Dr. Rohitashw Kumar (B.E., M.E., Ph. D.) is an Associate Professor at College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, She-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in the Water Resources Engineering from NIT, Hamirpur and Master of Engineering Degree in Irrigation Water Management Engineering from MPUAT, Udaipur. He got Student Incentive Award-2015 (Ph.D. Research) towards significant contribution in research on modelling of soil moisture management for crop production sub–temperate sub-humid and semi- arid agro-climates by Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi. He has also got first prize in India best M. Tech thesis award in Agricultural Engineering in year 2001. He has been graduated from Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural and Technology, Udaipur, India in Agricultural Engineering. He has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals articles, 4 practical manual and 13chapters in books. He guided 8 post graduate students in discipline of soil and water engineering. He handled more than 10 research projects as a principal and co-principal investigators.
Dr. Rohitashw Kumar reach interest are, watershed hydrology, irrigation, modelling of water resources and watershed management.