Education

  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. Civil Engineering, May 2020

Dissertation: Studies on fatigue behaviour of plain concrete: mechanisms of crack growth, effect of loading amplitude, frequency, and notch size

  • Master of Science: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. Civil Engineering, May 2020

  • Bachelor of Technology: Civil Engineering. May 2012. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Work experience

  • July 2022 - Present: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

  • Aug 2021 - July 2022: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY)

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2014: Design Engineer, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Chennai, India

Professional Membership

  • Member of International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures (IA-FraMCoS)

  • Member of Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI)

Scholarship and Travel grants

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 Institute research associate fellowship at IISc, Bangalore.

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2019 MHRD doctoral fellowship at IISc, Bangalore.

  • Jun 2019 GARP travel grant for oral presentation at FraMCoS-10 conference held at Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Bayonne, France.

  • May 2016 GARP travel grant for oral presentation at FraMCoS-9 conference held at University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Consultancy Project

  • Dec 2021- ongoing: Structural assessment and issue of stability certificate for the erection of steel trestle structure across railway crossing at Karaikal Port. Agency: Penna Cement Industries Limited, Karaikal.

Internships

  • May 2011 – Jun 2011 Larsen & Toubro Limited, Chennai Metro Rail Project, India

Project trainee, In-plant training at Chennai metro rail site which involved shadowing engineers working on the construction of elevated corridor viaducts.

  • Dec 2010 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India

Intern, Worked on a research project titled 'Effect of Temperature on Superplasticized Cement Pastes’ at Building Technology and Construction Management (BTCM) division of civil engineering department.

Outreach activities

  • Delivered an invited talk on the topic ‘Fracture mechanisms of concrete fatigue – An experimental and analytical study’ at BTCM division of civil engineering department at IIT Madras, November 2021.

  • Delivered an invited talk on the topic ‘Women in STEM’ as a part of motivational talk series recognized by Assist World Record Research Foundation (AWRRF), October, 2021. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whR05uuptlI