Invited talks/Lectures:

• Delivered an invited talk in a 1-day workshop on “Sustainable Materials and Green Buildings”, Government Polytechnic, Warangal, 22nd March 2024.

• Delivered a virtual talk on “Characterization and Valorization of Bauxite Residue as a Geomaterial”, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria, 9th December 2023.

• Delivered a talk on “Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Characterization of Red Mud Waste”, at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 2nd December 2019.

• Delivered a talk on “Suitability of Red Mud for Geotechnical Applications”, in Youth Workshop held at Shantou University, Shantou, China, 21st October 2019.

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Reviewer Assignments:

1. Acta Geotechnica, Springer.

2. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Springer.

3. Case Studies in Construction Materials, Elsevier.

4. Encyclopedia of Green Materials, Springer.

5. Environmental Geotechnics, ICE.

6. Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal, Techno Press.

7. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Journal, Springer.

8. Geotechnical Research, ICE.

9. Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer.

10. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer.

11. International Journal of Geo-Engineering, Springer.

12. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Springer.

13. International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press.

14. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Elsevier.

15. Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier.

16. Minerals Engineering, Elsevier.

17. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, Springer.

18. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Publishing.

19. Scientific Reports, Nature.

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Organized Short term programs/Conferences/Workshops:

• Academic Leader talk on "Sustainable Pavement Materials - A way forward" 29th December 2023 at KITS Warangal, India.

• SUMSHODHINI'22 (A National Level Technical Symposium) 18th to 19th November 2022 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 1-Day Seminar on “Opportunities and Agencies for Research Funding in India and Abroad” 3rd August 2022 at KITS Warangal, India.

• SUMSHODHINI'21 (A National Level Technical Symposium) 28th to 29th January 2022 at KITS Warangal, India

• 1-Day Workshop on “Revit Analysis” 27th January 2022 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 1-Day Workshop on “Green Buildings – A Overview”, 14th September 2021 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 6-day short term training program (STTP) titled "Sustainable Materials & Resilient Buildings- Philosophy, Design, Implementation, and Performance", 15th to 20th February 2021 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 6-day short term training program (STTP) titled "Sustainable Materials & Resilient Buildings- Philosophy, Design, Implementation, and Performance", 4th to 9th January 2021 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 6-day short term training program (STTP) titled "Sustainable Materials & Resilient Buildings- Philosophy, Design, Implementation, and Performance", 23rd to 28th November 2020 at KITS Warangal, India.

• 2-day "Youth Workshop" in collaboration with Guangxi University, 21st to 22nd October 2019 at Shantou University, Shantou, China.

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Membership in Technical Societies:​

• Member of Universal Association of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers (UACSE).

• International Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG), Life Member (Since May 2020).

• Indian Geotechnical Society, Life Member - 5320 (Since June 2023).

• Technical Committee Member (TC-5: Committee on Georisk Assessment and Mitigation) in International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR) (Since June 2023).

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Attended Short-term Courses/Conferences/Workshops:

• Geoenvironmental Engineering Webinar Series on "Polluted Land, Waste Management & Sustainability/Resiliency" 06th October – 1st December 2022, University of Illinois Chicago, USA.

• Two days training course (Hybrid mode) on "APPLICATION OF UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS ON THE ANALYSIS OF SLOPES" 24-25th of February 2022, IIT Mandi.

• International Virtual Short-Term Course on "Futuristic Prospects of Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Issues of Coal Mine Overburden and Mine Tailings", 15th – 18th March 2021, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad and UIC, USA.

• Attended 3 Day Virtual FDP on "Sustainable Engineering", 27th – 29th Aug 2020, Sree Vidyanikethan Engg. College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

• Attended 2 Week Virtual FDP on "Geotechnics for Infrastructure Development", 7th – 15th Aug 2020, College of Engg., Pune, Maharastra.

• Participated in Online National Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials (ASCM 2020), 03rd - 4th August 2020, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur.

• Ten days short term course (GIAN) on "Polluted Sites: Characterization and Remediation", 25th July - 5th August 2016, IIT Bhubaneswar.

• Ten days short-term course (GIAN) on "Fundamentals of Geosynthetic Engineering", 11th - 21st July 2016, IIT Bhubaneswar.

• One day Workshop on Patent Writing, February 2016, organized by the Design Innovation Centre, IIT Bhubaneswar.

• Workshop-cum-All India Seminar on Role of Geotechnology in Disaster Mitigation, October 2015 (1 day), organised by the Indian Geotechnical Society and The Institute of Engineers (India), Bhubaneswar.

• Workshop on Geotechnical and Material Aspects of Pavements (GMAP-2013), December 2013 (2 days), NIT Warangal.

• International Workshop on Seismic Refraction of Geotechnical Structures, December 2012 (1 day), IIT Delhi.

• Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC-2012), December 2012 (3 Days), IIT Delhi.

• Indo-Korean Workshop on Geotechnology for Urban Development, December 2012 (1 day), IIT Delhi.

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Administrative or other technical committees:

1. Coordinator for Undergraduate Major Project (Capstone Stone), KITS Warangal, India (2021 to till date)

2. ​Syllabus revision committee member for UG, KITS Warangal, India

3. Member of Student mentoring and counselling group, KITS Warangal, India

4. Member of Web team, KITS Warangal, India

5. International Scientific Committee Member of 6th International Technical Conference on Frontiers of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering Technology (Sanya, China, August 28 - 29, 2021)

6. Member of review committee for “International conference on recent advancements in Infrastructural Development, Water Management and Climate Change (IC-RAIWC-22), 4th – 5th March 2022, GH Raisoni University, Nagpur.

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Technical Field Visits:

1. Conducted geotechnical field investigation for the characterization of Red Mud Pond, Vedanta Alumina, Lanjigarh, Odisha, India. (PI: Dr. B.H. Rao,July 2017)

2. Visited numerous captive power plants in the state of Odisha for 3rd party auditing of fly ash sponsored by the State Pollution Control Board, Bhubaneswar. (PI: Dr. B.H. Rao, Feb - Mar 2017 & 2018)

3. Visited NALCO red mud pond located at Damanjodi, Koraput, Odisha for sample collection for research purpose, [Feb 2015)

4. Conducted pile load test for the construction of a railway crossover bridge at Budni near Hoshangabad, M.P, India. (PI: Dr. D. Kishan, Feb 2013)

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Extracurricular Activities:

1. ​Student coordinator for first 3-day Summer School on Low Clinker High Performance Cement Composites (HPCC), IIT Bhubaneswar, 13th-15th June 2018.

2. Hostel council member, IIT Bhubaneswar for the period 2016-2017.

3. ​Student coordinator for a short term course (GIAN program) on Polluted Sites: Characterization and Remediation, IIT Bhubaneswar, 25th July-5th August 2016.

4. Student coordinator for a short term course (GIAN program) on Fundamentals of Geosynthetic Engineering, IIT Bhubaneswar, 11th July- 21st July 2016.

5. Won the 2nd prize in 800m running race in hostel events at IIT Bhubaneswar (March 2016)

6. Participated in Ball badminton tournaments at inter college meets (2007-2009).

7. School pupil leader in my 10th class (2005-2006).

8. Participated in Baseball tournaments at State level (Under-14 age), 2005.