Jagriti Jain

About Me

I am a dedicated researcher focusing on flood risk and resilience, human-environmental systems, and climate change impacts. With expertise in hydrology, geospatial analysis, and data-driven modeling, I aim to develop new computational models and methods for the futuristic climatic risk-resilience in a complex adaptive system .I hope to work as a postdoctoral scholar ultimately leading to a life as an academic because I find great pleasure in teaching and interacting with students.Looking for an opportunity to work in a challenging position by combining my skills , which provides professional development, interesting experiences and personal growth

Research Interests

Education

• Ph.D. in Water Resources Development and Management, IIT Roorkee (2019–Present)
• M.Tech in Environmental Management of Rivers and Lakes, IIT Roorkee (2017–2019)
• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Chandigarh College of Engineering & Technology (2012–2016)

Experience

• Visiting Scholar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Jan 2023 – June 2023)
• Project Intern, National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO), Hyderabad
• Research Assistant, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, IIT Roorkee

Publications

• Assessing Urban Community Resilience to Flood Using a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach: A Case of Guwahati City, Assam, India (Q1 journal, IF.= 5.3).
• Short-Term resilience and transformation of the urban socio-environmental systems to COVID-19 lockdown in India using air quality as proxy
• A geospatial approach to assess climate change impact on soil organic carbon in a semi-arid region.(Q2 journal, IF =1.5)
• Evidencing Sources of Flood Disaster Policy Improvement Leveraging Flood Risk Attributes in India. Natural Hazards 2024 (Accepted)(Q1 journal, IF= 3.6).
• Understanding the Regime transitions in the socio-environmental system due to hydroclimatic extreme events in Brahmaputra catchment in India. (Under Review)

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant, Hydroclimatology Course, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Mentored graduate students on Groundwater Sustainability Course at IIT Roorkee

Skills

Fellowships & Scholarships

• MHRD Fellowship for Doctoral Programme (2019–Present)
• DAAD-funded IGCS Summer School, 2020
• Commonwealth Split-Site Fellowship Program, University of Birmingham
• USDA Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,USA
• MHRD Fellowship during the Masters Programme (2017-2019)
• Received Travel Grant to attend EGU 2024 at Vienna, Austria from International Relations, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Contact

Email: jagjain8@gmail.com

Phone: +91-9560882541

GitHub: https://jagriti-jain18.github.io/resume.github.io

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjain94

CV: CV_JagritiJain