| Academic degree: | Assoc. Prof. | | Last name: | Maheshwari | | First name: | Basant | | Responsible for: | Soils, Section 3: Remediation and management of contaminated or degraded lands | | Organization/Institute: | Co-operative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures - School of Natural Sciences | | Department: | University of Western Sydney, Bldg. J4 | | Position: | Zone Leader | | Street, Number, POB: | Locked Bag | | Postal code, City: | 1797 South Penrith DC | | State: | NSW | | Country: | Australia | | Phone: | | | Fax: | | | E-mail address: | b.maheshwari@uws.edu.au | | Url: | http://www.uws.edu.au/vip/maheshwb | | Curriculum vitae: | Basant Maheshwari, B.E., M.Eng., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Zone Leader
Co-operative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures
School of Natural Sciences, Bldg. J4
Hawkesbury Campus
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
South Penrith DC, NSW 1797
AUSTRALIA
E-mail b.maheshwari@uws.edu.au
Tel. 61+2+4570 1235; Mob. 0410 550 911
Fax 61+2+ 4570 1684
http://www.uws.edu.au/
I have B.E., M.Eng. (Soil and Water) and Ph.D. (Water Management) degrees. I have over twenty years of research, teaching, consulting and extension experience in irrigation, environmental hydrology, water resources development and management, soil conservation and management both in Australia and Asia. In particular, I have substantial consulting, research and teaching experiences in irrigation design and management, surface and ground water management and conservation aspects, soil-water-plant relationship, river hydrology, water quality modelling, soil physics, agricultural drainage, operation and maintenance of farm irrigation systems, wastewater re-use, and soil erosion control and modelling. - - - In addition to enriching experiences in my areas of expertise, I have also developed other strengths which may be valuable: (1) I have strengthened my ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and developed appreciation of other view points on problematic situations or issues, (2) I have developed valuable insights that the world around us is complex and often unknown, and therefore it is much more relevant to apply systems to improve a given problematic situation rather than develop simplistic solutions which only solve part of the problem and create more problems in the future, /(3) Through working over years, I have developed valuable skills required to facilitate a group, develop understanding of the various aspects of a problematic situation, identify main issues and develop appropriate strategies to improve the situation, (4) By working on projects, I have strengthened my skills and competencies in problem identification, methodology development and project implementation, (5) By working with colleagues with rural development background, I have developed good understanding of people and institutional issues that are important in the transfer and adoption of new technology, and (6) My work here has strengthened and given me deeper meanings of critical thinking and value of reflection process during and after completion of a task or project. - - - DATE OF BIRTH 10 December 1956; AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Irrigation, Environmental Hydrology, Water Resources Development and Management, and Soil Physics. CAREER GOAL: To work toward sustainable use of water and land resources through teaching, research, extension and consulting opportunities. - - - JSS-EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER | | Areas of interest: | | hydrology and catchment management | | river hydrology | | soil conservation and management | | soil erosion control and modeling | | soil physics | | soil-water-plant relationship | | soil/groundwater processes | | waste water re-use | | water quality modelling | | water resources development and management | | |
| | Articles: | 2 JSS (1) 9-18 (2002), Impact of Land-use Changes and Sedimentation on the Muhammad Nur Reservoir, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
1 JSS (3) 196 (2001), Soils and Waves: Particulate Materials Behaviour, Characterisation and Process Monitoring
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