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Name   Dr. M.GOPAL NAIK
Designation       Associate Professor
Education

M.E., (O.U), Ph. D. (IIT-Bombay)

Employment     

Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Department,
University College of Engineering(A)
Osmania University, Hyderabad
Ph:040-27097125;Fax:040-27090317
Mobile: +91-9490685098
Email: mgnaikc@gmail.com

Professional Experiences           14 years
Professional Memberships

SM ASCE/EWRI, ISRS, IWRS, ISG & ISH

 International visits Vénice (Italy), Paris (France),
 

Kuala Lumpur  (Malaysia)

Short-Term courses and Workshops (attended)      

18

Industrial &Consultancy Experience                                 

14 years
Publications     

15

Ph. D Research Work   Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Modelling Method, Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.
Languages Known  

English, Hindi and Telugu

Software                                             

Programming in C & C++, Origin, Excel

Professional Software Arc GIS and ERDAS Image Processing (Remote Sensing Software)

Academic Qualifications

Research Experience and Trainings

Research Stage

Title of Work/ Theses

University

M. E

“Experimental Study on Relative Roughness and Friction Factor Using Different Bed Materials in Open Channel Flow.”

Osmania University

Ph. D.

“Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Modelling of Watershed Using FEM, Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.”

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay


Research Guidance (M.E / M.Tech)

Name of the Student

Title of the Dissertation/Thesis

Year of completed

Sudha G. K.

Monitoring of Ground Water Fluctuations in Narsampet Medak District, A.P.

2003

Kanaka    Durga A.

Estimating Reference Crop Evapotranspiration for Krishna Basin, Mahabubnagar District Area, A.P.

2004

Srinivas K.

Flood Frequency Analysis in Krishna and Tungabhadra Rivers

2004

Swetha T.

Resources optimization in construction Management Using Primavera

2009
Shaik Mutunza Alum Assessment of Integrated Schedule and Cost Control Using Flexible Work Breakdown Structure
2009

Improvement of Professional Competence
Short-Term Courses attended

S.No

Course - Title

Institute/
Organization

Sponsored Agency

Duration

1

Global Positioning System  &
Its Applications in Atmospheric and Ionospheric Studies

Civil Engg. Dept.,
IIT Bombay

DST
Short –Term course

27-02-07
to
04-03-07

2

Advanced Techniques in Water Resources Management

Civil Engg. Dept.,
IIT Bombay

QIP
Short –Term course

13-11-06
to
17-11-06

3

Soft Computing Techniques

Civil Engg. Dept.,
IIT Bombay

QIP
Short –Term course

02-01-06
to
07-01-06

4

Methodology for Assessment of Reservoir Sedimentation

CWPRS
Khadakwasla
Pune

Ministry of Water Resources,
Govt. of India.

04-07-05
to
07-07-05

5

Integrated Water Resources Management using Numerical, Remote Sensing &GIS

Dept. Civil Engg.,
IIT Bombay

QIP
short –term
Course

22-01-04
to
26-11-04

6

Application of RS and GIS Tech. in Water Resources Development and Mangt.

NWA
Khadakwasla
Pune

ISRO & MHRD
Bangalore

06-01-04
to
16-01-04

7

Digital Image Processing for Remote sensing

CSRE
IIT Bombay

QIP
Short -Term Course

08-12-03
to
12-12-03

8

Finite Element and Boundary Element methods with application in Civil Engg.

Civil Dept.,
IIT Bombay

QIP
Short-term course

01-12-03
to
05-12-03

9

Spatial Information Technology

ASC, JNTU Hyderabad

UGC
Refresher Course

02-05-02
to
22-05-02

10

Spatial Information Technology and water resources Management

ASC, JNTU
Hyderabad

UGC
Orientation Course

12-12-01
to
10-01-02

11

Training Programme for Young Faculty of Engineering Colleges

UCE (A), O.U.
Hyderabad

Staff Development Programme

26-12-2000
to
13-01-2001

12

Short-term course on C++ Programming

Dept. of ECE, OUCE, OU.

IMPACT
Project

07-06-99
to
07-07-99

13

Orientation course for degree College teachers

ASC
O.U. HYD.

UGC
Sponsored

30-11-98
to
22-12-98

Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops etc. Organized:

  1. Organizing Secretary & Coordinator: A One-Day National seminar on “Water and Nature-Needs & Challenges” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University and IST, JNTU Hyderabad on 22nd March, 2009 (World Water Day).
  2. Coordinator: A Two-Day Workshop on “Geomatic Applications for Water Resources Management (GeoWarm-2009”, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Osmania University and IST, JNTUH, Hyderabad, from 16th and 17th March, 2009.

Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops etc. Organized and Attended

  1. Water Resources Development with Special Reference to Lift irrigation.” Organized by The Institute of Engineers (India),Hyderabad, from July 15-16, 2008.
  2. ISH Symposium on Cities and Floods” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Society of Hydraulic (ISH) on November 17-18, 2006, Mumbai.
  3. Jal Sangrah Shibir” organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, December 6-7, 2003.
  4. National workshop on Research Methodologies and Report writing”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, June 27 and 28, 2003.
  5. National Conference on Sports Management” organized by Department of Physical education and University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, March 26-29, 2003.
  6. National Conference on University-Industry- R & D Organisations-scientific Bodies Interaction and Cooperation of Policy Perspectives”, organized by National Institute of Research & Social Action(NIRSA), Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and University College of Engineering (Autonomous), Osmania University, Hyderabad, August 11-12, 2001.

Lecture given

  • Presentation given at QIP short-term course on “Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to Watershed Modelling of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield - Case Studies”, organized by Prof. T.I. Eldho and Prof. V. Jothiprakash, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, on November 13-17, 2006,  Mumbai.
  • Presentation given at short term DST-Sponsored training course, on “Mathematical Modelling of Soil Erosion and Sediment yield using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.” organized by Prof. Madhav N. Kulkarni, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, during February 27 to March 04, 2007, Mumbai
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Conducted Engineering Mechanics tutorials for First year B. Tech. students at IIT Bombay, academic years 2005-07.

Research Contributions
International Journals

  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. “FEM and GIS based distributed model for soil erosion and sediment yield in a watershed.” Journal of Water Resources Management, Article in Press.
  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. “A kinematic wave based watershed model for soil erosion and sediment yield.” Journal of Catena, Elsevier pub., Under Review.

International and National Conferences

  • Dr. M.Gopal Naik. (2010). “Diffusion Wave Modelling of Watershed for Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Using FEM, GIS and Remotely Sensed Data". EWRI International Conference on Watershed Management: "Innovations in Watershed Management Under Land Use and Climate Change", Organised by American Society of Civil Engineering held at Madison, Wisconsin, USA from August 23-27, 2010.
  • Dr. M.Gopal Naik. (2010). “FEM and GIS Based Simulation Modelling of Watershed for Soil-Erosion and Sediment Yield.” National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management and Impact of Climate Change, organized by BITS-Pilani Hyderabad, from March 5-6, 2010, Pp.280-291.
  • Dr. M.Gopal Naik. (2010). “Integrated Watershed Modelling for Soil-Erosion and Sediment Yield Using FEM, GIS and Remotely Sensed data.” Proc. 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management ICHWM) organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, from February 3-6, 2010, Pp.1047-1052.
  • Dr. M.Gopal Naik. (2009). “Watershed Modelling for Soil-Erosion and Sediment Yield Using GIS and Remotely Sensed data.” Proc. International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Building Sciences in the 3rd Millennium (ICAMB) organized by Vellore Institute of Technology held at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, from December 14-16, 2009.
  • M.Gopal Naik. (2007). “GIS based rainfall-runoff modelling for agricultural watershed.” Proc. The 28th Asian International Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS-2007), organized by Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES), held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 12-16, 2007, pp109.
  • M. Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho (2007). “Watershed Modelling for Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Processes.” Proc.“International Workshop on Complex Systems in Fluid Flows and Sedimentation Processes (IWCSFFSP-07)”, organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, from August 27-30, 2007.
  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. (2007). “Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Modelling of Watershed Using FEM, Remote Sensing and GIS.” Proc. 32nd Congress of IAHR on “Harmonizing the Demands of Art and Nature in Hydraulics” organised by the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research (IAHR) and COPRI-ASCE Coastal Structures 2007 held at Venice, Italy, from July 1-5, 2007, Vol.1, 417(pp. 435).
  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. (2007). “Simulation of Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Using Remotely Sensed data and GIS Techniques.” Proc. 6th R & D International conference on “Sustainable Development of Water and Energy Resources - Needs and Challenges, organized by CBIP from 13-16 February, 2007, Lucknow, U.P., India, Vol. I, 557-567.
  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao, T.I. Eldho and K. Venkata Reddy. (2006). “Modelling of Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Using Finite Element Method and Geographical Information Systems.” Proc. 2nd International conference on “Hydrology and Watershed management (ICHWAM)”, December 5-8, 2006, organized by Centre for Water Resources, JNTU Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, India, Vol. I, 584-591.
  • Gopal Naik, M., Rao, E.P., Eldho, T.I. and Venkata Reddy, K. (2006). “FEM and GIS based modelling of watershed for soil erosion and sediment yield.” Proc. “15th Congress of Asia and Pacific Division of International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (APD-IAHR)”, August 7-10, 2006, organized by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, Vol. 1, 676-691.
  • M.Gopal Naik and G.K.Sudha. (2006). “GIS and Remote Sensing techniques to groundwater fluctuations.” Proc. of National Conference on “Civil Engineering Systems”, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, June 1-3, 2006.
  • G.K.Sudha, M.Gopal Naik and S.Madhav Rao. (2003). “A study on groundwater monitoring using GIS and Remote Sensing”, Proc., Sixth Annual User Conference, organized by ESRI India, New Delhi, April 23-24, 2003.

Abstract accepted in International Conferences

  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. (2006). “Soil Erosion and Sediment yield Modelling of Watershed Using FEM, Remote Sensing and GIS.” The International Conference of “World Water and Environmental Congress-2007”, organized by EWRI, ASCE, at Florida, USA. Abstract accepted.
  • M.Gopal Naik, E.P.Rao and T.I.Eldho. (2006). “GIS based Watershed Modelling for Estimating Soil Erosion and Sediment yield.” The International Conference of “MAPINDIA-2006”, organized by GIS Development, New Delhi, India. Abstract accepted.

Teaching Experience (Subjects Taught)
University Level:

Under Graduate (U.G. Level):  
                 

  • Fluid Mechanics - I
  • Fluid Mechanics -II
  • Water Resources Engineering 
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics (BME)
  • Engineering Graphics  I & II
  • Estimating and Specifications
  • Building Technology and Drawing
  • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
  • Environmental Engg. Laboratory

Post Graduate (P.G. Level):

  • Irrigation Development and Management
  • Water Power Engineering
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Water Resources laboratory

Polytechnic College Level:
(Selected through APPSC/APCSC, Govt. service)

  • Steel Structures
  • Construction Materials
  • Entrepreneurship and Construction Management
  • Fluid Mechanics

Memberships / Participation in Scientific and Professional Societies

  • Student Member ASCE (S-444107): American Society of Civil Engg.
  • Member (IWRS: L - 5590): Indian Water Resources Society
  • Member (ISRS: LM - 2645): Indian Society of Remote Sensing
  • Member (ISH: L - 563): Indian Society for Hydraulics
  • Member (ISG: L - 678): Indian Society of Geomatics

Fellowships and Awards

  • QIP fellowship during the academic year 2004 - 2007
  • DST Internation travel fellowship in the year 2010

Profession and Employment

Associate Professor

    Dept. of Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad (2006- to till date)

    Assistant Professor

    • Dept. of Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad (16th March, 1998 to 2006)

    Associate Lecturer

    • Dept. of Civil Engineering, Govt. Model Residential Polytechniques, Srisailam, A.P., India (November, 1996 to March, 1998)

    Selected Government Services:

    Assistant Executive Engineer 

    • Selected written and oral test conducted by APPSC, Hyderabad, India (Year 1997)

    Assistant Engineer

    • Selected written and oral test conducted by APSEB, Hyderabad, India (year 1996)

    Trainee Engineer

    • Selected written test conducted by NMDC, India (year 1996)

    Participation in Corporate Life

    Service to the Institution and University:

    • Co-Convener (PGECET-2010): Appointed by Chairmen, Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, Hyderabad, A.P.
    • Special Officer (Infrastructure): University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, from 2008- till date.
    • Coordinator, M.E. (CEM): Construction and Management Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University, from 2008- till date.
    • B.O.S. Member (Autonomous): Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University from 2008- 2010.
    • Convener Scrap Committee: University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, from 2009-till date
    • Member Purchase Committee: University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, from 2009-till date
    • In-charge Computer Laboratory: Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad from 2007 to till date.
    • Warden  Ganga Hostel:  Osmania University from November 1998 to July 2004
    • In-charge Hydraulics Laboratory: Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad from August 2002 to July 2004.
    • Time-Table Coordinator: Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad from 2002-04.
    • In charge:  Attendance and Marks compilation for U.G. students, Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, (1999 to 2003).
    • Coordinator IES Special Coaching for SC/ST students:  Civil Engineering Department, conducted by A.P. study circle, Govt. of A.P., Academic year 2003.
    • Assisted to Zonal Coordinator ECET-2003 (Prof. B.S. Reddy): for conducting ECET-2003, entrance examination, Hyderabad zone.
    • Involved confidential works: for conducting competitive examinations and valuation conducted by (APSEB), Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, (2002 & 2003).
    • Involved: Paper settings and valuations in U.G. and P.G. examinations in Osmania University and other Universities (JNT University, Kakatiya University, Sri Venkateswara University and Andhra University).
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