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Prof. Murari R R Varma

Head & Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering

Hydrological Modelling and Field hydrology, Remote Sensing in hydrology, Wastewater treatment, Water quality of surface water systems, water resource engineering and remote sensing
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Seminars, Workshops Attended

  • Online course on Leadership in City-wide Inclusive Sanitation conducted by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) offered from 05 March 2022 - 14 May 2022
  • Faculty Development Programme on"Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)" from 09.12.2021 to 11.12.2021  Conducted by ASCI, Hyderabad.
  • Two-day Online Workshop Energy Plus and Design Builder: Building Energy Simulation Workshop by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on 10 and 11th December 2020.
  • Online training programme on "Sustainability Commitment in Educational Campuses" was conducted by CSE on July 16th-17th, 2020.
  • One day workshop on planning and delivering flipped classes using MOOC platforms was conducted at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, on Friday, 10 July 2015.
  • Participated in Faculty Development Workshop(FDW) 2015 - An initiative of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Society of Knowledge Networks held on 7th and 8th February 2015.
  • Two-day Interdisciplinary Research Workshop on 15th and 16th November 2014 at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa.
  • Participated in Faculty Design Workshop for faculty as part of Technology Entrepreneurship Programme - An initiative of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Society of Knowledge Networks held on 28th and 29th March 2014.
  • One-day workshop on Zero Liquid discharge – Adaptability and impact on chemical, pharmaceutical and Bulk drug companies conducted by Jeedimetla Effluent Treatment Ltd ( JETL), Hyderabad at Hyderabad on November 30, 2013.
  • Anthropogenic impacts on water resources and soils: An Indo-French perspective at Bangalore 23-27 November 2009.
  • National Seminar on Forest, Water and People, 29-30th July 2004. NIH Belgaum.
  • International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed Management organised by Centre for Water Resources, JNTU Hyderabad from 18 -20 Dec 2002.
  • Work Shop on Environmental Issues, GRI, Gandhigram. Tamilnadu, 27- 28 April 2001.
  • Lake 2000-International Symposium of Lakes and Wetlands during November 27-29, 2000, at IISc Bangalore.
  • National Symposium on Remote Sensing Application for Natural Resources, ISRS - 1999, Bhubhaneshwar, held during March 22-24, 2000.
  • Conference on Current Environmental Status of Coimbatore District, held at PSG Arts College, Coimbatore. 1998

Workshops/Training Programmes/ Seminars/ Conferences Organized

  • Member, Organizing committee, Workshop on Research Methodology(2015) April 3-4, 2015, Organized by  Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management  Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani- Hyderabad campus
  • Member, Organizing committee, One day National Seminar on“Indian Space Technology-Present and Future” (NSIST-2014), 1st May 2014, Organized by BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad
  • Member, Organizing committee, Workshop on Research Methodology (2015) April 11-12, 2014, Organized by  Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management  Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani- Hyderabad campus.
  • Member, Organizing committee, National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Planning, Management and Impact of Climate Change April 5 - 6, 2013 Organized by  Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management  Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani- Hyderabad campus.
  • Member, Organizing committee, Workshop on Recent Advances in Climate Modeling for Water Resources Planning and Management Organized by Centre of Excellence in Water Resources and Management (CEWRM) Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani- Hyderabad campus, Hyderabad November 19, 2011.

Administrative Appointments

At BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus

Current

 Head of the Department, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. (Since 1st Oct 2020)

Past Appointments

  •  In Charge, Students Activities Centre, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus ( January 2012 - Oct 2021)
  • Faculty In-Charge, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus(April 2011- July 2014; December 2015 - November 2020)
  • Department Faculty Representative, Placement, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (2011-2013, December 2016 - Jan 2019)
  • Nucleus Member, Sponsored Research and Consulting Division, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (2012 - 2018)
  • Member, Institute Purchase Committee, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. (2017 - 2018)
  • Convenor, Departmental Research Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (Oct. 2014 - Nov. 2016)
  • Practice School - I Instructor
    • May - July 2016 Centre: Thiruvananthapuram
      • Centre for Development of Imaging Technologies, Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation
    • May - July 2022 Centre: Online
      • Udaan, Bengaluru
      • Amara Raja - EPC, Hyderabad
      • Amara Raja Infra, Hyderabad
  • Non-residential warden, Gandhi Bhavan, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (September 2011 - January 2015)
  • Faculty Placement Coordinator, Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (2011-2013)
  • Faculty In-Charge, Geodesy Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (August 2014 - December 2015)
  • Faculty Member Representative, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP), An initiative of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Society of Knowledge Networks and various engineering colleges in AP  September 2013 -2017)