• Elected Fellow, American Concrete Institute in 2010

•  Life Member, Indian Concrete Institute (Member No. 9353)

• Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) Certification, State of Ohio

• Memberships: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) from 2000-2010, American Concrete Institute (ACI) from 1999-present.

• Chairman, Committee 215 of ACI, Fatigue of Concrete (2003—2009)

• Member of ACI committee 123, Research and Current Developments (since 1999)

• Voting member of Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 446, Fracture of Concrete (since 2000)

• Elected member, Materials Committee, ASCE-Engineering Mechanics Division (since 1999)

• Elected member, Experimental Analysis and Instrumentation Committee, ASCE-EMD (since 2003)

• Secretary, RILEM Technical Committee on Committee on FRP-Concrete Bond in Structural Strengthening and Rehabilitation

• Member ASTM Forum 0970001, Fracture Toughness of Concrete

• Member RILEM Committee ATC-185 on Early Age Monitoring of Concrete

• Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2021)

• G. K. Reddy Endowment Lecture, Institution of Engineers (India) – 2020

• Inaugural Prof. Dinesh Mohan Memorial Lecture, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee (2020)

• T.N. SubbaRao Endowment Lecture, Indian Concrete Institute (2016)

• Teaching Excellence Award, I.I.T. Hyderabad (2011, 2016 and 2024)

• Elected Fellow, American Concrete Institute (2010) 

• Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Grove School of Engineering, CCNY (2006)

• Catell Research Fellow, Grove School of Engineering, CCNY (2006)

• Early CAREER Award, National Science Foundation of U.S.A. (2003)

• ASCE Faculty Award, City College of New York, (2003)

• ACI – James Instrument Award (1999) – for research in Nondestructive Testing of Concrete

• Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University (1995-1996)

Organization and Chairing Sessions at Conferences

• • Chairman, Organizing Committee, Sixth annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRiM – TIFAC 2015, New Delhi, 28-30 October, 2015.

  • Convenor, Winter School on Recent Advances in Structural Engineering and Materials, IIT Hyderabad, Jan. 14-15, 2015. 

  • Conference Co-Chairman, 1 st ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, Hyderabad, India, October 17-18, 2014.

  • Organizer, Short Course on Condition Assessment and Strengthening of Concrete Structures (CastCon), IIT Hyderabad, July 4-5, 2013.

  • Conference Chairman, 4 th International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Computation, Hyderabad, India, December 9-12, 2012.

  • Organizer, 6th Symposium on National Frontiers of Engineering (NatFoE2011), I.I.T. Hyderabad, September 2-3, 2011.

  • Organizer, Training Workshop on “High Performance Concrete: Implementation and Field Experience” sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), at City College of New York, New York, NY, Feb 12, 2009.

  • Session Organizer at the Third International Conference on Construction Materials (ConMat’05), August 22-24 2005, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  • Co-moderator of the Research-in-Progress Session at the semi-annual meeting of the America Concrete Institute (ACI) – March 2002 and March 2003

  • Moderator of the Research-in-Progress Session at the semi-annual meeting of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) – October 2002, September 2003, March 2004, September 2004, April 2005.

  • International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Advances in Concrete Composites and Structures (ICACS – 2005), January 6-8, 2005, Chennai, India.

  • International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Advanced Testing of Fresh Cementitious Materials, Stuttgart, Germany, August 3-4, 2006

  • Technical Committee, Third and Fifth International Conference on Construction Materials (ConMat’05), August 22-24 2005, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Organizer of Symposium on “Innovative Experimental Methods” at the 18th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, June 2-4, 2005, New Orleans, LA.

  • Scientific Advisory Board, International Conference on Measuring Monitoring and Modelling Concrete Properties, July 3-8, 2006, Alexandroupolis, Greece

• Editorial Board Member, Cement and Concrete Composites (Elsevier)

• Associate Editor, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE (2004 – 2010) and (2018-present)

• Associate Editor, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 2009

• Convenor, Awards Committee, Indian Concrete Institute (2014, 2017)

• Member, Project Assessment Committee (PAC) in the area of Civil, Infrastructure and Transportation Engineering, of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) / Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (2020-present)

• Member, Project Assessment Committee (PAC) in Seismology and Earthquake Precursory Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India (2020-present)

• Member, Selection Committee for hiring of Academic faculty at I.I.T. Roorkee (2019), I.I.T. Kanpur (2018, 2021, 2022), N.I.T. Warangal (2019, 2022), and I.I.Sc. (2021) 

• Member - External of the Divisional Scientific Committee (DSC) for the Structural Technologies Division of National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bengaluru, India (2014 – 2016)

• Member (Senate Nominee), Board of Governors, I.I.T. Hyderabad (Aug 2014 – 2018)

• External Senate Member, NIT Warangal (2021 – present)

• Member, Finance Committee, I.I.T. Hyderabad (Nov 2014 – 2018) and (2020 – present)

• Member, Board of Studies, Central University Karnataka, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH), GMR Institute of Technology, (JNTU Kakinada); Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology (Osmania University, Hyderabad) and Vasavi Engineering College (Osmania University, Hyderabad), M.V.G.R. College of  Engineering (JNTU Kakinada), G.V.P. College of Engineering (JNTU Kakinada) 

• Member, Building Works Committee, S.P.A. Vijayawada (2016-2020), I.I.M. Nagpur (2018-present), I.I.T. Dharwad (2020 – present)

• Member, Academic Council, Osmania University (2019-2022), Mizoram University (2021-present)

Primary Educational Interests

• Developing educational outreach programs and introducing innovative teaching approaches in instruction

Awards

• Excellence in Teaching Award, IIT Hyderabad (2011, 2016, 2024)

• ASCE Faculty Award, City College of New York, (2003)  This award was instituted by the ASCE chapter of CCNY to recognize faculty members in appreciation of their support, commitment and professionalism. 

Courses Taught

1. Concrete Technology (2nd Yr. B.Tech.)

2. Reinforced Concrete Design (undergraduate)

3. Prestressed Concrete Design (senior undergraduate/graduate)

4. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (graduate)

5. Stability of Structures (graduate – M.S/Ph.D.)

6. Applied Elasticity and Plasticity (graduate—M.S./Ph.D.)

7. Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Structures (graduate – M.S./Ph.D.)

8. Fracture Mechanics (graduate – M.S./Ph.D.)

9. Structural Dynamics (graduate – M.S./Ph.D.)

Publications related to teaching

1. Subramaniam K.V., Weiss, W.J., “Just-in-Time Learning: A critical Review,” Academic News, Portland Cement Association, Spring 1997.

2. Subramaniam K.V., “Inquiry-based learning Procedures for High-School Physics – a critical evaluation,”, in preparation, to be submitted to the Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE

Centers

• Project Title: Innovation Hub on Cyber-Physical Systems

Agency: Department of Information Technology

Amount: Rs. 17.6 Cr.

Role: Co-PI (in a multi-departmental Center)

Duration: 2011-2015

Description: Funding has been provided to establish a Center of national/international importance for innovation, research, and development in the newly emerging area of Cyber-Physical Systems. Several subcomponents are dealing with Smart buildings and structural health monitoring, Green ICT, Smart grids, Pervasive health care, Intelligent Transportation systems, Green buildings and data centers, and humanoid robots. The specific component dealing with sensing and sensor networks for infrastructure health monitoring was developed for the Center.

• Project Title: Center of Excellence in Sustainable Urban Development

Agency: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Amount: Rs. 4.0 Cr.

Role: Center Coordinator and PI

Duration: 2015-2021

Description: Funding has been provided to establish a Center of national/international importance in the area of sustainable urban development. The Center aims to promote multidisciplinary research and training in new and emerging technologies in the areas of water, sustainable infrastructure, clean environment, smart materials, and sanitation that promote sustainable development. The center also explores communication and sensor technologies for future cities and the Sociology of Digital Societies.

Current Projects

• Project Title: Standardization of Embedded PZT Sensor for Continuous Assessment of Internal State and Compressive Strength of Concrete

Agency: Lafarge-Holcim Research Center

Amount: Rs. 85,00,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: 2021-2025

Start Date: 01/01/2021

• Project Title: Sustainable Engineered Cellular Geopolymer Masonry for Improved Building Envelope Performance

Agency: I-PHEE Program, Department of Science and Technology

Amount: Rs. 65,69,200

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: 2016-2021

Start Date: 22/12/2016

• Project Title: UAY Development of Integrated 3-D reinforced sandwich structural panels for rapid construction of building systems

Agency: MHRD

Amount: Rs. 1,02,23,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: 2018-2023

Start Date: 24/06/2018

• Project Title: UAY Lightweight High-performance Composite Structures for Infrastructure Needs

Agency: MHRD

Amount: Rs. 70,00,000

Role: co-Principal Investigator

Duration: 2017-2020

Projects completed

Projects completed in India

• Project Title: Development and evaluation of self-curing, User-friendly geopolymers for structural applications

Agency: Fly Ash Mission, Department of Science and Technology

Amount: Rs. 89,00,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: 2013-2016

• Project Title: Embedded Smart Sensor Design for Internal Stress and Damage Detection in Concrete

Agency: SERB, Department of Science and Technology

Amount: Rs. 36,72,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Duration: 2014-2018

Previously several projects have been completed through funding from different sources in the USA. A listing of some of the completed projects is given below 

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), “Green Advanced Coatings for Application on Steel Structures and Bridges,” (2009-2012)

• New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), “Effects of Overweight Vehicles on NYSDOT’s Infrastructure,” (2008-2010)

• National Science Foundation (NSF), “Blast Mitigation using Controlled Low-strength Cementitious Materials” (2008-2011)

• Army Research Office (ARO), " Damage Detection and Visualization Systems for High-Speed Transient Events" (2007-2008)

• New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), “Innovative Bridge Research and Construction,” (2005 – 2010)

• Army Research Office (ARO), “Blast Mitigation using Low-Strength Porous Materials and Fiber Reinforced Polymers,” (2004-2007)

• National Science Foundation (NSF), “Model-Based Microstructure Evaluation of Hydrating Cementitious Materials: Development of a Test System and Experimental Investigation”, (2003-2009)

• New York State Energy Research and Development Agency “Application of FRP repair technology for Repair of Transportation Infrastructure,” (2001 – 2003)

• Air Force Office of Sponsored Research (AFOSR), “Acquisition of Instrumentation for Material Characterization and Damage Quantification of Materials and Systems Laboratory at the City College of New York” (2001 –. 2003)

• New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) “Smart Bridges” (2001- 2002)

• New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) “Manual for Bridge Scour Counter Measures,” (2003-2005)

• New York State Department of Transportation “Concrete Bridge Deck Material Properties,” (2003-2008)

• New York State Department of Transportation, “Instrumented Smart Bridge Bearing Systems” (2003-2008)