Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science -

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Résumé :
This book presents select proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science (ICAMEMS 2022). It discusses about the diverse technological advancements, innovations, and achievements in the areas of mechanical engineering and material science. It also covers the developments and challenges in the field of machine design, manufacturing, thermal and fluid engineering. Important topics covered in the conference include advanced manufacturing processes, machining, product design and development, mechatronics and robotics, non-conventional energy resources, green energy and energy harvesting, tribology, materials and characterization. The book also discusses advanced research areas in material science such as smart materials, bio-materials and advanced energy materials. Given the contents, the book will be a valuable reference for students, researchers and industrialists interested in advanced research areas of mechanical engineering and material science.

Biographie:

Dr. Ketul C. Popat is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering/School of Biomedical Engineering at Colorado State University. Prior to that, he was working as a Research Specialist in the Department of Physiology at University of California, San Francisco. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Langmuir, Biomaterials, Journal of Orthopedic Research, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, etc. and has and h-index of 42. He has also presented his work at numerous national and international level conferences. He currently directs the Biomaterials Surface Micro/Nano-engineering Laboratory (BS??L).

Dr. S. Kanagaraj is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He received his Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2004. He has post-doctoral experience at University of Aveiro, Portugal till May 2008 and since then he has been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His major areas of research interests include Biomaterials, Carbon nanotubes based nanocomposites, Biomedical devices and implants, Materials characterization, Prosthetic and orthotic devices. He published more than 100 international peer reviewed journals and conference papers. He has sponsored research and consultancy projects of worth more than 10 crores INR.

Dr. P. S. Rama Sreekanth is currently Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT-AP University. He has obtained his Doctoral degree form IIT Guwahati in 2013. His areas of specialization include Biomaterials, Nanocomposites, 3D Printing & additive manufacturing. He is an active researcher with more than 50 publications in journals of international repute and conferences.  He has several patents published & granted to his credit. He has authored 12 book chapters, out of which 6 werecontributed to Reference module in Materials Science & Engineering, Elsevier. Dr. Sreekanth worked on various research & consultancy projects of worth 5 Million INR. 

Dr. V. M. Ravindra Kumar is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at VIT-AP University Amaravati. He obtained Master's degree and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Khragapur. He took a real life challenging problem, Railway Wheel Failure from Excessive Wheel Gauge Change sponsored by Indian Railways as a part of his Ph.D and succeeded to identify the root cause of the failure and suggested guide lines for mitigating the same. His major areas of research interests include Numerical Modeling of manufacturing processes, railway engineering, shape memory materials, functionally graded materials and product design and development. He has published more than 15 international journal and conference papers. He is an active researcher and presented his work at various national & international conferences.