Innovations in Technologies: Pioneering Sustainable Infrastructure for a Resilient Future : Infrastructural Development and Sustainable Materials

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Dr. Bhalchandra V. Khode is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering in Nagpur, India. Dr. Khode received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. Dr. Khode has over 30 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience within the fields of civil engineering, hydraulics and water resource, hydrology and water resources, urban water management, irrigation engineering, land and water management, transportation engineering (travel demand modelling, urban and regional planning, land use planning, transit oriented development, public transport, highway network design).

Dr. Sudarshan Kurwadkar is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California State University, Fullerton. He received M.S. (Civil Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. John and Susan Mathes Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering enabled him to earn a doctoral degree from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is Licensed Professional Engineer and Board-Certified Environmental Engineer. Throughout his academic career, he has received numerous awards, scholarships, and fellowships, a testimony to his outstanding work in academia. He won the Teaching Excellence Award, 2018 Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities Award, and 2020 L. Donald Shield Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities.

Dr. Prashant Y. Pawade is Dean Academic and Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering in Nagpur, India. Dr. Pawade received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, formerly Nagpur University. Dr. Pawade has over 29 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience within the fields of civil engineering, structural engineering, concrete technology.

Dr. Sujesh D. Ghodmare is Assistant Professor at G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering in Nagpur, India. Dr. Ghodmare received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, formerly Nagpur University. Dr. Ghodmare has over 21 years of teaching, consulting, and research experience within the fields of civil engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering. He has published 1 book, 2 book chapters, 30 journal papers, and 16 conference papers.

Dr. Hasim Ali Khan is Assistant Professor at G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering in Nagpur, India. His expertise lies in structural engineering, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and masonry structures. Dr. Khan has held various positions such as Session Chair, Editorial Board Member, Advisory Committee Member, and Reviewer for international and national journals and conferences. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur.