Sudhir K. Jain

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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
In office
1995[1]–2005
Personal details
Born (1959-07-04) 4 July 1959 (age 64)
Indian
Residence(s)Varanasi, India
Alma materIIT Roorkee
California Institute of Technology
ProfessionProfessor
Academic Administrator
Known forEarthquake engineering
Structural engineering
IIT Gandhinagar[2]
Awards
WebsitePersonal website

Sudhir Kumar Jain (also Sudhir K. Jain; born 4 July 1959) is the

earthquake engineering focused on developing countries.[7] He is an elected fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering.[8] He was also elected a member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2021) for leadership in earthquake engineering in developing countries.[9]

He has served as the president of International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) from 2014 to 2018.[10][11] He also served on the engineering and computer science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2019.[12]

Education

Jain earned

Pasadena in 1980 and 1983 respectively.[13]

Awards and honors

Selected bibliography

Books

  • Earthquake rebuilding in Gujarat, India: an EERI recovery reconnaissance report[18]
  • Engineering Response to Hazards of Terrorism[19]

Articles

  • Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities [20]
  • Simplified seismic analysis of soil–well–pier system for bridges[21]
  • Code Approaches to Seismic Design of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames: A State-of-the-Art Review[22]
  • Analysis of earth dams affected by the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake[23]
  • Seismic torsional vibration in elevated tanks[24]
S.K. Jain(left) receiving Padma Shri from President Kovind

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitk.ac.in. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. July 2010.
  2. ^ url=https://iitgn.ac.in/about/founding-director
  3. ^ "New BHU VC 2021".
  4. ^ "Sudhir Jain gets third term as IIT-Gandhinagar director | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. No. 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ "IITGN bids adieu to its founding director Prof Sudhir Jain". IITGN News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain - Research and Professional Interests". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur.
  7. S2CID 111742229
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  8. ^ "Sudhir K. Jain". expert.inae.in. INAE.
  9. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar director elected member of US National Academy of Engineering". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ "IAEE: Officers". www.iaee.or.jp.
  11. ^ "Membership of Professional Societies". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur.
  12. ^ "Infosys Prize - Jury 2020". www.infosys-science-foundation.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitgn.ac.in. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ a b "Awards and Honors - Dr. Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitk.ac.in. IIT Kanpur. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  15. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar director awarded Padma Shri". India Today. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni". California Institute of Technology. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  17. ^ "BHU Vice-Chancellor Sudhir K Jain Gets IIT Roorkee Distinguished Alumnus Award". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  18. OCLC 74355114
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  19. ISBN 978-8190613019
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  20. S2CID 111742229
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  21. doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2011.08.002
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  22. S2CID 53061406
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  23. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.06.002
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  24. doi:10.12989/sem.2000.9.6.615
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