भा.प्रौ.सं. गाँधीनगर: उत्कृषटता के 15 वर्षसमाचार
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Ajanta Sachan

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Associate Professor
Liquefaction & cyclic instability in soils, Stiffness degradation and pore pressure of soils under earthquake

Research Interests

  • Liquefaction & cyclic instability in soils
  • Stiffness degradation and pore pressure of soils under earthquake, traffic and machine vibration loading conditions
  • Swelling, shrinkage and desiccation cracking in expansive soils
  • Issues of micaceous soil and coal ash for road and rail construction

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Amit Prashant

PhD (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
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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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Professor of Practice
Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat, Status of grasslands of Saurashtra and Central Gujarat

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, 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

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

Research Interests

  • Uncertainty quantification
  • Structural Fire Engineering
  • Computational mechanics

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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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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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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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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)
Assistant Professor
(Jointly with Computer Science and Engineering department)
Critical infrastructure resilience, Network science

Research Interests

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

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Vimal Mishra

PhD (Purdue University)
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