Mousumi Mukherjee

Assistant Professor

Geotechnical Engineering

Dr. Mousumi Mukherjee is presently serving as an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. Before joining IIT Mandi in 2017, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia. She has received her doctoral and masters degrees in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). Her doctoral and post-doctoral research work was focused on mechanical behavior characterization of geomaterials with particular emphasis on instability and rate-dependency phenomena. Her research group is working on the theoretical and computational aspects of geomechanics, which include development of constitutive models for granular materials addressing strain-rate effect and particle shape characteristics, soil instability analysis, DEM based micro-mechanical modeling of granular media, numerical modelling of large deformation problems like debris flows and pile penetration process. These research outcomes are published in more than 40 technical articles in reputed journals and conference proceedings including book chapters and technical reports.  
Dr. Mukherjee was also a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) TC-105 Committee on ‘Geomechanics from Micro to Macro’. She is an active reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. She is recipient of several awards including “IGS - Prof. C. S. Desai Biennial Award” by the Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS); “SIRE Fellowship”, “MATRICS Grant”, “Early Career Research Award” and “International Travel Support Grant” by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India; ARC Research Associateship by University of Adelaide, Australia; Visiting Research Fellowship by Kyoto University, Japan. She has been honored as one of the top 75 Indian women leaders in the field of Geotechnical Engineering in 2023 by the Indian Geotechnical Society.

 

Current Openings: I am currently accepting PhD studnets to work on the multiscale modelling of debris flow phenomena and its interaction with the rigid barrier system. For more details please see the following link:   https://cloud.iitmandi.ac.in/f/d791ca177a024d17a12e/?dl=1

 

Office Address: Room No. 31, Level - 5, Building No. A11, North Campus, IIT Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India - 175075.

Academic Background :

Degree University Year
B.E. (Civil Engineering) Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 2002-2006
M.Tech. (Geotechnical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India 2006-2008
Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India 2009-2016

Professional Background :

Organisation Post Year
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India Senior Project Associate May 2009 - July 2009
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan Visiting Research Scholar October 2015 - January 2016
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India Research Assistant Feb 2016 - April 2016
School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia Post-doctoral Research Scholar July 2016 - July 2017
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India Assistant Professor July 2017 - present
Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia Visiting Research Fellow (On Sabbatical Leave from IIT Mandi) January 2024 - July 2024

Awards and Distinctions :

Name Year
Awarded National Scholarship and Certificate of Merit for both 10+ and 12+ Examination 2000 and 2002
Acquired 3rd prize in students National Competition for The Best Innovative Structural Steel Design 2005-06 organized by Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG), India 2006
Secured 1st Class Honours in Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 2006
Awarded UGC-GATE Fellowship during M. Tech. at IIT Kanpur 2006
Awarded Institute Assistantship from IIT Kanpur during Ph.D. 2009
Awarded International travel grant to attend 14th IACMAG, Kyoto, Japan by Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, Government of India 2014
Awarded Visiting Research Fellowship (MEXT + Kyoto University funding) for pursuing post-doctoral research at Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan 2015
Awarded ARC Research Associateship to pursue post-doctoral research work at University of Adelaide, Australia 2016
Best Oral Presentation in Engineering Science and Technology in the 2nd Himachal Pradesh Science Congress, organized by Himachal Pradesh Council For Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE), India 2017
Selected as the member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) TC-105 Committee on "Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro" from 2018 – 2023 2018
Awarded Early Career Research (ECR) Award by Science and Engineering Research Board, India 2019
Received "Foundation Day Faculty Award" by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India for active contribution as hostel warden 2021
IGS - Prof. C.S. Desai Biennial Award for best paper on “Constitutive Modeling for Geologic Materials” by Indian Geotechnical Society 2022
Received Mathematical Research Impact Centric Support (MATRICS) Grant by Science and Engineering Research Board, India. 2023
Received Accelerate Vigyan – VRITIKA Grant by Science and Engineering Research Board, India 2023
Awarded SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellowship by Science and Engineering Research Board, India 2023
Honored by Indian Geotechnical Society as one of the top 75 Indian women leaders in the field of Geotechnical Engineering 2023

Events Organised :

Name Location Year
Co-coordinator of CIVERE, Annual National Level Paper Presentation Contest in Civil Engineering Organized by Society of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, UP, India 2007
Co-coordinator of Summer Camp 2007 Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, UP, India 2007
Member of the hospitality team of SPIC MACAY National Convention 2010 IIT Kanpur, UP, India 2010
Co-coordinator of the one day workshop on "Rainfall Induced Landslide - Mapping, Mitigation and Monitoring", organised by IIT Mandi and funded by Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA-HP) IIT Mandi, HP, India October 11, 2017
Organiser of a 3-day hands-on training session on ABAQUS software conducted by EDS Technologies IIT Mandi, HP, India October 23-25, 2019
Co-coordinator of the international conference, "7th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS2019)" IIT Mandi, HP, India December 11-13, 2019
Organiser of the ISSMGE TC-105 mini-symposium on "Geomechanics from Micro to Macro" during ICCMS2019 IIT Mandi, HP, India December 12, 2019
Organiser of a One-day International Workshop (online) on "Material and Geometric Nonlinearity Modeling for Geotechnical Applications" IIT Mandi, HP, India December 10, 2022
Organiser of the Mini-Symposium on "Recent Advances in Computational Geomechanics" during the 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations (9ICCMS) IIT Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India December 21, 2023

Role :

Role Name Year
Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee, IIT Mandi 2023- present
Member of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Academic Committee, IIT Mandi 2022- present
Co-coordinator of Transportation Engineering Teaching Lab, IIT Mandi 2022- present
Member of Board of Academics, IIT Mandi 2021-2022
Co-coordinator of Geotechnical Engineering Teaching Lab, IIT Mandi 2019-2022
Member of School of Engineering Comprehensive Examination Committee, IIT Mandi 2019-2022
Member of School of Engineering Advisory Committee, IIT Mandi 2019-2021
Faculty advisor for the M.Tech Structural Engineering Batch 2019-2021, IIT Mandi 2019-2021
Member of the Construction Planning Committee, IIT Mandi 2019-2021
Member of the Construction Quality Assurance Committee, IIT Mandi 2017-2021
Warden, Chandertaal Hostel, IIT Mandi 2019-2021
Assistant Warden, Chandertaal Hostel, IIT Mandi 2017-2019
Member of the Women’s Centre Committee, IIT Mandi 2017-2019
Nodal Faculty Member from IIT Mandi to coordinate with the measures for increasing female students in BTech in IITs May-July, 2018
Member of the faculty contingent travelled to Nepal for attracting international PG students to newer IITs, including IIT Mandi May 3-11, 2018
Co-Advisor of the Nirmaan Club, IIT Mandi 2017-2018
Member of the Faculty-Staff Club Committee, IIT Mandi 2017-2018
Faculty mentor for different modules of 5WIP (Exploring Engineering, Visual Thinking) and Institute Design Practicum (DP) course at IIT Mandi 2017-2019
Active member of SPIC MACAY IIT Kanpur Chapter 2007-2016
Executive PG Student Member of Society of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur 2006-07