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Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
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Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Educational Details
Graduated in 2004
Graduated in 2013
Graduated in 1998
Graduated in 1994
Professional Summary
Prof. Dr. ir. D. M. Denis graduated as an Agriculture Engineer in the year 1995 from SHIATS. He earned his M. Tech with major in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering from G.B.Pant University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Pantnagar in the year 1997. In his master’s he worked upon orientation of sprinkler laterals on steep slopes. He worked as a landscape engineer with a reputed company in New Delhi in 1998. Later in July 1998 he joined the then Allahabad Agricultural Institute as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil, Water, Land Engineering and Management. He was awarded his Ph. D in the year 2002 for the University of Allahabad. His designed the sprinkler system based upon the infiltration characteristics of soil. He was selected for the post of Associate Professor in the year 2006 and was appointed as a Professor through open post in the year 2010.
Since 1998 he has served the SHIATS on several administrative posts such as Director Research , Foreign Students Advisor , Member Secretary, International Secretariat , Deputy Registrar (Academics) Joint registrar ( Academics), Coordinator for Developing Countries, International Secretariat, , Member Secretary for Central Sales and Purchase, Member Secretary for Academic audit committee, Deputy Dean (Post Graduate Studies), Deputy Dean( Faculty of Engineering), Chief Warden, Men’s Hostel, ,. He has been on several academic and administrative committees of the university.
In the year 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Norman Borlaug Fellowship, by the United States Department of Agriculture USA, and worked with leading scientists at National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi and Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University, Alabama USA. The field of research was “Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution”. He is the Designative Representative (INDIA) for “Water quality research to evaluate the effects of agricultural conservation practices utilized in the Unites States and India.” Under UDSA Extramural Agreement: No. 58-6408-8-149FN. He conducted the Conducted International workshop with USDA on “Water quality research to evaluate the effects of agricultural conservation practices utilized in the Unites States and India.” From Sept 7th and 8th 2009 at Allahabad,India.
He has been awarded Joint Japan /World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) USA-2011-13 for The International Institute for Geo- Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) for MSc in Geo Information Science and Earth Observation for Water Resources and Environmental Management,2011. He was recognized as one of the “Global Change Leader” by the University of Twenty, The Netherlands.
His research interests include Eco Hydrology And Earth Observation, Geo Informatics In Water Resources, Surface Energy Balance System , Use Of Spatial Information in Evapotranspiration, Water Budgeting, Natural Resource Management, Crop Growth Modelling, Evaluation Of Irrigated Areas, Non-Point Source Pollution, Precision Agriculture, Pressurized Irrigation System, Soil Water Plant And Atmospheric Relationship, Water Quality, Modelling Watersheds, Hydrology, Water Balance and Agriculture Water Management. He has guided several under graduate, post graduate and four Ph. D thesis. He has visited The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Srilanka, China, Thailand, USA, Malaysia, Nepal and Indonesia for collaborative work.
He has successfully completed six research projects related to Agriculture Water Management and use of ground and Space based observations with ISRO. Presently he is heading “Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variation of Water Quality in River ganga using Remote Sensing Techniques” funded by ISRO and “Farming System Based Water Budgeting for Samrakalwana Village in Allahabad” funded by the UPCAR, Govt of UP, INDIA. He has authored three books namely Anti-Ragging laws in India and the world. ISBN PB: 8187947098, Water Quality Research to Evaluate the Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices Utilized in the United States and India ISBN: 9780230329553 and Stream Dynamics of River Chambal: ISBN9783659106194.
Area of Specialization
Agricultural Water Management, Remote SensingExpertise
Applications of Remote Sensing in water
Evapotranspiration
evaluation of performance of irrigated areas
Precision Agriculture
Pressurized irrigation system
landscape irrigation
Demand based irrigation; response of crops to deficit irrigation;
Economics of irrigation;
Crop water requirements;
Watershed Hydrology; Water balance and crop growth modeling; Computer aided irrigation management;
Soil-water-plant-atmosphere relations;
Watershed management;
Planning, design, evaluation, operation, maintenance and management;
participatory irrigation management and Water user association.
Projects
Publications
Research Gate : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Derrick_Denis
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CVdaFmgAAAAJ
Other
Educational Qualification :
. S. No | Degree | Year | Institution | Specialization |
11 1. | M. Tech. | 2013 | ITC, Faculty of Geo Information Science and Earth Observation , University of Twente , The Netherlands. |
Remote Sensing in Water Resources. |
1. 1. 2. | Ph. D | 2004 | University of Allahabad | Irrigation Engineering |
2 3. |
M. Tech. |
1998 | Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pant Nagar |
Irrigation & Drainage |
3. 4. |
B. Tech. |
1995 | Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, U.P., India |
Agricultural Engineering |
International Fellowship Awarded:
“Irrigation performance assessment using SEBS and SCOPE. A case study of Tons pump canal in India.”
Conducted International workshop with USDA on “Water quality research to evaluate the effects of agricultural conservation practices utilized in the Unites States and India.” From Sept 7th and 8th 2009 at Allahabad India.
Professional Experience:
S. No | Post Held | Institution | Period | Description of Duties |
1. | Professor | VSAET, SHIATS | 9th December 2010 till date. | Teaching , research and extension and administration |
2. | Dean | VSAET, SHIATS | 2nd April, 2013 till date | Overall management of the School ( Academic, Research and Extension ) |
3. | Director Research | SHIATS | 1st July 2010 to 17th April 2011 | Overall research activities of the university. |
4. |
Associate Professor |
VSAET, SHIATS |
August 01, 2006 to 8th December 2010 | Teaching, Academic, Research and Extension Activities. |
5. |
Assistant Professor |
VSAET, SHIATS |
August 01, 1998 to 31 July, 2006
| Teaching, Academic, Research and Extension Activities in the field of pressurized irrigation system. |
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S. No | Post Held | Institution | Period | Description of Duties |
1 |
Joint Registrar |
SHIATS |
May 2006 June 2010 | To develop course curriculum of various paper, to monitor academic activities of the University. |
2. |
Member Secretary, International Secretariat |
SHIATS |
May 2006 | To develop international relations, MoU’s , Joint Academic programs. |
3. |
Foreign Students Advisor |
SHIATS |
March 2010 Onwards | Monitoring of Admissions, academic progress, social and research activities of Foreign Studies |
4. |
Associate Dean, Post Graduate Studies |
SHIATS |
March 2009 Onwards | Share responsibilities of PG and Ph.D. research with Dean Post Graduate Studies |
5. | Nodal Officer (AIBP, NRSC, Hyderabad for Rajghat & Saryu Canal Project)
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NRSC, Hydrabad, India
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May 2009 | To monitor and handle AIBP project for Rajghat, Saryu and Gunta nala water scheme. |
6. | Coordinator for Developing Countries, International Secretariat |
SHIATS |
May 2006 Onwards | To Develop international relations with developing Countries. |
7. | Irrigation specialist, Landscape and golf course designing and Management | IEC-Rainbird, USA, (New Delhi, India) | Jan 1998 to June 1998 | Marketing, Design and installation of Landscape Irrigation System
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Specialization: Water Quality, Remote Sensing and GIS, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Foreign Visit
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