Area Of Specializations/ Interest
- Machine Design
- Theory Of Machines
- Dynamics Of Machinery
- Engineering Mechanics
- Mechanics Of Solids
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Computer Aided Design And Drafting
- Finite Element Analysis
- Machine Drawing
- Engineering Graphics
Publications
- Published a research article titled’Thermal
conductivity and viscosity of Al 2 O 3 -ZnO-MWCNT-EG ternary nanofluid’ in International
Journal of Energy Research. 2022;1-19. doi:10.1002/er.8415
- Experimental investigation of stability, optical property and thermal conductivity of water based MWCNT-Al2O3-ZnO mono, binary and ternary nanofluid. Synthetic Metals, 287,p.117058, 2022 – Elsevier
- “Application of Nanomaterial in Heat Transfer Fluids for Parabolic Trough Concentrator’; on 24.11.2020, in Elsevier materials today Proceedings , 2214-7853, 2021. Scopus
- “Applications of Parabolic Trough Concentrating Technology: A Review “ in Book titled ‘Advances in Automation, Signal Processing’, Instrumentation, and Control, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.2021.
- ‘Solar Energy Scenario in India’ in LMCST Journal of Engineering & Technology. ISSN 2278- 2672, Issue No. 5 October-November 2020
- “Enhancement of thermal performance of solar parabolic trough concentrator- Techniques- Review” Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Online ISSN: 2277-5056 , September , 2019.
- Published a paper on “A Review on Selection of PGTs, for Automatic Power Transmission” in IJASTEMS. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Technologies, Engineering and Management Sciences (IJASTEMS-ISSN: 2454-356X), Volume.3, Special Issue.1, April.2017.
- Published a paper in IJASTEMS on ” PUV-Personal Utility Vehicle” .
Professional Memberships
- Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (Membership Number LM115227).
- Life member Institute of Industrial Engineering (Membership Number MIIE 9663).
- Life member The Indian Science Congress Association (Membership Number SLM 1769).
Experience
- Teaching : 18 Yrs
- Industry :1 Yrs
Any Other
Paper Presented
- Presented a paper titled ‘Stability Evaluation of MWCNT/Al2O3/ZnO Water based Ternary Nanofluid using SDBS and PVP‘ in the ‘International Online Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMT-2021)’ November 12, 13 and 14, 2021 Organized by Mahatma Gandhi University,P.D Hills P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India,Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland & Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland.
- Presented a paper on “Enhancement of thermal performance of Solar parabolic trough concentrator -Technique-Review” in the International Conference on the Recent Advances in Engineering and Technology(ICRAET2019)held at Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, (NICHE), on 12th April 2019.
- Presneted a paper on “A Review on Application of Nanomaterials in Heat transfer fluid for Parabolic Trough Concentrator” in the 3rd International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICMMM2021) in virtual mode on 19th to 21st March 2021, organised by VIT Vellore.
- Presented a paper on ‘Applications of Parabolic Trough Concentrating Technology A Review’ in the International Conference Automation, Signal Processing, Instrumentation and Control(iCASIC2020) organised by VIT, Vellore on 27-02-2020.
Invited Talks Delivered
- Resource Person for two days workshop on ‘Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning’ organized by IQAC, held at Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology on 11th and 18 th December 2019.
Program Coordinated
- Organizing Secretary of National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology held on 09.08.16 and 10.08.16 at Lourdes Matha College of Science &Technology.
- Acted as the Mentor for SEE2K17, the Science and Engineering Exhibition took place on 5th and 6th of October 2017 at Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology.
- Remote Centre Coordinator for the one day blended mode workshop on ‘Python’ conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on 22nd June 2019.
- Remote Centre Coordinator for the IITB program Rendezvous with Lori Beer.
- Workshop Coordinator for the two week workshop on ‘Engineering Mechanics’ conducted by IIT Bombay at LMCST from 26th Nov to 6th Dec 2013.
Other
- Internal Audit Coordinator of KTU at LMCST during 2015-2016 and 2018-19.
- Staff editor for the SEE2K17 News Letter Special Edition Vol 09 Issue 03 October
2017
- Staff editor for the LMCST Science and Engineering Journal for the period of 2012 to 2014.
- Staff editor of the LMCST Science and Engineering Journal (ISSN 2278-2672).
Released two volumes during the year 2013(Issue No.03) and 2014(Issue No.04).
- Prepared an online course for Engineering Mechanics on the topic Centre of Gravity and Moment of Inertia, as part of the assignment for the Faculty Development Programme conducted by IIT Bombay on "Foundation Program in ICT for Education (FDP101x).
Prepared and successfully conducted an online examination including 100 objective type questions using the MOODLE platform, for the first year students to test their understanding of the subjects taught in their orientation programme at LMCST.
International Conference Attended:
- Participated in the International Virtual Conference on ” Innovations in Advanced Material Processing and Manufacturing (IAMPM-2020)’ organized by Centre for Innovative Manufacturing Research(CMR),VIT Vellore on 24th June 2020.
- Participated in the One Day International Virtual Conference “Micro plastics 2020” organized by Centre for Nanbiotechnology(CNBT) at Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT), Vellore on 30th June 2020.
- Participated in the International Virtual Conference “CO2 and Green Technologies” jointly organized with Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, USA held on 1st and 2nd July 2020.
- Participated in the International Virtual Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials Applications (VCAN2020) organized by Centre for Nanotechnology(CNR) at Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT), Vellore during 17th – 19th June 2020.
Seminars Attended
- One Day Technical Seminar at LMCST conducted in association with Technology
Day 2K19 on 11thy may sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science,
Technology and Environment(KSCSTE)
- Participated in the 97th Indian Science Congress held at Kerala University in
January 2010
- Symposium on Eat Right India Movement at LMCST on 16th July 2019, a FISSAI
initiative conducted by the Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and
Catering Technology in collaboration with NeTProFaN Kerala Chapter
Faculty Development Programme Attended
- Five day online Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Engineered Surfaces for Phase Change Heat Transfer Application (AESPHTA-21)” conducted during 12th – 16th July, 2021 by the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
- Successfully completed the National Level Faculty Development Programme on”Research Initiatives in Renewable Energy Systems” conducted by the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering on 21st-25th July 2020.
- Participated in six days Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Developments in Solar Energy Recovery and Storage Technologies” from 3.8.2020 to 8.8.2020.Conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering , St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai.
- Mentoring Educators in Education Technology(FDP301x) Conducted by IIT Bombay at LMCST from 17 th May 5 th July 2018.
- ‘Students Induction Programme’ Conducted by AICTE at Model Finishing School,Tvm 7th to 9th June 2018.
- Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching -Learning Process(FDP201x) Conducted by IIT Bombay at LMCST14 th Sept 12 th Oct 2017.
- Foundation Program in ICT for Education (FDP101x) Conducted by IIT Bombay at
LMCST 3 rd Aug 7 th Sept 2017
- ‘Control Systems, Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems with MATLAB’ at LMCST Conducted by LMCST 4th,5th,6th-07-2017.
- ‘Composite Materials Technology and Emerging Applications’ Conducted by LMCST 26th May to 6th June 2008
Training Programmes Attended
- Participated and completed an Online Short term Training Programme on “Research Methodology” from 28-30 May 2020, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kerala.
- Participated and completed an Online Short term Training Programme on “Research Methodology” from 28-30 May 2020, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kerala.
- Advanced Mechanics of Materials Conducted by IIT Madras at IIT Madras from 17th to 22nd Dec 2007
- Advances in Nanotechnology ‘Room at the Bottom’ Conducted by SCT from 5th
to14th Jan 2009.
- Internal Quality Audit (for ISO 9001:2008) conducted by Stellar Management
Consultants Pvt.Ltd 4th,5th,6th-07-2017.
Workshops Attended
- Participated in Two Days Global Online Workshop on “Energy Positive Buildings & Sustainable Transport’ jointly organized by University of Exeter, U. K. and Vellore Institute of Technology, India on 16 & 17-July-2021.
- Successfully completed the Bodhi Tree and SAFE Tools for Effective Online Teaching: A Hands-On Workshop on 21 June 2020.Also attended the interaction session and successfully completed both pre and post workshop online activities, involving 3 days of video lectures and hands-on-work. The training was organized by the Teaching Learning Centre (ICT) at IIT Bombay, funded by the Pandit Madan Mohan Malavya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching. MHRD, Govt. of India.
- Scored A+ in Online course on ‘LaTeX101x:LaTeX for Students, Engineers, and Scientists’ from 24th September 2019 to 2 December 2019, Conducted by IITB.
- Ten days workshop on ‘Research Methodology’ at Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education form 27th May to 04 June 2019
- ‘Aiming for Excellence: Pathways to Institutional Advancement through Research’ conducted by AICTE and Clarivate at Analytics Oxford Educational Institution ,Bengaluru on15-03- 2018
- ‘Fluid Mechanics’ conducted by IIT Kharagpur at Mohandas College of Engineering from 20th to 30th May 2014
- ‘Coordinators workshop on Engineering Mechanics’ conducted by IIT Bombay at IIT Bombay from 16th to 20th Sept 2013.
- Engineering Thermodynamics conducted by IIT Bombay at MBCET from 11th to 21st Dec 2012.
- ‘Akash for Education’ conducted by IIT Bombay at LMCST from 10th to 11th Nov
2012.
- ‘Introduction to Research Methodologies’ conducted by IIT Bombay at LMCST from 25th June to 4th July 2012
