Current Post-Doctoral Students

1. Anirudh Saboo (2025-current)

Academic Background
B.E., Civil Engineering
L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
IIT Gandhinagar

Research Interests

  • Seismic Isolation
  • Seismic hazard analysis
  • Thin-walled structures
  • Fluid-structure interaction

2. Mahipal Kulariya (2025-current)

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
NIT Calicut
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
IIT Mandi
Ph.D., Structural Engineering
IIT Mandi

Research Interests

  • Multi-hazard vulnerability assessment
  • Rapid visual screening
  • Landslide fragility assessment
  • Community resilience assessment

Website:https://sites.google.com/view/mahipal-kulariya?usp=sharing



1. Ravi Jangid (2020 - current)

Prime Minister Research Fellow

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
NIT Hamirpur
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Research Interests

  • Seismic Isolation
  • High-Speed railway bridges

Website:https://sites.google.com/iitb.ac.in/ravijangid


2. Sanjay R. Kumawat (2020 - current) Co-guide with Prof. Arghadeep Laskar

Prime Minister Research Fellow

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
IIT Bhubaneswar

Research Interests

  • Seismic Retrofit
  • Base Isolation
  • Seismic Metamaterials
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Experimental research in seismic engineering

Website:https://sites.google.com/iitb.ac.in/kumawatsanjay


3. Dhanashree Tulankar (2020 - current)

College Teacher Category

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
YCCE, Nagpur
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
COEP Pune

Research Interests

  • Earthquake Analysis
  • Seismic isolation
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Finite element analysis
  • Earthquake research in low-cost earthquake-resistant technology
  • Viscous dampers

4. Shreya Korde (2021 - current) Co-guide with Prof. Prakash Nanthagopalan

TAP Category

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur

Research Interests

  • High-Velocity impact resistance of burster slab
  • Blast resistance of concrete structures
  • Finite element analysis

5. Aditya (2023 - current)

Teaching Assistant

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
NIT Kurukshetra
M.Tech, Structural Dynamics
IIT Roorkee

Research Interests

  • Blast resistant design of structures
  • Engineered composites

6. Syed Farhan Ali Quadri (2024 - current)

Teaching Assistant

Academic Background
Diploma, Civil Engineering
Government Polytechnic, Aurangabad
B.E., Civil Engineering
ICEEM, Aurangabad
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
IIT Bhubaneswar

Research Interests

  • Blast resistant design of structures


1. Satyam Kumar (2017 - 2023)

Combined M.Tech and Ph.D. from IIT Bombay
Academic Background
B.Tech: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Combined M.Tech and Ph.D. from IIT Bombay

Research Interests

  • Material science
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Dynamics of structure

Current position: Holtec International


2. Anjani KK (2017-2023)

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
Government College of Kannur, Kerala
M.Tech, Structural Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Research Interests

  • Structural Dynamics
  • Blast Resistant Structures

Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, IIT Delhi


3. N. Manoj Kumar (2017 - 2024)

Academic Background
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of technology Bhubaneswar
M.Tech, Structural Dynamics
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Research Interests

  • Performance based seismic design of structures.
  • Blast and Impact resistant design of structures.
  • Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structure

Current position: Scientist, SERC Chennai



Vinay|ShivamRam Prasad GardasAvish Naredi
Vinay Kahar
2020 - current
B.Tech and M.Tech. Dual Degree
Shivam Thanke
2020 - Current
B.Tech and M.Tech. Dual Degree
Ram Prasad Gardas
(2021-2022)
Avish Naredi
(2021-2022)
ArthanaAkshayShikharManish Jangid
Arthana Balakrishnan
(2020-2021)
Akshay Agatkar
(2019-2020)
Shikhar Kothari
(2019-2020)
Manish Kumar Jangid
(2018-2019)


  1. Anuj Kumar Gupta (2017, completed)
  2. Vishal Kochar (2018-19, completed)
  3. Shikhar Kothari (2018-19, completed)
  4. Md. FasiL C (2020)


Update 2025: A position is available in the area of seismic isolation of structures. Students with interest and experience in experimental research are encouraged to apply. Send your details resume/CV to my email address for consideration.

I am looking for motivated students to join my research group. Strong analytical background in structural dynamics is mandatory.

Research Areas:

  1. Analysis and design of structures subject to blast and impact loads
  2. Advanced composite materials
  3. Experimental methods in structural engineering

Desired Skills:

  1. Interest/experience in experimental work
  2. Finite Element Methods and familiarity with numerical tools (e.g., OpenSees, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA)
  3. Familiarity with programming (e.g., Matlab, C++, python)

Note for external students:
Please do not contact me regarding vacation internships. IRCC at IIT Bombay offers paid internships and you may look for notification of the same on their website.