1. Faculty-in-charge, Civil Engineering Association
- Organized the freshers’ welcome
- Organized invited lectures by Prof. GS Raju, University of Purdue, Dr. V. Malla, NICMAR, and Ms. Paromita Nath, Rowan University
2. Faculty-in-charge, Concrete Technology Laboratory
- Arranged the procurement and installation of 20 kN Tensile UTM from HEICO
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
3. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Executed the annual maintenance of equipment
4. Technical Committee Member, RILEM TC MPA
- Submitted the first draft of the State of the Art Report on Mechanical Properties of Fiber Reinforced Alkali-Activated Concrete
5. Member, Disciplinary Committee
AY 21-22
1. Faculty-in-charge, Civil Engineering Association
-Organized the freshers’ welcome in online mode
-Organized invited lectures by Prof. Reeta Sony, JNU, Ms. Swetha Prabhakar from Georgia Tech, and Mr. Kaniska Ghosh from IIT Kharagpur
- Conducted sessions for discussions on mental health of the students during the pandemic
2. Warden, Gautam Bhavan [Till September 2021]
- Prepared the draft for Covid Guidelines circulated with the students
- Conducting weekly meetings and visits to the hostel to monitor the situation and address prevalent issues
3. Faculty-in-charge, Concrete Technology Laboratory
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
4. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Executed the annual maintenance of equipment
- Supervised the installation of granite workbenches and storage shelves in the lab
5. Member, Works Committee
- Negotiated with vendors for various civil works on campus: painting of D and E block, painting at D-306, construction of new facilities for Mechanical Engineering, construction of new facilities for WILP division
- Prepared Excel sheets for the Purchase Division to track backlogs of more than 2 months in PO processing and materials receipt
6. Technical Committee Member, RILEM TC MPA
- Represented India and of course BITS-Pilani as one of seven Indians on a committee of 76 members to formulate the operations for developing standard codes of practice for alkali-activated concrete.
- Serving as the global leader for the round robin tests on fiber-reinforced alkali-activated concrete
7. Member, Disciplinary Committee
- Addresses concerns related to 2 cases till date
AY 20-21
1. Faculty-in-charge, Civil Engineering Association
-Organized the freshers’ welcome
-Organized invited lectures by Dr. Jimmy Thomas (Geotechnical Consultant); Mr. Hridyesh Tewani (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Mr. Shashank Gupta (Politecnico di Milano); Ms. Ritika Sridharan (Georgia Tech)
2. Faculty co-ordinator, PS-II
- Arranged for the seats of 2 ME Structures students at Aliens Developers Pvt Ltd as part of Practice School II
3. Faculty-in-charge, Concrete Technology Laboratory
- Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
- Prepared the annual budget
- Updated the safety guidelines
- Updated the lab poster
4. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Updated the safety guidelines
5. Admissions Duty
- Conducted admissions interviews for 40 students of the first year FD program.
6. Technical Committee Member, RILEM TC MPA
- Represented India and of course BITS-Pilani as one of three Indians on a committee of 62 members to formulate the operations for developing standard codes of practice for alkali-activated concrete.
7. Member, Animal Welfare Committee
- Working towards vaccinations, sterilization, and adoption drives for indie dogs on campus
AY 2019-20
1. Served as the faculty mentor for 5 PS Stations; and the SPOC in 4 out of those 5
2. Faculty-in-charge, Civil Engineering Association
-Organized the freshers’ welcome
-Organized BEAM-IT and STAAD Pro workshop during ATMOS
-Invited guest lectures by Prof. Bhargab Maitra (IIT KGP); Ms. Madhura Mukherjee (GE), Er. Gopan Pillai (HOCHTIEF); Mr. Darshan Chauhan (Portland State U); Dr. Vamsi (Texas A&M); Mr. Hridyesh Tewani (Imperial College London)
-Published the CEA Magazine for the mid-year report (Sem-I)
-Talk by Prof. Sridhar Raju and myself to mentor the students on selection of elective courses
3. Faculty-in-charge, Scanning Electron Microscope
-Supervised the operations and maintenance of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and its accessories;
-Drafted the operational guidelines for usage of the SEM for both internal and external users
4. Faculty-in-charge, Concrete Technology Laboratory
-Executed the annual maintenance of existing equipment
- Stocked up materials required for the upcoming semester
-Prepared the annual budget
-Updated the safety guidelines
-Updated the lab poster
5. Faculty-in-charge, Advanced Materials Characterisation Laboratory
-Purpose: Laboratory for Characterization of Long-term properties of Materials
- Equipment: Stereomicroscope, Laminar Air Flow chamber, Vibratory strain gage setup, digital length comparator, muffler furnace, height gauge, colorimeter, RCPT setup
6. Addressed the students’ concerns through proper channel as the Warden of Gautam Bhavan
7. Served as co-ordinator+event organizer for the ARENA event.
AY 2018-19
1. Supervised the operations and maintenance of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and its accessories;
2. Drafted the operational guidelines for usage of the SEM for both internal and external users
3. Addressed the students’ concerns through proper channel as the Warden of Gautam Bhavan
4. Worked as the point of contact to facilitate the signing of MoU between UMASS-Lowell and BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
5. Prepared the banners and outline the schedule for the workshop on demonstration of STAAD Pro software to the academicians from neighboring colleges, organized by the department as a part of DST-FIST project
AY 2017-18
1. Got the SEM installed and running and taking care of the necessary measures to maintain its smooth operation
2. Developed and drafted Program Educational Objectives for the Department of Civil Engineering in alignment with the institute’s mission and vision
3. Initiated the incorporation of Expected Learning Outcomes and lecture-wise Student Learning Outcomes for each course in the respective handouts
4. Conducted 3 workshops in the department to help other faculty members in preparing the SLO based handouts
5. Completed the process of Curriculum Review for the Department of Civil Engineering and incorporated the necessary changes in the Bulletin after approval from the Senate
6. Initiated a student exchange program and research collaboration opportunity with UMass-Lowell, USA
AY 2016-17
1. Supervised the tests on soil permeability for the Govt. of Telangana Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme as part of consultancy activities for about 220 soil samples
2. Made necessary modifications to existing FD course curriculum/syllabi as a DCA member for 8 CDCs and 19 Elective courses as per the suggestions of external experts, industry requirements, and CCDCA discussions.
3. Member of the Stage Committee and the Sound Committee for Convocation, 2016
4. Facilitated the access to 5 new international journals for the Department of Civil Engineering through the library, as part of the library committee
5. Participated in meetings to finalize the purchase of SEM-EDS for the Hyderabad campus through Central Analytical Laboratory.
6. Prepared questions for BITSAT HD 2017 for the subject, “Advanced Concrete Technology”
7. As the safety in-charge for the Department of Civil Engineering, procured fresh First Aid Kits, gloves, long boots, safety glasses, glucose packets for each of the 5 laboratories in our department. Also put up notices and keeping strict surveillance so that students (both research scholars and students enrolled in CDCs) do not use the laboratory facilities unless they are wearing fully-covered boots, shirts, and trousers. Additionally, efforts were made to see that students enrolled in CDCs take note of the lab safety measures more sincerely.
8. Compiled and assimilated the departmental information for the 2016 BITSCAN Report
AY 2015-16
1. Proposed a course on ‘Advanced Concrete Technology’ to be introduced into the curriculum (accepted by the senate, ST* ZG523)
2. Introduced petrographic characterizations through stereomicroscopy in the curriculum for CE F311
3. Member, stage committee during Convocations of 2015 and 2016
4. Presented a lecture on Research Methodology during ‘Research Methodology Workshop’ in 2015
5. Worked with Central Analytical Laboratory to facilitate the purchase of Scanning Electron Microscope for Hyderabad campus
6. Collected solid construction and demolition waste materials from the campus (generated by ongoing construction activities) and using them for research purpose (paper accepted for conference based on relevant research at SEC 2016, referred above)
7. Member of the library committee which has been able to introduce RFID chips to facilitate circulation of books to students and faculty members
8. Funded the travel of Reeti Sarkar (2013A2PS581H) to PSU through OPERA grant and initiated the collaboration
9. Procured a stereomicroscope (OLYMPUS SXZ7) for the concrete technology lab
10. Procured a length comparator equipment to measure shrinkage strains for the concrete lab through OPERA grant
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