Structural Engineering Lab IIT Hyderabad
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Achievements and Regards

Celebrating excellence in research and academia

Faculty Achievements

Prof. Amirtham Rajagopal

Prof. Amirtham Rajagopal

Elected as an advisory editorial board member in the International Journal of Impact Engineering.

Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan

Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan

Member of the Global Advisory Committee of Construct steel.

Dr. Surendra Nadh Somala

Dr. Surendra Nadh Somala

"Lunar-gravitational Wave Antenna" received funding from the European Space Agency for science activities on the Moon.

Prof. K.V.L. Subramaniam

Prof. K.V.L. Subramaniam

Featured in the Stanford University and Elsevier top 2% of world-renowned scientists for career long research.

 Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan

Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan

Jan 2026

IIT Hyderabad congratulates Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan, Department of Civil Engineering, on being conferred the Prestigious Fellowship of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), UK, on 16 January. This distinguished honour recognizes his exceptional contributions to structural engineering and his unwavering commitment to academic and professional excellence.

Alumni Achievements

Dr. Chandrashekhar Lakavath

Dr. Chandrashekhar Lakavath

Appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

Dr. Sivaganesh Selvaraj

Dr. Sivaganesh Selvaraj

Selected as an Assistant Professor position at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Dr. Hemanth

Dr. Hemanth

Selected as an Assistant Professor position at the IIT Dharwad.

Dr. B. Umesh

Dr. B. Umesh

Faculty at NIT Warangal. Did his Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof. A. Rajagopal

Dr. Sameer Sarma

Dr. Sameer Sarma

Assistant Professor at IIT Jammu. Pursued his Ph.D. with Prof. S. Suriya Prakash.

Student Achievements

Bhagyshree Khandare

Bhagyshree Khandare

Jan 2026

Conferred with the "Best Oral Presenter" award at the 4th International Conference on 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing 2025) held at Rome, Italy.

Dr. Chandrashekar Lakavth

Dr. Chandrashekar Lakavth

Received the best thesis “Shear Behavior of Post-Tensioned UHPFRC I-Girders With and Without Shear Reinforcement” award from the Indian Concrete Institute 2024.

Spandana Paritala

Spandana Paritala

Spandana Paritala, has been awarded the "Best Presentation Award (First Prize)" at the "4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2024)", held in Germany from September 4-6, 2024.