My Curricular Vitae

CURRICULUM-VITAE

PERSONAL DATA

Name : Tirtha Raj Gautam

        Address                                  :                        Physical Oceanography Research Laboratory
                                                                                Department of Civil Engineering
                                                                                National University of Singapore
                                                                                10 Kent Ridge Crescent
                                                                                Singapore 119260
                                                                                Phone: (65) 8746621 (off.), 7795282 (Res.)
                                                                                Fax: (65) 7791635

Nationality : Australian Permanent Resident

Marital status : Married with one son

EDUCATION

Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.), Civil (Water Resources) Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1998.

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Civil (Water Resources) Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1992.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, P. R. China, 1989.

Diploma in Modern Chinese, Beijing Language Institute, Beijing, P. R. China, 1985.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 98-To Date National University of Singapore

Position Research Engineer

Project Study of Urbanization Impacts on Singapore's Catchment Runoff.

Responsibility                   Collection and analysis of hydro-meteorological data to asses the impact of rapid urbanization of Singapore island. It covers integration
                                        of genetic algorithms, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic with Rainfall Runoff and Hydrodynamic modeling involving MIKE 11, SWMM,
                                        and HydroWorks.

Sep 97-Jun 98 Environmental Systems Information Center (ENSIC)/UNEP Environmental Impact Assessment Program for Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP/EAP-AP), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Position Research Associate.

Project Directions to Sustainable Water Resources Management- Mekong Case Study.

Responsibility A region specific case study addressing issues related to sustainable water resources management.

Jan 94-Aug 97 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)/Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Position Research Associate.

Project An Integrated Decision Support System for Groundwater Modeling and Management (Study Area - Bangkok multiaquifer system).

Responsibility 1. Development of a framework for the analysis of a regional groundwater basin through numerical modeling incorporating
Geographic Information System (GIS).

                                          2. Analysis of subsurface hydrological, hydrogeological, and water quality data necessary for groundwater modeling, set-up and
                                              calibration of numerical models for the simulation of groundwater flow, solute transport, and land subsidence for the Bangkok
                                              Metropolitan Area.

3. Development of a rapid assessment technique for the quick assessment of the environmental impact due to a potential
development policy or scenario.

4. Design of an optimal monitoring network system using multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) tools incorporating
uncertainty through geostatistical modeling.

Jun 93-Dec 93 Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Position Research Associate

Project Study of Potential Development of Water Resources in the Salawin River Basin, Thailand

Responsibility                     Collection and analysis of hydro-meteorological data to asses the exploitable water resources potential for rural and industrial
                                          water supply, irrigation and hydropower development. Planning and design of water supply, irrigation and micro-hydro projects
                                          as well as assessment of the associated environmental impact of such development.

Sep 92-May 93 Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Position Research Associate

Responsibility Conducting a research study entitled "A GIS Assisted Groundwater Model Study" a case study of Bangkok multi aquifer
system, Thailand.

Sep 89-Sep 90 Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, HMG, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Position Civil Engineer

Responsibility Design and construction supervision of cable bridges, gauging stations etc. (structures related to stream flow measurement) and
office buildings and buildings for site facilities.

Aug 89-Dec 90 Integrated Consultants Nepal (ICON), Kathmandu, Nepal

Position Civil Engineer

Responsibility Planning and detailed design of irrigation projects and construction supervision of urban sewerage system.

DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES

Language Proficiency:

Nepalese, English, Chinese.

Computing Proficiency

Proficient in FORTRAN Programming

Exposure to BASIC and C Programming

Well Conversant with the Use of general application softwares and common operating systems including DOS, WINDOWS, UNIX,
VAX and IBM Mainframe environment

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

(1) Hydraulics and Hydrology (Surface and Subsurface)

Hydraulic Modeling and Design

Hydrologic Modeling and Design

Water quality modeling

Statistical Analysis of Hydrological events

Rainfall Runoff Modeling (NAM, SWMM, HydroWorks)

Hydrodynamic Modeling (MIKE 11)

Groundwater modeling (MODFLOW)

Contaminant transport modeling (MT3D, SUTRA, MOC)

Design and evaluation of groundwater monitoring networks;

Subsidence Modeling

Seepage Analysis

(2) Water Resources Planning and Management

Hydraulic Structures (Structural Design)

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Water Supply and Sewerage system

Hydropower Engineering

Reservoir operation

Water Resources system planning and analysis (Optimization and operation)

Multiple objective/multicriterion (MCDM) analysis

(3) Geographic Information System (GIS) and Spatial Analysis

Model Integration and Application of Geostatistics and GIS in Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Environmental Management Geostatistics Softwares: Geo-EAS, GEOPACK, GSLIB

GIS Softwares: ARC/INFO, GRASS and IDRISI

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS

Awarded Scholarship by Federal Republic of Germany through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) to pursue D.Eng. Program at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Awarded Scholarship by the Government of Australia to pursue M.Eng. Program at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Awarded Scholarship by the Government of People's Republic of China to pursue undergraduate study in Civil Engineering at Hohai University, Nanjing, China.

Nepal Engineers' Association: Member

Institution of Engineers, Australia: Occupational classification - Civil Engineer ASCO 2209.

PUBLICATIONS

Papers:

1. The Simulated Annealing Based Approach for the Design of a Groundwater Monitoring Network, Submitted to Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation (T. R. Gautam, and A. Das Gupta).

2. Subsurface Characterization Using Artificial Neural Network and GIS, Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Computing in Civil Engg., ASCE, (S. Gangopadhyay, T. R. Gautam and A. Das Gupta).

3. Modeling of Groundwater Overdraft and Related Consequences, Water & Environment, Newsletter of Regional Environmental Management Center (REMC) of AIT, Vol. 1, No. 1, PP 8-9, 1997, (A. Das Gupta, S. Gangopadhyay, and T. R. Gautam)

4. Integration of Geographic Information System and Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Groundwater Management, The Proceedings: GIS AM/FM ASIA '97 & GeoInformatics'97, Taipei, Taiwan, 1997, PP 153-158, (T. R. Gautam and A. Das Gupta).

5. Aquifer Characterization Using an Integrated GIS-Neural Network Approach, in Application of Geographic Information Systems in Hydrology and Water Resources Management, IAHS Publication No. 235, PP 513-519, 1996, (A. Das Gupta, S. Gangopadhyay, T. R. Gautam and P. R. Onta)

6. Conjunctive Operation of Hydrothermal Power System, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 6, PP 778-793, 1994, (R. Harboe, T. R. Gautam, and P. R. Onta)

7. Conjunctive operation of hydroelectric and thermal power plants, WATERCOMP '93, 2nd Australasian Conference on Computing for the water Industry Today and Tomorrow, Melbourne, Australia, PP 337-340, 1993, (T. R. Gautam and R. Harboe)

Reports: 1. Directions to Sustainable Water Management for the Mekong River Basin, Consultancy Report to be submitted to the United Nations Environmental Program - Environment Assessment Program for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP-EAP/AP) through Environmental Systems Information Center (ENSIC). (T. R. Gautam, A. Das Gupta), 1998.

2. An Integrated Simulation-MCDM-GIS Approach for Groundwater Management, Doctoral Dissertation, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1998.

3. Decision Support Systems for Water Resources Planning and Management, A Special Study Report Submitted to Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1995.

4. Study of Potential Development of Water Resources in the Salawin River Basin, Consultancy Report submitted to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Thailand, 3 Vols. (Prepared by a team including myself as a Research Associate), 1994.

5. A GIS Based Groundwater Model Study, AIT Research Report no 264, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1993, (A. Das Gupta, P. R. Onta, and T. R. Gautam).

6. Conjunctive Operation of the Kulekhani Reservoir with the Hydroelectric and Thermal Power Plants in Nepal, Master Thesis, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1992.

7. Planning and Structural Design of the Shaxi He River Hydropower Project in Zhejiang Province in China, Undergraduate Project Work, Hohai University, Nanjing, China (In Chinese), 1989.

REFEREES

1.       Prof. Liong Shie-Yui
          Department of Civil Engineering
          The National University of Singapore
          10 Kent Ridge Crescent
          Singapore 119260.
          Tel:(65)874-2149, Fax:(65)779-1635
          E-mail: cvelsy@nus.edu.sg

2.      Prof. Ashim Das Gupta
         Coordinator, Water Engineering and Management Program
         School of Civil Engineering
         Asian Institute of Technology
         G.P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok; Thailand
         Phone: (66-2) 524-5556,   Fax: (66-2) 524-6425
         E-mail: adg@ait.ac.th

3.      Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon
         Vice President (Academic)
         Asian Institute of Technology
         G.P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok; Thailand
         Phone: (66-2) 524-5731, Fax: (66-2) 524-5745
         E-mail: mtt@ait.ac.th

As of January, 1999.