Faculty
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Suraj R
Assistant Professor
Specialisation:Manufacturing Engineering
Room: AC-I 09
Educational Qualifications
- B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Viswajyothi College of Engineering, Vazhakulam, Ernakulam
- M E (Manufacturing Engineering), Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College,
- Research Scholar (Ph.D. in Robotics), Government Engineering College, Thrissur (ongoing)
Employment History
- Assistant Professor SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Vidya Nagar, Palissery, Kerala, India (2019 to present)
- Assistant Professor Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu, Kolenchery, Kerala, India (2013-2019)
- Planning Engineer, Kitex Garments Limited, Kizhakkambalam, Kerala, India (2010-2011).
- Technical Executive, Apollo Tyres Ltd, Perambra, Chalakudy, Keala, India (2009-2010).
Key Responsibilities Held
Responsibilities Held
- Class Coordinator (2013 admissions,2014 admissions)
- Time table committee member
- Department association coordinator
- Admission Cell member
- Linways department coordinator
Present Responsibilities
- Mentoring student activities
- Department NBA coordinator
- ASME SSET Student Chapter- Faculty Coordinator
- Yi Yuva SSET Student Chapter Faculty Coordinator
- Lead Role in setting up Industrial Institute collaborations
- Organizing various hands-on workshop for students
- Core team member for organizing Faculty Development Programmes and International Conferences
Teaching Interests
- Engineering Graphics
- Cryogenic Engineering
- Basics of Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Aided Design
- Operations Management
- Production Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
Research Interests
- Robotics
- Soft Robotics
- Hardfacing
- Material Science
Publications
- Presented a paper on Load and stress analysis of swash plates (as a part of national conference in metal joining techniques, 2012)
- Published a paper titled “Hardfacing and its effect on wear and corrosion performance of various ferrous welded mild steels” in Materials Today: Proceedings 42, 842-850, 2021.
- Published a paper titled “Effect of roller burnishing process on tool steel material using CNC lathe” in International Journal of Design and Manufacturing Technology 5 (3), 155-159, 2014.
- Published a paper titled “Investigation on Mechanical Wear and Corrosion properties of Al-BN-SiC-RHA hybrid composites synthesized through Powder metallurgy process” in Metallophysics and Advanced Technologies, MFiNT 44 (1), 2022.
- Published a paper titled “Characterization and analysis of Fe-Co based hybrid composites” in Materials Today: Proceedings 47, 5194-5198, 2021.
- Published a paper titled “Wear analysis on EN8, EN9 and EN24” in World Journal of Engineering 14 (3), 188-192, 2017.
- Published a paper titled “Damage tolerance design of transport aircraft” in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1091 (1), 012065, 2021.
- Published a paper titled “A Systematic Review and Analysis of Soft Robotic Grippers Based on Soft Components, Fabrication and Applications” in 2023.
- Published a paper titled “Optimization of Geometrical Parameters in Magnetorheological Dampers Using Finite Element Modeling” in Applications of Computation in Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME 2021)
- Published a paper titled “Optimisation of Parameters in Numerical Simulation of Hot Forging Using Taguchi Approach” in Applications of Computation in Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME 2021)
- Published a paper titled “Impact of Ground Nut Shell Ash on Cobalt-Chromium metal matrix composites synthesized using Powder metallurgy process” in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1166 (1), 012006, 2021.
- Published a paper titled “Design and Analysis of Modified Pipe Bend in Water Distribution System” in International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Technology 6 (1), 10, 2021.
Technical programs attended
- Short Term Training program on “Modeling and Simulation An Engineering Perspective”, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, SSET, 22.6.2020 – 27.6.2020, 6 days
- FDP on “Nanomaterial Synthesis, Process, Characterization and its Functional Applications”, Dept. of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan College of Engineering & Technology, 6.7.2020 – 11.7.2020, 6 days
- FDP on “PYTHON PROGRAMMING”, Organized by K L University Hyderabad in association with IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorials, 15.7.2020 – 18.7.2020, 4 days
- Completed online course on “Introduction To Python”, Coursera, 10.7.2020 – 21.7.2020, 2 weeks
- Completed online course on “Digital Manufacturing and Design”, Coursera, 1.7.2020 – 24.7.2020, 5 weeks
- FDP on “Know Everything Related to Research”, Ilahia College of Engineering & Technology, 23.7.2020 – 28.7.2020, 6 days
- AICTE Sponsored STTP on “Introduction to Electric Vehicles, Opportunities & Challenges- Case Study”, SAINTGITS College of Engineering, 3.8.2020 – 8.8.2020, 6 days
- Completed online course on “R Programming and Time Series Analysis”, Coursera, 15.7.2020 – 30.7.2020, 2 weeks
- Completed online course on “Python for Everybody”, Coursera, 1.7.2020 – 29.7.2020, 7 weeks
- Completed online course on “Build a simple App using Android Studio with Java”, Coursera, 26.7.2020 – 9.8.2020, 2 weeks
- Attended FDP on “Advances in Materials Engineering & Sustainable Manufacturing”, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, FISAT, 10.8.2020 – 14.8.2020, 5 days
- FDP on “Online Teaching and Learning Technologies”, ATAL, 17.8.2020 – 21.8.2020, 5 days
- Workshop on Android Basics for Beginners, Dept. of CSE, SSET, 17.8.2020 – 21.8.2020, 5 days
- FDP on Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom titled “Exploring New Frontiers of Digital Transformations in Teaching-Learning”, ATAL, 24.8.2020 – 28.8.2020, 5 days
Professional Association Membership
- ASME Member and ASME Faculty Coordinator.
