Mr. Prabhat Kamat
I am currently pursuing an MSc in Environmental Engineering at TU Hamburg (since October 2023). I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India, in 2021. Following this, I worked as a Building Information Modeling (BIM) engineer for nearly 1.5 years, where I gained valuable experience in the construction and structural engineering field. My interest in geo-environmental and climate issues was sparked by various courses I took during my undergraduate studies. My passion for this field was further reinforced through my bachelor's thesis on "Slope Stability Analysis of Lower Himalayan Soils", where I explored the growing uncertainties in rainfall patterns and their impact on landslide occurrences along critical transportation routes in the mountains.
In August 2024, I joined the Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics at TUHH to deepen my expertise in environment and climate. Currently, I am involved in a research project titled "Evaporative Losses from the World’s Rivers and Streams", which aims to understand how evaporative losses from these vital water bodies affect water availability and influence the biochemical processes within river ecosystems by altering energy budgets and water temperatures.