Sankar Arumugam

Sankar Arumugam is a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University (NC State), where he leads the Climate, Hydrology and Water Resources Modeling and Synthesis Group. His research focuses on integrating geospatial data and probabilistic climate information to improve decision-making in water and energy sectors, with expertise in hydroclimatology, spatio-temporal modeling, and large-scale nexus issues like food-water-energy systems.

• Education: Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering (Tufts University), M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (IIT Madras), B.E. in Agricultural Engineering (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University).

Research interests include:

• Multi-timescale streamflow forecasting
• Climate elasticity and hydrological modeling
• Remote sensing applications for flood prediction
• Reservoir operations optimization
• Urban heat island effects

Publications highlight advancements in probabilistic hydrological forecasting, climate-water-energy nexus analysis, and reservoir storage optimization. He has pioneered frameworks like GRAPS and COREGS for multi-reservoir systems and seasonal water-power system co-optimization.

His work bridges academia and practice through collaborations with institutions like the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (Columbia University) and the World Bank.