2018 - Chennai, India

The 2018 International SWAT Conference and Workshops were held successfully at IIT Madras in Chennai, India January 8-12, 2018. Thank you to everyone who participated and we hope you enjoyed the conference and your time in Chennai, and that you continue to view these gatherings as a positive opportunity for our international research community to share the latest innovations developed for SWAT.

Special issue publications

Four special issue journals are planned. Papers from outside of the conference will be accepted as well, so please share this information with your colleagues.

Please fill out this form if you are interested in submitting a paper.

Organizing Committee

Balaji Narasimhan, IIT Madras
K.P.Sudheer, IIT Madras
R. Srinivasan, Texas A&M University, USA
Jeff Arnold, USDA-ARS, USA
Jaclyn Tech, Texas A&M University, USA
K. Srinivasan, IIT Madras
B.S.Murty, IIT Madras
Ligy Philip, IIT Madras
Indumathi Nambi, IIT Madras
Shiva Nagendra, IIT Madras
Sachin Gunthe, IIT Madras
Soumendra Nath Kuiry, IIT Madras
Venu Chandra, IIT Madras
Mathava Kumar, IIT Madras
B.V. Mudgal, Anna University, India
N.K. Ambujam, Anna University, India

Scientific Committee

Large Scale Applications

Karim Abbaspour	EAWAG, Switzerland
Prasad Daggupati	Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
A.K. Gosain	Indian Institute of Technology, India
Venkatesh Merwade	Purdue University, USA
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Iowa State University, USA
Mikołaj Piniewski	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
Rakesh Khosa	Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India
S.K. Jain	National Water Development Authority, India
Soumendra Nath Kuiry	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
V.V. Rao	National Remote Sensing Center, India

Climate Change Applications

Valentina Krysanova	PIK, Germany
Mikołaj Piniewski	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
Xuesong Zhang	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
K.P. Sudheer	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
K. Srinivasa Raju	BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad, India
N.H. Ravindranath	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Sachin Gunthe	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
V. Geethalakshmi	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
Vimal Mishra	Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar, India
Paul Wagner	Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany

Sensitivity Calibration and Uncertainty

Karim Abbaspour	EAWAG, Switzerland
Ann van Griensven	UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
K.P. Sudheer	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
K. Srinivasa Raju	BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad, India

Biofuel and Plant Growth

Jeff Arnold	USDA-ARS, USA
Philip Gassman	Iowa State University, USA
Javier Osorio	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Iowa State University, USA
N.H. Ravindranath	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Environmental Applications

Katrin Bieger	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Jarosław Chormański	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Yihun Dile	Texas A&M University, USA
Nicola Fohrer	Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Philip Gassman	Iowa State University, USA
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez	CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Martin Volk	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Sushama Pradhan	North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
Ligy Philip	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
T. Sashidhar	Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, India

BMPs

Jarosław Chormański	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Prasad Daggupati	Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
Philip Gassman	Iowa State University, USA
C. Allan Jones	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Antonio Lo Porto	IRSA-CNR, Italy
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Iowa State University, USA
Mike White	USDA-ARS, USA
Sumit Sen	Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, India

Hydrology

Katrin Bieger	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
José María Bodoque Del Pozo	UCLM, Toledo, Spain
Yihun Dile	Texas A&M University, USA
A.K. Gosain	Indian Institute of Technology, India
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Antonio Lo Porto	IRSA-CNR, Italy
Javier Osorio	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Iowa State University, USA
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
K. Srinivasan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
K.V. Jayakumar	National Institute of Technology, Warrangal, India
Sumit Sen	Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, India
T.I. Eldho	Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India

Sediment, Nutrients, and Carbon

Nicola Fohrer	Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Yiannis Panagopoulos	Iowa State University, USA
Ann van Griensven	UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
Sushama Pradhan	North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
Indumathi Nambi	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Sumit Sen	Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, India
Venu Chandra	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India

Pesticides, Bacteria, Metals, and Pharmaceuticals

Jeff Arnold	USDA-ARS, USA
Claire Baffaut	USDA-ARS, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
Ligy Philip	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
S. Mathava Kumar	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India

Model Development

Katrin Bieger	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Indrajeet Chaubey	Purdue University, USA
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Javier Osorio	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
Ann van Griensven	UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
Mike White	USDA-ARS, USA
Xuesong Zhang	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Pushpa Tuppad	JSS Science and Technology University, India

Database and GIS Application and Development

Pierluigi Cau	CRS4, Italy
Venkatesh Merwade	Purdue University, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Javier Osorio	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Mikołaj Piniewski	Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
Ann van Griensven	UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
D. Nagesh Kumar	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
K. Venkata Reddy	National Institute of Technology, Warrangal, India
N. Sajikumar	Govt. Engineering College, Trissur, India

Urban Processes and Management

Pedro Chambel Leitão	IST-MARETEC, Portugal
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
C. Allan Jones	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Sushama Pradhan	North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
B.S. Murty	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Kapil Gupta	Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India

Landscape Processes and Landscape / River Continuum

Katrin Bieger	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Indrajeet Chaubey	Purdue University, USA
Valentina Krysanova	PIK, Germany
Hendrik Rathjens	Stone Environmental, USA
Sabine Sauvage	CNRS-ECOLAB, France
Martin Volk	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
B.V. Mudgal	Anna University, India
Subashisa Dutta	Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, India

InStream Sediment and Pollutant Transport

Pedro Chambel Leitão	IST-MARETEC, Portugal
Prasad Daggupati	Univeristy of Guelph, Canada
A.K. Gosain	Indian Institute of Technology, India
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez	CNRS-ECOLAB, France
B.S. Murty	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Dhrubajyoti Sen	Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, India

River Basin Management in India

Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
B.S. Murty	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
B.V. Mudgal	Anna University, India
Dhrubajyoti Sen	Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, India
K.P. Sudheer	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
K. Venkata Reddy	National Institute of Technology, Warrangal, India
K.V. Jayakumar	National Institute of Technology, Warrangal, India
Kapil Dev Sharma	Former Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, India
N.K. Ambujam	Anna University, India
P. Rajendra Prasad	Andhra University, India
Santosh G. Thampi	National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India

SWAT Development and Application in India

A.K. Gosain	Indian Institute of Technology, India
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
N.S. Raghuvanshi	Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, India
Pushpa Tuppad	JSS Science and Technology University, India
Sandhya Rao	INRM Consultants, India
V.V. Srinivas	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Paul Wagner	Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany

Hydrologic Modelling & Remote Sensing Applications

Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Raghavan Srinivasan	Texas A&M University, USA
D. Nagesh Kumar	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
M. Sekhar	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
N.S. Raghuvanshi	Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, India
Subashisa Dutta	Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, India
V.V. Rao	National Remote Sensing Center, India
Paul Wagner	Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany

Irrigation Water Management with SWAT

Philip Gassman	Iowa State University, USA
Jaehak Jeong	Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA
Balaji Narasimhan	Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, India
Tasuku Kato	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Atsushi Sakaguchi	National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Host and Sponsors

The conference is hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in collaboration with the USDA-ARS and Texas AgriLife Research.