Dr. Sudha Panda

Dean

Dr Sudha Panda has more than 30 years of experience in industry and academics in the field of architecture, planning and urban management. Graduating from Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai, she went on to do Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. She worked for almost 15 years in TATA STEEL before joining Academics. She completed her PhD from BIT, Mesra and has several well cited SCOPUS indexed papers and books to her credit. Under her leadership, the School has initiated several new postgraduate programs like Urban Design, Urban and Regional Planning and Interior Design. She has led several development programs in Odisha like spatial development planning for gram panchayats under Ministry of Panchayati Raj and preparation of Heritage Byelaws for National Monument Authority.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

B.Arch (Hons) from Sir JJ College of Architecture, Bombay University,/ MBA in Systems and Finance from XLRI, Jamshedpur,/ PhD in Architecture frm BIT, Mesra

COURSE EXPERTISE

Urban Management, Urban Planning

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Spatial Planning, Conservation, Urban deprivation, Urban Management

Administrative Responsibilities

Academic Coordinator (B Arch & PhD), Placement Coordinator, Coordinator for Industry & Academic Collaboration, Academic Quality Monitoring

Awards and Achievements

Awarded with COA-Urban Studio Research Award (2025), Awarded with Neptune Glitz Award for Excellence in Research & Design (2024), Awarded with Claude Batley Award for Design(1989), Awarded with Silver medal from XLRI ( Batch 2001)

Professional Membership

COA Senior Member, IIA Senior Member

Projects & Consultancies

  • Spatial Development Plan for Pratapsasan and Nuapatna GP- A project of 20 lakhs to Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
  • Heritage Byelaws for 10 monuments for National Monument Authority- Project of 20 lakhs
  • Settlement mapping for weaving community of Bargarh District for INTACH, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

Patents and Innovations

  • Crack-Resistant and Waterproof Interlocking Lightweight Blocks from Recycled Construction Waste- Ipsita Dash, Sudha Panda
  • Adjustable Drafting Table with Integrated Storage-Soumyendu Shankar Ray, Sudha Panda, Chandana Parida