Ph.D. Student
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,India
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
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)
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)
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”.
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
