Trends in Asian Water Environmental Science and Technology (PDF)

Journal of Marine Sciences, and has served as a referee for many national and international journals. Dr. Absar Ahmad Kazmi is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee. He received his Doctor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1999. After working as a Project Engineer at Nishihara Environment Technology, Tokyo (1999-2004), he is now actively involved in teaching, research, consultancy and continuing education programs at the IIT Roorkee. He has received many awards and published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, in addition to book chapters and conference papers. He is a member and chairman of several committees of National and State Governments; most notables are the Ministry of Urban Development committee on the preparation of Design and O&M manuals on Sewage Treatment, the Ministry of Environment & Forests Research Advisory Committee, and the National Green Tribunal. He has chaired several conferences, engaged in several sponsored research projects and was involved in consultancy projects for various companies and organizations. >50) further publications in the course of his 12 years experience in hydrology and water management and working experience at prestigious institutes like the University of Tokyo, Japan; Kunsan National University, S. Korea; Uppsala University, Sweden; and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi. He received a Research Grant Award from Kurita Water Environment Foundation (KWEF), Japan (ID P: 14009), a Major Research Project Grant from the University Grant Commission (UGC), India (2012-2015), a Uranium Research Grant from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai (2015), a Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship, USA (2016-2017), two best poster awards as co-author of the paper, the Best Research Award 2013 at the 4th Asia Pacific Water Young Professional (APWYP) conference in Tokyo, the International Water Association (IWA) initiative, DST young scientist award (2012-2015), JSPS Foreign Researcher Fellowship (2010-2012), COE Young Researcher Fund (2007), and a Linnaeus-Palme stipend from SIDA, Sweden (2005). He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (Elsevier Journal) and the International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering.