PROFILE OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Dr.Shankar B.S is presently working as Vice- Principal, Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department at Gopalan College of Engineering and Management, Bangalore. He has graduated from the BMS College of Engineering, obtained his Masters Degree from Bangalore University .His Ph.D was in the field of Groundwater contamination, which happens to be his main Research thrust area. He is guiding Ph.D students. Apart from being invloved in active research, he has been in the teaching field from 27 years. He has delivered several invited talks in prestigious institutions and conferences. He has 80 National and International Research Publications including prestigious peer-reviewed scopus indexed journals like the Springer and Elsevier. He is also a Referee for International Journals: IJEWM, IJAR, IJPS, EES, BJAST, EJERS and the Editorial board member for International Academic journals.He is the Conference Head for Scientific & technical committee of Eminent Association of Pioneers, Member of Planetary Scientific Research Committee, Conference Technical committee and Reviewer for EARCEE. He is a life member of American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT), Indian society of Technical Education (I.S.T.E). Institution of Engineers (M.I.E) and Indian water resources society (I.W.R.S) Profile 1. Name : Dr.B.S. SHANKAR 2. E-mail id : [email protected] 3. Highest Qualifications : Ph.D (Civil Engineering) 4.Experience : 29 YEARS (Teaching and Research) Academic Qualifications Qualification Specilization Universty / Board Ph.D Civil Engineering (Groundwater Dr MGR Deemed University contamination) Chennai M.E. Civil (Environmental Bangalore University Engineering) B.E. Civil Engineering BMS College of Engg, Blore PUC Physics, Maths, Chemistry National College, Blore School Science, Social, Maths The Vijaya High School, Blore Others Gate Qualified (Twice) All India Areas of Research Interest- Groundwater monitoring and control, Cost-effective treatment approaches for water and wastewater. No.of Ph.Ds Guiding – 03 in VTU 1. Profession Details 1 . Environmental Engineer at Ranka Developers from Oct 1990 to Dec 1991. 2. Environmental Engineer at M/s. Kirloskar Consultants Limited from Jan 1992 to Feb 1993. 3. Lecturer (Civil Engg) at M.V.J college of Engg, Bangalore from 1993 to 2002 and Senior Lecturer from 2002 to 2006. 4. Professor and HOD in Civil Engineering Department at East Point College of Engineering (EPCET) from October 2006 to June 2012. 5. Professor and Head, Civil Dept, CMRIT from June 2012 to Mar 2014 6. Professor & HOD in Civil Engineering Department at Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Blore, from Mar 2014 to October 2017. 7. Professor and HOD in Civil Engineering Department at East Point College of Engineering (EPCET) from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018. 8. Professor and HOD in Civil Engineering Department, Vice-Principal, Gopalan College of Engineering and Management from Dec 2018 till date Achievements and Awards 1. Twice qualified in the All India ‘GATE’ Examinations (1987 and 1988). 2. * 75 National and International Research Publications 3. *Referee for International Journals: Elsevier Ecological Indicators, IJEWM, IJAR, IJPS, EES, BJAST, EJERS 4. * Editorial board member for International Academic journals 5. * Conference Head for Scientific & technical committee of Eminent Association of Pioneers 6. * Member of Planetary Scientific Research Committee 7. * Conference Technical committee and Reviewer for EARCEE 8 *National Advisory committee member for the International Conference ICMCECE16 at BTI, Bangalore. 9 * Invited talk/speaker and Conference chair at the International Conference ICMCECE16, 23rd and 24th April 2016, Bangalore Technological Institute, Bangalore. Conferences conducted National 02 8. Professional Membership Life Member of Professional bodies: American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT) , Indian society of Technical Education (ISTE), Institution of Engineers (MIE) , and Indian water resources society (IWRS) 9. Research Publications International journals :33 National journals :08 International Conferences :11 National Conference :28 International Journals Sl.No Paper 1. Shankar B.S. and Usha H.S. (2007) “Environmental degradation due to Industrialization- a case study of Whitefield industrial area of Bangalore, India”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol.24, No.9, pp1348-1352. 2. Shankar B.S., Balasubramanya N., Rajashekarappa K.S. and Maruthesha Reddy. (2007) “Impact assessment of a tanning industrial cluster on groundwater quality”, International Journal of Environment and Ecology, Vol.25S, No.4A, pp.1343-1347. 3. Shankar B.S., Balasubramanya N. and Rajashekarappa K.S. (2007) “Impact of anthropogenicity on groundwater quality and mitigation thereof”, International Journal of Environment and Ecology, Vol.25S, No.4A, pp.1337-1342. 4. Shankar B.S. and Latha S. (2008) “Assessment of water quality index for the groundwaters of an industrial area in Bangalore, India”, International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol.28, No.6, pp 911-915. 5. Shankar B.S., Balasubramanya N. and Maruthesha Reddy M.T. (2008) “Impact of Industrialization on groundwater quality- a case study of Peenya Industrial area, Bangalore, India”, Environmental monitoring and assessment, Springer, Vol.142, pp 262-268. 6. Shankar B.S. and Gayathri H.N. (2008) “Incidence of pollution in the groundwaters of Bommasandra Industrial area in Bangalore, India”, Bulln of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 27, No.2, pp.91-98. 7. Shankar B.S., Maruthesha Reddy M.T. and Balasubramanya N. (2008) “Assessment of fluctuations in groundwater table of Hoskote Taluk, Bangalore Rural District, India”, Bulln of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 27, No.2, pp.79-83. 8. Shankar B.S. and Balasubramanya N. (2008) “Computation of Water quality indices of an industrial area in Bangalore, India”, Journal of Environment and Ecology, Vol. 26, No.3, pp.1332-1336. 9. Shankar B.S. (2009) “Chromium pollution in the groundwaters of an industrial area in Bangalore, India”. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol.26, No.5, pp.305-310. 10. Shankar B.S. and Gayathri H.N. (2008) “Evaluation of Hydro-Chemical Facies for the Groundwaters of K.R. Puram Industrial area in Bangalore, India”, Bulln of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 27, No.2, pp.171-180. 11. Shankar B.S. and Balasubramanya N. (2008) “Groundwater quality degradation due to industrialization- A case study of K.R. Puram Industrial area, Bangalore”, Indian journal of Env Protection, Vol. 28, No.7, pp.625-630. 12. Shankar B.S., Gayathri H.N. and Balasubramanya N. (2008) “Evaluation of saturation indices for the groundwaters of an industrial area in Bangalore, India”, Bulln of Environmental Sciences, Vol.27, No.2, pp.151-157. 13. Shankar B.S. and Balasubramanya N. (2009) “An appraisal of the groundwater quality status of Bangalore South district, Karnataka, India”, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Journal. Vol.8, No.1,pp.69-76. 14. Shankar B.S. and Balasubramanya N. (2008) “Evaluation of quality indices for the groundwaters of an industrial area in Bangalore, India”, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Journal. Vol.7, No.4, pp.663-666. 15. Shankar B.S. (2011). “Low-cost treatment for attenuation of nitrate from groundwater”. Journal of Engineering and Technology Research. Vol.3, No.1, pp16-21. 16. Shankar B.S. (2011). “An Appraisal of Groundwater Chemistry and Interpretation of Hydrochemical Facies – A Case Study of Bommanahalli Industrial Area in Bangalore, India”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. Vol.1, No.1, pp.67-80. 17. Shankar B.S. (2011). “Hazardous effects of nitrate and cost-effective techniques for its reduction from groundwater”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. Vol.1, No.1, pp.37-44. 18. Shankar B.S. (2012). “Iron Related Disorders and its Incidence in the Groundwaters of Bellandur Area, Bangalore, India”, International Journal of Advanced and Innovative Research (IJAIR) Vol.1, No.2, pp.40-46. 19. Shankar B.S. (2012). “Seasonal Statistical Analysis and Inter- relationship between Groundwater Quality Parameters for Industrial Belts of Bangalore, India” , International Journal of Advanced and Innovative Research (IJAIR) Vol.1, No.2, pp.47-53. 20. Shankar B.S. (2014). “Determination of scaling and corrosion tendencies of water through the use of Langelier and Ryznar Indices , Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology Vol.2, No.2A, pp.123- 127. 21. Balasubramanya N. and Shankar B.S (2014). “Progressive deteriortaion of groundwater quality in Vrishabhavathi Valley Basin, Bangalore, India, International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering Vol.1, No.5, pp.61-66. 22. Shankar B.S. (2014). “Characterization and mapping of pollution hazard groundwater zones using GIS, International Journal on Environmental sciences Vol.5, No.1, pp.113-120. 23. Shankar B.S. (2015).” Fluoride threat in the groundwaters of Bommanahalli area in Bangalore, India”. IJAIR; Vol 4, issue 8, pp 131- 135. 24. Shankar B.S. (2015) “Application of Statistical Techniques for Modeling of Groundwater Quality Parameters”, International Journal of Recent Research Aspects; Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 267-271. 25. Shankar B.S. (2016) “Spatial distribution of Total dissolved solids in the groundwaters of Bangalore city, Karnataka, India”, WJERT; Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp.136 -144. 26. Shankar B.S. and Usha Arcot. (2018) “A Critical Evaluation