Awards and Achievements
Associate Editor in International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE (2023)
Member of Editorial Board in International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE (2022-23)
Member of Editorial Board in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (2019-)
Member of Editorial Board in Indian Geotechnical Journal (2019-)
Young Researcher Award by Venus International Foundation (2015)
IUSSTF Research Fellowship by Indo-US S&T Forum (2013)
Class of 1982 Research Fellowship by IIT Kanpur (2013)
IEI Young Engineers Award 2011-2012 by The Institute of Engineers (India) (2011)
Outstanding Young Investigator Award by International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) (2011)
Scholarship for Young Indian Researchers by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (2009)
The Fast Track Project Grant for Young Scientists from Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), India (2007)
The Build India Scholarship by Larsen & Toubro Limited, India (1998)
The National Scholarship in 10+2 standard (1994)
The National Scholarship in 10th standard (1992)
Administrative & Other Responsibilities
Head, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India, 2023-26
Member of Board of Studies (BOS), Department of Civil Engineering, VNIT Nagpur, Nagpur, India, 2021-23
Academic Program Director, IIT Kanpur-LaTrobe University (Australia) Research Academy, IIT Kanpur, 2020-2023
Associate Dean, Physical Infrastructure, IIT Kanpur, 2019-2021
Organiser of Indo-Canadian Workshop on "Interactive Design in Geotechnical Engineering - Theory to Practice", September 24 - October 02, 2020
PAC Member of "Civil, Infrastructure & Transportation Engineering", SERB, India, 2020-2023
Faculty-in-charge, IIT Kanpur-LaTrobe Australia Research Academy, 2019-2020
Vice President, "Workshop on Sustainable Geotechnics", IIT Kanpur, October 13-14, 2017
Warden, Hall-VIII, IIT Kanpur, 2015-2017
Convener, DUGC, Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Kanpur, 2014-15
Cordinator, QIP Short Term Course on "Recent Advancement in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering", Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Kanpur, 2019
Cordinator, QIP Short Term Course on "Recent Advancement in Soil Dynamics", Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Kanpur, 2016
Cordinator, QIP Short Term Course on "Numerical and Experimental Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering", Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Kanpur, 2013
Session Co-ordinator in 12th IACMAG, Goa, 2008
Convener, DPGC, Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Kanpur, 2010-11
Member of Board of Studies (BOS) for the Department of Civil Engineering in Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2010
Warden, Hall-VIII, IIT Kanpur, 2010-13
Coordinator, Training Programme on FEM to RDSO, Lucknow, IIT Kanpur, 2010