V. M. Chowdary

V. M. Chowdary received the Ph.D. degree in soil & water conservation engineering from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, in 1998. He is currently a Senior Scientist with Regional Remote Sensing Centre-North, National Remote Sensing Centre, Delhi, India. He was a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow with Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. His major research areas are the application of geospatial technologies for water resources management, modeling surface and subsurface processes at basin/command area scale for increased agricultural water productivity, integrated watershed management, soil erosion modeling, assessment of nonpoint source pollution, and interaction of climate change scenarios into hydrological, and water resource models. Dr. Chowdary received team excellence awards from the Indian Space Research Organization and is associated with National Professional Societies IWRS, IAH, ISRS, ISAE, ISCSI, ASI, and IAHS.