Dr. Pavan Kumar Bhukya

Profile

Academic position	Post Doc
Research fields	Geotechnics, Hydraulic Engineering,Geology
Keywords	Stochastic finite element modelling, Radionuclide transport, Long-term safety assessment, Uncertainty quantification, Nuclear waste repository
Honours and awards	2025: Best Research Presentation Award at the TLS workshop held at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 2025: International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Foundation Travel Grant to attend the ICBBG 2025 conference held in Tempe, Arizona, USA 2025: Office of Global Engagement (OGE) Travel Grant of IIT Madras to attend the EGU General Assembly 2025 held in Vienna, Austria 2024: Featured on the IITM Tech-Talk website twice for the doctoral research work on understanding biomass encapsulation and attachment 2024: Institute Research Award at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India 2021: Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) by the Ministry of Education, Government of India 2021: Scholarship Grant of the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) Summer School on Sustainable Water Management at the Saltwater-Freshwater Interface

Current contact address

Country	India
City	Chennai
Institution	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Institute	Department of Civil Engineering
Homepage	https://www.iitm.ac.in/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Thomas Nagel	Institut für Geotechnik, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg

Programme(s)

2025	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs