Dr. Ickkshaanshu Sonkar

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Designation: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 

Department of Civil Engineering

Email: 
ickkshaanshu@iitrpr.ac.in
Areas of Research: 
Water and solute flow modeling in soils and groundwater
Soil-water-plant interaction
Root and soil hydraulic properties characterization
Soil salinity
Drought mitigation and management
Education: 
PhD(Civil Engineering): Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
M.Tech(Civil Engineering): Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
B. Tech(Civil Engineering): Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur (UPTU)
Work Experience: 
Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (2019-present)
Assistant Engineer - Rural Engineering Department (2019-2019)
Selected Publications/Patents: 
Kumar, A., Sonkar, I., &amp; Sarmah, R. (2024). Modeling root zone water and salt transport using matric flux potential based root water uptake distribution. <em>Journal of Hydrology</em>, <em>630</em>, 130712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130712

Ickkshaanshu Sonkar, Soorya Sudesan, and K. S. Hari Prasad, (2021). "Compensated non-linear root water uptake model and identification of soil hydraulic and root water uptake parameters", Irrigation and Drainage, Wiley Online Library, 1-18, DOI: 10.1002/ird.2636

Satendra Kumar, Ickkshaanshu Sonkar, Vaibhav Gupta, K. S. Hari Prasad, and C. S. P. Ojha, (2021). " Effect of Salinity on Moisture Flow and Root Water Uptake in Sandy Loam Soil", J. Hazard. Toxic Radioact. Waste, ASCE , 25(3). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000618

Ickkshaanshu Sonkar, K. S. Hari Prasad, and Sumit Sen, (2019) “Estimation of Root Water Uptake and Soil Hydraulic Parameters from Root Zone Soil Moisture and Deep Percolation”, Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, 222(2019), 38-47 DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.05.037 

Ickkshaanshu Sonkar, G. S. Kaushika, and K. S. Hari Prasad, (2018). "Modeling Moisture Flow in Root Zone: Identification of Soil Hydraulic and Root Water Uptake Parameters", J. Irrig. Drain Eng., ASCE, 144(10). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001342 

Ickkshaanshu Sonkar, K. S. Hari Prasad, and C. S. P. Ojha, (2018). "Estimation of Non-linear Root Water Uptake Parameter using Genetic Algorithms", ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 24(2), 165-171, DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2017.14004112018