Dr. Sudharshan N. Raman is a Civil Engineering academic specializing in decarbonization within the construction industry, with a focus on materials and construction systems. He is an Associate Professor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department at Monash University Malaysia, and co-founder of the Monash Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Research Hub (M-CRInfra). Dr. Raman completed his PhD at The University of Melbourne in structural engineering and infrastructure protective technology. He has led seven external research grants and supervised 11 PhD and five Master’s candidates. Dr. Raman has served as President of the Malaysian Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and holds several fellowships and memberships in professional organizations. He is also active in standards development, contributing to various technical committees in Malaysia and internationally. Dr. Raman’s research interests include concrete engineering, structural resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and circular economy in construction. He is currently seeking Graduate Research Candidates and Post-Doctoral Fellows to join the Structures Group at Monash University Malaysia.
Dr. Chinchu Cherian has expertise in soil characterization, chemical soil stabilization, waste treatment and stabilization, smart and sustainable construction materials, and so on. Dr. Cherian is also proficient in advanced microscopic and spectroscopic analysis such as scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).
Prior to joining UNBC, Dr. Cherian was a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in the School of Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Cherian holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), an M.Tech in Environmental Geotechnology from the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), and a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University in India.
During the postdoctoral position at Dr. Sumi Siddiqua’s Advanced Geomaterials Laboratory at UBC Okanagan, Dr. Cherian was actively involved in a variety of academic and joint industry projects. They also got substantial teaching expertise in the domains of civil and geo-environmental engineering as a lecturer at UBC and Okanagan College. Currently, Dr. Cherian serves on the Education committee and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) committee of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS).
Prof. Ligy Philip is Institute Chair Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. She is a Fellow of National Academy of Engineers (FNAE) and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). For more than two decades, Prof. Ligy Philip has been contributing significantly to advancing the knowledge in the area of Environmental Engineering, and for the betterment of society through field and industry oriented projects. She has conducted high quality research on treatment of industrial effluents from highly polluting industries, bioremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, novel processes for drinking water treatment, and sustainable management of waste. Technologies developed by her have been successfully utilized by several industries and NGOs. She has provided consulting services to a large number of industries in the area of pollution monitoring and control. Reputed international organizations such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation utilize her expertise in the area of sanitation. She has served as a member of many expert committees set up by National Green Tribunal, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Kerala Pollution Control Board, and is member of several high-level committees of DST. She also has executed many socially relevant projects. Sustainable water and waste management projects are implemented in five villages. The technologies developed by her group were implemented in these villages.
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