Manoj Datta

Manoj Datta is an Indian engineer specialized in geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, ground engineering, earth dams, landfill engineering and geoenvironmental engineering. He was the Director of Punjab Engineering College and was only the second director after PEC acquired a Deemed University status. He has also held the office of Dean (Alumni & International Programmes) at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2004–2007) and retains his lien as Professor of Civil Engineering at the same institute.[1]

Awards
  • Director’s Silver Medal at I.I.T. Delhi for being first amongst Civil Engineering Students Graduating in 1977.[2]
  • Indian Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award (1986)
  • Indian Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award (1989)
  • Indian Geotechnical Society – AIMIL best paper award (1990)
  • Indian Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award (1993)
  • Indian Geotechnical Society – Prof. Dinesh Mohan best paper award (1996)
  • Indian Geotechnical Society (Delhi chapter) - Leadership Award (2008)

Publications
  • Raju, V.S., Datta, M., Seshadri, V., and Agarwal, V.K. (1996) (Eds.), "Ash Ponds and Ash Disposal Systems", Narosa Publishers, Delhi,424 pages.
  • Datta, M. (1997) (Ed.), "Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 231 pages.
  • Datta, M., Parida, B.P., Guha, B.K. and Sreekrishnan, T., (1999) (Eds.), "Industrial Solid Waste Management and Landfilling Practice", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 204 pages.
  • Gulhati, S.K. and Datta, M (2005), Geotechnical Engineering, Tata Mcgraw Hill, Delhi, 738 pages

Datta also published over 101 papers (including 21 in journals, 33 in International Conferences and 47 in National Conferences and Seminars)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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