Aliva Nanda, PhD

 Dr. Aliva Nanda is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced, USA. Her research expertise includes understanding runoff generation mechanisms, pathways, and thresholds at micro- to macro-scale, modeling efficient irrigation systems, and optimizing irrigation efficiency. She is also exploring the ecohydrological processes of the forested catchment.  Dr. Nanda graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. During her Ph.D., she has done extensive field studies to understand the hydrological processes of the Himalayan landscapes. Her Master’s and Bachelor’s degree are in irrigation and drainage engineering and agricultural engineering, respectively.