Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Dr. L. Vijayaraghavan is a retired professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He received his B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) in 1974 from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu and his masters in machine tool engineering in 1976 from Madras University, Coimbatore. He completed his Ph.D in metal cutting from IIT Madras in 1983. He has published more than 80 journal articles and 140 conference papers in machine tools design. Dr. Vijayaraghavan has also been invited as a guest lecturer to numerous universities across the globe. He has successfully completed several sponsored and research based industrial consultancy projects. More than 20 students have been awarded their doctoral degrees under his guidance. His major research interests include machine tools and metal cutting, CAD-CAM, condition monitoring, grinding, and machining of composites. Dr. K. Hemachandra Reddy is a senior professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at JNTUA College of Engineering, Ananthapuramu, India. He received his bachelors (Mechanical Engineering) in 1988 from Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh and his masters in heat power engineering in 1991, from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He completed his Ph.D in 2001, in IC engines from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He has published more than 135 journal and 75 conference papers. He has also delivered more than 30 invited talks on thermal engineering and more than 100 lectures on personality development, career counseling, goal setting and achievement motivation in various academic institutions and public platforms. He has served as a National Executive Council Member of ISTE, New Delhi, for two terms and was nominated to the National Council of Institution of Engineers (India) for the year 2015 and as Secretary, ISTE Andhra Pradesh section for a period of three years. He has acted as a member of more than 10 state level committees on higher education and also acted as the chairman of Board of Studies, Director of Academic Planning and Registrar of JNTUA. Dr. Hemachandra Reddy has guided more than 30 doctoral students. His research interests include CFD, IC engines, heat transfer, pollution mitigation, materials and alternative sources of energy. Dr. S. M. Jameel Basha is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute of Technology, Ananthapuramu, India. He received his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Gulbarga University, Karnataka, and his masters in heat transfer from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He completed his Ph.D in IC Engines from JNTUA University, Ananthapuramu. He has published more than 30 journal articles and 15 conference papers in the field of thermal engineering. Dr. Jameel Basha is a member of IEI India and a life member of ISTE. He has a long teaching experience of more than 20 years and has also successfully served in various academic and administrative roles during this time. His research interests include IC engines and heat transfer.