Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), AL, USA 2001/2005
P.E., Registered Professional Engineer, State of Alabama, USA, 2010
MBA., Finance, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), AL, USA 2006/2009
M.Eng., Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 1998/2000
B.E., Civil Engineering, Guindy Engineering College, Anna University (AU), India 1994/1998
Outstanding Reviewer of ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering for 2023
Represented the Ministry of Steel, GoI to visit Japan and adopt best construction practices by the Japanese in the usage of structural steel towards implementation in India
Chair of the ASCE Structural Members Committee (Metals)
Member of the academic led Global Advisory Committee (GAC) of Constructsteel
Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA
Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), London, UK
HUDCO DESIGN AWARD 2021-2022 (Special Mention) under the Category of Cost-Effective Rural / Urban Housing Deploying Innovative / Emerging & Disaster Resistant Technology from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
Recipient of DST International Travel Grant (2017)
KP Hill Outstanding MBA Finance Student (2009)
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for collegiate schools of Business (2009)
UAB Outstanding Achievement Award (2004)
UAB International Student Scholarship, $ 2,500 (2004)
UAB Graduate Fellowship (2004)
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2005)
Preparing Future Faculty internship funded by NSF (2003)
Thrice nominated for Academic Excellence Award at UAB (2003 – 2005)
Best Poster at University Transportation Center for Alabama annual conference – Awarded a trip to attend the Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference at Washington DC 2005
NUS Postgraduate Research Scholarship (1998 – 2000)
Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars (2003)
Tau Beta Phi, Engineering Honor Society (2004)
Chi Epsilon Phi, Civil Engineering Honor Society (2003)
Professor - October 2021 ~ to date - Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
Associate Professor - March 2016 ~ September 2021 - Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
Assistant Professor - May 2012 ~ Feb 2016 - Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
Structural Engineer - June 2005 ~ April 2012 - Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, USA
Graduate Research Assistant - July 2001 ~ May 2005 - The University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
Graduate Research Assistant - Jan 2001 ~ May 2001 - Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
Research Scholar - Sep 1998 ~ Dec 2000 - The National University of Singapore, Singapore