Akshay Prakash Kalgutkar
Doctoral Student
Prime Minister Research Fellows
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering (Currently pursuing)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai
Completed course work with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): 8.87/10
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) (Completed 2018)
B. M. S College of Engineering, Bengaluru
Completed with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): 9.45/10
Achievements
Awarded "Young Scientist Award" at 66th International Congress of Indian Society Of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics ISTAM- 2021.
Selected for the Prime Minister's Research Fellowship, 2020 through lateral entry channel.
Represented BMSCE in concrete deminar held by Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), Bangalore during March 2017 and won 1st prize.
Awarded “BEST BOY” in Divekar PU College and also in Balmandir High School.
Skills
Finite Element Method: Extensively applied to solve wave propagation problems, Modal behaviour and forced vibration behaviour problems, Buckling and Static problems.
Non-destructive Testing: Ultrasonic guided waves, Ultrasonics Flaw detector.
Computer languages: MATLAB, C language, Fortran.
Software packages: Abaqus CAE, COMSOL, AutoCAD, STAAD.Pro, Solidworks, Pro-E.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu.
Work- Experience
Teaching deliverables
Delivered a 15 hours online lecture in the stage- 1 of the Value added program on “Introduction to FRP Composites and its Application to Civil Engineering- Theory and Computational Modelling” at BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru during the spring semester of 2022-2023 where the mechanics of FRP materials were taught along with hand-on experience with MATLAB coding language and Abaqus CAE software
Developed a 24 hours online course titled as “Mechanics of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite” and taught at Girijabai Sail Institute of Technology- [GSIT], Karwar for the spring semester of 2021-2022 where the mechanics of FRP materials were taught along with hand-on experience with MATLAB coding language
Developed a 20 hours online course titled as “Mechanics of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite and smart material” and taught at RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru for the spring semester of 2021-2022 where the mechanics of FRP materials were taught along with hand-on experience with MATLAB coding language and also brief introduction to Smart material in civil engineering applications
Worked as a course instructor for the “Software Application Laboratory” course at BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru for the spring semester of 2020-2021 where basic structural engineering problems were solved using MATLAB and STAAD Pro.
Teaching Assistantship
CE- 102: Engineering Mechanics (Spring- 2021-2022)
CE- 720: Non-Destructive Testing of Materials (Autumn- 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023)
CE- 629: Elastic Waves in Solids (Spring- 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023)
Internship
Interned at Krishcon Architect, Structural Designer, Valuer and Consulting Civil Engineer, Karwar, Karnataka (June-July 2017)
Interned at Prashanthi Consultants, Karwar, Karnataka (June- July 2016)