DEPARTMENT.FACULTY

photo
Prof. Mohd. Masroor Alam
  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION

    M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D., NET, JRF and SRF

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION

    Professor

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA

    Engineering Geology, Sedimentology, Rock Engineering, Disaster Management Studies.

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS

    S/O Mr. Masood Alam, Jama Masjid Road, Post Office Gandhi Nagar, Dist. Basti, 273001, UP, INDIA.

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE

    9412459471

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL

    mmalam.cv@amu.ac.in, masroor8497@rediffmail.com

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.TIME_TABLE

    Time Table Odd and Even SemesterTime Table 2022-23 Odd Semester

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.COMPLETE_CV

Completed M. Sc. (Geology) in 1990, qualified NET (CSIR-UGC), JRF in 1991 and SRF in 1994. After completing Ph. D. in 1997, got selected for Research Associateship in 1997. The M. Phil and Ph. D. are in the field of Sedimentology, related to Petrofacies and diagenesis of sandstones of Jaisalmer and Marwar Basins of Rajasthan. 

 First joined the Department of Geology as a lecturer in 1996 and later on in present position in the Department of Civil Engineering in 1997, as a Lecturer of Engineering Geology. Became Reader in 2006, Associate Professor in 2009 and Professor in 2012. In the department of Civil Engineering developed an Engineering Geology course and lab and started the new course as "Geo-engineering of Rocks and Rock Masses" and "Rock Engineering" apart from the basic course of "Engineering Geology", also taught Remote Sensing and GIS, Petroleum Geology & Exploration and Disaster Management Courses at different levels.

Delivered tens of lectures on Disaster Management, Environmental Stresses and Strain at various forums especially at UGC Academic Staff College, AMU, Aligarh. 

Played a key role in starting new M. Tech. Course in Geo-Technical Engineering from the session 2016-17. My research interest includes Engineering Geology, Geo-engineering and Rock Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering, Sedimentology and Disaster management. Also, part of the group overseeing the "Centre for Studies on Disaster Management" in the Department of Civil Engineering. Departmental Coordinator (B. Tech.) for NBA got Five Year Accreditation. Completed a Research Project worth 5.88 Lakhs awarded by DST under Young Scientist Scheme during 2003 - 2006. 

 Apart from teaching assignments have a long association with students' extracurricular activities as Provost, Nadeem Tarin Hall from 2015 to 2017 and was a member of AMU Court and Academic Council. 

Also worked as Program Officer of NSS and Warden in various halls of residence. Presently working as Part Time Coordinator of NSS. 

Have published one book titled "Fundamentals of Engineering Geology and Geo-Engineering" in 2013. Published 9 Modules M-09 to M-15 on Engineering Geology for MHRD/UGC ePG Pathshala in for Paper 10 with 09 Videos on each module can be found on "Vidya Mitra" on YouTube. 

Have published  Sixteen International and Twenty  Nine research papers in National journals. Thirty Two papers were published in International and National Conferences. 

Carried out some work related to Urdu translation of books under the aegis of the Centre for Promotion of sciences, AMU, Aligarh. 

The important journals under which papers have been published includes, the Journal Construction and Building Material Acta Geochimica, Arabian Journal of Geosciences Natural Resource Research, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, Houston, USA. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, China. Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. Journal Geological Society of India, Bangalore. Indian Minerals, Geological Survey of India, Calcutta Indian Journal of Petroleum Geology, Dehradun. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India).

Cordinator: ATAL FDP on “Underground Space Utilization”  from 18th Jan to 22 Jan., 2021, awarded by AICTE.

Citations: Google Scholar 418, H Index 10, I-10 Index 12, Scopus 238

  1. Mohd. Masroor Alam: Key Publications 50
LISTDownloadUPLOADED DATE
Prof. M. Masroor Alam;s eTexts on UGC website and youtube "Vidya-mitra"
11/10/2017
Engineering Geology and Civil Engineering (Chapter 1)
26/09/2017
Engineering Geological considerations for Shore Line Constructions
26/09/2017
Causes of landslides and Remedial Measures
26/09/2017
Disaster Management Power Point
26/09/2017
25/09/2017
25/09/2017
12/09/2016
12/09/2016
CE 427 Unit I
10/04/2019
CE 427 Unit II
10/04/2019
CE 427 UNIT IV
10/04/2019
RMQ & SMR
20/04/2019
Syllabus Engineering Geology CEA2140
31/07/2019
Engineering Geology Lab CEA2930
31/07/2019
Syllabus OE Disaster Management
31/07/2019
Syllabus Advance rock Engineering
31/07/2019
time Table 2019-20 ODD
01/08/2019
Tutorial Sheet for A2CA ans A2CB 2019
03/10/2019
CE-6540 Joint Analysis 1-4
09/12/2019
CE-6540 Joint Analysis 5 - 12
09/12/2019
CE-6540 / CE444N / CE427 LHEF IS: 14496
09/12/2019
CE6540/CE444N/CE427 LSS CBRI
09/12/2019
CE6540/CE427 Engineering Classification of Rock Mass Terzaghi, RMR, RSR, RQD
09/12/2019
CE6540/CE427 Engineering Classification OF Rock Mass RMQ, SMR
09/12/2019
CE6540/CE427 Rock Excavation
09/12/2019
CE6540/CE427 Water in Rock mass and Grouting
09/12/2019
Joint Analysis IS 11315 1 - 12
12/04/2020
Engineering Classification of Rock Mass Terzaghi to RMR for CE 427 and ECE 427
04/05/2020
Rock Mass Quality, Slope Mass Rating, LHEF for CE 427 and ECE 427 Unit IV
04/05/2020