In this episode, we hear from Dr. Ajay Jagadeesh, a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Structures within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His dissertation research focused on “Pervious concrete pavement non-Darcy permeability and skid resistance analysis using XRCT-based numerical modeling”, and his work now focuses on Engineering Education and Structural Engineering. Here, Ajay talks about his struggle to finish a numerical model for his dissertation project, which included barriers that ranged from people refusing to share data with him, as well as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite these ups and downs, Ajay allowed himself time to process his anger and frustration into problem solving, journaling, and self reflection. Let’s listen!
