About
An engineering graduate in Civil engineering from Karnataka University (1986), K. S. Gumaste completed his M.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1996) and his Ph.D. in Civil Engg. from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2005.
Soon after graduation, he was appointed as Project engineer and then as a Fellow in Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology (KSCST) Bangalore(1986 -1992). During this tenure of six years his work at ASTRA in IISc. Bangalore triggered his interests in teaching and research.
In 1992, he joined as a Lecturer at Walchand College of Engineering at Sangli. Since then he has been reveling teaching profession, establishing a good rapport amongst his students. He has received the ‘Best Teacher Award’ twice (2006 and 2014) which is being conferred every year on the basis of student feedback. He has been involved in teaching the undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and the Post Graduate students in Environmental Engineering.
He has also been absorbed in college administration in various capacities since 2006. He was the Coordinator of TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) Phase-I, a World Bank funded Project worth Rs. 8.64 crore . The institute stood second in the country in terms of utilization of funds of TEQIP phase -I. He also served as I/c Dean Finance and as Dean (Quality Assurance).
Employment
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Education
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Indian Institute of Science Ph.D.2000 - 2004
Projects & Funding
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Publications (7)
- User-based fuzzy end-use modeling of indoor urban residential water demand Save
- Residential water demand modelling and hydraulic reliability in design of building water supply systems: A review Save
- Experimental investigations on distinctive characteristics of reactive powder concrete Save
- Characterization of Reactive Powder Concrete for its mechanical properties Save
- Compressive strength of storey height burnt clay brick masonry walls Save
- Strength and elasticity of brick masonry prisms and wallettes under compression Save
- Properties of recycled aggregate concrete Save