Specialisation:

Structural Engineering

Major Professional Contributions:

1. Served as Director, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee.

2. Served as Director (Officiating) at IIT Kharagpur.

3. Srerved as Deputy Director at IIT Kharagpur for two terms.

4. Served as Consultant to several important structures in the country.

5. Member of Technical Advisory committee for retrofitting of bridges at Kolkata. 

6. Member, Technical Advisory Group, Vidyasagar Setu rehabilitition. 

7. Served as Adjunct Professor at BITS, Pilani.

8. Served as INAE-Distinguished Professor at IIEST Shibpur.

9. Served as Outstnading Professor at Academy of Scientific and innovative Research (AcSIR)

10. Served as Member and Chairman of several National Committees. 

Consultancy Areas:

Structural Rehabilitation, Restoration of Heritage structures, Problems of structural Engineering

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies

Professional Experience

Senior Design Engineer - Tata Consulting Engineers, Bangalore - 1981-1987. Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Professor(HAG) - IIT Kharagpur - 1987-Till date. Director, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee - 247667 - 2009-2015. Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur - 2016-2021; Director (Officiating) - July - December 2019, IIT Kharagpur. 

Keywords

Structural Health Monitoring, Sustainable material, FRP-Concrete composite system, Heritage structures, Recycled aggregate, Earthquake resistant system, Structural Retrofitting, Structural Rehabilitation