DEPARTMENT OF Civil Engineering

NISHIDA A.                                

Designation: Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications:

• B. Tech – Government Engineering College, Thrissur (2010)
• M. Tech – National Institute of Technology, Calicut (2012)
• Ph. D. (Pursuing) – School of Engineering, CUSAT, Kalamassery.

E-mail Id:[email protected], [email protected] 

Specialization:

• ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNOLOGY                 

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Chief Faculty Advisor: 2016 – 2020 Batch
• Member of College Library Council
• Faculty-in-charge of Department library
• Department Co-ordinator of Placement Cell
• Member of Department Consultancy team
• Department Website Co-ordinator

Current Research Interest

• Remediation of contaminated land

Publications:

• Nishida A., Smitha K., and Dr. Santhosh G Thampy, “Defluoridation of water using carbon nanotubes”, for a National conference on  “Recent advances in Civil Engineering”  held at Younus College of Engineering and Technology, Kollam on 21^st& 22^ndAugust, 2014,  and published in International  Journal  of  Engineering  Research  and  Technology  (IJERT, Impact Factor: 1.76).
• Nishida A., Smitha K., and Dr. Santhosh G Thampy, “Performance evaluation of Aluminium oxide nanoparticles in defluoridation of aqueous solution”, for Young Water Talents Symposium (International conference), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Short term courses Attended:

• One week short term training programme on Green Energy, Environment, Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Future organized by Division of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, CUSAT, from 10^th to 14^thDecember 2018.
• A three-day workshop on Geohazards – Mitigation and Prevention organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, Varikoli, from 30^th July to 1^st August 2018.
• One-Day Faculty Development Programme on Design Projects conducted by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) at SCMS School of Management, Muttom on 21^st August 2017.
• One week workshop on Total Station Surveying by the Department of Civil Engineering held at Holy Kings College of Engineering and Technology, Pampakuda, from 8^th to 19^th January 2016.
• Three-day Faculty Development Programme on Question paper setting and Evaluation Methods held at Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Arakkunnam, from 28^th February to 2^nd March 2013.
• Three months industrial training at National Institute of Technology, Calicut from May 2011 to July 2011 under the guidance of Dr. S Chandrakaran (Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, NIT Calicut) in the projects on the Widening of Calicut International Airport Runway and design of a community building.

Professional Body Membership:

Lifetime member – Indian Geotechnical Society

Associate member – Institution of Engineers (India)

Employment History:

Six years of teaching experience.