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Dr. Pankaj Kumar

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Associate Professor and Associate Head

Mechanical Engineering

IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

8 Years

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Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Additive Manufacturing, Micromachining, Composite materials processing technology, Nano-materials, Sustainable Manufacturing

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2016

P.h.D (IITISM Dhanbad)

2013

PG (BITS PILANI)

2011

Degree (BPUT Orissa)

Professional
Experience

2023

Associate Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2023-07-01 to Till Date.

2016

Asst. Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2016-01-11 to 2023-06-30.

Student
Supervision

2

Ph.D

15

PG

38

UG

Key Publications

1. Das, Alok Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, A. Sethi, P. K. Singh, and M. Hussain. "Influence of process parameters on the surface integrity of micro-holes of SS304 obtained by micro-EDM." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (2016): 1-9. (SCIE)

2. Kumar, P., Singh, P. K., Kumar, D., Prakash, V., Hussain, M., & Das, A. K. (2017). A novel application of micro-EDM process for the generation of nickel nanoparticles with different shapes. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 32(5), 564-572. (SCIE)

3. Singh, Purushottam Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Manowar Hussain, Alok Kumar Das, and Ganesh Chandra Nayak. "Synthesis and characterization of CuO nanoparticles using strong base electrolyte through electrochemical discharge process." Bulletin of Materials Science 39, no. 2 (2016): 469-478. (SCIE)

4. Roy, D., Das, A. K., Saini, R., Singh, P. K., Kumar, P., Hussain, M., ... & Dixit, A. R. (2017). Pulse current co-deposition of Ni-WS2 nano-composite film for solid lubrication. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 32(4), 365-372. (SCIE)

5. Singh, Purushottam Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, and Alok Kumar Das. "Unconventional Physical Methods for Synthesis of Metal and Non-metal Nanoparticles: A Review." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences (2019): 1-23. (SCIE)

6. Prakash, V., Kumar, P., Singh, P. K., Hussain, M., Das, A. K., & Chattopadhyaya, S. (2019). Micro-electrical discharge machining of difficult-to-machine materials: a review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 233(2), 339-370. SCIE.

7. Hussain, M., Mandal, V., Singh, P. K., Kumar, P., Kumar, V., & Das, A. K. (2017). Experimental study of microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of cBN particulates SS316 alloy based MMCs fabricated by DMLS technique. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 31(6), 2729-2737. (SCIE).

8. Hussain, M., Kumar, V., Mandal, V., Singh, P. K., Kumar, P., & Das, A. K. (2017). Development of cBN reinforced Ti6Al4V MMCs through laser sintering and process optimization. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 32(14), 1667-1677. (SCIE)

9. Prakash, V., Shubham, Kumar, P., Singh, P. K., Das, A. K., Chattopadhyaya, S., ... & Dixit, A. R. (2018). Surface alloying of miniature components by micro-electrical discharge process. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 33(10), 1051-1061 (SCIE)

10. Hussain, M., Gupta, P., Kumar, P., & Das, A. K. (2019). Selective Laser Melting of Single Track on Ti–6Al–4V Powder: Experimentation and Finite Element Analysis. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-8. (SCIE)

11. Pankaj Kumar, Dipen Kumar Rajak, Muazu Abubakar, Syed Gazanfar Mustafa Ali, Manowar Hussain (2021). “3D Printing Technology for Biomedical Practice: A Review”. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. SCIE.

12. M Hussain, A Gupta, P Kumar, M Hussain, AK Das (2022). Experimental study and statistical analysis of bending titanium alloy sheet with continuous wave fiber laser. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. SCIE.

Kumar, Pankaj, et al. "Sustainable machining using eco-friendly cutting fluids: A review." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2022 (2022).

Bishwakarma, H., Kumar Das, A., Kumar, P., Kumar Singh, P., & Awad, M. M. (2023). Structure and electrochemical properties of CuO-ZnO nanocomposite produced by the one-step novel discharge process. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 17(1), 2188017.

Kumar, Pankaj, Cherala Sairam, Manowar Hussain, and Jay Prakash Srivastava. "Effects of different loading conditions on BS460B steel reinforcing bar using Multiphysics modelling technique." Materials Today: Proceedings 68 (2022): 1387-1391.

Mahesh, V., Pankaj Kumar, R. Gobinath, and Cherala Sairam. "Finite element analysis of a square laminate with banana and basalt fibers." Materials Today: Proceedings 68 (2022): 1780-1786.

Rai, Pawan Kumar, Manowar Hussain, Pankaj Kumar, and A. R. Ansari. "Modeling and simulation of wire EDM to optimize the process parameters using COMSOL Multiphysics." Materials Today: Proceedings (2023).

Research Projects / Patents

Project
IMPROVED BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS USING TITANIUM ALLOY BASED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE

The present invention provides a method for fabrication of Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) using laser sintering process. The MMC fabricated is used in various applications such as biomedical implants that replaces a missing biological structu

Project
A novel green manufacturing of magnetic nano-fluids using the micro-EDM process

Novel production of magnetic fluids such as nickel nano-fluids with different shapes through micro-electrical discharge machining process is described, includes variation of different process parameters, deionized water as dielectric medium

Devising and formulating a suitable shielding material to a shape, for the optimal protection of public against EMF radiation from the mobile towers

This project focused on developing effective shielding materials to safeguard the public from electromagnetic interference (EMI) radiation emitted by mobile towers. Mathematical modeling played a critical role in understanding the physical phenomena, predicting shielding effectiveness, and optimizing design parameters. Copper and Aluminum emerged as top-performing materials, while Nickel and Carbon Nanotubes showed promise.

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

MHRD Fellowship

Project

Best Paper Award

Books

Laser Applications in Manufacturing

Pankaj Kumar, Manowar Hussain, Amit Kumar Jain, Sunil Pathak

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis

"Mechanical Engineering in Biomedical Application: Bio-Materials, Implant Design, Bio-3D Printing, Computational, Tissue & Biofluid Mechanics."

Jay Prakash Srivastava, Vinayak Ranjan, Drazan Kozak, Ranjan Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Shubham Tayal

Wiley-Scrivener publisher