Prakrut Kansara, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Research Mission
Contributing towards better seasonal hydrological forecasts of global ecosystems for improved malaria outbreak prediction and forest fire outbreak predictions in the Amazon.
Education
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019-2022)
University of Virginia
Advisor: Dr. Venkataraman LakshmiB.Tech., Civil Engineering with Honors (2014-2018)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
🏆 Selected Recognition
- 🛰️ NASA featured article: A Grand New Dam on the Nile
- 🔥 NASA featured article: Managing fire risk in the Amazon ahead of an El Niño year
- 💧 UVA Engineering spotlight on global water conflict research using satellite imagery
🔬 Expertise
🛰️ Satellite Remote Sensing
💧 Hydrological Modeling
🌡️ Climate-Health Interactions
🌊 Transboundary Water Resources