Sensors; Water Quality; Hydrology; Ecology; Ecohydrology; Hydrogeology; Himalaya; Plant-water relations; Sap flow; Secondary forests; Streamflow; Springs; Transpiration; Tropical montane forests; Remote Sensing of Environment; Climate Change; Modelling; R Programming; Community-based Natural Resource Management; Ecotourism; Community Forestry; 

Manish Kumar is a field hydrologist with a keen interest in sensors. He has over 15 years of experience working on Himalayan ecohydrology using instrumentation and field surveys. He is a co-author of the recent IPCC AR6 chapter on Water. He specialises in R programming, including large data processing, time-series analysis, remote-sensing applications, and statistical modelling.

His future research focuses on three key aspects: 1. Development of low-cost sensors for water quality and quantity monitoring; 2. Developing fine-scale to regional ecohydrological models for complex mountains, with a focus on Himalaya; and 3. Catalysing academia-industry-grassroots action through effective knowledge transfer.

He is currently working as the Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) Research Associate with UoB and Proteus Instruments on developing a real-time water quality monitoring sensor. The project is funded by Innovate UK.

Manish Kumar completed his PhD on understanding the "Ecohydrology of Sikkim Himalaya and its future under a changing climate" with an emphasis on quantifying plant-water relations in key tree species, the interactions between vegetation, soil, precipitation, and atmosphere, and its effects on spring and stream hydrology in the context of regional climate change in Himalaya.

He has a Master's degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences and a Bachelor's degree in Zoology.