• Friction Stir Welding of Composite materials for Aerospace fuel tank structural Application.
• Friction Stir Processing of Aerospace Aluminium-Graphene Composite materials.
• Surface processing and Additive manufacturing of composite Materials.
• Graphene Nano composites.
• Aerospace Materials and computational thermodynamics of composites used for aerospace application.
• Industrial 4.0 aligned with Aerospace manufacturing of composites
• Composite fracture mechanics and solid mechanics modelling.
• Next generation Nano composites for space exploration applications.

I am a PhD (full time- defended & awarded April 2021) degree holder in Mechanical / Manufacturing engineering [Topic: Aerospace braking evaluation of surface processed aluminium alloy composites during dry braking conditions from Vellore Institute of Technology, India. My PhD [on Composite Materials design and validation, Microwave Processing, developing advanced manufacturing techniques to process composite materials / Surface processing Technology / Strategy Integration / Tribology] is on the developing new brake pads material composition to replace existing brake pad parts for aerospace and space exploration vehicles at present and in future. I have validated the proof of composition material concept developed by characterizing and testing the composite using various material standards for testing and validation for integration of Manufacturing technology / Computer Aided Design / advanced surface processing engineering / Digital metallurgy and Metrology to a professional level.

Doctor of Philosophy: Mechanical Engineering: PhD [2016-2021]

Project: Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. dissertation was submitted by Research Extension of funding received from both Aeronautics Research Development Board (AR&DB), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Govt of India (2013-2015) and Vellore Institute of Technology VIT Vellore Campus SEED Funding (2017-2018). Main domain: Materials/Metallurgy/Advanced Manufacturing/Tribology/CAD (Mechanical Engineering) [on Composite Materials design and validation, Microwave Processing, developing advanced manufacturing techniques to process composite materials / Surface processing Technology / Strategy Integration / Tribology]

I hold a (full time) Master’s by research in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing from Vellore Institute of Technology, India embedded with all strong fundamental skills of professional Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Composites for Aerospace application, Advanced Manufacturing, metallurgy of Materials, Surface Modification, Industrial Heat treatment techniques with the ability to handle problems related to Manufacturing Technology / Metallurgy / New Product design / Advanced Design Concepts/ Material Failure Mechanics(statics/dynamics) / Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing.

Master By Research: Materials and Manufacturing Engineering: M.Sc. By Research [By research route] [2013-2017]

Project: Characterization and Processing of Particle Reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites.  [Microwave Processing of Aluminium alloys composites reinforced with Alumina, Silicon Carbide and graphene and studied for a replacement material for the existing gear component in aerospace application/ Design, Material composition and metallurgy using powder metallurgy route, microwave processing technology, materials compositional design and validation, mechanical strength validation and Tribology]

I want to use an Open Science approach to connect academia and research policy. It is my view, that there is a large disconnect between the student body with the research body where my contribution will be there to improve them by collaborating all. Engineering researchers do use evidence in the form of publications, but as little is known about the creation of such publications, various other researchers can afford to cherry-pick their data. Collaboration of student body with the research body can overcome the barrier of achieving heights in space exploration research. Using young minds as a valuable resource in collaborative with the researcher will always be a potential solution for the unsolved engineering problems. My research goals will be focused on making one in my future to achieve heights along with the student body.