Mohan Kumar M S
Chairman of IFCWS
Professor, IISc
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012
Tel : 080 22932814, 080 23600910
Fax : 080 23600404
Email : msmk@civil.iisc.ernet.in
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Studies
1984 - PhD in Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engg.), Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, India
1978 – MSc (Engg) in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Professional career
Specialization - Water Resources and Environmental Engineering.
August 1985 – March 1989 - Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, India.
March 1989 – March 1995 – Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
March 1995 – Sept 2008 – Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Present – Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
India, Chairman, Indo-French Cell for Water Sciences, Hon. Secretary, Karnataka State
Council for science and Technology, Associate faculty, CiSTUP,IISc.
Field of Research
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Flow through vadose zone
Groundwater flows through porous / fractured / coastal systems
Multiphase flow through porous / fractured media
Water quantity / quality modeling in distribution systems
 Flow through canal networks
 Modeling of flow through watersheds
Research Experience
Experience in Ground water flow modeling, flow through vadose zone, canal networks,
multiphase flow modeling, water quantity / quality modeling in distribution networks.
Research projects
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Analysis of Unsaturated Flow in Soils : Numerical Modeling and Applications
A Hybrid Finite Volume Method for Reactive Solute Transport in Groundwater
Simulation and Parameter Estimation of Water Quality in Distribution System
Simulation Models for Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
Unsaturated Flow Modeling for Ground Water Recharge Assessment
Two Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Variably Saturated Flows
Modeling of Flow and Transport through Unsaturated Zone
Water Balance Studies in Small Water Sheds
Optimal Control of Water Distribution Systems
Forward and inverse modeling of unsaturated flow in a watershed ( under progress)
An integrated study of hydrology and mineralogy for assessment of water quantity and
quality in sub catchment / watershed.(externally funded)
Hydro-bio-geo chemical cycles of two experimental watersheds of South India.
(externally funded)
Characterisation of flow regimes in fractured aquifers (externally funded).
Soil moisture modeling retrieval from microwave remote sensing and assimilation in a
tropical watershed
Analytical and numerical modeling of complex multiphase flow processes in geological
environments
Awards / Honours
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Indian National Science Academy and Japanese Society for Promotion of Science
Fellowship Oct 1993 – March 1994
Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship October 1995 – September 1996
Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship July 2002.
Visiting Professor, Institute of Low land Technology, Saga University, Japan, Oct 05March 2006.
Visiting Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands,
1st June-31st July 2010.
Fellow Indian Water Works Association
Fellow, The Geological Society of India
Member International Association for Hydrogeologists
Member Indian Society for Hydraulics
Publications
More than 100 papers are published in international / national journals and conferences.
Consultancy Projects
Computer Modeling for Water Distribution System of Bangalore City
Structured Irrigation Net Work
Analysis of Transients in Pipe Lines
Laboratory Assessment of Friction Characteristics of Pipe Materials
Field Calibration of Pipe Lines
Sump Model Studies for Power Plants
Training Programmes
Conducted several training programmes for field engineers in areas of hydrology and
structured irrigation network including flow measurement.
Guidance of Students
13 PhD’s and 9 MSc (Engg) (by Research) and 17 ME dissertation students are guided
Currently 7 PhD’s, 2 ME dissertations are being guided.
Important Publications in Urban water systems
D’Souza, C.D. and Mohan Kumar. M.S. (2010) “Comparison of ANN models for prediction
of Water Quality in Water Distribution Systems” Journal of American Water Works
Association, 102(7), 92-106.
D’Souza, C. and Mohan Kumar, M. S. (2012). ”Integrated Approach in the Quantitative and
Qualitative Control of Water Distribution Systems through Control Systems.” J. Hazard.
Toxic Radioact. Waste 16, SPECIAL ISSUE: Toxics and Pathogens in the Environment,
142–157.
Mohan Kumar M.S, Usha Manohar, Celia D. D’Souza, Priyanka Jamwal and Sekhar, M.
(2011) “Urban water supply and management: A case study of Bangalore city, India” In
Bengaluru-Water Problems of the Fastest Growing City of India, edited by Subhajyoti
Das, Published by Geological Society of India, Bangalore, 50-76.
Munavalli, G.R. and Mohan Kumar, M.S. (2005) “Water Quality parameter estimation in a
distribution system under dynamic state” Journal of Water Research, 39, 4287-4298.
Munavalli, G.R. and Mohan Kumar, M.S. (2011) “Auotocalibration of dynamic bacterial
growth model for water distribution system using GA” Journal of Water Supply: Research
and Technology- AQUA, 60(4), 240-259.
Prasanna Kumar, M. and Mohan Kumar, M. S. (2009 a) “Comparative study of three types of
controllers for water distribution networks” Journal of American Water Works
Association, 101(1), 74–86.
Prasanna Kumar M. and Mohan Kumar, M. S. (2009 b) Tuning of PID controllers for water
networks—different approaches. In: Journal American Water Works Association, 101 (7).
95-107.
Usha Manohar and Mohan Kumar. (2013) "Modeling Equitable Distribution of Water:
Dynamic Inversion Based Controller Approach" Journal of Water Resources Planning
Management, 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000368 (In press).