Department of Ocean Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. Thejesh Kumar Garala

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. - University of Cambridge, UK - Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction

M.Tech - Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) - Geotechnical Engineering

B.Tech - S.V. University College of Engineering, Tirupati, India - Civil Engineering

Phone

+91 44 2257 4820

Email

tkgarala@iitm.ac.in

Office No

Room No. 116, Dept. of Ocean Engineering

Personal Link

  • Currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras. Previously, I worked as an Offshore Geotechnical Consultant at Fugro, Wallingford, UK, and prior to that, as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK. I earned my PhD in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK.

  • Marine Geotechnics, Soil Dynamics, Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction, Offshore Foundations

  1. 2024 - Delivered an invited keynote lecture at the 3rd Indian Symposium on Offshore Geotechnics (ISOG 2024), held at NIT Surathkal, India.
  2. 2023 – ‘Co-Chaired’ a session on Pile Lateral Loads in the Society for Underwater Technology’s (SUT) 9th International Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) Conference held at Imperial College London, United Kingdom, from 12th to 14th September.
  3. 2021 – ‘Nottingham Reward Scheme’ award as a recognition for the significant work during the academic year 2020/21 from the University of Nottingham, UK.
  4. 2018 – ‘Philip -Turner Prize’ award for outstanding contribution to geotechnical centrifuge testing at Schofield Centre, University of Cambridge, UK. (LINK)
  5. 2017 – ‘Best PhD Poster’ prize in Geotechnical workshop organised by ATKINS and Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. (LINK)
  6. 2015 – Awarded the highly prestigious ‘Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s (CSC) Scholarship’ for pursuing PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK. (LINK)
  7. 2015 – Offered the highly competitive ‘UTokyo-IIT Scholarship’ and ‘JICA – FRIENDSHIP Scholarship’ for pursuing PhD at the University of Tokyo, Japan. (LINK1, LINK2)
  8. 2015 – ‘Silver Medal’ from IIT Hyderabad, India for securing top CGPA in the Department of Civil Engineering.
  9. 2015 – ‘Certificate of Research Excellence’ from IIT Hyderabad, India.

  • March 2020 - March 2022 - Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Nottingham, UK
  • March 2022 - August 2024 - Offshore Geotechnical Consultant, Fugro GB Limited, UK

  • Courses Taught at IIT Madras:
  • OE6002 - Installation of Offshore Structures
  • OE5560 - Dredging and Reclamation (sharing)