Co-guide(s) : Dr. P. Srinivasan (SERC)
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion: prevention and protection in RCC & PSC structures • Cathodic protection of concrete systems & Durability of concrete structures • Automated NDT of concrete & heritage structures • Condition assessment and extension of service life.
Tentative Thesis Title : Corrosion performance of metallically coated reinforcements in concrete structures

Research Interest(s) : Corrosion assessment techniques in reinforced concrete structures, Repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures, Electrochemical modelling of cathodic protection systems
Tentative Thesis Title : Electrochemical testing and modeling of galvanic cathodic protection systems in reinforced concrete

Co-guide(s) : Dr. Carmen Andrade Perdrix
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete Structures
Tentative Thesis Title : Electrochemical Characteristics, service life and the Effect of Corrosion on Mechanical behavior of prestressed concrete systems

Research Interest(s) : Carbonation, Corrosion, Low-clinker systems, Sensors
Tentative Thesis Title : Carbonation-induced corrosion of steel in low-clinker concretes and service life design
Personal Website: www.huleumesh.com

Co-guide(s) : Aslam Kunhi Mohamed
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures, Atomistic modelling of construction materials
Tentative Thesis Title : Enhancing steel passivation and service-life of steel-cementitious systems using corrosion inhibiting admixtures (CIAs)

Co-guide(s) : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Research Interest(s) : Sustainable Concrete Design, Multi-Criteria Assessment
Tentative Thesis Title : Developing a Framework on the sustainability Assessment of Concrete Structures

Research Interest(s) : Combined Carbonation-Chloride (C3) corrosion with Low-Clinker Cement Systems and Galvanized Steel Bars
Tentative Thesis Title : Chloride-and Carbonation-Induced Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete with Low-Clinker Binders and Galvanized Steel Bars

Research Interest(s) : Repair and Rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures, Corrosion in Concrete Structures
Tentative Thesis Title : Design optimisation and performance assessment of Galavanic Cathodic Protection for reinforced concrete

Co-guide(s) : Koshy Varghese
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures, Non-Destructive Testing, Machine Learning
Tentative Thesis Title : Rapid, Non-Destructive Assessment of Corrosion in Large Concrete Structures Using Machine Learning Approaches

Research Interest(s) : Bond deterioration, prestress concrete, corrosion detection, repair and retrofiiting
Tentative Thesis Title : Corrosion detection, repair and retrofitting of prestressed concrete structures

Research Interest(s) : Corrosion protection in reinforced concrete structures
Tentative Thesis Title : Development of sacrificial anodes for reinforced concrete structures.

Co-guide(s) : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Year of Graduation : March 2023
Research Interest(s) : Structural Concrete, Structural Health Monitoring, Prestressed Concrete Structures.
Thesis Title : Flexural Behaviour of Pre-tensioned Bridge Girders subjected to chloride induced corrosion in strands

Year of Graduation : May 2023
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion and its control in concrete structures, repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures
Thesis Title : CORROSION OF ANCHORAGE REGIONS IN POST TENSIONED CONCRETE BRIDGES AND CHEMICAL & ELECTROCHEMICAL REPAIR METHODS
Organization: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha

Year of Graduation : September 2022
Research Interest(s) : Carbonation in concrete, Modelling, Corrosion Assessment
Thesis Title : MODELLING CARBONATION IN CONCRETES WITH FLY ASH, SLAG, OR LIMESTONE CALCINED CLAY AND CORROSION ASSESSMENT OF EMBEDDED STEEL
Organization: POLONEZ BIS Fellow, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczcein, Poland.

Year of Graduation : December 2021
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion in concrete structures
Thesis Title : Electrochemical and Chloride-induced corrosion parameters for Service LifeDesign and Assessment of prestressed Concrete
Organization: Assistant Manager (QA & QC) at L&T

Year of Graduation : August 2020
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion of steel in concrete, Assessment techniques, Corrosion prevention using coated steels, Cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures
Thesis Title : Corrosion and bond characteristics of coated steel embedded in concrete, and their effect on the service life of reinforced concrete structures
Organization: Assistant Professor at IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India

Year of Graduation : July 2019
Research Interest(s) : Mechanical characteristics of construction materials, structural performance of pre-tensioned concrete systems, Repair, strengthening and service life estimation of CRC and PSC structures
Thesis Title : Assessment of transmission length and bond strength of pretensioned concrete systems using seven-wire strands
Organization: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Thiruchirappalli

Year of Graduation : July 2019
Research Interest(s) : Durability of concrete, sustainable materials, Corrosion
Thesis Title : Study on the electrochemical response from advanced steel- cementitious systems and chloride threshold estimation
Organization: Assistant Professor, University of Birmingham, UK

Co-guide(s) : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Year of Graduation : September 2019
Research Interest(s) : Performance of mineral and chemical admixtures on concrete, Durability and long-term performance of concrete systems, Non-destructive testing methods for concrete structures
Thesis Title : Effect of the incorporation of slag, fly ash and limestone calcined clay on the compressive strength, elastic modulus and shrinkage of concrete
Organization: PSG Institute of Technology and applied research

Year of Graduation : May 2017
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion control and service life estimation of concrete structures
Thesis Title : Study on accelerated chloride threshold test for systems with corrosion inhibiting admixtures and corrosion rates of various steels in cement mortar
Organization: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Calicut

Year of Graduation : July 2024
Research Interest(s) : Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Systems
Thesis Title : PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES, AND FAILURE MECHANISMS OF GALVANIC ANODES IN REINFORCED CONCRETE

Year of Graduation : August 2021
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures, corrosion performance of additively manufactured stainless steel clads
Thesis Title : Field performance assessment and an attempt for electrochemical modelling of cathodic protection systems in reinforced concrete
Organization: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University, United States

Year of Graduation : July 2019
Research Interest(s) : Rheology of cement-based materials, Concrete 3D printing, Cementitious grouts for post-tensioning
Thesis Title : Development of high-performance cementitious grouts for post-tensioned concrete systems
Organization: PhD candidate, Ghent University, Belgium

Year of Graduation : July 2017
Research Interest(s) : Concrete durability, Non-destructive evaluation, Cement chemistry
Thesis Title : Performance evaluation of curing compounds using strength and durability parameters of concrete
Organization: Ph.D. student at University of Cape Town

Year of Graduation : August 2017
Research Interest(s) : Connecting micro to macro level properties of engineering materials
Thesis Title : Corrosion and mechanical characteristics of Quenched and Self-Tempered (QST) steel reinforcing bars used in concrete structures
Organization: Doctoral Student, Arizona State University, United States

Year of Graduation : July 2016
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement, Digital image correlation (DIC) technique
Thesis Title : Assessment of stress-strain behavior of corroded rebars using digital image correlation
Organization: Structural specialist (Prefab), COWI Sweden

Year of Graduation : 2023
Faculty : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Research Interest(s) : Chloride and carbonation induced corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

Year of Graduation : 2022
Faculty : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Research Interest(s) : Corrosion of steel in RCC and PSC structures, Durability of concrete, Sustainable concreting materials and waste valorization, Volume stability of the concrete made with steel slag aggregates

Year of Graduation : 2021
Faculty : Radhakrishna G. Pillai
Research Interest(s) : Chloride-Induced Corrosion, Carbonation-Induced Corrosion, Galvanized Steel Reinforcement, Sustainable Construction Materials, Geopolymer Concrete, Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures