Recent Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies

Smart materials for 4D printing: a review on developments, challenges and applications.-  Examining the build properties of PolyJet printed multimaterial parts in additive manufacturing.- Design of Workplace in Assembly Unit Using Ergonomic Principles.- Experimental Investigation on Electrochemical Discharge Machining of Zirconia.- Risk Management for e-Commerce Supply Chain Network Using Robust Optimization Approach: A Case Study.   

Dr. Sendhil Kumar Natarajan is currently an Assistant Professor & Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean - Faculty Welfare, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry. He pursued his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. in Energy Technology from Pondicherry Engineering College in 2001 and 2003, respectively, followed by Ph.D. in solar energy from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 2008. After his Ph.D., he joined as Senior R&D Engineer, at CSEM-UAE, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Later, he joined as a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom under European Union Project. He got young faculty award and outstanding researcher award in the field of Solar Thermal. He has published papers in 30 international journals and 40 national and international conferences in the area of energy. Based on his research work, he has filed four patents in the area of solar energy. He has three funded projects from DST-SERB as a PI for Concentrating Solar Systems, DST-UKIERI as a Co-PI for fuel cell research, and BRICS as a Co-PI for Solar Based Biomass Conversion. His research area lies in solar thermal system and CSP system, CPV, integration of high temperature solar thermal systems, heat transfer, fluid flow, and fuel cells.

Dr. Rajiv Prakash received his M.Tech. in Materials Technology from Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), India and completed his Ph.D. from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay. Currently, he is a Professor of Materials Science and Technology, and Dean (Research and Development) of IIT-BHU. He has worked with the CSIR lab in Lucknow as a Scientist for over 7 years. He has been the recipient of Young Scientist Award (Council of Science and Technology), Young Engineer Awards (Indian National Academy of Engineering) of India and Materials Society Medal Award of India. His current research interests include architecture