Micro/Nano-fabrication (including Laser Machining, Surface Engineering) for MEMS, Micro/Bio-fluidics,  Micro-system fabrication, Bio-medical devices and Health Care.

Editorial Experience:

• Guest editor in "MDPI: Bioengineering" (International Journal), Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Biomedical) / CiteScore - Q2 (Bioengineering), IF: 5.046 (2021), indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, CAPlus / SciFinder, Inspec, and other databases.

• Review editor in "Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies - Medical Diagnostics" (International Journal) Indexed in Google Scholar, CrossRef, CLOCKSS, OpenAIRE.

• Guest editor in "JoVE" (Journal of Visualization Experiments), SCI-Q2, IF: 1.4.

Reviewer Experience:

• Reviewer in ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Journal of Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Journal of Physics of Fluids, and many more.

In India:

• Design and development of antigen based low cost point-of-care device. (CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal)

• Design and development of anti-bacterial and self-sanitising modified surface to control the spread of bacterial/viral infection. (ICMR Pune)

• Design and development of Air purification system in HVAC for anti-bacterial applications. (IIT Delhi)

In abroad:

• Theoretical and Experimental Quantification of Uncertainty in CRISPR Diagnostics Systems (Stanford University, California, USA).

• Femtosecond laser machining for realization of innovative nanostructures. (TU Delft, Netherland).

• Fabrication of Microfluidics and Bio-devices. (UCI, USA).

Sponsored research project: 

• "Textured surfaces with imbibed lubricants for drag reduction applications" funded by CSIR for 2 years (INR 11.84 Lacks).

• "Advanced Microscopy and Imaging (AMI) Facility" funded by DST-FIST (Level-1) for 10 years (INR 152 Lacks).

• "Theoretical and Experimental Quantification of Uncertainty in CRISPR Diagnostics Systems" funded by DST SERB for 6 months (INR 1766740).

• "Development of Graphene quantum capacitance for high sensitivity respiratory abnormality detection through exhaled breath" funded by S.M.I.R.E Scheme grant (IIITDM Kancheepuram,  Chennai) for 2 years (INR 25 Lacks).

• "Confocal Microscope Imaging Setup" funded by S.M.I.R.E Scheme grant (IIITDM Kancheepuram,  Chennai) for 2 years (INR 130 Lacks).

Research Plan for next 5 years: 

I want to establish a “Smart Surfaces and Micro/Nano research facility” in the institute. The aim of this facility is to design, model, fabricate, modify and test the micro and nano systems. It will be consisting of (a) micro/nano fabrication unit, (b) modelling and simulation unit, (c) experiments and testing unit.

I want to work in collaboration with faculties from the different department of IITDM Kanchipuram. I would like to collaborate different people from industries, research laboratory and IITs as well. I am already collaborating with different NITs, IITs and research institutes for joint research. Moreover, I want to collaborate and work with various institute all around the globe. 

Invited Talk and Special Lecture: 

• Delivered a talk on “Laser Surface modification for Anti-bacterial Applications” in faculty development programme (FDP) on Multiomics and Traditional Approaches To Combat Covid-19/virus out break at B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai in association with Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai (May 21-June 03, 2020).

• Delivered a technical webinar on laser Modified Surfaces and its Applications at Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai (May 20, 2020).

• Delivered a talk on “Fluid flow in patterned micro channels” in the Six days Faculty Development Program “Advances in Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer- AFFHT (2022)” at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, during Jan 03-08, 2022.

• Delivered an invited talk on “Micro-Textured Surfaces for Biomedical Devices” in Indo-USA International Confrence on Applications of Nanotechnology in Biology, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics (ICNB3) at B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai (August 11-12, 2022) in association with University of Missouri, USA.

• Delivered an expert lecture on “Laser Machining and its Application in Biomedical Devices” in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi (20 August 2023).

• Delivered an expert lecture in DST-SERB, Accelerate Vigyan Sponsored (Karyashala) on “Industrial Tribology: Towards Sustainable Approach” at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (15-22 May 2023).

• Delivered an invited talk in Faculty Development Program on “Advanced Manufacturing:  Latest Trends and Techniques” at the Sandip University Madhubani, Sijoul, Mailam, Madhubani, Bihar (15th -19th May 2023).

• Delivered an expert lecture on “Current Trends and Future Aspects of Laser Machining in Biomedical Devices” in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai (06 September 2023).

• Ph.D. students

1. Mr. Prameet Vats, Title: Sustainable machining and based green manufacturing (Jointly with Dr. Kishore Gajrani, IIITDM Kancheepuram) [Ongoing].

2. Ms. Anka Datta, Title: Design and fabrication of solar cell sheets [Ongoing].

3. Mr. Yathavan Kalam, Title: Fabrication of Highly performable and cost-effective nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications [Ongoing].

4. Mr. Apran Kumar Kedia, Title: Design for Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (Jointly with Dr. Raja B., IIITDM Kancheepuram) [Ongoing].

• M.Tech. students

1. Mr. Udwesh Panda, Title: Creeping shear flow over a wavy surface [2021].

2. Mr. Shaik Nisar Basha, Title: Sustainable Machining of Aluminium Alloy Using Vegetable Oil Based h-BN Nano MQL [2021].

3. Mr. Ashish Omar, Title: Investigation of friction and wear characteristics for D2 steel-WC Tribo-Pair (Jointly with Dr. Chetan, IIT Bhubaneswar)[2021]. (Currently  pursuing his Ph.D. from IIT Bombay)

• Dual Degree students

1. Mr. Puppala Venkata Hari Krishna Rao, Title: Estimation of Body Drag for a Subsonic Missile Configuration using CFD [2023].

2. Mr. Galla Prasanth Kumar, Title: Tribo-Mechanical properties of Stir-cast Al metal-matrix composites [2020]. 

3. Mr. Deekshith Reddy D, Title: Radiant fin parameter optimization using ANN & GA for textured fin (Jointly with Prof. S. P. Venketeshan, IIITDM Kancheepuram) [2020]. (Currently working in Tesla and residing in California, USA)

• B.Tech. students

1. Mr. Ashwini Yadav, Title: IOT and ML based Wearable Exoskeleton for Knee of Arthritis Patients [2023]

2. Mr. Ameen Riaz, Title: PEG Starch Alumina Antifouling Surface with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Tunability [2023].

3. Mr. Chiyyedu Srinivas Aaradhya, Title: 3D Modelling using Photogrammetry Web Application [2023].

4. Mr. Mohit Byadwal, Title: Bio-inspired Dual Axis Solar Tracker [2023].

5. Mr. Pallepogu Rajesh, Title: Design and Fabrication of a Transparent, Thin and Flexible Solar Cell [2023].

6. Mr. Areti Naveen, Title: Tribo-Mechanical Investigation of Electroplated nanocoating for Automobile Application [2022].

7. Mr. Shedin Joe Solomon Dhinakar, Title: Smart Irrigation Systems [2022].

8. Mr. Rakesh Katta, Title: Compression and Impact Strength Testing on 3-D Printed PETG Materials [2022].

9. Mr. Kavati Deepak Kumar, Title: Health Monitoring System [2022].

10. Mr. Omnish Kumar, Title: Design and development of Pulsed based Health Monitoring System [2021].

11. Mr. CH. Asavara Praveen, Title: Micro-Flows study of textured rotating surfaces (Jointly with Prof. S.P.V., IIITDM Kancheepuram) [2020].

12. Mr. M. Sai Vivek, Title: Metal additive manufacturing of Co-Ni alloys for wear resistance [2020].