DEPARTMENT.FACULTY
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION
PhD, M.Sc., B.Sc. (Honors)
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION
Associate Professor
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA
GIS & Earth Observation in Hydrological Sciences, Hydrological Modelling, Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS
Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing & GIS Applications, AMU
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE
9026017446
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL
hhkhan2005@gmail.com
Dr. Haris Hasan Khan received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology and M.Sc. in Applied Geology from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, in 2002 and 2004, respectively. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 2011 for the research conducted at the Indo-French Centre for Groundwater Research at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad. His doctoral research explored the impacts of land-use change on groundwater quality in hard rock aquifers, employing GIS-based assessment techniques.
In 2007, Dr. Khan served as a Research Fellow at LEGOS (Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales), Toulouse, France, where he contributed to the application of satellite altimetry and GRACE-derived terrestrial water storage (TWS) data for analysing the dynamics of terrestrial water systems. From 2011 to 2015, he served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Pondicherry University. He joined AMU’s Department of Geology in December 2015 and was appointed Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in December 2020.
Dr. Khan’s research interests are centred on the modelling of surface and subsurface hydrological processes through the integration of remote sensing and GIS techniques. He is currently the Principal Investigator of a DST-SERB-funded project titled “Assimilation of SAR-based Inputs for Optimising Hydraulic Simulation of Floods with Special Emphasis on Vegetated and Urban Setups.”
He is a recipient of the prestigious National Geospatial Faculty Fellow Award from the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. Dr. Khan has authored 38 scientific publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals—including Hydrogeology Journal, Advances in Space Research, Environmental Earth Sciences, and the Journal of the Geological Society of India—as well as in conference proceedings and edited volumes.
He currently serves as Guest Editor for a forthcoming special issue of the Geosciences journal. In addition to his editorial responsibilities, Dr. Khan is an active peer reviewer for several leading journals and a member of prominent scientific associations and working groups, including ISRS, SNSG, IAHS, ISG, IAWEES, and CSDMS. He has delivered invited lectures and conducted numerous workshops and training programs, particularly in the Interdisciplinary Department of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications at AMU.
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- Publications
S. Pirasteh, A. Samad, R. Ahmad, L.N. Thakural, H.H. Khan, P. Chauhan, A. Khan, M.Z. Qamar (2025), Geospatial and AHP based identification of potential zones for groundwater recharge in Haridwar District of India, Frontiers in Environmental Science; doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1421918
A Khan, HH Khan, A Khan (2024), Time series analysis of remotely sensed biophysical parameters and their effects on land surface temperature (LST): A case study of Aligarh region, India. Acta Geophysica; 72, 2887–2905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-023-01252-9
G Siraj, HH Khan, A Khan (2023), Dynamics of surface water and groundwater quality using water quality indices and GIS in river Tamsa (Tons), Jalalpur, India; Hydroresearch (Elsevier), 6:89-107
A Khan, H Govil, HH Khan, PK Thakur, AP Yunus, P Pani (2022), Channel responses to flooding of Ganga River, Bihar India, 2019 using SAR and optical remote sensing. Advances in Space Research, 69(4): 1930-1947
HH Khan, A Khan (2019), Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction along river Kali, near Aligarh, India. HydroResearch, 2(119-128)
A Khan, HH Khan, R Umar (2017), Impact of land-use on groundwater quality: GIS-based study from an alluvial aquifer in the western Ganges basin. Applied Water Science, 7(8): 4593–4603 (2017)
AS Khan, AB Khan, HH Khan (2016), Flood inundation mapping of Shingla River basin in Assam using a distributed hydrological model. The Ecoscan (National Environmentalists Association) 10(3 & 4): 405-409
A Khan, R Umar, HH Khan (2015), Significance of silica in identifying the processes affecting groundwater chemistry in parts of Kali Watershed, Central Ganga Plain, India. Applied Water Science, 5(1):65-72(2015)
A Khan, R Umar, HH Khan (2015), Hydrochemical characterization of groundwater in lower Kali watershed, Western UP, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 86(2):195-210
HH Khan, A Khan, PD Sreedevi, S Ahmed (2014), Mapping potential infiltration patterns using Digital Elevation Model. Jr. of Geographic Information System, 6:345-357
A Khan, HH Khan, R Umar, MH Khan (2014), An integrated approach for aquifer vulnerability mapping using GIS and rough sets: study from an alluvial aquifer in North India. Hydrogeology Journal, 22:1561-1572
HH Khan, A Khan , S Ahmed, MC Gennero, KD Minh, A Cazenave (2013), Terrestrial water dynamics in the lower Ganges – estimates from ENVISAT and GRACE. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6:3693-3702
PD Sreedevi, PD Sreekanth, HH Khan, S Ahmed (2013), Drainage morphometry and its influence on hydrology in a semi-arid region using SRTM data and GIS. Environmental Earth Sciences, 70:839-848
HH Khan, A Khan, S Ahmed, J Perrin (2011), GIS-based Impact assessment of land use changes on groundwater quality – study from a rapidly urbanizing region of South India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 63:1289–1302
PD Sreedevi, S Owais, HH Khan, S Ahmed (2009), Morphometric Analysis of a watershed of South India using SRTM data and GIS. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 73:543-552
- Models of Landscape Evolution
- The Hydrological Cycle
- Glacial Processes & Landforms - Part I
- Glacial Processes & Landforms - Part II
- Locating Earthquake Epicenter