BRIEF PROFILE Name Gaurav Thakur Designation Assistant Professor Area Civil Engineering Email [email protected] Contact No. +918750980927 ● Currently working in Uttaranchal University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Professional Experience Engineering since 22-07-2019. ● Worked in Tula’s Institute, Dehradun as an Assistant Professor from 01-08-2018 to 30-05-2019. ● Worked in Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram as an Assistant Professor from 24-07-2017 to 06-07-2018. ● Worked in Era Infra Engineering Limited as an Assistant Engineer from 23-06-2014 to 15-07-2015. ● M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from DIT University with 9.84 CGPA from 2015-2017. Education Qualification ● B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Graphic Era University with 90.27% from 2010-2014. ● Intermediate from Shri Guru Ram Rai Public School, Patel Nagar, Dehradun with 89.20% in the year 2010. ● High school from Shri Guru Ram Rai Public School, Raja Road, Dehradun with 89.4% in the year 2008. ● Optimization of mortar mix for ferrocement by Taguchi’s method. ● Flow characteristics of labyrinth weir Area of Research ● Self-healing concrete ● Strengthening concrete by incorporating nano-silica and dolomite powder Current Research, If any Publications: ● Articles in Journals (only Scopus/SCI) ● Books edited/Chapter contributed/ Books authored ● Participated in TEQIP-III sponsored workshop on “Transforming Pedagogy in India” organized by NIT Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/ st rd Jamshedpur from 1 ​ to 3 ​ August, 2020. FDP/MDP attended ​ ​ ● Completed FDP on “Holistic Teaching Techniques for University Teachers” organized by Uttaranchal University th th from 20 ​ July,2020 to 25 ​ July, 2020. ​ ​ ● Presented paper on “Incorporating Micro-Capsules in Self-Healing Concrete to Enhance its Performance” in proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Engineering, Science & Technology, organized by th Uttaranchal University, Dehradun on 24 ​ July, 2020. ​ ● Successfully completed FDP 101x and 201x- Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning” designed by IIT Bombay as a Blended/Hybrid MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). ● Attended ICMMM-2015- a two day workshop on Innovative Construction Machinery, Materials and Methods organized by ISCMS (Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures) on October 26-27, 2015 at Roorkee in association with IIT Roorkee. ● Attended a three day workshop named “Sand to Silicon” organized by the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Graphic Era University, Dehradun from January 12 to 15, 2011. ● Gold Medal in B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) from Graphic Era Award/Certificate/Prize received University in the Year 2014. ● Completed 5 years course in Indian Classical Music from Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidhalaya, Dehradun. Any extra-curricular activities ● Expert in organizing and delivering lectures related to civil engineering software e.g. AutoCAD, ETABS etc. ● Organized several workshops, competitions, site visits, guest lectures and career counseling sessions for the students of Civil Engineering Department. ● Performed as a Technical Committee member for online conference “ICAEST-2020” organized by Uttaranchal University. ● Conducted additional ETABS lab for a semester for the students of VI semester of the Civil Engineering Department of Uttaranchal University in the year 2019-2020. ● Guided B.Tech. and M.Tech. students. ● Organized survey camp for the students of Civil Engineering Department. .