SET welcomes visiting faculty
The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering field of study, School of Engineering and Technology, welcomes Dr. Sundarraj K. Prasad as visiting faculty for January 2006 semester.
Dr. Prasad comes to AIT thanks to the government of India. He is currently an assistant professor in civil engineering at S. J. College of Engineering in Mysore. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Mysore University securing first rank and four gold medals, his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and his doctoral degree from the University of Tokyo, Japan. His areas of research interest include earthquake geotechnical engineering, soil dynamics and reinforced earth structures.
During his stay at AIT, Dr. Prasad will teach a course entitled 'Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering' (course No. CE71.61). He can be contacted at room N252, School of Engineering and Technology, Ext. 5517 and at prasadsk@ait.ac.th
The Structural Engineering field of study, School of Engineering and Technology, welcomes Dr. Sunil Munasinghe and Dr. Ravande Kishore, two visiting faculty who joined in the January 2006 semester.
Dr. Munasinghe obtained his Ph.D. in civil engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1997. Prior to his present assignment, he was a senior lecturer of the University of Peradeniya's faculty of engineering in Sri Lanka. He later worked at Softek Services Ltd. in Canada, as a senior research engineer for structural analysis software. His area of research includes finite element methods, solid and structural mechanics and software for structural analysis.
During his stay at AIT, Dr. Munasinghe will teach CE 72.12 'Finite Element Method in Engineering' and CE 72.31 'Continuum Mechanics.' He can be contacted at Room N232 (SET, north academic building), Ext. 6430.
Dr. Ravande Kishore (right), comes to AIT thanks to the government of India. He is currently a professor of civil engineering and chairman, board of studies in civil engineering at University College of Engineering at Osmania University in Hyderabad.
He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Osmania University, securing second and first rank at bachelor's and master's levels respectively. He completed his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay.
He has pioneered research work in the field of recycled aggregate concrete in India during his doctoral thesis work. His areas of research interest include concrete technology, new building materials, special concretes, repairs and rehabilitation techniques, non-destructive testing and low-cost housing.
Dr. Kishore will teach CE72.9004 'New Concrete Materials and Special Concretes.' He can be contacted at room E236, School of Engineering and Technology, Ext. 5542 and at kravande@ait.ac.th