Ph.D: Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.
M.Tech. : Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.
B.Tech. : Civil Engineering, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor (Since Nov 2017) Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
Visiting Researcher (June - July 2018), Institute of Geophysics, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Assistant Professor (Feb 2009 - Nov 2017) Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India.
JSPS Fellow (Jan 2013- March 2013) Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Visiting Faculty (April 2007- Feb 2009), National Academy of Construction Hyderabad, India.
Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. (Jul 2002 - Aug 2006)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction Analysis
Liquefaction Hazard and Mitigation
Environmental Geotechnics
Landslide Research
Rock Mechanics and Underground Structures
AWARDS
CIDC Vishwakarma Academician Award 2021, from Construction Industry Development Council (Established by Planning Commission, Government of India and the Construction Industry)
Overseas famous scientist project (Grant no. 2020A1414010268) from Ministry of Science and Technology, Guangdong, China for visiting Shantou University, 2020- 2021
JSPS Research Fellow, University of Tokyo, 2012-2013
Career Award for Young Teachers (CAYT) from AICTE, GoI, 2012
Young Engineers Award 2011 in Civil Engineering discipline from The Institution of
Engineers (India), Kolkata, India
Young Scientist Research Award, BRNS, Department of Atomic Energy, India 2011
Young Woman Engineer award from INWES-International Network of Women
Engineers and Scientists, 2012
Fast Track Project for Young Scientists, Department of Science and Technology, GoI
2009
Best technical paper award, IGC 2006 (IIT Madras, Chennai) for the Innovations in
field exploration and Insitu testing, Dec 2006
RECOGNITIONS
Executive Council member, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology for the term 2021-2023
Editor of Special issue on "Landslide: Forecasting, Assessment and Mitigation", Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer 2020
Executive Council member (Elected), Indian Geotechnical Society since 2019
Executive member, Indian Society of Engineering Geology (Indian National group of the International Association for Engineering Geology and Environment) for the term 2020-2021
Member, Technical committee 220 (Field Monitoring in Geomechanics) of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2019- till date)
Convener, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering -36 International Geological Congress 2020
Convener, International Cooperation by Indian Geotechnical Society for the term 2019-2020
Member, Preliminary Review Committee, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, MHRD for the term 2018-2019
Co-opted Member, Program Advisory Committee (PAC), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST (2015 - 2019).
Chairperson, for MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT Scholarships of Japanese Government (for selecting PhD/MS students from India) in Earthquake /Civil Engg stream (Since Feb 2018)
Member (CPD), Engineering Council of India for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States (Since Feb 2017)
Member, Technical Evaluation and Monitoring Committee for design of offshore substructure, NIWE Chennai (2015-2017)
Honorable Director, Institute and Industry Interaction: Professional Development Council, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, India (2018-till date)
Member, Expert committee for AEE 2016, AP Public service commission, Hyderabad
Member, Board of studies (UG/PG in Civil Engg), Sri Venkateshwara University Tirupati (2016-2017)
Best collaborative team award for Aquasense research project from ITRA-Water, ITRA, GoI 2015.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Engineer (Civil Engineering): Engineering Council of India: PE/01153/16
Life member: Indian Geotechnical society LM 2822; National Executive member 2019-2020
Member of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, IND090038, U.K. IND110155
Member of International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (India): 406/IND/2021-2040
Life Member: European Geosciences Union(EGU) 414793
Member of International Geosynthetics Society (India) 9830
Life member: Indian Society of Earthquake Technology LM 1508
Member of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute: M 13174
Member of American Society of Civil Engineering: M 974239
Life member: Indian Society of Engineering Geology: LM 1511
Life member : Indian Concrete Institute LM 8667
Associate member: Institution of Engineers (India) AM 099277-4
Life member: Indian Society for Technical Education LM 77045
Life member: Indian Science Congress Association L 18936
Life member Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) LM 2772; Executive
member, ACCE Hyd chapter 2013-15