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Prof. Syed Ismail

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Room No: Mechanical department +91-870-2462321 syedismail7@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 44
    • Conference(s): 36
    • Book Chapter(s): 9
    • PhD: Current - 6  Awarded - 7
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 4  Workshop - 6

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    13

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    5

    PROJECTS

    Research Areas

    Composite Materials
    Laser Ablation
    Laser Shock Peening
    Lubrication
    Surface Coatings
    Surface Texturing
    Tribology
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2014
    Master of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2009
    Bachelor of Technology NCET, JNTU Hyderabad 2006
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Tribology(ME419) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Kinematics of Machinery(ME1203) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Lubrication & Rotor Dynamics(ME466) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Design of Machine Elements(ME252) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Design of Transmission Elements(ME304) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Mechanical Design(ME5401) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Enhancing the Performance of Industrial Waste Based Supercapacitor by Laser Scribing for energy Storage Applications, By Pooja Yadav, Gangadhar Mahar, Sushil Patel, Vikash Sharma, Manohar Kakunuri, Ismail Syed, Satish S, Abdul Azeem, Elsevier, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol., pp., 2025
    Development of Hybrid Aluminum Nanocomposites for Automotive Applications: An In-Depth Analysis Using Experimental Approaches and Predictive Machine Learning Techniques, By Chitti Babu Golla, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Mutlu Ozcan, P Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol., pp., 2025
    Tool wear analysis in AISI 52100 steel machining with sustainable approach, By Avinash Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, Taylor and Francis, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, vol., pp., 2024
    Triboinformatics Approach for Prediction of High-Stress Abrasive Wear and Coefficient of Friction in Al/ TiC Nanocomposites Using Machine Learning Techniques, By Chitti Babu Golla, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, ASME, ASME Journal of Tribology, vol., pp., 2024
    High Speed Steel Tool Performance through Hybrid Texturing Followed by Shock Peening towards Sustainable Machining, By Prasad, K.N., Ismail, S. & Satish, M., Springer, J. Mach. Manuf. Reliab., vol., pp., 2024
    Variation in wear scar penetration depths due to impact angle on the erosion wear of advanced aluminum matrix nanocomposites, By Chitti Babu Golla, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol., pp., 2024
    Tribo-informatics approach to predict wear and friction coefficient of Mg/Si3N4 composites using machine learning techniques, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, R. Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Manoj Gupta, P. Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol., pp., 2024
    Experimental investigations with machine learning techniques for understanding of erosion wear in advanced aluminum nanocomposites, By Chitti Babu Golla, Rajamalla Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail and Manoj Gupta, Sage, IMechE, Part E: J Process of Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2024
    Impact of Laser Shock Peening Without Ablative Coating Process on the Surface Characteristics and Wear Behavior of High‑Speed Steel, By K Nagendra Prasad, Babar Pasha, Syed Ismail, Springer, Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, vol., pp., 2024
    Eco-friendly sustainable machining with MoS2-based solid lubricant, By Avinash Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, Sage, IMechE, Part J: Journal of Tribology, vol.237, pp.1783-1795, 2023
    Development of hydrophobic AISI 1020 steel surfaces through micro-texturing: A numerical study, By Satish, Syed Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2023
    Impact of Multi-scaled surface textures on tribological performance of parallel sliding contact under lubricated condition, By Ramana Reddy Annadi , Ismail Syed, Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.183, pp., 2023
    Damping Capacity of Mg/Si3N4 Nanocomposites Fabricated by Ultrasonic-Assisted Stir Casting, By Mahammod Babar Pasha , G Chitti Babu, R. Narasimha Rao and Syed Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2023
    Friction and Wear Performance of Surface Textured Bearing Steel AISI 52100: A Study of Texture Distribution, By 5) Venkateswara Babu Peddakondigalla; Vasavi Boggarapu; Rajani Doppalapudi; Lakshmi Sunitha Vikram; Lakshmi Narayana K . J; Syam Kumar Chokka; Ismail Syed, Springer, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, vol., pp., 2023
    Influence of TiC Particles on Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Advanced Aluminium Matrix Composites Fabricated through Ultrasonic-Assisted Stir Casting, By Chitti Babu Golla, Mahammod Babar Pasha , Rajamalla Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail and Manoj Gupta, MDPI, Crystals, vol., pp., 2023
    Fabrication and Characterization of Composite MoS2-TiO2 Coating Material, By Avinash V. Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, Shirish H. Sonawane, Sage, IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol.236, pp.1838-1849, 2022
    Surface Texturing and Laser Shock Peening Processes on High-Speed Steel Tool for Sustainable Machining, By Prasad, K. Nagendra, and Ismail Syed, Springer, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol.47, pp.8589-8600, 2022
    Tribological Behavior of Mg/Fe3O4 Recycled Nanocomposites Processed Through Turning Induced Deformation Technique, By Pasha, Mahammod Babar, R. Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Sravya Tekumalla, and Manoj Gupta, ASME, ASME- Journal of Tribology, vol., pp., 2022
    Microstructure, Mechanical and Ignition Characteristics of Si3N4 Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Nanocomposites, By Pasha, M. B., Rao, R. N., Ismail, S., & Gupta, M, MDPI, Applied Sciences-Basel, vol., pp., 2022
    Machining performance of protruded textured high-speed steel cutting tool under dry turning operation, By K Nagendra Prasad, Syed Ismail, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2022
    Sliding wear characteristics of Mg/Si3N4 nanocomposites at room and elevated temperatures, By Mahammod Babar Pasha, Rahul Chandra Sharma, R Narasimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Manoj Gupta, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.329, pp., 2022
    Assessing Mg/Si3N4 Biodegradable Nanocomposites for osteosynthesis implants with a focus on microstructural, mechanical, in vitro corrosion and bioactivity aspects, By Mahammod Pasha Babar Pasha, R Narsimha Rao, Syed Ismail, Mutlu Ozcan, P Syam Prasad, Manoj Gupta, Elsevier, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol.19, pp.3803-3817, 2022
    Tribological Behavior Prediction of Composite MoS2-TiO2 Coating Using Taguchi Coupled Artificial Neural Network Approach, By Avinash Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, Sage, IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol.236, pp.6835-6850, 2022
    Tribological study of multi-scale textured parallel sliding contacts by considering mixed lubrication regime and mass conservation condition, By Annadi Ramana Reddy, Syed Ismail, Sage, IMechE, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol.236, pp.807-822, 2022
    Tribological Investigation of Composite MoS2-TiO2-ZrO2 Coating Material by Response Surface Methodology Approach, By Avinash Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, ASME, ASME Journal of Tribology, vol.144, pp., 2022
    Development of Protruded Textured HSS Cutting Tool and Study of Its Impact on Cutting Performance during Dry Turning of Al 6063 Alloy, By Prasad, K. Nagendra, and Ismail Syed, Taylor and Francis, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2021
    Friction and wear behaviour of composite MoS2–TiO2 coating material in dry sliding contact, By Avinash Borgaonkar, Ismail Syed, Springer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol., pp., 2021
    Tribological performance of textured parallel sliding contact under mixed lubrication condition by considering mass conservation condition and couple-stress parameter, By Annadi Ramana Reddy, Syed Ismail, Sage, IMechE, Part J: Journal of Tribology, vol., pp., 2021
    Experimental and numerical studies of positive texture effect on friction reduction of sliding contact under mixed lubrication, By P Venkateswara Babu , Syed Ismail and B Satish Ben, Sage, IMechE, Part J: Journal of Tribology, vol., pp., 2021
    Influence of surface textures on the hydrodynamic performance of parallel sliding contacts in turbulent regime, By Syed, I. and Sarangi, M, Springer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol., pp., 2020
    Experimental investigation on effects of positive texturing on friction and wear reduction of piston ring/cylinder liner system, By Venkateswara Babu, P., Ismail Syed, Satish Ben, B.,, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2020
    Effect of coatings on rolling contact fatigue and tribological parameters of rolling/sliding contacts under dry/lubricated conditions: a review, By Borgaonkar, A. V., & Syed, I, Springer, Sadhana, vol., pp., 2020
    Effect of coating material properties on the lubrication performance of rolling contacts under TEHL regime, By V. Borgaonkar, A., & Syed, I, Taylor and Francis, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2020
    Prediction of average surface roughness and formability in single point incremental forming using artificial neural network, By Amrut Mulay, B.Satish Ben, Syed Ismail and Andrzej Kocanda , Elsevier, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2019
    Influence of positive texturing on friction and wear properties of piston ring-cylinder liner tribo pair under lubricated conditions, By Venkateswara Babu P., Ismail Syed and Satish Ben Beera, Emerald, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol., pp., 2019
    Modification of Surface Topography and Analysis of Its Impact on Friction and Wear Reduction of Sliding Contact, By P Venkateswara Babu., Syed Ismail and Satish Ben Beera , Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, vol., pp., 2019
    Laser dimple texturing–applications, process, challenges, and recent developments: a review, By Prasad, K. N., Syed, I., & Subbu, S. K, Taylor and Francis, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2019
    Combined effects of fluid–solid interfacial slip and fluid inertia on the hydrodynamic performance of square shape textured parallel sliding contacts, By Ismail Syed and Sarangi M, Springer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol., pp., 2018
    Performance evaluation of high-speed incremental sheet forming technology for AA5754 H22 aluminum and DC04 steel sheets, By Amrut Mulay, B.Satish Ben, Syed Ismail, Andrzej Kocanda and Cezary Jasiński, Elsevier, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, vol., pp., 2018
    Development of Finite Element Based Model for Performance Evaluation of Nano Cutting Fluids in Minimum Quantity Lubrication, By Rukmini Srikant Revuru, Vamsi Krishna Pasam, Ismail Syed and Uday Kumar Paliwal, Elsevier, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, vol., pp., 2018
    Experimental investigations into the effects of SPIF forming conditions on surface roughness and formability by Design of Experiments, By Amrut Mulay, B.Satish Ben, Syed Ismail, and Andrzej Kocanda, Springer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol., pp., 2017
    Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Single Point Incremental Forming for AA5052-H32 Aluminum Alloy, By Amrut Mulay, B.Satish Ben, Syed Ismail, and Andrzej Kocanda, Springer, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, vol., pp., 2017
    Effects of texture shape and fluid-solid interfacial slip on the hydrodynamic lubrication performance of parallel sliding contacts, By Syed, Ismail. and Sarangi, M., Sage, IMechE, Part J: Journal of Tribology, vol.228, pp.382-396, 2014
    Hydrodynamic lubrication with deterministic micro textures considering fluid inertia effect, By Syed, Ismail. and Sarangi, M., Elsevier, Tribology International, vol.69, pp.30-38, 2014
    Conference(s)
    Influence of Laser Shock Peening on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Aluminum Reinforced Polymer Composites By Kanwal Singh and Syed Ismail, Nano Series 2025 4th Edition Conference on Global Nanotechnology, 2025
    Impact of Micro-Texture on High-Speed Steel Cutting Tool Machining Performance By K Nagendra Prasad, Panta Sri Hari Reddy, T Sravan Kumar, M Sreenivasulu, G Amarnath and Syed Ismail, 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing (ICRAMM 2024), 2024
    Experimental study and finite element analysis of micro textured high-speed steel tool machining performance in dry turning of 316L stainless steel By Shaik Jannath Hussen, K. Nagendra Prasad, Syed Ismail and Manjunatha, 2nd International Conference of Mechanical Engineering: Researches and Evolutionary Challenges (ICMech-REC 24), 2024
    Enhancing the Tribological Properties of Magnesium by Reinforcing Si3N4 Nano-Particles for Elevated Temperature Applications By Babar Pasha Mahammod, Narasimha Rao Rajamalla, Ismail Syed, 15th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, 2023
    Experimental Study on Machining Performance of Micro-Groove Textured High-Speed Steel Tools during Turning of SS 316L under Dry Environment By Raveena Kodiripaka, Suresh Gudipudi, K Nagendra Prasad and Syed Ismail, 1st International Conference of Mechanical Engineering: Researches and Evolutionary Challenges (ICMech-REC 23), 2023
    Effect of Graded layers on Void formation in Metal Based Functionally Graded Material By Peddakondigalla Venkateswara Babu, K. Satyanarayana, V. Kiran Kumar, SK. Abdul Saleem, Ch Sri Chaitanya, Syam Kumar Chokka, Syed Ismail, International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures (ICSMS 2022), 2022
    Damping Capacity of Mg/Si2N4 Nanocomposites Fabricated by Stir Casting By Babar Pasha Mahammod, G Chitti Babu, T Bharat Kumar, R. Narasimha Rao and Syed Ismail, International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures (ICSMS 2022), 2022
    Tribological behaviour of titanium carbide reinforced aluminium composite materials By G. Chittibabu, Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Babar Pasha Mahammod, Manoj Gupta, Syed Ismail and R. Narasimha Rao, International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures (ICSMS 2022), 2022
    Influence of Hydrodynamic Pressure Gradient on Viscous Friction in Textured Parallel Sliding Contacts By Ramana Reddy Annadi and Syed Ismail, National Conference in Mechanical Engineering: Advances in Materials and Design, 2022
    The laser texturing of AISI 1020 material under ambient conditions using a nano-second pulsed laser By Ramana Reddy Annadi, Ismail Syed, International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures (ICSMS 2022), 2022
    Hydrodynamic Performance of Positive Surface Textured Patterns under Mixed Lubrication By Venkateswara Babu Peddakondigalla, Kiran Kumar Veeranapu, Ismail Syed, Vasavi Boggarapu, Industry 4.0 Technologies in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (ICI4TCME 2020) , 2021
    Evaluation of engine oil tribological performance through four ball tester By P Venkateswara Babu, Ismail Syed and Vasavi Boggarapu, 2nd International Conference on Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, 2021
    Lubricant Selection and Post Forming Material Characterization in Incremental Sheet Forming By Amrut Mulay, Satish Ben and Syed Ismail, International Deep-Drawing Research Group (IDDRG 2020), 2020
    Hydrodynamic Performance of Different Shapes of Surface Textured Parallel Sliding Contact By Venkateswara Babu, P., Ismail Syed, Satish Ben, B., Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, 2019
    Development and Investigation of the Tribological Performance of pure MoS2 and composite MoS2-TiO2-ZrO2 Coating Material By Avinash V. Borgaonkar, Deepak Rai and S. Ismail., 10th International Conference on Industrial Tribology, 2019
    Modification of Surface Topography and Study of Its Impact on Friction and Wear Reduction of Sliding Contact By P Venkateswara Babu., Syed Ismail and Satish Ben Beera, The 2nd World Summit on Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2019
    Effect of couple stresses parameter and mixed lubrication regime condition on the performance of piston ring/cylinder liner assembly by considering JFO cavitation condition By Ramana Reddy Annadi, Syed Ismail, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Systems, 2019
    Surface modification effect on tribological performance of sliding contact By Venkateswara Babu, P., Ismail Syed, Satish Ben, B, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, 2019
    Development of Neem oil based Bio diesel and Study of its impact on Tribological Characteristics By Abhishek kumar, Syed Ismail, Suresh Periyannan, P Venateswara Babu, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, 2019
    Simulation of Newtonian Fluids in TEHL Coated Line Contacts By Avinash V.Borgaonkar, Syed Ismail, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (NCETME-2019), 2019
    Effect of Positive Textures Size on Tribological Performance of Piston ring/Cylinder liner assembly By Yogesh Thakre, Syed Ismail, Venkateswara Babu P, 9th International Conference on Industrial Tribology, 2017
    Isogeometric Analysis of Reynolds Equation for Hydrodynamic Lubrication By Subrata Kumar Mondal, Hari K. Voruganti and Syed Ismail., Advances in Mechanical, Industrial, Automation and Management Systems (AMIAMS-2017), 2017
    Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Quality Prediction of a Single Point Incremental Sheet Forming Process By Amrut Mulay, Satish Ben, Syed Ismail and Avinash Ben, Advanced Science and Technology Letters, 1st International Conference on Smart Technologies in Data Science and Communication, 2017
    Cross-linking Density Effect on Material Properties of an Diglycidylether of Bisphenol F / Tri-ethylene Tetramine Epoxy System Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations By Ismail Syed and Vijaya Kumar Olugu, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research , 2017
    Numerical and experimental study of single point incremental forming of AA5052-H32 Aluminum alloy By Amrut Mulay, Satish Ben, Syed Ismail, A. Kocańda and C. Jasiński., Proceedings of 6th International & 27th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR-2016), 2016
    Numerical and experimental investigation to predict thickness distribution in single point increment By S. Amrut Mulay, B S Ben, Syed Ismail , NCAMPC 2016, 2016
    Surface roughness prediction of incrementally formed AA5052 H32 alloy by response surface methodology By S Amrut Mulay, B S Ben, and Syed Ismail., International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Materials Science , 2016
    Synthesis of metal matrix nano composite for better ware and damping in corrosive environment By B.S. Ben, G Raghavendra, Syed Ismail and B.A. Ben., Proceedings of Third International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living, 2016
    Tribological performance of silicone oil based CaCO3 nanofluid By Syed Ismail, Soumya Ranjan Guru and Vivek Janu., Proceedings of Third International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living, 2016
    Texture Orientation Effect on the Performance of Parallel Sliding Contact in the Presence of Fluid-Solid Interfacial Slip By Syed Ismail, Sarangi M, Venkateswara Babu P., 2nd International and 17th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNacCoMM-2015), 2015
    Synthesis of the natural resource reinforced metal matrix composite by powder metallurgy route By B S Ben, G Raghavendra, Sy. Ismail, Mulay Amrut Srikanth., National Tribology Conference (NTC-2014), 2014
    Effect of texture orientation on the hydrodynamic performance of parallel sliding contact while considering fluid inertia By Syed Ismail, G Raghavendra, B Satish Ben, Sarangi M., National Tribology Conference (NTC-2014), 2014
    Influence of fluid inertia on the textured parallel sliding contacts in the presence of fluid-solid interfacial slip By Syed, Ismail. and Sarangi, M., AsiaTrib - 2014, 2014
    Influence of texture orientation on the hydrodynamic lubrication By Syed, Ismail. and Sarangi, M. , 1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM-2013), 2013
    Experimental study on micro-textured thrust pad bearing By Syed, Ismail., Veeraraju, V., and Sarangi, M., 15th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (NaCoMM), 2011
    Root cause failure analysis of coal mill vertical shaft By Ismail, Syed., Sarangi, M., Parida, A., and Kumar, U.,, Proceedings of International Workshop and Congress on eMaintenance 2010, 2010
    Book Chapter(s)
    Study of Sand Particle Erosive Wear Behavior of Advanced Aluminum Matrix Composites By Golla, C., Rao, R.N., Ismail, S., Pasha, M.B. in Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Volume 2, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2024
    Friction and Wear Characteristics of Engine Oil Through Four-Ball Tester By Peddakondigalla V.B.;Syed I.;Boggarapu V.;Sreekanth P.S.R.;Sahu S.K.;Avvari V.D.;Doppalapudi R.;Vikram L.S. in Machining and Additive Manufacturing, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2023
    Tribological Investigation of Developed Nano-composite Mos2-Tio2-Zro2 Coating Material By Avinash V. Borgaonkar, Deepak Rai, Ismail Syed in Tribology and Characterization of Surface Coatings, Wiley, Engineering, 2022
    Scientific Insights on Tribological Aspects of Polymer-Based Composites By Dheeraj Kumar Gara, G Raghavendra, Shakuntala Ojha, Sri Bandyopadhyay, Syed Ismail, and R Narasimha Rao in Tribology of Polymer and Polymer Composites for Industry 4.0, Springer, Engineering, 2021
    Effects of Lubrication on Tribological Properties of Composite MoS2-TiO2 Coating Material By Borgaonkar, A. V., Syed, I., & Sonawane, S. H. in Tribological Applications of Composite Materials, Springer, Engineering, 2021
    Computational Analysis of Composite MoS2-TiO2-ZrO2 Soft Coating on Tribological Performance in Dry Sliding Contact By Borgaonkar A.V., Syed I. in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Innovative Product Design, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2021
    Optimization of Texture Geometry for Enhanced Tribological Performance in Piston ring-Cylinder Liner Contact under Pure Hydrodynamic and Mixed Lubrication By Babu, P.V., Syed, I., Ben, B.S. in Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2020
    Effect of Temperature on the Tribological Performance of MoS2-TiO2 Coating Material By A.V. Borgaonkar, S. Ismail, in Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2020
    Influence of Surface Textures by Ink-Jet Print Followed by Chemical Etching Process on the Performance of HSS Cutting tool By Prasad K. N., and Syed I., in Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, Engineering, 2020
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Bio-Tribocorrosion Behavior of Silicon Nitride Reinforced Magnesium Matrix Nanocomposites for Temporary Osteosynthesis Implants
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ANRF, SERB, Govt. of India
    Project Cost (INR): 2044955
    Date of Commencement: 04-06-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Laser Shock Peening Effect on the Biodegradability, Tribocorrosion behavior of ZM21 Magnesium Alloy for Bone Fracture Implant
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: ANRF, SERB, Govt. of India
    Project Cost (INR): 2056863
    Date of Commencement: 21-05-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Insight Development on Tribological Response of Hybrid Aluminum Based Nanocomposites for Transportation sector
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: SPARC Project
    Sponsor: SPARC, MHRD, India
    Project Cost (INR): 4052310
    Date of Commencement: 15-03-2019   Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
    Duration: 54 Months
    Status: Completed
    Development of Multi-Scale Textured Piston Ring and Study of its Impact on the Fuel Economy of an Internal Combustion Engine
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, India
    Project Cost (INR): 2705058
    Date of Commencement: 27-07-2017   Date of Completion: 26-07-2020
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Completed
    Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Lubricated Sliding Contacts with Different Texture Shapes
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NIT Warangal
    Project Cost (INR): 650000
    Date of Commencement: 31-01-2013   Date of Completion: 31-03-2015
    Duration: 26 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    E Leela Rani
    Area of Research: Composites and Surface Texturing
    Gopinadh Chowdary P
    Area of Research: Lignin Based Polymer Composites
    Manjunatha
    Area of Research: Laser Shock Peening effect on AM materials
    P Ravi Kumar
    Area of Research: Development of Surface Composite by Friction Stir Processing
    Satish
    Area of Research: Development of Hydrophobic Surfaces
    T Venkatesh
    Area of Research: Laser Shock Peening on Alloy Materials
    Previous PhD Students
    G Chitti Babu (2025)
    Area of Research: Mechanical And Tribological Properties of Titanium Carbide Reinforced Advanced Aluminium Nanocomposites For Structural And High-Strength Applications:A Machine Learning Approach
    Md Babar Pasha (2024)
    Area of Research: Development of Magnesium-Silicon Nitride Nanocomposites for Mechanical, Tribological and Biomedical Applications
    K Nagendra Prasad (2024)
    Area of Research: Surface Treatments on HSS Tool for Sustainable Machining
    A Ramana Reddy (2023)
    Area of Research: Tribological Performance of Single and Multi-Scale Textured Sliding Contacts under Lubricated Conditions
    Avinash V Borgaonkar (2021)
    Area of Research: Insight Development on Tribological Characteristics of Molybdenum Disulphide-Titanium Dioxide as Soft Composite Coating Material for Machining Applications
    P Venkateswara Babu (2020)
    Area of Research: Tribological Performance of Positive Surface Textured Sliding Contact under Mixed Lubrication– An Experimental and Numerical Approach
    Mulay Amrut Shrikant (2018)
    Area of Research: Experimental and Numerical Studies on Single Point Incremental Forming Process
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    Computational Research Techniques using MATLAB (CRT2016)
    26-Dec-2016 → 31-Dec-2016
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Development, Mechanical Characterization and Applications of Advanced Composites
    17-Sep-2018 → 22-Sep-2018
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: GIAN, Government of India
    Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Advanced Composites (MTBAC-2019)
    21-Jan-2019 → 25-Jan-2019
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: TEQIP III
    1st International Conference on Applied Mechanical Engineering Research (IC-AMER2019)
    02-May-2019 → 04-May-2019
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Joint Secretary
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Tribological Response of Advanced (Nano) Composites
    24-Feb-2020 → 28-Feb-2020
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC, Government of India
    Tribological and Corrosion Behavior of Advanced Metal Matrix Nano-Composites for Engineering/Biomedical Sector
    18-Oct-2021 → 22-Oct-2021
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC, Government of India
    1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering-Researches and Evolutionary Challenges (ICMech-REC 23)
    23-Jun-2023 → 25-Jun-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Recent Advancements in FGM’s Fabrication and Characterization
    18-Mar-2024 → 24-Mar-2024
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Co‑coordinator
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering-Researches and Evolutionary Challenges (ICMech-REC 24)
    29-May-2024 → 31-May-2024
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    International Conference on Recent Advances In Mechanical and Industrial Engineering- 2025
    08-May-2025 → 09-May-2025
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2022
    Most Distinguished Paper
    2021
    Young Researcher Award 2021
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Faculty Advisor (August, 2024 - June, 2025)
    •  Associate Dean, Academic UG (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Minority Community Cell Coordinator (June, 2021 - April, 2025)
    •  Member - Library Advisory Committee (August, 2018 - August, 2020)
    •  Warden - International Student Hostel (ISH- DASA) (August, 2017 - August, 2019)
     Last updated on December 22, 2025