Amarnath M. Hegde

Dr. Amarnath M Hegde is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Patna. He obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, in 2015. Previously, Dr. Hegde has held the short term research positions at University of Milan Bicocca in Italy, UPC, Barcelona Tech in Spain and National University of Singapore. Before Ph.D, he has also worked as a geotechnical Engineer in Keller Ground Engineering India Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai for two years. He completed his M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and B. Tech from BVBVET Hubli in Karnataka. Dr. Hegde has published one book and more than 50 research papers in reputed International/national journals and conferences. He is a life member of several professional organizations. Currently, Dr. Hegde is a member of the Technical Committee on Reinforced Fill Structures (TC-218), International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) UK. He is also the member of Technical Committee on ‘Geosynthetics’ of Geo-Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers. He is the recipient of the prestigious Young Engineers Award in Civil Engineering Discipline by Institution of Engineers (India) in 2017. He has also received the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship by European Union consecutively for two terms. Apart from these, Dr. Hegde has also received IGS-Prof. Leonard’s award for best Ph.D thesis in geotechnical Engineering. He has also received several best paper awards and travel grants from the reputed organizations. He is the reviewer of the several leading International journals in the field of geotechnical engineering and sustainable construction practices.