Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati
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Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati 1. NAME : SUBHAJIT SARASWATI 2. ADDRESS : Construction Engineering Department Jadavpur University, 2nd Campus, Plot-8, Block-LB, Sector-III, Kolkata- 700 098. 3. DATE OF BIRTH : February 07, 1961 4. INSTITUTION’S : Construction Engineering Department nd ADDRESS Jadavpur University, 2 Campus, Plot-8, Block-LB, Sector-III, Kolkata- 700 098. 5. TELEPHONE NO. : 033-26802267 (O) 098303 32621 (M) 6. FAX NO. : 033-23355211 7. E-MAIL ADDRESS : [email protected] 8. NATIONALITY : Indian 9. EDUCATION : Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) University of Calcutta – 1983 M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1984 Ph.D. , Jadavpur University, 2009 10. LANGUAGE AND : English : Fluent in written and oral use DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY Hindi : Fluent in oral use Bengali : Mother Tongue 11. MEMBERSHIPS OF : President, Indian Concrete Institute PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Executive Committee Member of Asian Concrete Federation Member, Institution of Engineers Member, Indian Roads Congress Member, American Concrete Institute Member, fib 12. COUNTRIES OF : India , Qatar WORK EXPERIENCE 1 of 22 Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati 13. EMPLOYMENT RECORD From 1990 : Till date Employer : Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Position held : Professor & Head, Department of Construction Engineering Description of duties : One of the first faculty members of this Department, actively engaged with its development from the initial days till date. Involved in setting up of Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Concrete Laboratory, Roads and Material Testing Laboratory, Transportation Laboratory, Non-destructive testing facilities. Actively involved in industry – Institute Partnership through Consultancy, Testing and Joint Research work. Prepared Soil Investigation Report of at least 500 different prestigious projects all over India. Teaching Experience of 24 years in addition to 6 years of Professional / Industrial Experience. From 1986 : To 1990 Employer : Gammon Nirman Limited Position held : Design Engineer Description of duties : Involved in different Geo-technical Investigation works, Preparation of scheme, design and detailing of different Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants. Design of bridges. From 1985 : To 1986 Employer : STUP Consultants Limited Position held : Asst. Design Engineer Description of duties : Geometric Design of interchanges of Howrah side approaches of second Hooghly bridge. Papers published : Journal – 09 Conference - 12 Research Work : Worked as Principal Investigator of the Project titled “Durability of High Performance Concrete in Indian Conditions”, Sponsored by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Project Value – Rs. 18 lakhs. Worked as Co Investigator of the Project titled “High Performance Concrete with Blended Cement” Sponsored by BRNS, Govt. of India, Project Value-36 lakhs. 2 of 22 Curriculum Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati Research Guidance (Ph. D): Name of the candidate Title of the thesis Status Analysis of Urban Growth and Awarded Basudev Bhatta Sprawl From Remote Sensing Data A Case Study of Kolkata Mix proportioning methodology Submitted D. Majumdar of blended cement based HPC with multiple mineral admixtures Books / Monographs Edited : Sl. Title Co-author Year Page Publisher No. 1 Proceedings of International Member of the 1998 1.1 to Oxford & IBH Symposium on Innovative Editorial 14.95 Publishing Co. Pvt. World of Concrete Committee Ltd. 2 Construction Technology Subir K. Sarkar 2008 1 to 572 Oxford University Press Courses Completed: Type of course Attended / (Refresher / Title Year Place Duration Sponsor organised Orientation) Advanced Individual advance 2005 Attended Center for 21 days TEQIP Laboratory training on Laboratory Advanced Training instruments, testing of Cement-Based High Performance Materials, Concrete (HPC) and Nothwestern Self Compacting University, Concrete (SCC) at Evanston, U.S.A early age and hardened stage and microstructure. Area of Specialization • Concrete Technology • Structural Health Monitoring • Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures • Deotechnical Engineering 3 of 22 Curriculum Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati Lectures Delivered • Delivered lecture on Advances in Construction Technology and Materials at the All India Seminar on Advances in Construction Technology organised by Institution of Engineers, India, Orissa State Centre, Bhubaneswar, February 2014. • Delivered lecture Current Trends in Infrastructure Development at Aliah University lecture on June, 2014. • Invited lecture on 14th May, 2014 at ICI students Chapter at Adiparasakthi Engineering College on Structural Materials and Modern Construction Practices. • Invited lecture at ASIA Pacific Conclave 2013 on Fly Ash based Geopolymer binders, concrete and then building materials December, 2013. • Organized and Delivered lecture on Quality Concrete on Training Programme for Engineers in profession (continuing education programme) held between 24th and 25th June, 2005 organized jointly by Jadavpur University and Indian Concrete Institute, West Bengal Centre. • Organized and Delivered lecture on Concrete Mix Design on Training Programme for Engineers in profession (continuing education programme) held between 15th and 16th July, 2005 organized jointly by Jadavpur University and Indian Concrete Institute, West Bengal Centre. • Participated on invitation in HVFAC CONCLAVE at New Delhi organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). • Delivered Lectures on Fundamentals of Concrete Technology, Concrete mix Design, High Performance Concrete & Testing of Concrete in the Refresher course on Concrete Technology: Recent Trends for senior and middle level civil engineers of Ports organized by Indian Institute of Port Management, Kolkata held from19.09.2005 to 23.09.2005. • Delivered lecture on Non-Destructive testing of Plain & Reinforced Concrete for Engineering College & Polytechnic Teachers of the Eastern Region States of India held from 08.08.2005 to 12.08.2005 at Kolkata organized by National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research, Kolkata. • Delivered lecture on Rehabilitation of Structures and Quality Control- sampling and testing for senior and middle level civil engineers of different subsidiaries of Coal India held on 26.05.2005 organized by Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi. • Delivered lecture on Repairing Techniques & Case studies for Polytechnic Teachers of the Eastern Region States of India held from 17.11.2003 to 21.11.2003 at Kolkata organized by Technical Teacher’s Training Institute, Kolkata. • Delivered lecture on Assessment of Environmental Effects for Engineering College & Polytechnic Teachers of the Eastern Region States of India held from 16.08.2004 to 20.08.2004 at Kolkata organized by National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research, Kolkata. Seminar / Conference organized /committee members / Paper presentation • Member of International Advisory Committee of the 6th International Conference of Asian Concrete Federation, ACF 2014. 4 of 22 Curriculum Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati • Presented paper in International Conference on Corrosion Control in Infrastructural Pipeline, RCC Structure and Auto Mobile CCIPRA 2014. • National organizing Committee member of International Conference on trends and Challenges in Concrete Structures held at Ghaziabad, India December 2013 • Organizing Committee member of International Conference on Innovations in Concrete for Meeting Infrastructure Challenge ICI IWC 2013 organized by Indian Concrete Institute at Hyderabad, October 2013. • Organizing Committee member of ICI IWC 1998 Seminar / Conference attended • The fourth International fib Congress 2014 in Mumbai in February, 2014. • American Concrete Institute Spring 2014 Convention at Reno, Nevada in USA • International Conference on trends and Challenges in Concrete Structures held at Ghaziabad, India December 2013 • International Conference on Innovations in Concrete for Meeting Infrastructure Challenge ICI IWC 2013 organized by Indian Concrete Institute at Hyderabad, October 2013. Leadership in professional bodies: • President, Indian Concrete Institute 2013 to till date. • Executive Committee Member of Asian Concrete Federation 2014 to till date. • Vice-president, Indian Concrete Institute 2011 to 2013 • Chiarman, Indian Concrete Institute, West Bengal center for the year 2005 to till date. • Secretary, Indian Concrete Institute, West Bengal center for the year 2003 to 2005. • Governing Council Member, Indian Concrete Institute for the year 1995-1997, 1997-1999 & 2005-till date. • Member of Technical Exhibition Sub committee 69th Annual session of Indian Roads Congress. • Member of technical committee of Structural Engineers World Congress 2007 at Bangalore, India List of Publications 1. P. P. Biswas & S. Saraswati, “A model on Determination of Failure Parameters of Flexible Pavements” –ICORT, New Delhi, 1995, Vol.-I, Page-630-634. 2. P.P. Biswas, Dr. S.C. Das & S. Saraswati, ‘A model on Prediction of Flexible Pavement Behaviour’, Indian Highways, Sept. 1998, Page-37 to 42. 5 of 22 Curriculum Curriculum Vitae Subhajit Saraswati 3. S. Saraswati, S. K. Ghosh & A. K. Ghosh Dastidar, “Fly ash for Better Concrete with Special Reference to Roads –The Indian scenario”, International Symposium on Innovative World of Concrete – IWC-1998, Calcutta. 4. P. P. Biswas, S.C. Das & S. Saraswati, “Influence of Subgrade strength on vertical compressive strength in two layer system” – ICTACEM, 1998, IIT, Kharagpur 5. K. Bandyopadhya, S. Saraswati & N. Som, “An