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Vision
To be a leader in imparting world-class education in Mechanical Engineering, with a vision to nurture scientists and technocrats of the highest caliber engaged in global sustainable development.
Mission
Apart from a generic Undergraduate programme in Mechanical Engineering, the School offers specialized UG programmes in all core areas of Mechanical Engineering.
The School of Mechanical Engineering is the proud recipient of three FIST projects from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The first project was approved for the development of the Automotive Research Centre in 2003, with a budget of Rs. 0.57 crore. In 2011, the second project was approved for the establishment of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research, with a total cost of Rs. 2.57 crore. The third project was granted in 2022 to establish a high-temperature fatigue testing machine.
The DST has awarded the School of Mechanical Engineering Rs. 20.0 crores under the "Promotion of University Research for Scientific Excellence (PURSE) scheme" to establish a Centre of Excellence in Additive Manufacturing in 2021. The Centre of Excellence houses all of the unique facilities for advanced material processing, testing, and characterization.
The School has strong potential in the broad areas of Additive Manufacturing, Autonomous Vehicles, Bio-Fuels, Composites and Nano-Composites, Control Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Circular Economy, Engineering Design, Industrial Engineering, Industry 4.0 and 5.0, Joining Technologies, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Storage, Materials Characterization, Machine Learning & IoT, Non-Destructive Testing, Noise, Vibrations, and Harshness (NVH), Product Design Engineering, Robotics and Automation, Sustainable Energy, Vehicle Dynamics
The school has received a total of 79 research projects with a total outlay of 52.53 Crores in the last 5 years from 2019. The funding is being provided by various agencies such as DST – SERB, DST- CRG, AR&DB, ISRO, DAE–BRNS, DRDO-NRB, GTRE, and MOES The school has also attracted international funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering, British Council, Swedish Council for higher education, DST-NAWA, DST-IC IMPACT Indo- Canada, Indo-Hungarian Joint Research Scheme, DST – UKIERI etc. in the last 5 years.
The school has a very competitive and healthy publishing culture. The number of Scopus indexed publications of the faculty members of the school in the year 2017 is 315. The published journals include wear measurement, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Fuel, Renewable energy, Progress in Materials Science, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Materials and Design, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Ceramics International, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Heat and Mass Transfer, Composite Structures and Corrosion Engineering and Technology.
The school places significant emphasis on the development of novel products as well as the development of intellectual property. Between 2022 and 2024, the faculty members and students at the School of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded more than 72 patents. Some of these patents are the results of the Capstone Project or Dissertation works done by undergraduate and postgraduate students.
To list a few granted patents, An automated hospital robot, a sliding vane internal combustion engine, an umbrella holder, an ergonomic patient transfer chair Seat position adjusting mechanism for lifting and shifting a wheelchair seat, household wheelbarrow, mixed mode solar dryer, intelligent urinary catheter bag support, a support tool for infant bath, walker assembly for hemiplegic patients, multi-purpose non-touch device for avoiding physical contact between a user and a surface, IOT-based smart incinerator for waste, and so on.
The school has attracted international funding from Royal Academy of Engineering, Swedish Council for higher education, DST-NAWA, DST-IC IMPACT Indo- Canada, Indo-Hungarian Joint Research Scheme, DST – UKIERI etc. in the last 5 years.
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SMEC has been growing from strength to strength every year, bringing laurels to VIT and is a major Resource Centre in South India.
The school actively collaborates with various leading industries, research institutions, and international universities. Some of the tangible outcomes are as follows:
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The school also has vibrant Clubs Chapters of Professional Bodies such as ASME, SAE, ISHRAE & IEEE and they organise various competitions and workshops for students.
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| S.No. | Prefix | Employee Name | Designation | Mentor | Specialization | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. | Jishnu Chandran R | Dr. A.Senthil Kumar | Sustainable systems - Solar Desalination system | Ph.D., | |
| 2 | Dr. | Uma Maheswararao Gaddala | Dr. Bibin John | Water production from atmospheric air | Ph.D., | |
| 3 | Dr. | Vigneshwaran P | Dr. Saboor | Heat Transfer | Ph.D., | |
| 4 | Dr. | Mohammed Shariq | Dr. Nirmala Grace (CNR) | Additive Manufacturing and Nano Materials | Ph.D., |
| No. | Pre. | Name | Department / Designation | Institute / University Name | Full Address | Country | Expertise | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. | Okada Yoshitaka | Professor, New Energy | The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) | The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan | Japan | Advanced concepts in photovoltaics, Quantum nanostructures |  |
| 2 | Dr. | M. Jeya Chandra | Adjunct Professor Sr. Professor Emeritus | Pennstate University | The Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering University Park, PA 16802-4400 Phone: 814-865-7601 | USA | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |  |
| 3 | Prof. | Ndy Ekere | Professor | Univ. of Wolverhampton | Professor of Manufacturing Engg. School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton | UK | Manufacturing Materials and Technology, Electronics Interconnection and Assembly, Engineering reliability |  |
| 4 | Dr. | Andrew Orr | Climate Modeller | British Antarctic Survey | High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 OET United Kingdom? | UK | Fluid Dynamics, Radiative Transfer |  |
| 5 | Dr. | Raghu Echempati | Professor | Kettering University | Kettering University Flint, MI ? 48504, USA | USA | Kinematics, Dynamics and Vibrations of Machinery, Mechanical Engineering Design, Computer Aided Engineering (Solid Modeling, Assembly and Finite Element Analysis), and Metal Forming Simulation |  |
| 6 | Dr. | Mahesh C. Aggarwal | St. Department of Mechanical Engineering | Gannon University | St. Department of Mechanical Engineering Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania 16541 USA | USA | Development and improvement of cooling system for various locomotives |  |
| 7 | Dr. | Prof. Dato? Dr. Rosli Bin Abu Bakar | Internal Combustion Engine | Universiti Malaysia Pahang | Falkulti Kejuruteran Mekanikal, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan,PAHANG, MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Computational and Experimental Investigation of IC Engine |  |
| 8 | Dr. | Prashanth Konda Gokuldoss | Professor | Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia | Paldiski Maantee 42B, 10612 Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | Additive Manufacturing |  |
| 9 | Dr. | Xizhang Chen | School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, | Wenzhou University | Chashan Area, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, Zip Code 325035,China | China | Welding Engineering, Material Processing, Additive Manufacturing and Laser Processing |  |
| 10 | Dr. | Arvind Chandrasekaran | Assistant Professor (Bioengineering) | North Carolina A&T State University | USA | Neutrophils Engineering and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs), Acoustofluidics, Biomimetics, Organ-on-Chip Engineering, 3D Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials |  |
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| 11 | Dr. | Mohammad T Khasawneh | Professor, Department Chair, Graduate Director, | Binghamton University | Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, Waston Institute for Systems Excellence (WISE) | New York | healthcare systems engineering, operations management, and data science |  |
| 12 | Dr. | Dr. Vikas Kumar | Director (Former), Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad | Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) | Hyderabad | India | Mechanical & Metallurgical Characterization |  |
| 13 | Dr. | Sang Won Yoon | Professor | Binghamton University | State University of New York | New York | System Science and Industrial Engineering |  |
| 14 | Dr. | Steffen Gerhard Scholz | Professor | Karlsruhe Institute of Tehcnology (KIT) | Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Germany | Manufcaturing |  |
| 15 | Dr. | Abhijeet Ghadge | Associate Professor | Cranfield University, UK | Cranfield, UK | UK | Supply Chain Manangement |  |
| 16 | Dr. | Supriyo Ganguly | Professor | Cranfield University, UK | Cranfield, UK | UK | Aerospace, Transport & Manufcaturing |  |
| 17 | Dr. | Mohamed Emad Farragg | Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Glasgow Caledonian University | Glasgow, UK | UK | Sustainable Development Goals |  |
| 18 | Dr. | Sunith Bandaru | Associate Professor, Division of Intelligent Production | University of Skövde | Högskolevägen 1, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden | Sweden | Knowledge discovery, data mining and machine learning, multi-objective optimization, evolutionary algorithms, simulation-based optimization, and industrial optimization |  |
| 19 | Dr. | Mikael Ericsson | Professor | University West, Sweden | University West, Sweden | Sweden | Research in Engineering and technology & production technology |  |
| 20 | Dr. | Eral Bele | Associate Professor | University College London | University College London, Torrington Place, London, UK | UK | Finite Element Analyses of Failure Mechanisms and Structure Property Relationships in Microtruss Ma |  |
| 21 | Dr. | Kyu-Jung Kim | California State Polytechnic University | Building 17, Room 2633, 3801 west Temple Avenue, Pomona, USA | USA |  |
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| 22 | Dr. | Andre Danonu Lignanmateh BATAKO | Faculty of Engineering & Technology | Liverpool John Moores University | 34 Seddon Road, L19 21J, Liverpool | UK | Mechanical & Manufacturing Process |  |
| 23 | Dr. | Surya Prakash | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | WMG, University of Warwick, UK | UK | Mechanical & Manufacturing Process |  |
| 24 | Dr. | Jose Arturo Garza Reyes | Professor | University of Derby | Derby, DE22 1GB, UK | UK | Operations management, Supply Chain Improvement |  |
| 25 | Dr. | Hitesh D Vora | Associate Professor | Oklahoma State University | 599, Engineering North, Stillwater OK 74078 | Oklahoma | Materials Engineering Technology & Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Technology |  |
| 26 | Dr. | Jose Machado | Associate Professor | University of Monho | Campus of Azurem, 4800-058, Guimaraes, Portugal | Portugal | Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronics |
| RegNo | Name | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 19BMA0020 | Manav Rohatgi | Manav Rohatgi (19BMA0020) has presented a research work on "Demand and Future prospects of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle" during a competition organized by Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) and secured third position in the paper presentation competition. |
| 19BME0694 | Kavin Prabhu | Kavin Prabhu (19BME0694) innovation was published in the New Indian Express. Mr. Kavin designed the cheapest and smallest four-axis Computerised Numerical Control (CNC) machine using locally-sourced scrap. |
| 18BME0545 | Havish Karanam | Havish Karanam (18BME0545), Madhumitha R (18BME0392) and Saiteja Erra (18BME0063) participated in TOYCATHON 2021 - GRAND FINALE (physical edition) and secured the "First Position and Winner". The game has a holistic educational approach as per the NEP guidelines and is a 3D trading game aims to teach geographic features of India , Rivers of India, states and cities with their actual location. It also includes Vedic math's, India's Art, Ethos, History and Culture , science and technology. |
| 18BME0392 | Madhumitha R | |
| 18BME0063 | Saiteja Erra | |
| 19BME0392 | Soham Phatarphod | Soham Phatarphod (19BME0392) was offered the prestigious Mitacs Globalink Research Internship. He works at the Ontario Tech University under Dr. Atef Mohany. The work is related to energy harvesting from flow-induced vibrations and noise. |
| 19BME0495 | Pranav Shrikant | Pranav Shrikant (19BME0495) got selected for a fully funded research internship in Canada under MITACS GRI from University of Sasktchewan. Mr. Pranav will work with Prof. Jerzy Szpunar for a project entitled "Role of texture of pipeline steels in optimizing performance in hydrogen and corrosion environment". |
| 19BMA0024 | Kathan Jigarbhai Bhavsar | Kathan Jigarbhai Bhavsar (19BMA0024) and Jessica kartha (20BME0082) attended the 7th edition of the Bengaluru Space Expo 2022 - An International conference and Exhibition at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre and represented VIT, Vellore as a delegate in the 3- Day conference with theme "Nuturing the New Space in India. |
| 20BME0082 | Jessica kartha | |
| 21BMM0030 | Darsh Kansagara | Darsh Kansagara (21BMM0030) has presented a Research paper on "Voice Interaction and other Technologies" in a National Conference |
| 20BME0685 | Dhruv Kumar Dhiman | Dhruv Kumar Dhiman (20BME0685) has presented his research work on "Analysis ofd Composite Levele Gears" during ICRAIT 4.0 organized by NIT Puduchery which has been accepted for the publication in AIP (Scopus) publication. |
| 19BME0514 | Chinmay Kapuran | Chinmay Kapuran (19BME0514) has received India Glory Award at IGA conference held on 11-09-2021. |
| 20BME0358 | Madhura V Shetty | Madhura V Shetty (20BME0358) has brought laurels to VIT by wininng the Gold Medal in the Vellore District Junior Athletic Championship held on 01.10.2022. She has been selected to participate in the Tamil Nadu Junior Athletic Championship |
| 19BMA0018 | Aditya Lad | Aditya Lad (19BMA0018) has participated in the 13th International Conference on "?Redefining Business Strategies: New Age Business Models" held at Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS), Bengaluru, Karnataka on January 05-06, 2023 and bagged the "Best Paper Award". |
| 19BME0963 | Azam Ali | Azam Ali (19BME0963) has successfully completed the Stanford SeedSpark South Asia Cohort - 5 where around 200 startups from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka participate. At the end of the cohort, a pitch competition is held to reveal the top 5 winners who are judged by Industry veterans all over the world on the basis of the Pitch Video, Pitch Deck and the Business Model Canvas. The top 5 pitches are also showcased on the official SeedSpark website. |
| 20BME0358 | Madhura V Shetty | Won Gold in 1500 Mts & 800 Mts Athletis for women in the District Level Inter Collegiate tournaments for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Trophy. |
| Name | Achievement |
|---|---|
| Dr. S. Saboor | Dr. S. Saboor has been appointed as Guest Editor in the journal titled "Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments ( Impact Factor: 7.632), Elsevier Publications" for the Special Issue "Reshaping the built environment in the light of renewable and sustainable energy technologies". |
| Dr. Sakthivadivel | Best Chapter Newsletter - VIT Students Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) led by Dr. Sakthivadivel has won the International Division: extending its wining run by being one of the renowed AEE Student chapters worldwide. |
| Dr. B. Ashok | Dr. B. Ashok has sucessfully completed the post - doctoral fellowship at the Biofiels Engines and Emission Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He worked on the thesis titled "Calibration Pedagogy for Vehicle Powertrain System and Consumer Perception towards Future Electric Mobility"for receiving this post doctoral fellowship. |
| Dr. S. Saboor | Dr. S. Saboor has been awarded with the "BRICS Young Scientist" from BRICS Forum 2022 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) , New Delhi to harness knowledge for solving common societial challenges through research and innovations. |
| Dr. Sakthivadivel | Dr. Sakthivadivel has been awarded with the "BRICS Young Scientist" from BRICS Forum 2022 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) , New Delhi to harness knowledge for solving common societial challenges through research and innovations. |
| Dr. Gunji Bala Murali | Dr. Gunji Bala Murali has received the "Distinguished Paper Award at the IPDIMS - 2022 conference held at NIT Rourkela on 25 and 26 November 2022. |
| Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi | Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi has been awarded the NAWA Ulam fellowship by the Polish National Agency forAcademic Exchange (Ref.No.BPN/ULM/2022/1/00123). The maximum amount of fellowship is PLN 94000. This fellowship will enable Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi to carry out collaborative research in the field of biofuel at the Gdansk University of Technology in Poland for a period of six months. |
| Dr. S. Saboor | Dr. S. Saboor has been appointed as "Editorial Board Members" of the Internal Journal titled "Advances in Building Energy Research" from Taylor and Francis. |
| Dr. Bibin john | Dr. Bibin john has been awarded the NAWA Ulam fellowship by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. The maximum amount of fellowship is PLN 104000. Through this fellowship Dr. Bibin will be carrying out collaborative research in the field of aerodynamics at the Lublin University of Technology in Poland for a period of six months. |
| Dr. Gunji Bala Murali | Dr. Gunji Bala Murali has received a guest appreciation plaque at the ICOFT held at NIT Puducherry. |
| Dr. P. Padmanathan | Dr. P. Padmanathan has been awarded The prestigious Bharatheeya Vikas award by Institute of Self Reliance, Odisha, for his contributions in teaching and research. |
| Sl. No | Emp. Id | Name of the teachers awarded national/international fellowship/financial support | Name of the Award/Fellowship | Awarding Agency | Date of Com From |
to End | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16182 | Dr. Srinagalakshmi Nammi | SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) DST | Fujio TSUMORI at Aerospace Structures and Structural Dynamics,Kyushu University ,(Japan ) | Jun. 2022 | 6 Months | |
| 2 | 14463 | Dr. Thangaraja | SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) | Energy conservation in Aerospace Technology, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany | 01/08/2022 | 6 Months | |
| 3 | 16342 | Dr. Deepak kumar Biswal | SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) | Automated Manufacturing of Advanced Composites, University of new south Wales, Sydney, Australia | 01/07/2022 | 30/10/2022 | 4 Months |
| 4 | 16215 | Dr. Lalit Kumar Bansal | SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) | Aix-marseille University, France | 01/08/2022 | 31/01/2023 | 6 Months |
| 5 | 14032 | Dr. Bibin John | NAWA Ulam | Polish National Agency | Dec. 2022 | 6 Months | |
| 6 | 13611 | Dr. VijayaLakshmi | NAWA Ulam | Polish National Agency | Dec. 2022 | 6 Months |
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