Dr. Rajan Choudhary

Professor

Transportation Systems Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam, India-781039

N-Block, Room: 301

rajandce@iitg.ac.in

+91-361-258 2434

+91-361-258 2440

Opening: PhD, December 2024

[Broad Topic: Pavement Materials; Pavement Engineering]

Book

Bituminous Road Construction in India

P. S. Kandhal, A. Veeraragavan, and R. Choudhary
Copyright/Publishers : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2023
Print ISBN : 9789391818821, eBook ISBN: 9789391818814
Edition : Second edition (2023)

Education

● Ph.D

Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

● M.Tech

Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur

● B.Tech

Department of Civil Engineering,

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur

Professional Experience

● 2019-Present: Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati
● 2014-2019: Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati
● 2009-14: Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati
● 2008-2009: Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati
● 2004-2005: SRF on a CSIR sponsored project in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee
● 2003-2004: Highway Engineer in GVK Jaipur Kishangarh Expressway Ltd. for construction supervision of 6-lane BOT Expressway from Jaipur to Kishangarh on NH-8 in the state of Rajasthan. I was under administrative and technical control of M/s Lea Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Research Interests

● Pavement Design, Construction and Evaluation

● Pavement Materials Characterization

● Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Highway Construction

● Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation

● Use of Marginal and Waste Materials in Road Construction

● Pavement Quality Control and Assurance

● Asphalt Pavement Recycling

● Design and Construction of Rural Roads

● Road Safety Engineering

● Warm Mix Asphalt Technology

● Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses

Memberships of Professional/Scientific Bodies

Member of Scientific Events

● Member of the National Advisory Board of the 1st International Conference On Artificial Intelligence for Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering Materials (AIRISE) To Be Held During February 06-07, 2025 At Manipal University Jaipur
● Expert member in the curriculum revision workshop for the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Sikkim, held online on 22/05/2023
● Member of the Technical Committee of the 9th International Conference on "Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM2023)" to be organized from 24th to 26th August 2023 by Transportation Division, CED, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, India
● Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Conference on "Creative and Innovative Solutions in Civil Engineering (CISCE-2023)" to be organized from 10th to 11th August 2023 by Malaviya National Institute of Technology(MNIT) Jaipur, India
● Member of the National Advisory Committee for the 3rd International Conference on "Recent Development in Sustainable Infrastructures: Engineering, Technology & Innovation (ICRDSI: 2022-23)" to be organized from 03rd to 05th March 2023 by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Orissa, India
● Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Conference on "Sustainable Materials and Practices in Built Environment (SMPBE)" organized during 25-26 November 2021 by Manipal University, Jaipur.
● Member of Scientific Committee in International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Sustainable Pavement Technologies (icRS SPT 2021), 26-28 May 2021.
● Member of Advisory Committee in International Conference on "Computational Intelligence and Emerging Power System (ICCIPS 2021)", organized during 9-10 March 2021 by Engineering College, Ajmer.

Memberships

● Senior Member - RILEM, International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems, and Structures
● Member - Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Sectional Committee PCD 06 on Bitumen, Tar and Related Products
● Member - Committee H-9 on Composite Pavements of the Indian Roads Congress
● Member of the Board of Management (BOM) of Assam Road Research & Training Institute (ARR&TI) Society, PWRD, Government of Assam
● Affiliate Member - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA
● Member - Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT), USA
● Member - International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
● Life Member - Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi India
● Life Member - Indian Geotechnical Society
● Life Member - Transportation Research Group (TRG) of India
● Life Member - Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
● Life Member - Indian Society for Technical Education
● Fellow - Institution of Engineers (India)
● Member - Subject Expert Group of Rural Infrastructure under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India

EB Member

● Editorial Board Member of KUFA Journal of Engineering (ISSN: 2071-5528)
● Associate Editorial Board Member of Current Engineering Letters and Reviews, Bentham Science

Reviewer

● Alexandria Engineering Journal, Elsevier
● Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM
● Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi
● Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Elsevier
● Case Studies in Construction Materials, Elsevier
● Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Elsevier
● Cogent Engineering, Taylor & Francis
● Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier
● Current Science, Indian Academy of Sciences
● Developments in the Built Environment, Elsevier
● Engineering Sustainability, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
● Forces in Mechanics, Elsevier
● Heliyon, Cell Press
● Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer
● Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer
● International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering, World Scientific
● International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer
● International Journal of Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology, De Gruyter
● International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor & Francis
● International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Elsevier
● International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, Elsevier
● Iranian Journal of Science and Technology: Transactions of Civil Enginering, Springer
● Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis
● Journal of Cleaner Materials, Elsevier
● Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier
● Journal of Engineering Research
● Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE
● Journal of Mountain Science, Springer
● Journal of The Institution of Engineering (India): Series A, Springer
● Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition), Elsevier
● Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE
● KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer
● Kufa Journal of Engineering
● Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier
● Materials, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MPDI)
● Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi
● Measurement, Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), Elsevier
● Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering
● Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis
● Polymer Engineering and Science, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
● Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, SAGE
● Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, De Gruyter
● Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor & Francis
● RSC Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry
● Sādhanā Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Springer
● Scientific Reports, Springer Nature Limited
● Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Wiley
● Sustainability, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MPDI)
● The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
● Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, Springer

Academics

Achievements

●Received best paper award for the paper titled “Stabilization of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixes with Plant-based Natural Fibers” in the Second International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS-2022) organized by NIT Calicut, India during 13-19 December 2022.

●Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Medal in the 81st Indian Roads Congress Annual Session at Lucknow held during 8-11 October 2022, for the paper titled "Towards Sustainable Asphalt Binders: Evaluation of Bio-Asphalt Binders and Mixes with Biochar"as the best paper discussed during the 80th Annual Session at Patna (Bihar).

●Received the award for “Outstanding Researcher in Transportation Engineering” by the Board of Management of the Venus International Foundation based on the VISTA 2022 Expert Committee Report and Apex Committee Recommendations, 2022.

●Best Paper Award for the paper "Evaluation of Aging Behavior of Asphalt Binders Modified with Chars from Pyrolysis of Tyre and Plastic Wastes", in the Conference Session presented during International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS), NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka, December 22-23, 2020.

●Overall Best Paper Award for the paper "Arrhenius Based High-Temperature Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char", presented during 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.

●Best Paper Award for the paper "Use of Banana Natural Fiber as a Stabilizing Additive in Open Graded Friction Course", in the Conference Session Themed 'Sustainability in Transportation Systems' presented during 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.

●Best Poster Presentation Award for the paper "Application of Biomaterials in Road Construction: Evaluation of Permanent Deformation Characteristics of Biochar Modified Asphalt Binders ", presented during the International Conference on Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology (SMST-2020), February 22-25, 2020, Goa.

●Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper "High Temperature Characterization of Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders", presented during the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020), February 20-22, 2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.

●Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Medal for the paper titled "Salient Attributes of Open Graded Friction Courses Towards Enhanced Road Safety in Hilly and High Rainfall Regions of India". The medal was conferred by Shri Nitish Kumar, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar, during the 80th IRC Annual Session held at Patna on 20th December 2019.

●Best Presentation Award for the paper "Preliminary Investigation on the Use of Sulphur with Waste EPDM Rubber for Asphalt Binder Modification", presented during International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2019), January 7-10, 2019, IIT Roorkee.

●Best Poster Presentation Award for the paper "A Study on Permeability Characteristics of Asphalt Pavements", presented during the 4th International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017), December 17-20, 2017, IIT Bombay (Mumbai).

●Outstanding Reviewer Status in May 2014 from Elsevier for the reviews submitted for Construction and Building Materials in last two years.

● Member, State Technical Agency (STA) Team for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

● Successfully completed Five Day Professor Training Course at National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn University, Alabama, USA during June 16-20, 2014.

● Recipient of Letter of Appreciation from Shri Bharat Singh Kundanpur, Hon'ble Minister of Public Works Department, Govt. of Rajasthan for preparing posters showing construction and quality control aspects pertaining to rural roads.

● Certified Road Safety Auditor through training and certification programme conducted by International Road Federation (IRF) and Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) at CRRI, New Delhi from 21 to 25th Feb, 2011.

● Coordinator of Training Programmes for PMGSY Officers, Sponsored by NRRDA, New Delhi.

● Doctoral fellowship by MHRD, Government of India from 2005 to 2008.

● Secured highest percentage in M.Tech. Batch from MNIT Jaipur.

UG Courses

● Transportation Engineering - I
● Transportation Engineering - I (Lab)
● Surveying
● Surveying (Lab)
● Engineering Drawing

PG Courses

● Pavement Materials
● Pavement Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance
● Design and Construction of Rural Roads

Course(s) Designed

● Designed a PG Level Course on Design and Construction of Rural Roads

Activities Organized

● Co-Coordinator of 15-days Road Safety Auditors Certification Course organized by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in Association with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Indian Roads Congress (IRC), during 05-22 July 2021.

● Coordinator of Five Day Short Term Course on "Urban Traffic Modelling and Control" during September 4-8, 2018, under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) of Government of India, organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati in association with Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Guwahati.

● Coordinator of Five Day Training Programme on "Road Safety" held at IIT Guwahati during April 9-13, 2018.

● Coordinator of Five Day Training Programme on "Road Safety" held at IIT Guwahati during February 6-10, 2018.

● Co-Coordinator of One-Day Symposium on "Innovative Technologies in Traffic Data Collection and Analysis" held at IIT Guwahati on 9th Sept, 2017.

● Coordinator of Half-Day Deliberation on "Road Safety and Management" held on 29th April, 2016.

● Coordinator of the DST PAC meeting on Development of Technology Systems for Civil Infrastructure Technologies Technology Systems development Programme (TSDP) Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi at IIT Guwahati during 13-15 February, 2016

● Coordinator of AICTE Sponsored Short Term Course on "Innovative Technologies in Transportation Engineering" (ITTE 2015), February 23-27, 2015 at IIT Guwahati.

● Member of the Organising Committee for the "3rd International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India" (CTRG 2015), December 17 to 20, 2015 at Kolkata, India.

● Co-Coordinator of CSIR-CRRI Sponsored Third National Review Workshop of "Indian Highway Capacity Manual" (RIHCAM 2015), February 20-22, 2015 at IIT Guwahati.

● Coordinator of the DST PAC meeting on Development of Technology Systems for Civil Infrastructure Technologies Technology Systems development Programme (TSDP) Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi at IIT Guwahati during 15-17 October, 2012

Selected Publications

● Kumar, A. and Choudhary, R. (2024). Composite Asphalt Binder Formulation Utilizing Residual EPDM Rubber and Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Oil. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,ASCE. [Accepted, In-press]

● Kumar, A. and Choudhary, R. (2024). Multiscale Evaluation of Aging Susceptibility of Asphalt Binders Modified with Recycled Rubber and Plastic Pyrolytic Oil Composites, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 440, 137473. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137473

● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Evaluation of Open-graded Friction Course Mixes with Agro-waste Derived Natural Fibers. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM. [Accepted, In-press]

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2024). A Review of the Application of Crosslinking Additives in Asphalt Binder Modification for Rheological Changes and Storage Stability, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Taylor & Francis, 1-41. DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2024.2327847

● Dash, S. B., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Sharma, A. (2024). Characterization of Asphalt-Filler Mastics with Industrial By-Products as Fillers Under the Coupled Effect of Aging and Moisture, Transportation Research Record, Sage Journals, 03611981241240763. DOI: 10.1177/03611981241240763

● Kumar, A. and Choudhary, R. (2024). Effect of Microwave Pretreatment on Characteristics of Asphalt Binders Modified with Scrap Non-Tire Automotive Rubber and Waste Derived Pyrolytic Oils after Prolonged Thermal Storage, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 419, 135558. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135558

● Kumar, A., Verma, A., Choudhary, R., Bharat, T. V., Sharma, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Application of Bottom Ash with Hydrated Lime in Pavement Subgrade Construction, Current Engineering Letters and Reviews, Benthem Science Publisher. DOI: 10.2174/012666948X269902231204073418

● Dash, S. B., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Sharma, A. (2024). Characterization of Asphalt-Filler Mastics with Industrial By-Products as Fillers Under the Coupled Effect of Aging and Moisture, Poster Presentation in 103rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2024.

● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Dash, S. B. (2024). Characterization of Ravelling Potential of Natural Fiber-reinforced OGFC Mixes Under Various Environmental Conditions with Machine Learning Algorithms, Poster Presentation in 103rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2024.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). A Study on Aging Characteristics of Waste EPDM Rubber and Tire Pyrolysis Oil Modified Asphalt Binders, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 35(12), 04023473. DOI: 10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-16240

● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Laboratory Investigation of Draindown Behaviour of Open-Graded Friction-Course Mixtures Containing Banana and Sugarcane Bagasse Natural Fibers, Transportation Research Record, Sage Journals, 2678(1), 366-380. DOI: 10.1177/03611981231170875

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Physico-rheological, Chemical, and Microstructural Evaluation of Composite Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste EPDM Rubber and Tire Pyrolysis Oil under Different Aging Conditions, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2023.

● Sharma, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Laboratory Investigation of Draindown Behaviour of Open-Graded Friction-Course Mixtures Containing Banana and Sugarcane Bagasse Natural Fibers, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2023.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Storage Stability Performance of Composite Modified Asphalt with Scrap Non-Tire Automotive Rubber, Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Oil and Sulfur, PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 18(4): e0284473.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284473

● Patel, V. D., Kumar, A., Bharti, R., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Evaluation of Spectral Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,ASCE, 35(9), 04023295. DOI: 10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-15877

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Characterization of Storage Stability of EPDM Rubberized Asphalt with Tire Pyrolytic Oil and Sulfur, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 35(5), 04023067. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004716

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2023). Mechanical Properties of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixtures with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag as Coarse Aggregates, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 35(4), 04023036. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004696

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Choudhury, S. A. (2023). Post-consumer Plastic Waste Application in Bituminous Construction. Sixth Prof. S.D. Gogoi Memorial Lecture and Fifteenth Annual General Meeting Souvenir, Assam Engineering College, February 25, 2023.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Drainability and Clogging Behavior of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag Aggregates, Transportation Research Record, 03611981221095525. DOI: 10.1177/03611981221095525

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Composite Asphalt Modification with Waste EPDM Rubber and Tire Pyrolytic Oil, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE. 34(12), 04022325. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004468

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Evaluation of Waste Tire Pyrolytic Oil as a Rejuvenation Agent to Unmodified, Polymer-modified, and Rubber-modified Aged Asphalt Binders, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(10), 04022246. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004400

● Pattanaik, M. L., Kumar, S., Choudhary, R., Agarwal, M., and Kumar, B. (2022). Predicting the abrasion loss of open-graded friction course mixes with EAF steel slag aggregates using machine learning algorithms, Construction and Building Materials, 321, 126408. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126408.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022).Waste ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) rubber as additive in asphalt concrete mixes. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 218, pp 477–493, Springer.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Performance evaluation of asphalt binders modified with pyrolytic chars and WMA additive.. Advances in Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS 2021), Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier., Accepted, In-Press.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Arrhenius based high-temperature performance evaluation of asphalt binders modified with waste plastic pyrolytic char. Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020)-Structure and Construction Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 207, pp 357-370, Springer.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2022). Evaluation of rutting properties of asphalt binders and mixtures with tire pyrolytic char. Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 193, pp 795-810, Springer.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, V., Kumar, A., Pathak, S. and Kumar, A. (2022). Use of banana natural fiber as a stabilizing additive in open graded friction course. Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020)-Structure and Construction Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 207, pp 371-382, Springer.

● Nazir, P., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A. and Kumar, A. (2022). Characterization of nano-alumina modified asphalt binders and mixtures. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Accepted, In-Press.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Rheological, Mechanical, and Chemical Characterization of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures with Waste Tire and Plastic Pyrolytic Chars, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(6), 04022093. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004234

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Pattanaik, M.L. (2021). Friction Characteristics of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses with BOF and EAF Steel Slag Aggregates, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(6), 04022087. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004222

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Storage Stability of Waste Tire Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders: Rheological and Chemical Characterization, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(3), 04021489. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004129

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Aging Characteristics of Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste Tire and Plastic Pyrolytic Chars, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256030

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Composite Asphalt Binder Modification with Waste Non-tire Automotive Rubber and Pyrolytic Oil, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.07.431

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Effect of Long-term Binder Draindown on Performance of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses with BOF Steel Slag Aggregates, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(1), 04021383. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004022

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Characterization of Thermal Storage Stability of Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders with Sulfur, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248465

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). A Study on Production Temperatures of Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste Tyre Pyrolytic Char, International Journal of Pavement Engineering & Asphalt Technology, 22, 56-68. DOI: 10.1515/ijpeat-2016-0044

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Characterisation of Asphalt Binder Modified with Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM) Rubber Waste from Automobile Industry, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Taylor & Francis, 22(9), 2044-2068. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2020.1740772

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., Kataki, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Bioasphalt Binders: Introducing Sustainability in a Non-Renewable Road Construction Material, Civil Engineering & Construction Review, 34(4), 34-42.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Composite asphalt binder modification with waste non-tire automotive rubber and pyrolytic oil. International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2020), Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Mechanical Properties of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixtures with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag as Coarse Aggregates, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2022.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). Drainability and Clogging Behavior of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag Aggregates, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2022.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2021). A Study on the Effect of Long-term Binder Draindown on Characteristics of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag as Coarse Aggregates, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA., January, 2021.

● Kumar, A., Kumar, A., and Pathak, S. (2021). Night visibility: A major challenge for road users and innovative solutions. National Road Safety Competition organized by General Insurance Council (GIC), India, February 13, 2021. [Paper was awarded the winner of the competition]

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Shukla, S.K. (2020). Evaluation of Benefits of Open Graded Friction Courses with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag Aggregates for Hilly and High-Rainfall Regions in India, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 32(12), 04020356. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003445

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Investigation of Moisture Damage in Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixtures with Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag as Coarse Aggregate under Acidic and Neutral pH Environments, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2674, 8, 887-901. DOI: 10.1177/0361198120925459

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., Kandhal, P.S., Julaganti, A., Behera, O.P., Singh, A.K. and Kumar, R. (2020). Fatigue Characterisation of Modified Asphalt Binders Containing Warm Mix Asphalt Additives, Road Materials and Pavement Design , Taylor & Francis, 21(2), 519-541. DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2018.1507921

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of char derived from waste plastic pyrolysis for asphalt binder modification. International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2020) , RILEM Bookseries, Springer, pp 337-356.

● Choudhary, R., Yadav, V., Kumar, A., and Mathur, A. (2020). A Study on Permeability Characteristics of Asphalt Pavements. Transportation Research: Proceedings of Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer, pp 869-882.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., & Kumar, A. (2020). Evaluation of Aging Behavior of Asphalt Binders Modified with Chars from Pyrolysis of Tyre and Plastic Wastes, International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS), NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka, December 22-23, 2020. Paper received the Best Paper Award of the Conference Session.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., & Kumar, A. (2020). Arrhenius Based High-Temperature Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Binders Modified with Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char, 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020. Paper received the Overall Best Paper Award of the Conference.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, V., Kumar, A., Pathak, S. and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of Banana Natural Fiber as a Stabilizing Additive in Open Graded Friction Course, 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020. Paper received the Best Paper Award in the Conference Session Themed 'Sustainability in Transportation Systems'.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., Kataki, R., Kumar, A., Narzari, R. (2020). Application of Biomaterials in Road Construction: Evaluation of Permanent Deformation Characteristics of Biochar Modified Asphalt Binders, International Conference on Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology (SMST-2020), February 23-25, 2020, Bogmallo Beach Resort, Goa. [Paper received the Best Poster Presentation Award].

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). High Temperature Characterization of Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders, International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020), February 20-22, 2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat. [Paper received the Best Oral Presentation Award].

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of Products from Pyrolysis of Wastes in Asphalt Binder Modification: A Review, RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.

● Amarnath, R.V.S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). A Review on Aggregate Gradation Evaluation Techniques to Investigate the Properties of Pavement Materials with Waste/Recycled Aggregates, RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.

● Pathak, S., and Choudhary, R. (2020). Rutting Characteristics of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course mixes with Waste Steel Slag, RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.

● Choudhary, R., Verma, A., Kumar, A., and Kumar, A. (2020). Draindown Characteristics of Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixes Fabricated with Waste Coconut Fibers, RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, R.,Pathak, S.(2020). Frictional characteristics of waste steel slag incorporated stone matrix asphalt, RECYCLE-2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, February 13-14, 2020, IIT Guwahati, Assam.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Recycling of Automotive Rubber Waste as an Asphalt Binder Modifier, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2020), NITTTR Chandigarh, February 19-21, 2020.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2020). Use of Char Derived from Waste Plastic Pyrolysis for Asphalt Binder Modification, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ITCSD-2020), NITTTR Chandigarh, February 19-21, 2020.

● Deori. S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari, D., and Kumar, A. (2019). HDM-4 Deterioration Modelling: Validation and Adoption for Flexible Pavements with Modified Bituminous Road Surfacing, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 14(2), 208-226. DOI: 10.7250/bjrbe.2019-14.440

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., Nirmal, S.K., Pandey, I.K., and Kataki, R. (2019). Towards Sustainable Asphalt Binders: Evaluation of Bio-Asphalt Binders and Mixes with Biochar, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress, 80(3), 5-15.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Rahman, G. (2019). Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Bauxite Residue as Hot Mix Asphalt Filler, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 12(6), 623-631.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Moisture Damage Investigations of OGAFC Mixtures with BOF Steel Slag as Coarse Aggregate under Different pH Environments, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Feasibility Assessment of the Use of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag in Open Graded Asphalt Courses, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 12(6), 664-673.

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Kumar, B. (2019). Prediction of Fracture Life of Warm Asphalt Mixes Using Symbolic Regression Approach, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA. (Accepted)

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., Kumar, B., and Kumar, A. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Open Graded Friction Course Mixtures with Different Contents of Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slag as an Alternative Aggregate from Steel Industries, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 10.1080/14680629.2019.1620120.

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B.(2019). Moisture Susceptibility of Open Graded Friction Course Mixes with EAF Steel Slag and Modified Binders, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM, 8(1), 1-19.

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., Kumar, B., and Kumar, A. (2019). Utilization of Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slag in Open Graded Friction Courses: A Performance Evaluation, Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, Washington, D.C., USA.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Rahman, G. (2019). Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Bauxite Residue as Hot Mix Asphalt Filler, 15th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR-2019), 26-31 May 2019, IIT Bombay.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Feasibility Assessment of the Use of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag in Open Graded Asphalt Courses, 15th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR-2019), 26-31 May 2019, IIT Bombay.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Preliminary Investigation on the Use of Sulphur with Waste EPDM Rubber for Asphalt Binder Modification, International Conference: Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2019), January 7-10, 2019, IIT Roorkee. Paper received the Best Presentation Award.

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Performance Characterisation of Warm Mix Asphalt Mixes for Sustainable Road Construction, International Conference: Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE-2019), January 7-10, 2019, IIT Roorkee.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2019). Preliminary investigation on modification of asphalt binder with char from waste plastic pyrolysis. 80th Indian Road Congress Souvenir, Patna.

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B.(2018). Laboratory Evaluation of Mix Design Parameters of Open-Graded Friction Course Mixes with Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slag, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM, 7(1), 616-632. DOI: 10.1520/ACEM20180071

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2018). Permanent Deformation Characteristics of Warm Asphalt Binders under Reduced Aging Conditions, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering , Springer, 23(1), 160-172. DOI: 10.1007/s12205-017-1903-0

● Choudhary, R., Julaganti, A., Kumar, A., and Dipak, U. (2018). Application of WMA Technology to Bituminous Base Course Mixes, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 13(2), 94-103. DOI: 10.7250/bjrbe.2018-13.403

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Murkute, K. (2018). Properties of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Modified Asphalt Mixes: Dependence on PET Size, PET Content, and Mixing Process, Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 62(3), 685-693, DOI: 10.3311/PPci.10797

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Nirmal, S.K. (2018). Salient Attributes of Open Graded Friction Courses towards Enhanced Road Safety in Hilly and High Rainfall Regions of India, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress, 79(2), 11-19. Paper received the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Medal for the Best Paper discussed at 79th Annual Session of IRC.

● Kandhal, P.S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2018). Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Bituminous Road Construction in India, Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress, 46(10), 11-18.

● Pathak, S., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2018). Use of Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Slag in Open Graded Friction Courses, 17th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Feb 21-22, 2018.

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B. (2018). Moisture Suscpetibility of Open-Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixes with an Industrial Waste, RECYCLE-2018, International Conference on Waste Management, IIT Guwahati, February 22-24, 2018.

●Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B. (2017). Clogging Evaluation of Open Graded Friction Course Mixes with EAF Steel Slag and Modified Binders, Construction and Building Materials, 159, 220-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.096

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2017). Rheology of Modified Binders under Varying Doses of WMA Additive-Sasobit, Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis, 35(10), 975-982. DOI:10.1080/10916466.2017.1297827

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2017). Moisture Susceptibility of WMA Mixes with Modified Bituminous Binders, Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis, 35(10), 1014-1021. DOI:10.1080/10916466.2017.1303721

● Pattanaik, M. L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B. (2017). Evaluation of Frictional Pavement Resistance as a Function of Aggregate Physical Properties, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE, 143(2), 04017003. DOI: 10.1061/JPEODX.0000005

● Choudhary, R., Chattopadhyay, D, Kumar, A, and Julaganti, A. (2017). Use of Industrial Wastes as Filler in Open-Graded Friction Courses, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 12(2), 106-116. DOI: 10.3846/bjrbe.2017.13

● Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., Porwal, S. S., and Kumar, A. (2017). Effect of Reduction in Production Temperatures on Properties of BC Mixes with an Organic WMA Additive, International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Research Technology, 6(2), 433-442. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291866.

● Pattanaik, M. L., Dutta, R., Choudhary, R., Kumar, B., and Kumar, A. (2017). Effect of Aggregate Physical Properties on Frictional Resistance of OGFC Mixes, 16th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Feb 22-23, 2017.

● Choudhary, R., Yadav, V., Kumar, A., and Mathur, A. (2017). A Study on Permeability Characteristics of Asphalt Pavements, 4th International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, December 17-20, 2017. Paper received the Best Poster Presentation Award of the Conference.

●Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B. (2017). Properties of Open Graded Friction Course Mixes with EAF Steel Slag, 4th International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, December 17-20, 2017.

● Gupta, A., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Kalita, K. (2017). Permeability Characteristics of Bituminous Concrete as Function of Aggregate Gradation, ASCE India Conference 2017, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, December 12-14, 2017.

● Deori. S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari, D., and Kumar, A. (2017). Deterioration Modelling of Flexible Pavements using HDM-4, National Conference on Roads and Transport (NCORT-2017), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, October 14-15, Roorkee India.

● Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Murkute, K. (2017). Incorporation of Waste PET in Bituminous Concrete Mixes, 16th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Feb 22-23, 2017.

● Choudhary, R., Singh, S.K., Kumar, A., and Porwal, S.S. (2016). Permeability Characteristics of Bituminous Premix Carpet and Mix Seal Surfacing, Journal of the Indian Roads Congress , 77(2), 383-392.

● Kumar, A., Julaganti, A., Choudhary, R., and Porwal, S.S. (2016). Evaluation of State-of-the-Art (SOA) Warm Mix Asphalt with Modified Binders, Indian Highways, Indian Roads Congress, 44(12), 23-31.

● Deori, S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari, D., and Gangopadhyay, S. (2016). Calibration of HDM-4 Models for Indian Conditions of Flexible Pavement Having Modified Bitumen in Wearing Course, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 106-116. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2016.1208196

● Choudhary, R., Murkute, K. Kumar, A., and Julaganti, A. (2016). Evaluation of Properties of Reclaimed Polyethylene Terephthalate Modified Bituminous Concrete Mixes, 12th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, Dec 19-21, 2016.

● Choudhary, R., Singh, S. K., and Kumar, A. (2016). Permeability Characteristics of Premix Carpet, National Conference on Fifteen Years of PMGSY, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, Aug 6-7, 2016.

● Pattanaik, M.L., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, B. (2016). Steel Slag as Replacement to Natural Aggregates - A Review, RECYCLE-2016, International Conference on Waste Management, IIT Guwahati, April 1-2, 2016.

● Chattopadhyay, D., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. (2016). Effect of Filler Type and Characteristics on Design of Open Graded Friction Course Mixes, 15th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Feb 24-25, 2016.

● Arjun, U.D., Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., and Julaganti, A. (2016). Laboratory Evaluation of Sasobit® Modified Warm Mix Asphalt for Bituminous Base Course, 15th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, Feb 24-25, 2016.

● Deori, S., Tiwari, D., Choudhary, R., and Gangopadhyay, S. (2015). Field Performance Study on Modified Bituminous Road Sections of National Highway Corridors, 3rd International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2015), Kolkata, India, Dec 17-20, 2015.

● Deori,S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari,D., and Gangopadhyay, S. (2015). Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Performance using Laser based Multifunction Automated Road Survey System, 14th Annual International Conference on Asphalt, Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Feb 11-12, Liverpool, UK.

● Choudhary, R., Julaganti, A., and Banerji, A. K. (2015). Effect of Compaction Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Modified Binder Mixes, 14th Annual International Conference on Asphalt Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, Feb 11-12, Liverpool, UK.

● Pattanaik, M. L., Choudhary, R., Sorum, N. G., and Julaganti, A. (2015). Volumetric Properties of Warm Mix Asphalt Mixes with Virgin Binder, 3rd International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2015), Kolkata, India, Dec 17-20, 2015.

● Choudhary, R., and Julaganti, A. (2015). Moisture Susceptibility of Modified Binder Mixes with Evotherm, 3rd International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG 2015), Kolkata, India, Dec 17-20, 2015.

● Kumar, A., Choudhary, R., and Julaganti, A. (2015). Field performance of Warm Mix Asphalt Containing Evotherm: A Review, Two-day National Seminar cum Workshop on Advances in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (AICE-2015), Tezpur University, May 8-9, Tezpur, India.

● Choudhary, R., and Julaganti, A. (2014). Warm Mix Asphalt: Paves Way for Energy Saving, International Journal - Recent Research in Science and Technology, 6(1), 227-230.

● Choudhary, R., Sohlang, I. N., and Julaganti, A. (2014). Effect of Inadequate Binder Content on Moisture Susceptibility of Bituminous Mixes, Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC-2014), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, Dec 10-12, 2014.

● Deori, S., Tiwari, D., Choudhary, R., and Gangopadhyay, S. (2014). HDM-4 Pavement Deterioration Modelling for Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI 2014), ASCE India Section, Hyderabad, India, Oct 17-18, 2014.

● Julaganti, A., and Choudhary, R. (2014). Evaluation of Volumetric Properties of Bituminous Mixes with Evotherm, International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure (ICSCI 2014), ASCE India Section, Hyderabad, India, Oct 17-18, 2014.

● Choudhary, R. and Julaganti, A. (2014). Warm Mix Asphalt: Paves Way for Energy Saving, International Conference on Emerging Challenges and Issues in Environmental Protection, Raipur Institute of Technology, Jan 23-24, Raipur, India.

● Choudhary, R., Sarma, A. K., and Maurya, A. K. (2014). Innovation in Road Construction Technology, Souvenir of 74th Session of Indian Roads Congress, Guwahati, India, Jan 18-22, 2014.

● Chandra, S., and Choudhary, R. (2013). Performance Characteristics of Bituminous Concrete with Industrial Wastes as Filler, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 25(11), 1666-1673. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000730

● Choudhary, R. and Julaganti, A. (2013). Effect of Sasobit® on Mix Design Parameters, 12th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, February 27-28, 2013, Liverpool, UK.

● Choudhary, R. and Julaganti, A. (2012). Effect of Mixing and Compaction Temperatures on HMA with WMA Additives, 11th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool John Moores University, February 15-16, Liverpool, UK.

● Deori, S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari, D., and Sitaramanjaneyulu, K. (2012). Deterioration Modelling of Flexible Pavements with Modified Bitumen, 3rd International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries (ICCIDC-III), July 4-6, Bangkok, Thailand.

● Choudhary, R., Gao, E., and Julaganti, A. (2011). Performance History of Warm Mix Asphalt, National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, October 14-16, Varanasi, India.

● Deori, S., Choudhary, R., Tiwari, D., and Sharma, B.M. (2011). A Critical Review of Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Models, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Techniques for Infrastructure Development (AMTID-2011), National Institute of Technology Calicut, September 28-29, Calicut, India.

● Sharma, V., Chandra, S., and Choudhary, R. (2010). Characterization of Fly Ash Bituminous Concrete Mixes, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 2010, 22(12), 1209-1216. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000125

Selected Invited Talks and Lectures

● Keynote talk on 11th August 2023 on the topic “Sustainable Asphalt Technologies: Use of Alternate Materials and Industrial By-Products” in the International Conference on “Creative and Innovative Solutions in Civil Engineering (CISCE-2023)” organized by Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur during 11-12 August 2023.

● Delivered an expert lecture on 8th August 2023 on the topic “Design Protocols and Advantages of OGFC Mixes for Heavy Rainfall Regions” during the online short-term course on “Recent Advances in Civil Infrastructure Design and Construction” held during August 6 - 11, 2023 and organized by National Institute of Technology Meghalaya.

● Delivered an expert lecture on 25th July 2023 on the topic “Sustainable and Safe Highway Construction Practice” at the Engineering College Bikaner, Rajasthan.

● Delivered an expert lecture on 14th July 2023 on the topic “Emerging Paradigms of Sustainable Open Graded Friction Course (OGFC) Mixes” in the Online Short-Term Course on Recent Advances in Transportation Geotechnics & Infrastructure Development held during 10 - 15 July, 2023 and organized by IGS Jalandhar Chapter in association with Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar.

● Delivered a talk on “Road Safety and Engineering Interventions” in a Two Day Training Program on “Road Safety and Auditing” held from 30 to 31st May 2023 at Guwahati.

● Delivered Expert Talks on 22nd and 24th August 2022 on the subject “Surface Dressing”, in the Webinar week on “New Technologies Adopted in PMGSY Roads” organized by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) for Engineers, Contractors, and Staff involved in PMGSY works in various State Rural Roads Development Agency (SRRDA).

● Delivered an Expert Talk on 5th August 2022 on the subject “Mechanized Surface Dressing and Its Construction for Rural Roads in India”, in the two-day workshop and review meeting (5 and 6th august 2022) by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) on PMGSY-III for all North-eastern states at Guwahati, India.

● Expert Lecture on "Engineering and Maintenance Attributes for Safer Roads" in 15-days Road Safety Auditors Certification Course organized by IIT Guwahati in association with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Indian Roads Congress (IRC) on 09 July, 2021.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety Scenario" in 15-days Road Safety Auditors Certification Course organized by IIT Guwahati in association with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Indian Roads Congress (IRC) on 05 July, 2021.

● Keynote Speech on "Sustainable Materials and Safer Technologies for Road Construction" in International Conference on 'Community Based Research and Innovations in Civil Engineering (CBRICE-2021)' organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University, Jaipur on 19 March, 2021.

● Invited Lecture on "Engineering and Design Aspects of Road Safety" in National Road Safety Month- Seminar on "Safer Road Design and Road Furnishing" organized by Assam PWD Convention and Training Centre, Guwahati, on 3 February, 2021.

● Invited Lecture on "Road Safety Challenges and Measures" in Seminar on Road Safety organized by NHAI Regional Office, Guwahati, on 30 January, 2021.

● Invited Lecture on "Surface and Subsurface Drainage of Flexible Pavements" in TEQIP-III Short Term Course on Recent Advances in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 17-23 December, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Reviving Highway Industry in Post-COVID Times: A Focus on the Use of Alternative Materials for Sustainable Construction" in Online International Conference and Exhibition: India Construction Week - 2020, 1-5 December, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Emerging Paradigms of Sustainable Pavements: Utilization of Industrial Wastes in Asphalt Materials" in Online Short Term Course on Advanced Materials for Highway Construction, Punjabi University Patiala, 16-20 October, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Technological and Material Advancements for Safer and Sustainable Asphalt Pavements" in the Five Day workshop under TEQIP-III on "Transport Research and Innovations" by the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand, on September 22, 2020.

● Delivered a Theme Speech as a Guest Speaker on "Sustainable Pavements" in the National Conference on "Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials (ASCM 2020)" organized by Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on August 04, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Introduction to Road Safety" during Training Programme on 'Role of CMVA & CMVR' organised by Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD), at Guwahati on March 05, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Road Safety - An Overview & Safe Systems Approach in Road Safety" during Training Programme on 'Road Safety Aspects' at Rural Connectivity Training and Research Centre (RCTRC), Guwahati on February 27, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Common Road Safety Hazards & Construction Zone Safety Hazards" during Training Programme on 'Road Safety Aspects' at RCTRC, Guwahati on February 27, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Open Graded Friction Courses (OGFC) with Industrial Waste Steel Slag: A Paradigm for Safer Pavements in High Rainfall Regions of India" during International Conference on 'Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020)' at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat on February 22, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Pavement Materials for Infrastructure Development in North-East India: OGFC and Bio-Asphalt Binders" during Two-Day National Conference on 'Infrastructure Development in North East India: An Engineering Perspective' at Assam Engineering College, Guwahati on February 22, 2020.

● Invited Lecture on "Open Graded Friction Course: A New Generation Asphalt Course for Improved Road Safety" during One Week Short Term Course on 'Emerging Trends on Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure' at Government Engineering College, Ajmer, on August 23, 2019.

● Invited Lecture on "Salient Features of Warm Mix Asphalt Technology" during One Week Short Term Course on 'Emerging Trends on Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure' at Government Engineering College, Ajmer, on August 22, 2019.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety: Every Life Counts - Role as a Teacher / Educational Institute" in Road Safety Awareness Programme for Head of the Educational Institutes in Assam, IIT Guwahati, on August 3, 2019.

● Expert Lecture on "Roadside Features To Enhance Safety" in Five Day Short Term Course on "Urban Traffic Modelling and Control" under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme of Government of India), organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, in association with Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Guwahati, on September 5, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Good Engineering and Maintenance Practices for Road Safety" in Five Day Short Term Course on "Urban Traffic Modelling and Control" under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme of Government of India), organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, in association with Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Guwahati, on September 7, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety : An Introduction from Indian Perspective" in Training Programme on "Road Safety and Road Safety Audit for PMGSY Roads" organised by Assam Road Research and Training Institute, PWRD, Guwahati during August 6-8, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Role of Road Side Features & Appurtenances in Safety" in Training Programme on "Road Safety and Road Safety Audit for PMGSY Roads" organised by Assam Road Research and Training Institute, PWRD, Guwahati during August 6-8, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Engineering Practices and Pavement Maintenance for Road Safety" in Training Programme on "Road Safety and Road Safety Audit for PMGSY Roads" organised by Assam Road Research and Training Institute, PWRD, Guwahati during August 6-8, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Roadside Design and Appurtenances" in Five Days Training Programme on "Road Safety" held at IIT Guwahati during February 6-10, 2018.

● Expert Lecture on "Good Road Safety Engineering Practices and Importance of Maintenance to Enhance Safety" in Five Days Training Programme on "Road Safety" held at IIT Guwahati during February 6-10, 2018.

● Keynote lecture titled "Understanding Permeability Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures as Function of Aggregate Gradation" during National Conference on Roads and Transport (NCORT-2017) at IIT Roorkee on October 14, 2017.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety" during 28th Road Safety Week organised by Office of The District Transport Officer, Kamrup, Amingaon, Guwahati on January 9, 2017.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety: Issues, Challenges & the Way Forward" organised by OLA, Ani Technologies Private Limited, Guwahati on January 12, 2017.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety Issues and Way Forward" organised by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India & Transport Department, Government of Assam on December 22, 2016.

● Invited talk on "Utilisation of Waste Plastic in Road Construction" at Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management and Gramothan, Jaipur on September 15, 2016.

● Keynote Address to the Forum on "Need of Collaboration among Different Organizations for Improvement of Highways in India", at the First Conclave of Highway Manager's Forum, organized by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways at Indian Academy of Highway Engineers, Noida on April 4, 2014.

● Expert Lecture in TEQIP sponsored Faculty Development Programme on "Road Infrastructure in India", organized by North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (NERIST), Itanagar during April 17 to 21, 2012.

● Expert Lecture in TEQIP sponsored Faculty Development Programme on "Need of Recycling of Bituminous Payments in India ", organized by North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (NERIST), Itanagar during April 17 to 21, 2012.

● Invited Talk and Field Quality Control Training on "Granular Pavement Course" in the ten days Training Program for Engineers of PWD (Highway Zone), Arunachal Pradesh, Sponsored by MoRTH, India at Administrative Training Institute, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh during November 15 to 25, 2011.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Safety Issues in North Eastern States", in the Training programme on "Road Safety Management for North Eastern States" Sponsored by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India, New Delhi at Institution of Engineers, Guwahati during November 8 to 12, 2011.

● Expert Lecture on "Road Engineering Measures for Improving Road Safety" in the Training programme on "Road Safety Management for North Eastern States" Sponsored by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India, New Delhi at Institution of Engineers, Guwahati during November 8 to 12, 2011.

● Expert Lecture on "Maintenance of Rural Roads" in the Training programme of PMGSY Officers Sponsored by National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), Govt. of India, on October 20, 2010.

● Expert Lecture on "Quality Control Aspects for Rural Roads" in the Training programme of PMGSY Officers Sponsored by National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), Govt. of India, on September 15, 2010.

Selected Sponsored Research and Consultancy Projects

● Co-Principal Investigator of Research Project titled "Road Surface Quality Assessment of Selected Border Roads Sections of India through Advanced Remote Sensing Technique", Sponsored by Defense Terrain Research Laboratory, DRDO, MoD, (Govt. of India). Ongoing

● Co-Principal Investigator of Research Project titled "Methodology for Prioritization of Secondary Road Network Sections for Planning of Maintenance Works", Sponsored by National Project Implementation Unit, MHRD (Govt. of India).

● "Use of Industrial Waste Steel Slag in Design of Open Graded Asphalt Friction Courses", Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi (Govt. of India). Completed

● "Design of Airfield Pavements", Sponsored by Border Roads Organisation (Govt. of India). Completed

● "Evaluation of Permeability of Granular Sub-base Courses", Sponsored by Larsen & Toubro India. Completed

● "Study on Lowering of Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Bituminous Mixes through Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) Additives", Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi (Govt. of India). Completed

● "Quality Control Evaluation of Bituminous Cores", Sponsored by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Completed

● "Development of Indo-Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)", Sponsored by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI). Completed

● "Evaluation of Suitability of Soil for use in Road Construction", Sponsored by Punj Lloyd India. Completed

● "Pre-opening Safety Audit of Shillong Bypass", Sponsored by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Completed

● "Design of Posters for Public Awareness on Construction of Roads in Rural Areas", Sponsored by Public Works Department, Govt. of Rajasthan. Completed

● "Proof Checking of Pavement Design", Sponsored by M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. Completed

● "Proof Checking of Road Alignment", Sponsored by M/s Shillong Expressway Pvt. Ltd. Completed

● "Design of Base, Binder, and Wearing Courses of Flexible Pavements", Sponsored by General Reserve Engineer Force, Govt. of India. Completed

Research Group

PhD Research Scholar

● Mr. Ankush Kumar

Broad Area of Research: Modified Bituminous Binders and Mixes

Profile: ResearchGate Personal Webpage

Mr. Ashish Sharma

Broad Area of Research: Performance Characteristics of OGFC Mixes

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Mr. Saswat Biswapriya Dash

Broad Area of Research: Mechanical and Durability Characteristics of Modified Bituminous Mixes

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Mr. Sunny Kumar

Broad Area of Research: ---

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Mr. Gyan Ranjan

Broad Area of Research: ---

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M.Tech Students

● Sachin Vijay Borkar

● Abhishek Kumar

PhD Research Scholar

Dr. Santanu Pathak

Title of Thesis: "Utilisation of Basic Oxygen Furnace Steel Industry Slag in Open Graded Asphalt Friction Course Mixes"

Year of Completion: 2022

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Assam Don Bosco University

Profile: Webpage

Dr. Abhinay Kumar

Title of Thesis: "Evaluation of the Properties of Pyrolytic Char Modified Asphalt Binders and Mixtures"

Year of Completion: 2022

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab.

Profile: Webpage

Dr. Madhu Lisha Pattanaik

Title of Thesis: "Design and Performance of Open Graded Friction Course Mixes with Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slag"

Year of Completion: 2019

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in School of Civil Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Profile: ResearchGate

Dr. Sanjay Deori

Title of Thesis: "Deterioration Modelling of Flexible Pavements with Modified Bitumen in Wearing Course"

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Devesh Tiwari, Senior Principal Scientist, Pavement Evaluation Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi

Year of Completion: 2018

Present Engagement: Principal Scientist & Group Leader, Applied Civil Engineering Division, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat

Profile: CSIR-NEIST

Dr. Ashok Julaganti

Title of Thesis: "Evaluation of Modified Binders and Mixes with Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) Additives"

Year of Completion: 2017

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Bapatla Engineering College

Profile: ResearchGate Google Scholar

M.Tech Students

Anket Ranjan

Thesis Title: A Laboratory Assessment of Aging Characteristics of Bituminous Mixes Modified with Waste Plastic

Year of Completion: 2024

Present Engagement: ---

Subham Sohone

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Soil Characteristics Incorporating Industrial By-products for Application in Pavement Construction

Year of Completion: 2024

Present Engagement: Associate Design Engineer - Highway, Infra Design Studio

Sudarshan Kilania

Thesis Title: A laboratory Investigation on Utilization of Cement Concrete Waste in the Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2024

Present Engagement: Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL)

Ashutosh Kumar Singh

Thesis Title: A Study on the Properties of Dense Bituminous Macadam Mixes

Year of Completion: 2023

Present Engagement: Engineer, L&T Construction

Samrat Das

Thesis Title: Characterization of Bituminous Concrete Mixes with Variable Aggregate Gradations and Binder Content

Year of Completion: 2023

Present Engagement: Engineer, L&T Construction

Ayush Verma

Thesis Title: A Study on Use of Bottom Ash in Pavement Subgrade Construction

Year of Completion: 2022

Present Engagement:---

Sanjib Ghosh

Thesis Title: Utilization of Industrial Wastes in Cement Grouted Bituminous Macadam

Year of Completion: 2022

Present Engagement: Sr. Design Engineer in L&T, Mumbai Headquarters

Vipul Dubey

Thesis Title: Mechanical Properties of Bituminous Mixes with Plastic Wastes

Year of Completion: 2022

Present Engagement:Assistant Engineer ( Design), Water Resources Department, Govt. of Jharkhand

Arun Pratap Singh Narwaria

Thesis Title: A Study on Gap Graded Bituminous Mixes With Rubber Modified Binders

Year of Completion: 2021

Present Engagement:Assitant Highway Design Engineer, Spectrum Techno Consultants Pvt Ltd., Mumbai

Padala Bhargav Raju

Thesis Title: A Study on Cement Grouted Bituminous Mix with Different Aggregate Gradations

Year of Completion: 2021

Present Engagement:Railway Alignment Engineer, Systra MVA Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

Pankaj Kumar Singh

Thesis Title: Utiisation of Types and Sizes of Waste Plastic in Bituminous Mix

Year of Completion: 2021

Present Engagement:---

RVS Amarnath

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Different Aggregate Gradations for Use in Open Graded Friction Course Mixes

Year of Completion: 2020

Present Engagement: Assistant Engineer, Rural Water Supply Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Rajneesh Kumar

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Frictional Properties of Bituminous Surface Courses

Year of Completion: 2020

Present Engagement: Graduate Engineer, NHIDCL Regional Office, Itanagar

Vishal Kumar

Thesis Title: Characteristics of Open Graded Friction Course with Natural Fibers as Stabilizing Additive

Year of Completion: 2020

Present Engagement:Engineer in PMC for RVNL Project

Pubali Nazir

Thesis Title: Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixes Modified with Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles

Year of Completion: 2020

Present Engagement: ---

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Ankush Kumar

Thesis Title: Characteristics of Bituminous Mixes with Automobile Rubber Waste Modified Binders

Year of Completion: 2019

Present Engagement: PhD Research Scholar at IIT Guwahati

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Ghazali Rahman

Thesis Title: A Study on Use of Alternative Materials as Filler in Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2018

Present Engagement: ---

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Demissew Tekilu Damena

Thesis Title: Reuse of Industrial Waste Steel Slag in Open Graded Asphalt

Year of Completion: 2018

Present Engagement: ---

Vikramkumar Yadav

Thesis Title: Comparison of Laboratory and Field Evaluated Permeability of Asphalt Mixes

Year of Completion: 2017

Present Engagement: Asst. Highway Design Engineer at Arkitechno Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Profile: LinkedIn

Santanu Pathak

Thesis Title: Study on Performance Parameters of OGFC Mixes with BOF Steel Slag

Year of Completion: 2017

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Assam Don Bosco University

Profile:Webpage

Thamarana Renuka Kumar (Co-supervised with Prof. Akhilesh K. Maurya)

Thesis Title: A Study on Use of Highway Development & Management (HDM-4) Tool for Flexible Pavements

Year of Completion: 2017

Present Engagement: Deputy Engineer in Traffic & Transportation Planning at LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Profile: LinkedIn

Ridip Dutta

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Frictional Characteristics of Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2016

Kishori Murkute

Thesis Title: Use of Waste PET in Asphalt Concrete Mixes

Year of Completion: 2016

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik

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Bibhuti B. Bhardwaj

Thesis Title: Effect of Air Void Content and Binder Stiffness on Properties of WMA Mixes

Year of Completion: 2016

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at Assam Engineering College, Guwahati

Profile: LinkedIn

Dipak Ugale

Thesis Title: Effect of WMA Additives on Mix Design Parameters of Bituminous Base Courses

Year of Completion: 2015

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at TSSM's Bhivrabai Sawant College of Engineering, Narhe, Pune

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Dibyatonu Chattopadhyay

Thesis Title: Effect of Filler Type and Content on Performance of Open Graded Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2015

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at DIT University, Dehradun

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Shiv Kumar Singh

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Permeability Characteristics of Premix Carpet

Year of Completion: 2015

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at KNGD Modi Engineering College, Modinagar, UP

Arijit Kumar Banerji

Thesis Title: Strength Characteristics of Evotherm: 3G Wam Mix

Year of Completion: 2014

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Ibaiahun Nongbet Sohlang

Thesis Title: Role of Mix Compaction and Binder Content in Moisture Susceptibility of Hot Mix Asphalt

Year of Completion: 2014

Present Engagement: PhD Research Scholar at IIT Guwahati

Manish Raj

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Properties of Bitumen Modified with Different Additives

Year of Completion: 2014

Present Engagement: Junior Engineer (Works) Engineering/Construction in Indian Railways (Northern Railway)

Bharat Rajan

Thesis Title: Design of Open Graded Friction Courses

Year of Completion: 2014

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Allahabad

Profile: Webpage

Madhu Lisha Pattanaik

Thesis Title: Moisture Susceptibility of Warm Mixes with Evotherm

Year of Completion: 2013

Present Engagement: PhD Research Scholar at IIT Guwahati

Sagar Sunil Kolapkar

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Mix design Parameters and Energy Savings with Sasobit as WMA Additive

Year of Completion: 2013

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Padmabhooshan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology, Bavdhan, Pune

Profile: LinkedIn

Priyansh Singh

Thesis Title: Determination of Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Asphalt Concrete Mixes

Year of Completion: 2013

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at IIT Indore

Profile: LinkedIn Personal Webpage

Elena Gao

Thesis Title: Study on Bituminous Binder and Mix Properties with WMA Additives

Year of Completion: 2012

Abhijit Mondal

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Cold Mix Properties with Different Fillers

Year of Completion: 2012

Present Engagement: Assistant Professor at Aliah University

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Harshad Sunil Kaulgud

Thesis Title: Recycling of Bituminous Mixes with Sasobit

Year of Completion: 2012

Present Engagement: Infra Design Studio Pvt. Ltd.

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Amit Kumar Rathi

Thesis Title: Role of Fillers in Design of Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2011

Present Engagement: PhD Research Scholar at IIT Guwahati

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Gavvala Rajesh

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Stiffening Potential of Fillers in Bituminous Mixes

Year of Completion: 2011

Present Engagement: Assistant Executive Engineer in Water Resources Engineering Dept of Govt of Andhra Pradesh

E. Obulu Reddy

Thesis Title: Moisture Susceptibility of Bituminous Mixes with Different Fillers

Year of Completion: 2011

Present Engagement: Manager (Pavement Design) at Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnata) Ltd.

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Abhinay Kumar secured First Place in the event 'Three Minute Thesis Presentation: Scientifique' during Research and Industrial Conclave 2022, organised by the Students' Academic Board, IIT Guwahati and IIT Guwahati Research Park (20-23 january, 2022).

Team of Ankush Kumar, Abhinay Kumar and Santanu Pathak won the First Prize in National Road Safety Competition organized by General Insurance Council for the paper "Night Visibility: A Major Challenge for Road Users and Innovative Solutions", held on February 13, 2021.

Abhinay Kumar received the Overall Best Paper Award during the 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.

Ankush Kumar received the Best Paper Award for the session themed 'Sustainability in Transportation Systems' during the 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 19-21, 2020.

Ankush Kumar received the Best Oral Presentation Award during the International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020), February 20-22, 2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.

Abhinay Kumar received the Best Poster Presentation Award during the International Conference on Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology (SMST-2020), February 22-25, 2020, Goa.

Abhinay Kumar selected for International Travel Support Scheme of Dept of Science and Technology (Govt of India) for attending The 17th Annual International Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Technology and Infrastructure Conference, at Liverpool, UK during February 21-22, 2018.

Abhinay Kumar received the Best Poster Presentation Award during the 4th International Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017) at IIT Bombay, Mumbai.