National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi
Fellow, Elected 2016

Born in Kareli, Madhya Pradesh, India on 3 July 1962, Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Gadarwara, 1976-79; College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 1979-84, B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering); College of Technology, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 1984-87, M. Tech. (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering); College of Engineering, Ph.D., 1990-94, University of California, Davis, USA.

Professor, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2004 to date.

Senior Research Assistant and Scientist "B", National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 1986-88 and 1988-90; Graduate student, University of California, Davis 1990-94; Consultant Engineer, Davids Engineering, Davis, 1994-95; Post Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis 1995-96; Senior Research Engineer, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1996; Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, 1997-2000 and 2000-2004.

Awards/Honours: Honors in B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering), 1984; Rotary International Fellowship, 1990-93; Advisory Editor, Irrigation Science, 2003 to date; Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship, 2009-10, Dr. P.S. Khankhoje Memorial Gold Medal, 2011.

Fellow: Indian National Academy of Engineering

Research Areas: Irrigation water management, watershed modelling and management, soft computing in water management, IT applications in water

Address: Professor, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; A-186, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; [Tel: Off. (03222) 283146; Res. (03222) 283147, Cell: 9434010850; Fax: (03222) 255303; Email: nsr@agfe.iitkgp.ernet.in]