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Gehendra Kharel

Gehendra Kharel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

817-257-5318 Sid W. Richardson 219 (map link)

Program Affiliations

College of Science & EngineeringEnvironmental & Sustainability Sciences
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Education & Academic Training

B.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2007 (Environmental Studies)
M.C.R.P., University of Texas at Arlington, 2010 (City and Regional Planning)
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 2015 (Earth System Science and Policy)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Okalahoma State University, 2016 - 2019 (Coupled human-nature systems & integrated modeling) 

Areas of Focus

My research seeks to broaden the understanding of coupled human-natural systems and management options in a context of water resources, social, and climatic change. My approach is to apply process-based models grounded in scientific concepts, social survey instruments, and geospatial methodologies to determine the trajectory of critical values within a human-natural system. In my Water & Society Lab, students (both graduate and undergraduate) engage in research activities related to hydrological modeling, drought and flood analyses, detection and analysis of microplastics in water resources using Raman microscopy, urban green infrastructure and water quality (E. coli) sampling, analysis and modeling.

  • ENSC 10143 Contemporary Environmental Issues

  • ENSC 30493 The Water Planet

  • ENSC 40503 Environmental Methods & Statistics

  • ENSC 50493 Physical Hydrology

  • ENSC 50593 Environmental Modeling

  • ENSC 70470 GIS for Research

  • Kharel, et al., 2022. Potential hydrological impacts of planting switchgrass on marginal rangelands in South Central Great Plains. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14193087
  • Acharya, B.S. and Kharel, G., 2020. Acid Mine Drainage from Coal Mining in the United States–An Overview. Journal of Hydrology, p.125061.
  • Kharel, G., Romsdahl, R. and Kirilenko, A., 2019. Managing the wicked problem of Devils Lake flooding along the US–Canada border. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 35(6), pp.938-958.
  • Kharel, G. and Kirilenko, A., 2018. Comparing CMIP-3 and CMIP-5 climate projections on flooding estimation of Devils Lake of North Dakota, USA. PeerJ, 6, p.e4711.

 For a complete list of research publications and activities, visit Google Scholar & Research Gate

  • Kharel, G., Gould, H., Jeong, J. and J. Becky, 2021. Modeling of E. coli and conservation scenarios in the peri-urban Village Creek Watershed, Texas, USA

  • Kharel, G., Miller, R., Zou, C., Koch, J., Boyer, T., McCarthy, H., Dilekli, N. and Huhnke, R., 2018. An integrated modeling approach coupling stakeholders’ values and policy trade-offs in Oklahoma, USA.

Last Updated: November 19, 2024

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