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Gajanan M. Sabnis, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE

Education

  • Ph.D., Cornell University, 1967
  • M. Tech, Structural Engineering, IIT , 1963
  • BE Civil, University of Bombay, 1961
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in California, Maryland and other states
  • Certified Laboratory Assessor by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program


Work Experience

  • Sabnis, Inc., Consulting Firm in Project Management, Construction and Financial Advisory
    Services and Merger & Acquisition activities, India, US and Middle-East, 1983 - Present
  • Deloitte, Construction Project Consulting, 2006-2007
  • Professor, Civil Engineering, Howard University, 1974-2006 (now, Emeritus)
  • Former Owner and President, KC Engineering, PC, 1983-2000.
  • Bechtel Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD, 1970-74
  • American Cement Corporation, Riverside, CA, 1968-69
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
  • Consulting Engineer, India, 1961-64


ASCE Involvement

  • Elected Distinguished Member, ASCE, 2002
  • ASCE -Board of Direction
  • International Director (1995-1998)
  • Member, IAC, Management Group, TAC
  • Member, COSOPO
  • Member/Chair, Committee on International Activities, ASCE-NCS
  • Member and Chair, EM Division
  • ASCE Membership Recruitment Award, 1997, 1998 and 2002
  • ASCE Edmund Friedman Award, ASCE 1999
  • Three Presentations at the First ASCE-CECAR Conference, Manila
  • Faculty Advisor, ASCE Howard Student Chapter, 12 years
  • Development of ASCE seminar materials and conferences
  • Responsible for maintaining liaison with diverse international Sections and Groups by visits many at own expense


Other Volunteer Activities

  • ASEE - Minorities in Engineering Division, Editor and Chair International Division, Editor
  • ACI- Actively involved in technical committees including 318C-2000C, Seismic Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures, Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures and Quality Assurance Systems for Concrete
  • ACI - Founder member and three major Conventions' Chairman including 75 and 100 Years of
    Concrete in the US
  • PCI - Various Technical committees
  • Many short courses in EIT, Training Courses for Engineers and Technicians, Rehabilitation of
    Structures and failures, ACI Building Code and Structural Models
  • Fellow, IE (India), ICI and ACI
  • Member, ASEE, SEM and PCI
  • Dedicated Conference by Our World in Concrete & Structures, Singapore (2002)
  • Engineer of the Year, recognized by the ASEI, 1997
  • Award of Our World in Concrete & Structures, Singapore
  • James Berkeley Gold Medal and Award, University of Bombay
  • First ACI Chapter Activities Award
  • Percy L. Julian Sigma Xi Research Award
  • President, Lay-Hill Civic Association
  • Founding member of Marathi Kala Mandal
  • Published 17 books and over 150 articles in concrete and structural engineering internationally