Mr. Samir Saurav | Transportation Geotechnics | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Samir Saurav, Department of Civil Engineering, India

Mr. Samir Sauravis distinguished academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, holds a PhD in Bio systems Engineering from Kangwon National University, South Korea. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing solar energy technologies, specifically in solar thermal harvesting and its integration into agricultural and architectural applications.

Professional Profiles:

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Career Objective:

My aim is to collaborate with experts in the field, leveraging their expertise for mutual growth. I aspire to infuse innovation into work areas by integrating the latest methods and inputs for practical on-field applications.Area of Work: Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering🌐 Geotechnical Areas: Micro zonation Studies, Site Characterizations, Smart City Projects, Geophysical methods (Gravity, Magnetic, VLF, GPR, ERT, SRT, MASW, HVSR).🚗 Transportation Engineering: Planning, Pavement Engineering, and Transportation Geo-Technics.

Education:🎓

Ph.D. Scholar at NIT Patna in Civil Engineering, specializing in Transportation Geo-Technics.🎓 M-Tech in Earthquake Science and Engineering from IIT Dhanbad.🎓 B-Tech in Civil Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology.

Experience:

🧑‍🔬 Senior Research Fellow at NIT Patna, contributing to the project on “Identification, Characterization, and Mapping of Locally Available materials for Construction of Low Volume Roads in Bihar.”🧑‍🔬 Junior Research Fellow at NIT Patna, involved in the innovative utilization of local materials for pavement layers.

Training Experience:

🏗️ M-Tech Researcher at IIT Kharagpur, studying the influence of bacterial activity on weakly cemented sand.🛤️ Trainee at Surya Shine Developer, gaining hands-on experience in foundation work.

Skills:

💻 Proficient in C and C++ for mathematical models.🏗️ Knowledge of AUTOCADD for Civil Design.🏗️ Beginner-level proficiency in STADD PRO and ETAB for Structural Design.🌐 Familiar with geotechnical software like Surfer, Grapher, ArcGIS, Google Earth Pro, SEISAN, SCREAM, GRILLA, GEOPSY, etc.

Languages:

🇬🇧 English: Full professional proficiency.🇮🇳 Hindi: Native and bilingual proficiency.

Additional Activities:

👥 Demonstrated management skills at the engineering college level.🌍 Volunteer in National Disaster Management Programme by the Government of India.🎓 Volunteer in Manipal Research Colloquium event.🤝 Participated in ETGRMI 2018 Conference held at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.

Accolades:

🏆 Winner in Mathom Competition, Patna.🥇 Academic Excellence Award for securing top position in Diploma from Acharya Polytechnic.🎓 Secured top position in All India Entrance Test for Lateral Entry (E-Net Manipal).🥉 Secured third position in ISM Entrance Exam at M-Tech Level.