Dr. K. Ravi Kumar is currently the Professor and Associate Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India. completed his B.E. - Mechanical Engineering in 2001 from Bharathiyar University and M.E. - Production Engineering in 2002 from Annamalai University. He received his Ph.D degree from Anna University in the area of Composite Materials in 2013. He is into the teaching profession since 2003 and has handled engineering education in various capacities. His areas of research include composite materials, unconventional machining, optimization, characterization and additive manufacturing. He has received grants from agencies like ICMR, SERB, Anna University for conducting seminars, workshops and FDPs. He has also published five patents to his credit. He has published more than 30 research articles and 2 book chapters in various reputed publications. His publications have widely been cited by researchers. He has also presented and published more than 20 papers in various International and National conferences. He has authored a book on "CNC Technology" and also authored a text book on Additive Manufacturing and is under production. He is an active reviewer and editorial board member for various international journals that includes Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, SAGE, and Deguyter publications. Presently, 7 scholars are pursuing their Ph.D programs under his guidance. He is an active member of professional societies namely IE (I), ISTE and SAE. Dr. Vettivel S C is currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Degree Wing), Sector 26, Chandigarh, India. He has completed his B.E. - Mechanical Engineering in 2001 from Monomaniam Sundaranar University, Tamilnadu and M.E. - Production Engineering in 2002 from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India. He received his Ph.D degree from Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu India in the area of Nano Composite Materials through Powder Metallurgy in 2013. He has 20 years teaching experience and has handled engineering education in various capacities. His areas of research include composite materials, unconventional machining, optimization, welding, characterization and additive manufacturing. He has been granted with one international patent and also published five patents to his credit. He has published 4 books, 70+ research articles and 1 book chapters in various reputed publications. Presently, 2 scholars are pursuing their Ph.D programs under his guidance. He is an active member of ISTE. Prof. R. Subramanian is currently working as Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He completed his M.Tech in Metallurgy from IIT Kanpur and Ph.D Bharathiar University. He has about 35 years of Work experience in Teaching and Research . He has received funds worth nearly 100 lakhs from DRDO,DST and TATA STEEL Ltd to carry out research work. He has published more than 75 articles in reputed national and international journals. He has Co-Authored : 2 books ( Heat Treatment and Non-Destructive Testing and Powder Metallurgy) and a Chapter in a Monograph on Boron Carbide. 20 scholars has received Ph D under his guidance.
