Sudhir Kumar Jain | |
|---|---|
 Jain in 2021 | |
| 28th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Bhatnagar |
| Director at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | |
| In office June 2009[1] – 3 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Rajat Moona |
| Dean of Resource Planning and Generation at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | |
| In office January 2005[1] – January 2008 | |
| Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | |
| In office 1984–2009[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1959 Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Residence(s) | Varanasi, India |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee California Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Professor Academic Administrator |
| Known for | Earthquake engineering Structural engineering IIT Gandhinagar[3] |
| Awards | |
| Website | Personal website |
Sudhir Kumar Jain (also Sudhir K. Jain; born 4 July 1959) is the incumbent and 28th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.[4] He is a civil engineer by education and has formerly served three terms as the founding director of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.[5][6] He has carried out intensive research and development in the fields of seismic design codes, dynamic of buildings, and post-earthquake studies.[7] Beside these, Jain has actively participated in teaching, research activities and development in earthquake engineering focused on developing countries.[8] He is an elected fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering.[9] He was also elected a member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2021) for leadership in earthquake engineering in developing countries.[10]
He has served as the president of International Association of Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) from 2014 to 2018.[11][12] He also served on the engineering and computer science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2019.[13]
- ^ a b "Dr. Sudhir K. Jain". www.iitk.ac.in. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. July 2010.
- ^ http://sudhirjain.info/ [bare URL]
- ^ 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. Retrieved 8 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. Retrieved 9 December 2020.