Work Experience

1. Academics

• Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – April 2013 onwards

2. Industry

• Consultant Landscape Architect at Integral Designs, New Delhi – July 2012 to April 2013
• Project Architect at Jwatbor Cajee & Associates – June 2009 to August 2010
• Intern at Jwatbor Cajee & Associates – June 2008 to December 2008

Awards

• First-runner up for the World Class Landmark Design Competition, Barik, Shillong, from the Department of Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya; September 2019.

Administrative responsibilities and duties taken

• Teacher-in-charge of the Department of Architecture – on numerous occasions
• Teacher-in-charge of the department of Bio-medical Engineering – during winter vacations
• Member of the committee constituted by the Dean, SOT, to frame the regulations for starting the five-year B. Arch degree course.
• Member of the Departmental Purchase Committee (DPC) – Architecture
• Member of Board of Studies in Architecture, NEHU – Shillong
• Member of Board of Studies in Information Technology, NEHU – Shillong
• Member of Board of Studies in Bio-medical Engineering, NEHU – Shillong
• Member of Board of Studies in Computer Applications, NEHU – Tura Campus
• Member of School Board – School of Technology, NEHU
• Member of the screening committee for appointment of Guest faculty for the Dept. of Architecture
• Invigilator and Test Center Co-ordinator for National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)
• Member of Building Committee of the University, NEHU
• Co-ordinator for NBA accreditation for the Department of Architecture.
• Member of the committee constituted by the Honorable Vice-Chancellor for landscaping and beautification of Shillong Campus.
• Joint Secretary of North-Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA) – 2016 to 2017
• Executive member of North-Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA) – 2018 to 2019

Professional Affiliations

• Registered as an Architect with the Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi
• Member of the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA)

Publications

A. Chapter in edited books

1. Gazi, R. R., (2021).Water Budgeting and Management for Sustainable Landscape. Understanding Water Crisis, ISBN: 978-93-82120-41-4 (HB). pp. 317-331, New Delhi, India: Lakshi publishers & distributors.

Papers presented in conferences/ seminars

1. Architectural Landscaping of Shillong : Assam Type Structures – An enduring piece of Architecture post the Great Earthquake of 1897 – in a Two-Day National Seminar on “Placemaking and Cityscaping of Shillong through Narrative nad Cultural Representations” organized by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong | February 15-16; 2024.
2. LULC change detection using RS & GIS in the catchment area of Umiam reservoir, Meghalaya – in the 5^th International Conference on Sustainable Natural Resources Management under Global Climate Change organized by Soil Conservation Society of India at New Delhi, INDIA | November 7-10; 2023.
3. Water Budgeting and Management for Sustainable Landscape – International Seminar on “UNDERSTANDING WATER CRISIS: THE WAY FORWARD” 2019; organized by Synod College, Shillong, in collaboration with P. A. SANGMA FOUNDATION & INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MEGHALAYA BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY).
4. Passive heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for energy-efficient and sustainable housing in rural areas - National Conference on Renewable Energy Technology Utilization for Rural Development & Trade Show (NCRETURD – 2017) at the Department of Energy Engineering.

Invited Talks

1. Delivered an invited lecture on Understanding need and challenges for mainstreaming resilient construction practices using emerging modern technology and indigenous practices during the training programme on RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HILLY REGIONS (22^nd – 24^th August, 2023) organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in collaboration with North- Eastern Hill University, Shillong
2. Lecture as a resource person on Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC) – ATAL workshop on Energy Management and Audit at the Dept. of Energy Engineering.
3. Delivered an invited lecture on Construction and demolition waste management during the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) (MoEF&CC) – Certificate Course on Waste Management – organized by the Department of Biomedical Engineering, NEHU, Shillong.

Collaboration/ Consultancy

1. Represented the Department of Architecture for the World Class Landmark Design Competition, Barik, Shillong, from the Department of Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya. The design entry was declared as the first runner-up in Sept. 2019.
2. Collaborated with Dr. Manoj Kr. Sing – JSPS Postdoctoral fellow from the University of Tokyo, Japan for his research COMFORT STATUS IN OFFICES OF NORTH-EAST INDIA: Shillong; during -  2016-17.

Professional development activities

1. Completed a Two -Week Inter-disciplinary Refresher Course on Environment and Human Health through MOOCs, organized by the Teaching Learning Centre and Department of Environmental Studies, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of the Ministry of Education - Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, from 28^th March – 11^th April 2022.
2. Completed an online course on RS & GIS Applications in Natural Resource Management organized by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing – ISRO, Dehradun; Dept. of Space - Govt. of India, from November 08-26, 2021.
3. Attended an online training programme on National Conference on Disaster Management with a focus on Geohazards organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and Geological Society of India, from September 23-24, 2021.
4. Attended a one-day workshop on How to publish a research paper in high-impact factor journals organized by Wiley Publications on 5^th August 2021 via online mode.
5. Attended a One Week Short Term Training Programme through ICT Mode on How to Write Thesis and Research Paper organized by the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training & Research (NITTTR), Kolkata, from 2^nd August to 6^th August 2021.
6. Attended an online training programme on Gender Equality, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Goals organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with IMPRI, from May 27-29, 2021.
7. Attended a National Training Programme on Earthquake Risk Mitigation jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, and the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, from July 08-10, 2020, using online mode.
8. Attended a One-Week Online Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on Green Building, Energy Efficiency, and Energy Engineering organized by Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU), Guwahati, and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT), Guwahati from 08.06.2020 – 13.06.2020 via online mode.
9. Attended a conference on Living Root Bridges (LRBs) – Multidisciplinary Perspectives, organized by the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, on 18.03.2019 and 19.03.2019.
10. Attended an In-house Training Programme  on NBA Accreditation organized by NEHU; and the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), Kolkata, from 29.10.2018 – 02.11.2018
11. Attended a UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (B.E.S.T) at the Department of Architecture, organized by the HRDC, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – from 02.01.2017 to 21.01.2017.
12. Attended a UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme organized by the HRDC, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – from 18.05.2015 to 14.06.2015.

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