Sunita Mishra, Ph.D.

Teaching Experiences

Assistant Professor in IIT Kharagpur

Autumn 2021-22

1) Mining Machinery                                                             (MI30013)                        Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

2) Mining Machinery Laboratory                                       (MI39013)                        Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

3) Bulk Material Handling                                                    (MI62001)                        Aug 2021 – Nov 2021

Spring 2020-21

1) Drilling Technology                                                           (MI60032)                        Jan 2021 – April 2021

2) Rock Dynamics                                                                  (MI60064)                        Jan 2021 – April 2021

Autumn 2020-21

1) Mining Machinery                                                             (MI30013)                        Aug 2020 – Nov 2020

2) Mining Machinery Laboratory                                       (MI39013)                         Aug 2020 – Nov 2020

3) Bulk Material Handling                                                    (MI62001)                        Aug 2020 – Nov 2020

Administrative Responsibilities

1. Co-Convener and Organiser of Post-SMART2020 Webinar Workshop on Safety in Mining and SMART Technology. 

2. Executive Member of  Kharagpur Local Centre, Institution of Engineers (India) for the session 2021-2013

3. Joint Secretary of International Women's Day 2021, IIT Kharagpur going to be held from 6th-8th March 2021.

4. Secretary of an International Webinar "SMART 2020" held from 16-18th December 2020.

5. Co-Inchage of Mining Machinery Laboratory.

6. Member of Faculty Search Committee in the Department of Mining Engineering, IIT Kharagpur.

7. Faculty advisor to Dual Degree students of the batch with 2020 entry.

8. Member of Gender Environment Committee, IIT Kharagpur.

9. Departmental Time Table In-Charge.

10. Departmental ERP In-Charge

11. Member of Departmental Purchase Committee.

Honours and Awards

1. ​Nominated for Erasmus+ ICM KA 107 to Universidad Santiago de Compostela.

2. Visiting Ph.D. student to HEMI Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A. - Selected through Indo-U.S. Women Overseas Student Internship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (WISTEMM) Program 2018 Call Awards -  September 2018 to January 2019, Advisor: Prof. K.T. Ramesh.

3. Visiting Ph.D. student to Centre for Advanced Structural Analysis (CASA), NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway - May 2018 to July 2018, Advisor: Prof. Tore Borvik and Prof. Magnus Langseth. 

4. DST International Travel Grant for participating in RocDyn-3, An International Conference on Rock Dynamics and Applications held on 25-29 June 2018 in NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.

5. ICEM 2018 Conference Attendance Award at the 18th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics going to be held in Brussels, Belgium from 1-5 July 2018. 

6. Best poster award (Defence domain) in Industry day 2017 in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.

7. CSIR Travel Grant for participating in EUROCK 2017, An International ISRM Conference held on 20-22 June in Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.

8. Best paper award in ARM9 - 9th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium "Harmonizing Rock Mechanics with Sustainable Economic Development", 18-20 October 2016, Bali, Indonesia. 

9. Honoured with Gold Medal from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) Dhanbad for Best Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology Graduate of the year - 2014.

Invited Lectures and Member

1. Board of Studies Member of Mechanical Engineering Department at Gandhi Institute of Technological Advancements, Bhubaneswar.

2. Guest Lecture on "High Strain Rate Characterisation of Rocks and its Application in Blast Analysis of Tunnels." at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway on 13th June 2018.

3. Invited Lecture on "Experimental Stress Analysis and Crashworthiness of Vehicle." at Maruti Suzuki Limited, Gurgoan, India.

Reviewer

1. International Journal of Impact Engineering

2. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

3. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

4. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

5. Engineering Fracture Mechanics

6. Shock and Vibration

7. Arabian Journal of Geosciences

8. Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

9. Advances in Civil Engineering

10. Geomechanics and Engineering, An International Journal

11. Materials Today Communications

12. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Memberships

1. Individual Membership of International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)

2. Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

3. Individual Member of International Society of Impact Engineering

4. Lifetime Associate Member of Institute of Engineers, India.