Amarjit Singh

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Amarjit Singh

Visiting Professor, Civil Engineering

  • BTech. IIT Delhi, 1976
  • MEng. : Texas A&M University, 1987
  • PhD: Purdue University, 1990

Email: amarjit.singh -AT- iitgn.ac.in

Office: AB 11/403D


  • Recent Publications

    1. Jha, K N, Singh, A, and Sreedevi, A R, Construction Quality Management and Control, Pearson Publishing (India), 328 pp., April 2025.
    2. Vimonsatit, V., Askarinejad, H., Ramezanianpour, M., Singh, A., and Yazdani, S. (eds.), Integrating Technology for Advanced Practices in Structural Engineering and Construction, Proc. Intnl. Struct. Engrg. and Constrn., ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 12(1), November 2025.
    3. Gribniak, V., Rimkus, A., Holschemacher, K, Quapp, U., Yazdani, S., and Singh, A. (eds.), Developing Materials and Structures for Sustainable Engineering, Proc. Intnl. Struct. Engrg. and Constrn., ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 11(2), May 2024.
    4. Villacis, E., Ayarza, C., Bucheli, G., Singh, A., and Yazdani, S. (eds.), Leading Construction Technology Systems for Today's Environmental and Social Crises, Proc. Intnl. Struct. Engrg. and Constrn., ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 11(1), March 2024.
    5. Karatas, A., Iranmanesh, A., Gurgun, A., Singh, A., and Yazdani, S. (eds.), Innovative Theory and Practices in Structural Engineering and Construction, Proc. Intnl. Struct. Engrg. and Constrn., ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 10(1), August 2023.

  • Work Experience

    • Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2026 to present)
    • Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII at MANOA (Fall 1993 to date)
    • Cooperating Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Public Administration, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII at MANOA (Fall 2002 to date)
    • Honorary Faculty Member, IIT GUWAHATI (2019 to present)
    • Visiting Professor, IIT KANPUR (2021 to 2022)
    • Visiting Professor, IIT DELHI (July 2017 to December 2017)
    • Visiting Scholar, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (December 2006)
    • Visiting Associate Professor,UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, Kensington, Australia (July to November2006)
    • Visiting Scholar, Reading, United Kingdom, Summer 2003
    • Visiting Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca (August 1999 to December 1999)
    • Assistant Professor, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (Aug 1991 to June 1993)
    • Construction Consultant, THE FOUNDATION CO. OF CANADA LTD., Toronto, Canada, (1990-1991)
    • Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Feb 1988 to June 1990)
    • Research Assistant, Texas A&M University (Spring 1987)
    • Teaching Assistant,Purdue University, West Lafayette (January 1989 to May 1990)
    • Project Planning Engineer / Estimating Engineer / Project Engineer / Assistant Resident Engineer / Site & Resident Engineer, Kuwait (Mar 1980 to Mar 1986)
    • Junior Site Engineer, GAMMON INDIA LTD., Bombay (1976-1979)

  • Awards

    • Richard R. Torrens Award for outstanding editor among all ASCE Journals., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2024.
    • Runner-Up for 2021 Best Paper Award, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 2021.
    • Construction Management Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019.
    • Best Paper Award, Construction Management Track, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2014.
    • Best Paper Award, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 2012.
    • Award for Excellence: Highly Commended Award Winner, Journal of Disaster Resilience, Emerald Publishing Group Ltd, UK 2012.
    • Service Award, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii,Sep. 2012.
    • Certificate of Appreciation, ASCE, Committee on Professional Practice, 2011.
    • Best Paper Award, Emerald Publishing Group Ltd, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, June 2011.
    • Runner-Up for 2009 Best Paper Award, Leadership and Management in Engineering, ASCE, 2010.
    • Board of Regents' Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Hawaii, 2009.
    • Best Paper award, J. of Prof. Issues in Engrg. Educ. and Practice, ASCE, 2007.
    • The Surendranath Mukherjee Memorial Medal and Prize, for the best research paper related to practical execution of work, The Institution of Engineers (India), Dec 2005.
    • The Sir Arthur Cotton Memorial Medal and Prize, for the best paper published in the Civil Engineering Division’s journal, The Institution of Engineers (India), Dec 2004.
    • Best Paper of the Year, presented at the 1st South African Construction Health and Safety Conference, Cape Town, South. Africa, 7-10 Oct., 1997.

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

Complete List of Publications