Ph.D. Student
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,India
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About Me
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering (July 2018- Till Date)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai
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Prime Minister’s Research Fellow (PMRF)
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Completed course work with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): 9.14/10
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Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering (July 2014- July 2018)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat
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Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): 9.31/10
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Department Rank: 2
Experience
Visiting Fellow, Government Polytechnic Rajkot, Gujarat (Feb 2021- Till Date) The following courses at Government Polytechnic Rajkot, Gujarat as a part of the PMRF Teaching Requirement.
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Applied Mechanics Lab (Spring 2021)
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Concrete Technology Lab (Autumn 2021)
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Project I (Autumn 2022)
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Project II (Spring 2023)​
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Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Bombay (Jul 2018- Till Date)
I have worked as a teaching assistant for various undergraduate and postgraduate courses listed below at IIT Bombay. I manage many peripheral aspects of the courses, such as grading assignments, giving tutorial lectures, proctoring exams, etc.
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CE 231- Solid Mechanics Lab (Autumn 2018)
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CE 651- Bridge Engineering (Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
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CE 221- Solid Mechanics (Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022)
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CE 102 - Engineering Mechanics (Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023)
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Research Intern, Applied Mechanics Department, SVNIT, Surat (May-Jul 2017)
I worked under the guidance of Dr. A.M. Parghi, Assistant Professor on “Seismic analysis of bridge pier under the action of cyclic loading strengthened by FRP material”.
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Intern, Er. Bipin Adhiya, Structural Engineer, Rajkot. Gujarat (May-Jun 2016)
Positions of Responsibilities
President EERI IIT Bombay Student Chapter (Dec 2020- June 2022)
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Played a crucial role in establishing the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Student Chapter at IIT Bombay
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Coordinated overall chapter activities, including organizing events and lectures, outreach activities and fund-raising.
Mentor, Seismic Design Competition Team, EERI (Dec 2020-June 2022)
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Guided two consecutive teams of undergraduate students for an international seismic design competition organized by EERI, USA.
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In 2021, the team received “Charles Richter Award for the spirit of competition.”
Finance Head, Civil Engineering Society (CES), SVNIT Surat (Aug 2016 - Apr 2017)
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Maintained an accurate record of transactions and bills and was responsible for fund-raising
Scholastic Achievements
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Selected in the first batch of the Prime Ministers’ Research Fellowship, 2018.
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Awarded silver medal by Institute of Civil Engineers & Architects, Surat for securing 2nd rank in the department.
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Honored with a silver medal by SVNIT Alumni Association for securing 2nd rank in the department.
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Selected for the ‘Early Induction Program’ at IIT Bombay and completed the final year of B.Tech at IIT Bombay
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Awarded the registration grant for the 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, USA, 2022 by Computers and Structures, Inc. & Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), USA.
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Course topper for the Decision Making Under Uncertainty (Autumn 2021) - Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) by NPTEL
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Qualified GATE 2018 with All India Rank of 6950 and JEE Main 2014 with All India Rank of 5158.
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Completed training in National Cadet Corps (NCC) as a cadet with A- certificate,2011
Skills
Software Skills
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Proficient at software: AutoCad, Opensees, Bentley STAAD-Pro, ETABS, Seismosoft, OpenSHA
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Sound Knowledge of PACT, CsiBridge, Seismostruct, ABAQUS, MS Project
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Programming Languages
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MATLAB, R, Tcl
