Event Schedule

Event Schedule

Natural-hazard Symposium for the Indian Himalayas 2024(NSIH 2024)

Theme: Hydro-Geomorphic Hazards in the Mountainous Regions

Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Date: 8th - 10th October, 2024
Venue: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Block- Lecture Hall Complex II (Room Number-103)
Day 1 Opening Day (8th October 2024)
Session 1 Inaugural Session
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM IST Inaugural session
Time: 10:00 PM – 10:45 AM IST Group Photo + Tea/Coffee Break
Session 2 Panel Discussion
Internationalization/Indo-German Partnership in higher Education
Moderator: Prof. V.C Srivastava
Time: 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM IST Dr R Madhan (Director, IGSTC)
Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal (Deputy Director, DFG India Office)
Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society
Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany
Dr. Archana Thakur (Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission) (TBC)
Dr V M Tiwari (Indian National Science Academy Representative)
Time: 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM IST Research and Funding Opportunities
Dr R Madhan (Director, IGSTC)
Time: 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM IST Lunch
Session 3 Research Talks
Time: 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM IST Plenary Talk: High-Impact / Low-Probability events: Processes and Management
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
Time: 03:30 PM – 03:50 PM IST Plenary Talk: Hydrological Safety Evaluations of Dams
Speaker: Prof. N. K. Goel, Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee
Time: 03:50 PM – 04:10 PM IST Plenary Talk: Forecasting Extreme Rainfall in the Indian Himalayan Region: Progress and Perspectives
Speaker: Dr Niranjankumar, National Center For Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
Time: 04:10 PM – 04:30 PM IST Plenary Talk: Identification and developing databases of HPEs in the peninsular region of India
Speaker: Prof. Maheswaran Rathinasamy, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
Time: 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM IST Tea/Coffee Break
Session 4 Training Course
Moderator: TBD
Time: 05:00 PM – 06:30 PM IST Hands-on session
Topic: Analyzing long-term erosion rates using TopoToolbox
(Module 1)
Trainers: Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart and Dr. Jürgen Mey
Day 2 9th October 2024
Session 5 Plenary Talk
(Exploring the Hydro-geological Hazard Potential in the mountains)
(20 minutes + 10 minutes Discussion)
Moderator: TBD
Time: 09:30 AM – 10:00 AM IST Plenary Talk: Hydrological regimes and the related sediment dynamics under changing environmental conditions.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Axel Bronstert
University of Potsdam, Germany
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM IST Plenary Talk: Sediment Transport Dynamics in the Himalayas:
Processes, Impacts, and Environmental Implications
Speaker:
Prof. Prof. Sumit Sen
Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM IST Plenary Talk: Extreme Himalayan sediment transport events, their legacy and implications
Speaker:
Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart
University of Potsdam, Germany
Time: 11:00 PM – 11:30 AM IST Tea/Coffee Break
Session 6 Plenary Talk
Cascading disasters and vulnerability in the Himalayan region
Moderator: TBD
Time: 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM IST Plenary Talk: Differential impacts and recovery needs of disaster-affected communities in the Himalayan region
Speaker: Prof. Roopam Shukla
Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management, IIT Roorkee
Time: 11:50 AM – 12:10 PM IST Plenary Talk: Distributed databases and data sovereignty – reflections from natural hazard management
Speaker: Dr Julien Jean Malard-Adam
Institut de recherche pour le développement, Université de Montpellier, France
Time: 12:10 PM – 12:13 PM IST Plenary Talk: Mapping the Himalayan Cryosphere: Old Problems, New Solutions through Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Methods
Speaker: Saurabh Vijay
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Time: 12:30 PM – 02:00 PM IST Lunch
Session 7 Training Course
Moderator: TBD
Time: 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM IST Plenary Talk: Fluvial response to glacial-interglacial cycles: Modelling the evolution of the Hochrhein using EROS
Speaker: Dr. Jürgen Mey
University of Potsdam, Germany
Time: 02:30 PM – 05:30 PM IST Hands-on session - I
Topic: Analyzing long-term erosion rates using TopoToolbox
(Module 2)
Trainers: Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart and Dr. Jürgen Mey
University of Potsdam, Germany
Time: 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM IST Valedictory
Day 3 10th October 2024
(dedicated to the Early-Career Researchers)
Session 8 Hands-on session and Open Science Discussion
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM IST Hands-on Session-II
Topic :
Hydro-Climatological Time Series Analysis Using Python
Trainer : Dr. Divya Sardana
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon IST Hands-on Session-III
Topic :
Using Constellation distributed data software in your own citizen science projects
Trainer : Dr Julien Jean Malard-Adam
Institut de recherche pour le développement, Université de Montpellier, France
Time: 12:00 onward Open sciences and Discussion and Networking with Hi-Tea

German Research Day: Faculty-Student Interaction at IIT-Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Date: 07 October, 2024
Venue: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Block- Lecture Hall Complex II (Room Number-103)
Day 1 Opening Day (7th October 2024)
Time: 12:00 onwards Check-in and Relax
Time: 13:00 PM – 14:30 PM IST Joint Lunch at the N.C. Nigam
Time: 14:30 PM – 15:00 PM IST Formal Board Room Meeting with Director and Deans (TBC)
Session 1 Faculty-Student Interaction at IIT-Roorkee
Moderator: Prof. V.C Srivastava/Prof. Ankit Agarwal
Time: 15:30 PM – 17:00 PM IST Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal (Deputy Director, DFG India Office)
Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society
Prof. Bruno Merz, Helmholtz Center for Geosciences
Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany
Time: 17:45 onwards Tea/Coffee Break + Networking
Timing Minute-to-Minute
15.30 - 15.35 Welcome and about the event
15.35 - 15.40 Felicitation of the Speakers
15.40 - 15.50 About IIT Roorkee presence in Germany (Prof. V.C. Srivastava)
15.50 - 16.05 Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal, Deputy Director, DFG India Office)
16.05 - 16.20 Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society
16.20 - 16.35 Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany
16.35 - 16.50 Prof. Bruno Merz, Helmholtz Center for Geosciences
16.50 - 17.30 Panel Discussion and QA
17.30 onwards High-Tea and Networking (Discussion on exhibitions set up by each German University)