Mary Dhanya

E-mail:marydhanya@tistcochin.edu.in
Date of Joining: 23/06/2008
Nature of Association: Regular

Education:

• B.Tech in Civil Engineering
• M.Tech by Research in Environmental Engineering

Experience:

• Teaching 19 + years
• Industry 3.5 years

Research Interest:

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Waste water treatment

Recognitions & Achievements :

• Received the “Best Power Point Presentation” Award as part of best practice in pedagogy in TIST
• Received certificate of appreciation for handling online classes for engineering students hosted by Additional Skill Acquisition Programme, Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala

Academic Positions handled & Extension activities:

• KIRF College coordinator
• OBC Cell College Convener
• Coordinated Ideathon (Dept.CE)
• ISTE life time member
• Coordinated Sampoorna Jalasurakhsha project, the 1^st pilot project of Kerala at Amballoor panchayat .
• Organizing committee member of International conference on Innovative Trends in Engineering for Sustainability.
• Coordinator of faculty development program on BIM for construction management.
• Department NAAC Coordinator
• Department admission coordinator ( 2020-2025)
• Department Co-ordinator of NBA criterion 7
• Senior Staff advisor( 2008, 2016,2020, 2024 ad)

Research Publications-Conference /Journal details:

• Turbidity reduction using neem leaf, banana leaf and guava leaf as for grey water treatment, Proceedings of ICITES-2025 ,Springer
• Treatment of Grey water using banana peel, corn cob and orange peel as major filter media”, Sustainability ,Agri food and Environmental Research
• Experimental Investigation on effect of copper slag in alccofine based self compacting concrete, Sustainability ,Agri food and Environmental Research.
• A review on modelling of the stress-strain behaviour of spoil”, Sustainability ,Agri food and Environmental Research.
• Constitutive behaviour of fine grained soil: A review”, International research journal of Engineering and Technology.
• Groundwater quality mapping of Mulanthuruthy panchayat using GIS, International research journal of Engineering and Technology.
• A Review on The Combined Effect of Lime, Flyash and Geosynthetic Reinforcement on Soil”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.
• Development of sustainable brick materials incorporating agro-waste : an overview”, International research journal of Engineering and Technology.

Professional Training/short term training courses:

• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Innovative Technologies for Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Infrastructure .
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Innovative sustainable solutions for Environmental Challenges conducted by St.Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering,
• Four week faculty development programme on Sustainable Engineering Concept and Life cycle analysis by  Swayam NPTEL.
• Six days Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure conducted by TIST.
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on “Building Information Modelling (BIM).
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Emerging trends Energy Efficient Building Construction.
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Emerging trends in Construction Mangement.
• Five day online FDP on the theme Inculcating Universal Human values in Technical Education organized by AICTE.
• Five day FDP on Emerging Trends in Structural Health Monitoring Procedures.
• Second International Conference on Innovative Trends in Engineering for Sustainability.
• Six days FDP on Current Scenarios & Emerging Trends in Construction Management.
• Webinar on Career Opportunities in Cost and Contracts Management organized by Universal Engineering College.
• Webinar on Gate and Placement conducted by IES College of Engineering, Thrissur.
• Webinar on Prospectus of Civil Engineering in Current Scenario conducted by IES College of Engineering, Thrissur .
• Webinar on Scope of Civil Engineers ; Today and Tomorrow conducted by IES College of Engineering, Thrissur.
• Webinar on Scope of Civil Engineering in Government Sector conducted by IES College of Engineering, Thrissur.
• One day Faculty Development Program on “BIM for construction Mangement” conducted by Autodesk .
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Emerging Trends in sustainable Development in Transportation Engineering, Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, TIST.
• Two day Workshop on Leaving no one behind Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, TIST.
• Faculty Development Programme on Emerging Trends in Utilization & Conservation of Energy for Sustainable Development, Organised by Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, TIST.
• Faculty Development Programme on “Construction Project Management”, Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, TIST
• One day workshop on Waste management & Zero Energy- Zero Discharge Buildings organized by LaBISHaS and KESNIK.
• Six daysFaculty Development Program on “ Emerging Trends in Advanced Concrete Technology.
• Five day Faculty Development Program on Software Applications in Civil Engineering organised by Department of Civil Engineering,TIST,
• Six days Faculty Development Programme on Emerging Trends and Scope of Research in Concrete Technology, Organised by Department of Civil Engineering.
• Six days Faculty Development Program on Emerging Trends and Scope of Research in Concrete Technology, Organised by Department of Civil Engineering,TIST.
• International Conference on Innovative Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainability, Organised by Department of Civil Engineering TIST.
• Two week ISTE Workshop on Fluid Mechanics conducted by IIT Kharagpur.
• National seminar on Green Environment under theme ‘Waste management.
• Two week ISTE Workshop on Engineering Mechanics conducted by IIT Bombay.
• Five dat FDP on Deep Dive Faculty Enablement Program on Business English conducted at TIST by Infosys.
• Organizing committee member for 47^th National & 16^th international Conference of Indian Academy of applied Psychology on Applied Psychology in Transforming Education and Management in the Context of Globalization” organised by TIST .
• Participated in National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering organised by Department of Civil Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology.
• Two days FDP on IS 800: 2007(3^rd revision), Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, TIST.
• FDP on Quality Improvement Programme on Question Paper Setting & Evaluation Methods conducted at TIST .