Onkar Dikshit

Onkar Dikshit is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He specializes in Geoinformatics and has made significant contributions to the field of remote sensing and geospatial technologies.

His research interests include Remote Sensing Applications, SAR, Photogrammetry, GIS, GPS and Digital Image Processing for Engineering and Natural Resource Management Problems. Dr. Dikshit's work focuses on applying geospatial technologies to solve real-world problems in environmental monitoring, urban planning, and natural resource management.

Dr. Dikshit has received the prestigious Professor B. B. Lal Chair Professor award, recognizing his contributions to the field. His research group consists of talented researchers including Sumanta Pasari, Saurabh Srivastava, Anand Mehta, Brajesh Kumar, Divyesh Varade, Jagadish B, and Naveen R.

His work spans multiple disciplines including environmental science, geology, and engineering, with applications in air pollution monitoring, earthquake analysis, and urban environment management. Dr. Dikshit collaborates with researchers across various institutions and has published in high-impact journals across these fields.