Varghese George

Designation: 

Professor (HG-PB IV)

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Tuesday, July 15, 1986

Professional Experience: 

Professional Experience at NITK: Total experience 38 years
Industrial Experience: 6 months

Contact Details

E-mail: 

varghese@nitk.ac.in
varghese-g@lycos.com

Telephone: 

+91-824-2474000 Extn. 3352/3041

Academic Background

Academic Background: 

• Ph. D (Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay) 26th Feb.1999
• M.Tech (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur) 1986
• BSc. (Engg.) (College of Engineering, Trivandrum-Kerala University) 1983

Areas of Interest

Subjects Taught:
• Urban Transport Planning; Traffic Flow Theory; & Transportation Design Studio
• Transportation Engineering; Building Design and Drawing (with AutoCAD); Building Construction, Architecture, and Town Planning; Surveying; Environmental Engineering.
Areas of Interest:
• Urban Transport Planning and Software Apps. (Cube Apps.)
• Public Transport Planning, Traffic Engrg. ( TRANSYT/ VISSIM / GA Apps)
• Oracle RDBMS, and DSS Apps. (Expert Sys.) for Bus Transp. Mangmt.
• Road Safety Audit, Speed Control, Geomtric Design, & Vehicle Pollution Control
• Porous Friction & Pavement Eval. & Monit. (ROMDAS, PFWD, GPR, & ANN Apps.)
• Ground Improvement: Natural/ Synthetic Fibers, Laterite subgrades & Accel. Consol.
• Town Planning, Surveying, and Architecture
• Green Building, Building Construction, & Architecture

Significant Projects

• Experimental Studies on Non-Destructive Tests for Pavement Evaluation of Low Cost Roads and Modified Geosyntetic Reinforced Soil Subgrades for Rural & Semi- Urban Areas of Dakshina Kannada District – Principal Investigator (MHRD-TAT-2003-06-NITK)
• Origin and Destination Studies for Hubli-Dharwad Twin City Urban Environment – Co-Investigator (MHRD-TEQIP-2009-11-SDM CoE Dharwad
• Commuter Perception on Service Quality and the Expected Level of Service of KSRTC Mangalore Division Services– Co-Investigator (KSRTC, Mangalore-2018)

Supervision of Ph.D

• Ph.D: 08 Completed
• M.Tech: 77 completed + 2 ongoing
• B.Tech: 15 Completed

Significant Publications

Summary of Research Publications:

• International Journals: 25; International Conferences: 20; Refereed Indian Journals: 23;
Other National Level Conferences: 12; Books edited: 2; Book Chapters: 1
• Scopus-ID: 7101689962; ORCID: 0000-0003-1497-9603

Summary of Review & Editorial Work Undertaken:

• Transportation Research Board, Washington; J. Civil Engg. and Management – Taylor & Francis; Intl J. Pav. Engrg. – Taylor & Francis; J. Ground Improvement - Institution of Civil Engrs. (UK); J. Transptn. Geotechniques – Elsevier; Springer Int. Conf.; Indian Roads Congress Journal & Pubs; WCTR-2021 & WCTR-2023 Int. Conf.; IEEE Access

Achievements

Foreign Countries Visited for Research Interactions & Conferences:

• Texas Transportation Institute, (TTI-TAMU) USA (Dec 2008)
• National Univ. of Singapore (Mar. 2012)
• Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium (July 1998)
• TU-Delft, Netherlands (July 1998)
• Kumamoto Uty. Japan. (Mar. 2012)
• Al-Rigga, Dubai, UAE. (Feb. 2015)
• Montreal, Canada (July, 2023)
Awards / recognition
• “IGBC Accredited Faculty” in Green Build. & Built Environ. by IGBC & CII, Hyd. - 2021
• Best Reviewer-Scopus Springer Int. Conf. CTCS, NMAMIT, Nitte - 2020 & 2021
• Best Civil Engineer (Acad) by Smart Insfrast. Eng.Serv.Trust, at Osmania Univ. - 2016
• Outstanding Paper Presn. with Citation & Gold Medal, at ICITSEM, Dubai - 2015
• Special Award for Contributions to Rural Roads Com., Ind. Roads Cong. New Delhi - 2004
• Best Secretary Award for the Region-324-D4 from Lions Club International, 324-D4

Major Contributions to NITK:

i. Enabled procurement of equipment/ software for Labs (Rs 6.5 Crores)
ii. Commenced a New M.Tech Course on Transportation Systems Engg. In 2003, later renamed as M.Tech (Transportation Engineering) in 2010.
iii. Secretary and Mem. of BoD of KREC Consumer’s Coop. Soc. Ltd. 2004-05 & 2005-10.
iv. Chairman of Publication Committee of ISTE and IE Conferences Held at NITK in Dec 2010
v. Consultancy Activities (Includes MSEZ Surveying for digital mapping for 3000 acres, CAD layout for MRPL Township for Project Displaced Families, Layout for NITK Underpass, etc.)
vi. Associate Dean (Res. and Cosul.) 2010-13
vii. Establishment of AutoCAD Lab (2015) with 58 Computers 2015
viii. Head of Department 2017-19
ix. Establishment of Transportation Design Studio and Comp. Lab. 2019
x. NITK Coordinator, L&T Sponsored M.Tech Prog. on Construction Tech. & Man. 2023-24

Community Service and Other Activities:

• Lions Club International, Surathkal Chapter – 324-D4 : Secretary, and Vice Pres. (2000-03)
• QIP Building Residents Welfare Society, IIT, Bombay: President (1995)
• Malayali Students Cultural Association, IIT, Bombay: President (1994-95)
• Y's Mens Club of Mangalore: Joint Secretary (1992-93)
• PTA-KREC, English Medium High School, Surathkal: Joint Secretary (1992-94)
• St. Anthony's Jacobite Syrian Church, Mangalore: 1986 onwards (Served as Exe. Mem., Secretary, Sunday School Headmaster)

Remarks

Detailed CV: 

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Prof. Basavaraju Manu,  Professor and Head
Department of Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Karnataka, India.

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