Advances in Indian Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Contributions in Honour of Jai Krishna

Dr. M.L. Sharma is a Professor in the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He earned his Masters in Applied Geophysics and his Ph.D. in Earthquake Engineering from the University of Roorkee in 1985 and 1992 respectively. He has authored or co-authored 10 books and 82 journal articles, and is a member of several professional associations including the Indian Society of Engineering Geology, the Indian Geotechnical Society, and the Seismological Society of America. His research interests include engineering seismology, seismic microzonation, seismic hazard assessment, and strong ground motion prediction. 



Dr. Manish Shrikhande is a Professor in the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He earned his Masters in Earthquake Engineering from the University of Roorkee in 1992, and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1998. He has authored 3 books, 3 book chapters, and 22 journal articles, and is a member of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. His research interests include earthquake resistant design, engineering seismology, and seismic damage detection.



Dr. H.R. Wason is an Emeritus Fellow and former Professor in the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He is also the former President of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET), and a member of several other professional societies including the Indian Geotechnical Society and the Indian Geological Congress. He has edited 1 book, 2 book chapters, and 32 journal articles, and 36 conference papers. His areas of specialization include engineering seismology, seismic hazard and risk assessment, microearthquake networks, and theoretical seismology.