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has guided more than 50 M.Tech. students for their dissertation work, and 05 Ph.D. research scholars (01 awarded). Before joining UPES, he was associated with various construction companies for Delhi Metro Rail Corporations projects.
Dr. S. M. Tauseef is a Professor and Associate Dean (R&D) at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. He holds an M.S. in chemical engineering (process design) from Sharif Universityof Technology, Iran, and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Pondicherry University. His research interests include process safety, especially forecasting and consequence assessment of accidents in chemical process industries. He has developed methodologies for the application of computational ¿uid dynamics (CFD) to dense gas dispersion, vapor cloud explosions, and single and multiple pool fires. He is interested in solid waste management, especially the design of continuously operable vermireactor systems for assorted wastes and high-rate anaerobic digesters. He has published more than 100 research articles, co-authored/edited eleven books, published three patents, and presented papers at 30 conferences.
Dr. S. P. Garg is a Safety Professional and an engineering graduate from Nagpur University. After pursuing his MBA in HR Management, he pursued his doctorate in "Safety Management System" from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. He superannuated from GAIL (India) Limited, a Government of India Enterprise, as Executive Director (HSE), in 2020 but continues to be engaged with GAIL, as Advisor (HSE). He has served the oil and gas industry in India for more than 38 yrs. He has chaired and co-chaired my technical sessions at several national/international conferences and presented more than 40 technical papers. He has co-authored a book. He is also the president of the Indian Society of HSE Professionals (i-HSE) and a member of the Board of Governors of the National Safety Council, Mumbai.
Shri. E. R. Devendra Gill, FIE, FIFireE (UK) is a mechanical engineer by qualification having qualified membership examinations of the Institution of Fire Engineers, London. He is an MBA in Disaster Management from Guru Govind Singh IP (GGSIP) University and also did his post-graduation in Environmental Laws Management from Indian Law Institute (ILI), Delhi. He is presently pursuing his doctoral study at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. After serving Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) for 17 years (1990-2007) where he rose to the position of Deputy Director/Scientist "D", he is working with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation since 2007. Currently, he is working as Executive Director Safety looking after safety in construction projects in Delhi, Patna, and Mumbai. He has more than 31 years of experience in fire science and safety pertaining to defence needs as well as construction safety management in metro projects in major cities of India. He was conferred with the All India Best Safety Engineer Award in the year 2012 by Safety and Quality Forum (SQF), the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI) for his outstanding work related to safety in engineering. During his tenure in Defence R&D Organisation, he participated in search and rescue operations after January 2001 earthquake tragedy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He was also assigned a special task to conduct a fire safety study for forest fires of Shivalik Range, Garhwal Hills and Slum Cluster Fires at Yamuna Pushta, Delhi. He has received specialized training in Metro Construction Safety in Tokyo, Japan, and Dubai, UAE.