OTHER ACTIVITIES

FDP/STTP/STP/STC/Workshops etc. Attended

  • One week online Short Term Course on "Practices of Statistical & Optimization Techniques for Research (PSOTR-22)" organized by Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar from 6th to 10th June, 2022.

  • AICTE-ISTE sponsored Induction/Refresher programme on “Free and Open-Source ICT Tools for Effective Teaching-Learning and Research” organized by NITTTR, Chandigarh from 3rd to 8th Jan., 2022.

  • AICTE-ISTE sponsored virtual one week Faculty Development Programme on “Thermoelectric Materials and Applications for Energy Harvesting & Power Generation” organized by School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, UT of J&K from 21st to 27th Dec., 2021.

  • TEQIP-III sponsored FDP on “Gender Sensitization at Workplace” organized by Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai from 27th to 29th October, 2020.

  • Five Day STC on “Stress Management: A post COVID-19 Pandemic Perspective” organized by NIT, Uttarakhand from 14th to 18th September, 2020.

  • One week Workshop on “Writing research papers & grant proposals: Scientific, Technical and Ethical Practices & Conduct” organized by NIT, Uttarakhand, from 24th to 28th August, 2020.

  • Five day Online Webinar on “Atma-Nirbhar Bharat: Transmutation from Privation to Exuberance” organized by NITTTR, Chandigarh from 27th to 31st July, 2020.

  • Five day FDP on “Outcome Based Education (OBE) System” held at NIT, Uttarakhand from 20th to 25th July, 2020.

  • NPTEL-AICTE one week Faculty Development Programme on “Mechanics of Machining” from January – March, 2020.

  • Programme on “Professional Development Training” held at IIM, Trichy from 20th to 22nd January, 2020.

  • NPTEL-AICTE one week Faculty Development Programme on “Manufacturing of Composites” from August – October, 2019.

  • Five day STTP on “Emerging Topics in Fluid Mechanics” held at NIT, Uttarakhand from 14th to 18th October, 2019.

  • Two Day National Seminar on “Additive and Advanced Manufacturing” held at Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru from 29th to 30th July, 2019.

  • One week GIAN course on “Fundamentals and Modelling of Micro/Nano Machining Processes” held at NIT, Calicut from 24th to 29th June, 2019.

  • Five day Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer” held at NIT Uttarakhand (Satellite Campus, MNIT, Jaipur) from 11th to 15th May, 2019

  • One week GIAN course on “Advanced Scientific Process Planning” held at NIT, Mizoram from 7th to 11th May, 2018.

  • QIP Short Term Course on “Optimization, Life Enhancement of Bio-Medical Implants by Additive Manufacturing and Protective Coatings” held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 4th to 8th September, 2017.

  • A one week GIAN course on “Friction Stir Welding and Processing” held at IIT, Madras from 5th to 10th September, 2016.

  • TEQIP-II sponsored Two Week Faculty Development Programme on “Computing Tools to Facilitate Multidisciplinary Research” held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 16th to 27th May, 2016.

  • Short Term Training Program on “Advanced Engineering Optimization through Intelligent Techniques” held at NIT, Surat from 21st to 25th March, 2016.

  • TEQIP-II sponsored Short Term Course on “Make in India: Innovative Product Design” held at IIT, Delhi from 14th to 18th December, 2015.

  • TEQIP-II sponsored Short Term Course on “Advanced Manufacturing Technology” held at GB Pant Engineering College, Pauri-Garhwal, Uttarakhand from 8th to 12th June, 2015.

  • Short Term Course on “Research Methodology and Quantitative Analysis through SPSS” held at MNNIT, Allahabad from 15th to 21st December, 2014.

  • Short Term Course (Management Capacity Enhancement Program (TEQIP-II)) on “Management Capacity Enhancement Program for Administrators” held at IIM, Lucknow, Noida Campus from 23rd to 27th September, 2014.

  • QIP Course on Modeling and Simulations Using Finite Element Methods held at IIT Roorkee from 7th to 11th January, 2014.

  • TEQIP and IIIE sponsored Short term training program on Six Sigma Tools and Applications held at MNIT, Jaipur from 16th to 20th December, 2013.

  • AICTE approved FDP on Finite Element Method and its Application held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 31st October to 13th November, 2013.

  • Short Term Training Program cum Workshop on Computational Tools for Engineers held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 29th July, 2013 to 3rd August, 2013.

  • Faculty Development Program (Under TEQIP-II) on Recent Advancements in Manufacturing Technology held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 10th to 21st June, 2013.

  • Short Term Course under TEQIP on Computational Methods in Engineering (CME 2013) held at NIT, Hamirpur, India from 13th to 17th May, 2013.

  • AICTE approved SDP on Ground Improvement and Ground Control Including Waste Containment with Geosynthetics held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 22nd December, 2011 to 5th January, 2012.

  • AICTE approved SDP on Capital Markets and Financial Instruments held at GNDEC, Ludhiana from 2nd to 16th December, 2011.

  • QIP Course on Mechanics of Fracture: A Modern Perspective held at IIT, Kanpur from 19th to 24th March, 2010.

  • Short term programme on CAD using PRO/ENGINEER held at NITTTR, Chandigarh, India, from 24th to 28th April, 2006.

  • Short term programme on CAD/CAM and ROBOTICS held at NITTTR, Chandigarh, India, from 16th to 20th January, 2006.

  • Short term programme on CAD/CAM using CATIA held at NITTTR, Chandigarh, India, from 30th May to 3rd June, 2005.

  • Short term programme on Advanced AutoCAD held at NITTTR, Chandigarh, from 23rd to 27th May, 2005.

  • QIP short term course on Advances in Tribology and Maintenance conducted at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India from 5th to 9th July, 2004.

  • Short term training programme on Quality Assurance in Technical Education held at NITTTR, Chandigarh, India, from 28th June to 2nd July, 2004.

  • Short term training programme on Orentation Programme on Effective Teaching Skills held at TTI, Chandigarh from 4th to 8th August, 2003.

  • Short Term Course under QIP on Machine Design Practices held at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, from 16th to 28th June, 2003.

Served as Technical Session Chair

  • 2nd International Symposium on Synthesis, Characterization & Processing of Inorganic, Bio and Nano Materials (SCPINM-2021) held at Chandigarh University, Punjab on 30th and 31st July 2021

  • 11th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC-2020) held at IIT, Indore on 15th - 17th Dec., 2020

  • TEQIP-III sponsored International Congress on Sustainable Development through Engineering Innovations held at GNDEC, Ludhiana on 17th - 19th Sept., 2020

  • International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME) held at Lovely Professional University, Punjab from 14th - 15th April, 2017

  • ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference (PVP - 2014) held at Anaheim, California, USA on 20th - 24th, July, 2014

Reviewer of Journals

  • Thin-Walled Structures (Elsevier)

  • Materials and Design (Elsevier)

  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (Sage)

  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (Sage)

  • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi)

  • Journal of Marine Science and Application (Springer)

  • Fuel (Elsevier)

  • ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology

  • Measurement and Control (Sage)

  • And some more ...........

Professional/Society Membership

  • Fellow Member - Institute of Engineers (IE), India.

  • Life Member - Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE)

  • Member - Indian Welding Society (IWS)

  • Life Member - The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

  • Member - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)

  • Member - International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

Other Outreach Activities

  • Will be updated soon