Awards and Recognition
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CSIR-SERC received two awards in the 17th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2026 under the following categories :
- Achievement award for Research & Development in Construction Domain. Achievement Award for Academician / Technologist / Scientist / Innovator
The awardees include Dr. B Arun Sundaram, Dr.J.Prabakar and Dr.S.Bhaskar.
Best paper award for the paper titled 'Durability test parameters for flyash based geopolymer concrete' authored by 'S. Sundar Kumar, Amina Rafeek, V. Srinivasan and S. Maheswaran' was presented during the International conference on Recent Advances in Construction Materials and Structures (RCMS) 19-20, June 2026 at PSG college of technology.
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Dr. B.S. Sindu received ‘Young Engineer Award-2025’ in the Civil Engineering discipline from Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) on 19th December 2025 during the INAE Annual Convention 2025 held at HAL Management Academy, Bengaluru
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Dr. M. J. Mahesh, Scientist-C, APSML Lab, on securing the prestigious ANRF Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant – 2025 for the project:
“Design and Optimization of Metamaterial Vibration Shields for Low-Frequency Structural Applications.”
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Ms.Yuvasri V V, AcSIR Research Scholar at CSIR-SERC, under the guidance of Dr.Mohit Verma, Scientist- E , has been awarded the prestigious IndiaAI Research Fellowship-2025 under the IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
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CSIR-SERC bagged six awards in the 16th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2025 under various categories.
The awardees include Dr M.B, Anoop, Dr Smitha Gopinath, Dr. Saptarshi Sasmal, Dr. V Srinivas, Dr. B Arun Sundaram, Dr. A Kanchana Devi, Dr. S Parivallal and Dr. N Ananadavalli.
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Dr. K. Lakshmi, Scientist-F, is conferred with "Suchit Kumar Ghosh Memorial Prize - 2025", by The Institution of Engineers(India), for the best paper published in 2024, in the field of Bridge Engineering, in the Series A Journal of IEI.
Dr. Mohit Verma, Principal Scientist, ASTaR Lab has been selected as INSA Young Associate for 2025 by the Indian National Science Academy
Our Scientific Endeavours
CSIR-SERC Undertakes Instrumentation and Load Testing of MRTS Bridge Structures Between Velachery and St. Thomas Mount
CSIR-SERC verified the structural performance and safety of the bridges under actual service conditions through static and dynamic load testing using a standard test train comprising a locomotive and loaded wagons.
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High Velocity Multi-Hit Resistant Movable Protective Booth
CSIR-SERC has showcased its High Velocity Multi-Hit Resistant Movable Protective Booth at Aero India 2025, during 10 to 14, February 2025 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru. Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani, 47th Vice Chief of Army staff was one among the distinguished visitors.
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Instrumentation, load testing and health monitoring of India’s first vertical lift type navigational span of New Pamban Railway
RVNL is entrusted with constructing the New Pamban Railway bridge from Mandapam to Pamban to reach Rameswaram in parallel to the old Pamban Railway bridge. The bridge consisting of 99 steel plate girder spans of 18m and one navigational lift span of 65m.
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Vibration Testing of LCH Auxiliary Fuel Tank
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) approached Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) for carrying out the vibration tests on auxiliary fuel tank of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). The LCH fuel system consists of three main tanks and two supply tanks.
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Empty rakes take to the track on pamban rail bridge
Empty rakes take to the track on pamban rail bridge
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Advanced Course on "Vision-Based and Imaging Approaches for Structural Diagnostics: From Surface to Subsurface", 7-9 October 2026
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3 Days Online Course on "Structural Design and Testing of Steel Towers: Analysis, Connections, and Practical Applications" during 28–30 September 2026
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Advanced Course on Fortified Futures: Next-Gen Hardened Protective Structures, 21-25 September 2026
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Advanced Course on Fatigue Life and Fracture Behavior of Structural Materials and Components under Different Loading Conditions, 9-11 September 2026.
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