Dedication

We take this opportunity to honour and celebrate the contributions of Prof. A P Shashikala, who will be superannuating on 31st March, 2023.

Dr A P Shashikala is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut. She did her B.Sc (Engg.) in Civil Engineering and M.Sc (Engg) in Structural Engineering from the University of Calicut in the year 1981 and 1988 respectively. She completed her PhD in 1996 from IIT Madras in Offshore structures. Her areas of interest are Structural Engineering and Offshore structures. She has been relentlessly contributing to the institute in various departmental and institutional responsibilities for about 40 years since her joining the institute in the year 1983. 

With more than 50 Journal publications, about 60 conference publications, 12 book chapters and 13 completed research projects, she has significantly contributed with her research and teaching in nation building. She received the NITCAA Cochin Chapter Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Engineering and Technology (Civil Engineering) from Kerala State, 2022, ICI-Ultratech Endowment Award- 2021 for Outstanding Concrete Engineer of Calicut Centre and Outstanding Woman Structural Engineer by Indian Association of Structural Engineers in 2020. She has been the recipient of National award for best MTech thesis instituted by ISTE in the year 2010 and MARITIME award by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the year 2005. 

She has been actively involved in various consultancy works on behalf of the Department of Civil Engineering for the State government, Central government as well as Indian Railways. She has also been involved in various outreach activities contribution nationally. She is affiliated to various professional bodies like American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Concrete Institute, Indian Society for Technical Education.