Biographical note

Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari is currently Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.  Dr. Adhikari has research interests in the tectonics of the Himalayas, climate change, hill-slope movement and human interaction, Himalayan sediment flux generation, and disaster risk reduction. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters and received various recognitions for his work in the field of earth science i.e. Young Scientist (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk), “young affiliates” (The World Academy of Sciences) and Sichuan 1000 Talents (Sichuan Province, China).

Dr Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain. He is presently faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India. Dr Sreevalsa has authored ten books and over 80 research papers. He is Associate Editor of two International Journals. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Risk, Landslides, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reinforced earth and Water Geotechnics. In 2017, The New Indian Express honoured Dr Sreevalsa with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He is the recipient of ISET DK Paul Research Award from Indian Society of Earthquake Technology in 2018. He is in the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute. He received "IEI Young Engineers Award" by The Institution of Engineers (India), in recognition of his contributions in the field of Civil Engineering. Recently Dr Sreevalsa was featured by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their Geostrata Magazine.