Rao Martand Singh

Professor

NTNU

Trondheim, Norway

20 profile visitsSpeakerParticipant from Norway

I have 15 years of global research experience in the area of geothermal energy. We have recently patented an innovative geothermal solution for heating building

About

Rao Martand Singh is a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU, Norway. He is mainly carrying out his research in the field of Energy and Environmental Geotechnics doing physical and numerical modelling of heat, moisture and gas transport in porous media. Currently, he is leading a project related to Geothermal Driven Energy Pile investigating potential of Energy Piles for heating buildings in Norwegian conditions. He has received funding from EPSRC, UK; NFR, Norway and EU in the field of Geothermal Energy for Heating/Cooling. He is leading working groups in two EU Cost Action projects viz. Geothermal DHC and FOLIAGE. Previously he worked in various academic roles at the University of Surrey, UK, Monash University, Australia and Cardiff University, UK. Prof Singh has got 15 years of international experience in the area of geothermal energy pile foundations, energy tunnels, energy walls, soil-structure interaction, and thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behaviour of unsaturated clays and geosynthetics. His research has been awarded in the form of best paper awards in 2013, 2016 and 2017 from prestigious international journals including ICE.

My organisation

NTNU is an international oriented university with headquarters in Trondheim and campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund.

NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship, art disciplines and artistic activities. 

The university's root goes back to 1760 with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy). A merger in 2016 made NTNU Norway's largest single university.

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Thursday, 25 April 2024

15:30 - 16:30

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NTNU

Trondheim, Norway