Gopal Krishan, Scientist E at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

Dr. Gopal Krishan is a Scientist-E at the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India . He previously served as a Researcher on the Indo-Gangetic Basin Groundwater Resilience Project at the British Geological Survey (BGS), United Kingdom (2014–2015) and worked at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO (2006–2009). With over 25 years of research experience , he has made significant contributions to hydrological investigations, groundwater and surface water assessment, project management, and field-based hydrogeological studies. His research expertise encompasses isotope hydrology, hydrogeochemistry, groundwater recharge, managed aquifer recharge, environmental tracers, groundwater–surface water interactions, water quality, and climate change impacts on water resources .

Dr. Krishan has successfully supervised five Ph.D. scholars , 30 Master's dissertations , one CV Raman Fellow (Ghana) , and one DAAD Fellow (Germany) . He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, authored three books , contributed more than 15 book chapters , prepared numerous national and international technical reports, and serves on the editorial boards of several reputed scientific journals.

His contributions to water resources research have been recognized through several prestigious honours, including the Jal Shakti Hackathon Award (2025) , election as a Fellow of the Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (2025) , and recognition as an American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Member Spotlight (2020) . He has led and contributed to several national and international research projects and training programmes on isotope hydrology, groundwater sustainability, and integrated water resources management.