Shashidhar ThatikondaDr. Shashidhar is an Assistant Professor of Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He obtained Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the year 2006. He was a visiting faculty at Asian Institute of Tchnology, Bangkok, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain. He has been conducting research and teaching courses related to water resources and environmental engineering since from the year 2001. His research interest includes: In-situ bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, contaminant transport modeling, isotope hydrology, Remote sensing and GIS applications in water resources and hydroclimate. He has several publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Presently working on various research and consultancy projects and studies related to hydrogeology and aquifer mapping, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, lake studies, floods, hydraulic transients in pipe networks etc. He is a member of state pollution control board and member of board of studies for various universities at India. He received awards such as "Young Engineer" and "Young Engineer of the Year- 2010" from Institute of Engineers India. Read More Read Less