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Ajanta Sachan

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Associate Professor
Liquefaction & cyclic instability, Dynamic behavior of soils
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Research Interests

  • Liquefaction & cyclic instability
  • Dynamic behavior of soils
  • Unsaturated cohesive soils
  • Special soils: micaceous, soft, laterite, expansive
  • Experimental studies on strain localization

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Amit Prashant

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Professor
Constitutive modeling for granular materials
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Research Interests

  • Constitutive modeling for granular materials
  • Numerical modeling of geotechnical structures
  • Earthquake geotechnical engineering
  • Applications of geosynthetics

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Ashwini Kumar

PhD (University of Waterloo)
Visiting Professor
Stability and large deformation of structures
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Research Interests

  • Stability and large deformation of structures
  • Theoretical stress analysis
  • Post-buckling and non-linear response of laminated plates

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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Visiting Professor
Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat
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Research Interests

  • Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat
  • Status of grasslands of Saurashtra and Central Gujarat
  • Potential area mapping for mangrove restoration in South Gujarat, Kachchh and Saurashtra

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Dhiman Basu

PhD (University at Buffalo)
Associate Professor
Ground motion characterization and seismic hazard
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Research Interests

  • Ground motion characterization and seismic hazard
  • Performance based earthquake engineering
  • Complex structures
  • Structural health monitoring

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G. V. Rao

PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Visiting Professor
Geotechnical testing and evaluation, Design of pavements and quality control check

Research Interests

  • Geotechnical testing and evaluation
  • Design of pavements and quality control check

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Gaurav

PhD (University of Minnesota)
Associate Professor
Uncertainty quantification, Structural Fire Engineering, Computational mechanics

Research Interests

  • Uncertainty quantification
  • Structural Fire Engineering
  • Computational mechanics

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Manish Kumar

PhD (University at Buffalo - SUNY)
Assistant Professor
Performance-based earthquake engineering
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Research Interests

  • Performance-based earthquake engineering
  • Passive structural control
  • Seismic isolation
  • Characterization of earthquake shaking
  • Seismic risk assessment
  • Concrete and masonry structures
  • Blast-resistant design
  • Concrete printing

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Pranab Kumar Mohapatra

PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Professor
Hydraulics and water resources engineering
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Research Interests

  • Hydraulics and water resources engineering
  • Transients in pipe flow
  • Transients in open channel flow
  • Frequency domain analysis in pipe flow

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Sudhir K. Jain

PhD (California Institute of Technology)
Director, Professor
Earthquake engineering, Structural dynamics

Research Interests

  • Earthquake engineering
  • Structural dynamics

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Udit Bhatia

PhD (Northeastern University)
Assistant Professor
Critical infrastructure resilience, Network science
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Research Interests

  • Critical infrastructure resilience
  • Network science
  • Ecological dynamics
  • Machine learning
  • Climate variability and change

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Vimal Mishra

PhD (Purdue University)
Associate Professor
Surface water hydrology, Climate variability and climate change
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Research Interests

  • Surface water hydrology
  • Climate variability and climate change
  • Global food and water security
  • Water resources management
  • Large scale hydrologic modeling