Sustainable Engineering

Application of response surface methodology to optimize the reaction parameters for grafting of cellulosic fiber.- Bioregeneration of granular activated carbon adsobred with analytical grade hydroquinone compound using mixed bacterial culture.- Bearing Capacity improvement of Sand Bed Reinforced with 3D Geogrids of Rectangular Pattern.- Rain Garden, A Solution to Urban Flooding: A Review.- Al-Fe and Al-Ti pillared saponite clay catalysts: Preparation and Characterization.- Performance Based Seismic Evaluation of Multi Storey R.C.C Building with Addition of Shear Wall.- Synthesis and characterization of the graft copolymers of starch for the application in packaging films.- Application of RSM for optimizing the biodiesel production catalyzed by calcium methoxide.- Synthesis and characterization of chemically derived graphene oxide from graphite.

Prof. Arvind Kumar Agnihotri is Professor of Civil Engineering at NIT Jalandhar. He completed his PhD from University of Roorkee (1998), M Tech from NIT Kurukshetra (1989) and BE from Panjab University Chandigarh (1987). He possesses a work experience of around 29 years in research, teaching and academic administration, with several years spent holding key leadership positions. His areas of interest are Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering, Reinforced Earth (Geo-Synthetics and Geofibers), Ground Improvement and Soil-Structure-interaction. He has supervised 9 PhD Thesis and 7 more are in progress. He has guided 45 M Tech dissertations. He has published more than 100 papers in international and National journals and conferences.  He served as Head of Civil Engineering, Dean Academic, Dean (Planning and Development) at prestigious Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.  He is fellow/member of many professional organizations like ASCE,IGS, ISTE, Institution of Engineers, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Indian Roads Congress. He is reviewer of many international journals of repute. Dr. Krishna R. Reddy is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Director of Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory and also the Director of the Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Civil and Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  He is the author of 3 books: (1) Geo-Environmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, (2) Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, and (3) Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites. He is also author of 182 journal papers, 15 edited books, 10 book chapters, and 170 full conference papers. Dr.Reddy has given 160 invited presentations in theU.S.A. and 15 other