Rate My Professor Ranjan Sarukkalige

Associate Professor Ranjan Sarukkalige is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from Tohoku University, Japan, between 2002 and 2005. With over 20 years of research experience in civil engineering, he is an active researcher in the Water Engineering field. His research specializations include water resources engineering, hydrology, hydraulics modeling, development and management, urban hydrology, stormwater management, and groundwater systems. Dr. Sarukkalige leads the Urban Hydrology Research Team at Curtin University, undertaking demand-driven research projects in collaboration with government agencies and local city councils. He engages in national and international research partnerships, contributing to advancements in sustainable water management and hydrological processes.

Dr. Sarukkalige has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including textbooks, book chapters, journal papers, and conference proceedings. His scholarly work has received more than 3,300 citations on Google Scholar, achieving an h-index of 26. Prominent publications include 'A Review on Evapotranspiration Estimation in Agricultural Water Management: Past, Present, and Future' (2022, with Susantha Wanniarachchi), 'Review of hydraulics of Floating Treatment Islands retrofitted in waterbodies receiving stormwater' (2021), 'Hydrological impacts of climate change on the future streamflow of three unregulated catchments of the Australian hydrologic reference stations' (2019, with H.I.J. Al-Safi), and 'Comparative study of conceptual versus distributed hydrologic modelling to evaluate the impact of climate change on future runoff in unregulated catchments' (2016, with S.M. Herath). He has supervised 15 PhD and MPhil students to completion and is currently supervising eight PhD candidates. Among his honors is the JSWE-IDEA Water Environment International Exchange Award. His research has substantial impact on water quality treatment, hydrological forecasting, and climate change effects on water resources.