Dr. Avinash Kumar

Research

Vision: I would like to collaborate with different people and departments and evolve my research for the sustainable growth of society. Especially finding solution for energy, air pollution, clean water and Health Care are my concern. In next five years, I am looking forward to focus on research areas that can extend the availability and usefulness of technology and its advancement to our society directly. I believe that this will certainly enhance the quality of living. I want to work to create knowledge through team effort and individually for the benefit of society. So as to impart the education to produce professionals capable of leading efforts towards innovative products and processes for the development of our country and humanity in general.

Areas of Interest

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

Editorial and Professional Member

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.

Research Collaboration

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).

Outreach Activities

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).
Delivered an expert lecture in One-Week High-End workshop (Karyashala) on "Micromachining and Microfabrication for Biomedical Devices" at IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai sponsored by SERB Accelerate Vigyan (31 March to 06 April 2024).
Delivered an expert lecture in DST-SERB, Accelerate Vigyan Sponsored (Karyashala) workshop on “3D Printing, Biomanufacturing and Characterization of Materials" at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (6th to 12th May 2024).
Deliver a talk as invited speaker at six-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Futuristic Trends in Clean Energy and Manufacturing Technologies” at Human and Resource Development Cell (HRDC), Harcourt Butler Technical University Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, (30 Dec 2024 to 04 Jan 2025).
Deliver an expert lecture at AICTE ATAL Faculty Development Programme (FDP), titled "Additive Manufacturing-Based Surface Modification Techniques for Innovative Medical Solutions” at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Osmania University (6th to 11th January 2025).
Delivered a talk as Invited Speaker and Advisory Member for 1st International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Future (ICAMSF-2025) at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chitkara University, Punjab (28th to 29th March 2025).

Academic Project Guidance

Ph.D. students

Mrs. Kavitha S. G., Title: Advancement in Nanomaterial based Non-invasive Passive Sensor for Early Stage Breast Cancer Detection and Continuous Monitoring [Ongoing].
Mr. Venumadhav R., Title: Nano Material Based Gas/Bio Sensor [External PhD, CSIR-CSIO Chennai, Ongoing]
Mr. Prameet Vats, Title: Sustainable machining and based green manufacturing (Jointly with Dr. Kishore Gajrani, IIITDM Kancheepuram) [Ongoing].
Ms. Anka Datta, Title: Design and fabrication of solar cell sheets [Ongoing].
Mr. Yathavan Kalam, Title: Fabrication of Highly performable and cost-effective nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications [Ongoing].
Mr. Apran Kumar Kedia, Title: Design for Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (Jointly with Dr. Raja B., IIITDM Kancheepuram) [Ongoing].

M.Tech. students

Mr. Udwesh Panda, Title: Creeping shear flow over a wavy surface [2021].
Mr. Shaik Nisar Basha, Title: Sustainable Machining of Aluminium Alloy Using Vegetable Oil Based h-BN Nano MQL [2021].
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

Mr. Vyshnav K, Title: Development of Cordinated Autonomous Mobile Camera Robot Systems [2024]
Mr. Pallepogu Rajesh, Title: Design and Fabrication of a Transparent, Thin and Flexible Solar Cell [2023].
Mr. Chiyyedu Srinivas Aaradhya, Title: 3D Modelling using Photogrammetry Web Application [2023].
Mr. Puppala Venkata Hari Krishna Rao, Title: Estimation of Body Drag for a Subsonic Missile Configuration using CFD [2023].
Mr. Galla Prasanth Kumar, Title: Tribo-Mechanical properties of Stir-cast Al metal-matrix composites [2020].
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

Mr. Kethavath Vignesh, Title: Development of Novel Patterned Microfluidic Channel for Enhanced Mixing of Nanoparticles in Green Fluids [2025].
Mr. Pushkar Roy, Title: MQL study of Green Cutting Fluids in Turning Using Bio-inspired Dual Textured Cutting Tool [2025].
Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Title: Machine Learning Assisted Tri-objective Optimization of Mechanical Properties of High Entropy Alloys [2025].
Mr. Pratyush Bhushan, Title: Development and Characterization of Herringbone Patterned Helical Micro-mixer for Micro-fluidic Applications [2025].
Mr. Adarsh Kasturi, Title: Design and Fabrication of Microfluidic Serpentine Micromixer for Controlled Green Synthesis of Fe2O3 Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications [2024].
Mr. Prince Kumar, Title: Design and Development of Speculum Free Transvaginal Probe [2024].
Mr. Marmik Anujkumar Thaker, Title: AI/ML Based Wearable Knee Exoskeleton for Arthritis Patients [2024].
Mr. Khushal Verma, Title: Design and Development of Intraoral Probe for Rapid Oral Cancer Diagnosis [2024].
Mr. Ashwini Yadav, Title: IOT and ML based Wearable Exoskeleton for Knee of Arthritis Patients [2023]
Mr. Ameen Riaz, Title: PEG Starch Alumina Antifouling Surface with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Tunability [2023].
Mr. Mohit Byadwal, Title: Bio-inspired Dual Axis Solar Tracker [2023].
Mr. Areti Naveen, Title: Tribo-Mechanical Investigation of Electroplated nanocoating for Automobile Application [2022].
Mr. Shedin Joe Solomon Dhinakar, Title: Smart Irrigation Systems [2022].
Mr. Rakesh Katta, Title: Compression and Impact Strength Testing on 3-D Printed PETG Materials [2022].
Mr. Kavati Deepak Kumar, Title: Health Monitoring System [2022].
Mr. Omnish Kumar, Title: Design and development of Pulsed based Health Monitoring System [2021].
Mr. CH. Asavara Praveen, Title: Micro-Flows study of textured rotating surfaces (Jointly with Prof. S.P.V., IIITDM Kancheepuram) [2020].
Mr. M. Sai Vivek, Title: Metal additive manufacturing of Co-Ni alloys for wear resistance [2020].