Nigar Shaikh
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Nigar Shaikh

Assistant Professor
Programs
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About Nigar Shaikh

Nigar Shaikh is a conservation engineer with an MSc in Advanced Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Construction (SAHC). She previously served as the Conservation Laboratory In-charge at CEPT University. She is the Program Lead for Material Characterisation at the Center for Heritage Conservation (CHC), CEPT University. Her areas of interest include material characterization, risk assessment, repair methodologies, and conservation diagnostics. She is also pursuing her PhD in the Civil Engineering Department at IIT Bombay.
Nigar Shaikh graduated with an MSc in Advanced Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Construction (SAHC) from the University of Minho, Portugal and the Czech Technical University with a dual degree. She is currently a college-teacher PhD candidate at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay. Along with her teaching role at the Master of Conservation and Regeneration (MCR) program, FA, she is actively involved with the Center for Heritage Conservation (CHC) ;leading projects involving assessment, material analysis and safeguarding historical construction.
  • Heritage Conservation
  • Structural Conservation — S‑2026
  • Structural Conservation — S‑2025
  • Materials and Structure — M‑2025
  • Structural Conservation — S‑2024
  • Materials and Structure — M‑2024
  • Structural Conservation — S‑2023
  • Materials and Structure — M‑2023
  • Repair and Restoration of Historic Structures — S‑2022

Conference

  1. Safeguarding Historical Structures: Developing Safety Protocols through CEPT Conservation Site School Field Experiences RILEM 79th Week and ICONS 2025 Conference

Journal

  1. International Research Symposium focusing on Cultural Heritage Perspectives

Journal Article

  1. Conservation of a 20th Century Heritage: Case study of the School of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DIGEST