Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.

Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.

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  • About me

    Assistant Professor | Civil and Environmental Engineering | South Dakota State University

  • Education

    • Burnpur Riverside School, Burnpur, Asansol, West Bengal

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      12th Grade
    • St. Vincent's High and Technical School, Asansol, WB

      -
      10th Grade
    • The University of Texas at Arlington

      2014 - 2017
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Civil Engineering 4.0 on a scale of 4.0

      Activities and Societies: ASCE Geo Institute-GSO Research on behavior of saturated and unsaturated soils subjected to static and dynamic loading conditions.

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

      2012 - 2014
      Master’s Degree Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering 9.0 on scale of 10.0
    • National Institute of Technology Calicut

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Technology Civil Engineering
  • Experience

    • Steel Authority of India Limited

      Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
      Internship

      Did summer industrial project on ‘Civil Engineering Works for Modernization of SAIL-ISP’.Trained in the basic operations of a steel industry and construction works at the modernization site.

    • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
      Graduate Engineer

      Designing of Earth retaining structures and foundations for various industrial structures during the Steel Melting Shop and Caster in Angul (Orissa, India). Additional responsibilities included the planning and site inspection during the construction phase of the same project.

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

      Jul 2012 - Jun 2014
      Teaching Assistant (Civil Engg Deptt)

      Helping faculty members in conducting classes / assignments / tutorials, etc.

    • The University of Texas at Arlington

      Aug 2014 - Mar 2020

      Taught various undergraduate and graduate level courses, including Application of Geosynthetics and In-situ Testing. Prepared work-plan and executed various research projects funded by TxDOT, NSF, UTC, etc. in association with my supervisor and graduate students. Assisting faculty members during classes and conducting assignments and test.Also conducting research for departmental projects.

      • Adjunct Professor

        Sept 2017 - Mar 2020
      • Postdoctoral Research Associate

        Jun 2017 - Sept 2018
      • Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistant and PhD Candidate

        Aug 2014 - May 2017
    • UTA Research Institute

      Sept 2018 - Mar 2020
      Research Scientist

      Working with the Automation and Intelligent Systems Group in UTARI for development of state-of -the-art techniques for enhancement of monitoring of performance of basic and critical Civil Infrastructure.

    • Texas A&M University

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Visiting Fellow
    • University of Delaware

      Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
      Assistant Professor
    • South Dakota State University

      Aug 2021 - now
      Assistant Professor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic Introduction to Biosafety

      CITI Program
      Nov 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Professional Engineer (PE) (Civil - Geotechnical)

      Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
      Jan 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      Grantswinship Award Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, SDSU Sep 2023
    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      Outstanding Reviewer Award ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering May 2023
    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      Civil Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington Apr 2017 Awarded the Civil Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award for the academic year 2016-17 for the best performance among the graduate students in the Department of Civil Engineering.
    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      First Runners Up in GeoWall competition ASCE and Geo Institute Mar 2015 The GeoWall competition was part of a national competition for the most efficient reinforced earth-retaining structure design. There were 38 participants from various parts of USA. Finally, 20 were shortlisted to present there design during the conference. It also included construction of a 3D model, which was constructed and tested during the competition in San Antonio, Texas as a part of GeoCongress, 2015.
    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      Doctoral Scholarship Department of Civil Engineering Sep 2014
    • Awarded to Aritra Banerjee, Ph.D., P.E.
      First Class with Distinction (Second Rank Holder) IIT Roorkee 2014