Gyanendra Nath Pande
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Biography
Gyanendra Nath Pande or Gyan N Pande is Emeritus Professor at Centre for Civil & Computational Engineering, Swansea University and founder President of the International Centre for Computational Engineering (IC2E).
His younger brother Jitendra Nath Pande is a noted medic in India and was previously Professor & Head of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi. Jitendra Nath Pande is currently Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi.
Education & Career
Pande grew up in India and obtained Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1959. Thereafter he studied at University of Wales from where he received PhD and DSc degrees.
Professor Pande joined Department of Civil Engineering of University of Wales in 1975 as lecturer and was awarded 'Personal Chair' in 1991.
In 1985 he founded the prestigious Computational Geomechanics journal, Computers & Geotechnics as its Editor. He is the founder President of International Centre for Computational Engineering (IC2E), an organisation which has been instrumental in setting up of research and collaborations between Universities and industry.
He is currently Emeritus Professor at Swansea University and is Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers.
Professional Engagements
- Co-Chair, International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics
- Chief Editor, Computers & Geotechnics
- Member, Advisory Panel of Geotechnique
- Chairman, Ground Engineering Group of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Wales Branch
- Chairman, International Committee on ‘Computer Modelling of Masonry’
- Member of an expert committee appointed by Hydro-Quebec, Canada
Awards and Honors
- Special Achievements in Geomechanics Award, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 2014
- Manby Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 2005
- Significant paper award of IACMAG, 2001
- Significant paper award of IACMAG, 2002
- Best paper award – Journal of Rock
- Mechanics & Tunnelling Technology, 2003
Books Published/Edited
Prof. Pande has published over 50 books and numerous papers in leading journals.
Some of the books authored/edited by him are as under:
- Numerical Models in Geomechanics
- Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
- Numerical Methods in Engineering: Theory and Applications
- Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering
- Soil Mechanics-Transient and Cyclic Loads: Constitutive Relations and Numerical Treatment
- Computer Methods in Structural Masonry
- Numerical Models in Geomechanics Numog
- Numerical Models in Geomechan
- Numerical Methods in Rock Mechanics
- Numerical Techniques for Engineering Analysis and Design
- Indians in Britain, Who's Who
- Soils Under Cyclic & Trnsnt Ldng-V1
- Transient/Dynamic Analysis and Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials
- Complete Guide to Successful Entrepreneurship
- Numeta 90
- Numerical Models in Geomechanics NUMOG III
- Soil Mechanics
Tridev
Prof. Pande is Founding Member and Trustees of Tridev Meditation & Spiritual Awareness Society at Swansea.