Assistant Professor
BTech: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2013
MS: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
PhD: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019
Email: sushobhan.sen@iitgn.ac.in
Research interests:
Laboratory and computational characterization of pavements, Collection of in-situ climate data to incorporate local climatic effects into design, Assessment of the effect of climate change and extreme events on infrastructure performance, Sustainability, Resilience
Prof Sen’s research interests are in the field of climate change adaptation of urban infrastructure, with a specific focus on pavements. His Lab uses computational and machine learning techniques to quantify how urban infrastructure and the environment interact with each other, with a particular focus on Indian conditions. Within pavements in particular, he looked at how changing climatic conditions affect the performance of rigid pavements and how engineering solutions can be employed to mitigate them. His previous research has focused on reflective pavements as a means to mitigate the urban heat island with consideration of wind and heterogeneous urban morphology. Currently, he is investigating how green and blue infrastructure can be used to improve thermal comfort in cities.
Website: https://sushobhansen.github.io/
Publications
Journal papers
- Donnelly, C. A., Sen, S., & Vandenbossche, J. M. (2023). Reduction of critical positive temperature gradients in jointed plain concrete pavements. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), 2197645, DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2023.2197645, Apr. 2023.
- Sen, S., Li, H., & Khazanovich, L. (2022). Effect of climate change and urban heat islands on the deterioration of concrete roads. Results in Engineering, 16, 100736, doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2022.100736, Nov. 2022.
- García Mainieri, J. J., Sen, S., Roesler, J., & Al-Qadi, I. L. (2022). Albedo Change Mechanism of Asphalt Concrete Surfaces. Transportation Research Record, 2676(7), 763-772, https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221082567, Mar. 2022.
- Sen, S., & Khazanovich, L. (2021). Limited application of reflective surfaces can mitigate urban heat pollution. Nature Communications, 12(1), 3491, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23634-7 , Jun. 2021.
Project:
Blue and green infrastructure for urban heat island mitigation; IIT Gandhinagar.
