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Dipto Deb Assistant Professor Grade-II
Joined the Institute in 2026
ddeb[dot]ce[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education

•Ph. D. (Civil Engineering with specialization of Water Resources Engineering) – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2018 - 2024).

•M. Tech. (Civil Engineering with specialization of Water Resources Engineering & Management) – Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2016 - 2018).

•B. Tech. (Civil Engineering) – Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata (2012 - 2016).

Work Experiences

April, 2026 - till date: Assistant Professor Grade II, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India.

April, 2025 - April, 2026: Consultant (Hydrology & Hydrogeology), SRK Mining Services India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

  • Conduction of hydrological and hydrogeological characterization of mining sites, including climate data analysis and rainfall–runoff assessment
  • Development of regional numerical groundwater flow models to estimate dewatering requirements and mine water seepage inflow incorporating transient mine excavation plan using FEFLOW
  • Performance of mine water balance studies and surface water management planning (GoldSim application)
  • Generation of flood inundation mapping
  • Simulation of Tailings dam breach analysis
  • Dealing with international and domestic projects involving complex hydrogeological systems
  • Profiency in Geological modeling in Leapfrog

May, 2024 - Dec, 2024: Groundwater Modeler, EUTECH Chamber, Germany.

  • Development of 3D coupled groundwater flow and heat transport models for geothermal systems using FEFLOW (steady and transient conditions)
  • Analysis of hydrogeological and lithological field data for model parameterization
  • Utilization of QGIS and ArcGIS for model domain development and spatial data integration
  • Calibration of models using pumping test and geothermal response test data with parameter estimation techniques (PEST)
  • Estimation of groundwater level fluctuations and long-term soil temperature profiles using numerical simulations
  • Building up the groundwater flow and contaminant transport models (MODFLOW–MT3DMS) for mining applications
  • Assessment of groundwater–surface water interactions and contaminant plume migration in mining environments
Research Interest

Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modeling

Water Resources Engineering

Vadose Zone Hydrology

Regional Groundwater Flow Modeling

Experimental Hydrogeology

Dewatering Estimation for Open Pit Mines

Surface Runoff Modeling for Open Pit Mines

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Awards and Recognitions
  • MHRD scholarship for M. Tech at IIT Guwahati
  • MHRD scholarship for Ph.D. at IIT Delhi
Contact

Official Email: ddeb.ce@nitdgp.ac.in


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