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Alumni Research Scholars

Research Scholars

Ph.D Research Scholars

S No. Name of the Scholar Title of the Thesis Co-guide Course & Year of completion Current Affiliation
1. Dr. Mahesh M.Bhat Studies on the natural frequencies of industrial steam turbine bladed discs. Prof. V. Ramamurti Ph.D (1996 / 1997) Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation, Portland, Oregon, USA
2. Dr. K. V. Gangadharan Analytical and experimental studies on dynamics of railroad vehicles. Prof. V. Ramamurti Ph.D (2001) Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
3. Dr. N. Karuppaiah Numerical and experimental studies on ride and handling behaviour of a light passenger vehicle. Prof. V. Ramamurti Ph.D (2003) Additional Director and Centre Head National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) (Under NATRIP), Village: Madhavpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Dr. M. Amarnath Fault assessment in spur and helical gears using vibration and tribological analyses Prof. S. Swarnamani Ph.D (2008) Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PDPM-Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
5. Dr. G. Jayaprasad Numerical and experimental studies on active vibration control of a plate. Prof. S. Swarnamani Ph.D (2008) Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, N.S.S College of Engineering, Akathethara, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
6. Dr. Hemantha Kumar Analytical and experimental studies on vertical and lateral dynamic behaviour of a rail vehicle moving on straight track. Prof. S. Swarnamani Ph.D (2009) Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
7. Dr. K. Ganesh Babu Dynamic study of railway track system with special emphasis on track modulus. Prof. S. Swarnamani Ph.D (2010) Principal, Nehru Institute of Technology Jawahar Gardens, Kaliyapuram, Thirumalayampalayam, Coimbatore, India.
8. Dr. R. S. Prabakar Optimal semi-active control of road vehicles with magnetorheological damper. Prof. S. Narayanan Ph.D (2010) Assistant General Manager, FCA Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. Chennai, India.
9. Dr. B. Janarthanan Integrated longitudinal and lateral dynamics simulation of a tracked vehicle. Prof. P. Chandramouli Ph.D (2011) Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College, Thorapakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
10. Dr. M. K. Ravishankar Analytical and experimental studies on the dynamics of a tracked vehicle. - Ph.D (2014) Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan.
11. Dr. Sudheesh Kumar Investigation of vibration of beams under moving loads. Prof. Shankar Krishnapillai Ph.D (2015) Assistant Professor, Government Engineering College Palakkad, Sreekrishnapuram, Kerala, India.
12. Dr. S. Madhavan Vibration characterization of aero engine blades Using tip timing technique. Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar Ph.D (2016) Gas Turbine Research Establishment, DRDO, Bengaluru, India.
13. Dr. Solomon Optimal design of a magnetorheological (MR) damper for prosthetic knee application. Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan Ph.D (2017) Defence Engineering College, Defence University, Ethiopia.