Dr Abhijit Ganguli

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Senior Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Engineering and the Built Environment
Location:
Chelmsford
Research Supervision:
Yes

Abhijit is an experienced academic with expertise in solid mechanics, structural health monitoring and non-destructive evaluation of concrete structures. He's a seasoned PI with experience of independent research involving Government-funded research projects and industry outreach that enhances public safety, thereby generating economic benefits.

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Background

Abhijit did his doctoral studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium under Prof André Preumont and a Masters in Structural Engineering with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Following his doctorate, he worked as a research scientist with the Schlumberger Corporation, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and at Northeastern University in the United States. Following this, he worked as Associate Professor within India’s IIT system, where he was a Head of the Department, and developed an independent research programme through which he supervised five doctoral students. Before joining ARU in 2024, Abhijit was a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University.

Abhijit has received several awards including the Diamond Jubilee Best Research Award from the Centre of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2021, the best research paper award from the Indian Society of Nondestructive Testing in 2019, and the Young Faculty Fellowship Award from the IIT system.

As well as being a regular reviewer of manuscripts for academic journals, Abhijit is a member with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Spoken Languages
  • Bangla
  • Hinidi
  • English
Research interests
  • Non-destructive evaluation of corrosion afflicted concrete structures
  • Ultrasonic imaging as tool for nondestructive evaluation of concrete structures
  • Measurements of durability parameters (moisture) within concrete with embedded sensors
Areas of research supervision
  • Non-destructive evaluation
  • Sensor development
  • Construction materials
  • Numerical modelling
Teaching

Modules:

  • Materials, Design and Construction Project (Level 4)
  • Civil Engineering Materials and Manufacture (Level 6)
  • Undergraduate Research Dissertation (Level 6)
  • Postgraduate Research Dissertation
Qualifications
  • PhD in Applied Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Masters in Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Member, Institution of Civil Engineering
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
  • Liverpool John Moores University Pump Priming grant, UK – PI
  • Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, India – Acoustical modelling – PI
  • Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Extramural Research Track, India – PI
  • Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Project (FIRP) grant (IIT)
  • Department of Science and Technology, INDIA – Scientific and Engineering Board (SERB) Fast Track award for young scientists – Federal Agency
  • Faculty Seed Grant, IIT
  • Indo-German Workshop on achieving sustainability of civil structures through NDT, SHM and targeted Rehabilitation – Indo German Science and Technology Center (IGSTC) – self-declined due to Covid
Selected recent publications

S. T. Kuchipudi, D. Ghosh and A. Ganguli (2025). Imaging-based detection and classification of corrosion damages in reinforced concrete using ultrasonic shear waves. Journal of Building Engineering, 105, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112490.

S. U. Reyaz, S. Beniwal and A. Ganguli (2024). Application of Plane Wave Imaging and Processing for Measurement of Reflectors in Concrete. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 17, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2024.3375981.

G. Dey, A. Ganguli and B. Bhattacharjee (2024). Electrical Conductivity and Permittivity of Partially Saturated Concrete Under Drying and Wetting Cycles. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 43, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s10921-024-01123-3.

P. K. Mayakuntla, A. Ganguli and D. Smyle (2023). Gaussian Mixture Model-Based Classification of Corrosion Severity in Concrete Structures Using Ultrasonic Imaging. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s10921-023-00939-9.

F. Al-Darraji F, M. M. Sadique, T. Marolt Cebasek, A. Ganguli, Z. Yu and K. Hashim (2023). A Systematic Review of the Geotechnical and Structural Behaviors of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Piles. Geosciences, 13(3), 2023. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences13030078.

P. K. Mayakuntla, D. Ghosh and A. Ganguli (2022). Classification of Corrosion Severity in Concrete Structures using Ultrasonic Imaging and Linear Discriminant Analysis. Sustainability, 14, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/su142315768.

Recent presentations and conferences

M. Singh, S. Suriya Prakash and A. Ganguli, Performance Evaluation and Damage classification of Corroded Prestressed specimens using Acoustic Emission. Proceedings of the Eurocorr – European Corrosion Congress, Norway, 2025.