Kailas Sekhar Banerjee
Lecturer
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext.82506
Email: kailas.banerjee@sta.uwi.edu
Kailas Sekhar Banerjee is a lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He completed his Ph.D. (2011) from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, where he was awarded National Doctoral Fellow by All India Council for Technical Education. Previously he worked as Exploration Geologist in India for two years.
His current research efforts focus on the area of Engineering Geology, Environmental Radiation, Natural Hazards, Hydrology and water pollution, and waste management. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of environmental radiation, water pollution and waste management.
Dr. Banerjee is a member of Geological Society of America and Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago. He has published over 15 articles in refereed journals, conference proceedings, and other edited collections. He is the invited reviewer of many refereed journals.
Qualification
- Certificate in University Teaching and Learning - University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago ( 2014)
- Ph.D. - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India (2011)
- M.Sc. - The University of Burdwan, India (2005)
- B. Sc. - The University of Burdwan, India (2003)
Fellowships and Training
- Certificate on Quality Co-evaluator Training by Quality Assurance Unit, University of West Indies (2018)
- Expert Judgment Course on Evidence Science: an emerging Discipline, Natural Hazards and Probabilistic Hazard Assessment, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Elicitation of Expert Scientific Expert Judgments for Decision Support (2014)
- Attended Several workshops organized by Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of West Indies on academic and professional developments
- Attended two intensive training programs on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Research Interest Groups
- Engineering Geology
- Natural Hazards and Environmental Earth Sciences
Professional Experience
- Lecturer - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago (2012 - Present)
- Exploration Geologist - Salva Resources India Pvt. Ltd., India (2011 - 2012)
Featured Work
- Geotechnical Properties of the Rock Aggregates Commonly Used for Civil Engineering Construction in the Caribbean Region (Preliminary part has been covered and published)
- Measurement of environmental radioactivity in an active geological fault system in Trinidad (Preliminary part has been covered and presented in a conference)
- Management of domestic waste and e-waste in the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago (First phase of the project is submitted for publication)
Honours and Awards
- UWI- NGC Award 2016 as Co-investigator for “Most Impactful Research Project” by University of West Indies; Project Title -The Impact of the Contaminants Produced by the Guanapo Landfill on Surrounding Environment, Trinidad and Tobago.
- UWI- NGC Award 2016 as Co-investigator for “Best Research Team – Encouraging Multi-disciplinary Research” by University of West Indies; Project Title -The Impact of the Contaminants Produced by the Guanapo Landfill on Surrounding Environment
- National Doctoral Fellowship - by All India Council for Technical Education, India in 2008-2009.
- NET (National Eligibility Test) - by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grant Commission, India in 2005.
UWI Service
- Level Coordinator - Level 2
- Coordinator – Departmental Quality Assurance
- • Entrance Committee Member – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Member – Departmental Curriculum Development Committee
- Library Liaison - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Coordinator – Geology Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University Examiner: GEOG 3118 (QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS), Department of Geography
Public Service
- Delivered a 3-day workshop on Mineral Resource/Reserve Estimation presented to Engineers and Senior Technicians in Caribbean Regional Training Workshop on Geo-Data Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals
- Member of the advisory board to develop the curriculum for the Associate Degree in Exploration Geology, the University of Guyana (UG) in 2016
- Advised Catholic Media Services Ltd on Management of e-Waste in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019.
Professional Memberships
- Member of American Geological Society since 2016
- Member of Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago since 2013.
Courses Taught
- CVNG 1011 (Geology)
- CVNG 1001 (Mechanics of Fluids-I)
- ENGR 3001 (Natural Hazards & Disaster Management in the Caribbean)
- CVNG 2011 (Engineering Hydrology)
- CVNG 3015 (Special Investigation Project)
- CVNG 3014 (Civil Engineering Design Project)
- COEM 6016 (Natural Hazards Management)
- ENGR 6014 (Transport of Pollutants)
Research Projects
- The Impact of the Contaminants Produced by the Guanapo Landfill on Surrounding Environment, Trinidad and Tobago – for UWI-Trinidad & Tobago Research and Development Impact funded Project as Co-investigator in 2016.
- Studies on source Term Evaluation and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surficial Sediments in Caroni River, Trinidad and Tobago – for Campus Research and Publication Fund Project (CRP.3.NOV13.10) as Principal Investigator in 2015.
Graduate Students
- Najma Hosein - Title of the work –Variation in Physical and Chemical Soil Properties of a Municipal Landfill in Guanapo, Trinidad (M.Sc., Awarded with distinction ) (2015/16)
- Shabian Ramkalawan - Title of the work – An Evaluation of Dispersion of Certain Heavy Metals in the Caroni River Basin, Trinidad and Tobago (M.Sc)(2015/16)
Grants
- As Co-investigator; Fund – RDI, UWI-Trinidad & Tobago; Project title - The Impact of the Contaminants Produced by the Guanapo Landfill on Surrounding Environment, Trinidad and Tobago; Value of the project – TT$ 1 million appx.; Duration - 2013-15.
- As Principal Investigator; Fund - Campus Research and Publication Fund Project (CRP.3.NOV13.10); Project title - Studies on source Term Evaluation and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surficial Sediments in Caroni River, Trinidad and Tobago; Value of th
Publications and Presentations
Dr.BanerjeePUBLICATION.pdf
Curriculum Vitae
Kailas Sekhar Banerjee CV 23.08.2019 (1).pdf
