Discipline of Mechanical and Manufacturing

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Name: Rajeshkannan Ananthanarayanan
Position: Associate Professor
Email: r.ananthanarayan@usp.ac.fj
Phone: +679-3232596

Detail Information

Dr. Rajeshkannan Ananthanarayanan is an active researcher recognized for his extensive work in materials science and operations management. His research in materials science includes the study of deformation and workability of powder metallurgy materials, focusing on sintered high carbon alloy steels, cold upsetting processes, and strain hardening behavior. His work has contributed to the understanding of densification and geometric strain hardening characteristics in these materials.

In the field of operations management, Dr. Rajeshkannan has made significant contributions through quality audits, process optimization, and efficiency analysis. His interdisciplinary approach bridges engineering and management, showcasing his impact on both technical and operational aspects of manufacturing processes.

Research Interest:
Metal forming, powder metallurgy, operations management, MCDM, and sustainable manufacturing.

Members of an organization:

  • Senior Member (80347290) International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT)
  • Life Member (LM37819) in India Society for Technical Education (MISTE)
  • Member (51050450) of The International Academy of Science and Engineering for Development (IASED)
  • Member in American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – Membership no. 102900488

Undergraduate Courses:
MM212/CV212: Metallurgy and Material Science
MM461: Advanced Manufacturing
MM492: Industrial Engineering

  1. Rajesh Kannan.A, Dr. Dixit Garg and Mr. Jaideep Gupta, “Quality Audit in an Electric Company – A Case Analysis”, –Productivity Journal, Vol No. 41 Issue No. 2 focused on World class Manufacturing, Mar 2001, pp.316-320.
  2. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. Shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Some Studies on Barreling of Powder Preforms during Cold Upsetting,” Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, 17(6), 2006, pp.415-430. (ISSN: 2191-0243, No impact factor)
  3. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. Shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Deformation Behaviour of Sintered High Carbon Alloy P/M Steel in Powder Preform Forging,” Materials and Design, 29(9), Oct 2008, pp.1862-1867. (ISSN: 0261-3069, Impact factor – 2.805)
  4. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. Shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Evaluation of Densification Behaviour in Fe-0.8%C Steel Preforms during Cold Upsetting,” Engineering Today, 2(2), Jan 2008, pp.3-6.
  5. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. Shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Sintered Fe-0.8%C-1.0%Si-0.4%Cu P/M Steel Behaviour in Powder Preform Upsetting,” Journal of Iron and Steel Research: International, Volume 15, Issue 5, September 2008, Pages 81-87. (ISSN: 1006-706X, Impact factor – 0.318)
  6. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. Shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Some Studies on Sintered Fe-0.8%C Powder Metallurgy Steel During Cold Upsetting, International Journal of Materials Sciences 2(2), 2007 pp.177-189. (ISSN: 0973-4589, No impact factor)
  7. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey and S. Shanmugam “Some Investigation on the Cold Deformation Behaviour of Sintered Iron – 0.8% Carbon Alloy Powder Preforms,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 203, 2008, pp.542-547. (ISSN: 0924-0136, Impact factor – 2.176)
  8. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey S. shanmugam and R. Narayanasamy, “Sintered Eutectoid P/M Steel Behaviour during Cold Upsetting”, Materials Research, 11(1), 2008, pp.11-16. (ISSN: 1516-1439, H Index – 14)
  9. Rajeshkannan, Sumesh Narayan, “Strain hardening behaviour in Sintered Fe-0.8%C-1.0%Si-0.8%Cu powder metallurgy preform during cold upsetting, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, J. of Engg. Manufacture, 2009, Vol. 223, pp.1567-1572. (ISSN: 0954-4054, Impact factor – 0.77)
  10. Rajeshkannan, “Deformation behaviour of sintered silicon-copper steel preforms of various aspect ratios during cold upsetting, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2010, 50(5-8), pp. 509-515. (ISSN: 0268-3768, Impact factor – 1.205)
  11. Rajeshkannan, Workability studies on cold upsetting of sintered copper alloy preforms, Materials Research, 13(4), 2010, pp.457-464. (ISSN: 1516-1439, H Index – 14)
  12. Sumesh Narayan, Rajeshkannan, Densification behaviour in forming of sintered iron-0.35%carbon powder metallurgy preform during cold upsetting, Materials & Design, 2011, 32 pp.1006-1013. (ISSN: 0261-3069, Impact factor – 2.805)
  13. Sumesh Narayan, Rajeshkannan, Influence of carbon content on densification behaviour in forming of sintered plain carbon steel preforms, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, J. of Engg. Manufacture, 2011, 225(7), pp.1141-1151. (ISSN: 0954-4054, Impact factor – 0.77)
  14. Sumesh Narayan, Rajeshkannan, Influence of carbon content on strain hardening behaviour of sintered plain carbon steel preforms, J. of Iron and Steel Research: International, 2011, 18(9), pp.33-40. (ISSN: 1006-706X, Impact factor – 0.318)
  15. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Workability studies in forming of sintered iron-0.35% carbon powder metallurgy preform during cold upsetting. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International 2011; 18(12), pp.80-87. (ISSN: 1006-706X, Impact factor – 0.318)
  16. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Strain hardening behaviour in forming of sintered iron-0.35% carbon powder metallurgy preform during cold upsetting. Materials Research, 2011 14(4):449-455. (ISSN: 1516-1439, H Index – 14)
  17. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey, S. Shanmugam, R. Narayanasamy & S. Narayan, Some studies on sintered cold deformed plain carbon alloy steels, Materials & Design; 2012, 33, pp.115-120. (ISSN: 0261-3069, Impact factor – 2.805)
  18. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Influence of carbon content on workability behaviour in forming of sintered plain carbon steel preforms. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 2013, 64, pp.105-111. (ISSN: 0268-3768, Impact factor – 1.205)
  19. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Some aspects of barreling in sintered plain carbon steel powder metallurgy preforms during cold upsetting, Materials Research, 2012; 15(2): 291-299. (ISSN: 1516-1439, H Index – 14)
  20. Sharma, K.K. Paliwal, S. Imoto, S. Miyano, V. Sharma, Rajeshkannan Ananthanarayanan, A Feature Selection Method using Fixed-Point Algorithm for DNA microarray gene expression data, International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems, 2014, 18, pp.55-59. (ISSN: 1327-2314, Impact factor – No)
  21. Rajeshkannan, S. Narayan, Phenomenon of instantaneous work hardening characteristics of sintered cold deformed Cu alloy preforms, Advanced Materials Research, 2013; 651, pp.295-301.
  22. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey, S. Shanmugam, Workability behaviour of Fe-C-Mo steel preforms during cold forging, Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International, 2013; 20(9), pp.126-130. (ISSN: 1006-706X, Impact factor – 0.318)
  23. Rajeshkannan, N. Rai, M. Chand, R. Ram, N. Prasad, M. Naicker, Densification behaviour of sintered-forged aluminium composite preforms, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, J. of Engg. Manufacture, 2014, 228(3), pp.441-449. (ISSN: 0954-4054, Impact factor – 0.77)
  24. Rajeshkannan, R.S. Devi, A. Sharma, Some aspects on geometric and matrix work-hardening characteristics of sintered cold forged copper alloy preforms, Materials Research, 2014, 17(1), pp.196-202. (ISSN: 1516-1439, H Index – 14).
  25. Rajeshkannan, U. Mehta, Deformation study of sintered iron-carbon-silicon-copper steel compacts during cold forging, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2014, 29(4), pp.442-447. (ISSN: 1042-6914, H Index – 25)
  26. Harsh Saini, Gaurav Raicar, Alok Sharma, Sunil Lal, Abdollah Dehzangi, Rajeshkannan, James Lyons, Kuldip K. Paliwal, Protein structural class prediction via k-separated bigrams using position specific scoring matrix, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 2014, 18(4), pp.474-479. (ISSN: 1343-0130, H Index – 7).
  27. Rajeshkannan and Alok Sharma, Densification and corrosion studies of as-sintered-swaged Al composite preforms, Advanced Materials Research, 2014; 911, pp.67-71. (ISSN: 1022-6680, H Index – 12)
  28. Rajeshkannan and Bibhya Sharma, Study of pore closure mechanism of aluminium composite processed through powder metallurgy route, Advanced Materials Research, 2014; 911, pp.50-54. (ISSN: 1022-6680, H Index – 12).
  29. Rajeshkannan, Alok Sharma and R. S. Devi, Evaluation of matrix and geometric strain hardening of axial deformed sintered Fe-0.75%C preform, Advanced Materials Research, 2014; 911, pp.143-147. (ISSN: 1022-6680, H Index – 12).
  30. Rajeshkannan and Victor Hoasirao, Some aspects on cold deformation characteristics of sintered Fe-0.8%C-1%Si-0.4%Cu steel preforms, Advanced Materials Research, 2014; 911, pp.163-167. (ISSN: 1022-6680, H Index – 12).
  31. Narayan and A. Rajeshkannan, Workability behaviour of powder metallurgy aluminium composites, Journal of Powder Technology, 2014, pp.1-7. (ISSN: 2090-7710, Impact factor – No).
  32. Narayan S and Rajeshkannan A, Workability studies of sintered aluminum composites during hot deformation. Journal of Engineering Manufacture 2014; 230(3), pp. 494-504 DOI: 10.1177/095440541455649. (ISSN: 0954-4054, Impact factor – 0.77).
  33. Narayan S and Rajeshkannan A, Workability behavior of powder metallurgy aluminum reinforced carbide composites during hot forging. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2015, 30(10), pp.1196-1201. (ISSN: 1042-6914, H Index – 25).
  34. Utkal Mehta and Rajeshkannan A, Optimal auto-tuning of non-minimum phase process under relay control, Proc IMechE Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 2015, 229(5), 455-468. (ISSN: 0959-6518, Impact factor – 0.783). https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651814566479 (ISSN: 0959-6518, Impact factor – 0.783).
  35. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A, Deo RN. Corrosion behavior of sinter forged aluminium composites during hot deformation. Journal of corrosion science and engineering, 2016;18 (26):1-20. . (ISSN: 1466-8858, H Index – 8).
  36. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Hardness, tensile and impact behavior of hot forged aluminium metal matrix composites. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2017;6 (3):213-9. (ISSN: 2238-7854, H Index – 16).
  37. Narayan S, Rajeshkannan A. Studies on Formability of Sintered Aluminium Composites during Hot Deformation using Strain Hardening Parameters. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2017;6 (2):101-7. (ISSN: 2238-7854, H Index – 16).
  38. Rajeshkannan A, “Study on the Mechanism of Pores Deformation in Aluminium Composites under Hot and Cold Upsetting Processes”, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 890, pp. 8-11, 2017. (ISSN: 0255-5476, H Index – 62).
  39. Rajeshkannan, “Some Studies on the Bulging Characteristics of Cold-Upset Steel Preforms”, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 890, pp. 367-370, 2017. (ISSN: 0255-5476, H Index – 62).
  40. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan, “Effect of Titanium Carbide Addition of the Workability Behaviour of Powder Metallurgy Aluminum Preforms during Hot Deformation”, Materials Physics and Mechanics, Vol. 32, pp. 165-177, 2017.
  41. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan, “Densification behaviour of sintered aluminum composites during hot deformation”, AIMS Materials Science, 5(5), 2018, 902-915.
  42. Rajeshkannan, S. Narayan, “Forming limit analysis of molybdenum reinforced carbon steels”, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 777, 2018, pp. 306-310.
  43. Rajeshkannan, S. Shanmugam, “Study on densification behaviour under cold forging of sintered high carbon alloy steels”, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 777, 2018, pp. 311-315.
  44. Muthusamy, A.K. Jeevanantham, R. Kishore, A. Rajeshkannan, “Formability and force analysis of steel foils in single point micro incremental forming (SPMIF)”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 5 (2018) 12772-12781.
  45. Rajeshkannan, S. Narayan, Modelling and analysis of strain hardening characteristics of sintered steel preforms under cold forging, AIMS Materials Science, 6(1) 2019, pp. 63-79.
  46. Rajeshkannan, Z. Ahmed, A. Prasad, S. Narayan, Strain hardening analysis and modelling of its parameters for sintered Al and Al-1%C preforms during cold upsetting, 2019, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, DoI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2018.12.009.
  47. N. Khan, S, Narayan, and A. Rajeshkannan, Influence of process parameters on the workability characteristics of sintered Al and Al-Cu composites during cold deformation, AIMS Materials Science, 6(3) 2019, pp. 441-453.
  48. K. Jeevanantham, S.V. Chaitanya, and A. Rajeshkannan, Tolerance analysis in selective assembly of multiple component features to control assembly variation using matrix model and genetic algorithm, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 20, 2019, pp. 1801-1815.
  49. K. Sharma, A. Rajeshkannan, A.A. Sharma and D.R. Seenivasagam, Some aspects on the sustainable process design in a timber mill using the design for manufacturability/sustainability, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 13(3) 2020, pp.194-203.
  50. Sreedharan, A.K. Jeevanantham and A. Rajeshkannan, Multi-objective optimization for multi-stage sequential plastic injection molding with plating process using RSM and PCA-based weighted-GRA, Proc. IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 234(5) 2020, pp.1014-1030.
  51. Rajeshkannan, J. Sharma, N. Jehanno, D.R. Seenivasagam, Study of barriers to the advancement of CNC machining in view of Fiji manufacturing industry using hybrid MCDA approach, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 27(3-4) 2020, pp.224-235.
  52. K. Jeevanantham, S.V. Chaitanya, and A. Rajeshkannan, Matrix-based tolerance analysis for multi-component selective assembly with geometric and dimensional features using genetic algorithm, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 30(4) 2020, 527-559.
  53. K. Jeevanantham, D.R. Seenivasagam, A. Rajeshkannan, Strain hardening analysis and modelling for sintered Al-Cu-TiC preforms with varying process parameters during cold upsetting, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9(5) 2020, pp.12007-12018.
  54. Singh, A. Rajeshkannan, S. Feroz and A.K. Jeevanantham, Effect of normalizing on the tensile strength, shrinkage and surface roughness of PLA plastic, Materials Today: Proceedings, 24 2020, pp.1174-1182.
  55. Rajeshkannan, E. Guyot, and A.K. Jeevanantham, Effect of preform geometry and molybdenum addition on work hardening behavior of Fe-0.8%C steel preforms during cold upsetting, Materials Today: Proceedings, 22 2020, pp.1822-1828.
  56. N. Khan, S. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan and A.K. Jeevanantham, Formability of sintered Al, Al-Cu, Al-Cu-TiC composites during cold upsetting, Materials Today: Proceedings, 22 2020, pp.2499-2508.
  57. Rajeshkannan, M. Ali, R. Prakash, R. Prasad, A.K. Jeevanantham and K. Jayaram, Optimizing the process parameters in plasma arc cutting using Taguchi approach for the case industry in Fiji, Materials Today: Proceedings, 24 2020, pp.1122-1131.
  58. Kolivuso, A. Rajeshkannan and A.K. Jeevanantham, Study on computational and conventional method of determining volume of material removal in CNC milling process, Materials Today: Proceedings, 22 2020, pp.1360-1368.
  59. Macarthur, S. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan and DR. Seenivasagam, Process audit in a beverage industry – line efficiency and downtime analysis, a case study, Int. J. Productivity and Quality Management, 34(1), 2021, 1-19.
  60. D Lingam, A Rajeshkannan, AK Jeevanantham, DR Seenivasagam, Optimization methods in powder metallurgy for enhancing the mechanical properties: A systematic literature review, Engineering Research Express, 6(2), 022504, 2024.
  61. Halofaki, DR. Seenivasagam, P. Bijay, K. Singh, A. Rajeshkannan, Work system design in productivity for small and medium enterprises: A systematic literature review, International Journal of Social and Business Sciences, 18(5), 281-288, 2024.
  62. Sharma, A. Rajeshkannan, DR. Seenivasagam, Lean and sustainability assessment in the sawmill industry using Sus-VSM: A case study in the context of Fiji, Proc of the Institute of Mech Eng, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 2024.
  63. Lingam DR. Seenivasagam, P. Chand, C. Yee, J. Chief, A. Rajeshkannan, Unveiling the domino effect: Barriers and strategies in the adoption of telecommuting as a post-pandemic workspace, International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 18(4), 108-115, 2024.
  1. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey and S. shanmugam, Influence Of Frictional Constraints Between The Combined Stresses And The Continued Deformation And Densification Of Sintered High Carbon P/M Steel During Cold Deformation, Proceedings of Green Engineering Materials processing, International conference in Materials Science and Technology 2006, USA, Ohio, Cincinnatti, 15-19 Oct 2006.
  2. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey and S. shanmugam, Densification Behaviour of Cold Forged Fe-C-Si-Cu Sintered Powder Metallurgy Steel, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering SRM Institute of Science and Technology Deemed University, Chennai, India: 14-16 December 2006.
  3. Rajeshkannan and PM. OSA. Prawin, Phenomenon of strain hardening in Sintered High Carbon Steel Preforms during Cold Upsetting, International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing and Automation, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, India: 26-28 March 2009.
  4. Rajeshkannan, K.S. Pandey and S. shanmugam, Evaluation of Deformation and Densification Behaviour in Sintered Fe-0.8%C-1.0%Mo Steel Preforms, International Conference on Emerging Research and Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, India: 19-21 March 2009.
  5. Rajeshkannan and S. Narayan, Phenomenon of instantaneous work hardening characteristics of sintered cold deformed Cu alloy preforms, International conference on engineering materials ICEM 2012, Singapore: 30-31 Jan 2012.
  6. Rajeshkannan, M.N. Khan and A.K. Jeevanantham, Influence of barreling in deformation and densification behavior of sintered powder forged preforms, Second International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Characterisation, AMPC 2013, Chennai, 6-8 February 2013.
  7. Rajeshkannan and Victor Hoasirao, Some aspects on cold deformation characteristics of sintered Fe-0.8%C-1%Si-0.4%Cu steel preforms, International conference on key engineering materials (ICKEM 2014), March 22-23, Bali, Indonesia.
  8. Rajeshkannan and Alok Sharma, Densification and corrosion studies of as-sintered-swaged Al composite preforms, International conference on key engineering materials (ICKEM 2014), March 22-23, Bali, Indonesia.
  9. Rajeshkannan and Bibhya Sharma, Study of pore closure mechanism of aluminium composite processed through powder metallurgy route, International conference on key engineering materials (ICKEM 2014), March 22-23, Bali, Indonesia.
  10. Rajeshkannan, Alok Sharma and R. S. Devi, Evaluation of matrix and geometric strain hardening of axial deformed sintered Fe-0.75%C preform, International conference on key engineering materials (ICKEM 2014), March 22-23, Bali, Indonesia.
  11. Rajeshkannan and R.S. Devi, Densification and workability study on non-linear deformation of aluminium composite during hot swaging, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Materials Processing, (AMMP-2015), 22/1/2015 to 23/1/2015 held at Karunya University, Coimbatore, India.
  12. Rajeshkannan and R.S. Devi, Powder metallurgy a potential green manufacturing processes: a review, International Conference in Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies, (BEST-2015), 28/1/2015 to 31/1/2015 held at Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India.
  13. Rajeshkannan, R.S.Devi, and K.R.Dinesh, Modelling the mechanical strengthening parameter of sintered Fe-0.8%C preforms under cold upsetting, International Conference on Modern, Intelligent and Green Manufacturing (ICMIGM 2015), Dec 11 and 12, 2015, held at Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, India.
  14. Rajeshkannan, Some studies on the bulging characteristics of cold-upset steel preforms, International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET-2016), October 29-31, 2016, held at Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  15. Rajeshkannan, Study on the mechanism of pores deformation in aluminium composites under hot and cold upsetting processes, International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET-2016), October 29-31, 2016, held at Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  16. Singh, A. Rajeshkannan, S. Feroz, AK. Jeevanantham, Effect of normalizing on the tensile strength, shrinkage and surface roughness of PLA plastic, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018), 16th – 18th August 2018, Amrita University, Bangalore Campus, India.
  17. Rajeshkannan, M. Ali, R. Prakash, R. Prasad, AK. Jeevanantham, K. Jayaram, Optimizing the process parameters in plasma arc cutting using Taguchi approach for the case industry in Fiji, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018), 16th – 18th August 2018, Amrita University, Bangalore Campus, India.
  18. Cilla Pemberton, John Pumwa, Rajeshkannan, Oneil A. Josephs, Engineering programs and economic development in the SIDS of the Caribbean and South Pacific, The Caribbean Academy of Sciences – 21st General Meeting and Conference (CAS – 2018), 27th – 30th November 2018, The theme of the conference: “Science, Technology and Innovation – Vehicles of Knowledge Based Economy”; p. 288-289.
  19. Khan, S. Narayan, A. Rajeshkannan, Workability of sintered aluminium composite preforms of varying Cu and TiC contents during cold deformation, 7th International Conference on Nano and Materials Science (7th ICNMS2019), January 4-7, 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Design and fabrication of die-set assembly for compaction and upsetting of powder metallurgy preforms (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Development of densification mechanism and forming limit for sintered powder metallurgy steel under powder preform forging (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Evaluation of formability characteristics and structural analysis of metal matrix composite through high temperature forging (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Metallography analysis of sintered and hot forged powder metallurgy ferrous and non-ferrous alloys (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Design and development of die-set assembly for extrusion process for green materials processing (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Evaluation of hot forging behaviour of sintered aluminium powder metallurgy composite under the influence of high strength carbide particles addition (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)
  • Identifying waste using extended sustainable value stream mapping (Sus-VSM) and ranking alternatives using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) (FRC-FSTE-ORG funded)

Other(s): Patent

  • Jaishneel Sharma and A. Rajeshkannan, Improved Automatic Oil Filter Wrench, Granted Australian Government Innovation Patent, Patent No. 2018101989, January 3, 2019.
  • PhD: Sumesh Narayan, “Aluminium metal matrix composite under the influence of high strength carbide particles addition, SEP, FSTE, USP, FIJI, 2016
  • ME: B. Khamesh kumar, “Influence of resins and fibre structures on tensile deformation behaviour of glass fiber reinforced plastics”, Thiagarjar College of Engineering, Madurai, INDIA, May 2006.
  • MSc (Engg): Sumesh Narayan, “Development of densification mechanism and forming limit for sintered powder metallurgy steel under powder preform forging”, SEP, FSTE, USP, FIJI, 2011.