About
Dr. Rakesh is serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand (NIT Uttarakhand) in Srinagar Garhwal, India. He has also served as Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering (2013–2016), and Associate Dean (Faculty Welfare) from 2016 to 2020. Working in a growing organization, he has acquired substantial exposure to several lab developments, academic structure, and student welfare. He has also been the coordinator of the Design Innovation Center at NIT Uttarakhand from 2018 to date. He has authored 70 articles published in reputed international and national journals and conferences. He has also organized two international conferences and eighteen workshops at the institute. He has edited six books, namely, “Processing of Green Composites,” Springer, ISBN 978-981-13-6019-0; Advances in Engineering Design, Springer, ISBN 978-981-334-018-3; Joining Processes for Dissimilar and Advanced Materials, ISBN 9780323853996, Elsevier; and Cellulose Composites: Processing and Characterization,” ISBN 978-3-11-076869-5, DE GRUYTER, Innovative Development in Micromanufacturing Processes, ISBN 978-1-032-42918-2, Polylactic Acid Composites: Sustainable Biocomposites, ISBN 9783111067285. He has contributed sixteen book chapters in a different book published by Woodhead Publishing, UK; Wiley-VCH, Verlag Gmbh, Germany; and Springer Nature Singapore Pte. Ltd. He has supervised four PhD and six MTech students.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UTTARAKHAND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR2013 - Present
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Publications (91)
- Experimental and statistical investigation of drilling forces and energy consumption in kenaf fiber-reinforced epoxy composites Save
- Multiphysics simulation of thermal and electric field effects in h-BN/HDPE nanocomposites Save
- Comparative multi-response optimization of mechanical properties in jute/flax-epoxy composites processed by hand layup and VARTM Save
- Computational and experimental approach to designing a biomimetic PLA prosthetic foot for transtibial amputees Save
- Preface Save
- The Mechanical Properties of Pine Needle Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Under Different Environments Save
- Insights of Additive Manufacturing Technology for Biomedical Applications Save
- Development of Biocomposites-Based Prosthesis Foot Using Additive Manufacturing Processes Save
- Bio-Composites Based on Jute and Flax Fibres: Fabrication and Characterisation for Use in Rehabilitation Devices Save
- Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Implants and Prosthetics Save