Ph. D., EIT, A.M.ASCE
Associate Professor,
D-221, Department of Civil Engineering Email: arkamitra[dot]kar[at]hyderabad[dot]bits-pilani[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: +9140-66303679 (office)
Current Research
Characterization and use of construction and demolition wastes (CDW) for ground improvement.
Durability studies of concrete with alkali-activated binders.
Effect of bacterial inclusions in concrete crack-healing.
Life cycle assessments of alternative construction material systems.
Research Metrics (2012 - present):
Citations: 493
h-index: 15
i10-index: 17
Background
Work experience - Current
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus (June 2021 onwards)
Work experience - Past
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus (July 2015 - June 2021)
- Full-time visiting faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (Jan 2014 - June 2015)
Education
- Ph. D. in Civil Engineering (Structures) from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA in 2013. Worked on alkali-activated binder systems.
- Engineer-In-Training (EIT) from the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in 2011.
- M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structures) from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA in 2010. Worked on cementitious systems containing supplementary cementitious materials.
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2008.
Honors and Achievements
- 2023, Invitation for Technical Committee Membership, Asian Concrete Federation.
- 2023, Certificate of Reviewing, fib Journal of Structural Concrete.
- 2022, Guest Editor, “Volume Stability and Durability of Alternative and Sustainable Binders”, Frontiers in Built Environment
- 2022, Member, Scientific Committee, 1st International Online Conference on Infrastructures (IOCI 2022)
- 2021, Session Chair, The First International Conference on Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering (ICRACE) 2021, 17th to 19th September 2021, NIT Silchar
- 2021, Lead author RILEM TC MPA Chapter on Fiber Reinforced Alkali-Activated Concrete [FR-AAC]
- 2021 Selected as global leader for the RILEM round robin test (RRT) working group 7 [AAC with fibers]
- 2020 Technical Committee Member, RILEM TC MPA.
- 2020 Certificate of Reviewing, Journal of Cleaner Production (ELSEVIER)
- 2020 Certificate of Reviewing, Waste Management (ELSEVIER)
- 2020 Certified Publons Academy Mentor, Practical Peer Review Training Course.
- 2019 Certificate of Reviewing, Journal of Environmental Management (ELSEVIER)
- 2018 Certificate of Reviewing, Construction and Building Materials (ELSEVIER)
- 2015 Valued Reviewer Recognition, Construction and Building Materials (ELSEVIER)
- 2015 BITS OPERA Award.
- 2013 Graduated as Doctorate from WVU with 4.0 GPA
- 2013 West Virginia University Dissertation Fellowship.
- 2012 ASCE Freeman Fellowship.
- 2012-13 Treasurer, ASCE - Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) at WVU.
- 2011 Engineer-In-Training, West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
- 2011 ASCE Virginias' Conference, part of the judges' panel for the 'Concrete Bowling Competition' and assisted in the design of the 'Concrete Canoe' made by Team WVU.
- 2009 PCI "Big Beam Contest", 4th Place in Zone-IV (along with Adam Justice, Matt Anderson, and Soumya Sundar Chowdhury).
Professional Memberships
- Affiliate Member, RILEM (#36902)
- Associate Member, ASCE (#9135386)
- Faculty In-Charge, Civil Engineering Association at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
- Treasurer, ASCE Structural Engineering Institute at
West Virginia University (2012-13)
- Life member, Institute of Civil Engineers, Jadavpur University, India.
Reviewer for
- ACI Materials Journal (ACI)
- Applied Sciences (MDPI)
- Materials (MDPI)
- Journal of Environmental Management (ELSEVIER)
- Journal of Cleaner Production (ELSEVIER)
- Waste Management (ELSEVIER)
- Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (SPRINGER)
- Advances in Civil Engineering (Hindawi)
- Construction and Building Materials (ELSEVIER)
- Scientia Iranica (erstwhile ELSEVIER, presently Sharif University, Iran)
- Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A (SPRINGER)
Extra-curricular activities
Volunteer, Association for India's Development (AID)
- Media Team Member, 2021 - till date (LinkedIn Coordinator)
- Project Coordinator and mentor, 2011 - present (for Morgantown chapter)
- Chapter President, 2011
- Recognition Award for services, 2013.