Dr. Koustuv Debnath Dr. Koustuv Debnath Associate Professor, Aerospace Engg. & Applied Mechanics Ph.D (Engg.) Post Doc (New Zealand) Contact Addresses Residence Phone (office) +91 - 33 - 26684561/62/63 Mobile email debnath_koustuv@yahoo.com Research Areas Hydrodynamics Cohesive and Non-Cohesive sediment transport process mechanisms Contaminant transport Flow-biota interactions Applications of double averaged flow in environmental hydraulics Fluid turbulence Flow measuring instruments Eco-hydraulics Hydrodynamic modeling, etc. Recent Publications Nikora, V., Learned, S., Nikora, N., Debnath, K., Cooper, G., Reid, M. (2008). “Hydraulic resistance due to aquatic vegetation in small streams: a field study.” J. Hydraul. Eng., ASCE, 134(9), 1326-1332. Debnath, K., Bhattacharya, A. K., Mahato, B., Chakrabarti, A. (2008). “Volume of Fluid Model for Numerical Simulation of Vegetated Flows”, J. Hydraul. Eng., ISH, 14(2), 72-87. Debnath, K, and Nikora, V. Elliott, A. H. (2007). “Stream bank erosion: in-situ flume tests.” J. Irrigation and Drainage Engg., ASCE, 133(3). Debnath, K., Aberle, J., Nikora, V., Westrich, B., and Muste, M. (2007). “Erosion of cohesive sediments: re-suspension, bed load, and erosion patterns from field experiments.” J. Hydraul. Eng., ASCE, 133(5). Bhattacharya, A. K. and Debnath, K (2002). Discussion on paper “Flow interaction of meandering river with floodplain” J. of Hydraulic Engg., ASCE, Vol. 128(2), 2002, 245 – 246. Dey, S., and Debnath, K. (2001). “Sediment pick-up on stream-wise sloping beds” J. Irrigation and Drainage Engg., ASCE, 127(1), 39-43. Dey, S., and Debnath, K. (2000). “Influence of stream wise bed slope on sediment threshold under stream flow.” J. Irrigation and Drainage Engg., ASCE, 126(4), 555-563. Dey, S., Dey Sarker, H. K., and Debnath, K. (1999). “Sediment threshold under stream flow on horizontal and sloping beds.” J. Engrg. Mech., ASCE, 125(5), 545-553. Courses Undertaken Department of Aerospace Engg. & Applied Mechanics, BESU, Shibpur - 7111 03, INDIA