AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Manufacturing Engineering; Materials Engineering

Area of Expertise

Heat Treatment of Metals, Alloys And Composites; Material Manufacturing and Processing; Polymer Nanocomposites

Area of Research

Heat Treatment and Machinability of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals, Alloys and Composites; • Heat Treatment of Weldments; Aging Behaviour and Drilling of Polymer Composites; Surface Coating and Characterization

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

• Fellow of Institute of Engineers (FIE)
• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
• Charted Engineer (Production Division), Institute of Engineers (India)
• Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Work Experience

Organisation	Role	Tenure
Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, Manipal	Professor & Head (Current role)	1987 - Present