Civil Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Hriday Mani Kalita
Ph.D(IIT Guwahati )

E-mail:
hod.civil@nitm.ac.in

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Dr. Susmita Sharma ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Ph.D, IIT Bombay

susmita.sharma4@nitm.ac.in
9402102414
https://nitmeghalaya.irins.org/profile/101568

Research Interest

Geomaterials Characterization, Soil-contaminant interaction, Biogeotechnology, Ground Improvement Technique, Water pollution and treatment, Valorization of Waste

Education Qualification

Ph.D, IIT Bombay

Publications

International Journals:

 

Baruah, P , Sharma, S., Chemico-mechanical activation of EICP-modified soil: role of urease enzyme. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol 82(563), 2023.

Pathak, P., Sharma, S., Ramkrishna, Circular Transformation In Plastic Managemen T Lessen The Carbon Footprint Of The Plastic Industry, S., Materials Today Sustainabili Ty, Vol 22, 2023. https://Doi. Org/10.1016/ J.Mtsust.202 3.100365.

 

O’Kelly B.C., El-Zein, A., Liu, X., Patel, A., Fei, X., Sharma, S., Mohammad, A., Goli, S., Wang, J.J., Li, D., Xiao, L., Kuntikana, G., Shashank, B.S., Sarris,T.S., Rao, B.H., Mohamed, A,M., Paleologos, E.K., Nezhad, M.M., and Singh, D,N., "Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective": Environmental Geotechnics, ISSN 2051-803X,  2021.

 

Paleologos, E.K., O’Kelly B.C., Tang, C.S., Cornell, K., Rodríguez[1]Chueca, J., Abuel-Naga, H., Koda, E., Farid, A., Vaverkova, M,D., Kostarelos, K., Goli, S., Guerra Rodríguez. S., Leong, E, C., Jayanthi, P., Shashank, B.S., Sharma, S., Shreedhar,"Post Covid-19 water and waste water management to protect public health and geoenvironmen", Environmental Geotechnics, 8(3), 2021.



Song, H., Wang, J., Garg, A., Lin, X., Zheng, Q., and Sharma, S., Potential of Novel Biochars Produced from Invasive Aquatic Species Outside Food Chain in Removing Ammonium Nitrogen: Comparison with Conventional Biochars and Clinoptilolite, Sustainability,11(24), 7136- 7146,2019


 P. Pathak, S.Sharma, Sorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of the contaminants onto Indian soils, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol.144 (10), 2018.


N.Koshy,S.S U, S.Sharma,J. Joseph,V.Sharma, D.N. Singh, B. Jha, Characterization of the Soil Samples from the Lonar Crater, India, Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, Vol.49(10), 2018.

 

 

Sharma, S., Meenu P. S., Asha Latha R, Shashank B. S., and D. N. Singh., Characterization of Sediments from the Sewage Disposal Lagoons for Sustainable Development., Advances in Civil Engineering Materials . ASTM International, Vol.5 (1), pp. 1-23, 2016.

 

Shashank B. S., Sharma, S., Soumya, S., Asha Latha R, Meenu P. S., and D. N. Singh., State-of-the-Art on Geotechnical Perspective on Bio-mediated processes., Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol.75(5), pp.270- 286, 2016.

 

Sharma, S. and Singh, D. N., Characterization of Sediments for Sustainable Development: State-of-the-Art., Marine Georesources and Geotechnology., Vol.33(5), pp.447-465, 2015.

 

Gumaste, S. D., Iyer, K. R., Sharma, S., and Singh, D. N., Simulation of fabric in sedimented clays., Applied clay sciences, Vol.91(92), pp.117-126, 2014.

 

Gumaste, S. D., Iyer, K. R., Sharma, S., and Singh, D. N, Determination of the fabric alteration of marine clay., Acta Geotechnica Solvenica., Vol.11(2),pp. 21-33, 2014.

 

Kadali, S., S. U. Susha Lekshmi, Sharma, S. and D N Singh., Investigations to establish the influence of thermal energy field on soil properties.,Acta Geotechnica Solvenica., Vol.10(2), pp.59-66, 2013.

 

Kadali, S., Sharma, S and D N Singh., Application of nanoindentation to establish influence of heat on soils., Engineering Geology, Vol.162, pp.14-21, 2013.



International/National Conferences:



Baruah, P., And Sharma, S , Calculation Of Strength Gain By Carbonate Precipitation In Crushed Granite Fines Of Meghalaya, Third International Conference On Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials And Sustainable Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey,  Period -15-17 Sept, Place -Turkey, 2022.

Kakati, N., and Sharma, S.,Economic and Environmental evaluation of Plasma Gasification of MSW: A Step towards cleaner technology, RICT 2021,8th -9th March 2021

S.Sharma, P. Pathak, Categorization of Biosolids, A Vital Biological Resource for Sustainable Agriculture, 19th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering, Period -18-19 May, Place -Paris, France, 2017.

P. Pathak, S. Sharma, Study of Strontium Sorption onto Indian Bentonite, 19th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering, Period -18-19 May, Place -Paris, France, 2017.

Sharma, S., Singh, D. N and Phale, P.P, Soil characterization for comprehending stability of geotechnical structures, International conference on Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, Period -22-25th September, Place -Kyoto, Japan, Page -362-364, 2014.



Book Chapters:

S.Sharma , Uptake, Transport, and Remediation of Strontium, Strontium Contamination in the Environment, ISBN/ ISSN No. 978-3-030-15313-7, Springer International  Publishing, 2019.

Garg, J., And Sharma, S. Environmental Impact And Challenges Associated With Bio Based Energy, Alternative Energy Resources, The Handbook Of Environmental Chemistry Book Series (Hec, Volume 99), ISBN/ ISSN No. 978-3- 030- 57923- 4, Springer Nature Publishing, 2020

 

BOOK EDITED:

Chakraborty, C., Roy, S., Sharma, S., And Tran, T, A., Book Title: Environmental Sustainability For Green Societies The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, ISBN/ ISSN No 978-3-030- 66489-3, Springer Nature Publishing, 2020.

 

 

Courses Taught

  • CE 307: Transportation Engineering II (3-0-0: 3), Spring Semester, 2016

    CE 213: Environmental Engineering Lab (0-0-2: 1), Spring Semester, 2016

    CE 204: Environmental Engineering - I(3- 0- 0:3), Autumn Semester, 2016

    CE 506: Water Quality Analysis Lab (0-0-6: 3), Spring Semester, 2016

    CE 334: Engineering Geology (3-0-0: 3), Autumn Semester, 2016

    CE 207: Environmental Engineering - II (3- 0- 0:3), Autumn Semester, 2016

    CE 207: Environmental Engineering - II (3- 0- 0:3), Spring Semester, 2017

    CE 313: Transportation Engineering Lab-II (0-0-2: 1), Spring Semester, 2017

    CE 207: Environmental Engineering - II (3- 0- 0:3), Spring Semester, 2018

    CE 431: Ground Improvement Techniques (3-1-0: 4), Spring Semester, 2018

    CE 207: Environmental Engineering - I (3- 0- 0:3), Autumn Semester, 2018

    CE 302: Geotechnical Engineering-II (3-0-0: 3), Autumn/spring Semester, 2018, 2023

    CE 703: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3-0-0:3), Autumn/Spring Semester, 2018, 2023

    CE 207: Environmental Engineering - II (3- 0- 0:3), Spring Semester, 2018

    CE564: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering , Autumn Semester, 2020

    CE371: Solid Waste Management (2- 0- 0:2), Spring semester, 2021, 2023



Work Experience

Currently working (since May 2016) as an Assistant professor in the Department Of Civil Engineering in National Institute of Meghalaya, India

Worked for a period of two month (July to August 2015) in the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow under the guidance of Dr. Charles Knapp in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Worked as a Research Scholar in IIT Bombay from 2012-2016  under the guidance of Dr. DN Singh,  in the Department of Civil  Engineering.

Worked as an assistant professor in a private engineering college (GIMT), Assam, India, for the period 2008 to 2010 (Subjects taught: Basic Civil engineering, Strength of Materials)

Students Supervised/Supervising

  • PhD

    1. Pranamee Baruah ( 2019 Onwards)

    2, Sonia Raj Gurung ( 2023 Onwards)


    B.Tech

    Rishabh Kumar and Ankit Sharma, 2016-2017

    Phibajanai Lyngdoh, Adrian Kharkrang  and Akhil Sanadhya , 2017-2018

     

Confernce/Workshop/Seminar Attended

Sl No.

Name

Period

Place

National|International

1

Seismic Hazards and Mitigation of North East India

26-27 March, 2011

Environmental Watch and Management Institute

National

2

Earthquake Resistant Structure and Retrofitting Techniques

20-24 October, 2011

Department of Civil Engineering of Assam Engineering College & Assam State Disaster Management Authority

National

3

Electron Microscopy Workshop

22 April, 2014

Jointly Organized by JEOL & SAIF, IIT Bombay

National

4

Workshop on creation and promotion of online teaching resources: A national initiative

5 June 2017

NIT Meghalaya

National

5

Training on municipal solid waste management manual, 2016

9-13 January, 2017

Ministry of urban development, GOI and Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

National

 

Administrative Responsibility

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY IN-CHARGE: Period- Nov- 2016 - Till Date

TEQIP Environmental Coordinator: Period - Aug 2018 - Till Date

Faculty Advisor (4th Year Btech): Period- Jan-May 2018 & Dec 2018 –Till Date

Warden of PG Hostel ( Nongthymmai Girls) : Period- July 2018- Till Date