PROF. MANASA RANJAN BEHERA

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT BOMBAY

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EDUCATION:

DEGREE INSTITUTE YEAR
PH.D. IIT Madras, India.
 2010
M.S.
(By Research)		  IIT Madras, India. 2006
B.TECH. VSSUT Burla, Odisha, India. 2003


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

DESIGNATION INSTITUTE YEAR
Associate Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, India.
 Nov '17 onwards
Assistant Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, India.
 Jul '13 - Nov '17
Post-doctoral Fellow  Inst. for Energy Systems, Uni. of Edinburgh, UK. Sep '12 - Jun '13
Post-doctoral Fellow National Uni. of Singapore, Singapore. Feb '10 - Sep '12
Project Officer Dept. of Ocean Engg., IIT Madras, India. Jan '06 - Jun '09
Project Associate Est. & Works Division, IIT Madras, India.  Jun '03 - Jul '03


RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS:

  INSTITUTE RESEARCH AREA
Prof. Dominic Reeve Swansea University, UK. Coastal Hydrodynamics
Prof. V. Venugopal Inst. for Energy Systems, Uni. of Edinburgh, UK. Ocean Renewable Energy
Prof. Hans Bihs Marine Civil Engineering, NTNU, Norway. Wave-structure Modelling
Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna Coastal Engineering, Uni. of Swansea, UK. Coastal and Estuary Engineering, Marine Renewables
Prof. Shunqi Pan Cardiff University, UK. Coastal Morphodynamics
Prof. Yongping Chen Hohai University, China. Coastal Flood Modelling
Prof. Qingping Zou University of Maine, USA. Storm Surge Hydrodynamics


AWARDS/HONOURS:

6)     Prof. R J Garde Research Award 2018 by Indian Society for Hydraulics recognizing the contributions in the field of Ocean and Coastal Engineering.
5)     Recipient of Outreach to Engineers Specialty Forum Scholarship of OMAE 2007 to attend the conference held in San Diego, CA, USA during June 10-15, 2007.
4)     Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), INDIA Fellowship from 2006 to 2010 for continuing PhD at IIT Madras, India.
3)     Best Paper Award in the 15th Congress of Asia Pacific Division of International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR-APD), 2006.
2)     Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), INDIA Fellowship from 2003 to 2006 for continuing Master of Science at IIT Madras, India.
1)     Gold Medal for "Best Civil Engineering Graduate" for the year 2003 from VSSUT Burla (formerly UCE Burla), Odisha, India.


MEMBERSHIP OF TECHNICAL BODIES:

. Life Member Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH).
. Member International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR)”.
. Affiliate Member "American Society of Civil Engineers", USA. (AFF.M.ASCE).
. Graduate Member "The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)", LONDON.
. Member of the Energy Systems Research Institute, UK.
. Nominated Member of the Technical Committee of Indian Registrar of Shipping, India.
. American Society of Mechanical Engineers
. Life Member Civil Engineering Association, IIT Bombay