Meet our team
Meet our team
Dr. Dhritee Diksha Baroowa
Project Research Scientist (postdoc)
Ph.D. IIT Kharagpur
Research Area: Pavement Rehabilitation, Pavement Performance Evaluation, Analysis and Experimental Investigation of Concrete Overlays, Non- Destructive Testing on Concrete Structures
Anusha Toshikhani
PhD Student (2023-present) synopsis submitted
Thesis Topic: Internally Cured Concrete Pavements
Ritika
PhD Student (2024-present)
Thesis Topic: Hydration Mechanism of Concrete Pavements made with Organic Asphalt-Coated Aggregates
Kamran Ilahi
PMRF PhD Student (2024-present)
Thesis Topic: Carbon Capture and Mineralization of Red Mud and its Feasibility as Pavement Material
Irfan Ali
PhD Student (2024-present)
Topic: Feasibility of Alkali-Activated Materials for Concrete Pavement Applications
Menbere Aklilu
PhD Student (2024-present)
Topic: Phase-change materials
Prachi Singhal
PhD Student (2025-present)
Topic: Life cycle cost assessment of concrete pavements
Yash Deshmukh
PhD Student (2026-ongoing)
Thesis Topic: Mechanistic Design and Performance Evaluation of Heavy Duty Concrete Pavement for Port Application
Syed Inam Qadri
PhD Student (2026-ongoing)
Thesis Topic: To be decided
Anmol Tiwari
M.Tech student (2025-present)
Topic: Analysing Joint Parameters For
Heavy Duty Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement
Omkar
M.Tech student (2025-present)
Topic: Pervious Concrete
Past Members
Dr. Harishbabu Jallu, Former Project Research Associate (2025), Current Position: Postdoc NUS
Dr. Anupam B. R., Former Postdoctoral Fellow (2023 – 2024), Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Karnataka
Kunal Singh, Former M.Tech student (2024-2026), Current Position: NTPC
Rajshree S, Former M.Tech student (2024-2026)
Pranesh Pandey, Former M.Tech student (2023 – 2024), Current Position: Executive Officer (Civil), Coal India Limited, a Maharatna PSU
Aman Choudhary, Former M.Tech student (2023 – 2025), Current Position: Marsh McMelon
Sujit Narayana Singh, Former M.Tech student (2022 – 2024), Current Position: Godrej Limited India
Monu Kumar Thakur, Former M.Tech student (2022 – 2024), Current Position: Management Trainee (Projects Department), KALPA-TARU
Mohammad Usaid, Former IITB UG student (2025)
Yogya Prakash, Former IITB UG student (2025)
Amogha Pote Ketan, Former IITB B.Tech student (2025)
Farhan Ahmed, Former IRCC Intern (2025)
The group is actively looking for candidates whose research background is in the following areas:
Design of rigid pavements
Internally cured concrete pavements
High-performance materials, design and modelling
Carbon capture for sustainable concrete pavements
Waste valorization in concrete pavements
Interested candidates may write an email at sdebbarma@iitb.ac.in or sdebbarma@civil.iitb.ac.in along with a curriculum vitae and area of interest.