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Dr Gowtham G
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Dr Gowtham is a civil engineering researcher specialising in underground structures and geotechnical earthquake engineering. His work focuses on the seismic stability of underground structures, advanced numerical modelling, and data-driven approaches for predicting soil collapse. He is also interested in developing geotechnical resilience frameworks for offshore wind foundations, with emphasis on coupled seismic and environmental loading. His research contributes to various UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13.
Education
Education
MTech + PhD in Civil Engineering (2019 - 2025)
Geotechnical Engineering Specialisation
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering (2015 - 2019)
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Affiliated to Anna University, Tamil Nadu
Experience
Experience
Assistant Professor (2026 - till date)
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
FARE Postdoctoral Researcher (2024 - 2025)
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
2026 - MSCA Seal of Excellence
Received the "Seal of Excellence" from the European Commission for a high-scoring (95%) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship (Host: University of Nottingham, UK)
2025 - Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
Received the Outstanding PhD Thesis Award, selected from all graduating doctoral students in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
2019 - Gold Medal
Received the Gold Medal for ranking first in the B.E. Civil Engineering program (2015–2019 batch) from PSG College of Technology.
Professional activities (Reviewer)
Professional activities (Reviewer)
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE
International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE
Natural Hazards Review, ASCE
Géotechnique Letters, ICE
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Engineering Sustainability
Geotechnical Research, ICE
Teaching
Teaching
As an MTech + PhD student at IIT Kanpur
TA101A - Engineering drawing (for UG 1st year students of all branches) - a section of ~30 students
ESO202A - Mechanics of Solids (for UG 2nd year students of all branches) - a section of ~30 students
CE351A - Soil Mechanics (for UG 3rd year students of Civil Engineering) - a class of ~150 students
CE635 - Foundation Dynamics (for PG students of Geotechnical Engineering specialisation, CE) - a class of 5-6 students
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