Dr. B.M.Sunil is currently working as Associate Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at NITK, Surathkal. He obtained his B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. degrees from Department of Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal. His research and teaching interests are in Geotechnical Engineering viz. Ground Improvement Techniques, Environmental Geotechnology, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Rock Mechanics.