Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Ankit Garg received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2015, following a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, where he graduated with a CGPA of 8.28 out of 10. Since 2017, he has been an Associate Professor at Shantou University in China, where he has made significant contributions to both research and teaching.
Dr. Garg's research interests lie in the design and application of biochars for green infrastructure, bio-remediation of soil, and the application of AI in environmental science. He has an impressive publication record, with over 200 journal articles indexed in the SCI and an h-index of 43 in Google Scholar . His work has earned him a place in the prestigious Top 2% of Researchers by Stanford University based on the Annual Scientific Impact by Elsevier in 2024.
In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Garg has extensive teaching experience, having taught a variety of courses such as Environmental Geotechnology, Landslides, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, and more. He has also been involved in numerous international collaborations and has supervised many undergraduate and graduate students, several of whom have gone on to prestigious academic and industry positions.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD
1 Sept 2010 → 10 Jan 2015
Award Date: 15 Jun 2015
Bachelor, IIT Guwahati
2006 → 2010
External positions
Editorial Board, Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research
Editorial Board , Indian Goetechnical Journal
Associate Editor, Journal of Acta Geophysica
Associate Editor, Journal of Materials Circular Economy
Associate Editor, Journal of Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities
Research areas
- unsaturated soil
- soil-plant-biochar-atmospheric interaction
- Application of AI in green infrastructure
- Geo-environmental Engineering
Person Types
- Staff