Organizing Committee Chief Patron State Engineering Colleges Prof. Girish P, Vice President, KSECGTA Geology Teachers Association, Dr. K. J. Suresha, Jt Secretary, KSECGTA Dr. Karisiddappa, Hon’ble VC, VTU. (KSECGTA) Dr. Nandeesha, Senior Member, KSECGTA. Patrons Bengaluru -560098 Dr. Shivanna, Member, KSECGTA. Dr. U.B.Mallikarjuna, Member, KSECGTA. Dr. A.S Deshpande, Registrar, VTU. Dr Lavanya Hegde, Member, KSECGTA. Dr. Satish Annigeri, Registrar (Eva), VTU. Dr Girish K H, Member, KSECGTA. Prof. Jayaram Reddy, Sr.Member, KSECGTA Dr. Umesh Chandra, Member, KSECGTA. Dr. Narayan Swamy, Member, KSECGTA. Prof. S.A.Gangaraju, Sr.Member, KSECGTA. Dr. Krishnappa Olekar, Member, KSECGTA Organizing Chairs Organizes Two Days Dr.Veeresh Menasinakai, Member, KSECGTA Dr. Nagabushana, President, KSECGTA. National Webinar Prof. Sagar Waghmare, Member, KSECGTA Prof. Rakesh Patil, Member, KSECGTA. Dr. Rahul Patil, Secretary, KSECGTA. on Prof. Tejas K, Member, KSECGTA. Conveners “Recent Trends in Advisory Committee Prof. Sachin Kulkarni, Member, KSECGTA. Dr.K. Manjunath, VTU Regional Director, Dr. Radhika K N, Treasurer, KSECGTA. Engineering Geology” Mysuru. Expected Audience Dr.K.B. Prakash, BOS Chairman VTU, (Civil) th th & Principal, Govt. Engineering College, Haveri. Faculty Members, Industrialist, Geologist, Civil 18 & 19 August, 2020 Dr.S.B. Halbhavi, Special Officer Academic Engineers, Research Scholars, UG/PG Students. at Section, VTU, Belagavi. Registration Details Dr.B.G.NareshKumar, Principal, MIT, Mysuru. Kindly register using the below link, there is no 10.30AM Dr.B.V. Ravishankar, Principal, BMSCE, registration fee Bangalore. https://forms.gle/HpsLNuFHEXwGNQno8 In association with Dr.M.U. Aswath, Principal, BIT, Bangalore. For Further Information Contact: - Dr.K.G. Vishwanath, Principal and Director Visvesvaraya Technological University Jain College of Engineering, Belagavi. Prof. Sachin Kulkarni - 7411264298 Jnana Sangama, Belagavi- 590018, Shri.V.S Policepatil, PS to Registrar (Eval.), Prof. Tejas K - 9449890035 Karnataka. Examination Section, VTU, Belagavi. Prof. Rakesh Patil - 8147861076 Dr.B.C. Prabhakar, Professor, (Retd.), Dept. of Email Id: [email protected] Geology, Bengaluru University. Platform - Google Meet Dr.B.V. Nadagouda, Professor, (Retd.), Dept. E-Certificate will be issued to all participants of Geology, Karnatak University, .

About the Speakers About the Webinar About VTU Dr. N. V Chalapthi Rao, joined the Geological understanding is a prerequisite for any Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu Civil Engineering project. A sound knowledge on is one of the largest Technological Universities University, Varanasi, as a Reader in 2007, type of rock, mode of formation, structural in India with 20 years of Tradition of excellence became a Professor in 2013. Prof. Rao’s areas deformation is required to understand the rock’s in Engineering & Technical Education, of interest include Mineralogy, Igneous load-bearing properties, compressive strength and Research and Innovations. The University Petrology, Earth System Science, other engineering properties. The sustenance of encompasses technical & management fields Instrumental Techniques in Geosciences mega civil engineering structures like dams, which offers more than 25 UG & 60 PG courses. (EPMA, SEM, XRF, ICP, IRMS), Mineral tunnels, bridges etc. requires proper geological It has around 2,300 departments recognised as Resource, Geochemistry and has successfully foundation. The recent incidents of Three Gorges research centres. University is comprised of a completed four DST sponsored projects and dam, China and River Choluteca bridge multi-disciplinary and multi-level institution guided more than five students for PhD. Prof. intensifies the thorough understanding of terrain offering wide ranging programme in conditions. Further, the recent floods and Rao has received ‘National Award of engineering, technology and Management. The landslides; building collapses in India envisages Excellence in Geoscience & University is making steady progress in the collaborative work of Geologists and Civil Technology Award' by MoES, Govt of India' developing and providing best technical in 2020 & many more for his outstanding Engineers for the sustainable development of the society. Thus, this webinar intends to understand environment for education and will continue to contribution towards the geological research. serve the nation in coming years. the advancements in the field of Engineering Geology through the experiences of the eminent scientists/researchers working in the field. The About KSECGTA Dr. D. Venkat Reddy, is currently working as a Consulting Faculty at L&T and has webinar will also aid in bridging the gap between The KSECGTA is registered in the year 2018- served National Institute of Technology, the theoretical and the practical experiences. 19 under the office of Registrar of Co-Operative societies act bearing Regd.No. DRB1/SOR/ Karnataka, as a Professor in the Department Speakers of Civil Engineering from 2006 to 2017. 490/2018-2019.This association comprises

Prof.Reddy has successfully completed three Dr. N.V Chalapathi Rao, more than 150 Engineering Geology Faculties Professor, Department of Geology research projects sponsored by UGC, AICTE of all Engineering colleges affiliated to VTU. It BHU, Varanasi. has four regional Executive Members across the and MHRD. He has published five books Topic: Geoscience and its role in related to various aspects of Engineering National Development: A Civil state of Karnataka in Belagavi, Bengaluru, Geology. Prof. Reddy has guided four PhD Engineering Perspective on 18th August Kalburgi, and Mysuru. The main motto of the students and has received distinguish awards 2020 association is to building geoscience proficient Dr.D.Venkat Reddy, Consulting through excellent training in the field of for this research work. Dr. D. Venkat Reddy has published and Faculty at L&T, Professor & Head engineering geology. presented more forty research papers at (Retd.),Dept of Civil Engg, NITK. It aims for academic solutions to all the various national and international Topic: Geological & Geotechnical Engineering Geology Faculties and also investigation in tunnelling, underground envisages to create a research-based teaching conferences. He has also delivered more than excavation & Bridges with case in points ten technical lectures at various events. on 19th August 2020. environment for the betterment of the society.