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T V V L N Rao

MIT Art, Design and Technology University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-9337-2334
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T V V L N Rao received PhD in Tribology of Fluid Film Bearings from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2000, and MTech in Mechanical Manufacturing Technology from the National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering College) Calicut in 1994. Rao’s current research interests are in Tribology, Lubrication, Bearings, Machining, and Manufacturing. He has authored (and co-authored) over 160 publications till date. He has secured (as PI and Co-PI) several research grants from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and a research grant from The Sumitomo Foundation, Japan. Rao is a member of Associate Editors of Journal of Engineering Tribology, member of Guest Associate Editors in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, member of Editorial Board of Tribology & Lubrication Technology (2021, 2024), Review Editor in Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering: Tribology, Review Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry: Nanoscience and Materials Research Communications, member of Editorial Board of Pusat Publikasi Ilmiah ITS. He was a member of Guest Associate Editors in Journal of Engineering Tribology (2020-2021), Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces (202), Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (2021), Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2020). Rao is an executive member (2015-2023) of Malaysian Tribology Society. He is a member of Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Malaysian Tribology Society and Tribology Society of India. He is also a reviewer of reputed journals associated with tribology and manufacturing. Rao is currently Professor & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Assam down town University. Prior to this, he served as Professor & Dean (Mar 2022 – Feb 2023) at The Assam Kaziranga University, Professor (Feb – Mar 2022) at The Assam Kaziranga University, Professor and Head (Jul–Dec 2021) and Professor (Jan–Jul 2021) at MITS Madanapalle, Research Associate Professor at SRMIST (2017-2020), Visiting Faculty at LNMIIT (2016-2017), Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (2010-2016), and Assistant Professor in BITS Pilani at Pilani (2000-2004, 2007-2010) and Dubai (2004-2007) campuses.

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  • MIT Art, Design and Technology University Research Full Professor
    2025 - Present

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