Nemkumar Banthia is a Canada research Chair in Infrastructure Rehabilitation and a leading international expert on structural health monitoring, strengthening for seismic, blast and other catastrophic events and low carbon footprint construction materials. One of the most cited in the field, Dr. Banthia's research has enhanced the safety and sustainability of civil infrastructure all over the world.

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Nemkumar Banthia is an internationally renowned civil engineer who specializes in the development of advanced and sustainable structural materials for application to civil infrastructure. Dr. Banthia's innovative and interdisciplinary research has had a major impact on engineering practice in Canada and abroad. His significant award-winning original contributions span numerous topics such as the blast resistance of concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, the repair performance of cement-based materials, sprayed fibre-reinforced polymers for structural repair, the effects of global warming on concrete structures, the development of green concretes, and smart materials and sensors for structural health monitoring.