Invited Lecture:

Development of a Laboratory-Scale Model to Evaluate Rainfall-Induced Surface Erosion Mitigation in MICP-Treated Sand

Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at IIT Patna, holding a Ph.D. from IISc Bangalore. His research specializes in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, including topics like ground-improvement techniques, soil stabilization with admixtures, environmental geotechnics, bio-geotechnics, underground excavation, and rock mechanics. Before joining IIT Patna in November 2019, he worked as an Associate Professor at Manipal University Jaipur and has experience as a civil engineer and consultant. He is also a life member of the Indian Geotechnical Society.