Professional Skills

• Solidification Processing of Metallic systems (Alloys)
• Microstructure-Property Correlations in Metallic systems
• Advanced Structural Materials (Metal based)
• Metallurgical aspects of WEAR (Tribology)
• Solidification Processing of composites

Research Interests

Grain Refinement of Aluminium and its Alloys

· Development of Grain Refiners for Aluminium Alloys

· Modification of Al-Si Alloys;

Grain Refinement Cum modification of Al-Si alloys

· Development of Combined Grain Refiner cum Modifier for Al-Si alloys

Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs)

· Creep studies of Al-SiC_P Composites and Development of in-situ Al-TiB₂ MMCs

· 6061Al-Al₂O_3, 6061Al-Graphite metal matrix composites

· Low temperature processing of 6061Al-B₄C particulate composites.

Tribology

· Dry sliding wear behaviour of Al-Si alloys (room temperature and high temperature.

· Dry sliding wear characteristics of 6061Al-Al₂O_3, 6061Al-Graphite and 6061Al-B₄C particulate composites

Ceramics

· Thermal Shock Studies of Alumina (Al₂O₃) Ceramics.

Research Projects Executing

• Principal Investigator for the Research Project on Boron carbide particulate reinforced Aluminium metal matrix composites for use in Turbines, Aeronautical Research and Development Board, New Delhi. (9.4 lakhs).
• Co-Investigator for the Research Project on Nanoboron carbide particulate reinforced Aluminium composites, funded by AICTE, New Delhi.

Research Experience

1. Organization : R & D Centre, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot

Duration : July 2002-July 2005

Designation : Research Associate

Job Profile : Development of efficient grain refiners for Hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys

Funding Agency : Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), New Delhi

2. Organization : R & D Centre, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot

Duration : Aug 2005-Feb 2007

Designation : Research Associate

Job Profile : Development of AlTiSr, AlBSr and AlTiBSr master alloys for the combined effect of grain refinement and modification of Al-Si alloys - A new approach

Funding Agency : Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), New Delhi

Administrative Experience

1. Assisting TEQIP Coordinator of SIT Tumkur in TEQIP related activities since March 2013.
2. Member – Institute Ranking Improvement Committee (NIRF) – SIT, Tumkur – February 2017
3. Member- Board of Studies (VTU Nominee), PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga.
4. R & D Coordinator, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., SIT, Tumkur
5. Co-ordinator (Examinations), Autonomous Examination, SIT, Tumkur
6. ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor , SIT, Tumkur , 2012
7. Member, Board of Studies, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., SIT, Tumkur
8. Member, Board of Examinations, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., SIT, Tumkur
9. Subject Expert, AICTE Funded Project, Dept. Of Mechanical Engg., SIT, Tumkur
10. Deputy Warden, Basaveshwara Block, SIT, Tumkur (Since, Sept 2008)
11. Treasurer- Momentum’2011, Momentum’2012, Department of Mechanical Engg., SIT, Tumkur

Awards and Recognition

§ Recipient of SAP fellowship award in a Four week AICTE approved Faculty Development Programme on ''Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning’’ was organized by IIT Bombay in association with AICTE, New Delhi from 2 May to 10 July 2016.

§ Recipient Engineer’s day award towards contribution to research on the eve of Engineers day celebrations by Lions Club Peenya-Dasarahalli, Bangalore held at hotel Grand Bee on 29^th September 2013.

§ Secured I^st Rank to the University at Post graduate (M.Tech) level.

§ Reviewer for the “International Conference on Emerging Research in Civil, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering”(ERCAM-2017) during July 21-22, 2017, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bangalore. Proceedings will be published by Trans-tech Publishers.

§ Organizing Committee Member for the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES” (ICAMES) -2017 held during 21-22 April 2017 jointly organized by at PES College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka and Institute for Engineering Research and Publication.

§ Chaired a Technical Session at the International Conference on “Advances in Materials, Manufacturing, Management and Thermal Sciences”, held at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur during 3-4^th May 2013.

§ Chaired a Technical Session at the International Conference on “Advances in Materials, Manufacturing, Management and Thermal Sciences”, held at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur during 18-19^th November 2010.

§ Chaired a Technical Session at the International Conference on “Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering”, held at SUCET, Mohali during 23-25^th January 2008.

§ Research paper entitled “Optimization of Process parameters for the manufacture of Al-Ti and Al-B master alloys” by V. Auradi and S. A. Kori, has received second prize for the best oral presentation at NMD-ATM-2005 held during 14-16^th November 2005 at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.

§ Served as a reviewer for 3rd Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, to be held during October 20-23 at Shanghai, China.

§ Reviewer for the International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Springer Publications.

§ Research paper entitled “PROCESSING AND WEAR BEHAVIOR OF AL2O3 PARTICULATES REINFORCED AL-4.5 % CU ALLOY COMPOSITES” by SHIVANANDA B.K, MADEVA NAGARAL, AURADI V has received best paper award at ICMCECE-2016 held at BIT, Bangalore on 23rd April 2016.

§ Research paper entitled “Performance of Al-1Ti-3B master alloy with different microstructures on grain refinement of Al-7Si alloy” by V. Auradi and S. A. Kori, has received award for the best oral presentation at Nat. Conf. on Research Scholars (NCRS-2007), 12-13^th March 2007, BEC, Bagalkot.

§ Was a Jurry Member at the National Level Technical Symposium on “MECH TRENDZ-2012”, held at Sridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur on 31^st October 2012.

§ Amar Futane, Kumar Amitesh, T. M. Chandrashekharaiah, V. Auradi and S. A. Kori “Metal Matrix Composites – An overview” has won Third Prize at the National Technical Symposium KALP – 03, held at Goa, 29^th April-1^st May 2003.

§ Maruti B Koligudd, Muralikrishna C M and V. Auradi " Wear properties of Al₂O₃ particulate reinforced 6061Al composites prepared by novel three stage melt stirring method" has won First Prize at National Technical Symposium Cogniescince-2013, held at The National Insitute of Engineering Mysore ,11^th MAY 2013.

§ Shambhuling V. S. and V. Auradi “ Synthesis of 6061Al –Al₂O₃ metal matrix composites by stir casting and evaluation of mechanical and wear properties” has won First Prize at the National Conference on “Emerging trends in Engineering Technologies ETET2013” held at Jyothi Insitute of Technology, Tataguni, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore during 15-16^th March 2013.

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