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Prof. Rashid Umar
  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION

    Ph.D.

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION

    Professor

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA

    Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS

    Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE

    9410200862

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL

    rashidumar@rediffmail.com

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.COMPLETE_CV
DEPARTMENT_STAFF.PROFILE

Prof. Rashid Umar has obtained his Ph.D. degree in Geology from Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.) in 1991. Before joining AMU as a lecturer, he worked as a Hydrogeologist in the Ministry of Water Resources Sultanate of Oman and Mott MacDonald International. Presently, he is the Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Geology, A.M.U. Aligarh. His teaching interests mainly include Hydrogeology & Environmental Geology. The focus areas of his research are Hydrochemistry, Groundwater Resource Evaluation, Aquifer Modelling & Aquifer Vulnerability studies.

He has more than sixty five research publications in peer reviewed journals of national and international repute viz. Hydrogeology Journal, Environmental Monitoring Assessment, Environmental Earth Science, Journal of Earth System Science, Current Science, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal Geological Society of India etc. Total citation of his papers is more than 1500 with H-index 25 and i-10 index 36. He has supervised 12 doctoral theses and 3 M.Phil dissertations while 6 Ph.D. students are currently working under his supervision. Currently, he is also working in the field of Urban Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry of hot spring and cold springs and vulnerability mapping of hard rock aquifers. He has also completed major research projects funded by MoWR Govt. of India and Department of Science Technology and one minor research project funded by UGC-AMU.Attended several International and National Conferences, congress and workshops. Received INC IAH Award for Excellence in Ground Water Science, Indian National Chapter of International Association of Hydrogeologist, 2019.




  1. Key Publications
    1. Imran Khan and Rashid Umar (2024). Improving evaluation of groundwater heavy metal (loid) s pollution efficiencies: Insights from novel Shannon entropy-weight and one-way ANOVA analysis. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 24, 101052.
    2. Imran Khan, Khan, M. U., Rashid Umar, and Nachiketa Rai (2023). Occurrence, speciation, and controls on arsenic mobilization in the alluvial aquifer system of the Ghaghara basin, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01691-9
    3. Nisa, F. U., and Rashid Umar (2023). Evaluation of physicochemical and microbiological parameters, and their correlation in Himalayan Spring Water Systems: A case study of District Kulgam of Kashmir Valley, India, Western Himalaya. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(4), 1-19.
    4. Ahmad, S., Rashid Umar and Ahmad, I. (2022). Assessment of groundwater quality using Entropy-Weighted Quality Index (EWQI) and multivariate statistical techniques in Central Ganga plain, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-29.
    5. Khan, I., Rashid Umar and Izhar, S. (2022) Hydrogeochemical and health risk assessment in and around a Ramsar-designated wetland, the Ganges River Basin, India: Implications for natural and human interactions Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(7), 483
    6. Amir Hamaza Moin Ansari, Rashid Umar, Naseem us Saba and Sarah Sarah (2021) Assessment of Current and Future Groundwater Stress through Varied Scenario Projections in Urban and Rural Environment in Parts of Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh in Ganges Sub-basin. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 97(8), 927-934
    7. Naseem us Saba and Rashid Umar (2021). Identification of the processes controlling groundwater quality in shallow aquifers of Moradabad city, west Uttar Pradesh, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-01196-w
    8. Ilma Arshad and Rashid Umar (2020). Status of urban hydrogeology research with emphasis on India. Hydrogeology Journal, 28:477-490
    9. Shamshaad Ahmad, Rashid Umar and Ilma Arshad (2019) Groundwater Quality Appraisal and its Hydrogeochemical Characterization – Mathura City, Western Uttar Pradesh. Journal Geological Society of India, 94(6):611-62
    10. Khan, I., and Rashid Umar (2019). Environmental risk assessment of coal fly ash on soil and groundwater quality, Aligarh, India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 8:346-357.
    11. Naseem us Saba, Rashid Umar and Ahmad, S. (2016). Assessment of groundwater quality of major industrial city of Central Ganga plain, Western Uttar Pradesh, India through mass transport modeling using chloride as contaminant. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2:154-168.
    12. Arina Khan, Haris Hasan Khan, Rashid Umar, Muneeb Hasan Khan (2014). An integrated approach for aquifer vulnerability mapping using GIS and rough sets: study from an alluvial aquifer in North India. Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-014-1147-8
    13. Zameer Ahmad Shah and Rashid Umar (2014). Stable Isotopic and hydrochemical studies in a part of Central Ganga Basin. Journal of Geological Society of India. 85: 706-716
    14. Rashid Umar and Fakhre Alam
      (2012) Assessment of Hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in parts of Hindon – Yamuna interfluve region, Baghpat District, western Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184(4): 2321-2336, DOI 10.1007/s10661-011-2120-9
    15. M MuqtadaA Khan and Rashid Umar (2010) Significance of silica analysis in groundwater in parts of Central Ganga Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India. Current Science, V. 98 (9), pp. 1237-1240.
    16. Rashid Umar, Izrar Ahmed and Fakhre Alam (2009) Mapping Groundwater Vulnerable Zones using Modified DRASTIC approach of an alluvial aquifer in parts of Central Ganga Plain, Western Uttar Pradesh. Jour. Geological. Society. of India, 73:193-201.