Rate My Professor Freeda Christy

Dr. C. Freeda Christy serves as Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, having joined on July 1, 2022. Prior to this, she was Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore. She obtained her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Karunya University in 2012, focusing her dissertation on 'An experimental study on the behaviour of reinforced and unreinforced masonry walls subjected to axial and in-plane shear load' under the supervision of Dr. D. Tensing. Her earlier qualification includes an M.E. in Structural Engineering.

Dr. Christy's research centers on sustainable construction materials and structural performance, encompassing fly ash brick masonry, self-compacting concrete, self-curing concrete, self-sensing concrete with nanomaterials, geopolymer concrete, and sulphate resistance in concrete. Key publications include 'Experimental study on axial compressive strength and elastic modulus of the clay and fly ash brick masonry' (with D. Tensing and R. Mercy Shanthi), 'Experimental Studies on Effects of Sulphate Resistance on Self-Curing Concrete' (with A. Aielstein Rozario and M. Hannah Angelin), 'A study on the structural behaviour of Self Sensing Concrete using Nanomaterial as Fillers' (2024, with P. Aruna Jeyanthi and G. Dhivyalakshmi), 'Analytical and experimental study on the behavior of self compacting geopolymer concrete beams' (2026, with A. Vigneshkumar and others), and 'Fresh, hardened properties and microstructural analysis on geopolymer concrete with rice husk ash derived activator' (with A. Vigneshkumar and others). She leads ongoing projects such as the DST-SURE funded initiative on value addition of silkworm pupae oil (2023, Rs. 24,76,910). Among her honors is the Best Presentation Award at the DST-sponsored National Conference on Nanomaterials by LRG Government Arts College for Women. Her scholarly impact is reflected in an h-index of 10 and over 400 citations, advancing innovations in eco-friendly civil engineering materials and structures.