BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Prof. Sandeep Chaudhary is currently working as the Dean of Administration and a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. In 27 years of his professional career, Prof. Chaudhary has served as an academician, a researcher and an industry expert in structural engineering and sustainable construction practices. His group carries out analytical and experimental studies, ranging from the microstructural behaviour of building materials and the development of sustainable building products to the analysis of large structures. His work on sustainable construction materials and products has resulted in two patents and the first technology transfer of the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. Prof. Chaudhary has also engaged in multidisciplinary and international collaborative research to develop sustainable global solutions. He is one of the core interdisciplinary team members of 8 faculty members who secured an INR 100-crore grant for establishing a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) at IIT Indore. The Government of the Russian Federation has recently invited him to create a world-class research laboratory at NPI, Russia and lead a Project on Carbon-neutral technologies for recycling large-tonnage fuel wastes to produce functional geopolymer materials. He has served on prestigious committees at the National and International Levels and is presently Secretary of the Technical Committee on "Life Cycle Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructures (TC-LCM)" of the Asian Concrete Federation.

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH QUALIFICATIONS

• Post Doc. Research Fellow (Aug 2010-July 2011, Structural System Laboratory, KNU, S. Korea) [link]
• Ph.D. (2006, IIT Delhi, India), Course Work CGPA 10.0 [link]
• M.E. (1999, Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, India) with Honours (75.04%) [link]
• B. E. (1996, M B M Engineering College Jodhpur, India) with Honours (76.16%) [link]

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Sustainable construction materials
• Structural Engineering
• Concrete performance assessment
• Building product engineering
• Environment impact assessment
• Advanced Characterisation Techniques
• Simulation, modelling and IoT applications in civil engineering

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

• Professor (Since October 2018) Discipline of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
• Associate Professor (May 2017-October 2018) Discipline of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
• Associate Professor (July 2010 – May 2017) Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India
• Reader (July 2007 – June 2010) Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India
• Lecturer (October 1996 – June 2007) Department of Civil Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, india

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

IIT INDORE:

• Dean, Administration (Feb 2023 - Cont)
• Head/ Professor Incharge, Centre for Rural Development and Technology (April 2020 - April 2023)
• Head, Department of Civil Engineering (October 2017 - March 2019)
• Associate Dean, Planning-III (September 2017 - March 2019)
• Coordinator, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) (September 2017 - October 2018)



MNIT JAIPUR:

• Associate Dean, Planning & Development (June 2016 - May 2017)
• Associate Dean, Research & Consultancy (November 2013 - May 2016)
• Associate Dean, Academic (March 2012 - November 2013)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Best Technology Award 2024 by IIT Indore for developing technology product with high commercialization potential.
• Best Research Paper Award 2023 by IIT Indore.
• Eminent Engineer Award by The Institution of Engineers (India) during the 37th National Convention in 2022.
• Offered Research Fellowship by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for two months in 2017.
• Post-Doctoral research Fellowship granted by National Research Foundation, S. Korea (2010-2011).
• QIP Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Delhi by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India (2002-2005).
• Merit Scholarship during B.E. (1993-1995).