ABOUT ME

Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, 2008
  • Master of Technology, Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, 2003
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Utkal University, India, 2003 (Gold Medalist)

Specialization

  • Structural Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Structural Fire Engineering

Research Training

  • Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Arlington (USA) August, 2008 - May, 2010

    - Performance-based plastic design of buckling-restrained braced frames (Supervisor: Dr. Shih-Ho Chao & Prof. Subhash C Goel) - Behaviour of steel fiber-reinforced concrete beams with openings under monotonic loading (Supervisor: Dr. Shih-Ho Chao)

  • Senior Project Engineer at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India), February- July, 2008

    - Cyclic Behaviour of Masonry Infilled RC frame with Openings (Supervisor: Prof. Durgesh C Rai)

  • Doctoral Thesis at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India), 2004-2008

    - Seismic Strengthening of Open Ground-story RC Frame using Steel-caging & Aluminium Shear Yielding Damper (Supervisor: Prof. Durgesh C Rai)

  • Research Associate at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India), 2003-2004

    - IITK-GSDMA Guidelines for Seismic Design of Masonry Structures (Supervisor: Prof. Durgesh C Rai)

  • Masters' Thesis at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India),2001-2003

    - Battened Double-channel Beam-columns under Cyclic Load (Supervisor: Prof. Durgesh C Rai)

Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, (2021-Contd.)

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, (2016-2021)

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, (2010-2016)

Assistant Professor

School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, (2010)

Post-doctoral Fellow

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas Arlington, USA (2008-2010)

Sr. Project Engineer

Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur (2008)

At Institute Level

  • Associate Dean (Infrastructure), IIT Delhi (2022-Contd)
  • Associate Warden, Nalanda Appartment, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Associate Warden, New Vindhyachal Appartment, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Associate Warden, IP Appartment, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Associate Warden, IRD Accomodation, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Associate Warden, Married Students Accomodation, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Advisor, Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Students, IIT Delhi (2019-2021)
  • Theme Coordinator, Industry Day 2018, IIT Delhi
  • Chairman, Committee for Best Managed Hostel, IIT Delhi (2018)
  • Chairman, Proctorial Committee, IIT Delhi (2018,2019)
  • Member, IoE Committee, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi (2018-Contd.)
  • Member, Internal Review Committee, Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2017-Contd.)
  • Lead Faculty, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi Convocation, 2017
  • Chairman, Hostel Management Staff Retirement Benefits, IIT Delhi (2016-2017)
  • Warden, Vindhyachal Hostel, IIT Delhi (2012-2017)
  • Institute Representative,JEE Advanced (2011-19)
  • Institute Representative, GATE (2011-19)
  • Papr Setter, GATE & JEE Advanced

At Department Level

  • Budget In-charge, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2015-Contd)
  • Administrative In-charge, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2015-Contd)
  • Laboratory In-charge (Computational), Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2017-Contd)
  • Convener, Laboratory Incharges, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2014-Contd)
  • Member, BTP Viva-voce Committee, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2015-17)
  • Laboratory In-charge (Structural Engg.), Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2011-17)
  • Faculty Incharge of Summer Training, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2012-17)
  • Programme Coordinator (CES&CET), Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2012-14)
  • Member, Training Needs of Administrative & Technical Staff, IIT Delhi (2015-16)
  • Member, Website Committee, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2013-14)
  • Member, BTP Evaluation Committee, Depart. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2012-14)
  • Member, Colloquium Committee, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2011-Contd)
  • UG Course Advisor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2012- 2014)
  • Faculty Mentor (UG), Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi (2011-14)
  • Member, Hall Executive Committee, IIT Kanpur (2002-2004)