▌ Dr Thejesh Kumar Garala
Assistant Professor
NAC II 445
tkgarala@iitm.ac.in
+91 44 2257xxxx
Research Areas
Ground Modelling, Geohazard Assessment, Optimisation of Offshore Site Investigation, Foundations for Offshore Infrastructure, Jack-up Interactions, Physical Modelling, Experimental Geotechnics, Soil Dynamics, and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
PRO Attainments
2020 – Doctor of Philosophy
University of Cambridge, UK.
2015 – Master of Technology
IIT Hyderabad, India.
2013 – Bachelor of Technology
S V University College of Engineering, Tirupati, India.
Work Experience
August 2024 – Current
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, INDIA.
March 2022 – August 2024
Offshore/Marine Geotechnical Consultant
Fugro GB Limited, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
March 2020 – March 2022
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.