ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ್‌ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂದ ಹೂವುಗಳು

QUALIFICATIONB.Sc., B.E.(Civil), Dr.Ing.(Germany), FIE(INDIA)

M.IABSE, M.ACI, MISTE, F.I.W.W.A.PROFESSION

1. Board Director : International Association of Housing

Science (U.S.A.)

2. President : International Federation for Highrise

Structures.

3. Member : Water Storage Work Group

F.I.P.(U.K.)

4. Member : New York Academy of Sciences.
1. Member : Governing body of International group

Charter of Megaride 94 ( NaplesItaly).

6. Former Principal: B.M.S.College of Engineering

(University of Bangalore).

7. Former Member: Council of Architects (INDIA).

AWARDS

Felicitations with

Citations International

National:

1980 : Bangalore University Cash Award..

1986: Karnataka State Governments highest

Rajyothsawa Award with Gold Medal and Citation.

1987: MIAMI (U.S.A)based IAHS Felicitations.

1989: Felicitations from the Institution of Engineers

Mysore Center.

1990: Felicitation by Kannada Samskrithika Sangha

(Reg)National Aeronautical Laboratory

1991: The International Construction Award by Trade

Leaders Club, Madrid Spain.

1991: "VIJAYA RATTNA AWARD:" by International

Friendship Society of India.

1993: "RATTNA SHIROMANI AWARD" by India

International Society for Unity

1995: "KEMPEGOWDA AWARD" with cash, citation

Momento by Bangalore City Corporation.

1995: "UDYOG VISHARAD AWARD" with "Gold

Medal" by Industrial Technology Foundations".

1996: International Man of the year 19961997 by

the International Biographical center, Cambridge,

England,.

1998: Felicitations from B.M.S.American Alumni

Association Los Angeles U.S.A. in Bangalore.

1998: Recognised in the "WHOS WHO IN THE

WORLD" International Register of outstanding

people Marquis (U.S.A.).

1998: Name included in "Twentieth Century

distinguished WHO"S WHO BIOGRAPHY

INTERNATIONAL , NEW DELHI

1998: Name included in the WHOS WHO OF FELLOWS

The Institution of Engineers (INDIA).

1998: Felicitations from "TORSTEEL" RESEARCH

FOUNDATION IN INDIA

1998: BHARATH RATHNA SIR.M.VISWESWARAIAHS

MEMORIAL AWARD Presented by "Builders

Association of India" (Karnataka Center).

1999: "MAN OF THE YEAR 1999" by American

Biographical Institute (USA).

1999: Felicitations from B.M.S.American Alumni

Association Las Angeles U.S.A. in San Francisco

U.S.A

1999:"RASHTRIYA EKTA AWARD" By Global

Economic Council.

1999:"Citation, Momento, Cash, Award by ALL INDIA

COUNCIL for Technical Education for the best

Essay on "HOW TO INSTILL QUALITY IN

TECHNICAL EDUCATION A PRACTICAL

APPROACH.

2000 Name included in the 9^th Edition of International Directory

of distinguished leadership published by American

Biographical Institute.

ORGANISING

COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN

INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES

1987: (Dec) XV IAHS World Congress on Housing.

Housing issues, Emphasizing the Third

Countries in Singapore.

1988: (Oct) First International Conference on

Multipurpose Highrise RCC Towers and

Other Structures in Bangalore.

1988: (Dec.) XVI IAHS World Conference on Housing

Shelter for homeless solutions for the year

2000 in Bangalore.

1996: (July) Second International Conference on

Multipurpose Highrise Towers and Tall

Building. Reach for the sky dedicated to

2000 in Singapore.

1997: (Oct.)Third International Conference on Multipurpose

Highrise Towers and Tall Buildings with the theme

conquest of vertical Space in 21^st Century in London.

(U.K.).

2000 (Nov.) Fourth International Conference on Multipurpose

Highrise Towers and Tall Buildings with the theme

The Vertical City New Challenges for the 21^st Century

Mega Cities, Madrid,( Spain).

ORGANISING

COMMITTEE

MEMBER

INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES

1987: (Oct.) XIV IASH World Conference on Housing

in Berlin (Germany)

1989: (Oct.) IAHS World Congress on Housing in

OportoPortugal (Oct.)

1992: (Mar) International Conference on High rise

Buildings. in Nanjing China.

1993: (May) XXI IAHS World Housing Congress in Cape

Town South Africa.

1994: (Oct.) XXIIIAHS World Housing Congress

in Salzburg (Austria).

1995: (Sept.) XXIIIIAHS World Congress on Housing in

Singapore.

1998: (June) XXVIAHS World Housing Congress in Lisboa

Portugal.

1999: (June) XXVII IAHS World Congress on Housing

in SanFrancisco U.S.A.

TECHNICAL

SESSION CHAIR

PERSON

INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES

1982: (Dec) II International Conference on Structural

Engineering, Bangkok.

1985: (Jan)II International Symposium of FerroCement.

Bangkok.

1986: (Aug) Our World in Concrete and Structures.

Singapore.

1986: (Dec.) XII IAHS World Congress on Housing MIAMI,

U.S.A.

1987: (Mar) International Conference on Structural Failures

(Singapore).

1990 :(Oct.) XVIII IAHS World Congress on Building i the n

future concepts and technologies RioDe Janeiro,

Brazil.

1991: (April)III International Conference on Structural

Failures Singapore.

1991: (Sept.) Habitat 21^st Century IAHS XIX World Congress

in Ales, France.

1992: (Mar.) II International Conference on Highrise

Buildings,Nanjing, China.

PROMOTION OF

ACADEMIC AND

SCIENTIFIC TIES

BETWEEN INDIA AND GERMANY

FOR THE PAST THREE DECADES

Personally appreciated by His Excellency the President and Honble Chancellor of Germany for the import of hitech to India from Germany using local expertise with indigenous

materials, in the field of T.V.Towers, prestresssed Bridges, Poles, Pipe and Railway sleepers.

Designer of 235 Mts. Delhi T.V.Tower with revolving restaurant at Top claimed as an Engineering Marvel and selected by the Associated Cement Companies Ltd. as one of the 32 outstanding Concrete Structures in India constructed during the past fifty years after Independence.

Prestress Concrete Hammer Head type Bridge across river Hemavathi in Hassan District exhibited in the world congress in NEW YORK (USA) in 1974 as an outstanding short span prestress bridge.

CONTRIBUTION TO U.N.HABITAT 1995: (Oct) Attended Habitat Conference on invitation

in Gavle, Sweden.

1995: (Nov.) Attended Habitat Conference on invitation

in Dubai.

1995: (Dec.) Attended Habitat Conference on invitation

in Napoli, Italy.

1996: (June) UN Habitat II conference in Istanbul,Turkey.

1998: (Feb.) UNCHS Multivideo Conference in

SingaporeCenter representing India.

CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSING NEEDSDeveloped Manufacture of instant bricks with waste earth with out curing and ready made innovative panel type construction for affordable low cost mass housing using expanded polystyrene with nipped channel steel sections for slum dwellers.FOREIGN

ASSIGNMENTS

UNDERTAKEN

1980 : TANZANIA DEPUTED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

1986 : ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA DEPUTED BY

KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT.

1986 : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPUTED

BY UNESCO AND UGC.

1990 : GEORGIA, USSR INVITED BY UNIVERSITY OF

GEORGIA.

1994 : ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA INVITED BY

ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT.

TECHNICAL

EDUCATION

Pioneer in introducing for the first time in India diversified Undergraduate courses in Information Science, Telecommunication and transportation engineering at B.M.S.College of Engineering (Bangalore University) and trained students in Civil and Mechanical Engineering at B.M.S.College of Engineering from Tanzania, Malawi and Botswana funded by World Bank.