Research Scholars
Abid (Joined in July 2024) jointly with Dr Indu S R G
Tentative topic: Yet to be decided
Prajnadeep Karna (Joined in December 2023)
Tentative topic: Seismic Source Characterization
Aman Alok (Joined in December 2022)
Tentative topic: Related to geopolmerization.
Abhileen Chatterjee (Joined in December 2022) Jointly with Dr. Ribhu Chopra
Tentative topic: Assessment of ground motion scenario in the Central Himalayan Seismic Gap
Jenny Laura RVS (Joined in December 2021)
Tentative topic: Local site effect assessment of North Bihar, India
Sudeepta Malakar (Joined in July 2020) jointly with Dr Anil K. Mishra
Tentative topic: Stability of landfill Fine Fractions (Synopsis over)
Hrik Chaudhury (July 2020-May 2026) jointly with Dr Rishikesh Bharti
Thesis title: Development of geospatial frameworks to assess subsoil stiffness and liquefaction potential (Successfully defended in May 2026)
Dr. Surender Singh (Jan 2019-Jul 2024) jointly with Prof T. G. Sitharam
Thesis Title: Exploring the stability of tailing pond embankments and stabilization of tailing materials through alkali activation for various field applications (Successfully defended in July 2024) (Current Position: Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay)
Dr. Abhishek Kamishetty (July 2018-September 2024) jointly with Dr Indu S. G. Ranjani as Main Supervisor
Thesis Title: Studies on the influence of admixtures on the permeation and mechanical characteristics of Foam Concrete for use in light weight interlocking blocks (Successfully defended in September 2024) (Current Position: Assistant Professor (Adhoc), VNIT Nagpur).
Dr. Niranjan Borah (July 2018-April 2024)
Thesis Title: Development of Seismic Source Zonation maps, Seismic hazard maps (using multiple approaches) and GMPEs for North East India (Successfully defended in April 2024) (Current Position: Assistant Professor, Barak Valley Engineering College, Assam)
Dr. Joy Kumar Mondal (Jan 2018-June 2023)
Thesis Title: Development of Methodologies to Quantify Inputs of Local Site Effect Assessment During Earthquakes (Successfully defended in July 2023) (Current Position: Assistant Professor, Netaji Subhash University of Technology, Delhi since September 2025)
Dr. Harinarayan N H (Jan 2015-July 2020)
Thesis Title: Ground Motion Prediction Equation for parts of North India (Successfully defended in July 2020)
Dr. Olympa Baro (August 2014-September 2018)
Thesis Title: Estimating regional and local parameters controlling the seismic Hazard scenario of the Shillong Plateau (Successfully defended in September 2018) (Currently Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, NIT Silchar since July 2019)
M.Tech Students
Alla Raj Kumar
Project title: Study of the performance and stability of a typical mechanically stabilized earthern wall (Successfully completed in June 2026)
Misbahul Khan
Tentative Project Title: Stability analysis of Typical tailing pond (Successfully completed in June 2025)
Dasari Nithin
Tentative Project Title: Extrapolation of soil stiffness to deeper medium (Successfully completed in June 2025)
Soumya Roy
Project title: Stability analyses of typical tailing dam embankments with randomly distributed materials (Successfully completed in May 2024)
Hirani Deuri
Project Title: Comparison between equivalent linear and nonlinear ground response analyses for Indo-Gangetic Basin (Successfully completed in June 2023)
Mohammed Tawfig Mohammed Ahmed
Project Title: Quantification of the effect of shear wave velocity measurement based uncertainty in seismic hazard (Successfully completed in August 2023)
Luit Boro
Project Title: Assessment of components of Earthquake Early Warning System for North-East India (Successfully completed in May 2022)
Raj Kamal
Project Title: Development of surface scenario ground motions for Guwahati city (Successfully completed in June 2022)
Arun Siva R
Project Title: Impact of low frequency content on local site effect (successfully completed in June, 2021)
Tharunkumar K.
Project Title: Development of Landslide hazard zonation map for the part of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh using GIS (successfully completed in June, 2021)
Vineet Gajamer
Project Title: Forensic investigation of a typical landslide in Paglajhoda region of Darjeeling, West Bengal (successfully completed in June, 2021), Currently PhD student at IIT Bombay
Amit Das (Jointly with Prof S. Sreedeep)
Project Title: Effect of Joint conditions on the development of Fragility Curves for Tunnels, in rocky medijm (successfully completed in June, 2020)
Argha Biswas
Project Title: Assessment of In-situ Liquefaction in terms of regional correlations, applicable to NE India, (successfully completed in June, 2020), (Currently PhD student at Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee)
Sujata Das
Project Title: Numerical medelling of excavations along the Guwahati-Shillong Road in Guwahati, India using Plaxis 2D (successfully completed in June, 2019)
Avinash Kumar
Project Title: Seismic Hazard Analysis of Lucknow, India using Zoneless Approach (successfully completed in June, 2019)
Suman Haldar
Project Title: Determination of Design Response Spectra and Site Coefficients for Guwahati urban Center based on thorough Ground response analyses, (successfully completed in June 2018)
Safik Khan
Project Title: Identification of Possible Liquefaction Zones across Guwahati and targets for ground improvement ascertaining no further Liquefaction (successfully completed in July 2018)
Saurabh Anand
Project Title: Subsurface exploration based on Geotechnical and geophysical tests for seismic site classification and correltion between SPT-N and SWV for Guwahati, (successfully completed in June 2017)
Joy Kumar Mondal
Project Title: Forward and Inverse equivalent linear ground response analysis: Understanding and Applications, (successfully completed in June 2016)
Soham Banerjee
Project Title: Medium characterization of selective Indian regions adjacent to the western Himalayas, based on seismic wave attenuation, (successfully completed in July 2016), (Presently at University of Vermont, USA for PhD)
B. Tech Students
Shreyash Prateek
Project Title: Monopile foundation in offshore wind turbine (Successfully completed in May 2026)
Preyashi Maheshwari
Project Title: Seismic Slope Stability of a typical slope (Succesfully completed in May 2026)
Radhika Gupta
Project Title: Slope stability analysis subjected to rainfall (Successfully completed in May 2026)
Rayi Harshitha
Project Titile: Tailing characterization and potential application (Successfully completed in May 2026)
Ashita
Project Title: MMI Vs PGA correlation for Delhi NCR Region (Successfully completed in May 2024)
Chetan Prakash
Project Title: MMI-PGA correlation and GMPE development for Turkey Region (Successfully completed in May 2024)
Shadab Alam
Project Title: Material Characterization of Tailings (Successfully completed in May 2024)
Ankit Kumar Meena
Project Title: Geotechnical Characterization of different Mine Tailings (Successfully completed in April 2023)
Shantanu Kumar
Project Title: Mechanical behaviour of soil stabilized alkali activated bauxite tailing (Successfully completed in April 2023)
Prashant Singh
Project Title: Identification of Potentially liquefiable zones of North East India using Remote Sensing and GIS approach (successfully completed in June 2020)
Rajat Dhanotiya
Project Title: Seismic Source zonation of Northeast India on the basis of seismicity parameters (successfully completed in June 2020)
Vaibhav Narwal
Project Title:Development of GUI for Equivalent linear Ground Response Analysis in Matlab (successfully completed in June 2020)
B Srinivas Vivek
Project Title: Easy to use empirical correlations for Liquefaction and No Liquefaction conditions (successfully completed in May 2017) (Presently at University of Hong Kong for MS)
Sandeep
Project Title: Development of experimental setup for liquefaction demonstration (successfully completed in May 2016)
Ankit Kumar
Project Title: Earthquake induced damage to roads, (successfully completed in May 2016)
Jitendra Singh Meena
Project Title: In-Direct Determination of SPT N-Value, (successfully completed in May 2015)
Narayan Lal Meena
Project Title: Subsoil Lithological Details of Guwahati and its Response During Earthquakes, (Successfully completed in May 2015)