AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Basic and Advaced Manufacturig Technologies, Non-traditoinal Machining methods, Total Quality Management

Area of Expertise

Experimental research using Design of Experiments, Quality improvement using Total Quality Management tools, Writing project proposals for funding agencies

Area of Research

Basic and Advanced Manufacturing, Non-traditional machining particularly Abrasive Water Jet Machining

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Details of achievements earned during your tenure at the University

• Faculty Study Fellowship (Rs.18 Lakhs) from Manipal Foundation to conduct research work.
• Established state-of-the-art research laboratory -  Water Jet Technology lab at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal    
• Designed and Developed indigenous, custom made Abrasive Water Suspension Jet Machining setup to conduct cutting edge research.
• Research Consumables - procured from industries free of cost.
• Complete Sponsorship from industries (India and Canada) to attend water jet conferences at Japan, UK and USA.
• Fellowship in Engineering Studies, Institute for Government Research & Leadership Technology, Nigeria.
• Council Member, Institute of Oil & Gas Research & Hydrocarbon studies, Nigeria
• Organizing Committee member of 9^th Pacific Rim International Conference on Water Jetting Technology (PRIC-WJT 2009), at Koriyama, Japan.
• Chaired a session, International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology (ICMET 2010), Singapore.
• Received best paper award for the research article in the Int. conf., (ICME -2011), World Congress Engineering, London, U. K.
• Guided innovative UG student projects such as Flosobo and Solar tracker which won prizes and scholarships in business contests at national level.

Work Experience