scholarship for pursuing PhD from IIT Guwahati, 2015
- Awarded MHRD scholarship during Master of Technology course duration from IIT Guwahati, 2013
Memberships / Fellowships
- IAHR, 2021
- ISH, 2021