Dr. Rahul

Assistant Professor-II

Dr. Rahul is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial Design, NIT Rourkela, and has over seven years of teaching and research experience in India and abroad, including postdoctoral research at Jilin University, China. He has published 13 SCI/WoS and 35 Scopus-indexed journal papers, with two patents published and nine under review. Dr. Rahul received the DST-SERB project as Principal Investigator and an AICTE-ATAL grant to coordinate an FDP on 3D Printing and Advanced Manufacturing. His research interests include advanced manufacturing, micro-machining, cryogenics, welding, material characterization, and process optimization. He is also a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

B.Tech., M.Tech. Ph.D

COURSE EXPERTISE

Production and Manufacturing

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Micro and nano-machining processes, Conventional & nonconventional manufacturing processes, Manufacturing 4.0, Laser machining/welding and surface modification, Quality Optimization, Metal Characterization, Cryogenics, Modeling and Simulation of Production Processes.

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Faculty Incharge (B.Tech Project)
  • Member of School-level Research Enhancement Committee (SREC)
  • Deputy Superintendent Hostels

Awards and Achievements

M.Tech. (Medalist)

Outreach Activity

  • Organized ATAL FDP on 3D Printing and Design for Advanced Manufacturing, Sponsored by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy as a Coordinator.
  • Organized Energy Literacy Training under the banner of Energy Swaraj Foundation as a Coordinator.
  • Organized the Symposium along with Switch ON Foundation.

Professional Membership

Life Member (Indian Society of Technical Education, ISTE)

Projects & Consultancies

  • “Machinability of Titanium alloy 5553 during Electro-Discharge Machining: Emphasis on Surface Integrity and Metallurgical Characteristics” by DST-SERB under the TARE scheme, Govt. of India. as Principal Investigator
  • 3D Printing and Design for Advanced Manufacturing, Grant received by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy as a Coordinator

Patents and Innovations

  • Method of producing a solar cell, Published on 07 April 2023, Application No- 202331024032, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
  •  A method of online purchasing of customized garments, Published on 31 March 2023, Application No 202331018683, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India