Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, AP, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Kukatpally, Hyderabad - 500 085, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Dr. Kasi Viswanadh Gorthi did his Ph.D. in Water Resources from JNTU Hyderabad in 1996. Presently he is working as Professor of Civil Engineering and Director, Academic & Planning. Dr. Viswanadh's research interests are in the areas of Integrated Water Resources Management, Watershed Management, Rainwater Harvesting, Management of Lift Irrigation Schemes and GIS Applications in Water Resources Management. Dr. Viswanadh has published 12 well-researched scholarly papers at National and International levels, guided 10 Ph.Ds and 23 M.Tech dissertations. At present, he is guiding 12 Ph.D. scholars and a large number of M.Tech. students. He has organized 9 national conferences and workshops besides being a member of organizing committees for several seminars and workshops at National and International levels. He has been associated with several MHRD and AICTE R&D Projects. Dr.Viswanadh has been actively involved in several Industrial Consultancy Projects like Third Party Quality control of Irrigation projects, Comparative Evaluation of Minor irrigation Projects, NFFWP works, Fire safety for High rise hospitals etc. He is the Technical Paper Reviewer for the Civil Engineering Journal published by Institution of Engineers, and the Journal of Spatial Hydrology. He is also a Fellow of Institution of Engineers and a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Viswanadh visited several countries		Dr. G.K. Vishwanath Director, Academic and Planning
for dissemination of his research outputs and for exchange of ideas like Omaha USA ( 2006) , Hawaii USA (2007), Thailand (2009) , Srilanka (2011), Hong Kong ( 2011) and Urbana Champaign IL , USA (2012). He worked as the Convener for VRO/VRA recruitment examination, Co convener for EAMCET during 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 and Convener for Faculty Eligibility Test- FET 2011 &2012.He received the Young Engineer Award from the Institution of Engineers and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1996, and bagged the Kancha Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Paper published in IWWA, India, in 2007. He received Andhra Pradesh State Level Best Teacher Award for the year 2010.

Academic Qualifications

Administrative Experience

Currently Director of Academic and Planning

Director of evaluation J N T U H from August 2008 to January 2011

Head Civil Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad (Nov 2006 – Aug2008)

Nodal Officer TEQIP, JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad (Dec 2003 – till date)

Officer in charge of Examinations of JNTUCE, Hyderabad (October 1995 – June 2003)

Officer In charge of Computer Laboratory of Civil Engg ( March 1995 – April 1998)

Officer in charge of Hydraulics Laboratory (March 1993 – to till date)

Industrial Experience: Actively involved in industrial consultancy services like preparation of DPR of mini hydel stations, Irrigation works, AP TRIPCO works etc. Third party quality control works.

Research Experience:

Associated with AICTE, MHRD R&D projects.
Guided 3 Ph.D’s, 15 M.Tech projects and about 30 B.Tech projects.
Guiding presently 12 Ph.D’s and 6 M.Tech dissertations.

Member of Professional Societies

Member of Organizing Committee: 16 conferences at national and international level.

Advisory Members of Societies/Govt. Bodies

Member of Advisory core committee for I & CAD Department, for e-governance, Govt. of A.P.
Member of the governing body Kamala Nehru Polytechnic, Hyderabad.
Member of academic development committee, SRTIST, Nalgonda, A.P.
Member of Board of Studies, Dept of Civil Engg, JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad (Autonomous)
Member of Board of Studies, Institute of Science & Technology, JNTU, Hyderabad
Member of Board of Studies, Affiliated colleges, JNT University (Autonomous), Hyderabad.

Reviewer of Technical Journals: Institution of Engineers, Journal Spatial Hydrology

Present Areas of research: Water resources planning, design and management

Member of Evaluation of Committees for different universities like OU, AU, SKU, KU, NITW

Member of Professional Bodies: at national and international level like MIE, MIWRS, MJOSH, MISTE, MSWE, MISRS,MIAH

Member of Expert committees : Dept.of Medium irrigation, Govt.of A.P; APTRIPCO, Govt.of AP.

Awards/Honours

Others

	Posts held: Started carrier in Oct 1985 at Machilipatnam and at present Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, JNT University, Hyderabad.
	Research Projects Funded by Govt. of India: 03 worth more than Rs.31 Lakhs in the field of water resources funded by MHRD, AICTE and UGC.
	Invited Lectures: Delivered invited lectures at different organizations on the themes of water resources management and development and personality development.
	Reviewer of Technical Journals: Institution of Engineers, Journal Spatial Hydrology
	Present Areas of research: Water resources planning, design and management

Papers Published

81 Papers published in national and international conferences and journals.

Foreign Countries Visited :

	Visited Nebraska, USA in the year 2006 for presenting a research paper in the international conference organized by American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE).
	Visited Honolulu,Hawaii, USA in August, 2007 for presenting a research paper in the international conference organized by American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE).

Conferences :

	Conferences Attended: 30 at national and international levels
	Conferences/Seminars Organised: 06 at national level.

Scholarships received:

	Merit Scholarship from Zilla Parishad from 8th class to 10th class.
	National Merit Scholarship from collegiate education Govt. of A.P, from Intermediate to B.Tech final year.
	University Grants Commission scholarship for M.Tech studies.

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