Professor (H.A.G.), Dogra Chair, and Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India.
Professor-Dr Vasant Matsagar is currently serving as Professor (Higher Academic Grade, H.A.G.), Dogra
Chair, and Head of the Department in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He obtained his doctorate (PhD) degree from IIT Bombay in 2005 in
the area of earthquake engineering for his PhD Thesis titled "Earthquake Behavior and Impact Response
Control of Base-Isolated Buildings" for which he has been honored with the "IIT Bombay Research Paper
Award". He performed post-doctoral research in the area of application of carbon fiber-reinforced
polymer (CFRP) composites in prestressed concrete bridge structures at the Lawrence Technological
University (LTU), Michigan in the USA.
Professor Matsagar's current research interests include multi-hazard engineering; multi-hazard
protection of structures from earthquake, blast, fire, and wind; structural dynamics and vibration
control; finite element methods; fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in prestressed concrete
structures; and bridge engineering. Related to these research areas, he has completed number of
sponsored research projects with national and international collaborations. He has developed innovative
technologies in these areas some of which are copyrighted and patented, and he has been actively engaged
in field implementation of these technologies in real-life construction projects in India. He has
published 176 international journal papers, 14 book chapters, 161 international conference papers, 3
books, 15 edited proceedings, has three Indian patents, one international U.S. patent (applied), and one
copyright. These research contributions have duly complemented in his teaching, enriching
teaching-and-learning experience aptly. He has guided several students at both undergraduate (UG) and
postgraduate (PG) levels in their bachelors and masters projects and doctoral research. Besides UG and
PG student guidance, he is actively engaged in sponsored research and consultancy projects at national
and international levels.
Professor Matsagar's current research interests include multi-hazard engineering; multi-hazard
protection of structures from earthquake, blast, fire, and wind; structural dynamics and vibration
control; finite element methods; fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in prestressed concrete
structures; and bridge engineering. Related to these research areas, he has completed number of
sponsored research projects with national and international collaborations. He has developed innovative
technologies in these areas some of which are copyrighted and patented, and he has been actively engaged
in field implementation of these technologies in real-life construction projects in India. He has
published 176 international journal papers, 14 book chapters, 161 international conference papers, 3
books, 15 edited proceedings, has three Indian patents, one international U.S. patent (applied), and one
copyright. These research contributions have duly complemented in his teaching, enriching
teaching-and-learning experience aptly. He has guided several students at both undergraduate (UG) and
postgraduate (PG) levels in their bachelors and masters projects and doctoral research. Besides UG and
PG student guidance, he is actively engaged in sponsored research and consultancy projects at national
and international levels.
Professor Matsagar is the recipient of numerous national and international recognitions including: "Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship for Academic and Professional Excellence"; "Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers"; "Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award"; "Erasmus Mundus Award"; "Erasmus+ Higher Education KA107 Fellowships"; "FEIT Visiting Academic Fellowship"; "DST Young Scientist Award"; "DAAD Research Ambassador and DAAD Awards"; "DAE Young Scientist Award"; "IBC Award for Excellence in Built-Environment"; "IEI Young Engineer Award"; "IIT Delhi Teaching Excellence Award"; "IIT Delhi Outstanding Young Faculty Fellow"; "Young Professional Award"; "CIDC Vishwakarma Award for Academician"; etc. He has served as member on the National Building Code (NBC) of India and is currently serving on code-development committees in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Indian Roads Congress (IRC), and International Standards Organization (ISO). He is National Coordinator for Civil Engineering and allied subjects in the Swayam-Prabha DTH Channel. Currently, he is serving as a core member of Program Advisory Committee (PAC) - Civil, Infrastructure, and Transportation Engineering of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.
Currently, he is serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ). He is Associate Editor for the Computational Methods in Structural Engineering Section in Frontiers in Built Environment. Moreover, he is an editorial board member of the Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (BNZSEE), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - Structures and Buildings, Advances in Civil Engineering, International Journal of Protective Structures (IJPS), and Journal on Architecture, Structures, and Construction; Guest Editor of journals namely, Institution of Engineers India (Series A), Shock and Vibration, Frontiers in Built Environment, Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration, and Active Control, etc.; and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) Journal and Responsible Editor of the Earthquake Spectra journal.
Professor Matsagar is Founding Director and Fellow of the Council of Vibration Specialists (CVS), and incumbent Vice-President of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET). He has received several fellowships such as that from Fulbright Commission, Humboldt Foundation, Erasmus, ASEM-DUO India, and he is also an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FMASc), Indian National Academy for Engineering (FNAE), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), Institution of Engineers (India) [FIE(I)], and Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (FISET).
