Guest Lecture by Dr. Thushara V.T
Location Institute for Structural Analysis
Dr. Thushara V. T. is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala, India. She holds a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where her research focused on the influence of aggregate gradation on the mechanical response of bituminous mixtures. With over 15 years of academic and research experience, she has guided numerous B.Tech and M.Tech projects in the area of pavement materials and design.
Her core research interests include bituminous mix design, particle packing theory, reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and performance characterization using advanced testing and modelling techniques. She is currently a guest researcher at TU Dresden, Germany, under TU Dresden fellowship, contributing to the ongoing DFB funded research project SFB/ TRR 339. Her ongoing work aims to integrate particle packing- based gradation design into a multiscale framework that links morphology, rheology, and performance of Stone Mastic Asphalt mixtures—with a focus on its low- temperature performance.
Dr. Thushara has been the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator for multiple sponsored research projects funded by State/ National agencies of India, including the Transportation Research Centre (TRC) and National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), focusing on Full-Depth Reclamation, thin bituminous surfaces, and sustainable pavement technologies.
She has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers, delivered expert talks at both national and international forums, and received the Best Paper Award at IMPACTS 2023. She also serves as a reviewer for international journals in the field of pavement engineering.
