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Director, IIT Patna

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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PUBLICATIONS

  • Papers in refereed Journals
    Total Citation 18002, HI=68, i10 =312 as on 22.06.2024

SEMINAR/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED

  • National Seminar: 106
  • Technology Exchange Program : 25
  • International Seminar: 30.

R & D AND CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

  • Completed – 175
  • Ongoing – 06

Scholarships and Awards

  • Best Paper Award, ISRMTT, INDOROCK 2017
  • The John C Gammon Prize, Institute of Engineers India, 2017
  • ISRMTT Contribution to Rock Mechanics Award, 2017
  • Best Paper Award, ISRMTT, INDOROCK 2016
  • Best paper Award, ICESE,MITE, Manglore 2016
  • Best Paper Award, ISRMTT, INDOROCK 2014
  • Professor (Dr.) H R Annireddy Memorial Award conferred upon by THE INDIAN MINING & ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION 2014.
  • Prof. Gopal Ranjan Research Award 2013 conferred during Convocation IIT Roorkee 2013.
  • Shiv Prasad Gupta Samman, 2021
  • Life time achievement award 2020 by ISRMTT, New Delhi.
  • Best Paper Award: Design of Rock Bolt Length for a tunnel by Numerical analysis, INDOROCK-2019. ISRMTT.
  • Life time Achievement award by NEEM International Foundation 2019
  • Best Paper Award, ISRMTT, INDOROCK 2019
  • UP Ratna Award 2019 by NEEM International foundation for Educational work
  • The John C Gammon Prize, Institute of Engineers India, 2017
  • Best paper Award, ICESE, Indonesia, 2017
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, IIT Bombay, 2017

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE WORKS

  • Associated with University level observer team of examination section of BHU (3years) to render support for free and fair examination within and outside the campus.
  • Member of various committees: University and Institute level.
  • Member Advisory Committee: Centre of Advance study, IIT BHU (1996-2003)
  • Member: Ministry of Railway to access the present alignment of Railway Tunnel from Katra to Kashmir, Govt. of India and NE Railway.
  • Member: Technical Advisory Group of NE Railway to access the alignment of Railway Tunnel from Jaliban(Assam) to Imphal,(Manipur) Govt. of India and NE Railway .and Assam to Mizoram.

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

  • Vice –Chancellor: MGKVP Varanasi (At present)
  • BOG Member: IIT Kanpur.
  • Visitor Nominee: IIT Kharagpur,IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Rorkee, NIT, Rourleka. IISER Mohali, IISER Kolkatta, IISER Bhopal.
  • Head: Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay (more than a Year)
  • Warden: Hostel 1 and Hostel 9, IIT Bombay (7 yrs): To look after the welfare of staff and students and coordinate with the higher administration.
  • Senate Member: IIT Bombay (9 yrs): It is one of the large forums in the Institute to decide planning and policy.
  • Research Advisor: IITB Monash Research Academy (5 yrs): Review and Selection of Ph.D. candidates for the Academy

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • TREASURER: Workshop on Rock Fragmentation By Blasting, BHU, 1993.
  • TREASURER: National Symposium on Emerging Mining and Ground Control Technologies in India, 1993-94.
  • PROFESSOR-IN-CHARGE Mining Society, 1993-94.
  • PROFESSOR-IN-CHARGE Departmental Library, 1993-94.
  • CONVENOR: Workshop for Ground Vibration due to Blasting, 1997, which was held for setting the Indian Standards conveyed by BIS New Delhi.
  • Name selected for inclusion in Int. Biographical Research Found, Asian Edition, 1997.
  • CONVENOR: Workshop on Blast Induced Ground Vibration, BHU, 1997.