Deepesh Machiwal Editor

Dr. Priyanka Sharma is currently working as a Research Associate under National Hydrology Project in Groundwater Hydrology Division at National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India. She completed her B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India in 2012. She obtained her M.Tech. in 2014 and Ph.D. in 2018 from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur. Between March and June 2016, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow in Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE), MPUAT, Udaipur, India. From January to June 2018, Priyanka worked as Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. She also worked as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture Science, Maharishi Arvind University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Her research interests include application of statistical and stochastic time-series modeling techniques and modern data-driven techniques such as artificial intelligence in solving problems related to hydrology and water resources. She has published seven research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and conferences. She has also contributed three book chapters. She has been conferred with JAE Best Paper Award and Distinguished Scientist Associate Award for her outstanding research works in the field of hydrology. She is a life member of two national professional societies. Dr. Deepesh Machiwal is Principal Scientist (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) at ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2009. He has more than 20 years of experience in soil and water conservation engineering and groundwater hydrology. His current research area is modeling groundwater levels in Indian arid region under the changing climate and groundwater demands. Deepesh served from 2005 to 2011 as Assistant Professor in the all India coordinated research project on groundwater utilization at College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, India. He has worked as co-principal investigator in three externally-funded research projects funded by ICARDA, ICAR and Government of Rajasthan, India. He has authored one book, edited two books and has contributed 19 book chapters. Deepesh has to his credit 39 papers in international and 19 papers in national journals, 2 technical reports, 4 extension bulletins, 16 popular articles, and 33 papers in conference proceedings. His authored book entitled, Hydrologic Time Series Analysis: Theory and Practice, has been awarded by Outstanding Book Award for 2012-13 from ISAE, New Delhi, India. He has been awarded Commendation Medal Award in 2019 by ISAE, Best Paper Award-2018 by CAZRI, Jodhpur, Achiever Award-2015 by SADHNA, Himachal Pradesh, Distinguished Service Certificate Award for 2012-2013 by ISAE, and IEI Young Engineer Award in 2012 by The Institution of Engineers (India), West Bengal. He is recipient of Foundation Day Award of CAZRI for 2012, 2013 and 2014 and Appreciation Certificate from IEI, Udaipur in 2012. Earlier, he was awarded Junior Research Professional Fellowship by IWMI, Sri Lanka to participate in International Training and Research Program on Groundwater Governance in Asia: Theory and Practice. He has been conferred with Second Best Comprehensive Group Paper Award by IWMI, Sri Lanka in 2007. He was also sponsored by FAO, Rome and UN-Water for participating in two international workshops at China and Indonesia. He is a life member of 8 professional societies and associations. Currently, Deepesh is serving as Advisory Board Member of Ecological Indicators (Elsevier) and has served as Associate Editor for Journal of Agricultural Engineering (ISAE) during 2018-20. He is reviewer of several national and international journals related to soil & water engineering and hydrology.