Dr. Amit Srivastava | Distinguished Faculty

EDUCATION

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

• Research Appreciation award – 2019 for contribution in research , teaching and innovation by the management of lovely professional university on teacher’s day
• EWRI, ASCE Best Paper Award – 2015
  • ASCE-EWRI’s Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste has selected my paper “Influence of Spatially Variable Geotechnical Properties of MSW on Stability of Landfill Slopes” for the 2015 Best Theoretical-Oriented Paper.
• IGS-Prof. C.S. Desai Biennial Award – 2014
  • The paper entitled, “Spatial Variability Modelling of Geotechnical Parameters and Stability of Highly Weathered Rock Slope” by Amit Srivastava, Published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 42, Issue 3, July-September 2012 (pp.179-185) has been adjudged as the best paper on “Constitutive Modeling for Geologic Materials” published through the Indian Geotechnical Society.
• IGS-AFCONS Biennial Award – 2009
  • The paper entitled, “Back Analysis of the Chang Dam Section in the Kachchh Region of Gujarat, India” published in the Proceedings of 17 ICSMGE-2009, Alaxendria, Egypt has been adjudged as the best paper on “Case Histories” published through the Indian Geotechnical Society.
• IGS-Smt. Indra Joshi Biennial Award – 2006
  • For the best paper published in conference/symposia Underpass at air force station Yelahanka, Bangalore. Indian Geotechnical Conference (2006), Chennai Chapter under the category of best paper published in National/ International/Conferences/Symposia published through Indian Geotechnical Society.

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Analysis of failure of dams during Bhuj earthquake (Department of science and Technology) Principal investigator – Sivakumar Babu G. L. (2005-2008).
2. Reliability analysis of buried pipes (Department of Science and Technology (DST) Government of India. Principal investigator – Sivakumar Babu G. L. (2004-2007).
3. Bearing capacity analysis of single pile installed in the vicinity of the existing buried pipe (as mentor) Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for financial support vide reference no. WOS-A/ET-1006/2015 under Women Scientist Scheme.
4. Geotechnical and Geological study of an active landslide in Himanchal Pradesh (HP) for Vulnerability mapping and Risk Assessment, Amit Srivastava (Reference – NRDMS/LS/TPN-34418/2019 as Principal Investigator) (ongoing) 25 lakhs

Edge Computing Assisted Landslide Early Warning System Using Machine Learning testing the proposal submission (submitted to SERB, DST as Co-investigator)