(Professor, Dogra Chair, and Head)
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India.
Professor-Dr Vasant Matsagar is currently serving as Professor, Dogra Chair, and Head of the Department
in the Department of Civil 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 164 international journal papers, 13 book chapters, 157 international conference papers, 3
books, 15 edited proceedings, has two patents 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).
