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Dr. Mathialagan Sumesh

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, University of Malaya, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, CARE Group of Institutions

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3418-703X
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Dr. M. Sumesh is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Formerly) in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2022-2023). Before joining at UM, he worked as Associate Professor & Head of the department of Civil Engineering, at CARE College pf Engineering, Tiruchirappalli, India (2021-2022). Dr. Sumesh obtained his Ph.D. in Construction Materials and Structural Engineering from University of Malaya (UM) (QS world Ranked 59 in 2020) in Malaysia (2016-2020). Dr. Sumesh attended IIT Guwahati and earned an M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering (2008-2010). His B.Eng. in Civil Engineering (2004–2007) is from Anna University, India. He has wide range of experience in research and academic and worked in the Department of Civil Engineering, at National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy), India, Karpagam University and also Karunya University, Coimbatore, India.
His areas of expertise include Sustainable Construction Materials and Technology, Lightweight Concrete, Geopolymer Mortar and Concrete, Low Carbon Footprint Materials, Structural Behaviour, Nano Materials, Modern Construction Techniques for Low-Cost Housing Scheme and Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Construction project. In addition, he has worked as a research assistant for various projects such as the application of environmentally friendly building materials consisting of local waste materials for developing the alternative repair materials, green concrete and affordable housing for an energy efficient built environment. Dr. Sumesh has been actively involved in many consultancy works such as site investigation, soil testing, recommendation and approval for various projects of geotechnical aspects and also concrete materials testing and its structural behaviour. He has publications in the premier journals of civil engineering including American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier), Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), and published more than 10 research articles in Web of Science. He is serving as an Editor and Reviewer for various International Journals.

Employment

  • University of Malaya Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    2022 - 2023
  • CARE Group of Institutions Associate Professor & Head
    2021 - 2022
  • Karpagam University Assistant Professor
    2018 - 2021
  • University of Malaya Research Assistant (RA) & PhD Student
    2015 - 2018
  • Karunya University, Coimbatore Assistant Professor
    2014 - 2015
  • National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Faculty (Contract)
    2013 - 2014
  • VJ coresoft Pvt. Ltd., Pune Engineer – (Geotechnical Engineer)
    2011 - 2012
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras Project Officer
    2011 - 2011
  • Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Assistant Professor

Education

  • University of Malaya Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
    2015 - 2020
  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati M.Tech
    2008 - 2010

Projects & Funding

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Publications (12)