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Vaira Vignesh Ramalingam

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Nano Science and Technology Consortium, Karpagam College of Engineering

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6869-1763
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Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh obtained his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (First Class with Distinction) from Karpagam College of Engineering, an autonomous institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. He is the first and youngest scholar to complete the doctoral program directly after a bachelor’s degree from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. He was conferred Ph.D. under the Faculty of Engineering for his significant research contribution on magnesium based biodegradable implant materials.

Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh started his professional career as a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Coimbatore Campus). He was involved in the indigenization of laser surface texturing technology for reducing the frictional losses in automotive components and the development of wind turbine brake pads with gradient composition, and functionality. Subsequently, he joined as Assistant Professor at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. Since then, he has been making significant research contributions. He is instrumental in setting up Friction Stir Welding Lab and Materials Processing Lab. In the field of advanced materials and processing, his research and development span solid-state processing, solid-state welding, surface engineering, and powder metallurgy processing.

Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh one patent, 10 book chapters, 35+ conference publications (Scopus indexed), 45+ research publications in peer-reviewed international journals (SCI, SCIE, and Scopus indexed), to his credit. He is one of the faculty members with many publications in Q1 and Q2 journals in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His international collaborative research article is the first and only article from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to be published in Materials Science and Engineering A, Elsevier's prestigious journal (Q1 - 94th percentile). Besides, his articles received citations from international research centers and world-renowned institutions. Recently, his Ph.D. research work-based articles were cited in the review article, which was published in Progress in Materials Science, Elsevier (Impact factor: 31.56). He is an active reviewer in peer-reviewed international journals. He has applied for patenting three of his inventions, of which two have been published in the Official Journal of the Patent Office, India.

Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh is the recipient of the prestigious Amrita Innovation and Research Awards for his excellence in research publications. Appreciating his excellence in the curricular and technical field, he received Henry Ford Award, Best Academic Performer award, and Best Student Award from the Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry). Besides, he won Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Ph.D. Scholarship consecutively for two years.

Employment

  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) - Research Track
    2023 - Present
  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Assistant Professor
    2019 - 2023
  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Junior Research Fellow
    2017 - 2019
  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Teaching Assistant
    2015 - 2017

Education

  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Ph.D.
    2015 - 2019
  • Nano Science and Technology Consortium Integrated Program in Nano Technology
    2013 - 2014
  • Karpagam College of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering
    2011 - 2015

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Publications (66)