Vice-chancellor of BHU
Sudhir Kumar Jain (alsoSudhir K. Jain ; born 4 July 1959) is an Indian academic who served as the 28thVice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University .[ 3] Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar .[ 4] [ 5] seismic design codes , dynamic of buildings, and post-earthquake studies.[ 6] earthquake engineering focused on developing countries.[ 7] Indian National Academy of Engineering .[ 8] National Academy of Engineering (2021) for leadership in earthquake engineering in developing countries.[ 9]
He has served as the president ofInternational Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) from 2014 to 2018.[ 10] [ 11] Infosys Prize from 2019.[ 12]
Jain earnedBachelor of Civil Engineering from theUniversity of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) in 1979,[ 13] California Institute of Technology ,Pasadena in 1980 and 1983 respectively.[ 14] [ 15]
Selected bibliography [ edit ] Earthquake rebuilding in Gujarat, India: an EERI recovery reconnaissance report[ 22] Engineering Response to Hazards of Terrorism[ 23] Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities[ 24] Simplified seismic analysis of soil–well–pier system for bridges[ 25] Code Approaches to Seismic Design of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames: A State-of-the-Art Review[ 26] Analysis of earth dams affected by the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake[ 27] Seismic torsional vibration in elevated tanks[ 28] S.K. Jain(left) receivingPadma Shri fromPresident Kovind ^a b "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain" .www.iitk.ac.in . Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. July 2010.^ url=https://iitgn.ac.in/about/founding-director ^ "New BHU VC 2021" . 14 November 2021.^ "Sudhir Jain gets third term as IIT-Gandhinagar director | Ahmedabad News - Times of India" .The Times of India . No. 26 August 2019.^ "IITGN bids adieu to its founding director Prof Sudhir Jain" . IITGN News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved8 January 2022 .^ "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain - Research and Professional Interests" .www.iitk.ac.in . IIT Kanpur.^ Jain, Sudhir K. (1 May 2016)."Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities" .Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering .14 (5). Springer Nature:1337– 1436.Bibcode :2016BuEE...14.1337J .doi :10.1007/s10518-016-9870-2 S2CID 111742229 . ^ "Sudhir K. Jain" .expert.inae.in . INAE.^ "IIT Gandhinagar director elected member of US National Academy of Engineering" .Hindustan Times . 10 February 2021.^ "IAEE: Officers" .www.iaee.or.jp .^ "Membership of Professional Societies" .www.iitk.ac.in . IIT Kanpur.^ "Infosys Prize - Jury 2020" .www.infosys-science-foundation.com . Retrieved9 December 2020 .^ "Prof Sudhir Jain is new BHU vice-chancellor" .The Times of India . 15 November 2021.ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved12 November 2024 .^ "Sudhir Jain (PhD '83), Earthquake Engineer and University Vice Chancellor" .Heritage Project . 7 December 2023. Retrieved12 November 2024 .^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Sudhir K. Jain" .www.iitgn.ac.in . Archived from the original on 16 June 2021.^a b "Awards and Honors - Dr. Sudhir K. Jain" .www.iitk.ac.in . IIT Kanpur. Retrieved8 July 2020 .^ "BHU Vice-Chancellor Sudhir K Jain Gets IIT Roorkee Distinguished Alumnus Award" .NDTV.com . Retrieved11 August 2022 .^ "IIT Gandhinagar director awarded Padma Shri" .India Today . 27 January 2020. Retrieved8 July 2020 .^ Padma Awards (26 January 2020)."Padma Shri citation details for Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain" (PDF) .Padma Awards Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved17 July 2025 .^ "Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni" .California Institute of Technology . 23 May 2022. Retrieved24 May 2022 .^ "BHU VC Prof Sudhir K Jain Bags California Institute of Technology Alumni Award 2022" .News18 . Retrieved12 November 2024 .^ Murty, C. V. R; Margorie, Greene; Jain, Sudhir K.; Prasad, N. Purendra; Mehta, Vipul V. (2005).Earthquake rebuilding in Gujarat, India: an EERI recovery reconnaissance report . National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.ISBN 978-1-932884-05-0 OCLC 74355114 . ^ Jain, Sudhir K.; Murty, C.V.R; Rai, Durgesh C. (2008).Engineering Response to Hazards of Terrorism . NICEE.ISBN 978-8190613019 ^ Jain, Sudhir K. (4 April 2016)."Earthquake safety in India: achievements, challenges and opportunities" .Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering .14 (5):1337– 1436.Bibcode :2016BuEE...14.1337J .doi :10.1007/s10518-016-9870-2 S2CID 111742229 . ^ Mondal, Goutam; Prashant, Amit; Jain, Sudhir K. (January 2012). "Simplified seismic analysis of soil–well–pier system for bridges".Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering .32 (1):42– 55.Bibcode :2012SDEE...32...42M .doi :10.1016/j.soildyn.2011.08.002 . ^ Kaushik, Hemant B.; Rai, Durgesh C.; Jain, Sudhir K. (27 December 2019). "Code Approaches to Seismic Design of Masonry-Infilled Reinforced ConcreteFrames: A State-of-the-Art Review".Earthquake Spectra .22 (4):961– 983.doi :10.1193/1.2360907 .S2CID 53061406 . ^ Singh, Raghvendra; Roy, Debasis; Jain, Sudhir K. (August 2005). "Analysis of earth dams affected by the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake".Engineering Geology .80 (3– 4):282– 291.Bibcode :2005EngGe..80..282S .doi :10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.06.002 . ^ Dutta, Sekhar Chandra; Murty, C.V.R.; Jain, Sudhir K. (25 June 2000). "Seismic torsional vibration in elevated tanks".Structural Engineering and Mechanics .9 (6):615– 636.doi :10.12989/sem.2000.9.6.615 .
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