<p>In my academic life, I have tried to ensure that I am consistent and deep in whatever I undertake. I received the Gold Medal in my B.Tech as I got the highest overall GPA, completed my M. Tech and PhD in Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, with good academic results, with CGPA of 9.13 and 9.40, respectively.</p>
<p>During my Ph.D., I extensively worked on the development of sustainable aerated concrete blocks; the mixture of construction and demolition wastes, GGBS, fly ash, zeolite, and other recycled materials were used. Another important contribution that I made was working on and testing an Accelerated Curing Tank as a viable alternative to test autoclaving. This enhanced greatly compressive and flexural strength besides making the process more economical. I have also added steel wool fibers to increase resistance to crack and toughness. In addition to experimental, I used machine learning algorithms including Gaussian process regression, XGBoost, random forest and light gbm to estimate as well as optimise the concrete properties.</p>
<p>I have written several research articles in the reputable SCIE and Scopus-indexed journals, such as Q1 journals, such as Construction and Building Materials and Circular Economy and Sustainability. My general area of work is sustainable materials, durability improvement, recycled aggregates, and pavements and interdisciplinary research bridging civil engineering and policy and legal frameworks.</p>
<p>I have been employed as an Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator professionally with experience in mentoring students and advising research projects. Another industry exposure I got was at MECON Ltd. where I was involved in quality assurance and concrete testing of major industrial works at SAIL Rourkela. I have been assigned leadership roles like Placement Coordinator and academic coordination in addition to teaching and research, which has been involved in institutional growth.</p>