Dr Rajesh Kumar Bhushan

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

1. Areas of Research Interest

   i.     Design of Bio-enabled structures. 

   ii.    High Performance Computational Modelling of Engineered Systems 

   iii.   Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization

 iv.    Cybersecurity in design and manufacturing

 v.     Additive manufacturing of complex and composite materials.

 vi.    Anti-reverse engineering technologies

 vii.   Artificial Intelligence Application in Manufacturing

 viii.  Fabrication, Characterization and Machining of Composites

 ix.    Micro manufacturing

 x.     Nano-materials

 xi.    Application of Optimization techniques

2. Certified Energy Manager and Energy Auditor by Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power Government of India

3. Nodal officer Skill Development at GGV (A Central University) 

1. Responsible for Skill Development of 7000 students of 32 departments of university.
2. 46 Skill Development workshop conducted in last 04 years. Around 4000 students trained in different skills.

4. Nodal officer for SHREYAS (A Central University) 

1. Scheme for Higher education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills) of Ministry of MHRD, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Labour & Employment.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Research publications

1. i.      Published, 30 SCI research papers factor with impact from 7 to 2 and 15 Scopus paper with impact from 4 to 1. Papers under review-14. 
2. ii.    30 papers published in international conferences and 20 papers published in national conferences. 

2. International Technical Committee Member

(a) Technical committee member, International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ICMSNT 2016) May 12-14, 2016 Seoul, South Korea.

(b) International Technical Committee Member, International Workshop on Key Engineering Materials (WKEM 2017), in Bangkok, Thailand from Jan. 5^th to 7^th, 2017.

(c) International Technical Committee, International Conference on Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ATMME 2017), January 5-7, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand

(d) International Technical Committee, 2nd International Symposium on Material Science and Technology (ISMST 2017), Auckland University of Technology on 20-22 April, 2017.

(e) Technical committee member, International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ICMSNT 2018) March 29- April 01, 2018, Chengdu,China.

(f) Member, International Technical Committee,4^th  International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications ( AMA 2019) organized by Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Southwest Jiaotong University, Swinburne University of Technology and Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers(HKSME).

3. Reviewer of the following international Journals

1. Applied Energy, Science Direct.
2. Energy conversion and management, Science Direct.
3. Energy, Science Direct.
4. Material Science and Engineering B, Science Direct.
5. Journal of cleaner production, Science Direct.
6. Material Letters, Science Direct.
7. Composite Part B, Science Direct.
8. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Science Direct.
9. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Science Direct.
10. Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Science Direct.
11. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Science Direct.
12. Materials & Design, Science Direct.
13. Hybrid Advance, Elsevier.
14. Ocean Engineering, Elsevier.
15. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ASME.
16. Machining Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis.
17. Particulate Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis.
18. Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies, Taylor and Francis.
19. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Taylor and Francis.
20. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Taylor and Francis.
21. Mechanics of Advance Material and Structures, Taylor and Francis.
22. Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taylor and Francis.
23. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer.
24. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer. 
25. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, Springer.
26. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer.
27. Silicon, Springer.
28. Energy Efficiency, Springer.
29. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Springer.
30. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Springer.
31. Fibers and Polymers, Springer.
32. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Springer.
33. International Journal of Interactive Design and Manufacturing, Springer.
34. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Sage Publication. 
35. Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Sage Publication. 
36. Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Sage Publication.
37. Journal of Composite Materials, Sage Publication.
38. Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Sage.
39. Journal of Thermoplastic composite Material, Sage.
40. Measurment and Control, Sage. 
41. Journal Scientific Research and Essays, Academic Journals
42. Tribology in Industry
43. Journal Tribologi
44. African Journal of Engineering Research

ACADEMICS

M Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

PhD (Mechanical Engineering)

Research Guidance

1. PhD Guidance

1. One PhD completed in the area of friction stir welding.
2. 06 PhD under guidance in the area of, Design of Bio-enabled structures, Additive manufacturing of complex and composite materials, High Performance Computational Modelling of Engineered Systems, Cybersecurity in design and manufacturing.

1. M Tech Guidance

33 M Tech completed in the  current areas such as Study of Vibro-acoustic behavior of C-GLARE,   Design And Analysis of Femoral Locking Plate Under Different Loading Conditions,    Design Improvement of Wind Turbine Blade for Low Wind Areas,  Buckling, post Buckling and Progressive Damage Analysis of Composite Laminate Plates.

PROJECTS

Sponsored Research Project

      i.        Completed one research project on “Experimental and Computational Analysis of Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites. 

    ii.        02 Projects are under review. 

OTHER ACTIVITY

1. Scholarship received 

Received summer research fellowship from IIT Gandhinagar.

2.    Appreciations 

1. Appreciation by Vice chancellor Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University  for preparing B Tech students for competitive exam like GATE, IES and Public sector.
2. Nominated mentor to Knowledge Innovation Council, by Agni’s Ignite-India in association with United Nations, PALS (PAN India IIT Alumni series) and supported by the School Education Dept, TN Govt.
3. Appreciation by Director NIT Manipur for improving NIRF Ranking of NIT Manipur from 158 to 114 for the year 2021.
4. Appreciation by Director NIT Manipur for improving NIRF Ranking of NIT Manipur from 114 to 108 for the year 2022.
5. Appreciation by Director NIT Manipur for improving NIRF Ranking of NIT Manipur from 108 to 95 for the year 2023.
6. Appreciation by Director NIT Manipur for successufully organising 1st international conference on Sci/Tech and Engineering (ICSTE-2023).

    3. Achievements

       1. Listed among top 2% Scientist of world for the year 2021.

        2. Listed among top 2% Scientist of world for the year-2022.

        3. Listed among top 2% Scientist of the world for year-2023.

    4. Invited Lectures Delivered-32. 

    4. Seminars/Short Term Courses/Summer Schools/Winter Schools organized-15

    5. Refresher Course, Workshops, Faculty Development Programs attended-52

     6. Major Administrative Responsibilities 

1. Dean Academic, NIT Manipur.
2. Member board of Governor NIT Manipur.
3. Member Finance Committee, NIT Maniur.
4. Member NBA at National Level Team.
5. Ranking Coordinator for NIT Manipur.
6. Member of Advisory Committee on Faculty Recruitment.
7. Member of Library committee NIT Manipur.
8. Professor i/c IIT Madras Liasion.
9. Member of Executive committee to organise convocation.
10. Centre Incharge for JoSAA/ CSAB, CCMT, CCMN Admissions. 
11. Chairman to implement National Education Policy at NIT, Manipur
12. Chairman NIRF National Institute of Technology, Manipur
13. Head Department of Mechanical Engineering, GGV, (A central university)
14. Chairmen Board of studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering-GGV
15. Chairmen Departmental Research committee (DRC)-GGV
16. Member of Academic Council, Guru Ghasidas vishwavidyalaya.
17. Member Departmental Research committee (DRC) of Industrial & Production Engineering.
18. Member of School Board, of School of Engineering and Technology.
19. Member of Library Committee, Guru Ghasidas vishwavidyalaya 
20. Member of Development Committee, Guru Ghasidas vishwavidyalaya 
21. Member of Committee to prepare SSR for NAAC. 
22. Coordinator for competitive exams like GATE.   
23. Member Board of studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering O P Jindal University.   
24. Senior Centre Superintendent for Vishwavidyalaya Entrance Test. Test was conducted at 16 centers in which around 1800 candidates appeared.
25. Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.
26. University / AICTE/DTE coordinator at RJIT
27. Head Department of MCA at RJIT
28. Head Department of Information Technology at RJIT