ALIAH UNIVERSITY

Md. Wasim Akram Assistant Professor / CIVIL ENGINEERING

Email : wasim.ce@aliah.ac.in

Address : Dept. of Civil Engineering, Aliah University, New Town Campus, IIA/27 New Town, Kolkata-700156, India (Left Block, 1st Floor)

Room No : Faculty Room of Civil Engineering

Joined : 2011

Education

Ph. D. (Pursuing)

M.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) -2006

B.Tech. from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (AMU) - 2004

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Aliah University, Kolkata. January 2017- Till date.
Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, Higher College of Technology, Muscat (Sultanate of Oman). October 2015-December 2016. (LIEN)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Aliah University, Kolkata. February 2011- September 2015.

Industrial Experience

Assistant Manager: June 2008 to January 2011 at IL&FS Infrastructure Developement Corporation.
AE/Engineer: August 2006 to May 2008 at Consulting Engineering Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Field of Specialization

Major : Civil Engineering
Minor: Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering

Courses Taught/Teaching

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
Soil Dynamics.
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Highway Engineering.
Railway Engineering.
Surveying.
Geoenvironmental Engineering

Research Area

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Conference Papers Published

*Sl. No*	*Name of Paper*	*Name of Conference/Seminar/ Symposium*	*Authors in Order*
1	Kinetic modelling of nutrient removal of petroleum industry wastewater remediation	2021 Third International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Climate Change, Publisher: IEEE Date of Conference: 15-16 November 2021, Conference Location: Sakheer, Bahrain	Azmatullah Noor, Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba, Mohammad Yusuf, Md Wasim Akram, Md Raghib Adil, Nehal Ahmad, Mohsin Jamal
2	An Attempt to Analyse The Permeability of a Soil As a Major Factor to Aid Contaminant Transport Through a Case Study	2nd GEAST Global Conference on Energy, Environment & Climate Change (EECC-2022) September 10, 2022 ISSN: 2583-0228 Organised by Council of Industrial Innovation & Research (CIIR), India	Md. Wasim Akram & Dr. Indranil Mukherjee
3	An Attempt to Analyse THE Carbon Footprint at Rajarhat Technical Campus (88.47⁰N, 22.57⁰E) West Bengal, India for a sustainable energy efficient solution	2nd GEAST Global Conference on Energy, Environment & Climate Change (EECC-2022) September 10, 2022 ISSN: 2583-0228 Organised by Council of Industrial Innovation & Research (CIIR), India	Satabdi Chatterjee, Ayindrila Roy, Indranil Mukherjee, Md. Wasim Akram

Journal Papers Published

*Sl. No*	*Name of Paper*	*Name of National Journal*	*Authors in Order*
1	Indirect Determination of Permeability for Two Regions of Nandigram (W. B.) in Influencing Probable Contaminant Transport	Published in Journal of Institution of Public Health Engineers, India (JIPHE), Volume XXXXX, Number 3, Oct-Dec, 2022, pp 32-40.	Md. Wasim Akram & Dr. Indranil Mukherjee
2	Simultaneous Occurence of Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and Covid-19 Complication in Delhi during the Period December 20- November 21	Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Voi. 43, No. 11, November 2023	Averi Banerjee, Indranil Mukherjee, Anindita Ray & Md. Wasim Akram

Awards

1. 'Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement National Award' presented by National Institute of Socio Economic Development (R), Bangaluru (India).

MASTER Thesis Guidance

Tanweer Alam (CEN212015) " Groundwater Modelling of Contaminant Transport using Steady State Groundwater Flow Model"
Abid Hossain Gazi (CEN 212006) " Assessing the Probable Influence of Permeability on the Soil Quality and its's Strenght in Four Zones of Nandigram-II, West Bengal, India"
Sk. Rajibul Hossain (CEN-202008) " Analysing the Vulnerability of the Soil of Nandigram -II influencing Probable Contaminant Transport"
Akib Mahmood (CEN-202003) " Assessing the Influence in change in Permeability to other Soil Parameters in Nandigram-I"
Md. Ashik Iqbal (CEN-192006) " Landslides and Slope Stability Analysis" (September 2021).
Syed Md. Shabbir (CEN-182012) "Stablisation of Expansive Soil using Fly Ash" (July 2020).
Ashraful Mondal (CEN-182018) "Effect of Saturation on Soil Subgrade Strength" (July 2020).
Supriya Sahoo (CEN-172012) "Effect of Plastic Waste Materials in Bituminous Pavement" (February 2020).
Sk. Jahirul Islam (CEN-172016) "Laboratory Experiment on Permeability of Stratified Soil" (July 2019).
Mabud Sarkar (CEN-162013) "Study of Improvement in Properties of Soil by Addition of Jute Fibres" (July 2018).
Masudal Hossain (CEN-162015) " Stabilization of Expansive Soil Using Rice Husk Ash" (July 2018).
Asif Ahmed Mandal (CEN-162011) " Study on Stabilization of Expansive Soil Using Quarry Dust" (July 2018).
Shamim Raja (CEN-162009) " Study on Stabilization of Expansive Soil Using Saw Dust" (July 2018).

Membership Of Learned Societies

Member of Indian Geotechnical Society (Kolkata Chapter)
Life Fellow of Institution of Public Health Engineers, India (LF 772).

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

Completed One Week Faculty Development Programme through ICT mode on Fundamental of Machine Learning and Deep Learning organised by NITTTR Kolkata from 25th September to 29th September, 2023.
Completed One Week Short Term Training Programme through ICT mode on EFFECTIVE TEACHING organised by NITTTR Kolkata from 28th February to 4th March, 2022.
Participated in One Day National Online Faculty Development Program on "Essential Soft Skills for Impactful Professional Career" on 11.02.2022 conducted by Indian Institute of Management and Commerce, Hyderabad.
Participated in the Webinar (Online) titled "COVID-Human Brain Challenges" organised by Mizoram University and INDICASAT-AIP, Republic of Panama on 30 July 2021.
Prticipated in the Special Summer School (Online) equivalent to one Orientation Program/Refresher course conducted by UGC-HRDC Mizoram University held from 20th July - 02nd August, 2021.
Attended the Five-Day (February 15-19, 2021) Winter School Online Workshop on Islamic studies jointly organised by Institute of Objective Study (Kolkata Chapter) & Department of Islamic Theology, Aliah University (Kolkata).
Attended the two days workshop on " Experimental Learning, Community Engagements and Rural Immersions" held on 6th & 7th September, 2019 organised by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, jadavpur University, Kolkata and Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), Hyderabad, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Governement of India.
Participated in UGC-HRDC Sponsored Inter-Disciplinary Refresher Course on Instrumentation and Automation from 9th December to 21st December, 2019 organised by Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Participated in 74th UGC-HRDC Sponsored Orientation Program from 26/08/2019 to 16/09/2019 conducted by Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
participated and successfully completed 3-days "Faculty Development Programfor Student induction (FDP-SI) during 16-18 July, 2018 at Sister Nivedita University Paragana organised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Attended the seminar on WHITE CEMENT held on September 28, 2016 at Higher College of Technology (HCT), Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman.
Attended a Short Term Training Programme (27th February to 2nd March,2012) at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Kolkata on "An Introductory Course on Application of Finite element method in Civil Engineering".

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

Conference / Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title	Place	Duration
National Seminar on GEOTECHNICS - RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE (GEO-RARP) organized by Kolkata Chapter of Indian Geotechnical Society	Dr. H. L. Roy Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India	4th - 5th August, 2023
National Seminar on Environmental Engineering and Management organised by Kolkata Centre of Institution of Public Health Engineers (India)	IPHE- R.C. Bysack Hall, CK-58, Sector-II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091	25th February, 2023
National Seminar on Urban Waste Management & Air Pollution Control: Issues & Challenges organised by Institution of Public health Engineers, India	Hotel-The Stadel, Salt Lake, Kolkata	20th & 21st january, 2023
"5th Science Conclave/INSPIRE Internship Program" A Congregation of Nobel Laureates and Eminent Scientists, An MHRD-DST initiative.	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad	December 08-14, 2012.

Conference / Seminar / Workshop Organised

Title	Organiser	Duration	Portfolio hold
Recent Challenges in the field of Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Future	Department of Civil Engineering, Aliah university	17th -18th March, 2023	Co-Convener
Current Trend in Infrastructure Development	Department of Civil Engineering, Aliah university	June – 21, 2014	Co-Convener
Recent Trend in Infrastructure Development in West Bengal.	Department of Civil Engineering, Aliah university	June – 21, 2013	Co-Convener

Other Notable Activities

Member of Departmental NAAC Committee
Member of Training & Placement Cell.
Member of Board of Studies.
Member of Purchase Committee
Member of Committee for SC/ST students
Member of Institute Induction Programme Cell (IIPC)
HOD (Officiating) of the Department of Civil Engineering for a period from 07.11.2017 to 19.02.2018.
Departmental Examination Coordinator.
Departmental Time Table Coordinator.
Member of Hostel Management Committee.
Covener of selection of University Engineer.

Department of CIVIL ENGINEERING