Vision

To be recognised as an Institution of Excellence for professional education, multi-disciplinary research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mission

• To provide professional education that transforms students through rigorous teaching--learning system and by providing an understanding of the needs of the society and industry.
• To collaborate with premier institutes around the world to strengthen the education and research ecosystem
• To undertake collaborative projects with the industry to enhance industry institution interaction.
• To assimilate the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship and to enhance skill sets in students.

Programme Education Objectives (PEOs)

• Graduates of Mechanical Engineering will demonstrate leadership qualities, professional ethics, and communication skills and adapt current technologies through engagement in lifelong learning to meet the societal requirements.
• Graduates of Mechanical Engineering will pursue higher studies and excel in multi-disciplinary research activities.
• Graduates of Mechanical Engineering will take up responsible roles in industry; will be outstanding in their professional career and or as an entrepreneur.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

PO - 1	Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PO - 2	Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO - 3	Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal and environmental considerations.
PO – 4	Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO – 5	Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations
PO – 6	Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO – 7	Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
PO - 8	Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
PO - 9	Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in muti-disciplinary settings.
PO - 10	Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
PO - 11	Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
PO - 12	Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

• Possess skill set to design and develop newer materials, mechanical systems and processes through multidisciplinary approach suitable for societal benefits.
• Acquire practical and Hands on Exposure on different mechanical tools, equipment and simulation software through different course projects and Internships.

About us:

About the Department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at NMIT is one of the best and unique department at NMIT. The Department of Mechanical Engineering comprises of faculty members from diversified domain having a blend of rich Industrial as well as research experience The Department encourages the students to go for Internships to reputed public and private sector companies so as to enrich their practical experience along with their theoretical knowledge. The Department has signed MoUs with many MNCs offering the best practical experience to the students. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has full-fledged lab facilities with the most modern equipments for students as well as researchers to carry out Industry-oriented projects. The Department has evolved in the following manner:

• Bachelor of Engineering
• Master of Technology in Machine Design
• PhD
• Established in 2002
• Achieved the autonomous status in 2007
• Programs offered:
  
  
• Recognized as a Research Centre from Visvesvaraya Technological University.
• Enforced and adopted Outcome Based Education (OBE).
• Accredited by NBA under Tier-1 for the program, B.E. – Mechanical Engineering (2018 – 2020) and applied for NBA Re-accreditation.
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering got Re-Accredited by NBA in June 2020 to June 202Area of Research Workfor a span of three years.
• Facilitates Internship for students in reputed industries and research Institutes.
• Accolades won by the Department students
  
  The multi-disciplinary team of Mechanical, Aeronautical and E&C won First and Third Prize at Indo-US Robo league – National level Robotics competition.
• The students of Mechanical Department won First Prize in the National Level Robotics Competition organized by Technophilia Systems.
• ISSS best project UG category has been awarded to our mechanical students by Padma Vibhushan Prof. Aatre at ISSS conference in Madurai.
• Mr. Sahil Mohammed Annigeri, participated in VTU’s 21st Collegiate Athletic meet – 2018-19 held at S J C Institute of Technology Chickballapur, secured first place in 10000 mts event.
• Future Solar Design Challenge (FSDC) held at Chandigarh Won- Best Business Plan Presentation award.

Research / Innovation Statistics

• 200+ Research Publications in SCIE, Scopus, Web of Science top Journals.
• 8+ Patents published
• 5+ Book Chapters and Copyrights Published
• 35+ Funded Research Projects.
• 10+ Consultancy Projects
• 30+ National Level Awards

INFRASTRUCTURE

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has well-furnished class rooms, seminar hall equipped with audio–visual facilities, laboratories equipped with state-of-art equipment, departmental computer center with internet connectivity and air-conditioned laboratory for computer aided drawing.

New Lab Established by Mechanical department

The Centre for Applied Mechatronics & Additive Manufacturing focuses on establishing the drivers of Industry 4.0 in Academia. The Centre is supported by Industry Partners such as FESTO India Pvt. Ltd &HyCube Works. The Centre is equipped with pneumatics, electro pneumatics, PLC, 3D Printers and Embedded control system boards. These Equipments will help students gain a 360-degree insight into the world of Mechatronics and Additive Manufacturing. This will help the students be ready for factories of future. In this centre, the students can collaborate with their peers from different engineering disciplines and can develop products and processes under the able guidance of faculty members. The Centre also focuses on Research & Development in the area of Mechatronics, Additive Manufacturing & Its Allied Disciplines. Industry Associated Laboratory under the Department of Mechanical Engineering - “Mechatronics and Additive Manufacturing” in association with HyCube Works Private Limited, Bangalore and Festo India Private Limited, Bangalore.

Thrust Areas of Research & Development

• Design & Development of Automated Systems
• Industrial Manipulators
• Autonomous Mobile Vehicles
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• Low Cost Automation
• Pneumatic Systems
• Embedded System & Control Theory
• Data Acquisition & Sensor Fusion
• System Engineering & Integration
• FDM 3D Printers
• Characterization of 3D Printed Components
• 3D Printed Composites

Department Library Other than Institution Library the Department has library for the department. This library is also well stocked with many text books, reference books, conference proceedings, audio/video CDs etc.

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES

Department Undergraduate Committee (DUGC)

SL NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	POSITION	STREAM/FUNCTION
1.	Dr. Sudheer Reddy	Professor & Head	Chairman	Chairman for both UG & PG Studies
2.	Dr. Kiran Aithal	Professor	Member	UG (Program Coordinator)
3.	Dr. Desai Gowda	Professor	Member	PG (Design) Coordinator & UG Industrial Engg. Stream Coordinator
4.	Dr. P B Shetty	Professor	Member	Subject Expert - Internal
5.	Dr. Madhusudhan	Professor	Member	PG Thermal Coordinator & UG Thermal Stream Coordinator
6.	Mr. Ramesh Babu	Asst. Professor	Member	UG Design stream coordinator
7.	Mr. Prashanth N	Asst. Professor	Member	UG Manufacturing stream coordinator
8.	Mr. Sameer Kumar Panda	Asst. Professor	Member	UG Multi-disciplinary stream coordinator
9.	Dr. Pradeep B	Asst. Professor	Member	UG Material stream coordinator
10.	Mr. Pramod	Asst. Professor	Invitees	DHI coordinator
11.	Mr. Lokesh N	Asst. Professor	Invitees	DHI coordinator
12.	Mr. Arun Kumar	Asst. Professor	Invitees	BoE Member Secretary
13.	Mr. Manjunath H N	Asst. Professor	Invitees	Time Table Coordinator
14.	Mr. Praveen B A	Asst. Professor	Invitees	Project Co-ordinator
15.	Mr. Shivpratap singh	Asst. Professor	Invitees	Project Coordinator
16.	Mr. Sunil Kumar H S	Asst. Professor	Invitees	Project Coordinator
17.	Mr. Avinash L	Asst. Professor	Invitees	Project Coordinator
18.	Mr. Kotgi Kotresh	Asst. Professors	Invitees	Internship Coordinator
19.	Mr. Girish Prasad	Asst. Professors	Invitees	Internship Coordinator
20.	Mr. Vikram K	Asst. Professors	Invitees	NAAC Departmental Coordinator
21.	Mr. Puneeth Kumar	Asst. Professor	Member Secretary	NAAC Departmental Coordinator & DUGC Coordinator

Department Advisory Committee (DAC)

SI NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	ORGANIZATION	POSTION
1.	Dr. P G Mukunda	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
2.	Dr. Sekhar Majumdar	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
3.	Dr. P B Shetty	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
4.	Dr. Kiran Aithal	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
5.	Dr. Desai Gowda	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
6.	Dr. Sudheer Reddy	Professor & Head	NMIT	Chairman
7.	Dr. Seetharamu	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
8.	Dr. Muralidhara	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
9.	Dr. Madhusudhan	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
10.	GSVL Narasimhan	Academia Representative	IISc	External Member
11.	Dr. P. L. Srinivasa Murthy	Academia Representative	MSRIT	External Member
12.	H. S. Hande	Industry Expert General Manager & Head Machinery works	L& T Construction Equipment	External Member
13.	Mr. Sridhar	Industry Expert	Federal Mogul	External Member
14.	Mr. Shashi Kiran	Alumni	Toyota Kirloskar Motors	External Member
15.	Mr. Tijo Thomas	Alumni	Business Analyst, TE Connectivity	External Member
16.	Dr. Anindya Sinha	Parent Representative	National Institute of Advanced Studies	External Member
17.	Mr. Chandrasekhar	Parent Representative	Govt. of Karnataka	External Member
18.	Dr. Chikanna	Professional Body Representative	Chairman, Institute of Engineers, Karnataka Chapter	External Member
19.	Mr. Manjunath HN	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member Secretary

Program Advisory Committee (PAC)

SL NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	ORGANIZATION	POSTION	STREAM/FUNCTION
1.	Dr. Kiran Aithal	Professor & Program Coordinator	NMIT	Chairman	Design
2.	Dr. P G Mukunda	Professor	NMIT	Member	Materials
3.	Dr. P B Shetty	Professor	NMIT	Member	Aeronautical
4.	Dr. Desai Gowda	Professor	NMIT	Member	Automobile
5.	Dr. Sudheer Reddy	Professor & Head	NMIT	Member	Design
6.	Dr. Madhusudhan	Professor	NMIT	Member	Thermal
7.	B S  Surendra	Professor	NMIT	Member	Engineering
8.	Dr. B. K. Muralidhara	Professor	NMIT	Member	Manufacturing
9.	Dr. Seetharamu	Professor	NMIT	Member	Multi-Disciplinary and Industry designed
10.	Mrs. Smruti Rekha Sen	Assoc. Professor	NMIT	Member	Manufacturing
11.	Dr. Mahesh Shetty	Assoc. Professor	NMIT	Member	Aero
12.	Manjunath H N	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Thermal
13.	Samir Kumar	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Materials
14.	Avinash	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Design
15.	Rachith	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Multi-Disciplinary
16.	Mr. Shivpratap	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Engg. Management
17.	Harish L	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member	Automobile
18.	Prashanth N	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Invitee	OBE Initiatives Support
19.	Mr. Ramesh Babu	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Invitee	BoS Committee Representative
20.	Mr. Pramod	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Invitee	Gurukul Coordinator
21.	Mr. Chethan S	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Invitee	Placement Coordinator
22.	Mr. Manmohan Singh	Student (4th Year)	NMIT	Student Representative
23.	Mr. Vinod B	Student (3rd year)	NMIT	Student Representative
24.	Mr. Jhanvi	Student (2nd Year)	NMIT	Student Representative
25.	Mr. RameshBabu	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member Secretary	PAC Coordination

Board of Studies (BOS)

SI NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	ORGANIZATION	POSITION
1.	Dr. Sudheer Reddy	Professor & Head	NMIT	Chairman
2.	Dr. P G Mukunda	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
3.	Dr. Sekhar Majumdar	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
4.	Dr. P B Shetty	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
5.	Dr. Kiran Aithal	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
6.	Dr. Madhusudhan	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
7.	Dr. Desai Gowda	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
8.	Dr. B K Muralidhara	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
9.	Dr. Seetharamu	Professor	NMIT	Internal Member
10.	Dr. U. N. Kempaiah	Professor	UVCE	VTU Nominee
11.	Dr. Anantha Suresh	Professor	IISc	External Member (Subject Expert)
12.	Dr. Shanmukha Nagaraj	Professor	RVCE	External Member (Subject Expert)
13.	Dr. Jaywant H. Arakeri	Professor	IISc	External Member (PG Subject Expert-Thermal)
14.	Dr. Ghosal A	Professor	IISc	External Member (PG Subject Expert-Design)
15.	Mr. Ajith Jumar	Sr. General Manager (R&D)	TVS Motors	Industry Member
16.	Mr. Ramesh Rao	Manager (R&D)	Kenna Metal	Industry Member
17.	Mr. Sharath Hedge	Engineer	Mercedes Benz	PG Alumni Member
18.	Mr. Karthik	Deputy Manager, Common Rail Systems Engineering	Bosch Ltd	UG Alumni Member
19.	Mr. Babusathyan,	MD	Process Pumps	Special Invitee (Industry)
20.	Mr. Chandrashekar L	Student (2nd Year)	NMIT	Student Representative
21.	Mr. Michael B	Student (3rd Year)	NMIT	Student Representative
22.	Ms. Anjana Bhagavath	Student (4th Year)	NMIT	Student Representative
23.	All Faculty Members	NMIT	Members
24.	Mr. Prashanth N	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member Secretary

Board of Examiners (BOE)

SI NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	ORGANIZATION	POSITION
1.	Dr. P G Mukunda	Professor	NMIT	Member
2.	Dr. Sekhar Majumdar	Professor	NMIT	Member
3.	Dr. P B Shetty	Professor	NMIT	Member
4.	Dr. Kiran Aithal	Professor	NMIT	Member
5.	Dr. Desai Gowda	Professor	NMIT	Member
6.	Dr. Madhusudan	Professor & Head	NMIT	Member
8.	Dr. B K Muralidhar	Professor	NMIT	Member
9.	Dr. P R Venkatesh	Professor	RVCE	External Member
10.	Mr. Srikanth Prabhu	Assoc. Professor	NMIT	Member
11.	Mrs. Smruthi Rekha Sen	Assoc. Professor	NMIT	Member
12.	Mr. Raviprakash	Assoc. Professor	NMIT	Member
13.	Mr. Ramesh Babu	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member
14.	Mr. Sunil Kumar H S	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member
15.	Mr. Arun Kumar	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member Secretary

Board of Examiners-Sub Committee for CIE

SI NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	ORGANIZATION	POSITION
1	Dr. Madhusudan	Professor	NMIT	Chairman
2	Mr. Ramesh Babu	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member
3	Ms. Lavanya	Asst. Professor	NMIT	Member

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Centre of Excellence and Student Chapter inauguration:

Inauguration of Centre of Excellence on Additive Manufacturing & NMIT-AMSI (Additive Manufacturing Society of India) student chapter in collaboration with EOS GmbH Germany was conducted on 25th August 2021. The event was presided by Prof. N R Shetty, Advisor NMIT and the Guests of Honour Dr. L Jyotish Kumar, President, AMSI and Mr. Prakasam Anand, Country Manager, EOS GmbH Germany. Overall, 75 students from various branches are members of the AMSI-NMIT student chapter. Thrust areas of Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are:

• Materials & Design
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Robotics & Automation
• Manufacturing Science
• Design Engineering and Process Simulation

Faculty pursuing PhD at NMIT Research Centre:

Sl. No.	Name	Year of Registration	Area of Research Work
1	Mr. Chethan K S	2013	Materials & Design
2	Mr. Manjunath H N	2015	Solidification and Heat Transfer
3	Mr. Sunil Kumar H S	2016	Robotics
4	Mr. Arun Kumar	2015	Heat Transfer
5	Mr. Praveen B A	2015	Composites
6	Mr. Vikram Kedambadi Vasu	2014	Micro-Machining
7	Mr. Prashanth N	2018	Robotics
8	Mr. Kotgi Kotresh	2019	Materials & Machining
9	Mr. Girish Prasad	2018	Thermal Power Engg.

Faculty pursuing PhD at Research Centres outside NMIT:

Sl. No.	Name	Year of Registration	Area of Research Work	Research Centre
1	Mr. Sriram Mukunda	2011	Materials Characterization	NITK Surathkal
2	Mr. Avinash L	2013	Metal Matrix Composites	NITK Surathkal
3	Mr. Shiv Pratap Singh Yadav	2015	Materials	UVCE. Bangalore
4	Mr. Rachith S N	2018	Organic Electronics	UHasselt – Belgium
5	Mr. Lokesh N	2018	Smart Materials	SIT Tumkur
6	Mr. Preetam B M	2014	Heat Transfer and fluid flow	Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore

Name of the Faculty	Project Title	Project Type (Research)	Funding Agency	Amount(Rs)
Dr.Sudheer Reddy J & Mr. Prashanth N	Establishment of Centre for Applied Mechatronics and Industry 4.0 to Promote Multidisciplinary Training, Research and Development	Research	AICTE - Modernization and Removal Of Obsolescence (MODROBS 2019)	25.00 Lakhs

PATENT DETAILS:

Name of the Inventor	Title of the Patent	Type of Patent  (Individual/Group/institute)	Date of Filing	Status
Preethi J Aradhya	A Method for Aasteland Assessment and Oil Extraction from Prosopis Julifera	Group	17-08-2021	Published on 27-08-2021
Krupa R	A Novel System for Controlling Employees Attrition Rate	Group	27-5-2021	Published on 11-6-2021
Krupa R	Integration of Student Lifecycle Management With SAP(SLcM)	Group	23-5-2021	Published on 11-6-2021

Sl No	Title of the Invention	Faculty Details	Patent Application No.	Year
1	Range Extender Engine For Hybrid Electric Vehicles	Mr. Kirana K K, Dr.Sudheer Reddy J, Mr. VikramKedambadi Vasu	201941054031	2019
2	Frictionless Vertical Axis Maglev Wind Turbine	Dr.Vinyas M, Dr.Sudheer Reddy J, Dr.Balachandra P Shetty, Mr. VikramKedambadi Vasu	201941054028	2019
3	Real-Time On-board Truckload Weighing System	Mr. Ramesh Babu N, Dr.Vinyas, Dr. Kiran Aithal S, Mr. Manjunath H N	201941054030	2019
4	Multiutility Agricultural Vehicle	Mr. Lokesh N, Mr. Mahadeva Prasad, Mr. Prashanth N, Mr. Purushothama G	201941054027	2019
5	Solar Powered Rice Puffing Machine	Dr.Madhusudhan, Dr.Balachandra P Shetty, Mr. Praveena B A, Mr. Sujan K S	201941054029	2019

Funded research project including NMIT funding along with other funding agencies like DST/VGST/DRDO/TEQUIP:

Sl No	Title of the project	Project Team	Funding Agency	Duration	Amount	Present Status	Year
1	Design and fabrication of video Laryngoscope with styletoscope integrated with mobile phone to overcome difficulty in airway management for the elderly	PI:-Dr. PB Shetty CO PI:-Dr. Sudheer Reddy	DST(SEED/TIDE/002/2017)	2	52 Lakhs	Sanctioned	2017
2	FIST	PI:- Principal	DST
3	SAE Supra Project	PI:-Mr. Vinayak	NMIT	1	21.15 Lakhs	Completed
4	SAE E-Bhaja	PI:-Mr. Harish N	NMIT	1	5Lakhs	Completed
5	FHSAE Project	PI:-Mr. Vinayaka	NMIT	1	4 Lakhs	Completed
6	SAE Supra	PI:-Mr. Harish N	NMIT	1	6Lakhs	Completed
7	SAE Supra	PI:-Mr. Harish N	NMIT	1	2.39 Lakhs	Completed
8	Remote Controlled car	PI:-Mr. Harish N	Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (IEDC)	1	1.59 Lakhs	Completed

Publications

Journal Publications

Author(s) name	Title of the Paper	Title of the Journal	Publications Details			Indexing (Scopus/SCI/WOS/UGC/Others)
			Vol/Issue	Page No.	Year
N. Ramesh Babu, B.A. Praveen	Structural analysis of human femur bone to select an alternative composite material	Elsevier	49	1323-1330	2021	Scopus
N. Ramesh Babu  , S. Kiran Aithal	Finite element analysis of a passenger aircraft landing gear for structural and fatigue safety	Elsevier	49	1344-1352	2021	Scopus
Avinash L	“Comparison based on specific strength and density of in-situ Ti/Al and Ti/Ni metal intermetallic laminates”.	Journal of Materials Research and Technology-Elsevier,	14	1126-1136	2021	SCI
Avinash L	Measurement of Micro Burr and Slot Widths through-Image-Processing:-Comparison-of-Manual-and-Automated-Measurements-in-Micro-Milling”.	MDPI	22	1-16	2021	SCI
Vijay Kumar S	Development of 3D Printed Electromyography Controlled Bionic ARM	Springer Book Chapter		11-17	2021-2022	Scopus
Avinash L	Experimental Investigation of Selective Laser Melting Parameters for Higher Surface Quality and Micro Hardness Properties: Taguchi and Super Ranking Concept Approaches	Journal of Materials Research and Technology- Elsevier	Volume 14	2586-2600	2021	SCI
Avinash L	Corrosion Behavior of High-Strength Al 7005 Alloy and Its Composites Reinforced with Industrial Waste-Based Fly Ash and Glass Fibre : Comparison of Stir Cast and Extrusion Conditions	Materials	>Volume 14	3929-3946	2021	SCI

Paper Publications of students

• G. Nischith, M.A.R. Loja, F. Ebrahimi, M. Vinyas, N.D. Duc “Numerical analysis of the vibration response of skew magneto-electro-elastic plates based on the higher-order shear deformation theory” (2019) Journal of Composite Structures, Vol. 214, pp 132–142

Paper Publications of Faculty

• Simson Pinto, “Solar powered, battery free, refrigeration system with cold bank”, presented at an International Conference Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Management and Thermal Sciences (AMMMT-2016), held at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Engg and Management on 23rd and 24th September 2016.
• Rakesh. R, Manjunath. H. N, Madhusudhan, “ STUDY OF VAPOUR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM USING DOUBLE PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, Vol No. 5, Issue No. 7, July 2016. ISSN 2319- 8354.
• Kiran .V.S, Manjunath, Madhusudhan, “A STUDY ON OPTIMIZATION OF LOW PRESSUREFEED WATER HEATER FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, Vol No. 5, Issue No. 7, July 2016. ISSN 2319-8354.
• Girisha N, Manikumar K. C, Manjunath H. N, Sushanth H. Gowda, N. Kapilan, “ A Study on Effect of Alternative Refrigerant on the Performance of a Domestic Refrigerator”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 2016, 6(5A): 138-141.
• Rudra Naik M, Kumarchannaveeresh, U N Kempaiah " Directional optimization of MEMS piezoelectric Hydrophone for under water application" PMME conference paper published in material today proceeding. July 2016.
• Sandesh R Hegde, Divyanshu Sahay, G M Sandeep, Muralidhara, K V Nikhilesh “Design and development of inter-satellite separation mechanism for Twin Nano satellite — STUDSAT-2” IEEE Aerospace Conference – 2016, 45th student conference, Educational Pico and Nano Satellites, IAC – 2015, Big Sky, Montana, USA. (Paper available at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7500841/media)
• Dr. Desai Gowda, Charan Kumar D, Sandeep G M, Adithya Parthasarathy, Subhash Chandrashekar, “Tribological Characterization of Centrifugally Cast Graphite Cast Iron under Dry and Wet conditions”, presented at PMME – 2016, Elsevier materials today proceedings.
• Shiv Pratap Singh Yadav, Dr. S. Ranganatha, Sandeep G M, Salim Sharieff, “Abrasive Wear Trends of Non-Conforming Contact Surfaces” presented at PMME – 2016, Elsevier materials today proceedings.
• Mr. Sandeep G M, Mr. Avinash D N, “A Study on Behavior of Stress Wave Propagation in Different Sheet Metals under Impact Loads by Experimental and Numerical Methods”, ETMET 2016 (National Conference), 20th July, 2016, JIT, Bengaluru.
• Chandan S N, Sandeep G M, Vinayaka N, “Design, Analysis and Optimization of Race Car Chassis for its Structural Performance”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology Vol. 5 Issue 07, July-2016, pg. 361-367.
• B.S. Surendra, G.M. Sandeep, P. Balachandra Shetty, “Design and Fabrication of Inverted Cup Single Action Press Draw Tool”, IJLTEMAS Vol. 4 Issue 06, June-2015, pg. 15-17.
• Dr. Shantharaja M., Mr. Sandeep G. M., “Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Propagation of Stress Wave in Sheet Metal” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10, OCTOBER 2014.
• Praveen Kumar Kiranagi, V. R. Kabadi, “Some Investigation on Wear Measurements”, International Journal for Technological Research in Engineering, ISSN: 2347-4718, Volume 4, Issue 2, October 2016.
• Sharan Kumar, Sachin, V.R. Kabadi, “Investigation on the effect of FGM Alloy on cylinder liner using Centrifugal Casting Technique”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, ISSN: 2278-0181, Volume 5, Issue 1, July 2016.
• Joladarashi S, Vinyas M "On Frequency Response of Porous Functionally Graded Magneto-electro-elastic Circular and Annular Plates with Different Electro-Magnetic conditions using HSDT", Journal of Composite Structures, Elsevier (SCI, IF=4.89) Jan.2020.
• Ebrahimi F, Vinyas M, “Computational Analysis of smart Magneto-Electro-Elastic materials and structures: Review and Classification”, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer (SCI, IF=7.28) ( Jan. 2020).
• Sachin. B, Narendranath. S, D. Chakradhar, Effect of working parameters on the surface integrity in cryogenic diamond burnishing of 17-4 PH stainless steel with a novel diamond burnishing tool. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 38 (2019) 564-571.
• Sachin. B, Narendranath. S, D. Chakradhar, Selection of optimal process parameters in sustainable diamond burnishing of 17-4 PH stainless steel. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 41 (2019) 219.
• Sachin, B., S. Narendranath, and D. Chakradhar. "Enhancement of surface integrity by cryogenic diamond burnishing toward the improved functional performance of the components." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 41.10 (2019): 396.
• Sachin, B., S. Narendranath, and D. Chakradhar. "Application of desirability approach to optimize the control factors in cryogenic diamond burnishing." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2019).
• Sachin. B, Narendranath. S, D. Chakradhar, Sustainable diamond burnishing of 17-4 PH stainless steel for enhanced surface integrity and product performance by using a novel modified tool. Material Research Express. 6 (2019) 046501.
• Sachin. B, Narendranath. S, D. Chakradhar, Experimental evaluation of diamond burnishing for sustainable manufacturing, Material Research Express. 5 (2018) 106514.
• Sachin, B., S. Narendranath, and D. Chakradhar. "Effect of cryogenic diamond burnishing on residual stress and microhardness of 17-4 PH stainless steel." Materials Today: Proceedings 5.9 (2018): 18393-18399.
• Sachin, B., S. Narendranath, and D. Chakradhar. "Analysis of surface hardness and surface roughness in diamond burnishing of 17-4 PH stainless steel." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 577. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2019.
• Shyale, P., Shetty, M. H. N., Narayanappa, R. B., Bandadka, S., &Subbanna, K. A. "Study on extraction of excess heat from the fins of an engine cylinder to produce electricity using smart material." AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2080. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2019.
• Vishwas, C. J., Girish, L. V., Naik, G. M., Sachin, B., Roy, A., Prashanth, B. Y., &Badiger, R. "Effect of Machining Parameters on Surface integrity during Dry Turning of AISI 410 martensitic stainless steel." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 376. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2018.
• Vishwas, C. J., Gajanan, M. N., Sachin, B., Abhinaba, R., Puneet, N. P., Anjan, B. N., &Vinayak, N. K. "Study on Surface Roughness in Minimum Quantity Lubrication Turning of Al-6082/SiC Metal Matrix Composites." Applied Mechanics and Materials. Vol. 895. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2019.
• Gajanan M Naik, Abhinaba Roy, Sachin B, Narendranath S. “ANOM Optimization Studies on Wire Electric Discharge Turning Using Taguchi Experimental Design. Journal of Material Sciences. 2018.
• Sachin, B., S. Narendranath, and D. Chakradhar. "Optimization of cryogenic diamond burnishing process parameters on 17-4 PH stainless steel using Taguchi method." International conference on contemporary design and analysis of manufacturing and industrial engineering systems, 18-20th January 2018. (Received Best paper presentation Award)
• Amal M, Deepak B, Gajanan M Naik, Sachin B, Ravindra I B, Ajith M H. Effect of TiO2 on microstructure and mechanical properties of Zn-22Al-2.5Cu alloybased composite, iCold, Alvas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodbidri, Mangalore November 27-29, 2019.
• Sriram Mukunda, M. Vinyas, S Narendranath, Mervin A. Herbert (2019), “Effect of low temperature annealing on the properties of nano Ni–Ti alloys”, Materials Research Express, 6, 105711.
• Praveena B A, Md Mudabbir Ahmed, Vikram Kedambadi& U N Kempaiah (2018), “The Design, Optimisation And Analysis Of Office Chair Base, Based On The European Standards”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN(P): 2249-6890; ISSN(E): 2249-8001 Vol. 8, Special Issue 8, 85-92
• Ramesh Babu, N., Ramesh, M., & Kiran Aithal, S. (2019a). “Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Directionally Solidified Al-Si Based FG Composite.” Silicon. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00179-5
• Ramesh Babu, N., Ramesh, M., & Kiran Aithal, S. (2019b). “INFLUENCE OF VIBRATIONS DURING DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION ON MICROSTRUCTURE, HARDNESS AND STRENGTH OF Al-Si-GRAPHITE FG COMPOSITE.” Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developments, 42(3), 84–86. https://doi.org/10.26480/jmerd.03.2019.84.86
• Ramesh Babu, N., Ramesh, M., Kiran Aithal, S., Veeresh Kumar, S., & Manjunath H.Narayana, S. (2019). “Study of dry sliding wear behavior of Al-Si-C FG alloy developed through directional solidification.” AIP Conference Proceedings, 2080(March), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092892
• Ramesh Babu, N., Ramesh, M., Kiran Aithal, S., & Kotresh, K. (2018). “Effect of Lateral Vibrations during Directional solidification on Mechanical Properties of Al-18%wt Si Alloys.” Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(2), 6954–6962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.358
• Manjunath, H. N., Ramesh Babu, N., Suhas Kumar, S., Gowda, S. H., & Aithal, K. (2017). “Design and Development of Solar-Thermal Energy Storage System of Phase Change Materials.” Energy and Power, 7(4), 93–98. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.ep.20170704.01
• Manjunath, H., Kiran Aithal, S., Harish Kumar, L., Ramesh Babu, N., & Auradi, V. (2018). “Transient Thermal Investigations During External Chilling Of Al-18%Si Castings Through Experimental And Finite Element Modelling.” Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(2), 7191–7197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.385
• Aithal, S. K., Ramesh Babu, N., Manjunath, H. N., Narendranath, S., & Desai, V. (2015). “Development and Characterization of Al-Si-Cu FGM Using Centrifuge Technique.” Applied Mechanics and Materials, 766–767, 438–442. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.438
• Vinyas M, Sunny KK, Harursampath D, Trung NT, Loja, MAR (2019), “Influence of interphase on the multi-physics coupled frequency of three phase smart magneto-electro elastic composite plates”, Composite Structures, 226, 111254 (SCI; IF= 4.89).
• Vinyas, M, Athul SJ, Harursampath D, Loja, MAR, Trung NT,(2019), “A comprehensive review on analysis of nanocomposites: from manufacturing to properties characterization”, Material Research Express, 6 (2019) 092002 (SCI; IF= 1.44).
• Dehghan M, Ebrahimi F, Vinyas M (2019), “On wave dispersion analysis of magnetoelectrically affected fluid-conveying nanotubes in thermal environment” Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (SCI; IF= 0.996).
• Vinyas, M, Sandeep AS, Trung NT, Ebrahimi F and Duc ND (2019), “A finite element based assessment of free vibration behaviour of circular and annular magneto-electroelastic plates using higher order shear deformation theory”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, DOI: 10.1177/1045389X19862386 (SCI, IF=2.58)
• Vinyas, M and Kattimani, S.C., “Finite element simulation of controlled frequency response of skewed multiphase magneto-electro-elastic plates”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, DOI: 10.1177/1045389X19843674 (SCI, IF=2.58).
• Vinyas M, Nguyen-Thoi Trung, Athul S Joseph, Farzad Ebrahimi (2019), “Coupled evaluation of the free vibration characteristics of magneto-electro-elastic skew plates in hygrothermal environment”, Smart Structures and Systems (Accepted for Publication) (SCI, IF=3.622).
• Dehghan M, Ebrahimi, F, Vinyas M(2019), “Wave dispersion characteristics of fluid conveying magneto electro elastic nanotubes”, Engineering with Computers, (SCI, IF=3.551)
• Mahsa Karimiasl, Farzad Ebrahimi, Vinyas M (2019), “Vibration analysis of magnetoflexo-electrically actuated porous rotary nanobeams considering thermal effects via nonlocal strain gradient elasticity theory”, Advances in Nano Research, 7 No. 4, 221229
• Du Dinh-Cong, Ngyuen Thoi Trung, Vinyas M, Ngyuen T Duc (2019), “ Two-stage structural damage assessment by combining modal kinetic energy change with symbiotic organisms search, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 10.1142/S0219455419501207
• Ebrahimi F, Barati MR, Vinyas M (2019), “Dynamic modelling of smart magneto-electro elastic curved nanobeams”, Advances in Nano Research, 7(3), 145-155. (SCI, IF=2.23).
• Ebrahim-i F, Jafari A, Vinyas M (2019), “Dynamic characteristics of smart porous magneto-electro-elastic plates”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics (Accepted for publication). (SCI, IF=2.19).
• Ebrahimi F, Qadri S, Vinyas M (2019), “Free vibration analysis of graphene plateletsreinforced composites plates in thermal environment based on higher-order shear deformation plate theory”, The International Journal of Aeronautical & Space Sciences. (SCI, IF=2) 15.
• Ebrahimi F, Daman M, Vinyas M (2019), “Thermo-mechanical vibration analysis of curved imperfect nano-beams based on nonlocal strain gradient theory”, Advances in Nano Research, Vol. 7 No. 4 (2019) 249-263. (SCI, IF=2.23).
• Mahsa Karimiasl, Farzad Ebrahimi, Vinyas M (2019), “Nonlinear forced vibration of smart multiscale sandwich composite doubly curved porous shell”, Thin-walled Structures, 143, 106152 (SCI, IF=2.23).

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• Mahesh L, Vinyas M, Sudheer Reddy and Muralildhara B, “Investigation of the Microstructure and Wear Behaviour of Titanium Compounds Reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites”, 2018, Material Research Express, https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aaec4e
• Vinyas M, Kattimani SC, “Finite element evaluation of free vibration characteristics of magneto-electro elastic plates in ygrothermal environment using higher order shear deformation theory”.Compos Struct2018;202:1339–52.
• Vinyas M, “A higher-order free vibration analysis of carbon nanotube-reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates using finite element methods”. Composite part B. 2019. 158. 286-301
• Vinyas M. “Vibration control of skew magneto-electro-elastic plates using active constrained layer damping”. Composite Structures. 2019. 208. 600-617.
• Vinyas M, Kattimani S C, Loja MAR, Vishwas M. “Effect of BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 micro-topological textures on the coupled static behaviour of magneto-electro-thermo-elastic beams in different thermal environment”. Mater.Res. Express5(2018)125702
• Mrs. Smruthi Rekha Sen, presented a paper entitled “Study of Flow Behaviour in Vertical Centrifugal Casting”, at an International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications, held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from 16th – 18th August 2018.
• Chethan K. S, Bharath Raman S., Anthony Rishabh Paul, Akash A., Rohith K, “Dual Internal Combustion Engine”, International Journal for Scientific Research and Development”, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018.
• Ramesh Babu N, Ramesh M R, Kiran Aithal S Kotgi Kotresh “Effect of Lateral Vibrations during Directional solidification on Mechanical Properties of Al-18%wt Si Alloys” IMME17 Proceedings 5 (2018) 6954–6962 Elsevier Materials Today proceedings.
• Vinyas M, Kattimani S C,”Finite Element Evaluation of Free Vibration Characteristics of Magneto-Electro-Elastic Rectangular plates in Hygrothermal environment using higher order Shear Deformation Theory”, Composite Structures, in Press, doi. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.06.069.
• Shiv Pratap Singh Yadav, Nagesh Annarao Sutar, “STUDY OF BIOGAS BOTTLING PROCESS AND MODIFICATION WORK IN CASCADE”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2018, pp. 202–209, Article ID: IJMET_09_06_024.
• Shiv Pratap Singh Yadav, H N Redappa, “STUDY OF HIGH SPEED FLOW BEHAVIOR THROUGH AXIAL COMPRESSOR CASCADE BLADES”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2018, pp. 371–382, Article ID: IJMET_09_05_041.
• Mrs. Smruthi Rekha Sen, presented a paper entitled “Study of Flow Behaviour in Vertical Centrifugal Casting”, at an International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications, held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham from 16th – 18th August 2018.
• P.G. Mukunda,” Mechanical Characterization of Al and Al- 4%Cu alloy prepared by horizontal centrifugal casting process”. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, doi:10.4028/www.scientific. net/MSF.675-677.629
• P.G. Mukunda, “Study of mechanical & tribological properties of Al-12% Si alloy using vertical centrifugal casting”. HCMCP-2016 Elsevier publication materials proceeding today.
• P.G. Mukunda. “Strength Evaluation of Flake and Spheroidal Graphite cast irons Using Diametral Compression Test”, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2016.09.005.
• Rudra Naik. M, “Effect of Lateral Vibrations during Directional solidification on Mechanical Properties of Al-18%wt Si Alloys”, ELSEVIER (MATERIALS TODAY) IMME17.
• Avinash. L, “Mechanical Characterization of Al and Al- 4%Cu alloy prepared by horizontal centrifugal casting process”, International Journalof Manufacturing Technology and Management, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.675-677.629.
• YESHASWINI SUDARSHAN D, “Transient Thermal Analysis During External Chilling of Al-18%Si castings Through Experimental and Ansys Finite Element Modelling”, ELSEVIER (MATERIALS TODAY) IMME17.
• Suresh K.R, “Transient Thermal Analysis During External Chilling of Al-18%Si Castings Through Experimental and Ansys Finite Element Modelling”, ELSEVIER (MATERIALS TODAY) IMME17.
• Manjunath H N, Kiran Aithal S, Harish Kumar L, Ramesh Babu N ,V. Auradi- "Transient Thermal Analysis During External Chilling Of Al-18%Si Castings Through Experimental And Finite Element Modelling" IMME 17, Elsvier, Materials Today Proceedings, March 10-12 2017, NIT, Trichy
• Prajwal S, Manjunath HN, Sachin B, Krupa R, Kiran Aithal S,- A Study On Extraction Of Waste Heat From The Fins Of An Engine Cylinder To Generate Electricity", ERCAM 2017- International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering, (will be published in Springer Journal)
• Sushanth H Gowda, Joel DMello, Manjunath H N, Dr Raju K- "A Study on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engines for Vateria Indica (VIOME) Based B10 Biodiesel under Different Compression Ratio", ERCAM 2017- International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering, (will be published in Springer Journal)
• Ramesh Babu N, Ramesh M R, Kiran Aithal S, Kotgi Kotresh, Manjunath HN-" Development and Characterization of Al-Si functionally graded material through directional solidification", ERCAM 2017- International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical & Mechanical Engineering, (will be published in Springer Journal)
• Suraj R, Harish N, "DESIGN OPTIMISATION AND LIFE ESTIMATION OF SPLIT HUB GEOMETRY OF FSAE CAR", Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2016, November 11-17, 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 2016.
• Kiran .V.S , Manjunath.H.N, Madhusudhan:"A study on optimization of low pressure feed water heater for thermal Power plant"- International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering -ISSN: 2319-8354, Volume 05, Issue 07 and July 2016
• Rakesh R, Manjunath.H.N,Madhusudhan:"Study of Vapour Compression Refrigeration System using Double Pipe Heat Exchanger"- International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering -ISSN: 2319-8355, Volume 05, Issue 07 and July 2016
• Sajjan Raj Keshari, Sandeep G, "The effect of SiCp reinforcement on the Microstructural Mechanical Properties and Tribological Behavior of A-356 Alloy", paper presented at 5th National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Technologies – ETET 2016, held on 11th and 12th March 2016 at Jyothi Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
• Vijaymanthesh M, Krupa R, Manjunath HN-"Extraction and study of biodiesel and valve addition of biomass palletization"- International Conference on Advanced Materials,Manufacturing,Management and Thermal Sciences [AMMMT – 2016], Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
• Girisha N, Manikumar K C, Manjunath H N, Sushanth H. Gowda,N.Kapilan "A Study on Effect of Alternative Refrigerant on the Performance of a Domestic Refrigerator"- Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Scientific & Academic Publishing, pp. 138-141, DOI: 10.5923/c.jmea.201601.26., p-ISSN: 2163-2405, e-ISSN: 2163-2413
• Manjunath HN. Suhas Kumar S, Sushanth Gowda H, Kiran Aithal S- "Design and Development of Solar-Thermal Energy storage system of phase change materials"- Journal of Energy and Power, Scientific & Academic Publishing, USA (under communication- Conference will be held in the month of august)
• 1, Manjunath Gowda M, Manjunath HN., Dr.N.Kapilan: Performance Testing of Solar based Evaporative Cooling System- Thirty-first National Convention of Mechanical Engineers and National Seminar on " Renewable Energy Sources: A Panacea For India's Growing Energy Needs organised by Institute of Engineers (India) under aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board, IEI, The ATRIA hotel, Bangalore, 04-05 September 2015

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FACULTY NAME : Dr. P. BALACHANDRA SHETTY DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR International Journals:

• VeerabhadrappaAlgur, V.R.Kabadi, Sharanabasappa M, Ganechari S.M, P.B.Shetty, Optimization of Sliding specific wear and Frictional Force behaviour of Modified ZA-27 alloy using Taguchi Method, International Journal of Recent and Innovation trends in Computing and Communication, Volume-3, Issue-5, May 2015, pp 2644-2649.
• Surindra B.S, Sandeep G.M, P.Balachandra Shetty, Design and Fabrication of Latest Technology In Engineering, Management & Applied Science ISSN : 2278-2540, Volume 4, Issue VI, June-2015, pp 17-17.

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FACULTY NAME : Dr. DESAI GOWDA H S DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR

• Hamritha S, Desai Gowda H S., "Study of mechanical properties of Faded spheroidal graphite iron International Conference on emerging trends in manufacturing engines and Modelling", IJAER publications PP10283-10286,2015.

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FACULTY NAME : Dr. KIRAN AITHAL DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR Papers Published:

Papers Published
• "Characterization of Al-17wt.%Si using centrifugal casting", Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols 766-767 (2015) pp 399-404, Trans Tech Publications, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.399.
• "Effects of 4.5% Copper addition and Melt Treatment on Microstructure and Wear Properties of Al-7Si Alloy" Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols 766-767 (2015) pp 410-415, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.410.
• "Development and Characterization of Al-Si-Cu FGM using Centrifuge Technique" Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols 766-767 (2015) pp 438-442, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.438.
• "Investigation of Particle Segregation and Solidification time in FGM's using Centrifuge casting technique" Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols 766-767 (2015) pp 956-961, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.956.
• "The Influence of the Addition of 4.5 wt.% of Copper on Wear Properties of Al-12Si Eutectic Alloy'',ShivaprasadChannappagoudar, KiranAithal, NarendranathSannayallappa, Vijay Desai, PudukottahGopaliengARMukunda, Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Volume 9 Number 3, Pages 217 – 221, June.2015.

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FACULTY NAME : DR.VIJAYKUMAR RAMANATH. KABADI DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR International Journals:

• Veerabhadrappa V.R.1 Kabadi2 Ganechari S MArea of Research Work. Analysis Of Wear Behaviour Of A Heat Treated Modified ZA-27 Alloy By Taguchi Technique, International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication ISSN: 2321-8169 Volume: 2 Issue: 12 4095 – 4104
• 1,*VeerabhadrappaAlgur , 2Kabadi, V.R., , 3Ganechari, S. M. , 4Shetty, P.B .,Optimization Of Friction Performance Of A Heat Treated Modified Za Using Design Of Experiments, International Journal of Current Research Vol. 7, Issue, xx, pp.xxxx-xxxx, xxxxxxxxx, 2015, ISSN: 0975-833X
• SHARANABASAPPA. M1, V. R. KABADI2 & VEERABHADRAPPA ALGURArea of Research WorkThe Effect Of Pearlite, Cementite And Martensite Phases On Volumetric Wear Rate Of Hypereutectoid Steel Under Dry Sliding Conditions , International Journal of Metallurgical &Materials Science and Engineering (IJMMSE) ISSN(P): 2278-2516; ISSN(E): 2278-2524 Vol. 5, Issue 1, Feb 2015, 31-38
• Sharanabasappa M1*, V R Kabadi2, P B Shetty2 and Veerabhadrappa AlgurArea of Research WorkDry Sliding Wear Behaviour Of Hypereutectoid Steel Under The Influence Of Microstructures, Sliding Speeds And Normal Pressures, ISSN 2278 – 0149 www.ijmerr.com Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2015© 2015 IJMERR.
• Veerabhadrappa Algur1 V.R. Kabadi2 .Ganechari S MArea of Research WorkAnalysis Of Wear Behaviour Of A Heat Treated Modified ZA-27 Alloy By Taguchi Technique, International Journal On Recent And Innovation Trends In Computing And Communication ISSN: 2321-8169 Volume: 2 Issue: 12 4095 – 4104.
• ChandrashekharAmbiger, V.R.Kabadi, N.Gupta, K.G.Ambli, Rajesh bhide 'Influence of Substrate of the Carbon Content and coating Thickness on Scratch and Wear Resistance of AlCrN films' material Science and Metallurgy Engineering. 2016, vol.3, No.1, pp. 1-7.
• VeerabhadrappaAlgur, V.R.Kabadi, Ganechari S.M, A.M.ShivaprakashSwamy, B Naveen Kumar 'ProcesParameteric Optimization of Impact Test Using Taguchi and ANOVA Approach' IPASJ International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (IIJME) Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2016.
• VerabhadrappaAlgur, V.R.kabadi, Sharanabasappa, Ganechari S.M, P.b.Shetty, 'Optimization of Sliding Specific Wear and Frictional Force Behaviour of Modified ZA-27 alloy Using Taguchi Method' International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication. Vol.3, Issur.5, (May 2015), pp.2644-2649.
• P.Balachandra Shetty, V.R.Kabadi, P.Balakrishna Shetty 'Foundation Principles for Teachers in Bhagavad Gita' Indian Journal of Hmanities and Social Science. ISSN 2347-324X Vol.3, No.1 (2015), pp.1-5.

National Journals:
• S.A.Kori, T.M.Chandrashekha, M.H.Hosur, V.R.Kabadi 'Studies on Wear of Eutectic Al-Si alloy under dry sliding conditions'. Proceedings of the 53rd Indian foundry Journal, IIF Centre Kolkota, January 21-23, pp. 82-86
International Conference:

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FACULTY NAME : Dr. MADHUSUDHAN DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR International Journal:

• Investigation of particle segregation and solidification time in FGM's using centrifuge casting technique , Applied Mechanics and Materials, vols 776-767(2015) pp956-961.

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. CHETHAN KS DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• Chethan K S, KiranAithal S, Madhusudan A, Shailesh Rao, "Investigation of Particle Segregation and Solidification time in FGM's using Centrifuge casting technique," Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols. 766-767, pp. 956-961, 2015.

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. HARISH N DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR Details of the Conference/Journal papers:

• Harish N, Hamritha S, Kiran Aithal S, " Characterization of Al-17wt%Si using centrifugal casting " International Conference in Material processing technology Trans Tech Publications, Applied mechanics and material 766-767,2015

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. MANJUNATH HN DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

Details of theJournal papers:
• Dr.Kiran Aithal S, Ramesh Babu N, Manjunath HN, Dr.S N Narendranath: Development and Characterization of Al-Si-Cu FGM Using Centrifuge Technique – Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 766-767 in 2015 k Advances in Materials and Manufacturing. TransTech publications
Details of the Conference:
• Jayanth D, Karthik P, Madhu D, Kaushik R, Manjunath HN: Diesel-Jatropha-Ethanol blends: Performance and emmisions on C.I engines- KSBDB state level conference sponsered by KSCST
• Praveenkumar M Sindagi, Ajey C P, Manjunath H N, Dr. N Kapilan: Studies on Performance of Solar Based Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System- NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING- 2015,KSSEM,Bangalore,28th April 2015
• KumareshHiremath, ManjunathGowda M, Manjunath H N, Dr. N Kapilan: Studies on Performance of Solar Powered Evaporative Cooling System- NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING- 2015,KSSEM,Bangalore,28th April 2015.

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. RAVI PRAKASH DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• Ravikiran,Raviprakash,"Experimental Investigation on Diesel Engine using Fish oil methyl ester as Alternative Fuel", International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science , vol -Area of Research WorkIssue 2, March - April 2015

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. RUDRA NAIK M DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• N. Kusuma, RudraNaik. M, S. M. Murigendrappa,P.V. Shashi Kumar "Interfacing Of Mems Accelerometer With PLC For Real-Time Health/Condition Monitoring Of CNC Machin

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. SRIRAM MUKUNDA DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• Sriram Mukunda, Narendra Nath S, Mervin A. Herbert, P. G. Mukunda, "Effect of low temperature annealing on the wear properties of NITINOL", presented at International Conference at University of Malaysia Pahang held on November 11th – 13th 2015, published in Institute Of Physics Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 114 (2016) 012119 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/114/1/012119.

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FACULTY NAME : Mrs. HAMRITHA DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR Details of the Conference/Journal papers:

• Hamritha S, Desai Gowda H S ., "Study of mechanical properties of Faded spheroidal graphite iron
• International Conference on emerging trends in manufacturing engines and Modelling", IJAER publications PP10283-10286,2015.
• Harish N, Hamritha S, Kiran Aithal S, " Characterization of Al-17wt%Si using centrifugal casting " International Conference in Material processing technology Trans Tech Publications, Applied mechanics and material 766-767

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. SURESH KR DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR Details of the Conference/Journal papers:

• Suresh K.R, Mahendran S, M.S.Krupashankara, Avinash L., " Influence of Powder Composition & Morphology on Green Density for Powder Metallurgy Processes", International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 1, January 2015
• Sanjay K N,Dr. Aprameyan S , Suresh K R , Santhosh A N "Sliding wear of RRA Treated High Strength Aluminum Alloy " International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology", Vol 2,Issue 3, June (2015) pp 1957-1960. / https://www.irjet.net/archives/V2/i2/Irjet-v2i3315.pdf

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. AVINASH L DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• "Influence of Powder Composition & Morphology on Green Density for Powder Metallurgy Processes "International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, ISSN 2319-875Area of Research WorkVolume 4, January (2015)

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. SANDEEP GM ESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• B.S. Surendra, G.M. Sandeep and P. Balachandra Shetty "Design and Fabrication of Inverted Cup Single Action Press Draw Tool." International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Volume IV Issue VI is june, 2015, pp 15-17, impact factor 2.115, www.ijltemas.in

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FACULTY NAME : Mr. PRASHANTH N DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR

• Mr. Pavan Kumar AV ,Mr. Mohan G , MrBrijesh N, Mr. Chethan V, Mr. Prashanth N, "IC Engine Powered Forward and Reverse Transmission for All Terrain Robot", International Conference on Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering (ICCSME), 22nd March 2015 Pune. IR-CSMEPUNE-22035-320.

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FACULTY NAME : Dr. Vinyas M DESIGNATION : ASST.PROFESSOR Paper-1

• 1. Title-"On frequency response of porous functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic circular and annular plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using HSDT"
  2. Publication-Composite Structures, Elsevier
  3. Impact factor = 4.89
  4. Significance- A coupled higher order FE formulation in polar coordinates has been derived. The influence of various electro-magnetic boundary conditions and porosity distributions on the frequency response of magneto-electro-elastic plates has been assessed for the first time in the literature. This article may serve as benchmark solution in analysis of spacecraft and aircraft structure where the problem of porosity is quite common.

Paper-2

• 1. Title-"Computational Analysis of smart Magneto-Electro-Elastic materials and structures: Review and Classification"
  2. Archives of computational methods in Engineering, Springer
  3. Impact factor =7.28
  4. Significance- This article encapsulates a detailed critical assessment of various numerical techniques used for smart structures. The pros and cons of each method has been highlighted and also numerically compared. It is believed that this article paves way for future developments in the field of computational mechanics of smart materials

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Interaction with various Industries

1	M/s Southern Electronics, Peenya
2	3-day Industry-Institute Interaction, “Talk by industry experts”

Interaction with various Industries

1	Bosch India Pvt Ltd for internships and projects for final year UG and PG students
2	KPTCL for the research funded project and curriculum development
3	RITTAL INDIA Pvt Ltd for internships and projects for final year UG and PG students
4	Infosys Campus Connect for Curriculum development
5	Wipro-Mission 10X for faculty development

Workshop/Technical Talks

Title	Type of Training (workshop/webinar/FDP/SDP etc.)	Date with Duration	Name of the Organizing Department	Funding Agency	External Experts with Details
Innovation and Design thinking	FDP	29-10-21 to 30-10-21, 2 days	Mechanical engineering		Prof. P Achutha Rao, Design and Innovation Centre, consultant and trainer -IISc , Bangalore conducted the sessions .
A six days online Refresher programme on “Recent Advances in Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration” sponsored by AICTE, ISTE – phase3	AICTE-ISTE Sponsored Online Induction/Refresher FDP	27th April to 3rd May	Mechanical engineering	AICTE-ISTE	Experts from the field of HVAC in IISC, IITM ,ISHRAE ,CPET University, NITK, Johnson Controls, Blue star ltd and Art of living delivered the talks.
Energy , Environment and Sustainability	Webinar	5th May	Mechanical engineering	-----	Sri Dr. Kumaraswamy, Former member secretary and Head of Laboratories KSPCB
Employable Skillsets Required in Core Mechanical Industries	Webinar	8th May	Mechanical engineering		Mr. Ajitha Prabhu and Mr Ravikumar S from KRIATEC services Pvt Ltd
SIMUFACT additive	Webinar	11th May	Mechanical engineering		Mr. Anant P,  Solize India Technology Pvt Ltd
Sustainable Development of Water ,Energy and Waste Management Systems	Webinar	11th May	Mechanical engineering		Dr.  Lokeshwari M, Professor, Department of Civil Engg. RVCE
Electric Vehicles	Webinar	12 th May	Mechanical engineering		Mr Balaji S, Technical Manager Solize India Technology Pvt Ltd
Solid waste management by landfilling	Webinar	28th May	Mechanical engineering		Prof. Vinod B R , Assistant Professor, BMSIT&M , Bangalore.

• Webinar on “Electric vehicle motor and battery sizing calculation” was organized for students in partnership with Decibels EV community on 9-7-2020. Mr Suraj SD from Decibels Lab Pvt Ltd, delivered the talk.
• National Level AICTE Sponsored Virtual Short-Term Training Program (STTP) under AQIS on “Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)” was conducted from 12-8-20202 to 16-8-2020. Experts from Industry & academia such as Hydac India, Bosch Rexroth, IISc, Unizen Technologies delivered the talk. The program covered both the theoretical & hands on training via virtual mode.
• National Level AICTE Sponsored Virtual Short-Term Training Program (STTP) under AQIS on “INDUSTRY 4.0” was conducted from 24-8-2020 to 28-8-2020. Sessions were taught by experts from Festo Ltd. and Practical demonstration was done with CIROS® - The universal 3D virtual commissioning software.
• National Level AICTE Sponsored Virtual Short-Term Training Program (STTP) on “Drivers of Industry 4.0” was conducted from 19-10-2020 to 23-10-2020. Experts from Industry & academia such as Hydac India, Bosch Rexroth, IISc, Unizen Technologies delivered the talk.
• Illuminate workshop organized by E-Cell NMIT in association with E-Cell IIT Bombay on 12/11/2019.
  Resource Person: Puneeth Raman, Founder, Prewisdom
  Faculty Co-ordinator: Bharath V
• “AQUEST-Chapter level quiz competition” conducted by ISHRAE sponsored by HITACHI on 23/11/2019
  Quiz Master: Mr. A. Madhukar, CEO Climatics Pvt Ltd
  Dr.Kapilan and Mr. M Muniranjan
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a three-day workshop on “Document Typesetting using LATEX”, from 9th – 11th December 2019.
  Resource Persons: Mr. Manjunath K Manahalli, NITK Surathkal Dr.Shivdarshan S L, NITK Surathkal Dr. Sridhar Sanshi P U
  Organizer:Dr. Pradeep V Badiger
• A One DayWorkshop on “Technological Advances in Rapid Prototyping” January 2020 with Industry Experts as with Hycube Works Private Limited, Bangalore.
  Organizers: Faculty Members - Mr. Lokesh and Mr. Vikram Kedambadi Vasu
  Speaker: Mr.Shreyas S P, Director, Hycube Works Private Limited, Bangalore.
• A Four-day Workshop on “Additive Manufacturing” November 2019, in association with Indian Tech Keys.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Technical talk on “INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION” in association with AXIS Global Automation group of companies on 31/08/2019 Resource Person: Mr. Linga Gopi, Application Engineer, AXIS global automation Group of Companies
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Technical Talk on “Proposal and Paper Writing” on 14th September 2019. Resource Person: Dr. Venkateshvaralu, Principal Scientist – CSIR, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a 3-day workshop on “CNC Milling Machine Design”, in association with IIITD&M Kancheepuram in September 2019. Resource Person: Dr. P B Shetty, Professor, Mechanical Dept, NMIT Bangalore Mr. Lokesh N, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Dept, NMIT Bangalore

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized an Inauguration function of E-Cell activities followed by a technical talk on Entrepreneurship on 24/09/2019. Resource Person: Sri. Ravindra Pai, Managing Director, Century Real Estate Holdings Pvt Limited

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Lecture entitled “Innovative tools and technologies in the field of political campaigning” was organized on 27/09/2019. Resource Person: Dr. H.C. Nagaraj, Principal, NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology

• Department of Mechanical Engineering organizes a One-day National Workshop on “Six Sigma Yellow Belt” in association with Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 30/09/2019. Resource Person: Sri. Avinash Mohan, Political Strategy Consultant
• Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a One-day workshop on “Virtual Lab”, on 28/08/2019 in association with National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. Resource Person (s): Mr. Nishan B Shetty, CSD, NITK
  
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a two-day workshop on “CNC MACHINE DESIGN”, in Association with Indian Tech Keys on 4th and 5th September 2019 Resource Person: Mr. K. Kotresh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mech Engg, NMIT Bangalore.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organizeda technical talk on “Evaporation of Nanofuels”in association with Institute of Smart Structures and Systemson 09/09/2019. Resource Person: Prof. Nwabueze Emekwuru of Coventry University, UK.
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a VTU-TEQIP 1.Area of Research WorkSponsored Five-day Student Employability Program on “Industrial Hydraulic Systems”, from July 19th – 24th, in association with Visveswaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka.
  Resource Persons: Mr. Bharath V, Mr. Puneeth Kumar M V
  
• NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology organized a Second International Conference on "Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (ERCAM-2019)" on the 25th and 26th July 2019.
  
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a 2-Day workshop on “Additive Manufacturing”, on the 28th and 29th June 2019.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a 5-Day workshop on “Automated Manufacturing Systems” from 1st to 5th July 2019, in association with National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Resource Person: Shri Nirmal Kumar Mandal, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a 2-Day Skill Development Program on “CATIA”, on the 8th and 9th July 2019. Resource Person: Mr. Chethan K S
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a 2-Day Skill Development Program on “CNC Programming and Machining”, on the 10th and 11th July 2019. Resource Persons/Speakers: 1. Dr. Gurudatt 2. Mr. Praveen B A 3. Mr. Mahadev Prasad
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a “YANTRA Tech – Fest”, on 2nd April 2019. The events conducted were Tech Hunt and Mech Quiz.
• Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a “YANTRA Tech – Fest Project Exhibition”, on 3rd April 2019.
• National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru organized a one-week Faculty Development Program on “Research Avenues in Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering”, from 13/05/2019 to 17/05/2019.

Workshops Conducted

A One-day Natural Workshop on Six Sigma Yellow Belt Resource Person: MSME and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering	02/04/2019
Dept. of Mechanical Engg organized a One-week Faculty Empowerment Program on “Teaching, Learning and assessment with Models” Resource Person: Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu	16/03/2019 to 22/03/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg. Organized a one-day workshop on” Design Thinking” Resource Person: Isetilab & Infopace	07/02/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg. Organized a 5-day workshop on “FORMULA-BHARATH 2019” at Kori Motor Speedway Resource Person: Engineering Mobility Consortium	23/01/2019 to 27/01/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg organized a 3-day workshop on “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp on SCIENTISTS OF UTOPIA” at TECHNIX18IIT(BHU). Resource Person: NSTEDB, GOI, Varanasi	16/01/2019 to 18/01/2019
Dept. of Mechanical Engg organized a one-day workshop on “Advanced Ceramics”. Resource Person: Dr. Shyam Rao, Senior Vice-President, Carborundum Ceramics Ltd	05/01/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg. Organized a 5-day workshop on” Product Design Engineering using FUSION 360”. Resource Person: Mr. Prashanth, Chennai	03/01/2019 to 07/01/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical Talk on “Aerospace Casting”. Resource Person: Dr T Ram Prabhu, Scientist, Defence R&D Organization	05/02/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical Talk on “Product Management”. Resource Person: Shri Jeevan Satish Kumar, Technical Programme Manager, WIDIA Products Group	10/01/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical Talk on “Advanced Ceramics”. Resource Person: Dr. Shyam Rao, Sr. Vice President, Carborundum Ceramics LTD	05/01/2019
Dept of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical Talk on “Technical Talk on "What is Industry and how its departments are framed to meet the target”. Resource Person: Mr K M Sharma, Senior DGM, L&T	08/09/2018
Dept. of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical Talk on “Introduction to Cold storage” in association with ISHRAE Bangalore Chapter. Resource Person: Mr Anish Simha, M/s Rinac India ltd	07/09/2018
Dept. of Mechanical Engg organized a Technical talk on “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in association with ISHRAE Bangalore Chapter”. Resource Person: Dr A Madhukar, CEO, Ms Climatics & Mr Anish Simha, M/s Rinac India ltd	06/09/2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Technical Talk on ””, on 31st October 2018. Chief Guest: Mr. Chandrappa, Deputy Manager, IMTMA.	31st October 2018
YANTRA MECHANICAL was inaugurated on 5th September 2018, where a Technical Talk was delivered by Mr. Gurvinder J Singh on “Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering”.	5th September 2018
A technical talk on “GREEN ENERGY”, was delivered to the students of Mechanical Engineering by Credible Future Pvt Ltd, New Delhi	24th Aug 2018
Delegates from Credible Future Pvt Ltd, visited NMIT campus on 23/08/2018, for collaboration in establishing Automotive Research Centre for hosting National E-Kart championship.	2Area of Research WorkAug 2018
Inauguration of newly set-up Centre of Excellence – Aero & IoT of NMIT was done by Dr. Harshvardhan, Honorable Union Minister of Science and Technology & Easter Sciences, Govt. of India on 13/08/2018. The Guest of honor was Dr. Sadananda Gowda, honorable union minister for statistics and program implementation, Govt. of India.	1Area of Research WorkAug 2018
YANTRA MECHANICAL was inaugurated on 5th September 2018, where a Technical Talk was delivered by Mr. Gurvinder J Singh on “Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering”.	5th Aug 2018
The delegates of TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR PVT LTD, visited NMIT Bangalore on 03/08/2018 as a part of the company CSR activity to establish Toyota Engine and Transmission Excellence Centre for enhancing the academic skill of Mechanical and Automobile experts to the students to meet the cultural and industrial requirement.	3rd Aug 2018
Mr. Anand Bhatia, Managing Director-Bird Electronics interacting with 3rd semester and 5th semester students about projects and internships.
Workshop on “Introduction to FEM through ANSYS” in association with Glisten Project Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - 27th& 29th July, 2018.	27th & 29th July, 2018
Delegates from the “Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers” visited NMIT campus on 26/07/2018, for the discussion regarding collaboration for academic partnership, still development program.	26th July 2018
Dr. Seetharamu, Dr B K Muralildhara and Mr. Harish Kumar L from Mechanical Engg. Dept. represented NMIT on 14/07/2018 at the meeting on “Technology and training aspect”, organized by National Design and Research Forum and Institution of Engineers, at IEI, Queens’s road Bangalore.	14th July 2018
Skill Development Program on “Essentials of CATIA V5: Part Modeling” - 09th to 13th July, 2018.	9th July to 13th July 2018
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering organized a 3-day National workshop on “Smart Materials & Structures”, with hands-on COMSOL with Physics.	26/6/2018 to 28/6/2018
IQAC and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering organized a 3-day FDP on “Technology Enhanced Teaching & Learning”	25th, 26th and 28th May 2018
Mr. Sridhar, General Manager - Application & Engineering, Federal-Mogul Powertrain, delivered a talk on Advances in Automotive Industries for 4th Semester students of ‘A’ and ‘B’ section on 23-02-18.	2Area of Research WorkFeb 2018
The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a One Day Workshop on " Industry 4.0 - IIOT "(Expert Lecture Series- I ) in association with Indian Institute of Plant Engg. (IIPE) and Indian Association of Energy Management Professionals (IAEMP) on 09th February 2018 at Old Seminar Hall NMIT. Workshop Coordinator : Mr. Harish Kumar L, Assistant Professor , Dept. of ME The workshop agenda is as follows: The workshop had participants from various Industries like Robert Bosch, BEL and from colleges across Karnataka. The topics mentioned in the agenda were covered by the experts belonging to reputed industries in India. The Workshop saw the Energy Meter installation at the NMIT campus for analyzing the Power utilization across different buildings of NMIT. The highlight of the workshop was the Panel discussion, where all the experts were asked to discuss on the Energy management through IIOT and its effectiveness in the future towards the betterment of our nation.	09 Feb 2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Centre of nanomaterials and MEMS organized a 3-day FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM on “Microsystems” from	Feb 2018
Two students and faculty Mr. Harish Kumar L participated in SAE SUPRA Technical workshop on 6 th January 2018 at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.	06 January2018

DEPARTMENTAL FORUM

Ayudha Pooja Celebrations at institute level by Mechanical Student Association - Yantra

Ayudha Pooja celebrations at the Institute level was grandly conducted by Mechanical Student Association – Yantra on 13-10-2021 in the Mechanical department. The occasion was Graced by Mr Rohit Punja – Administrator , Principal – Dr HC Nagaraj, Dean Academics – Dr Sridhar V, all the Heads of the department, Faculty members and students of NMIT. Activities of this student chapter are to organize:

• Lectures by corporate members and others on the subject of engineering interest.
• Paper meetings, discussions, seminars and technical films on selected subjects.
• Visits to engineering projects, construction sites, factories, workshops, laboratories etc.
• Competitions on technical subjects including annual paper writing, model building and quiz competitions.
• Promotion of social contacts among the students.
• Other activities conducive to the technical and intellectual advancement of the students.

Colloquiums in the Department

• “Blood Flow Dynamics through Tortuous and Stenotic Coronary Arteries”. Held on 25/02/2020
  Speaker: Dr. Abdulrajak Buradi
• “Solid Waste Management – Landfill Technology”. Held on 24/01/2020
  Speaker: Mrs. Krupa R
• “CAM software Technology for helping Improve CNC Manufacturing”. Held on 29/11/2019
  Speaker: Dr. B Gurudatt
• “Leveraging 3D Printing for Creative Engineering Applications”. Held on 25/10/2019.
  Speaker: Mr. Prashanth N
• “Generation of MATLAB code for iso-geometric method by using B-spline curve”. Held on 26/09/2019.
  Speaker: Mr. Sunil Kumar H S
• “CAM Software Technology for helping Improve CNC Manufacturing”. Held on 29/08/2019.
  Speaker: Dr. B Gurudatt
• “Investigation on Characterization and Performance of Hard Thin Films developed by Cathodic Arc Evaporation”. Held on 22/04/2019.
  Speaker: Dr. Pradeep V Badiger
• “Biodiesel Production from Boiled Vegetable Oil using Self-Synthesized Strontium Oxide Nano-Catalysts”. Held on 25/03/2019.
  Speaker: Ms. Preethi Aradhya
• “Sound Radiation from an Impacting Structure”, held on 25/02/2019
  Speaker: Dr. S. Prasad Narla
• “Abrasive Wear Behavior of Endodontic NITINOL Tools”, held on 28/01/2019
  Speaker: Mr. Sriram Mukunda
• “CFD Applications in The Field of Agriculture”, held on 28/12/2018
  Speaker: Mr. Bharath V
• “Investigations on Heat Transfer in Cooling of Gas Turbine Blades”, held on 27/11/2018
  Speaker: Mr. Arun Kumar G L
• ‘Development of transfemoral amputee walking simulator”, held on 15/10/2018
  Speaker: Mr. Mrutyunjay Maharana
• ‘Finite Element Analysis of Static Behavior - Magneto-Electro-Elastic Structures in Thermal Environment”, held on 26/09/2018
  Speaker: Dr. Vinyas M
• “Analytical Model to Predict and Improve Clinching Joint Strength”, held on 23/08/2018
  Speaker: Dr. Santosh Kumar

Students chapter for The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air‐conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE)

The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air‐conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), was founded in 1981 in New Delhi. The inspiration and guideline to form this society was, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air‐conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Starting with 4 members, today ISHRAE has reached membership figure of more than 10,000 pan India. These include engineers, eminent personalities from HVAC industry, Professional from environmental field, industry owner, students etc. ISHRAE organizes technical events like ACREX, ACRECONF, Acreserve, Racon, Urjavaran, Ventocnf, Confluence etc. where eminent personalities from India and other countries lecture on their specialized subjects. ISHRAE also organizes technical training sessions where experienced and eminent personalities from HVAC industry conduct the training. The main activities of the student chapter:

• Advancement of the arts and sciences of heating, air‐conditioning and refrigeration engineering (HVAC) and related services.
• Continuing education of members and other interested persons in the said sciences through lectures, workshops, product presentations and publications.
• Rendition, career guidance and financial assistance to students of the said science
• Encouragement of scientific research

Students Chapter for Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

The Student Chapter is constituted for initiating student’s interest on all levels of automotive projects. SAE organizes various workshops which gives a platform for the student’s to participate in computations at both national and International level. Activities of this student chapter are to organize:

• Guest lectures by corporate members in the area of automotive.
• Students also do paper presentations and journals of their work in the area of automotive.
• Technical events are organized by the SAE members annually.
• Students are given opportunities to participate in national events like BAJA, e-BAJA, SUPRA
• Students also participate in international event like FHSAE.

Yantra

Yantra is a student forum of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Yantra was inaugurated in the year 200Area of Research Workwith a student and staff membership of 80. Today Yantra has more than 3500 staff members and students which include alumni students in India and other countries. Under the banner of Yantra, students organize visits to the industry, cultural events, technical seminars and sporting events Yantra brings out annual magazine MECHZINE of the Mechanical Engineering department. The inaugural issue of MECHZINE was published in the year 2004. MECHZINE serves as a platform for the students to publish technical and nontechnical articles. The magazine facilitates networking of faculty and students new and old.

Achievements & Awards

List of Faculty/Student Achievements

• Michael John Bosco (Alumnus working at IISc), Chetan Ranganath and Chandrasekhar L of 7th Semester have cleared the final round with their design of MEMS actuator ready for fabrication. This was a National level event organised by semiconductor technology and applied research centre
• Mechanical engineering student’s Mahendra S, Aditya V, Suraj, Dishad Kumar BT from 7th semester and Bhuvan Raju from 5th semester of team NMIT participated in the basketball tournament held at PES UNIVERSITY "INFINI NATIONAL SPORTS FEST 2021" and won the basketball tournament
• G.N.Nagaharish , Nitesh Basavaraj Hallad and Prahlad V Deshpande of 7th semester presented a paper entitled “Blood Flow Analysis Through Bifurcated and Stenosed Coronary Artery” in the 48th National Conference on FLUID MECHANICS AND FLUID POWER (FMFP 2021) held during 27th-29th December at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, India.
• 5th semester student Ashitha Ravi participated in the VTU NORTH ZONE Badminton competition and secured the first place in Badminton Doubles.
• Dr. Vijay Kumar S has been selected as Advisory Committee member for GUINNESS WORLD RECORD OFFICIAL ATTEMPT of the “THICKEST BOOK IN THE WORLD” for 2021-22 to review a Book Chapters 150 to 200.
• Passed out final year students of 2021 batch , Mr Rohit Kumar R, Mr Md. Massiullah ,Mr Sachin Goankar and Mr Ganesh E bagged the Best Project award at the 44th series KSCST Student project program 2020-2021 for their project “ Design Development of Multidrive Mobile Robot For Defense and Reconnaissance Application” under the guidance of Mr Prashanth N
• Ms Ashitha Ravi of 5th semester won Women's singles- Runner medal and Mixed doubles- Winner medal conducted by ISHRAE Badminton league 2021
• Mr Abhishek and Mr Chandrashekar of 7th semester secured second prize and a cash award of Seven thousand rupees in the ISHRAE Quiz competition organised at Reva University on 18th September 2021
• Mr. Ramesh Babu N has successfully completed his PhD from NITK, Surathkal. The title of his thesis is “Development and Characterization of Al -Si Based Functionally Graded Material Through Directional Solidification”
• Mrs. SmrutiRekha Sen has successfully completed her PhD from NMIT Centre, Visveswaraya Technological University, Belagavi. The title of her thesis is “Studies on Melt Behavior of Vertical Centrifugal Casting Process in Obtaining Sound Aluminium Based Casting”.
• A team of students from final year Mechanical Engg: (a) Anjana (b) Varun (c) Abhishek (d) Nanith (e) Mukul
  The above-mentioned students have participated in Techno Quiz 2020 at BIEC, IMTEX and stood as 2nd runner-up.
• Students of 5th Semester Mechanical Engineering, Vyshnavi Raj, Jahnavi Srushti and Ashma Thapa participated in “NEWGEN INNOVATIVE ENTERPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTRE” Prodothon 1.0 and secured first place with a cash Prize of 15k and Gift Voucher of 10k from HyCube Works.
• Mr. Nithin H V, student of 3rd Semester Mechanical won the YONEX SUNRISE – 13th CUCT/ MS Ramaiah – ANANDASHRAM STATE RANKING BADMINTON TOURNAMENT, that was held under 19 MIX Doubles Event from 31st July – 7th August 2019 at CANARA UNION CHARATABLE TRUST, Bangalore, Karnataka.
• Mr. Nithin H V, student of 3rd Semester Mechanical won the YONEX SUNRISE KARNATAK STATE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP in the BOYS DOUBLE EVENT, that was held for UNDER-19, SENIORS AND VETARANS, from 4th – 8th September 2019 at District Indoor Stadium, Udupi, Karnataka.
• Mr. Nithin H V, student of 3rd Semester Mechanical won the Doubles YONEX SUNRISE 75th South Zone Interstate Badminton Championship - 2019 in the U-19 Boys & Girls/ Men’s and Women’s Mixed Team Event/ Individual Event, that was held for Men’s and Women’s & Under – 19 Boys & Girls, in September 2019 at Chandrashekhar Patil Badminton Stadium, Kalaburagi, Karnataka. U-19 Boys & Girls Event
• Dr. Sachin B, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engg Dept, secured his Doctoral Degree from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal in October 2019. The title of his research work is “Experimental Investigations on Diamond Burnishing of 17-4 Stainless Steel under Sustainable Cooling Environments”.

  

• Mr. Aman Kumar Ranjan (1NT15ME008), final year Mechanical Student graduated this year and got selected in the Indian Navy on a Permanent basis. He was a meritorious student of the Department who cleared the Combined Defence Services Exam (UPSC).
  
• Dr. Vinyas M was Awarded PhD in “Static behavior of functionally graded Magneto-Electro-Elastic plates and beams in thermal and hygrothermal environment”.
• Dr. Subramanya Prasad was awarded PhD in “understanding the role of microstructure on fracture and failure behavior of magnesium and its alloy AZ31 by conducting fracture experiments as well as simulating the ductile fracture behavior using finite strain crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM)”.
• Dr. Pradeep V. Badiger was awarded PhD in “Investigations on Characteristics and Performance of Hard Thin Films Developed by Cathodic Arc Evaporation”.
• Dr. Santosh Kumar was awarded PhD in “New Mechanical Methods to Join Sheets in Butt and Lap joint Configuration and Analytical model to predict and improve Clenching Joint strength”.
• Mr. Manoj, Nikhil, Karthik and Rahul secured Third place in National Level Competition for having presented their Project entitled “Design, development and Optimization of legged robot using Klann and Theo and Jansen mechanism”. Conducted at an Annual Research and Technical Symposium of Department of Mechanical Engg, IIT Bombay.
• Sail Mohamed Annigeri of 3rd Semester Mechanical won the Silver Medal in 21k race at VTU Athletic meet - 28^th Oct 2018
• Sail Mohamed Annigeri of 3rd Semester Mechanical won the Bronze Medal in 5000 mtr received VTU Athletic meet - 28^th Oct 2018
• ISSS best project UG category has been now awarded our mechanical students and guide Mr. Rachith SN. The award has been presented by Padma Vibhushan Prof. Aatre at ISSS conference in Madurai
• Mr. Samir Panda Got IEEE Best Paper Award for presenting a paper entitled “Gold-Polypyrrole Bimorph Actuator for Underwater Robotics Operation”, at IEEE Conference - ICSCAN 2018 (6-7, July, 2018) MIT, Puducherry.
• Ms. Padma Priya and Mr. Mohammed Tayab have completed their Immersion Program cum Project on the topic “Design and Analysis of Aircraft Wing” at North Dakota State University, USA.

Rally car design challenge (RCDC) is an Engineering design challenge for the budding new engineers of the country. This is India’s first challenge in which Engineering students will be coming in contact and participating with professional motorsports people. The target for the teams is to design a two-seater buggy which is aesthetically and ergonomically sound and is a fun and durable machine in its own ways.

• Team Scorpions and Team Vyghra from Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology had participated in RCDC 2018. Both the teams cleared the Technical round and participated in the dynamic rounds of the race. There were Area of Research Workrounds in the Dynamic stage:
• Tame the Desert: – get ready to get stuck- In this round driver had to drive through an open desert, the navigator was provided with a satellite GPS unit which has an inbuilt map of the track with all directions and check points. The track consisted of deep sand dunes and open desert.
• Through the night sky: – (When in doubt throttle it out)
• In this round, the driver had to drive their vehicles through the night in the desert using satellite GPS equipment. Track consisted of grits, stones and sand dunes. The co-ordination between the navigator and the driver played a very crucial role in this round.
• Velodrome Round: This Final round included huge obstacles, water round, drums, tires and bumps through which driver had to take their vehicle. This was a rigorous test of the vehicles suspension and steering capabilities.

SAE EGA Hybrid 2-Wheeler Championship 2018

A team of 15 automotive enthusiasts bound to engineer and design a parallel hybrid electric scooter to surpass the other students and to earn the badge of honor. With improved and trusted design methods, knowledge and bundle of experience, the team aims the National top ranking. We take this opportunity to turn our ideas into reality and improve the technology we use and to express our creativity and imagination on the overall design of the vehicle to prove our engineering skills and compete with other universities of India. Team Trydan have stood 2nd in the Virtual Round among all the participants in India. TVS Motor Company sponsored Jupiter scooter for the participation in SAE EGA event to be held in the month of April 2018. Faculty Coordinator :Mr. Harish Kumar L, Assistant Professor , Dept of ME