Sudhir K. Jain
Sudhir Kumar Jain | |
|---|---|
| Director at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | |
| In office 2009[1]–present | |
| Preceded by | Amit Prashant[2] |
| Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | |
| In office 2009[3]–present | |
| Dean of Resource Planning and Generation at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | |
| In office 2005[3]–2008 | |
| Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | |
| Assumed office 1995[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959[4] |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Residence(s) | Gandhinagar, India |
| Alma mater | University of Roorkee California Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Professor Author Consultant |
| Known for | Earthquake engineering and Structural engineering |
| Website | Official website |
Sudhir K. Jain (born 1959) is a civil engineer and professor at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. He has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.[5] He is currently serving his third term as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.[1] He has been carrying out intensive research and development in the fields of Seismic Design Codes, Dynamic of Buildings and Post Earthquake Studies.[6] Beside these, Prof. Jain has actively participated in teaching, research activities and development in Earthquake Engineering focused on developing countries.[7] He is an elected fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering.[4] He was also elected a member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2021) for leadership in earthquake engineering in developing countries.[8]
He served as the president of International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) from 2014 to 2018.[9][10] He has also served on the Engineering and Computer Science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2019.[11]
Education
He earned Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Roorkee (now known as Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1979, and Masters and Doctoral degrees from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena in 1980 and 1983 respectively.[12]
Awards and honors
- Thomson Memorial Gold Medal (1979)[13]
- Robert A Millikan Fellowship (1982)[13]
- Padma Shri (2020)[14]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Murty, C. V. R; Margorie, Greene; Jain, Sudhir K.; Prasad, N. Purendra; Mehta, Vipul V. (2005). Earthquake rebuilding in Gujarat, India: an EERI recovery reconnaissance report. National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. ISBN 978-1-932884-05-0. OCLC 74355114.
- Jain, Sudhir K.; Murty, C.V.R; Rai, Durgesh C. (2008). Engineering Response to Hazards of Terrorism. NICEE. ISBN 978-8190613019.
Articles
- Jain, Sudhir K. (4 April 2016). "Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities". Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 14 (5): 1337–1436. doi:10.1007/s10518-016-9870-2. S2CID 111742229.
- Mondal, Goutam; Prashant, Amit; Jain, Sudhir K. (January 2012). "Simplified seismic analysis of soil–well–pier system for bridges". Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 32 (1): 42–55. doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2011.08.002.
- Kaushik, Hemant B.; Rai, Durgesh C.; Jain, Sudhir K. (27 December 2019). "Code Approaches to Seismic Design of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced ConcreteFrames: A State-of-the-Art Review". Earthquake Spectra. 22 (4): 961–983. doi:10.1193/1.2360907. S2CID 53061406.
- Singh, Raghvendra; Roy, Debasis; Jain, Sudhir K. (August 2005). "Analysis of earth dams affected by the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake". Engineering Geology. 80 (3–4): 282–291. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.06.002.
- Dutta, Sekhar Chandra; Murty, C.V.R.; Jain, Sudhir K. (25 June 2000). "Seismic torsional vibration in elevated tanks". Structural Engineering and Mechanics. 9 (6): 615–636. doi:10.12989/sem.2000.9.6.615.
References
- ^ a b "Sudhir Jain gets third term as IIT-Gandhinagar director | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. No. 26 August 2019.
- ^ Dave, Harita (1 July 2019). "Amit Prashant appointed as IITGn interim Director". Ahmedabad Mirror.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitk.ac.in. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. July 2010.
- ^ a b "Sudhir K. Jain". expert.inae.in. INAE.
- ^ "New BHU VC 2021".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain - Research and Professional Interests". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur.
- ^ Jain, Sudhir K. (1 May 2016). "Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities". Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 14 (5). Springer Nature: 1337–1436. doi:10.1007/s10518-016-9870-2. S2CID 111742229.
- ^ "IIT Gandhinagar director elected member of US National Academy of Engineering". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "IAEE: Officers". www.iaee.or.jp.
- ^ "Membership of Professional Societies". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur.
- ^ "Infosys Prize - Jury 2020". www.infosys-science-foundation.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitgn.ac.in.
- ^ a b "Awards and Honors - Dr. Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "IIT Gandhinagar director awarded Padma Shri". India Today. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.