Faculty
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Dr.Vidya Chandran
Associate Professor and Head
Specialisation : Numerical Hydrodynamics
Room: AC1 12, Academic Block I
Educational Qualifications
- B.Tech (Power Engineering), Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow
- M.S ( Steam and Gas Turbines), Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow
- Bachelor of Technical Translator ( Russian – English), Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow
- Ph. D in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore.
Employment History
- Joined SSET, Karukutty as Assistant Professor ( Mechanical Engineering) on 09/11/2011
- 4 years teaching experience (16/08/2007 – 09/11/2011) at Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Vazhakulam.
Key Responsibilities Held
Responsibilities Held
- Faculty coordinator – ATAL Academy sponsored 6 day faculty development programme on AI and ML empowerment on 15 Jan to 20 Jan 2024
- Faculty co-ordinator, Paper Presentation Competitions ( Edition 2) – It Starts With An Idea (ISWAI – 2020) – An online platform for technical paper presentation for students and research scholars.
- Team lead – Rudder analysis for SSET Rescue Air Boat Project ( SRAB) from June 2020.
- Resource Person, User Defined Functions and Six degrees of freedom solver, Faculty Development Programme, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulum (2019).
- Team Lead, Students Performance Criteria, National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Committee (2019).
- Internal Auditor (certified), The International Organization of Standardization (ISO) certification, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, 2016 – till date.
- In charge, Industry Institute Interaction Cell, Department of Mechanical Engineering (2018)
- Reviewer, Journal of Thermal Engineering, Yildiz Technical University – Open access journals, (Since 2018)
- In charge, ISO Documentation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, 2015 – till date.
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME 2017)
- A member of the steering committee during National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) visit.
- Member, Research Cell, SSET.
- Organizing Secretary of International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME 2015)
Present Responsibilities
- Head of the Department, Mechanical Engineering, SSET
- SPOC, NPTEL SSET chapter
- Coordinator, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Outreach Programme of SSET
- Faculty advisor, AEE SSET student chapter
Teaching Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Thermal Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Gas Dynamics
- Engineering Graphics
Research Interests
- Numerical hydrodynamics
- Vortex Induced Vibration of underwater structures
- Renewable energy
Professional Activities
- Membership in Professional Societies
- Life time member – ISTE
- Member – Association of Energy Engineers
Google scholar profile
Technical programs attended
- International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering, SCMS Cochin, Kerala, India, 2015.
- Mini Symposium on Advances in Wind and Structures, The 2016 world congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Materials Research, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea, 2016.
- Advances in Technology, Engineering and Computing- A Multinational Colloquium (ATECMC 2017), SCMSSchool of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulum, Kerala, India, 2017
- Kerala Technological Congress (KETCON-2018 Human Computer Interface), Kerala, India, 2018.
- 2nd international conference on emerging trend in engineering, science and management, RGM College of Engineering, Nandyal, Andhrapradesh, India, December, 2018.
- SMATECH 2024: 5th International Conference on Smart & Green Technology for Shipping, Ship Design & Ship Structures held online during 24-25 April 2024.
