| Biographical note | Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor in Mechanical Engineering & Chief Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management at Jadavpur University, India. He also served as the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology & Head, mechanical engineering. He was the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India and Larsen & Toubro Ltd. He is a renowned personality in the field on Waste Management, Circular Economy, Green Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Development, Co-processing of Hazardous & MSW in cement kiln, Plastics Waste & E-waste management & recycling, management system standards (ISO) and TQM having three patents approved. Prof Ghosh is the founder Chairman of the IconSWM; President, International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) and the chairman, Consortium of Researchers in International Collaboration (CRIC). He received several awards in India and abroad including the distinguished visiting fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK to work on 'Energy Recovery from MSW'. He wrote 9 books, 40 edited volumes, more than 200 national and international articles & book chapters and was Associate Editor of special issues of WM&R and IJMCWM. His significant contribution has been able to place the name of Jadavpur University in the world map of research on waste management. He is consultant & international expert of UNCRD)/DESA, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Japan, China Productivity Council (CPC), SACEP Sri Lanka, IGES Japan etc. His international research funding includes, European Union Horizon 2020, Erasmus plus, UKIERI, Royal Society-DST, GCRF UK, Royal Academy of Engineering, Georgia Govt. etc. He is the leader of the Collaborative International Research Project on "Global Status of Implementation of Circular Economy(2018-2022)" by ISWMAW involving experts from 35 countries. He was the convener of ISO TC 61 WG2, member in the Indian mirror committee of ISO TC 207 & ISO TC 275. He is expert committee member of government initiatives & was the State Level Advisory Committee Member of Plastics Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2011, expert committee member for the Preparation of standards for RDF for utilization set up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), govt. of India, Chair Elect of 8th10th IconSWM-CE 2010 to be held at SVU, Tirupati, India in Dec 2020. He is available at: sadhankghosh9@gmail.com& www.sadhankghosh.com. Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh, BCE (Hons.), MS, Researcher and acting as Instructor of Structural Analysis in Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics, Department of Civil, EnvironmentalandArchitecturalEngineering at The University of Colorado Boulder, USA. His research areas include Studying seismic properties of aged concrete funded by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) USA, Concrete creep, Concrete design, building design in a high seismic region, design of fluid viscous dampers for seismic vulnerability mitigation of structures, Structural Dynamics, Construction and Demolition waste management, etc. He did his graduation in civil engineering from Jadavpur University, India and MS from University of Colorado Boulder, USA having one year industry experience. He carried out projects at Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham and Loveborough University UK under the UKIERI Scheme, funded by the British Council and at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur under TEQIP funding. He has book chapter in American Society of Civil Engineers and a few publications. He is the governing body member of International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water and Research Secretary of 9thIconSWM-CE 2019 & 2020 & member ofConsortium of Researchers in International Collaboration (CRIC). Dr. Benu Gopal Mohapatra, PhD (IIT, Bombay), Professor & Director, School of Civil Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, India. His research focus includes Geotechnical Engineering related to Pile Foundation, Ground Improvement, Soil structure interaction and slope stability methods. He has published research papers in International & national journals and conference proceedings with 10 years industry experience in Atkins Global Ltd., the UK, L&T(ECC) - in Dubai & India; Delhi Underground Metro Corridor - MC1B and Fugro Geotech Ltd. While overseas he successfully delivered several foundation/geotechnical solutions as lead designer for Crossrail London Rail Ltd, London Underground, Network Rail, UK, M50 Slope Widening Options, Ireland etc. He is actively involved in various consultancy projects in India & involved in developing various industry-oriented subjects in UG & PG levels also being instrumental to launch a PG diploma program in Construction Management & Infrastructure Development with Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. He is serving as a member of Institute of Civil Engineers, the UK, British Geotechnical Society, the UK, Fellow Member, Institution of Engineers & Indian Geotechnical Society. He served as the Secretary of 9th IconSWM-CE 2019. Dr. Ronald L. Mersky, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Chair & Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Director of Solid Waste Project, Director of Engineering Outreach, at Widener University, He is Editor of The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management and Chair of The International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management. Dr. Mersky lectures extensively worldwide on solid waste, sustainability and public communication of environmental issues. He also serves as a consultant and advisor to private industry and governments. He authored a significant number of articles in International Journals and books. |
