AREA OF INTEREST:

• 1. Production Engineering
• 2. Advanced Manufacturing Techniques
• 3. Mechatronics

EDUCATIONAL PROFILE:

• 1. PhD - CUSAT
• 2. M.Tech - IIT Madras
• 3. B.Tech - University of Kerala

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1. Teaching : 33 Years
• 2. Industrial Experience : 1 Year
• 3. Research : 7 Years

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Fellow of the Institution of Engineers ( FIE )
• 2. Life Member of ISTE

Awards & Achievements:

• 1. Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers (India)
• 2. Holder of Advanced Amateur Wireless Communication License

PROJECTS HANDLED:

• 1. Robo Manipulator for Rover Mars Expedition, ISRO
• 2. Failure mode analysis of HDPE/ PP Blends, CUSAT

PUBLICATION IN JOURNAL:

• 1. Mechanical Behavior of Coir reinforced Polyster Composites
• 2. Study of Strain Hardening Behavior in an Aerospace alloy
• 3. Analysis of Tool Work interaction in Ultrasonic Percussive Rock Abrader for Planetary Rock Abrading Applications

PUBLICATION IN CONFERENCE:

• 1. Productivity improvement in the moulding process of a connector manufacturing industry
• 2. Photoelastic investigations on the fracture behavior of PS/HIPS blends
• 3. Effect of blend composition on the tensile behavior of PS/HIPS blends

PARTICIPATION:

• 1. International conference on Advances in Polymer Technology, September 2008
• 2. Second International Conference on Materials for the Future, February 2011

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Chairman, Board of Examinations for M.Tech in M.G. University from 2008 onwards.