Faculty Profile : Dr. Neelima Satyam
Civil Engineering
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Dr. Neelima Satyam is currently Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Indore. She obtained her Ph.D. and M.Tech from IIT Delhi and B.Tech from SV University, Tirupati. She worked as an Assistant professor in Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, IIIT Hyderabad, before joining IIT Indore. She was a visiting researcher at the Kyushu University (2023), the University of Stuttgart (2018) and at the University of Tokyo (2013). She is actively engaged in teaching, research and consultancy in the field of Geotechnical engineering, particularly in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Microzonation and Site Response studies, Landslide hazard and monitoring, Microseismic data processing and Rock engineering. Dr. Neelima received research grants from DST, MHRD, AICTE, ITRA, DAE, NIOT, NRDMS, ISRO, and MoES. She published 150+ papers in International/National Journals and Conferences. Her research publications have received best paper awards from IGS, AGU, and IIT Indore. She is the Co-opted member of PAC Civil and Mechanical Engineering SERB, DST (2015-2018). She has been the Chairperson of the selection committee for MEXT Scholarships of Japan since 2015. She is a recipient of IEI Young Engineers Award 2011; BRNS Young Scientist Research Award 2011; AICTE Career award 2012 and JSPS fellowship in 2013, Young Woman Engineer award from INWES in 2012, CIDC Vishwakarma award in 2021, ISET Shamsher Prakash Mid Career Research award 2022, SERB - POWER Fellowship 2022, and JSPS - Bridge Fellowship 2023. She is a fellow of JSPS, IGS, ISET and IEI, and she is presently the editorial board member of several reputed journals including Nature Scientific Reports (I.F. 4.6), Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (I.F. 7.3) etc.
EDUCATION
- 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
- Professor (Feb 2022 - Till Date), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- Associate Professor (Nov 2017 - Feb 2022), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- Adjunct Faculty (2021 - Till Date), Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- Adjunct Faculty (2021 - Till Date), Center for Indian Scientific Knowledge Systems, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- Adjunct Faculty (2021 - Till Date), Center of Futuristic Defense and Space Technology (CFDST), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- Assistant Professor (Feb 2009 - Nov 2017), Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India.
- 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)
- JSPS Bridge Fellow (July 2023), Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan.
- Visiting Fellow (June - July 2018), Institute of Geophysics, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- JSPS Fellow (Jan 2013- March 2013), Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Japan.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction Analysis
- Liquefaction Hazard and Mitigation
- Environmental Geotechnics
- Landslide Research
- Rock Mechanics and Underground Structures
AWARDS
- Associate Editor, Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, Springer, 2023. (link)
- Associate Editor, Indian Geotechnical Journal (IGJ), Springer, (I.F. 1.6) (link)
- Editorial Board member, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Elsevier, (I.F. 7.3), 2022-24. (link)
- Scientific Handling Editor (Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Rock Mechanics), Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Elsevier, (Impact Factor 7.3), 2022-24. (link)
- Editorial Board Member (Civil Engineering Section), Scientific Reports, Nature, (I.F. 4.6). (link)
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (IJGEE), IGI Global.
- Editorial Board Member, Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) Journal, ISET. (link)
- Editorial Board Member, Deep Underground Science and Engineering (DUSE) Journal, Wiley. (link)
- Editorial Board Member, Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities Journal, Springer. (link)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology (JRMTT). (link)
- Editorial Board Member, KeAi Journal, Elsevier, (I.F. 4.996), Biogeotechnics Section. (link)
- Editorial Board member, Geotechnical Engineering (specialty section of Frontiers in Built Environment), Frontier, since 2022 (link)
- Editorial Board member, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022, Springer (link)
- Guest Editor of Special issue on "Machine learning for predicting natural disasters", 2023, Scientific Reports, Nature, (I.F. 4.6) (link)
- Editor of Special issue on "Nature-Based Solutions in Geo-Environmental Engineering", 2022, Sustainability, (Impact Factor 3.251) (Completed) (link)
- Editor of Special issue on "Landslide: Forecasting, Assessment and Mitigation", Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2020, Springer (Completed) (link)
- Guest Editor of Special issue on "State of the Art Review on Geotechnical Engineering Towards Sustainability", 2023, Indian Geotechnical Journal (IGJ), Springer, (I.F. 1.6) (link)
- Invited Speaker in 10th episode of International Interactive Technical Talk (IITT) under TC220 on "Field Monitoring in Geomechanics". (link)
- Invited Speaker in GLOSS 7th Lecture Overseas Researcher Invited Lecture on July 21st 2023 organised by ISSMGE AsRTC1: Geotechnical Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change-induced Geo-disasters in Asia-Pacific Regions.
- Member, CED 43-Soil And Foundation Engineering Sectional Committee, BIS from 2023.(link)
- Expert Committee member for deliberation on formulation of BIS guidelines - Safety and mitigation measures for the buildings and infrastructures in landslide affected areas.
- 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)
- Convener, International Cooperation by Indian Geotechnical Society for the term 2019-2020
- Reviewer at the Colloquium for Young Researchers: Towards Developing International Collaborations. (link)
- Reviewer for Technical book in English for "Instrumentation for Civil Engineering Applications" course by AICTE.
- Expert Committee member, for deliberation on formulation of BIS guidelines - Safety and mitigation measures for the buildings and infrastructures in landslide affected areas
- Member, International Advisory Committee, CREST-2023 (link)
- Editor of Special issue "Role of natural and anthropogenic factors in slope failures", 2022, Frontiers in Built Environment (IF/ CS: 2.6) (link)
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science (IF: 3.498) (link)
- Editor of Special issue on "Landslide: Forecasting, Assessment and Mitigation", Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2020, Springer (Completed) (link)
- Convener, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering -36 International Geological Congress 2020
- 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)
- Member: Geotechnical Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change-induced Geo-disasters in Asia-Pacific Regions (AsRTC1)
- Member: Technical committee 203 (TC-203) (Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems) of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) (2022-2025)
- Life Fellow: Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), LF 0615
- Life Fellow: Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET), LF 61
- Life Fellow: Institution of Engineers India (IEI), F-1289205
- Executive Council Member: Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) for the terms: 2021-2023, 2023-2025
- Executive Council Member (Elected): Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) since 2019
- Executive Member: Indian Society of Engineering Geology (ISEG) (Indian National group of the International Association for Engineering Geology and Environment) for the term 2020-2021
- Member: Technical committee 220 (TC-220) (Field Monitoring in Geomechanics) of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) (2019-2025)
- Professional Engineer (Civil Engineering): Engineering Council of India (ECI), PE/01153/16
- Member: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), IND090038, U.K. IND110155
- Member: International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRRE), India, 406/IND/2021-2040
- Life Member: European Geosciences Union (EGU), 414793
- Member: International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), India, 9830
- Member: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), M 13174
- Member: American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), M 974239
- Life Member: Indian Society of Engineering Geology (ISEG), LM 1511
- Life Member: Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), LM 8667
- Life Member: Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), LM 77045
- Life Member: Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), L 18936
- Life Member: Association of Consulting Civil Engineers India (ACCE(I)), LM 2772; Executive member, ACCE Hyd chapter 2013-15
- Member: American Concrete Institute (ACI), 01223750
| S.No | Award | Year | Given By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Best Woman Researcher in Geotechnical Engineering Award | 2023 | Indian Geotechnical Society |
| 2. | JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship | 2023 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) |
| 3. | SERB - POWER Fellowship | 2022 | Science and Engineering Research Board, GoI |
| 4. | ISET Shamsher Prakash Mid Career Research award for Significant Contribution in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | 2022 | Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) |
| 5. | CIDC Vishwakarma Academician Award | 2021 | Construction Industry Development Council, India |
| 6. | Overseas Famous Scientist Project (Grant no. 2020A1414010268) | 2020-21 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Guangdong, China |
| 7. | Best collaborative team award for Aquasense research project | 2015 | ITRA-Water, ITRA, GoI 2015 |
| 8. | JSPS Research Fellow | 2012-13 | University of Tokyo |
| 9. | Young Woman Engineer award | 2012 | INWES-International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists |
| 10. | Career Award for Young Teachers (CAYT) | 2012 | AICTE, GoI |
| 11. | Young Engineers Award 2011 in Civil Engineering discipline | 2011 | Institution of Engineers, India |
| 12. | Young Scientist Research Award | 2011 | BRNS, Department of Atomic Energy, India |
| 13. | Fast Track Project for Young Scientists | 2009 | Department of Science and Technology, GoI |
BEST REVIEWER/RESEARCH PAPER AWARDS
| S.No | Award | Year | Given By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IGS - Sardar Resham Singh Memorial Award | 2023 | Indian Geotechnical Society |
| 2. | Reviewer of the Year 2021 (EBM) Award | 2022 | Indian Geotechnical Society |
| 3. | IGS best paper award for "Deep Foundations/Retaining Structures" | 2022 | Indian Geotechnical Society |
| 4. | OSP Award for the work titled "Forecasting landslides: An Integrated Approach using Rainfall Thresholds and Realtime Field Monitoring at Darjeeling Himalayas" | 2021 | American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting |
| 5. | Best Research Paper Award for the article titled "Micro-Mechanical Performance Evaluation of Expansive Soil Biotreated With Indigenous Bacteria Using MICP Method" | 2020-21 | IIT Indore |
| 6. | IGS best paper award for "Innovations in Field Exploration" | 2006 | Indian Geotechnical Society |