Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. G. Hemalatha holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil
Engineering from Anna University, Guindy. She has 21 years of experience in
teaching and research. She has held administrations positions in the calibre of
Principal in an Engineering College, Head of the Department,
Superintendent of Examinations, Accreditation Coordinator. Currently,
she is serving as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Karunya
Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore. To her credit, she has more
than 100 publication in refereed journals and Conference Proceedings and
holds 5 patents. She has completed two projects funded by MoES and DST-TSDP.
The project funded by DST-TSDP was on developing "Smart MR damper for
Seismic Resistant Design of Structures" to the tune of 2.57 crores. Six
students have successfully completed their Ph.D. under her guidance and 8 are in
progress. To add to her research contribution she is also a
reviewer in top journals, DC member for around 10 Ph.D. candidates. During her
period of administration, the department has achieved top grades by
accreditation agencies and the students have achieved many
milestones Nationally and Internationally.