ABOUT

Dr. Nitin Tiwari is working as a Post Doctoral Fellow in Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, USA. He obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India and Master of Engineering in structural engineering from University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Bhopal, India. He worked as an Assistant Professor at Truba Institute of Engineering and Information Technology Bhopal for a peried of Jan 2018 to Dec 2018 before joining IIT Indore for PhD. He is actively engaged in teaching and research in the field of Civil engineering, particularly in geotechnical engineering, pavement engineering. He is an expert in Machine learning and Artificial intelligence application in Civil Engineering.

Dr. Tiwari received a research fellowship from the Ministry of Education for pursuing a Ph.D. He published 15+ papers in International/National Journals and Conferences. He has published 3 books on structural engineering. He is a member of several professional societies such as a Lifetime Member of the International Geosynthetic Society (IGS), a Lifetime Member of the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Member of National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Member of The Institution of Structural Engineers. He was actively associated with the IGS Indore chapter in organizing short courses/workshops and was elected as EC member for 2021-2023 of the IGS Indore chapter. Dr. Tiwari is also an International member of AKG 80 Geosynthetic committee of the Transportation Research Board.

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore recently conferred the Institution's best research paper award of Academic Year 2020-2021 to Dr. Tiwari for his multidimensional research on expansive soil stabilization using native bacteria. He was also conferred with the Young Scientist Award 2021 by the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology Bhopal. Dr. Tiwari’s recent research paper has been selected as an editorial choice paper 2020 for the International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Improvement.

EDUCATION

Ph.D: Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India M.Engg. : Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) University Institute of Technology RGTU Bhopal, India B.Engg. : Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Since Feb 2022) School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, US.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Oct 2021 to Jan 2022) Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India.
• Research Associate - I (May 2021 to Oct 2021) Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
• Use of alternative green and sustainable materials in construction
• MICP treatment of soft soil using native bacteria
• Application of Machine learning and soft computing in Civil Engineering
• Ground improvement monitoring using geophysical assessment

AWARDS and HONORS

• Member, Triennial Strategic Planning (TSP), Mechanics and Drainage of Saturated and Unsaturated Geomaterials (AKG 40) committee, Transportation Research Board, 2021-2022.
• Member, International Member Slot of Standing Committee on Geosynthetics (AKG80) - Transportation Research Board Link
• Young Scientist Award in Civil Engineering by M.P. Council of Science and Technology during 36th Young Scientist Congress 2021, Free Press, Naidunia, Nyooz.com
• Best Research Paper Award for the academic year 2020-21 by Indian Institute of Technology Indore
• Editorial choice publication 2020 in International of Geosynthetic and Ground Improvement, Springer, Link.
• Editorial choice publication 2019 in Geosciences, MDPI Link.
• Most Cited Article 2022 in Geosciences, MDPI Link.
• Most Cited Article 2022 in Eng. Sci and Tech., an International Journal, Elsevier Link.
• Most Cited Article 2022 in Soils and Foundations, Elsevier Link.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Lifetime member of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)
• Aff. Member member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Student member of International Geosynthetic Society (IGS)
• Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
• Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Member of National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Member of The Institution of Structural Engineers