Shirish B. Patel (1932 – 20 December 2024) was an Indian civil engineer and the founder of Shirish Patel & Associates (SPA),[1] a company which designs, manages and inspects structural engineering projects.
[additional citation(s) needed] He obtained a degree in engineering from University of Cambridge before returning to India.
[14][15] As well as planning and designing, Patel and his company were often called upon to perform infrastructure inspections,[16] data collection and analysis,[17] and other consulting work.
[18][19] Patel also wrote several research papers on various topics related to housing and urban planning.
Some of his papers are: He also innovated on an efficient cooker with researchers including Jyeshtharaj Joshi at the Institute of Chemical Technology.