T. G. Sitharam is a civil engineer, professor at IISc Bangalore (on lien), former director at IIT Guwahati.Currently, he is serving as Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education,(AICTE) from 1 December 2022 onwards.[2] He is known for his works in the fields of rock mechanics, rock engineering and geotechnical earthquake engineering.[4] He is an elected fellow of Indian Geotechnical Society, Institution of Engineers (India) and American Society of Civil Engineers.[5]
T. G. Sitharam | |
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| Director at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | |
| In office 1 July 2019[1] – 22 November 2022[2] | |
| Preceded by | Gautam Biswas |
| Succeeded by | Prof.Devendra Jalihal |
| Professor at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore | |
| In office 28 June 2006[3] – 31 May 2025 | |
| Chairman at CiSTUP | |
| In office January 2009[3] – March 2014[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 Karnataka |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Residence(s) | Guwahati, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore University of Waterloo |
| Profession | Professor Author Consultant |
| Known for | Rock mechanics Earthquake engineering |
| Website | Official website |
He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering and several other journals.[6]
Awards and honors
editSelected patents
edit- System and method for fracking of shale rock formation[11]
Selected articles
edit- Naveen, B.P.; Mahapatra, Durga Madhab; Sitharam, T.G.; Sivapullaiah, P.V.; Ramachandra, T.V. (January 2017). "Physico-chemical and biological characterization of urban municipal landfill leachate". Environmental Pollution. 220 (Pt A): 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.002. PMID 27616651.
- Sireesh, S.; Sitharam, T.G.; Dash, Sujit Kumar (April 2009). "Bearing capacity of circular footing on geocell–sand mattress overlying clay bed with void". Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 27 (2): 89–98. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.09.005.
- Sitharam, T.G; Latha, G.Madhavi (June 2002). "Simulation of excavations in jointed rock masses using a practical equivalent continuum approach". International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 39 (4): 517–525. doi:10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00024-2.
Books
edit- Sitharam, T. G.; Govindaraju, L. (2016). Elasticity for Engineers. I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Limited. ISBN 978-93-85909-34-4.
- Samui, Pijush; Das, Sarat; Sitharam, T.G. (2010). Soft Computing: in Geotechnical Engineering. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. p. 112. ISBN 978-3639311259.
- Sitharam, T. G. (2008). Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Mechanics). S. Chand Publishing. ISBN 978-81-219-2457-3.
References
edit- ^ "New IIT Guwahati Director T. G. Sitharam plans extension centres in Northeast". India Today. 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "IIT Guwahati Director TG Sitharam gets appointed as new chairman of AICTE". telegraphindia.com. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Positions Held". tgsitharam.in.
- ^ "T.G.Sitharam – Research Activities". www.iitg.ac.in.
- ^ a b "Sitharam Named ASCE Fellow | ASCE News". American Society of Civil Engineers. 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Editorial Board". Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "KSCST : State Science and Technology Awards – Recipients". www.kscst.org.in. Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka.
- ^ "CITATION -Gopal Ranjan Research Award 2014" (PDF).
- ^ "Amulya and Vimala Reddy Lecture Award in the Field of Sustainable Development". www.iisc.ac.in. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.
- ^ Bhagwan, Jai. "Bulletin of Indian Geotechnical Society (Jan – Mar 2015)" (PDF). www.igs.org. Indian Geotechnical Society.
- ^ "System and method for fracking of shale rock formation". patents.google.com. US Patent Office. 9 April 2015.