Dr. B R Omkaresh

Professional Skills

• Collaboration, Teamwork & Mentoring

Employment Details

• Worked as Assistant Professor at G.Madegowda Institute of Technology, Bharathinagar, Mandya District from 01 Aug 2013 to 30 June 2014.
• Worked as Assistant Professor at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru District from 13 Aug 2014 Till Date.

Educational Profile

Ph.D on Biodiesel (Alternative fuel for CI Engine), Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka. Registered .Research Centre-S.I.T, Tumakuru.

M.Tech-Thermal Power Engineering, S.I.T, Tumakuru under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka. Sept 2011 to July2013

B.E.-Mechanical Engineering, S.I.T, Tumakuru under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka. Sept 2007 to July2011

Conferences Organised

Organized a National level Two day Seminar on “Biofuel-Opportunities and Challenges” as a member of organizing committee.16th -17th March 2017, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru.

Short Term Training Programmes Organised/Attended

• Short term QIP course on “Design nuances in-compressible and compressible flow turbo Machines”, 17–21st Oct 2016, Centre for Continuing Education, IISc , Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• TECHNO VISION-2035 A national seminar on Technology Roadmap of ICT ,17^th Sept 2016 organized by Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC) & National Council of Science Museums (NCSM),Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Attended "Mission10X Effective Teaching Methodology", organized by Wipro Technologies, 25^th - 27^th November 2015, SIT, Tumakuru, Karnataka.
• Attended "Research Methodologies & Latex", organized by VTU on 21^st -23^rd May 2015, VTU,E-learning center, Mysuru, Karnataka.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Societies

• International Association of Engineers (IAENG) – Member(Life Time): 159822
• The Institution of Engineers(India)- Associate Member(Life Time): NO.AM1631945

Subjects Engaged

Foundations of Mechanical Engineering Science, Computer Aided Engineering Drawing, Fluid Mechanics, Turbo Machinery, Applied Thermodynamics, Theory of I.C. Engines, power plant Engineering.

Invited Guest Talks organised/Delivered

• Delivered a talk on An Overview of Biodiesel Faculty Development Programme at Vidhya Vardhaka college of Engineering, Mysuru on 23rd January 2015.
• Delivered a talk on Engine performance & emission of CI Engine using Biodiesel at Sambhram Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. Occasion of work shop on “Emerging Trends in Alternate Fuels” 19^th November 2016.

Research Publications

International/National Journal Publications (Scopus Indexed Journals)

• Omkaresh B R, Yathish K V, Dr. R Suresh, “Biodiesel Production from Custard Apple seed (Annona squamosa) Oil and its characteristics study”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT),May 2013, ISSN: 2278-0181, Volume 2 Issue 5.
• Omkaresh B R, Yathish K V , Dr.R Suresh, Arun S B, “Biodiesel Production from Custard Apple seed (Annona squamosa) Oil and its Performance Test on CI Engine”, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, ISSN 0973-4562 Vol. 10 No. 2(2015) pp.1938-1942.
• S.B. Arun, R. Suresh, K.V.Yathish, Omkaresh B.R. "Comparison of various fuel properties of Simarouba Glauca, Karanja and Jatropha Fatty acid Methyl Ester having different blends with conventional Diesel", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, ISSN 0973-4562 Vol. 10 No.2 (2015) pp. 1933-1937.
• Omkaresh B R, Yathish K V , Dr R Suresh, Arun S B “Biodiesel production from Dairy waste scum oil by using Heterogeneous catalyst and its performance on CI Engine”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Vols. 813-814 (2015) pp 810-814.doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.813-814.810.
• Omkaresh B R, Yathish K V, Dr R Suresh “Optimization of Annona squamosa oil biodiesel production by using response surface methodology”, BIOFUELS, 2016, Taylor and Francis Group Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2016.1231957.
• Yathish K V, Dr R Suresh, Dr H S Lalithamba, Omkaresh B R “Synthesis of biodiesel from Garcinia gummigutta, Terminalia belerica and Aegle marmelos seed oil and investigation of fuel properties”, BIOFUELS,Taylor & Francis publications (International).DOI:10.1080/17597269.2016.1259524.
• Omkaresh B R, R Suresh, M Shivashankar, S.B. Arun “Production optimization of methyl esters from Terminalia Billerica material using RSM”, Elsevier Procedia Materials Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2017)10690–10695.
• S.B. Arun, R.Suresh, K.V. Yatish, B.R. Omkaresh “Use of CaO and Na3PO4 Catalysts in the Synthesis of Biodiesel and Investigation of Fuel Properties”. Elsevier Procedia Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2017)11111–11117.

Conference Presentations

Presented paper "Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Dairy scum oil using response surface methodology" at All India Seminar On “Clean Technology”, 29 - 30^th Nov 2016, BMSCE, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Ph. D./P.G/U.G Projects guided

P.G - M.Tech

M Sohan - Ground Effect on Aerofoil performance (2016-17)

UG Projects Guided

2015-2016

• “Design of Fabrication of Simarouba Glauca seed De-pulping machine”

Funded by: Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, IISc Campus, Bengaluru-560012.

Sponsorship: Under 40^th Series Student Project Programme- Biofuel Projects- Karnataka state council for Science and Technology (KSCST), IISc Campus, Bengaluru.

The same Project was adjudged as one of the outstanding project of the year and was selected as “BEST PROJECT OF THE YEAR (BIOFUEL)” with cash award.

2015-2016

“Synthesis of Butea Monosperma bio diesel and study on performance, combustion characteristics on CI engine”

Sponsorship: Under 39th Series Student Project Programme- Biofuel Projects- Karnataka state council for Science and Technology (KSCST), IISc Campus, Bengaluru.

2014-2015

“Synthesis of bio diesel and study on performance, combustion characteristics on CI engine”

Computer SKILLS

OS: Windows/ Linux

SW: Soid Edge, Solid works, ANSYS & CFD