Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships

  • ISH G.M. Nawathe Puraskar 2024 - Analytical Category
    Awarded for the Best Paper presented in Hydro-2023 International at NIT, Warangal. Paper titled "Groundwater remediation using Meshless Local Petrov Galerkin (MLPG) simulation coupled with Differential Evolution (DE)" by Sanjukta Das and Eldho T.I.
  • ISH Best PhD Thesis Award (2024)
    Awarded to thesis titled "Improving the Performance of Hydrological Models Using Efficient Assimilation Strategies" by Dr. R. Viswesharan, Co-Supervisor Prof. Eldho T.I.
  • World's Top 2% Researchers in Engineering Field
    Listed for 2023 by Elsevier/Scopus (September 2024).
  • ISH Best PhD Thesis Award (2023)
    Awarded to thesis titled "Turbulent Flow and Scour Characteristics Around Bridge Piers over Gravel Bed" by Dr. M. Gaurav, Supervisor Prof. Eldho T.I.
  • Best Paper Award - HYDRO-2023 (Groundwater Hydrology)
    For paper “Groundwater remediation using Meshless Local Petrov Galerkin (MLPG) simulation coupled with Differential Evolution (DE)" by Sanjukta D. and T.I. Eldho. Awarded at 28th Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, River and Coastal Engineering, NIT Warangal.
  • Best Paper Award - HYDRO-2023 (Fluvial Hydraulics)
    For paper "Spacing Effect on the Equilibrium Scour and Turbulent Flow Characteristics around Three Pier group in Triangular Configuration" by Chitrangini S. and T.I. Eldho. Awarded at NIT Warangal.
  • Best Paper Award - HYDRO-2023 (Hydraulics)
    For paper "Experimental Investigation of Spacing Criteria and Hydrodynamics Around Submerged Circular Cylinders in a Plane of Symmetry" by Aravind J. and T.I. Eldho. Awarded at NIT Warangal.
  • Best Paper Award - INGWC-2023
    For paper "Radionuclide transport simulation in porous media using Meshless Local Petrov Galerkin (MLPG) method" by Sanjukta Das and T.I. Eldho. Awarded at Fifth Indian National Groundwater Conference, IIT Hyderabad.
  • Best Paper Award - HYDRO-2022
    For paper "Study of turbulent flow characteristics around a circular pier under various submergence conditions using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)" by Aravind Jangli and T.I. Eldho. Awarded at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
  • Best Paper Awards - HYDRO-2020 (Two Awards)
    1. For paper "Identifying Contaminant Sources in Groundwater Using Kriging Based Surrogate Model and Particle Swarm Optimization" by Aatish Anshuman & T.I. Eldho.
    2. For paper "Effect of Inline Spacing Between Twin Bridge Piers on the Scour Pattern" by B.A. Vijayasree, T.I. Eldho & B.S. Mazumder.
    Awarded at 25th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, NIT Rourkela.
  • Eminent Water Resources Scientist – 2018
    Instituted by Indian Water Resources Society, India. Awarded at IIT Roorkee during International Conf. Sustainable Technologies for Intelligent Water Management.
  • Certificate of Appreciation (2016)
    By The Institution of Civil Engineers for paper “A Modified AMC-Coupled Runoff Curve Number Model" published in the Journal of Institution of Engineers (India).
  • Best Theoretical‐Oriented Paper (2014)
    Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste of ASCE, EWRI, USA.
  • Best Lecture Prize (2013)
    India Water Works Association, Mumbai (46th Annual Convention, Bangalore).
  • Agricultural Engineering Division Best Paper Award (2011-2012)
    By The Institution of Civil Engineers for paper “Evaluation of Operating Policies of Irrigation Projects in Upper Godavari Basin in Maharashtra”.
  • Jalvigyan Puraskar (2011-12)
    Instituted by Indian Society for Hydraulics for paper “Meshless Point Collocation Method for 1D and 2D groundwater flow simulation”.
  • Jalvigyan Puraskar (2009)
    Instituted by Indian Society for Hydraulics for paper “Optimal Pumping Policy for Aquifer Decontamination by Pump and Treat Method Using Genetic Algorithm”.
  • Certificate of Merit Award (2006-2007)
    By The Institution of Civil Engineers for paper “Hydrodynamics Modeling of Estuaries Using an Implicit Finite Element Model”.
  • DAAD Research Fellowship (2007)
    Government of Germany (June/ July 2007).
  • Best Poster Paper Award (2002)
    12th International Stockholm Water Symposium for paper “Poverty Alleviation and Social Development Through Integrated Watershed Management”.
  • Taiwan National Science Council Fellowship
    For Postdoctoral research (1999-2000).
  • German Research Fellowship
    For Postdoctoral research (1996-98).
  • Govt. of India Research Scholarship
    For Ph.D. studies (1992-95).
  • GATE Scholarship
    For Postgraduate studies (1990-92).
  • National Merit Scholarship
    For higher studies (1981-88).
  • Gold Medal (1981)
    For first position in SSLC examination in School.