Dr. Shwetambara Verma

Professor & Director Student Welfare

Ph.D. from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Email - shwetambara@kazirangauniversity.in

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
M.E Structural Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
B.E Civil Engineering from Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science, Ramtek

Experience

15 years Teaching and Industrial Experience

Worked at

PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
ECBC Cell, Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency, Govt. of Jharkhand
Amity University, Noida
Infrastructure expert
SKIPA, Government of Jharkhand
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna, India
Cambridge Institute of Technology, Ranchi University, Ranchi India

Career Highlights & Awards:

Awards & Achievements

Awarded with InRes Vivekananda Prize 2023 from the Institute of Researchers (InRes) for outstanding research contributions in the field of civil engineering.
Reviewer of the International Journal X-Ray Spectrometry, Wiley
Reviewer of the International Journal Structures, ELSEVIER
Member of the editorial board (2013-2014) of ABACUS, A bi-annually internationally refereed journal on architecture, conservation, and studies. ISSN: 0973-8339.
Established the first Students’ Chapter of IEI in Civil Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology at Kaziranga University

Membership

Life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) LM 90312.
Member of the Institution of Engineers (IEI). Membership No. M-1729467
Life member of UNESCO
Life member of Institute of Researchers (InRes) LM042306

Grant Received

FY 2023-2024

A total grant of Rs. 350000/- for conducting of Face to Face Faculty Development Programme under AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy during the financial year 2023-2024

FY 2021-2022

Research Promotion Scheme

A total grant of Rs. 903570/- for conduct of project under Research Promotion Scheme for the North East Region (RPS-NER) during the financial year 2021-2022.
Title of the Project: Development of smart concrete composites using carbon fiber and modified admixture for high strength/high performance concrete structures under different loading conditions specific to North-eastern region.

MODROB-NER

Rs.711604/- under the scheme (MODROB-NER) during the current financial year 2021-2022- reg.
Title of the Project: Upgradation of Civil laboratory equipments

Mentor-Mentee Program for IIC Institutions

Rs. 2,25,000/-(Rupees Two Lakh Twenty-Five Thousand only) being the Grant-in-Aid under the Mentor- Mentee Program for IIC institutions 2021-22, MIC payable during the current financial year 2021-22- reg.
A total grant received: 2,190,174/-

Patents

Title of the invention : Development of eco-friendly and sustainable concrete using imperial smelting furnace slag, construction & demolition waste, waste marble powder and metakaolin.
Title of the invention : Development of eco-friendly concrete using industrial waste such as fly ash, imperial smelting furnace slag, stone dust, hooked steel fibre.

Invited Lectures

For public agencies:

“Analysis of good practices in sewerage and septage”, in AMRUT trainings for Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow (Estd. By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India), July 1st, 2016.
“Analysis of good practices in water supply”, in AMRUT trainings for Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow (Estd. By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India), June 30th, 2016.
“Key learning from PPP case studies from India”, in AMRUT trainings for Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow (Estd. By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India), June 29th, 2016.
“Good practices in sewerage and septage”, in AMRUT trainings for Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow (Estd. By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India), June 25th, 2016.
“Good practices in water supply”, in AMRUT trainings for Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow (Estd. By Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India), June 24th, 2016.
“Overview of centrally sponsored schemes with espect to urban development”, in training program for NULM- City Mission Manager, SKIPA, Ranchi, September 17th, 2015.

Publication and Books

International Journals:

Varadharajan, S., Vasanthan, K.S. & Verma, S. Recent development in nano-phase change materials and their applications in enhancing thermal capacity of intelligent buildings: A state-of-the art review. Journal of Materials Research (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-00907- Indexed in SCIE, WOS and SCOPUS)
Varadharajan S., Animesh k Jaiswal., and Verma S., (2020); “Assessment of mechanical properties and environmental benefits of using rice husk ash and marble dust in concrete”; Structures, ELSEVIER, Volume 28, pp.389-406, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.09.005Get rights and content (Indexed in SCIE, WOS and SCOPUS)
Verma S., Sengupta S., Varadharajan S and Kumar A., (2018); “A preliminary assessment of microstructural and compositional characteristics of two variants of pre and post carbonated concrete mixes”; X‐Ray Spectrometry, Volume 47, Issue 4, ISSN: 1097-4539, pp. 277–286, DOI: 10.1002/xrs.2839 (Indexed in SCI, WOS, & SCOPUS).
Verma S., and Kujur J., (2018)., “Water permeability and carbonation modelling of different variants of concrete using ANN”, Malaysian Construction Research Journal, ISSN: 19853807 Volume 26, Issue 3, pp. 111-124. (Indexed in SCOPUS).
Verma S., Sengupta S., Varadharajan S and Tomar R.K., (2018); “Corrosion current density modelling using artificial neural network”, IEEE Digital Explorer.(indexed in SCOPUS).
Varadharajan S., Verma S., Srivastava A., and Kumar V., (2018); “Estimation of fundamental time period of soft storey buildings using artificial intelligence”, IEEE Digital Explorer.(indexed in SCOPUS).
Varadharajan S., Verma S., Khan S. A., Amin A., Wani U., Rasool F., Rathore D., (2018): “Utilization of artificial intelligence for estimation of fundamental time period of plan asymmetric buildings”, IEEE Digital Explorer.(indexed in SCOPUS).
Verma S and Sengupta S; (2024) "A New Way to Shaping India's Academic Environment: An Assessment of the Mechanism of Integration of Education 4.0 to Industry-Centric Learning", Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Wiley. http://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22791 SCIE, WOS, SCOPUS (Elsevier).

Book Chapter Publication:

Varadharajan, Kirthanashri S. Vasanthan, Shwetambara Verma, and Priyanka Singh., (2020); “Applications of Back Propagation and Conjugate Gradient Neural Networks in Structural Engineering”, Cognitive Computing Systems-Applications and Technological Advancements, Apple Academic Press, ISBN:9781771889315.
Varadharajan, Kirthanashri S. Vasanthan, Shwetambara Verma, and Priyanka Singh., (2020); “Application of Neural Networks in Construction Management”, Cognitive Computing Systems-Applications and Technological Advancements, Apple Academic Press, ISBN:9781771889315.
Verma S., and Kujur J., (2017); “Statistical analysis of carbonation behaviour of concrete with manufactured sand”, Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability (CMMES 2017), ISBN: 978-9386210852
Verma S., and Kumar A., (2017); “Prediction of compressive strength using artificial neural network”, Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability (CMMES 2017), ISBN: 978-9386210852

International Conferences/Seminars:

Shwetambara Verma, Dr. Somesh Sengupta, Upasana Kashyap, and Tunika Hayemi., (2024); “Study of groundwater status and identification of suitable site for artificial groundwater recharge zones in Dimapur using GIS and Remote Sensing”, International Conference on Water 14- 16 March 2024, International Institute of Water, IIW, Jodhpur, India.
Verma S., Sengupta S., Varadharajan S and Tomar R.K., (2018); “Corrosion current density modelling using artificial neural network”, 8th International (IEEE) conference, Confluence 2018, 11-12^th January 10.1109/CONFLUENCE.2018.8442588 (indexed in SCOPUS).
Varadharajan S., Verma S., Srivastava A., and Kumar V., (2018); “Estimation of fundamental time period of soft storey buildings using artificial intelligence”, 8^th International (IEEE) conference, Confluence 2108, 11-12^thJanuary 10.1109/CONFLUENCE.2018.8442951, (indexed in SCOPUS).
Varadharajan S., Verma S., Khan S. A., Amin A., Wani U., Rasool F., Rathore D., (2018): “Utilization of artificial intelligence for estimation of fundamental time period of plan asymmetric buildings”, International Conference on Computing, Sep. 2018.10.1109/GUCON.2018.8674977 (indexed in SCOPUS).
Verma S., Kumar A., and Rai B., (2012); “Green concrete – an emerging trend in India”, International Conference on Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering 21-23rd June 2012, School of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore, ISBN 978-93-82338-01-7.

National Conferences/Seminars

Verma S., and Kujur J., (2017); “Statistical analysis of carbonation behaviour of concrete with manufactured sand”, National Conference on Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability (CMMES 2017), 21–22^nd, 2017, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India.
Verma S., and Kumar A., (2017); “Prediction of compressive strength using artificial neural network”, National Conference on Construction Management, Mechanization and Environmental Sustainability (CMMES 2017), 21–22^nd, 2017, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India.
, Mishra S., Chaudhary S., Verma S., and Jha N., (2015); “Urban environment: Challenges and conflicts”, Annual Conference of Konkan Geographers Association of India and National Seminar on Environmental Degradation: Challenges and Remedies, 5–6^th November 2015, ICSSR Sponsored, Department of Geography, Nirmala College, Ranchi.
Verma S., and Mishra S., (2015); “Smart city infrastructure development”, All India seminar on quality management in rural roads & bridges and role of civil engineering in smart cities, 12 -13^th September 2015, The Institution of Engineers (India), Jharkhand State Centre, Ranchi, under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division Board, IEI, Ranchi
Verma S., and Kumar A., (2011); “Partnerships between industry and academia”, National Seminar on Academic Institutes–Industries Interaction 24-25^th September 2011, Organized by Cambridge Institute of Technology and The Institution of Engineers (India) Ranchi.
Verma S., and Soren N., (2006); “Rain water harvesting” in National Conference on Recent Advances in Environmental Biotechnology for Forest and Bio-Diversity Management, 7-8^th March, 2006, Organized by Inter Disciplinary Forum, Ranchi Women’s College in collaboration with Council for Vocational Studies, Ranchi University, Sponsored by NAEB, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Government of India, Ranchi.

FDP/Training/ Seminar/ Workshop Attended

Participated in a one week online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled "Recent Advances in Structural Engineering and Material Science" held during 25-29 June 2024 organised by Department of Civil Engineering Jorhat Engineering college, Jorhat, Assam.
Participated in a one week online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled "Geo-Informatics in Disaster Management" held during 18-22 June 2024 organised by Department of Civil Engineering Jorhat Engineering college, Jorhat, Assam.
Participated in a one week online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled "Recent advances and Research Scope in Geotechnical Engineering" held during 3-7 June 2024 organised by Department of Civil Engineering Jorhat Engineering college, Jorhat, Assam.
Participated in Five days Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled "Advances in Research Methodology using Analytical Software's" held during 4-8March 2024 organised by Department of Business Administration &Department of Supply Chain Management, Dr. B. C. Roy Academy of Professional Courses in collaboration with Operational Research Society of India (ORSI), Durgapur Chapter.
Participated in Five days Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) titled "Introduction to Research Methodology using Analytical Software's" held during 19-23* February 2024 organised by Department of Business Administration &Department of Supply Chain Management, Dr. B. C. Roy Academy of Professional Courses in collaboration with Operational Research Society of India (ORSI), Durgapur Chapter.
Successfully participated in National IP Yatra Awareness Camp offered by ICC/MSME, Govt. of India 12-13th December 2023, Assam.
Undergone Innovation Ambassador training (Foundation Level, Total 16 Sessions of 30 contact hours) conducted by MoE's Innovation Cell & AICTE during the period from 30th June – 30th July 2021 in online mode.
Undergone Innovation Ambassador training (Advanced Level, Total 15 Sessions of 30 contact hours) conducted by MoE's Innovation Cell & AICTE during the ICC Calendar 2021-2022 in online mode.
Attended short term training programme on “Building maintenance and preservation” sponsored by Department of Tourism, Art Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Jharkhand, Department of Architecture, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, 29-4^th March 2016.
Attended one-day International workshop on “Emerging trends in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics” sponsored by TEQIP – II, IIT, Delhi, 20-21^st December 2014.
Attended seminar on one-day National workshop on “Intellectual property rights” (IPR 2011), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, 2^nd December 2011.
Attended seminar on two-day National workshop on “Water quality monitoring and control”, Department of Applied Chemistry, BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, 24-25^th May 2011.
Attended seminar on one-day workshop on “Maintenance and rehabilitation of Civil engineering structures”, organized by Civil Engineering Association, Department of Civil Engineering, KITS, Ramtek and Indian Concrete Institute, ISTE Chapter, KITS, Nagpur, 25^th September 2004.
Attended seminar on one-day National workshop on “Environmental and pollution awareness”, sponsored by AICTE, Nagpur, 10^th July 2004.