Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Vivek Agarwal is a Civil Engineer, with a specialisation in Geospatial Environmental Engineering. He is a result-oriented academic, with a proven ability to conduct research in Environment Engineering, Earth Sciences, InSAR, GIS, Groundwater, and Land subsidence. His expertise is in conducting and designing experiments, analysing and interpreting data, optimising experiments and developing industry application-specified products. He gained expertise in Civil Engineering through research, teaching and learning activities. He has the ability to deliver high-quality research-led teaching in Civil Engineering and has a strong publication profile, and can supervise individuals to plan, execute and deliver project goals.
He has coherent experience working with complex data, and he can handle large datasets, to deliver multiple objectives within the set deadline. So far, he has presented his work at various international conferences based on his broad range of technical and software skills in civil engineering, remote sensing, earth observation, data analysis, data visualisation, programming, and research. He has several funding, scholarships and awards under his name, such as Harris Spotlight 2022, Young Researcher Award 2022, Best PhD 2022 - UoN, Engineering Excellence Award, DAAD-IIT Sandwich Award, ESA-Eohops project, Graduate school research prize, and others.
Education/Academic qualification
Civil Engineering, PhD, Study of groundwater properties and behaviour using geospatial techniques, University of Nottingham
1 Oct 2017 → 26 Nov 2021
Award Date: 26 Nov 2021
Civil Engineering, MEng, M.Tech in Geomatics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 Jul 2014 → 1 Jul 2016
Award Date: 1 Jul 2016
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Entropy and seasonal isotopic duality reveal the sustainability paradox of the upper Ganga River
Kumar, M., Tripathi, S., Singh, R., Rai, S. P., Das, N., Agarwal, V., Jha, P. K. & Torres-Martinez, J. A., 1 Dec 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 14273.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
From Regional Disputes to Global Solutions: A Fairness-Based Game-Theoretic Model for Sustainable River Water Allocation
Panday, D. P., Agarwal, V. & Silori, R., 1 Jan 2026, In: Water Resources Management. 40, 1, 19 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Localized or diffusive: insights into the source and geochemical dynamics of dissolved mercury contamination in groundwater of the mid-Gangetic Plains
Kumar, M., Saxena, A., Tripathi, S., Panday, D. P., Das, N., Singh, R., Agarwal, V., Dueñas-Moreno, J., Mora, A. & Mahlknecht, J., 26 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: npj Clean Water.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile77 Citations (Scopus) -
Micro-Pore Structure and Fractal Heterogeneity of Deep Coal Seam
Zhang, Z., Wei, Z., Yin, T., Song, J., Zhang, P. & Agarwal, V., 23 Feb 2026, In: Processes. 14, 5, 16 p., 729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Development of in-situ permeability testing system for low-permeability sandstone-type uranium deposits
Wang, W., Yang, K., Niu, Q., Han, Z., Zhang, J. & Agarwal, V., 1 Oct 2025, In: Advances in Geo-Energy Research. 18, 1, p. 69-83 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)