Position
Ph.D Student (Jan 2023 – current)
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University,College Station, Jan 2023-Present.
M.Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, 2021.
B.E(Hons.)., Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad, 2018.
Biography
Avinash is a doctoral student at the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his M.Tech in Civil Engineering degree with focus on Geotechnical Engineering from IISc, Bangalore. His work there was focused on soil dynamics and machine foundations. Avinash completed his B.E (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad. During his Bachelor’s he worked on Soil Stabilization focused on expansive clays treatment with Alkali Activated Binder.
Previous Experience
Student Assistant at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, August 2016- May 2018
Professional Affiliations
Student Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Publications
- Mazhar, S., GuhaRay, A., Kar, A., Avinash, G.S.S. and Sirupa R. (2018), “Stabilization Of Expansive Black Cotton Soils With Alkali Activated Binders”, Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering.
- Mazhar, S., GuhaRay, A., Avinash, G.S.S. and Kar, A. (2018), “Geopolymerization Of Expansive Black Cotton Soils With Alkali Activated Binders”, Indian Geotechnical Conference IGC 2018, IISc Bangalore, December 2018. (published as book chapter “Problematic Soils and Geoenvironmental Concerns”, Springer publication)
- Mazhar, S., GuhaRay, A., Avinash, G.S.S., Sirupa R. and Kar, A. (2018), “Geopolymerization Of Expansive Black Cotton Soils With Alkali Activated Binders”, Conference on Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development, Kolkata, India, 27-28th July 2018).
Awards & Honors
Geosynthetic Institute Fellowship, 2024