About Vice Chancellor
Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), is a distinguished academic and researcher with a strong multidisciplinary background. He earned his Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and an M.S. in Remote Sensing and GIS from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
With over 38 years of academic and research experience, Prof. Romshoo has held several prestigious positions, including Scientist at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tokyo, and Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as Dean of Research at the University of Kashmir, where he also headed multiple academic departments.
Prof. Romshoo has supervised 26 Ph.D. and 5 M.Phil. scholars and has an outstanding research portfolio comprising over 250 peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals, and book chapters. As of December 2025, his work has garnered over 8,000 citations, with an h-index of 50 and a cumulative impact factor exceeding 430. His research focuses primarily on hydrology, glaciology, and climate change, with particular emphasis on the north-western Himalayan region.
In recognition of his impactful contributions to science, Prof. Romshoo has been awarded the prestigious JC Bose Fellowship, one of India’s most competitive research fellowships. Prof. Romshoo is an elected Fellow of several eminent professional bodies, including the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (FISRS), and the Indian Society of Geomatics (FISG). His contributions have been recognized with more than a dozen prestigious national and international awards, notably the State Award for Meritorious Public Service in 2025 (Government of Jammu & Kashmir), Satish Dhawan Award (2019) from ISRS-ISRO, National Geoscience Award (2013) conferred by the President of India, ISG President’s Appreciation Medal (2015), Best Research Award (2010) presented by Shri Narendra Modi (then Chief Minister of Gujarat), Kasumigaura International Prize (2009) from the Government of Japan, and the University of Kashmir Best Performer Award (2010) conferred by the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir.
Born in Kashmir on April 13, 1964, Prof. Romshoo is married to Shaheena Kausar, who has a keen interest in plants and cooking. They are proud parents of two accomplished children: Baseerat, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Physics at TROPOS, Germany, and Faisal, a Ph.D. scholar in Pure Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Through active engagement in state, national, and international committees and working groups, Prof. Romshoo contributes to policy formulation on critical issues related to environment, water resources, climate change, and disaster risk reduction, and through his exemplary work, he continues to inspire the scientific community and has made a lasting impact on society.
