MSRIT-mechanical Branch

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, B'lore - Mechanical Engineering

N V R Naidu

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2008	M R Shiva Kumar	Investigation on mechanical and thermal properties of aluminum based glass powder reinforced metal matrix composites through experimental and statistical design of experiments’ approaches.	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2005	Shilpa M	Study and analysis of robust design methodology for quality – cost optimization	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2008	M Rajesh	Study, Analysis & Optimization of External parameter of an Automobiles for fuel economy through DoE	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2008	Revanashiddeshwar Kundur	A study on integrated supplier performance index in automative industry	On-Going

N.D.Prasanna

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2006	Siddaraju C	Effect of austempering time and temperature on structure, mechanical properties and corrosion characteristics of austempered ductile iron .	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2007	T.Anilkumar	Studies on the effect of grain refinement and heat treatment on the properties of Al-Si-Mg alloys	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2008	S.Appaiah	Characterisation of fiber reinforced Al-Cu alloy composites	On-Going

M K Muralidhara

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2003	A.T.Venkatesh	Studies on properties of ADI subjected to deep cryogenic treatment	Awarded
2	Ph.D	2003	S.Krishna	Studies on melt atomization and characterization of aluminium alloys	Awarded
3	Ph.D	2003	S.K.Pundareeka	Studies on no-bake sands using industrial bi product as binder	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2009	P.N.Girish babu	Studies on numerical modeling of heat treatment process for aeronautical aluminum alloys	On-Going

R.Chandrashekar

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2003	Putta Bore Gowda	Studies on Performance of 4-S CI Engine with Biodiesel and Diesel-Vegetable Oil blends	Awarded
2	Ph.D	2003	A.S.Ravindran	Optimization of Parameters in the Processing and Forming of Hybrid Al-MMC for Improvement in Resistance to Failure using Taguchi Statistical Methodology	Awarded
3	Ph.D	2003	H.D.Ramachandra	Influence of Trace Additions of Ag, Cd and Zr on Age Hardening Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of 6061 Aluminium Alloy	Awarded
4	Ph.D	2003	C.M.Ramesha	Study of Suitability Criteria for using Steels with lower Alloy Contents for Semi-Critical Applications maintaining Reliability and Structural Integrity by Process Modifications	Awarded

P.Dinesh

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2003	P.B.Nagaraj	Investigation of thermo mechanical modeling in metal cutting/forming operations.	Awarded
2	Ph.D	2003	Shrishail Kakkeri	Friction in metal working processes and process optimization	Awarded
3	Ph.D	2008	S.B.Halesh	Investigative studies on Tribological aspects and surfaces in bearings	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2008	L.H.Manjunath	Development of Aluminium Nano Carbon tube metal matrix composites/Nano composites	On-Going

Putta Bore Gowda B

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2009	Narasimhe Gowda	Parametric studies in solar system towards development of improved PV cells	On-Going

K.S Janakiram

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2009	Narasimhe Gowda	Solar Thermal studies as Co-guide	On-Going

S.V.Prakash

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2007	Nagesh.S.N	Computational and Experimental Analysis of combustion of biofuels in I.C.Engines	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2003	D.Venkatesh	Numerical Simulation of Elasto Plastic Deformation of high strength steel and aluminum- Experimental validation	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2008	JyothyLakshmi.R	Computational and experimental analysis of alternate use of bioproducts	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2008	B.P.Harichandra	C computational and experimental analysis of the mechanical and metallurgical properties of alloy systems subjected to multi-phase heat treatment with bio-liquid quenchants	On-Going
5	Ph.D	2010	Rajeesh S	CFD & Experimental combustion analysis of various blends of biodiesel extracted from harvested microalgae	On-Going

Raji George

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2008	Sridhar.B.S	Synthesis and Characterization of Asbestos free Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy based Brake Liner Material	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2008	Vishwanath Koti	Synthesis and characterization of carbon nano tube reinforced copper composites	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2008	L Girisha	Synthesis and characterization of carbon nano tube reinforced aluminum alloy composites	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2011	Manjunatha.G	Synthesis and Characterisation of Graphene reinforced polymer composites.	On-Going

T.N.Tulasidas

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2003	Puttabore Gowda	Biofuels in IC Engines	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2003	Veeranna B. Nasi	Drying using Heat Pipe Principle	Awarded

C.N.Chandrappa

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2010	R Kumar	Synthesis and Characterization and modeling of Functionally graded Metal Ceramic Composites	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2011	Phanibhusana . M V	Processing of characterization of severe plastic deformed Aluminum hematite composites	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2012	D K Viswas	Studies on the role of Chromium based coating in improving resistance to wear and corrosion	On-Going

V Krishnan

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2010	Mahantesh Matur	Investigation of Cracks in Spherical Shells under Mechanical and Thermal Loads	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2010	R Velvendan	Investigation on Magneto-rheological Fluid (MR) Dampers for Aerospace Applications.	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2011	Nagappa Kallappa	Construction of wind vector field and wind energy profile across Karnataka to explore the possibility of setting up the wind power generation and utilization.	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2011	S Karthikeyan	Exergy analysis and energy conservation management in a typical large capacity coal fired power plant.	On-Going

Ramesh M R

Sl.No	Course	Registration	Candidate Name	Research Topic	Status
1	Ph.D	2009	Praveen C	Studies on the role of HVOF coatings in improving resistance to surface degradation of boiler tube steels	On-Going
2	Ph.D	2011	Girish V Kulkarni	Design and Investigation of Optimum UAV Laminated Composite Wing Structure Using Finite Element Analysis and Genetic Algorithm	On-Going
3	Ph.D	2011	Pratap S Kulkarni	Effect Of Biodiesel On The Performance, Corrosion And Wear Of Coated C I Engine	On-Going
4	Ph.D	2009	N Jegadeeswaran	Studies on the Role of HVOF Coating to Combat Erosion and Hot Corrosion in Turbine Alloys	On-Going
5	Ph.D	2009	B Somasundaram	Development of HVOF Coatings on Boiler Tubes in Improving Resistance to Hot corrosion and Erosion	On-Going

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