Dr. Beena Mary John
Assistant Professor
CONTACT INFO
Dr. Beena Mary John
Beena Mary John received B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from School of Engineering, CUSAT and M.Tech degree in Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design from Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT. She completed her Ph.D degree in Marine Structures - Applied Mechanics & Hydraulics in 2018 from National Institute of Technology Karnataka. Before joining CUSAT in 2019, she worked at Tata Consultancy Services, RSET and Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. She has around 17 publications and is passionate about research in the area of fluid structure interaction, physical and numerical modelling of marine/ocean structures.
Field Of Special Interest
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Physical model studies of marine structures
Fluid structure interaction
Structural Dynamics
Experience
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Assistant Professor, July 2023 – Till date
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Assistant Professor (on Contract), December 2019 – January 2023
School of Ocean Engineering and Underwater Technology, KUFOS
Post-Doctoral Fellow, August 2018 – December 2019
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology
Assistant Professor, July 2012 – July 2013
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Systems Engineer, August 2008 – September 2010
Education
Ph.D - Marine Structures (Applied Mechanics and Hydraulics)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
M.Tech - Computer Aided Structural Analysis and Design
Cochin University of Science and Technology
B.Tech - Civil Engineering
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Publications
- Samuel, K.E., John, B.M. and Nair, R.P., 2023, April. Soil Structure interaction of Laterally Loaded Piles. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1161, No. 1, p. 012016). IOP Publishing.
- N R Reshma, D Anu, Beena Mary John and P A Akram, ‘Numerical investigation of wave structure interaction over a vertical wall using OpenFOAM’, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, SECON ’22, 1-3 June 2022.
- P A Akram, Beena Mary John, Teresa Siby Madathil, C Shija, P Abhirami, A Mathiazhagan, P S Tide, D D Ebenezer, ‘Numerical model of a Multi-Layer Shock and Vibration Isolator’, Oceans 2022, jointly sponsored by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE/OES) and the Marine Technology Society (MTS), 21-24 February 2022, Chennai, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/OCEANSChennai45887.2022.9775499
- Binoy Sebastian, Beena Mary John, Manoj T Issac, ‘Numerical Study on the Effect of Embedment Length of Monopiles Supporting Offshore Wind Turbines in Indian Marine Soil’, In Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering (iCANOE ‘21), ISBN No: 978-81-952577-5-1
- V. J. Farhana, Beena Mary John, Rajesh P Nair, ‘Finite Element Analysis of OGrid Lateral Bracing System’. In Recent Advances in Applied Mechanics (pp. 613-623). Springer, Singapore, 2022.
- Jasna P H, Beena Mary John, Rajesh P Nair, ‘Comparative Study of Monopod and Tripod Suction Caisson Foundation for an Offshore Wind Turbine’. In International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (pp. 355-363). Springer, Cham, 2021, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80312-4_31
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G Shirlal and Subba Rao, ‘Wave attenuation characteristics of simulated heterogeneous vegetation’, Current Science, 119(8), pp 1322-1332, 2020. DOI: 10.18520/cs/v119/i8/1322-1332
- Kiran G. Shirlal, Beena Mary John and Subba Rao, “Laboratory Investigations on the Effect of Fragmentation and Heterogeneity of Coastal Vegetation in Wave Height Attenuation.”, In: Murali K., Sriram V., Samad A., Saha N. (eds) Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018). Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 23, 13-23 (2019). Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3134-3_2.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Laboratory investigations of wave attenuation by simulated vegetation of varying densities”, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 25:2, 203-213 (2019). Taylor and Francis. DOI: 10.1080/09715010.2017.1398112.
- Beena Mary John, Mohit Babu I, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Experimental Investigations of Wave Height Attenuation by Submerged Artificial Vegetation”. In: Singh V., Yadav S., Yadava R. (eds). Hydrologic Modelling, Water Science and Technology Library, 81 (2018). Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5801-1_34, ISBN (Hardcover) 978-981-10-5800-4.
- Beena Mary John, R.T. Arun Vignesh, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Experimental Study on Role of Emergent Artificial Coastal Vegetation in Controlling Wave Runup”. In: Singh V., Yadav S., Yadava R. (eds). Hydrologic Modelling, Water Science and Technology Library, 81 (2018). Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5801-1_37, ISBN (Hardcover) 978-981-10-5800-4.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Experimental Investigation of Wave Attenuation through Artificial Vegetation Meadow”, In: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (Hydro 2016 International), Pune, 263-270, December 2016.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Experimental Investigations of Wave Height Attenuation by Different Types of Artificial Vegetation”, In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Coastal Zone Engineering and Management in the Middle East (Arabian Coast 2016), Dubai, UAE, 163-164, November 2016.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal, Subba Rao and Rajasekaran C, “Effect of Artificial Seagrass on Wave Attenuation and Wave Run-up”, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems, 7(1), 14-19 (2016), Sage Publications. DOI: 10.1177/1759313115623163.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Effect of Artificial Vegetation on Wave Attenuation – An Experimental Investigation”, Procedia Engineering 116, 600-606 (2015), Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.331.
- Beena Mary John, Kiran G. Shirlal and Subba Rao, “Effect of Artificial Sea grass on Wave Attenuation – An Experimental Investigation”, Aquatic Procedia 4, 221-226 (2015), Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.aqpro.2015.02.030.
- Beena Mary John and D.D. Ebenezer, “Acoustic Cloaks for Plates and Cylinders”, Sea Tech 9(2), 33-38 (2012).
- Beena Mary John and D.D. Ebenezer, “Acoustic Cloaks for Plates and Cylinders”, In: Proceedings of National Symposium on Acoustics, Tiruchengode, December 2012, 33-38 (2012).