New Year New Branch: ICorr India
By Dr. Shagufta Khan
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is glad to formally launch the ‘ICorr India Branch’ effective from 28th January 2025.
Meet the ICorr India Team
Dr. Arpit Goyal
Dr. Arpit is Chair of the ICorr India branch. He is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the Thapar Institute of Technology. He has extensive research experience in the area of the durability of concrete, novel cementitious materials, corrosion protection, electrochemical techniques, and cathodic protection of steel in concrete. He has successfully patented a new conductive anode paint for impressed current cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures during his Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowship.
He has also worked on various consultancy projects related to the testing of corrosion inhibitors and conductive paints for preventing corrosion of steel in concrete. At present, he has published more than 12 journal articles, various national and international conference papers and book chapters.
Dr. Shweta Goyal
Dr. Shweta Goyal is Vice-Chair of the ICorr India Branch. She is a professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the Thapar Institute of Technology. She earned an M.E. and PhD in Structures and Civil Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala, India. She was awarded Gold Medal during B.E. (Civil Engineering) and M.E. (Structural Engineering). She has handled various research projects sponsored by Govt. of India agencies like DST (Department of Science and Technology) and UGC (University Grants Commission) and industry-sponsored research projects amounting to more than INR 400 lakhs. Her research is oriented towards sustainability of reinforced concrete structures. She is the co-convener of the working group for revision of BIS 12594. She has more than 100 publications to her credit.
Dr Shagufta Khan, Editor CMJ
Dr. Shagufta Khan is Secretary – External of ICorr India branch. She holds a PhD from Homi Bhabha National Institute, DAE (Department of Atomic Energy), India. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion and an AMPP-certified Corrosion Specialist, with 17 years of experience in research, academia, and training. Dr. Khan has published 18 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings and has presented her work at numerous international conferences. She is the Guest Editor for MDPI’s Sustainability Special Issue, “Sustainable Materials, Manufacturing and Design,” and the Technical Editor of the Corrosion Management Magazine, published by the UK Institute of Corrosion. She specialises in electrochemical corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion failure analysis, corrosion protection techniques (Inhibitors and coatings).
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Behera
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Behera is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at IIT Tirupati. He is Secretory Internal of ICorr India branch. He holds a PhD, M. Tech., and B. Tech. in Civil Engineering. His primary research interest is durability and condition assessment of concrete structures, and he works in reinforcement corrosion in concrete. He worked on understanding the importance of government schemes in promoting urban infrastructure and economic growth, and as part of this, he worked in the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH)-funded project titled “Employment creating effects of highway construction” at IIT Kanpur. Dr. Prasanna has academic merit awards like ‘Outstanding PhD thesis award from IIT Kanpur’, and also has regularity awards in his credit, and is an active reviewer in international Journals of ACI, ASCE etc.
J N Agrawal
- N. Agrawal holds B. Tech in Electrical Engineering and MBA in Marketing Management. He has a long and varied experience of 40 years in oil and gas industry in pipeline projects and operation and maintenance. He specialises in corrosion management of oil and gas pipelines including Cathodic Prorection. He superannuated from service in 2015 after an active engagement of 33 years. Presently he is doing independent work in the field of corrosion management of pipeline. He is CEO of Corrsol Tech. He has presented several papers on different topics on corrosion control in AMPP and ASME conferences. He has been awarded in 2023 for his contribution in the field of corrosion science and technology in industrial organisation by AMPP India Chapter. He is CP4 from ICorr UK. He is event coordinator of ICorr India. He is author of books on Cathodic Protection and pipeline integrity management. He conducts training on Cathodic Protection and pipeline integrity management as well.
Amarjeet Singh
Amarjeet Singh is a Research Scholar in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, the current research focus involves investigating the development of magnesium alloy for both orthopaedic and structural applications utilising casting methods. Furthermore, heat treatment is conducted on magnesium-based alloys to enhance their serviceability. Mg and its alloys are known to exhibit early corrosion resistance issues, and as part of this research, the surface modification of Mg alloys using both organic and inorganic materials is explored to improve their corrosion resistance. He is University Liaison and CPD Officer at ICorr India.
ICorr India-Technical Event
With an intention to provide an academic-industry outlook to the researchers and other working professionals working on corrosion, an online lecture series by specialised subject experts is being organised by the Branch. The first lecture of the series “200 years of CP and OPC” was presented by Prof. Paul Lambert, on January 28th, 2025.
Prof. Paul Lambert has over 40 years of experience in the investigation of structural durability and degradation and in the development of novel remedial techniques for civil and building structures, most recently as Head of Materials and Corrosion at Mott MacDonald. He became one of the three inaugural Mott MacDonald Fellows in 2023. Paul is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Infrastructure Management at Sheffield Hallam University where he carries out research into novel materials and repair technologies.
Additional Information
For Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or to join ICorr India mailing list, request by Email to: arpit.goyal@thapar.edu
