Sukhjeet Arora

My doctoral dissertation research is centered on analyzing the effects of sand mining on the morphology and flow structure of riverbanks and riverbeds. The methodology involves excavating an irregularly shaped sandpit from the upstream section of the laboratory experimental setup (at IIT Guwahati, India) to observe its impact on the stability of various riverbank slopes. Utilizing Nortek Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) for measuring 3D instantaneous velocity data and Seatek Ultrasonic Ranging Systems (URS) for tracking changes in the channel bed, the work has been expanded to propose nature-based solutions to mitigate riverbank erosion under dredged conditions.

• Arora, S., & Kumar, B. (2024). Effect of emergent vegetation on riverbank erosion with sediment mining. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 11193. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61315-9.
• Arora, S., & Kumar, B. (2024). The riverbank vegetation for mitigating the adverse effects of sediment dredging. Ecohydrology, e2656. http://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2656.
• Arora, S., Patel, H. K., Srinivasulu, G., & Kumar, B. (2024). Turbulent characteristics at interface of partly vegetated alluvial channel. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 22(1), 75-85, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-023-00890-w.
• Arora, S., Lade, A. D., & Kumar, B. (2023). Higher-order turbulence statistics and multiscale characterization of morphodynamics in a riverbank section with an upstream mining pit. Physics of Fluids, 35(6)., https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0159014.
• Arora, S., Patel, H. K., Lade, A. D., & Kumar, B. (2023). Turbulence structure and bank erosion process in a dredged channel. River Research and Applications, 39(4), 613-628, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4100.
• Roy, M., Patel, H. K., Arora, S., & Kumar, B. (2024). Efficacy of Tsallis entropy for velocity estimation in an alluvial channel under different experimental scenarios. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 38(3), 1035-1049, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-02302612-z.
• Patel, H. K., Arora, S., Chavan, R., & Kumar, B. (2024). Migrating scour depth around a spur dike with downward seepage using multiscale characterizations. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 151, 111071, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.111071.
• Patel, H. K., Arora, S., Lade, A. D., Kumar, B., & Azamathulla, H. M. (2023). Flow behaviour concerning bank stability in the presence of spur dike–A review. Water Supply, 23(1), 237-258. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2022.418.

• EGU General Assembly 2024, 04/14/24 - 04/19/24, Secondary Flow and Turbulent Kinetic Energy in a Dredged Channel with Riverbank, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-14030, Sukhjeet Arora, Harish K Patel, Abhijit D Lade, and Bimlesh Kumar, Oral Presentation, Optimizing Spur Dike Orientation for Scour Control in Downward Seepage Scenarios, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2704, Harish K Patel, Sukhjeet Arora, Abhijit D Lade, and Bimlesh Kumar, Conference Publication
• International Symposium of River Sedimentation (ISRS 2023), 09/05/23 - 09/08/23, Florence, Italy, https://www.isrs2022.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Abstract_book.pdf, Turbulent Characteristics of Flow in Wide and Narrow Alluvial Channels, Sukhjeet Arora, Harish K Patel, Abhijit D Lade, and Bimlesh Kumar
• Research and Industrial Conclave (RIC 2023), 05/14/23 - 05/16/23, Shear Stresses in a Dredged Channel with Riverbank (Poster), River Flow Turbulence Modeling (Poster), Drag Coefficient of Vegetation in Alluvial Riverbeds (Poster), Sukhjeet Arora, Harish K Patel, Abhijit D Lade, Bimlesh Kumar
• North-East Research Conclave (NERC 2022), 05/20/22 - 05/22/22, Flow Characteristics of a Compound Channel Due to Vegetation (Oral), Channel's morphology in the presence of seepage (Oral), Sukhjeet Arora, Harish K Patel, Shovit Kumar, Bimlesh Kumar

• Award of International Travel Support (ITS) of 1,950 Euros from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for presenting research work at the International Conference (ISRS 2023) at Florence, Italy. September 2023.
• Recognition as Top Cited Paper
• 2022-2023 by Wiley Publications for the article 'Turbulence structure and bank erosion process in a dredged channel' in River Research and Applications.
• Among work published between 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023.
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018: Secured 2393 All India Rank among 150,000 candidates.
• GATE 2017: Secured 5344 All India Rank among 120,000 candidates.

• IAHR (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) Since March 2023
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Since March 2023

• Five days online Short-Term Course on 'Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Applications' by NIT Patna, India [05/20/24 - 05/24/24]
• Five days FDP (Faculty Development Program) cum workshop on 'Water Resources Management & Fluvial Hydraulics in Steep Mountain Streams' sponsored by CRG SERB Govt of India in online mode hosted by NIT Jalandhar, India [03/27/24 - 03/31/24]
• MATLAB Fundamentals, MATLAB Onramp, MATLAB Signal Processing Onramp, MATLAB Curve Fitting Onramp: Self-Paced Online Training Courses of MATLAB by MathWorks.
• One week online National workshop on Time Series Analysis & Biostatistics organized by Science Tech Institute [07/12/21 - 07/18/21]
• National webinar on Enhanced Employment Opportunities through Hills Consolidation of Holdings and Land Reforms in Uttarakhand [07/05/21]
• Two weeks e-Refresher Program (REFPRO-2021) on Research and Publication Ethics [06/22/21 - 07/05/21]
• GIAN course on the Role of Fluid Flow and Mass Transport in Porous Media for the Design of Chemical Reactors for Groundwater Remediation: [08/20/18 - 08/24/18]

• Citizenship: Indian
• Date of Birth: April 08, 1995
• Gender: Male

• Prof. Bimlesh Kumar, Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, India, (PhD Supervisor) https://www.iitg.ac.in/bimk/homepage/index.html#, Email: bimk@iitg.ac.in, +91-9678000348, +91-3612582420
• Prof. Ajay S Kalamdhad, Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati, India, (Doctoral Committee) Email: kajay@iitg.ac.in, +91-3612582431

• MATLAB Onramp (by Mathworks)
• Signal Processing Onramp (by Mathworks)
• Curve Fitting Onramp (by Mathworks)
• MATLAB Fundamentals (by Mathworks)

Skill: Advanced