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Prof. Rajiv Gupta

Senior Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Passive Solar Architecture, Fluid Structure Interaction, GIS & Remote sensing, Concrete Technology
Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

About the Faculty

  • Teaching since 1986; Taught varied courses (~30); Senior Professor since Oct. 2013.
  • Completed doctorate in 1996; 25 years of active research and published around 100 papers in Refereed journals (highest impact factor: ~31) and ~130 Conferences’ papers; reviewed around 170 papers for reputed journals.
  • Executed/ executing sponsored projects worth more than Rs. 1000 lacs
  • Guided/ guiding 15 Doctoral candidates, ~30 dissertations/ M.E. projects, and ~150 undergraduate students
  • Authored and co-authored 3 books and other lecture materials
  • Won the grant funding of $1,96,000 at Global Development Market place organized by World Bank at Washington in 2006. It was one of the thirty projects that received the grant out of 2500 projects.
  • Actively involved in Water management systems in rural areas from last ten years. Implemented the schemes at different villages. Appreciated by all mainly villagers and Rajasthan Government.
  • More than 15 years’ experience in institutional development and Decision making. Worked as Deans (ESD, EHD), Assistant Unit Chief (Maintenance), Group Leader: Civil Engg., Engineering Technology, Warden and other committees’ member
  • Involved in construction work worth more than 250 crores and implemented rainwater harvesting and green architecture and campus development.

 

Qualification & Work Experience

 

Qualification:

  • Ph.D (Fluid-Structure interaction), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 1995
  • M.E (Civil Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 1989
  • B.E Hons. (Civil Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 1983

 

Work Experience

 

Sl. No.

Designation

Employer

Duration

1.

Teaching Assistant

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Feb.’84-June’84

2.

Gentleman Cadet

Indian Military Academy, Dehradun

July’84-Dec’85

3.

Teaching Assistant

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Jan’86-Jan’87

4.

Teaching Assistant

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Jan’87- May’89

5.

Assistant Lecturer

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

May 89 – Dec.89

6.

Lecturer

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Dec’89-Jan’95

7.

Assistant Professor

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Jan’ 95-Jan.’01

8.

Associate Professor

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Feb ‘01-Jan.’05

9.

Professor

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Jan’05-Sept.2013

10.

Senior Professor

Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani

Oct. 2013 -    

11.

 Visiting faculty

 University of  Virginia: Dept of Systems & Information Engg.

 May 19, 2015 - July 19, 2015

12.

Academic Advisor

 University of  Concordia, Montreal 

 Sept 27, 2022 - Aug. 2023