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Department Of Mechanical EnginneringBITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our group focusses on creating mechanically stiff and tough materials
through reinforcing and/or geometric tailoring. The idea is to improve
the performance of structures under thermo-mechanical loads”
Areas of Research: Additive Manufacturing, Micromechanics of Composites, Multi-scale Computational Modelling, Bio-inspired metamaterials, Adhesive Joints and, Mechanical Testing
Dr. Priyank UpadhyayaAssistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/shashank/ProfileScholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yWUiQZgAAAAJ
Ongoing ProjectPhD Student: Devand ChelotMulti-piece Glass Reinforced Polymer Composites for Rehabilitation of Sewage ApplicationsIndustry Partner: Channeline International Fiber Glass Manufacturing LLC
Completed Project(s)Prinicipal InvestigatorDesign and Analysis of Magnesium based Syntactic Foams for Military Vehicle Applications. Research Initiation Grant, Bits Pilani Dubai CampusAmount & Duration : 25000 AED (03/17 - 02/19)
Latest Publications Upadhyaya, P., Kumar, S., Reddy, J., & Lacy Jr, T. E. (2020). Multiscale modeling
of strength and failure behavior of carbon nanostructure reinforced epoxy composite adhesives in bonded systems. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 80.
Upadhyaya, P., & Kumar, S. (2015). Micromechanics of stress transfer through the interphase in fiber-reinforced composites. Mechanics of Materials, 89, 190-201.
Liljenhjerte, J., Upadhyaya, P., & Kumar, S. (2016). Hyperelastic strain measurements and constitutive parameters identification of 3d printed soft polymers by image processing. Additive Manufacturing, 11, 40-48.
Jiménez, F. L., Upadhyaya, P., Liljenhjerte, J., Reis, P. M., & Kumar, S. (2016). Soft optical composites for tunable transmittance. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9, 297-303.
Upadhyaya, P., & Kumar, S. (2015). Pull-out capacity of adhesive anchors: An analytical solution. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 60, 54-62.
FEA and compression testing of 3D printed tetra-achiral materials
Homogenization of Short Fiber Composites Double Cantilever Beam Test and FEA Simulation
Atomistic based continuum (ABC) Multiscale Modelling
Optical composites for tunable transmittance
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Department Of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our group focusses on Materials Processing
and Artificial Intelligence in Robotics”
Areas of Research: Metal forming, Welding, Machining, Tribology and Bio-tribo corrosion & Path planning, Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots, Industrial Robotic Manipulators
Dr. R.Karthikeyan
ProfessorEmail: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/rkarthikeyan/profilePhone: +971501571477
Funded/ consultancy Projects:Product redesign of cable pulling winch using
hydraulic circuits analysis -Data analysis for cement
strength prediction – NDT testing of structures- Bio
tribo corrosion- Incremental sheet formingIndustry/ sponsored projects: 07
Number of Publications: 100+
Number of PhDs produced: 06
Number of PhDs submitted : 02
Number of Citations: 2800+
AI based Path planning, Navigation and control in Robots
Software Expertise:
MATLAB, SPSS
ANSYS, AUTOMATION STUDIO
Recent Publications:Materials 2021, 14, 1560. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14061560Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, DOI:10.1007/s40735-021-00594-5
Incremental sheet forming
-thickenss distribution
Digital Image Correlation –
Dissimilar Welding
Bio-tribocorrosion setup Bone/MgWear track - Mg-SiO2 composite
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Department Of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our group focusses on passively, and favourably, controlling the
aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics of vehicles.”
Areas of Research: Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Bluff Body Aerodynamics, Passive Flow Control, Drag Reduction, Flow Visualization, Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics for Lifting Bodies, Bio-inspired Flow Mechanics
Dr. Shashank KhuranaAssociate Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/shashank/Profile
Ongoing Project1. AdvisorFrustum CAM in Medical VentilatorsSRISTI & BIRAC, Dept. of Biotechnology, (INDIA) Amount & Duration: 75000 AED (01/21 - 12/22)
Completed Projects1. Co-Prinicipal InvestigatorComprehensive analysis and customized solutions for Energy Auditing and Energy ConservationStar Cements Pvt. Ltd., Ras Al Khaimah (UAE)Amount & Duration : 12000 AED (07/17 - 08/18)
2. AdvisorExtraction of Hydrogen from Waste WaterEXPO LIVE Univ. Innovation Grant, Dubai (UAE)Amount & Duration: 25000 AED (02/18 - 03/19)
Latest Publications • A. Vashishtha & S. Khurana (2021) AIAA 2021-2543.
(Link)
• A. Vashishtha & S. Khurana (2021) AIAA 2021-0839.
(Link)
• M. Tomar & S. Khurana (2021) Chem. Data Collections
Jl. 31 100601. (Link)
• M. Tomar & S. Khurana (2019) Tunelling Underground
Space Technology Journal 85 149-159. (Link)
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. ~ Carl SaganEffectively learning from nature, and subjecting the design ideas to experimental and numerical investigation, theaim is to explore and develop newer techniques for controlled internal aerodynamics (associated with nozzle jets),and external aerodynamics (associated with bluff bodies).
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Department Of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our research group focusses on development of novel materials for
Biomedical and Defence applications.”
Areas of Research: Materials development; Bulk Metallic Glasses;Bio-Tribo-Corrosion behaviour of alloys; Glass forming abilityparameters; Magnesium Based Syntactic foams; High EntropyAlloys; Composite materials;
Dr. Vincent Shantha KumarAssistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/vincent/Profile
Current Research Activities1.Supervisor: Bio-corrosion studies on novel
magnesium based materials for bio-implantapplicationsPhD Student: Priya Sudha KIn Collaboration with National University of Singapore2. Co-Supervisor: Synthesis and Characterization ofAluminum-Al2O3/SiO2 Syntactic Foam MaterialsPhD Student: S . S. Murali. KartheekIn Collaboration with BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus3. Co-Supervisor: Novel Zr based metallic glasses forbioimplant applicationsPhD Student: Shubhra ShitoleIn Collaboration with United Arab EmiratesUniversity, Al-Ain and Seoul National UniversitySouth KoreaResearch Project (Completed):Principal Investigator–SEED Grant. Jan 2017-Jan 2020 (AED 90,000)
Latest Publications• Priya Sudha, K. S. Tun, Anchal Nahata, M. Gupta & S.
Vincent; Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 52
(2021) 2549–2563 (Link)
• Yogesh Prabhu , S. Vincent, S. Manulal , Adithya Nair,
Jatin Bhatt; Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 609
(2021) 412918. (Link)
• Adithya Pradeep Nair, Yogesh Prabhu, Jasmitha, E. S.
Park, Jatin Bhatt & S. Vincent; Journal of Non-Crystalline
Solids, 524 (2019), 119654 . (Link)
• Vyasaraj Manakari, S. Kannan, Gururaj Parande,
Mrityunjay D, Soumya C, Priya Sudha, S. Vincent, Manoj
Gupta; Metals, 10(12), (2020), 1583. (Link)
‘’From stone age to space age, materials are integral part of our history’’Traditionally used biomaterials such as 316L Stainless Steel, Ti alloys, and CoCrMo alloys leads to stress shieldingeffect in the bone due to their large elastic modulus values. We focus on developing novel biomaterials which arefree from cytotoxic elements and biocompatible.
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Department Of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our group focusses on design and development of direct liquid fuel cells.”
Areas of Research: Direct Liquid Fuel Cell, PolymerElectrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell, Renewable Energy,Energy and Exergy Analysis, Heat Transfer and Fluid FlowAnalysis
Dr. Naveen Kumar ShrivastavaAssistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/naveen/Profile
Latest Publications • The Effect of Membrane Casting Irregularities on Initial
Fuel Cell Performance. Fuel Cells 20 (2020) 60-69. (Link)
• Effect of Cell Compression on the Performance of a Non-
hot Pressed MEA for PEMFC. International Journal of
Energy Research 44 (2020) 370-387. (Link)
• Gas Diffusion Layers for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Direct
Methanol Fuel Cell Technology (2020), 317-339. (Link)
• Experimental investigation of a passive direct ethanol fuel cell. Ionics 25 (2019) 719–726. (Link)
• Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies (2017) 343-357. (Link)
Our universe is a sea of energy - free, clean energy. It is all out there waiting for us to set sail upon it. - Robert Adams
Sponsored Projects• Principal Investigator. Design and Development
of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with EffectiveSpecies Management Technique. FundingAgency: Birla Institute of Technology andScience through Research Initiation Grant. AED20,000. (June 2018 - June 2020). Completed.
• Co-Investigator. Design and Development of aSolar Refrigerator. Schneider Electric.Completed.
Awards and Honours • Industry Immersion Program of BITS-Pilani. To
work at CSIR-National EnvironmentalEngineering Research Institute (NEERI)-Nagpur,India. (June – July 2019).
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Degradation in Fuel Cell Environment
Microbial Fuel Cell
Energy - Exergy Analysis
Department of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAI CAMPUS
“Our research focusses on CFD applications to predict and /or analyze
reacting and non-reacting flow patterns for physical systems at different
length scales”
Areas of Research: Computational Fluid Dynamics, High Pressure Combustion systems, Soot measurements and Simulations, Stratified Flames, Alternate Fuels and Emissions
Dr. Snehaunshu ChowdhuryAssistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/snehaunshu/Profile
Completed Projects1. Prinicipal InvestigatorInstallation of Solar Refrigerator forRamadan Agency: Schneider Electric LLC, Dubai
(UAE)Amount : 15000$ (in materials etc.) Duration: March-May 2018
Latest Publications • A. Khan, P. Upadhyaya and S. Chowdhury (2021),
Proceedings of iCRAFT2020, Dubai, U.A.E., (accepted).
• S. M. Chalill, S. Chowdhury and R. Karthikeyan (2021),
Agriculture, 11, 658 (Link)
• S. M. Chalill, S. Chowdhury and R. Karthikeyan (2021),
Open Agriculture, 6, 1. (Link)
• S. Chowdhury, W.R. Boyette and W. L. Roberts (2017),
Journal of Aerosol Science , 106, 56 (Link)
• W.R. Boyette, S. Chowdhury and W.L. Roberts (2017),
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 98 (4). (Link)
Application of commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to predict the flow behaviour/conditionsin various physical systems. Such physical systems could be of industrial scales (such as greenhouses) or in morecanonical structures (such as burners) for better understanding of physical processes taking place at afundamental level.
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Department Of MechanicalEnginnering BITS PILANI, DUBAICAMPUS
“Our research group focusses on crystallographic texture, metal forming,
residual stresses.”
Areas of Research: Mechanical metallurgy, Texture, residualstresses, Finite Element Modeling and Simulations; IndustrailEngineering, Supply Chain Management;
Dr. Gulshan KumarAssistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: https://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/gulshankumar/profile
Research Activities
PhD Students --- 03 (On-going)
M.E. Students --- 06 (Completed)
MBA Students --- 01 (Completed)
Latest Publications• N. Harshavardhana, Sunder Singh, Gulshan Kumar and
Ashish Kumar Saxena; Physics of Metals and
Metallography, (2021)(Link)
• Arijit Lodh, Prita Pant, Gulshan Kumar, Indradev Samajdar,
Journal of Materials Science, 2019. (Link)
• Biswanath Bhoi, N. Venkataramani, Shiva Prasad, R.P.R.C.
Aiyar, Gulshan Kumar, I. Samajdar, M. Kostylev, Journal of
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 483 (2019) 191-195
