Personal Profile
Education
Education
- Ph.D. (2015): Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- M.S. (2010): Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, USA
- B.Tech. (2007): Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
Employment
Employment
- Associate Professor (Jan 2024 - Current): Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India
- Assistant Professor (May 2018 - Jan 2024): Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India
- Postdoctoral Associate (July 2015 - April 2018): Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, USA
- Graduate Engineer Trainee (Dec 2007 - Nov 2008): GMR Group (Delhi International Airport Ltd.)
- Junior Engineer (July - Nov 2007): Gammon India Ltd. (Delhi Metro Railway Project)
Honors/Awards
Honors/Awards
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2022
- Outstanding Young Concrete Engineer Award, ICI Chennai Centre, 2022
- Best Reviewer Award, Materials and Structures (Springer), 2021
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2020
- Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP), MIT, 2016
- Listed among Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois, Spring 2015
- Conference Travel Award, Graduate College, University of Illinois, 2014
- Chester P. Siess Award, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 2013
- Ravindar K. and Kavita Kinra Fellowship, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 2010-2012
- Merit Scholarship, NIT Warangal, 2004-2005
- Ranked 18th in the state of Uttarakhand in Senior Secondary (Class 12th) State Board Examination 2001
Editorial Board
Associate Editor (July 2020 - Current), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)Editorial Board
Reviewer
ACI Materials Journal, Advances in Cement Research, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ASTM), Bulletin of Materials Science, Cement and Concrete Research, Cement and Concrete Composites, Construction and Building Materials, Case Studies in Construction Materials, Indian Concrete Journal, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, Journal of Building Engineering, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Materials and Structures, Magazine of Concrete Research, Powder Technology, Sādhanā, Structural Concrete, Scientific Reports-Nature, Waste ManagementReviewer