Outreach & Invited Lectures

Keynotes, invited lectures, faculty development programs, and short-course tutorials on sustainable geotechnical engineering, delivered to academic, professional, and student audiences in India, Germany, and the United States.

19Talks delivered
4Keynote lectures
3Countries
1,000+People reached
May2026

Expert talk to civil engineering students and faculty

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT), Bhopal, India

Hosted by Dr. Rashmi Sakalle, Associate Professor

Invited talk
May2026

Expert talk to computer science students and faculty

Sagar Institute of Research and Technology (SIRT), Bhopal, India

Hosted by Khushboo Baradawj and Vinita Jain

Invited talk
September2025

Geotechnical Innovation for Sustainability: Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing Climate

Netaji Subhas University of Technology, India

Inaugural session of a five-day online Faculty Development Program

Training
July2024

Sustainable Geotechnical Solutions for Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing Climate

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

Keynote
June2024

Sustainable Geotechnical Solutions for Resilient Infrastructure in a Rapidly Changing Climate

Indian Geotechnical Society, Indore Chapter, India

Keynote
May2024

Engineering Solutions for a Climate-Changed World

Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik, India

Keynote
January2024

Expansive Soil Biotreated with Indigenous Bacteria Using MICP

Transportation Research Board, Committee AKG30(1), Washington, D.C., USA

Technical presentation

Invited talk
June2022

Advances in Tunnel Monitoring

Larsen & Toubro Construction, India

Professional development training

Training
March2022

Impact of Black Cotton Soil on Indian Roads

Vignan Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad, India

Delivered during a faculty program

Invited talk
December2021

Impact of Black Cotton Soil on Indian Roads: Causes and Cures

Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India

Webinar

Invited talk
October2021

Sustainable Methods for Mitigating Swelling-Shrinkage Behavior of Expansive Soil

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Invited talk
September2021

Role of Engineers in Building a Nation

Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India

Chief guest, Engineer’s Day

Keynote
August2021

Introspection, Motivation, Team Building and Leadership for Technical Teachers

AICTE-CSVTU, Chhattisgarh, India

Professional development training

Training
May2021

Micro-Mechanical Performance Evaluation of Biotreated Expansive Soil

Sagar Group of Institutions, Bhopal, India

SAGE Talk series webinar

Invited talk
May2021

Micro-Mechanical Performance Evaluation of Bio-Treated Expansive Soil

TIT Group of Institutions, Bhopal, India

Webinar

Invited talk
May2020

Control Mechanism of Expansive Soil Subgrade

Sagar Group of Institutions, Bhopal, India

SAGE Talk series webinar

Invited talk
December2019

Geophysical Testing using GPR and ERT

IIT Indore, India

Short course on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering

Tutorial
December2019

Detailed Ground Response Analysis using DEEPSOIL

IIT Indore, India

Short course on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering

Tutorial
December2019

Assessment of Liquefaction Potential using MATLAB

IIT Indore, India

Short course on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering

Tutorial

Reach

These engagements have reached more than a thousand students, faculty, and practising engineers across institutions in India, Germany, and the United States, spanning university lecture halls, professional development programs for technical teachers, industry training for tunnel monitoring, and technical committee sessions at the Transportation Research Board.