Ph.D Supervision at BITS Pilani:

On-Going:

• Md. Afroz, " Brick powder and pozzolanic material based alkali activated binder: Performance in concrete application”,Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Subhasis Pradhan, (Jan, 2023 to till Date).
• Shabnum Masood, "Investigating the potential of using construction and demolition wastes as a raw material for the development of sustainable binder”,BITS-RMIT Collaborative Research Program, Supervisor from BITS Pilani: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Supervisor from RMIT: Prof. Guomin (Kevin) Zhang, (July, 2024 to till Date).
• Ms Akshata Trivedi, "Exploring the Application of an Organic Mechanoluminescent Compound in Real-Time Structural Health Monitoring”,BITS-LaTrobe Collaborative Research Program (ASCRIN), Supervisor from BITS Pilani: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Co-Supervisor from BITS Pilani: Dr Inamur Laskar & Dr Rahul Singhal, Supervisor from RMIT: Dr Vipul Patel, January 2025 - till date.
• Ms Susan, Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, January 2026 - till date.

Completed:

1. Shaik Hussain, "A study on the effect of Carbonation on properties of Concrete",Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Co-Supervisor: Prof. S.B.Singh, (Jan, 2014 – Dec, 2017).
2. Manpreet Singh, "Potential of Marble Slurry as a Mineral Admixture in Concrete”, Supervisor: Dr. Anshuman, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, (July, 2015 – June, 2018).
3. Gourav Tyagi, "Reutilization of Nickel-Chrome Plating Sludge in Construction Materials: A Cleaner Production Approach”, Supervisor: Dr. Anupam Singhal, Co-Supervisors: Dr. Srikant Routroy, and Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, (Jan, 2019 to March, 2024).
4. M. Jaya Kumar Bhaskar, "Investigation of the In-Plane Cyclic Behaviour of Masonry Infill Walls Strengthened With Textile Reinforced Mortar”, Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Lampros Koutas, The University of Thessaly, Greece, (Jan, 2019 – June, 2024).
5. Akash Samadhiya, " Potential of using Sandstone Waste as a Raw Material for Geopolymerization”,Supervisor: Dr. Dipendu Bhunia, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sayantan Chakraborty, (Jan, 2021- Jan, 2026).

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

• One of the research collaborators from BITS-Pilani in BITS-Pilani-RMIT Collaborative Research Program, RMIT University, Australia.
• One of the research collaborators from BITS-Pilani in ASCRIN (Asian Smart Cities Research Innovation Network), La Trobe University, Australia.
• One Ph.D thesis is completed under research collaboration with Dr. Lampros Koutas, The University of Thessaly, Greece (Jan, 2019 to June, 2024).
• One of the coordinators in establishment of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BITS Pilani and Trinity College, Dublin.
• One of the members from BITS-Pilani in IICRI (Ireland-India Concrete Research Initiative) concrete research project.