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 a 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 178 international journal papers,
14 book chapters, 164 international conference papers, 3 books, 8 edited proceedings, has three Indian
patents, one international U.S. patent (applied), and one copyright. These research contributions have
duly complemented his teaching, enriching the teaching-and-learning experience. He has guided several
students at both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) levels in their bachelor's and master's
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 a member of 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 Organization for Standardization (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 the
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 those 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 of Engineering (FNAE), Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (FCDRI), Institution of Engineers (India) [FIE(I)], and Indian Society of Earthquake
Technology (FISET).
