Ph. D. Scholars
The department of Mining Engineering offers research opportunities for the full time and part time, industry sponsored resseach scholars for the award of Ph D. The fopcus reseach areas of the department for Ph D is as follows:
Area of Research
- Blasting and Rock Fragmentation
- Dust and Other Environmental Pollution in Mines
- Slope Stability and Geo-Mechanics
- Applicability of System Engineering and Safety Engineering
- Reliability and Productivity Analysis of HEMM
- Numerical Modelling for Rock Mechanics
- Mine Design
The following candidates have successfully completed their research for the award of Ph D
| S.No | Research Scholar | Year of PhD | Supervisor Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. K. Goel | 1994 | Dr. A. G. Paithankar |
| 2 | Shantha Ram | 2010 | Dr. N. R. Thote |
| 3 | J. C. Jhawar | 2010 | Dr. N. R. Thote |
| 4 | Rakesh Kumar Pandey | 2011 | Dr. N. R. Thote |
| 5 | G. K . Pradhan | 2011 | Dr. N. R. Thote |
| 6 | M. D. Uttarwar | 2011 | Dr. R. R. Yerpude |
| 7 | Y. G. Kale | 2014 | Dr. R. R. Yerpude |
| 8 | I. L. Muthreja | 2014 | Dr. R. R. Yerpude, Dr. J. L. Jethwa |
| 9 | Chandrani Prasad Verma | 2016 | Dr. N. R. Thote, Dr. John Loui |
| 10 | Anupam Anant Kher | 2016 | Dr. R. R. Yerpude |
The following research scholars are currently registered and doing Ph D in the departmnent
| S.No | Research Scholar | Supervisor Name | Title of Topic/Thesis |
| 1 | Shashank Sharma | Dr I L Muthreja Dr R R Yerpude | Investigation of Effects of Tunnelling Methodology on Tunnel behaviour |
| 2 | Ch. Venkat Ramanna | Dr N R Thote | Analysis of Effect of Blasting on the Stability of Highwall Benches in OC Mines |
| 3 | Jagriti Mandal | Dr A K Agarwal Dr M D Goel | Investigating Dynamic Response of underground tunnels subjected to explosions |
| 4 | A Mukherjee | Dr R D Lokhande | An Investigation into the impact on surface due to tunnelling |
| 5 | Bellam Gopal | Dr R R Yerpude | Investigation on the ground moment due to non-uniform deformation in tunnels |
| 6 | Surya Jaya Chandra | Dr S Panchal Dr N N Sirdesai | Life of Slope under various Hydro-geological and Dynamic loading conditions for Godavari Valley Coalfields |
The new batch of Ph D Reseach Scholars admitted from the January 2021 is given in the list below:
| S.N. | Name of Reasearch Scholar | Program Type |
| 1 | SHIVANI VERMA | PHD FULL TIME |
| 2 | SAYALI SANJAY RONGHE | PHD FULL TIME |
| 3 | DEEPENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | PHD FULL TIME |
| 4 | NISHANT SINGH CHOUDHARY | PHD FULL TIME |
| 5 | ABHISHEK DATTATRAY KHUPSARE | PHD FULL TIME |
| 6 | SHUBHAM DATTUJI KULLARKAR | PHD FULL TIME |
| 7 | P GANESAN | PHD PART TIME |