International Journal Publications

• Sathyaraj Sankarlal, Sushanta K. Sahoo, K. Sekar. “Investigation on Curing Kinetics, Water Diffusion Kinetics and Thermo Mechanical Properties of Functionalized Castor Oil Based Epoxy Copolymers” Journal of Polymer Research(2022) 29: 275 Pages 1-24 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-03122-2
• P. Azhagarsamy , K. Sekar and K. P. Murali. “Nickel Aluminide intermetallic composites fabricated by various processing routes - A review”,  Materials Science and Technology, Volume 38, 2022 - Issue 9, Pages 556-571. https://doi.org/10.1080/02670836.2022.2062648
• Vasanthakumar Pandian and Sekar Kannan. “Effect of high entropy particle on aerospace-grade aluminium composite developed through supersonic vibration and squeeze infiltration technique” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Volume 74, February 2022, Pages 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.12.024        
• P Nithin Raj, B Raha, K Sekar, and MA Joseph. “Effect of Manganese on Synergistic Erosion–Corrosion Characteristics of A890 7A Hyper Duplex Stainless Steels” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 25, 2021, pp 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06148-7
• Prasad V, Sekar K, Joseph MA. Mechanical and water absorption properties of nano TiO2 coated flax fibre epoxy composites. Construction and Building Materials,vol. 284, 2021, pp.1-13(122803). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122803
• Vasanthakumar P, Sekar K, Processing and preparation of aerospace-grade aluminium hybrid metal matrix composite in a modified stir casting furnace integrated with mechanical supersonic vibration squeeze infiltration method, Materials Today Communications, vol. 26, 2021, pp. 1-18(101732). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101732
• K.Kalaiselvan, K.Sekar and S. Elavarasi, A review on process parameters of Ti/Al dissimilar joint using laser beam welding, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2021, Vol:15, No:6, 225- 262. https://publications.waset.org/10012067/a-review-on-process-parameters-of-tial-dissimilar-joint-using-laser-beam-welding
• K. Sekar, “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of A7075/ SiC/ B4C Hybrid Composite fabricated by Stir and Squeeze Casting Method” Key Engineering Materials, 2021, Vol. 882, pp 77-88. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net%2FKEM.882.77
• S. Sathyaraj, K. Sekar, “Recent Advances in Bio-Based Sustainable Aliphatic and Aromatic Epoxy Resins for Composite Applications” Key Engineering Materials, 2021, Vol. 882, pp 121-131. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.882.121
• Azhagarsamy P, Sekar K and Murali K.P, “An Overview of Metallic Materials Fabrication by Direct Energy Deposition” Key Engineering Materials, 2021, Vol. 882, pp 11-20. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.882.11
• Vishnu Prasad , K. Sekar , Soney Varghese , M.A. Joseph, “Evaluation of interlaminar fracture toughness and dynamic mechanical properties of nano TiO2 coated flax fibre epoxy composites” Polymer Testing, vol. 91 (2020), pp. 1-12(106784). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106784
• Vasanthakumar P, Sekar K, “Numerical prediction and experimental investigation of aerospace-grade dissimilar aluminium alloy by friction stir welding”Journal of Manufacturing processes Vol54, 2020, pp 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.03.001
• P. Nithin Raj, P.K. Navaneethkrishnan, K. Sekar, and M.A. Joseph, “Comparative study of mechanical, corrosion and erosion−corrosion properties of cast hyper-duplex and super-duplex stainless steels” International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials Volume 27, Number 7, 2020, pp. 954-961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-1984-5
• K. Sekar, K. Jayakumar, “Mechanical Properties of AA 5754 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite Fabricated through Rheo-Squeeze Casting” Materials Science Forum, 2020, Vol. 979, pp 10-15. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.979.10
• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, “Microstructural Evaluation of Similar and Dissimilar Welding of Aluminum Metal Matrix Hybrid Composite by Friction Stir Welding” Materials Science Forum,2020, Vol. 979, pp 124-128. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.979.124
• Azhagarsamy P, Sekar K, “Investigation on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of AA7075 Alloy with B4C, Gr and Fly Ash Reinforced Hybrid Composites” Materials Science Forum, 2020, Vol. 979, pp 52-57. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.979.52
• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Al6063 Hybrid Composites Reinforced with SiC/ZrO2 by Stir Casting and Thixoforming Process” Materials Science Forum, 2020, Vol. 979, pp 47-51. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.979.47
• P Nithin raj, Sekar K, M A joseph “Effect of temperature on microstructure evolution and localized corrosion resistance of high tungsten hyper duplex stainless steel” Materials Research Express,vol. 6, 2019,pp. 1-12 (116557). http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab4959
• P Nithin raj, Anandu.P Sivan, K.Sekar, M.A.Joseph “Effect of austenite reformation on localised corrosuion resistance of hyper duplex-stainless steel in hot chloride solution”, International journal of metal casting, American foundary society,2019, vol. 11, 1198-1209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40962-019-00348-7
• Prasad V, K Sekar , Soney Varghese, M.A. Joseph Enhancing mode 1 and mode 2 interlaminar fracture toughness of flax fiber reinforced epoxy composite with nano TiO2, Composites Part A,2019, 124, pp. 1-11(105505). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105505
• Sekar K, “Mechanical and tribological properties of Al7475-SiCp composites by stir casting method and wear rate modelling using RSM” Sadhana, 2019,vol. 44(129), pp 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-019-1105-1
• Sekar K and Vasanthakumar P, Mechanical properties of Al-Cu alloy metal matrix composite reinforced with B4C, Graphite and Wear Rate Modeling by Taguchi Method, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 18, 2019, pp. 3150–3159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.07.190
• K.Sekar, Rahul Singh, Mechanical and tribological properties of A7050 Hybrid composites reinforced with nano Al2O3/Micro ZrO2 particles by stir casting method, Material science forum,Vol. 969, 2019, pp 576-581. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.969.576
• Vasanthakumar P, Sekar K and Jayantherababu J, Thermal prediction and experimental validation of Friction Stir Weld Aerospace Grade Aluminium Alloy, Journal of Physics, Vol. 1240, 2019, pp. 1- 11. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1240/1/012150
• Prasad, V., Joseph, M.A., Sekar, K., Investigation of mechanical, thermal and water absorption properties of flax fibre reinforced epoxy composite with nano TiO2 addition, Composites: Part A (2018),Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 115, 2018,360-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.09.031
• 21. K. Kalaiselvan,  A. Elango,  N. M. Nagarajan,  K. Sekar: Experimental Investigation on Mechanical and Distortion Characteristics of Titanium/Aluminium Dissimilar Metal Joint Using Laser Beam Welding, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems,Vol. 17,(4) ,2018, pp.1–11. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219686718500324
• 20. K. Kalaiselvan,  A. Elango,  N. M. ,  K. Sekar: Before and after heat treatment on weldment of Ti/Al laser beam dissimilar joints, Journal of Machining and Forming Technologies, 9(1-2) 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107466
• 19. K. Kalaiselvan,  A. Elango,  N. M. Nagarajan,  K. Sekar “Influence of LBW parameters on properties of Ti6Al4V/AA2024 dissimilar alloy joint” , Indian journal of engineering and material science, vol. 25, 2018, 445-449. http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/bitstream/123456789/45884/1/IJEMS%2025%286%29%20445-449.pdf
• 18. K. Kalaiselvan, A. Elango, N. M. Nagarajan,  N. Mathiazhagan, K. Sekar: Effect of heat treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure of Ti/Al sheet metal joint using laser beam welding, Int. J. Additive and Subtractive Materials Manufacturing, Vol. 2, (1), 2018, pp. 13-24. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJASMM.2018.093260
• 17. K. Kalaiselvan,  A. Elango,  N. M. Nagarajan,  K. Sekar: Studies on Characteristics of Ti6Al4V/AA2024 Dissimilar Weld Joint Using Laser Beam Focusing from AA2024 Side, Transactions of  the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 70 (1), 2017, pp. 01-7. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12666-017-1036-7.pdf
• 16. K. Sekar, K. Allesu, M. A.  Joseph: Mechanical and wear properties of Al-Al2O3 metal matrix composites fabricated by the combined effect of stir and squeeze casting method, Transactions of  the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 68 (2), 2015, pp. 115-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12666-015-0520-1
• K. Kalaiselvan, A. Elango, N.M. Nagarajan, K. Sekar: Weldability of Ti/Al Dissimilar Sheet Metal Joints Using Nd:YAG Pulsed Laser, International Journal of Materials Vol.4,2017, pp.31-35. https://www.naun.org/main/NAUN/materials/2017/a142018-067.pdf
• K.Sekar, N.Krishna Kumar, P.Vasanthakumar: Centrifugal Pump as Turbine: Experimental Report, International Journal of ChemTech Research (USA) Vol.10, (14), 2017, pp 276-280. https://www.sphinxsai.com/2017/ch_vol10_no14/2/(276-280)V10N14CT.pdf
• K.Sekar, N.Krishna Kumar, P.Vasanthakumar: Centrifugal Pump as Turbine for Micro-Hydro Power Scheme in Rural Areas of India: A Review, International
• Journal of ChemTech Research (USA) Vol.10, (14), 2017, pp 106-109. https://www.sphinxsai.com/2017/ch_vol10_no14/abstracts/A(106-109)V10N14CT.pdf
• DheerajTripathi, K. Joseph Babu, K. PrabhakaranNair,K. Sekar : Chemical Modification of Palm Oil for low temperature applications and study on its Tribological Properties,
• Journal of Advanced Engineering Research, Vol.4(2),2017, pp.109-113. https://dl.jaeronline.com/papers/vol04issue022017/05_JAER_V4N2.pdf
• K. Kalaiselvan, A. Elango, N.M. Nagarajan, K. Sekar, and N. Mathiazhagan: Studies on Interlayer Characteristics of Ti/Al Dissimilar Metal Joints Using Laser Beam, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research Vol.9,(1-2),2017, pp.1-13. https://www.proquest.com/openview/6885714665e83efdb58aa104d6b6ae3e/1?cbl=2034835&pq-origsite=gscholar
• K. Sekar, M. Ravi, K. Jayakumar :  Investigation of Wear and Mechanical Properties of A356-SiCp-Al2O3 Hybrid Composite by Stir and Squeeze casting, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Special issue (7), 2017, pp.131-136. https://www.jchps.com/specialissues/Special%20issue%207/MERS-28.pdf
• K. Sekar, Allesu K. and M.A. Joseph:  Design of a stir casting machine, American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics. http://iasir.net/AIJRSTEMpapers/AIJRSTEM13-214.pdf
• Sekar. K  Manohar M.Jayakumar. K: Investigation of mechanical and tribological properties of A356 alloy with nanoSiCp micro particle hybrid composites through stir and squeeze casting, Journal of Advanced Engineering Research Vol. 3(2), 2016, pp.89-92. https://www.iitg.ac.in/aimtdr2014/PROCEEDINGS/papers/346.pdf
• Karuppanna Prasad N and Sekar K: Optimal Alternative Selection Using Moora In Industrial Sector – A Review, International Journal of Fuzzy Logic Systems (IJFLS), Vol. 6 (2), 2016, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijfls.2016.6201
• Karuppanna Prasad N and Sekar K: Selection of best alternative in manufacturing and service sector using multi grade decision approach-A Review, Computer Science & Information Technology, 2016, pp. 57- 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2016.60406
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Comparison Study of as-cast and T6 Condition of Microstructure, Bending Strength and Double Shear Strength of A356 Alloy by Gravity, Vacuum and Squeeze Casting, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 594, 2014, pp. 102-105. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.102
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Effect of T6 heat treatment in tribological properties of A356 aluminium alloy reinforced with Al2O3nano particles by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 592, 2014, pp. 968-971. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.968
• K. Sekar, K. Allesu, M.A. Joseph: Design, construction and performance evaluation of multiple casting machine, Nigerian journal of technology (nijotech), Vol. 32(30), 2013, pp. 498 – 506. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njt/article/view/123627
• K. Sekar, Allesu K. and M.A. Joseph: Microstructure, double shear and tribological properties of A356 aluminium alloy fabricated by gravity, vacuum and squeeze casting method,
• International Journal of Mechanics Structural. Vol. 4(1), 2013, pp.  25-34. http://www.irphouse.com/ijms/ijmsv4n1_02.pdf
• K. Sekar, Allesu K. and M.A. Joseph: Design of a Vacuum Casting Machine, International Journal of Engineering and Manufacturing Science. Vol. 3(1), 2013, pp.  9-16. https://www.ripublication.com/Volume/ijemsv3n1.htm

International Conference Publications

• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, Process Parameter Optimization of Aerospace-Grade Dissimilar Aluminium Alloy 7075 and 2014 by Friction Stir Welding, International Conference on  Nanomaterials and Nanodevices (ICNN-2022) organized by Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, 23-24 April 2022.
• K. Sekar, S. Sathyaraj, Effect of Plant Oil Derived Bio-Resin and Curing Temperature on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Network, International Conference on  Nanomaterials and Nanodevices (ICNN-2022) organized by Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, 23-24 April 2022.
• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, Microstructural and mechanical properties of dissimilar aluminium alloys by friction stir welding, Fourth International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology 2022 (ICMSMT 2022) organized by Akshaya College of Engineering and Technology and Diligentec Solutions Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 08 – 09 April 2022.
• K. Sekar "Fabrication of A7050 hybrid composite reinforced with nano Al2O3/ micro ZrO2 particles by stir casting method and study of mechanical and tribological properties", Fourth International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology 2022 (ICMSMT 2022) organized by Akshaya College of Engineering and Technology and Diligentec Solutions Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 08 – 09 April 2022.
• P. Vasanthakumar, K. Sekar, “Dry sliding wear and corrosion behavior of AA2014-SiC-Graphite hybrid metal matrix composite by stir casting method”, International Conference on Advances in  Materials Science Engineering (ICAMS 2021) organized by Technology Research and Innovation Centre and Dr.Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, India, 16-17 Dec 2021.
• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, Microstructure and mechanical properties of AA2014-SiC-Graphite  hybrid metal matrix composite by stir casting method, International Conference on Advances in Materials Science Engineering (ICAMS 2021) organized by Technology Research and Innovation Centre and Dr.Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, India, 16-17 Dec 2021.
• K. Sekar, P. Vasanthakumar, Characterization and eddy current flaw detection of dissimilar aluminium alloys by friction stir welding, International Conference on Advances in Materials Science Engineering (ICAMS 2021) organized by Technology Research and Innovation Centre and Dr.Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, India, 16-17 Dec 2021.
• K.Sekar, Study of mechanical properties and wear behaviour of Al5052 matrix hybrid composite reinforced with SiC and graphite, International conference on sustainable technology applications for green engineering solutions, STAGE2020, NSS college of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerala,2020.
• K. Sekar, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of A7075/ SiC/ B4C Hybrid Composite fabricated by Stir and Squeeze Casting Method, International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS) 2020, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, 2020.
• S. Sathyaraj, K. Sekar, “Recent Advances in Bio-Based Sustainable Aliphatic and Aromatic Epoxy Resins for Composite Applications” International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS) 2020, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, 2020.
• Sekar K and Vasanthakumar P,“Advancement in Liquid Processing Techniques of Aerospace-Grade 7XXX Series Aluminium Alloy and its Composites”,  International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS) 2020, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, 2020.
• Azhagarsamy P, Sekar K and Murali K.P, “An Overview of Metallic Materials Fabrication by Direct Energy Deposition” International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS) 2020, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, 2020.
• Sekar K, Fabrication of A7050 Hybrid Composite Reinforced with Nano Al2O3/Micro ZrO2 Particles by stir casting method and study of mechanical and tribological properties, International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Developments in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy, SME 2019, NITTE, Karnataka,2019.
• Sekar K, Investigation of Hybrid Composite A7075/SiC/B4C by Stir and Squeeze Casting Method, 2nd International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling, ICMMM-2019, VIT, Vellore, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Boulevard for Effective Consumption of Power and Energy in Friction Stir Welding, ICMMM-2019, VIT, Vellore, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Comparative Analysis of Friction Stir Welded Joints using Water run and air Stream cooling for Superior Strength, ICMMM-2019, VIT, Vellore, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Investigation on Mechanical and Tribological properties of AA7075 Alloy with B4C, Gr and Fly ash reinforced hybrid composites, 2ndInternation conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies( ISERMAT-2019), SSNCE, Chennai, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Mechanical Properties of AA5754 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites Fabrication through Rheao-Squeeze Casting, 2ndInternation conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies( ISERMAT-2019), SSNCE, Chennai, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Microstructural Evaluation of Similar and Dissimilar welding of Aluminium Metal Matrix Hybrid Composite, 2ndInternation conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies( ISERMAT-2019), SSNCE, Chennai, March 2019.
• Sekar K, Mechanical and tribological properties of Al6063 Hybrid Composites Reinforced with SiC/ZrO2 micro particles by Stir casting and Thixoforming process, 2ndInternation conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies( ISERMAT-2019), SSNCE, Chennai, March 2019.
• Sekar K and Vasanthakumar P, Mechanical properties of Al-Cu alloy metal matrix composite reinforced with B4C, Graphite and Wear Rate Modeling by Taguchi Method, 9th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization, ICMPC-2019, GRIET Hyderabad & MANIT, 2019.
• Sekar.K, “Fabrication of AA2014 with B4C and Graphite hybrid composite by Stir-casting method: study of mechanical and welding properties”2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Engineering, Science & Technology (NFEST 2019) 18 - 22February 2019, NIT “, Haryana.
• Sekar K, Friction stir welding of Al-Cu alloy metal matrix composites reinforced with B4C and Graphite particle fabricated by stir casting and thixoforming method, AIMTDR 2018, Anna University, Chennai, December 2018.
• Sekar, K., Jayachandra, G. and Aravindan, S. ‘Mechanical and Welding Properties of A6082-SiC-ZrO2 Hybrid Composite Fabricated by Stir and Squeeze Casting’, Materials Today: Proceedings. Elsevier Ltd, 5(9), 2018, pp. 20268–20277.
• Sekar K: Mechanical and welding properties of A6082-SiC-ZrO2 hybrid composite fabricated by stir and squeeze casting, 8th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC-2018), GRIET Hyderabad & MANIT.
• K. Sekar, M.Manohar, K.  Jayakumar: Mechanical and tribological properties of A356/Al2O3/MoS2 Hybrid composites synthesized through combined stir and squeeze casting. International Conference on Engineering Materials, Metallurgy and Manufacturing (ICEMMM-2018), SSNCE Chennai, 2018.
• Vishnu Prasad, Deepak suresh, M.A. Joseph, K. Sekar, Mubarak Ali: Development of flax fibre reinforced epoxy composite with nano TiO2 addition into matrix to enhance mechanical properties, Materials today: Proceedings, 5 ,2018, pp 11569–11575.
• Sekar K: International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP, India during November 22-24, 2018.
• K.Sekar, Gudla Jayachandra, S. Aravindan: Mechanical and welding properties of A6082-Sic-ZrO2 hybrid composite fabricated by stir and squeeze casting, 8th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2018), GRIET Hyderabad & MANIT, Bhopal, 2018.
• Sekar K: Mechanical and Tribological Properties of A7050 Hybrid Composite Reinforced with Nano Al2O3/ Micro ZrO2 particles by Stir Casting Method, International Conference on “Recent Advances in Materials & Manufacturing Technologies” (ICRAMMT-2018) at Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad during 19-20 November, 2018.
• Sekar K: Investigation of Mechanical Properties of A6082-ZrO2- SiC Hybrid Composite by Stir and Squeeze Casting, International Conference on Futuristic Trends In Materials and Manufacturing at Delhi Technical Campus during 26-27 October, 2018.
• Vasanthakumar P, Sekar K and Jayantherababu J, Thermal prediction and experimental validation of Friction Stir Weld Aerospace Grade Aluminium Alloy, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Engineering, Science & Technology (NFEST 2019) 18 - 22February 2019, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana.
• Prasad N K, Sekar K an Srirekha G: Value Stream Mapping for Reducing the Resource Lead Time in Training Institute – A Case Study, International Conference on Frontiers in Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 2017,  pp. 265-270.
• Prasad N K, Sekar K and Srirekha G: Quality Management Approach on Reducing the Trainer Turnover Ratio in the Indian Training Institute - A Case Study, International Conference 'Strategies in Volatile and Uncertain Environment for Emerging Markets, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Delhi, 2017,  pp. 265-270.
• Karuppanna Prasad N, Sekar K, and Karuppasamy R: A Review on Organization practise of Conventional Design of Experiment (DOE) with DMAIC, 8th Global Conference on Evolving Trends in Business Models & Markets, Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 2017, pp. 265-270.
• Vishnu Prasad, M.A. Joseph, K. Sekarand Mubarak Ali: Flexural and impact properties of flax fibre reinforced epoxy composite with nano TiO2 addition, Materials today: Proceedings, 2017.
• Vishnu Prasad, M.A Joseph, K. Sekar, Mubarak Ali: Recent Developments in Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid (PLA) Based fully Biodegradable Composites and its Performance, International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials, ICRACM-KL University, Vijayawada, 2017, pp. 265-270.
• Nithin Raj P, Dr. K Sekar, Dr. M A Joseph:Effect of furnace cooling temperature on the phase formations and mechanical properties of cast ASTM A890 6A super duplex stainless steels, Advances in materials and processing technologies conference-2017 VIT Chennai.
• Sekar. K  Manohar M. Jayakumar. K: Investigation of mechanical and tribological properties of A356 alloy with nano SiCp micro particle hybrid composites through stir and squeeze casting method , National Conference on Processing and  Characterization of Advanced Engineering  Materials (NCPCAEM-2016), SSN, Chennai, India, 2016, pp. 43-44.
• N. Karuppanna Prasad, K. Sekar, H. Kaleli and G. Srirekha: Improvement on Lean Performance Metrics in an Indian Cluster Manufacturing Organization-A Case Study. 4th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence 2016 (ICBAI-2016)2016), Indian Institute of Science, IISc Bangalore, India, Dec-2016, pp. 255-265.
• Karuppanna Prasad. N Sekar. K  Manohar. M Srirekha.G: A Comparative Study on Applicational usage of conventional Design of Experiment (DOE) and Data Mining (DM) with Six Sigma DMAIC: A Review. National Conference Industrial Engineering and Technology Management (NCIETM: 2016), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, India, Nov-2016, pp. 28-40.
• Prasad N.K. Sekar. K  Manohar M.: Scope and applicability on enabling green and resiliency with supply chain management, International Conference on E-Business and supply chain competitiveness (EBSCC-2016), IIT Kharagpur, India, 2016, pp. 01-12.
• Dheeraj Tripathi, Sekar K  and  Prabhakaran Nair  K : Chemical Modification of Palm Oil for low temperature applications and study on its Tribological Properties, National Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment conducted on Energy 2016, MED NIT Calicut, 2016, pp. 94-97.
• 17. Sobhitha Venugopal, N Ramachandran and K Sekar: Investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of stir cast Al7475/SiC composites and wear rate modelling using RSM. International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN: 9), IIT Bombay, India, 2015, pp. 1-6.
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Effect of T6 heat treatment in the microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 alloy reinforced with Al2O3 particles by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting, Procedia Materials (Elsevier), Vol. 5, 2014 pp. 444 – 453.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph, M.A: Evaluation of mechanical and tribological properties of A356 aluminum alloy reinforced with Al2O3 particles with and without T6 heat treatment, International Colloquium on Materials, Manufacturing and Metrology, (ICMMM 2014), Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 2014, pp. 79-80.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph M.A: Effects of T6 heat treatment in mechanical and tribological properties of A356 aluminum alloy fabricated by gravity, vacuum and squeeze casting, 23 International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, (PFAM XXII- 2014), Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, 2014, pp. 1136-1145
• Sekar K. Allesu K and Joseph M.A: Fabrication, construction and performance analysis of a gravity casting machine, International Conference on Advances in Tribology (ICAT14), NIT Calicut, India, 2014. pp. 280-284.
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological properties of A356 alloy reinforced with (Al2O3 Nano+SiCp) hybrid composites by stir and squeeze casting method, Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM-2014), S.V. NIT, Surat, Gujarat. 2014, PP. 37-42.
• Sukesha,  K Sekar, Rajeev Ranjan,  G  Nagesh,: Fabrication and study on mechanical and tribological properties of nano Al2O3 and micro B4C particles-reinforced A356 hybrid composites,  All India Manufacturing Technology,  Design and Research Conference( AIMTDR2014),  IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, 2014, pp. 203-206.
• Rajeev Ranjan,   K Sekar, Sukesha V, G .Nagesh: Influence of Nano-Al2O3 and Micro- ZrO2 Particles on mechanical property of A356 based composite fabricated by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting, All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR2014), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India,  2014, pp. 341-346.
• G. Nagesh, K.Sekar, Sukesha V, Rajeev Ranjan: Investigations of mechanical and tribological properties of A356/Al2O3/graphite by stir with squeeze casting method,  All India Manufacturing Technology,  Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR2014) IIT Guwahati,  Assam,  India,  2014,  pp. 346-352.
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Mechanical properties of A356 alloy reinforced with (Al2O3 Nano+MoS2micro) hybrid composites by stir and squeeze casting method, Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM-2014), S.V. NIT, Surat, Gujarat,  2014, PP.  101-105.
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Comparative study of surface roughness, energy dispersive spectroscopy, microstructure and bending strength of A356 aluminum alloy fabricated by gravity, vacuum and squeeze casting method, International Conference on Advances in Tribology (ICAT14), NIT Calicut, 2014,  pp.  275-279.
• Sekar, K. Allesu, K and Joseph, M.A: Effect of T6 heat treatment in the microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 alloy reinforced with Al2O3 particles by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting, International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME-2014), NITK, Surathkal, Karnataka,2014,PP. 01-07.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph, M. A: Comparation study of as cast and T6 condition of microstructure, bending strength and double shear strength of A356 alloy by Gravity, Vacuum and Squeeze casting, International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC-2014), NIT Trichy, 2014, pp. 01-06.
• K. Sekar, K. Allesu, M. A.  Joseph: Mechanical and wear properties of Al-Al2O3 metal matrix composites fabricated by the combined effect of stir and squeeze casting method, International Symposium for Research Scholars on Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering (ISRS-2014), IIT Madras, Chennai, 2014, pp. 01-07.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph, M. A: Effect of T6 heat treatment in tribological properties of A356 Aluminum Alloy reinforced with Al2O3 Nanoparticles by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting method, International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC-2014), NIT Trichy, 2014, pp. 01-06.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph, M. A: Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of A356-Al2O3 metal matrix composites by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting method, International Conference on Advances in Tribology (ICAT14), NIT Calicut, 2014, pp. 265-270.
• Sekar K. Allesu K. and Joseph, M.A. Investigation of microstructure, Energy-dispersive spectroscopy, Mechanical properties and fracture study of A356 aluminum alloy reinforced with nano Al2O3 particles by combination effect of stir and squeeze casting. Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engg (COPEN: 8), NIT Calicut, India, 2013, pp. 870-875.

• Sekar. K  Micro and Nano Composites Produced by Different Casting Route and Improved Mechanical and Tribological Properties, 1st  Edition Metal Matrix Composites Fabrication, Production and 3D Printing, CRC Press, Vol. 1 : 466058 (Fabrication Production, 3D Printing) 2022. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003194897
• Vasanthakumar P and Sekar K, “Advancement in Liquid Processing Techniques of Aerospace-Grade 7XXX Series Aluminium Alloy and Composites” 1st  Edition Metal Matrix Composites Fabrication, Production and 3D Printing, CRC Press, Vol. 1 : 466058 (Fabrication Production, 3D Printing) 2022. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003194897
• Vishnu Prasad, K.Sekar, M.A. Joseph, “Wood fibers, their composites and applications” Chapter 18, In the Textile Institute Book Series, Woodhead Publishing, 2022, Pages 391-436, ISBN 9780128245286. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824528-6.00019-9
• Abra Mathew, Sathyaraj Sankarlal, Abhinay Rajput, K.Sekar, Sushanta K.Sahoo, “ Biodegradable biosourced epoxy thermosets, blends, and composites” Chapter-15, Biodegradable Polymers, Blends and Composites, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering, 2022, Pages 431-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823791-5.00020-X
• K.Sekar, Vasanthakumar P, “Friction Stir Welding of Al–Cu Alloy Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with B4C and Graphite Particle Fabricated by Stir Casting and Thixoforming Method” Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Joining,2020 ,Published by Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9433-2_44
• Mohamed Nishath P, Sekar K, Mohamed Shameer P, “Influence Of Pyrogallol (Py) Antioxidant In The Fuel Stability Of Alexandrian Laurel Biodiesel”, 8th International Conference On Sustainable Waste Management By International Society Of Waste Management, Air And Water. Chapter No. 7: Energy Recovery Processes from Waste. Page No: 226, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9228-4_6
• Mohamed Nishath P, Sekar K, Mohamed Shameer P, Surendran R, “Investigation On Engine Characteristics Powered With Waste Hdpe Oil Obtained From Catalytic Pyrolysis And Study On Nox Emission Variation Using Thermal Imager”, 8th International Conference On Sustainable Waste Management By International Society Of Waste Management, Air And Water. November 22 – 24, 2020. Chapter No. 7: Energy Recovery Processes from Waste. Page No: 227. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329307806
• Mohamed Shameer, K. Sekar, P. Mohamed Nishath, “Comparative Analysis Of Experimental And Simulated Performance And Emissions Of Compression Ignition Engine Using Biodiesel Blends”, 8th International Conference On Sustainable Waste Management By International Society Of Waste Management, Air And Water. November 22 – 24, 2020. Chapter No. 7: Energy Recovery Processes from Waste. Page No: 229 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9228-4_8
• GudlaJayachandra, JogaVenkata Sandeep, K Sekar “Mechanical and Welding Properties of A6082–SiC–ZrO2 Hybrid Composite Fabricated by Stir and Squeeze Casting” Recent Advances in Material Sciences, 2019, Published by Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.06.398
• P. Nithin Raj , Anandu P. Sivan , V. Riyas , K. Sekar and M. A. Joseph, “Effect of Sigma Phase on Dry Sliding Wear Resistance and Surface Roughness of ASTM A890 Grade 6A Duplex Stainless Steels” Advances in Micro and Nano Manufacturing and Surface Engineering, Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, 2019, Chapter No.62, Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9425-7_62
• K.Sekar, “Investigation of Mechanical Properties of A6082-ZrO2-SiC Hybrid Composite by Stir and Squeeze Casting” Recent Advances in Material Sciences, 2019, Published by Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9016-6_13
• Vishnu Prasad, C.V Muhammed Hunize, M.A.Joseph, K.Sekar and Mubarak Ali “ Mechanical properties of Flax fiber reinforced  composites manufactured using hand layup and compression moulding-A comparison”, Published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6412-9_72
• Karuppanna Prasad N, Sekar K, Srirekha G and Vignesh B, “Chapter-9 Trainer Engagement Vs Trainer Turnover Ratio, Book Volume "Flexible Strategies in VUCA Markets", Published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018, pp. 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8926-8_9
• Sekar, K., Manohar, M. and Jayakumar, K. (2018) Metallurgy - Advances in Materials and Processes. Springer Singapore, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1780-4
• Sekar, K., Manohar, M. and Jayakumar, K. (2018) “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of A356/Al2O3/MoS2 Hybrid Composites Synthesized Through Combined Stir and Squeeze Casting” Metallurgy - Advances in Materials and Processes. Springer Singapore, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1780-4_13

• 2- PhD - Completed
• 5- PhD - On-going
• 6- M. Tech Project- On- going
• 4- B. Tech Project- On- going

Ph.D Thesis (On-going) 

• Mr. Sibin B (Ph.D Research Scholar) joined in 2021. His research topic is “Design and development of 3D metal printing machine and synthesis and characterization of high entropy alloy composites”.
• Mr. Arirajan K A (Ph.D Research Scholar) joined in 2019. His research topic is “Investigation of material characterization and mechanical properties of Scandium embedded Aluminum alloy 2024 composite developed by wire arc additive manufacturing, casting & powder metallurgy routes”
• Mr. Sathyaraj.S (Ph.D Research Scholar) joined in 2019.  His research topic is  "Fabrication and Mechanical Testing of Bio-degradable green composites"
• Mr. Azhagarsamy P (Ph.D Research Scholar) joined in 2018.  His research topic is “Development and Characterization of Metal Matrix Composites using Additive Manufacturing Techniques”
• Mr. Vasanthakumar P (Ph.D Research Scholar) joined in 2017. His research topic is " Dissimilar material joining of aluminum hybrid composite by friction stir welding ”

    Ph.D Thesis (Completed) 

• Dr. Nithin Raj Panoli completed on 2020. His thesis title "Investigation and enhancement of mechanical and erosion-corrosion properties of A890 7A-Hyper duplex stainless steels”
• Dr.Vishnu Prasad completed on 2020. His thesis title “Property enhancement of  Flax fiber reinforced polymer composites by fiber and matrix modification”

M.Tech Thesis

• Study on effect of fiber orientation on mechanical and thermo mechanical properties of epoxy methyl ricinoleate modified epoxy composites (2022).
• Friction stir lap welding of A6061 to AZ31 with Graphene Nanoplatelets as an interlayer (2022).
• Development of Aluminium 7075 metal matrix composites by Powder Metallurgy method (2022).
• Investigation on the effect of functionalized castor oil based resins on mechanical, thermal and thermo-mechanical properties of flax fibre reinforced epoxy composites (2022).
• Comparative study on formulation and mechanical behaviour of Ni-Al intermetallic by mechanical alloying and reactive sintering (2022).
• Corrosion behaviour and material characterization of aerospace grade aluminium alloys and composites by friction stir welding (2022).
• Assessment of Ply sequencing on the mechanical performance of Hybrid composite materials (2022).
• Development of Aluminium 7075 metal matrix composites reinforced with high entropy alloy particles (2021).
• Synthesis and investigation of Mechanical, thermal and curing kinetics of toughened sustainable bio-based epoxy blends (2021).
• Fabrication and characterization of Ni-Al-Mo composites by powder metallurgy route (2021).
• Surface Modification Processes to Increase the Corrosion Resistance in Hyper Duplex Stainless Steels (2020).
• Development and Study of Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber and MWCNT Reinforced PLA Hybrid Green Composite (2020).
• Study of Mechanical Properties and Wear Behavior of Al 5052 Aluminum Matrix Hybrid Composite Reinforced With SiC and Graphite (2020).
• Study Of Mechanical Properties And Wear Behaviour Of Al 5083aluminum Matrix Hybrid Composite Reinforced With MWCNT And ZrO₂ (2020).
• Friction stirs welding of dissimilar Aluminium alloys 2014-T651 and 7075-T651 (2019).
• Hot corrosion and erosion corrosion behavior of ASTM A890 grade 7A hyper duplex stainless steel (2019).
• Mode II interlaminar fracture behavior of matrix modified flax fiber reinforced epoxy composites (2019).
• Mode I interlaminar studies of flax fiber composites by fiber modification techniques (2019).
• Fabrication of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy hybrid metal composite reinforced with SiC and graphite by stir and supersonic assisted squeeze casting method (2019).
• Effect of load and velocity on dry sliding wear behavior of hyper duplex stainless steel (2019).
• Studies on mechanical properties of liquid metallurgy processed aluminium matrix composites reinforced with high entropy alloy particles (2019).
• Simulation of heat generation and experimental validation of aluminum alloy 7075 & 2014 by friction stir welding (2019)
• Preparation of AA7075 by mechanical alloying and study of micro structural characterization and mechanical properties of AA2014-SiC-Graphite hybrid metal matrix composite by stir casting (2018).
• Experimental Investigation of Similar and Dissimilar Metal Joining of AA2014 and AA7075 by Friction Stir Welding.(2018)
• Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Dissimilar Material Joining of Aluminum and steel.(2018)
• Investigation of Mechanical and Welding properties of AA7075/SiC/Graphite Hybrid Composite by Agitator and Squeeze Casting .(2018 )
• Fabrication of AA7075/SiC/Graphite Metal Matrix Composite by Powder Metallurgy Method. (2018)
• Study of AA7075/High Entropy Alloy Particle Metal-Metal Composite by Powder Metallurgy Method.(2018)
• Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Flax Fiber – Epoxy Composite with Nano TiO₂ Filler. (2017 -2018)
• Investigation of Tribological Properties of Blended Canola Oil. (2017-2018)
• Fabrication Of Al6063 Hybrid Composites Reinforced With Zro2/Sic Micro Particles by Stir Casting And Thixoforming Process And Study Of Mechanical And Tribological Properties. (2017-2018)
• Development and Characterization of Flax Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite with Addition of Nano Fillers. (2017-2018)
• Effects of Electrophoretically Deposited Graphene Oxide Coating On the Interfacial & Interlaminar Properties of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites. (2017 - 2018)
• Analytical Investigation of Temperature Distribution in Orthogonal Machining Of Mild Steel Using Fem. (2017- 2018)
• Influence of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of Super and Hyper Duplex Stainless Steel. (2017 - 2018)
• Structural Analysis of Aircrafts Wing Made Up of Composite Using Finite Element Modelling. (2017 - 2018)
• Metallurgical and Heat Treatment Optimization To Mitigate The Effects of Intermetallic Phases On Corrosion Resistance And Mechanical Properties of ASTM A890 7A Hyper Duplex Stainless Steel. (2017 - 2018)
• Mechanical and Welding properties of Al6082-SiC-ZrO₂ hybrid composite fabricated by squeeze casting method (2016-17).
• Development of bio lubricant from chemically modified palm oil and evaluation of its physiological and tribological properties (2016-17).
• Study of mechanical and tribological properties of A7075/ Micro B₄C/ Micro SiC hybrid composite fabricated by developed stir and squeeze casting process (2016-17).
• Enhancement of Rheological and Tribological Properties of Sesame Oil and Study of Its Molecular Structure Using Quantum Chemical Calculation (2016-17).
• Fabrication of AA2014 Hybrid composite reinforced with B₄C/ Graphite particles by developed stir casting method and study of mechanical and welding properties (2016-17).
• Improvement in Mechanical properties of Flax fibre reinforced epoxy composites by chemical modification and addition of nano TiO₂ (2016-17).
• Fabrication of A7050 hybrid composite reinforced with nano Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ particles by stir casting method and study mechanical and tribological properties (2016-17).
• Investigation on microstructure and mechanical properties of stir cast Al7475/SiC composites and wear rate modelling using RSM (2015)
• Some investigations on properties of Rheo-squeeze cast AA5754 reinforced with B₄C and Al₂O₃ Particulates and friction stir butt welding of metal matrix composites (2015)
• Fabrication of A356 based hybrid composite reinforced with Al₂O₃ and B₄C particles by stir with squeeze casting method and study its properties (2014)
• Investigation of wear and mechanical properties of A356/Al₂O₃/Gr hybrid composites fabricated by stir with squeeze casting method (2014)
• Evaluation of mechanical and tribological properties of A356 /Al₂O ₃ / ZrO₂ hybrid composites (2014)
• Evaluation of mechanical and tribological properties of A356/Al₂O₃ /MoS₂ hybrid composites (2013)
• Investigation of wear and mechanical properties of A356-SiC_p - Al₂O₃ hybrid composite (2013)
• Effect of nano particles on the microstructure and wear analysis of LM 25 (A356) alloy manufactured by squeeze casting (2012)
• Investigations on effect of nano particles in mechanical properties of squeeze cast LM 25 aluminum alloy(2012)
• Effect of Al₂O₃ nano particle on the mechanical properties of squeeze cast LM 25 aluminum alloy(2012)

• Anna University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr. P. Prasanth, December 2021.
• Pondicherry University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr. L. Martin, 29/03/2021.
• Anna University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr. J. Prabahar, 27/05/2020.
• NIT Trichy- M.S (Research) Thesis- Evaluation for Mr. Pradeep Kumar Mishra, 10/08/2020.
• Anna University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr. J. Rabi, 29/07/2019.
• Anna University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr.R. Jeyaraman, 02/04/2019.
• Recent advances in Composite Materials- Invited talk- Department of Mechanical Engineering,Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, 16th to 18th December 2019.
• Session chair in Smart and Sustainable developments in materials , manufacturing and Energy Engineering, organized by Dept. of mechanical engineering of N.M.A.M Institute of Technology, Nitte during 23^rd -24^th may, 2019.
• Session chair for the technical session “Manufacturing Process” during 14^th March 2019 at SSNCE, Chennai.
• Session chair for the technical session FOR 2^ND International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling” at VIT Vellore on 29^th March 2019.
• Ph.D Doctoral Committee Member of Mr. John George – in Vellore institute of technology, Tamil Nadu in the field of manufacturing, 2019.
• Technical committee of “International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (ICRAMMT-2018)” organized by thedept of mechanical engineering, MLRITM, Hyderabad during 19^th -20^th November, 2018.
• Anna University- Ph.D Thesis- Evaluation and External Indian examiner for Mr. J. Joshuna Gnanasekaran, 28/03/2018.
• Co-chair for a session during the paper presentation in the 7^th international and 28^thAllindia manufacturing technology, design and research (AIMTDR 2018) conference held at Anna university, Chennai during 13^th -15^th December 2018.
• Ph.D Doctoral Committee Member of Mr. Akella Srikanth– in Vellore institute of technology, Tamil Nadu in the field of manufacturing, 2018.
• Invited talk on Design and Development of new Automated Machine and Nano Composite Materials–FDP on Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation (RARA-2017) - Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, November 30, 2017, Chemperi, Kannur-Kerala, India.
• Design, construction and performance evaluation of multiple casting machine manufacturing and automation– Keynote address - National Symposium on Light Metals, Composites and Manufacturing Processes (LMCMP-2017), CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), March 3, 2017 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
• Product Manufacturing and Automation– Keynote address - 8th Global Conference on Evolving Trends in Business Models & Markets - Dept of Management Studies, Nehru Institute of Technology, February3, 2017, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
• Ph.D Doctoral Committee Member of Ms. Chaithanya Kalangi– in Vellore institute of technology, Tamil Nadu in the field of manufacturing, 2017.
• Invigilator, IIT- JEE, NITC (2017)
• Invigilator, NIMCET- Durgapur, NITC (2017)
• Invigilator, GATE, NITC (2009)
• Invigilator, IIT JEE, NITC (2009)
• Presiding Officer, Election to the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Kerala (2016)
• Presiding Officer & Counting Supervisor, Election to the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Kerala (2011)

• Faculty Research Grant of Rs. 5, 00, 000/- from NIT Calicut for the proposal “Experimental studies on A356 alloy and Al₂O₃ nano composite castings produced in a newly developed multiple casting machine” in 2011-2013 for duration of 3 years. (Completed)

  Multiple Casting Machine is developed in M.Tech Material Science Lab for experimental project work. 

  Porosity and inclusions are potential internal structural defects found in conventional castings. The casting voids, most often referred to as porosity, are caused by gas formation and solidification shrinkage. Porosity and inclusions reduce material strength. In-order to reduce these defects, an innovative multiple casting machine in-built with different casting facilities are envisaged, developed and fabricated. This new machine has a melting furnace, heated metal transfer pipe connecting furnace to mould, a stirring facility to mix reinforcing nano-powder to make composite and a hydraulic power pack for imparting squeezing pressure on molten metal. The machine is capable of performing Gravity Casting (G.C), Vacuum Casting (V.C), Squeeze Casting (Sq. C) and Stir Casting (S.C).The newly developed multiple facility casting machine was able to produce porous free aluminium alloy castings with excellent properties. Application of the required squeeze pressure by the hydraulic press and keeping uniform distribution of nano particles in the liquid metal contribute together to produce cavity free sound castings and nano composites in this machine.

                     

   

                                                              Assembly of Multiple Casting Machine

• TEQIP-PHASE-II/R&D/2014 Grant of Rs. 1, 50, 000/- for Project titled “Development of Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Lubricant from Vegetable Rice Bran Oil” for 1 year from 2014-2015. (Completed)
• TEQIP-PHASE-II/R&D/2015-17 Grant of Rs. 1, 06, 500/- for Project titled “Development of Nano-Filter based Natural Fiber Composites ” for 2 years from 2015-2017. (Completed)
• UG INNOVATIVE PROJECTS Grant of Rs. 50, 000/- for Project titled “Design, Fabrication and Testing of Dynamic Load Redistributing Wearable Robot”  for 1 years from 2018-2019(Completed)
• UG INNOVATIVE PROJECTS Grant of Rs. 1, 50, 000/- for Project titled “Estimation of Gaseous Properties using Acoustics waves” for 1 years from 2018-2019(Completed)
• UG INNOVATIVE PROJECTS Grant of Rs. 40, 000/- for Project titled “Design and fabrication of utilization of heat losses in domestic gas stove”  for 1 years from 2018-2019(Completed)

• CAD / CAM / CIM
• Fluid Power Controls
• Welding Technology
• Metal Casting and Joining
• Manufacturing Science
• Materials Science and Metallurgy

• Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
• Major Project/Mini Project/Seminar
• Materials Science
• Ferrous and  Nonferrous Metallurgy
• Advanced Hydraulic and Pneumatics Automation System

1. Nano Composites/Hybrid /Metal Matrix Composites
2. Additive manufacturing
3. Welding
4. Polymer Material and Composite
5. Materials Processing
6. Advanced Materials
7. Manufacturing Automation
8. Metal Casting
9. Innovative Machine Design and Fabrication

Industry – Welding and Machine Tool Industry Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Designation – Production Engineer

Machine Tool Plant and Welding plant

Period : Two years (1998-2000)

Nature of Work : Study of machine drawing and machining operations for

• IGCAR- Project
• Study of welding drawing and welding operations for
• IGCAR and HVF Project.

•  International Award from World Research Council - Innovation Research in Design and development of multiple casting machine for composite materials, 2018.
• Best Paper award and Presentation at International Conference on “Futuristic Trends In Materials and Manufacturing” at Delhi Technical Campus during 26-27 October, 2018.
• Best Paper Award for final year M.Tech Machine Design student in MED. Mr. Dheeraj Tripathi of final year M.Tech Machine Design won the Best Paper and Presentation Award at National Conference, Energy 2016 under the supervision of Dr. K. Prabhakaran Nair and Dr. K. Sekar –MED NIT Calicut.
• Best Paper Award for final year B.Tech Production Engineering students at BITS Pilani-"Quark-15"Mr.Tarun.M.S and Mr. Saikumar. M of final year B.Tech Production Engineering won the Best Paper and Presentation Award at BITS Pilani in the Conference-Quark-15 under the supervision of Dr. K. Prabhakaran Nair and  Dr. K. Sekar -MED. This project was financially supported by TEQIP II.

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• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME- 102201290)
• Life Member, Indian Society of Technical Education (LM110712)
• Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals  (LM56652) 
• Life Member, National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (LM704)
• Life Member, Indian Welding Society (L01807)
• Member, Institute of Indian Foundry men

• TEQIP and KSCSTE Sponsored Faculty development program on “ Advances in Industrial Automation Fluid Power Control Technologies” Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut during 1^st -5^th July 2019
• Advances in Welding and Material Processing –DST SERB-Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NITC, 2018, Kerala, India
   
• Industrial Tribology and Its Recent Advances in Engineering – TEQIP II - Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NITC, 2016, Kerala, India.
   
• Recent Developments in Design of Press Tools, Jigs and Fixtures – AICTE- Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NITC, 2011, Kerala, India.

• Recent advances in Composite Materials- Invited talk- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, 16^th to 18^th December 2019.
• Design and development of  innovative automated new machine- Invited talk-Department of Mechanical    Engineering, NIT Calicut during 1st -5th July 2019
• Design and development of  innovative automated new machine for welding and nano composites/micro composites  materials – Invited talk–DST SERB sponsored workshop on Advances in Welding and Materials Characterization –In the Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NITC, December 29-30, 2018, Kerala, India.
• Seminar talk on Development of  new machines and nano composite materials-  in the Department of Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering(SMEC), VIT University, Vellore, Auguest 8, 2017, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Invited talk on Product design and Manufacturing – International Congress Conference on Building an Inclusive Leadership Ecosystem for Global Busisness - Dept of Management Studies, Nehru Institute of Technology, August18, 2017, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
• Invited talk on Design And Development of new Automated Machine and Nano Composite Materials– FDP on Recent Advances in Robotics and Automation(RARA-2017) - Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, November 30, 2017, Chemperi, Kannur- Kerala, India.
• Design, construction and performance evaluation of multiple casting machine manufacturing and automation– Keynote address - National Symposium on Light Metals, Composites and Manufacturing Processes (LMCMP-2017), CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), March 3, 2017 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
• Innovative Machine Design and Fabrication to Nano Composites/Micro Composites  Materials  – Invited Lecture – FDP on Industrial Tribology and Its Recent Advances in Engineering – TEQIP II - Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NITC, October23, 2016, Kerala, India.
• Fluid Power Controls in Robotics and Automation– Invited Lecture – FDP on Recent Trends in Robotics – IHRD - Dept of Mechanical Engineering, TVM , October 19, 2016, Kerala, India.
• Product Manufacturing and Automation– Keynote address - 8^th Global Conference on Evolving Trends in Business Models & Markets - Dept of Management Studies, Nehru Institute of Technology, February3, 2017, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

• Particulate Science and Technology (SCI-Journal, Taylor and Francis)
• Materials Research Express, (SCIE-Journal)
• Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, (SCIE-Journal).
• Materials Research (SCIE-Journal)

• Chaired technical session for ICAMS-2021 International Conference on Advances in  Materials Science organized by Technology Research and Innovation Centre and Dr.Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, India, 16-17 Dec 2021
• Chaired technical session for ICAMS-2020 International Conference on Advances in Material Science, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, 2020
• Chaired technical session for SME-2019 “International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Developments in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering” May 23^rd -24^th May, 2019, N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, NITTE.
• Chaired technical session for ICMMM -2019 “2nd International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modeling”, VIT Vellore on 29^th to 31^st March 2019.
• Chaired technical session for ISERMAT 2019 The two-day Second International Conference on “Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies, SSN college of engineering, Chennai from March 14^th -15^th2019.
• Chaired technical session for AIMTDR -2018 “7^th Internationaland 28^th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference”December 13^th to 15^th 2018 at Anna University, Chennai, India.
• Chaired technical session forICRAMMT-2018“International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials& Manufacturing Technologies” November 19^th to 20^th 2018 at MLR Institute of Technology & Management, Hyderabad,Telangana, India.
• Chaired technical session for PFAM-23 "Twenty third International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials" December 5th to 7th, 2014 at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakand, India.
• Co-chaired the technical session for COPEN-8 "International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering" December 13th to 15th, 2013 at National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India.

• Faculty-in-charge, Materials Science Laboratory, MED, NITC, 2010 to till date
• Project Evaluation Committee for M.Tech - Materials Science and Technology- 2007 to till date
• Faculty Advisor - 2008 to till date
• Chairman of B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2017 to 2021.
• B.Tech First year coordinator for the academic year 2020-21.
• Warden (A- Hostel) - 2018 to 2021.
• Food inspection committee – NITC Hostels -2019 to 2021.
• Department Time Table Committee for B.Tech & M.Tech/Ph.D - 2017 to 2018.
• Co-Coordinator of M.Tech - Materials Science and Technology, 2016 to 2017.
• Project Evaluation Committee for M.Tech - Energy Engineering and Management, 2010 to 2013
• Faculty-in-charge, Production Engineering Laboratory MED, NITC- 2017 to 2018.
• Warden (F Hostel) - 2007 to 2009
• Anti-ragging squad - NITC Hostels - 2007 to 2009.