WORK EXPERIENCE
- Research Assistant, Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India (Aug2015-June2019).
- Post-doctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR(Sept 2019 –Sept 2021).
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Illinois, USA (Jan 2022 – date).
EDUCATION
Degree | Specialization | Year | Institute | Category |
Doctor of Philosophy | Geotechnical Engineering | 2019 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India | 1st class |
Master of Engineering | Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering | 2015 | Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India | 1st class (With honors) |
Bachelor of Technology | Civil Engineering | 2013 | Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India | 1st class |
Dr. Bordoloi\\\’s resaerch interest incldues Climate change impact on geotechnical infrastructure, Valorization of industrial by-products, Soil-biochar-plant-water interaction, hydro-mechanical and chemical performance of compacted landfill liner, Numerical modelling of seepage and slope stability, Drought management, Artificial Intelligence in geo-environmental applications, Image based monitoring of green infrastructure.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Project name | Funding agency and amount | Principal investigator | Roleplayed |
Converting organic municipal solid waste into biochar for application in ecological restoration | Environment and Conservation Fund (ECWW19EG01) | Prof. Charles Wang Wai Ng | In charge of field monitoring and laboratory investigation of project objectives. Assisted in project reporting to Industry partners. |
Application of sustainable material from coastal weed as cover material in green Infrastructure | Shantou Youth Innovation project (Ministry of Guangdong, China) (NTF 17007) | Dr. Ankit Garg | Assisted in draftingthe proposal. Supervised construction of gas permeability setup and guided 4 UG students. |
Development of fiber from invasive weed for geotechnical infrastructure | National Youth Project of India- (YSS/2015/001087) | Dr. Ankit Garg | Assisted in drafting the proposal. Supervised construction of glasshouse and guided 4 UG students. |
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Recipient of the 2ndAnundoram Baruah Award for academic excellence in Matriculation examination, 2007.
- Awarded 2700 HKD from Shantou University for journal paper being listed in ESI (Essential Science Indicators)top 1% paper, 2020.
- Awarded the Telford Premium Prize for the year 2020 by the British Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for published paper in Geotechnique letters.
Developed and patented the use of Geotextiles and geo-fibers from waste weed species- Eichhornia crassipes
