Research Interests
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						Composite Materials; conceptualization and development, Manufacturing of Polymer and Metal Matrix Composites, Natural Fiber Based Green Composites
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						BioSketch
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Professor
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									17 Dec 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Associate Professor
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									23 Oct 2012 - 16 Dec 2019
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Assistant Professor
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									08 May 2008 - 22 Oct 2012
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Lecturer
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									15 Dec 2005 - 07 May 2008
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Lecturer
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Aug 2005 - 12 Dec 2005
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Lecturer
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									08 Oct 2004 - 10 Jul 2005
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Research
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Effect of gamma-ray irradiation on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of sisal fiber/bio-PBS composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								KS Kumar, I Singh | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Construction and Building Materials Pages: 1-11 , Volumes: 450 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development and characterization of PLA nanocomposites reinforced with bio-ceramic particles for orthognathic implants: Enhanced mechanical and biological properties
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								R Sharma, N Mehrotra, I Singh, K Pal | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Pages: 1-20 , Volumes: 282 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Fracture behaviour analysis of sustainable basalt-reinforced polymer composites subjected to thermal cycling and open holes
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								B Varikkadinmel, I Singh | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Engineering Failure Analysis Pages: 1-8 , Volumes: 163 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Plasma formation and material removal characteristics in microwave-metal discharge-based machining of AISI 304 stainless steel
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								P Gupta, AK Sharma, I Singh | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Processes Pages: 1159-1179 , Volumes: 124 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Machinability of Basalt/PBS sustainable composites: a comprehensive experimental analysis
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								B Varikkadinmel, D Kaushik, A Mahajan, I Singh, | Taylor & Francis
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Materials and Manufacturing Processes Pages: 2033-2047 , Volumes: 39 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Bioceramic Filled PLA Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Application: An Experimental Investigation
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								R Sharma, N Mehrotra, I Singh, K Pal | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Ceramics International Pages: 28662-28681 , Volumes: 50 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Comparative assessment of failure in single shear lap joints fabricated using various joining techniques
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								D Kaushik, I Singh | Elsevier
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Engineering Failure Analysis Pages: 1-12 , Volumes: 162 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Hydrothermal aging and soil biodegradation characteristics of biopolymer based sustainable composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
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																																																																								K Santhosh Kumar, D Kaushik, I Singh | Sage
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites Pages: 1-13 , Volumes: Available Online ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Comparative analysis of drilled and molded holes in short natural fiber reinforced composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								RS Rana, J Kumar, I Singh, AK Sharma | Sage
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications Pages: 493-503 , Volumes: 238 ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Design and Development of a Pine Needle Briquetting Machine for the Uttarakhand Region of India
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								TP Naik, S Jaiswal, I Singh, AK Sharma, A Joshi, | Semnan University
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures Pages: 1-11 , Volumes: Available Online ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Epoxy composite dust reinforced novel polypropylene composites: An eco‐friendly approach toward sustainable resource management
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								H Sharma, S Gairola, JP Misra, I Singh | John Wiley & Sons
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								Journal: Polymer Engineering & Science Pages: 1-9 , Volumes: Available Online ,
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Honors And Awards
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						Students
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Electric Discharge Machining of Al 6063-SiC MMC produced by stir casting process
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2006 - 28 Dec 2008
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Pradeep Kumar, Scholar: Mr. Akshay Dvivedi
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development, Characterization, Friction and Sliding Wear Response of Vinylester Based Hybrid Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2006 - 01 Nov 2010
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Anoop Kumar, Scholar: Mr. Sant Ram Chauhan
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Secondary Processing of Polymer Matrix Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2009 - 16 Apr 2012
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Scholar: Mr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development of Intelligent Knowledge Base for Machining of Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2008 - 01 Oct 2012
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Sehijpal Singh, Scholar: Mr. Vikas Dhawan
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Investigation on Electro Discharge Drilling and Hole Grinding of Metal Matrix Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2010 - 28 Jun 2013
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Pradeep Kumar, Scholar: Mr. Abhishek Singh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Processing and Characterization of Polymer Matrix Green Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2009 - 18 Feb 2013
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Jitendra Madaan, Scholar: Mr. Pramendra Kumar Bajpai
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Primary and Secondary Processing of Metal Matrix Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2010 - 26 Jun 2013
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Akshay Dvivedi, Scholar: Mr. Sarbjit Singh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Machining Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2011 - 11 Sep 2015
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Akshay Dvivedi, Scholar: Mr. Kishore Debnath
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Mn-X (X: In, Sb) FSMA Thin Films
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2011 - 08 Mar 2016
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Davinder Kaur, Scholar: Mr. Harish Sharma Akkera
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Characterization and Machinability Study of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2012 - 22 Feb 2016
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Pradeep Kumar, Scholar: Mr. Temesgen Berhanu Yallew
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Studies on Short Fiber Reinforced Biocomposites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jul 2012 - 08 Sep 2017
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Saurabh Chaitanya
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Micro Electric Discharge Machining of Difficult-to-Machine Materials
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jul 2013 - 29 Jun 2018
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Ravinder Kumar
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Processing of Short Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2014 - 09 Aug 2019
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Manish Kumar Lila
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Processing techniques and degradation behavior of sustainable polymeric composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2015 - 06 May 2020
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Ujendra Kumar Komal
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Experimental investigation on joining of natural fiber-based composite materials
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2021
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Kassahun Gashu Melese
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Joining Behavior of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2016 - 12 May 2022
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Jayant Kumar
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Fusion welding of natural fiber based thermoplastic composites, India
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									06 Jul 2018 - 14 Jul 2023
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Scholar: Mr. Ram Singh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development and flammability behavior of forest/crop residue based polymeric composites, India
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Sep 2019 - 28 Feb 2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Shishir Sinha, Scholar: Mr. Sandeep Gairola
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development of natural fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites using microwave energy
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									18 Jan 2019 - 06 May 2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Apurbha Kumar Sharma, Scholar: Mr. Tejas Pramod Naik
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Experimental investigation on bolted joints in natural fiber based composites, India
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									12 Jul 2019 - 24 Jun 2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Deepak Kaushik
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									An intelligent model of process selection for sustainable composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									26 Dec 2019 - 25 Jun 2024
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Navneet Arora, Scholar: Ms. Aditi Mahajan
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Investigation on drilling of metallic materials using microwave energy
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									08 Aug 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Apurbha Kumar Sharma, Scholar: Mr. Pranjal Gupta
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Experimental investigation on machining of sustainable composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									26 Dec 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Binaz Varik
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Machining behavior of Al-based in-situ metal matrix composites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									26 Dec 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. P K Jha, Scholar: Mr. Prabhas Kumar Jha
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Environmental aging and biodegradability study of biocomposites
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									10 Feb 2021 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Karri Santhosh Kumar
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Development of Biodegradable Polymer Blend Composites for Healthcare Applications, India
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									18 Jul 2022 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: Prof. Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Scholar: Mr Raj Kumar
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Miscellaneous
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Dean Infrastructure
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Aug 2024 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								IIT Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Coordinator ( E- Learning Centre)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2021
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								I.I.T. Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Professor
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									17 Dec 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Coordinator
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2019
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								RETHINK, The Tinkering Lab
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Associate NCC Officer
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									31 Jul 2008 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								3 UK CTR, NCC, IIT Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Associate Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2017
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Co-Coordinator, Cognizance
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2014
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Co-Coordinator, Thomso
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jan 2014
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Coordinator, Orientation Program for New Entrants
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2016
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Returning Officer (DAPC/DRC Student Elections)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2017
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean of Students' Welfare
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Coordinator, Production Engineering Labs
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2018
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Member (Institute Time Table Committee)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2015
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Dean (Academic Affairs)
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Member, Department Research Committee
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2018
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering