Faculty Publications
| 
 
 Academic Year  | 
 Research Articles  | 
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| 
 
 SCI  | 
 
 Scopus  | 
 UGC/ Other  | 
 
 Total  | 
|
| 
 2023-24  | 
 5  | 
 5  | 
 0  | 
 10  | 
| 
 2022-23  | 
 6  | 
 21  | 
 4  | 
 32  | 
| 
 2021-22  | 
 1  | 
 6  | 
 1  | 
 8  | 
| 
 2020-21  | 
 2  | 
 13  | 
 3  | 
 18  | 
Research Projects/Grants Sanctioned
| 
 S. No.  | 
 Faculty Name  | 
 Title  | 
 Duration  | 
 Amount  | 
 Funding Agency  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Dr. M. Kedar Mallik (Co-PI)  | 
 Functionally graded prosthetics and biomedical implants with optimal porosity for aged people  | 
 September, 2018- September, 2021  | 
 68,51,858/-  | 
 DST-SEED  | 
| 
 2  | 
 Dr. M. Kedar Mallik  | 
 ATAL FDP on Advances and Recent Trends in Additive Manufacturing  | 
 August, 2020  | 
 93, 000/-  | 
 AICTE  | 
Details of Research Projects Applied 
| 
 S. No.  | 
 Project Title  | 
 Scheme details  | 
 Funding Agency  | 
 Investigators  | 
 Month &Year  | 
 Fund requested (Rs.)  | 
 Status  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Development of MXene Based Hybrid 3D Auxetic Metamaterials to Enhance the Crashworthiness of Structures  | 
 Core Research Grant (CRG/2023/003222)  | 
 SERB  | 
 Dr. P. Venkateswara Babu  | 
 March, 2023  | 
 17,86,313  | 
 Peer Review Proposal sent for refereeing  | 
| 
 2  | 
 Investigations on Fatigue Damage Assessment of CFRP laminates embedded with Co, Cr,W dust using Digital Image Correlation Technique  | 
 State University Research Excellence (SUR/2022/003450)  | 
 SERB  | 
 Dr. T. Srinivasa Rao  | 
 October, 2022  | 
 26, 00,001  | 
 Not Recommended  | 
| 
 3  | 
 Investigation on the Quality of Metallic Components Deposited with Robotic Welding Machine using CAD Data  | 
 Advance Manufacturing Technology (TPN/73452)  | 
 DST  | 
 Dr. M. Kedar Mallik  | 
 October, 2021  | 
 36,95,520  | 
 Not Recommended  | 
| 
 4  | 
 Multi-Scale Surface Texturing for Enhancement of Tribological Performance in Mixed Lubricated Contacts  | 
 Start Research Grant (SRG/2021/000835)  | 
 SERB  | 
 Dr. P. Venkateswara Babu  | 
 February, 2021  | 
 29,74,948  | 
 Not Recommended  | 
| 
 5  | 
 Insight Developments on Combined Surface Coating and Surface Texturing for Tribological Applications  | 
 Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science (EQ/2021/000966 )  | 
 SERB  | 
 Dr. P. Venkateswara Babu  | 
 July 2021  | 
 39,12,948  | 
 Not Recommended  | 
| 
 6  | 
 The Impact of Surface Texture on Tribological Performance of Parallel Sliding Contact: A Numerical and Experimental Approach  | 
 Research Promotion Scheme (1-9290908803)  | 
 AICTE  | 
 Dr. P. Venkateswara Babu (PI) Dr. K. Satyanarayana (Co-PI)  | 
 December 2020  | 
 23,23,696  | 
 Not Recommended  | 
Details of PhD Guidance
| 
 S. No.  | 
 Name of the Supervisor  | 
 Name of the Scholar  | 
 
 Areas of research  | 
 
 University  | 
 Date of Registration  | 
 In Progress/ Awarded  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Dr. R. Naveen  | 
 Mr. K. Madhusudhan Chowdary  | 
 Operations research/ scheduling  | 
 Annamalai University  | 
 26-09-2019  | 
 In progress  | 
| 
 2  | 
 Dr. T. Srinivasa Rao  | 
 Kishan Nissankararao  | 
 Thermal engineering/Alternate fuels  | 
 Annamalai University  | 
 27-01-2020  | 
 In progress  | 
| 
 3  | 
 Dr. T. Srinivasa Rao  | 
 Shaik Abdul Saleem  | 
 Thermal engineering/Alternate fuels  | 
 K L Education Foundation  | 
 29-10-2020  | 
 In progress  | 
| 
 4  | 
 Dr. T. Srinivasa Rao  | 
 M. Avinash  | 
 Thermal engineering/Alternate fuels  | 
 JNTU Kakinada  | 
 28-04-2022  | 
 In progress  | 
| 
 5  | 
 Dr. M Kedar Mallik  | 
 Y. Pratapa Reddy  | 
 Manufacturing/3-D printing/Welding/FS Processing  | 
 K L Education Foundation  | 
 15-07-2019  | 
 Awarded (2023)  | 
| 
 6  | 
 Dr. M Kedar Mallik  | 
 Koduru Jyothi Padmaja  | 
 Manufacturing/3-D printing/Welding/FS Processing  | 
 K L Education Foundation  | 
 04-08-2020  | 
 In progress  | 
| 
 7  | 
 Dr. M Kedar Mallik  | 
 Ganji Suresh  | 
 Manufacturing/3-D printing/Welding/FS Processing  | 
 K L Education Foundation  | 
 24-09-2016  | 
 Awarded (2019)  | 
 
Details of PhDs received while working with the Institute 
| 
 S. No.  | 
 Name of the faculty  | 
 Thesis Title  | 
 University  | 
 Name of the Supervisor(s)  | 
 Month & year of award  | 
| 
 1  | 
 P. Venkateswara Babu  | 
 Tribological Performance of Positive Surface Textured Sliding Contact: An Experimental and Numerical Approach  | 
 NIT Warangal  | 
 1. Dr. Syed Ismail, Assoc. Prof., Mechanical Engg., NIT Warangal 2. Dr. B. Satish Ben, Prof., Mechanical Engg., NIT Warangal  | 
 October, 2020  | 
| 
 2  | 
 P. Nageswara Rao  | 
 Identification, Preparation of Vegetable Oil based Lubricant and its Performance Evaluation in Machining  | 
 Andhra University  | 
 Dr. K. S. N. Suman, Prof., Mechanical Engg., Andhra University  | 
 September, 2021  | 
| 
 3  | 
 M. Vinitha  | 
 Fabrication, Characterization and Finite Element Studies on Magnesium Alloy AZ91/Tri-Calcium Phosphate Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites for Bio-Medical Applications  | 
 Acharya Nagarjuna University  | 
 Dr. M. Gopi Krishna, Asst. Prof., Mechanical Engg., Acharya Nagarjuna University  | 
 September, 2023  | 
| 
 4  | 
 D. V. Seshagiri Rao  | 
 Investigation on Metallurgical and Mechanical Characteristics of Powdered Fusioned CoCrMon Alloy for Load Bearing Implants  | 
 Annamalai University  | 
 1. Dr. S. Raju, Prof., Manufacturing Engg., Annamalai University 2. Dr. M. Kedar Mallik, Prof., Mechanical Engg., VVIT  | 
 November, 2023 (Thesis Submitted)  |