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Abhishek Singhal

Doctor of Science (Tampere University)
Assistant Professor
Biomass Pretreatment – Leaching, Steam Explosion, Torrefaction and Pelletisation

Research Interests

  • Biomass Pretreatment – Leaching, Steam Explosion, Torrefaction and Pelletisation
  • Thermochemical Conversion Technologies – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Combustion and Hydrothermal Conversion
  • Solid Waste Management and Planning
  • Sustainability (LCA) and Circular Economy (Resource Recovery)

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Ajanta Sachan

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Professor
Liquefaction & Cyclic instability in soils, Dynamic behavior of soil under Earthquake, Traffic and Vibratory loading

Research Interests

  • Liquefaction & Cyclic instability in soils
  • Dynamic behavior of soil under Earthquake, Traffic and Vibratory loading

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Amarjit Singh

PhD (Purdue University)
Visiting Professor
Value Engineering, Facility and Asset Management, Quality Control

Research Interests

  • Value Engineering
  • Facility and Asset Management
  • Quality Control
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Municipal and Nuclear Waste Control
  • Pollution Control
  • Industrialized Housing
  • Shoreline and Harbor Protection
  • Ocean Thermal Energy
  • Maglev Rail
  • Security Analysis

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Amit Prashant

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
BIS STANDARDIZATION CHAIR Professor
Constitutive modeling for granular materials, Numerical modeling of geotechnical structures

Research Interests

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

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Dhiman Basu

PhD (University at Buffalo)
Professor
Ground motion characterization and seismic hazard, Performance based earthquake engineering

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 Srivastava

PhD (University of Minnesota)
Dr. Vilas Mujumdar Chair Professor
Uncertainty quantification, Structural Fire Engineering, Computational mechanics

Research Interests

  • Uncertainty quantification
  • Structural Fire Engineering
  • Computational mechanics

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Harkirat Singh

PhD (Brown University)
Assistant Professor
(Jointly with Civil Engineering department)
Data-Driven Mechanics; Constitutive Modeling, Granular Materials, Dynamics and Vibrations

Research Interests

  • Data-Driven Mechanics
  • Constitutive Modeling, Granular Materials, Dynamics and Vibrations

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K. Siva Teja Chopperla

PhD (Oregon State University)
Assistant Professor
Low-Carbon Concrete, Concrete Durability, Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Performance Evaluation of Binders

Research Interests

  • Low-Carbon Concrete
  • Concrete Durability
  • Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials
  • Performance Evaluation of Binders

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Manish Kumar

PhD (University at Buffalo - SUNY)
Associate Professor
Performance-based earthquake engineering, Seismic isolation

Research Interests

  • Performance-based earthquake engineering
  • Seismic isolation
  • Seismic risk assessment
  • Concrete and masonry structures
  • Impact- and blast-resistant design
  • Concrete printing
  • Wind engineering
  • Resilience of lifeline infrastructure

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Pranab Kumar Mohapatra

PhD (IIT Kanpur)
Professor
Hydraulics and water resources engineering, Transients in pipe flow

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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Srinivasan Chandrasekaran

PhD (IIT Delhi)
Professor and Head, Dept of Maritime Engg
Research include Offshore Structures and Maritime Structures.

Research Interests

Research include Offshore Structures and Maritime Structures

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Sameer Patel

PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Assistant Professor
(Jointly with Chemical Engineering department)
Aerosol and air quality, Air pollution control

Research Interests

  • Aerosol and air quality
  • Air pollution control
  • Low-cost air quality monitors
  • Environmental policies and regulations

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Sharad Kumar Jain

PhD (University of Roorkee)
Visiting Professor
Surface Water Hydrology, Water Resources Planning and Management, Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources

Research Interests

  • Surface Water Hydrology, Water Resources Planning and Management, Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources, Applications of Advanced Tools such as AI/ML, Water Governance

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S R Gandhi

PhD (IIT Madras)
Visiting Professor
Pile Foundation, Ground improvement

Research Interests

  • Pile Foundation
  • Ground improvement
  • Field Instrumentation
  • Fly ash disposal

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Subhasish Dey

PhD (IIT Kharagpur)
Visiting Professor
Analytical Hydrodynamics, Turbulence, Fluvial Hydraulics, Shallow fluid flows

Research Interests

  • Analytical Hydrodynamics
  • Turbulence
  • Fluvial Hydraulics
  • Shallow fluid flows

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Sudhir Kumar Arora

MBA (KSOU)
Professor of Practice
Infrastructure Development, Water Supply (Urban/Rural), Sewer networks and STPs

Research Interests

  • Infrastructure Development
  • Water Supply (Urban/Rural)
  • Sewer networks and STPs
  • Reuse of treated effluent
  • Low Cost Sanitation
  • Rain water Harvesting
  • Area Drainage
  • SPV Projects
  • Energy Efficiency and Computer simulation of dispersion of pollutants
  • Preparation of DPR for reuse of treated sewage
  • Development of river front including EIA

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Sushobhan Sen

PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Assistant Professor
Laboratory and computational characterization of pavements

Research Interests

  • Laboratory and computational characterization of pavements
  • Collection of in-situ climate data to incorporate local climatic effects into design
  • Assessment of the effect of climate change and extreme events on infrastructure performance, sustainability, and
    resilience

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Udit Bhatia

PhD (Northeastern University)
Pandya-Shivpuri Chair Associate Professor
(Jointly with Computer Science and Engineering department)
(Affiliated to Artificial Intelligence, Earth Sciences discipline)
Physics Guided Machine Learning for Urban Flooding

Research Interests

  • Physics Guided Machine Learning for Urban Flooding
  • Food-Water Nexus
  • Resilience of Built and Natural Systems
  • Climate Variability and Change
  • Applied Networks

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Vimal Mishra

PhD (Purdue University)
Vikram Sarabhai Chair Professor
(Jointly with Earth Sciences department)
Surface water hydrology, Climate variability and climate change

Research Interests

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

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Vivek P. Kapadia

Master of Laws (Gujarat University)
Professor of Practice
Water Resource Engineering and Management, Policy making and System/ Institution designing

Research Interests

  • Water Resource Engineering and Management
  • Policy making and System/ Institution designing
  • Application of Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering
  • Project and Contract Management
  • Techno-legal solutions