Brief Resume

Dr V Kalayanaraman
(Chairman, Structural Engineering and Structural Sections Sectional
Committee, CED 7)

Ph. D. (Structures), Cornell University, USA

M. S. (Structures), State Univ. of N.Y. at Buffalo, USA
B. Tech (Civil Engineering), IIT Madras, Chennai

EXPERIENCE

Academic:
1998 - 2010 Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, I.I.T. Madras
1984 - 1987 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, I.I.T., Madras
1980 - 1984 Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, I.I.T., Madras
1975 - 1979 Asst. Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1970 - 1979 Professional Design experience in the US for duration of 4 years

Guided 20 PhD Scholars, 15 MS scholars

Over 12 Sponsored Research Projects and 80 research papers
Administration:
Chairman Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Madras
Head Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
Dean, Industrial Consultancy and sponsored Research, IIT Madras
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Current & Completed)
Chairman BIS Committee on Steel Structures (current)
Chairman DST PAC on Civil & Environmental Engineering
Member IRC Committee on Steel and Composite Bridges
Member DST-Swarnajayanthi Fellowship selection Committee Engineering Science
Member DST-FIST Selection Committee Engineering Sciences
ACADEMIC HONOURS:
 First rank student in the graduating Civil Engineering class of 1968. B.Tech., IITM
 Better than 4.0 G.P.A. in the Ph.D. program at Cornell University, USA
 First rank in the Professional Engineers Examination, State of Kentucky
 Brig. Mohan Memorial Prize, paper in the Journal of Civil Engineering of Institution of
Engineers (India)
 Coauthor of the Best Paper Award of the Indian Buildings Congress 2000.
 Coauthor of the paper receiving Dr. M. Ramaiah Pize for the Best Technical Paper of SERC
scientists during 2001-2002.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES (Current)

Special Advisor: Rural Technology Action Group, IIT Madras

Director: Land to Kitchen products Pvt. Ltd., A social Enterprise to supply Fresh
vegetables on line
Social Work In a village to understand issues in health, Education and employment
generation