Tribology in Materials and Applications

lt;p>Dr. Jitendra Kumar Katiyar is a Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Former SRM University). He is associated with Tribology and Surface Interaction Research laboratory which is an advanced research lab dedicated to the promotion, development, and understanding of tribology in different application such as bearing, lubrication and polymer composites. He obtained his Ph.D., from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2017. He has completed his masters from the same institution in 2010. He obtained his bachelor of technology from UPTU Lucknow with Honors in 2007. He has several life professional memberships such as Tribology Society of India, Malaysian Society of Tribology, and The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) etc. He has been invited for expert lecture from various institutes. He has published 20+ journal papers in reputed journals and has published/attended 25+ international/national conferences. He has also published more than dozen book chapters in CRC press, Springer and Elsevier. He has published one booktitled "Automotive Tribology" in Springer, Singapore. He has also published Engineering Thermodynamics in Khanna Publication, New Delhi national level book for undergraduate. He is active reviewer in Tribology International, Wear, colloids and Interface Communications, Friction, Material Research Express, Defence Technology, Journal of Materials Research and Technology and Inderscience Journals etc. He received the grant from various government organizations such as MHRD, SERB etc. He has conducted several events related to tribology such as Industrial Tribology, Tribology in Materials and manufacturing.

Dr. Ramkumar Penchaliah is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in IIT Madras. Prior to coming to IIT Madras, he was an Associate Professor at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.  Dr. Ramkumar received his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University and his M.Tech (Industrial Tribology) from IIT Madras.  He obtained his Ph.D. (2003-07) from University of Southampton with specialisation of Engine Tribology, UK and did his post-doctoral fellowship in University of Leicester (2009-10), UK for developing high speed Cam-Tappet tribometer Rig.  He has 14 years research experience in the field of tribology and engine tribology.  He won the best presentation award for his PhD from IMechE, London, UK in 2005.  His primary research interests are in the field of tribology, engine tribology, gearbox design, wind turbine gearbox bearing failures, biotribology, multilayer coatings, ionic fluids, wear modelling and developing new composite materials for brake applications. He has published more than 20 papers in peer reviewed journals and 40 international conference proceedings including 1 patent as well.  As sole PI, he has received two research grants with total worth of US $1.4M, while as Co-PI US $ 14M from DST.  Currently he is handling a lots of consultancy projects from GE, Caterpillar, Rane, Ford, Kone Elevator and L&T.  In his supervision 3 MS scholars and 14 M. Tech students were graduated and currently supervising 8 PhD, 5 MS research scholars, 2 Project Associates, 1 JRF and 2 M.Tech degrees students.  He is a member in IMechE, IoP, STLE, and life time member in TSI.  He is reviewer to various top journals including Applied Surface Science, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, Surface Coatings and Technology, Tribology International, Tribology Letters, Wear,  etc. 

Dr. T.V.V.L.N. Rao is currently Research Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, since December 2017. He received PhD in Tribology of fluid film bearings from the Indian Institute of Tec

Introduction.- Tribology of Graphene Oxide based Multi-layered Coatings for Hydrogen Applications.- Polymer Brushes Based Tribology.- Thin Film Lubrication, Lubricants and Additives.- Rheological Behavior of Hybrid Nanofluids: A Review.- Energy efficient graphene based nano-composite grease.- Synthesis of Magneto rheological Fluids Using Nickel Particles and Study on their rheological Behavior.- Tribology of intelligent Magnetorheological Materials.- Friction and Wear: Nanostructured Layered Materials as Novel Lubricant Additives.- Evolution of Surface Topography during Wear Process.- Wear characteristics of LASER cladded surface coating.- Analysis of Partial Texture Journal Bearing Lubricated using Micropolar and Power-law Fluids.- Evaluation of the Effect of Friction in Gear Contact Stresses.- Tribological and Mechanical Aspects in MEMS.- Stability Analysis of Rotor Supported on Surface Porous Layered Journal Bearing.- Tribological Effects of Diesel Engine Oil Contamination on Steel and hybrid Sliding Contacts.