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I am currently working as Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Kothrud, Pune.  Some Ph.D. vacancies are open under my guideship. Interested candidates can contact me on my mail id (parshant.kumar@mitwpu.edu.in).  My research interests and journal publications are as follows.

Research Interests

Mechanical and Tribological Behaviour of Fiber and Particulate Reinforced Composites, Experimental Mechanics, Composites for Energy Storage and Conversion devices

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. (IIT BHU Varanasi): Mechanical Engineering: July 2013 - November 2019

M.Tech. (IIT BHU Varanasi): Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design): July 2011 - June 2013

B.Tech. (SMVDU Katra): Mechanical Engineering: August 2007 - June 2011

Journal Publications

1. Rabindra Prasad, Harikishor Kumar, Parshant Kumar, and Abha Gupta, “Nugget zone characterization of friction stir welded hypereutectic Al-Si alloy.” Engineering Research Express 5 (2023) 015032. 

2. Harikishor Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Parshant Kumar, and Solomon Aynalem, “Friction and wear response of friction stir processed Cu/ZrO2 surface nano-composite.” Journal of Nanomaterials, Article ID 6767941 (2022). 

3. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, “Chilled Temperature Induced Unidirectional Sliding Characteristics of 2D Woven Carbon Fiber Composite.” Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals 75 (2022) 2701–2711.

4. Vivek Singh, Parshant Kumar, and V. K. Srivastava, “Effect of particle doping on the mechanical behavior of 2D woven (0°/90°) jute fabric (plain weave) reinforced polymer matrix composites.” Sadhana 47 (2022) 111. 

5. Rahul Jagtap, Sahil Bendure, Parshant Kumar, and Ankush Sharma, “Experimental and simulation studies on hybrid incremental sheet forming.” Engineering Research Express 4 (2022) 025038. 

6. Parshant Kumar, V. K. Srivastava, Deepak Kumar, and Sanjay Mohan Sharma, “Self and Complementary Mating Of Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Carbon-Silicon Carbide Composites in Reciprocating Tribo-Interactions.” Tribology In Industry 44 (2022) 424-433. 

7. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, “Dry sliding tribological behavior of brake oil conditioned ceramic matrix composites reinforced with carbon fabric.” Silicon 14 (2022) 943-954. 

8. Rabindra Prasad, Harikishor Kumar, Parshant Kumar, S.P. Tewari, and J.K. Singh, “Microstructural, mechanical and tribological characterization of friction stir welded A7075/ZrB2 in-situ composites.” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 30 (2021) 4194–4205. 

9. Harikishor Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Parshant Kumar, “Effect of tool pin eccentricity on microstructural and mechanical properties of friction stir processed copper.” Vacuum 185 (2021) 110037. 

10. Rabindra Prasad, Harikishor Kumar, Parshant Kumar, S.P. Tewari, and J.K. Singh, “Filler dispersion and unidirectional sliding characteristics of as-cast and multi-pass friction stir processed ZrB2/AA7075 in-situ composites.” Journal of Tribology 143 (2021) 081701-(1-16). 

11. Harikishor Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Parshant Kumar, “Effect of multi-groove reinforcement strategy on Cu/SiC surface composite fabricated by friction stir processing.” Materials Chemistry and Physics 256 (2020): 123720. 

12. V. K. Srivastava, P. K. Jain, Parshant Kumar, Alessandro Pegoretti, and Chris R. Bowen, “Smart manufacturing process of carbon-based low dimensional structures and fiber reinforced polymer composites for engineering applications.” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 29 (2020): 4162–4186. 

13. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, “Effect of quenching medium on sliding tribology of self-lubricating Al-Cu metal matrix composites.” Tribology Online 15 (2020): 142-149. 

14. Harikishor Kumar, Rabindra Prasad, Parshant Kumar, S.P. Tewari, and J.K. Singh, “Mechanical and tribological characterization of industrial wastes reinforced aluminum alloy composites fabricated via friction stir processing.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 831 (2020): 154832. 

15. Jalal Azadmanjiri, Parshant Kumar, Vijay K. Srivastava, and Zdeněk Sofer, “Surface Functionalization of 2D Transition Metal-Oxides and -Dichalcogenides via Covalent and Non - Covalent Bonding for Sustainable Energy and Biomedical Applications.” ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (2020): 3116-3143.

16. Jalal Azadmanjiri, V. K. Srivastava, Parshant Kumar, Zdeněk Sofer, Jiakang Min, and Jiang Gong, “Graphene-Supported 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide van der Waals Heterostructures.”Applied Materials Today 19 (2020): 100600. 

17. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, “Tribological characterization of carbon/carbon – silicon carbide composites exposed to freezing conditions.” Materials Today: Proceedings 21 (2020): 1031-1037. 

18. V. K. Srivastava, Parshant Kumar, Till Quadflieg, and Christoph Greb, "Friction and wear behavior of GNPs functionalized carbon fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites under high-frequency reciprocating conditions." Materials Research Express 6 (2019): 125357. 

19. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, “Reciprocating sliding tribology of brake oil treated carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites.” Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 29 (2019): 1903-1913. 

20. V. K. Srivastava and Parshant Kumar, "Stress field around graphene nanoplates coated carbon fiber strand reinforced in polymer matrix." Materials Research Express 6 (2019): 045305. 

21. Shweta Gupta, Parshant Kumar, and V. K. Srivastava, “Stress field analysis of polymer composite with orthogonally reinforced fibers.” Journal of Material Science and Technology Research 6 (2019): 34-38. 

22. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, "Reciprocating sliding tribology of ceramic fiber composites with variation of laminate orientation and surface conformity." Ceramics International 44 (2018): 5365-5370. 

23. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, "Morphological behaviour of carbon/carbon and carbon/carbon-silicon carbide composites under reciprocating sliding conditions against uniphase and multiphase material." International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties 13 (2018): 295-316. 

24. Vivek Singh, Parshant Kumar, and V. K. Srivastava, "Influence of cement particles on the mechanical and buckling behavior of laminated GFRP composites with variation of end conditions of buckling." Materials Research Express 5 (2018): 065323. 

25. Jalal Azadmanjiri, V. K. Srivastava, Parshant Kumar, James Wang, and Aimin Yu, "Graphene-supported 2D transition metal oxide heterostructures." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (2018): 13509-13537. 

26. Jalal Azadmanjiri, V. K. Srivastava, Parshant Kumar, Mostafa Nikzad, James Wang, and Aimin Yu, "Two-and three-dimensional graphene-based hybrid composites for advanced energy storage and conversion devices." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (2018): 702- 734. 

27. Vijay K. Srivastava, Thomas Gries, Till Quadflieg, Benjamin Mohr, Martin Kolloch, and Parshant Kumar, "Fracture behavior of adhesively bonded carbon fabric composite plates with nano materials filled polymer matrix under DCB, ENF and SLS tests." Engineering Fracture Mechanics 202 (2018): 275-287. 

28. Deepak Pandiar, H. C. Baranwal, Kausik Chattopadhyay, and Parshant Kumar, "An in vitro appraisal of properties of dental amalgam using commercially available and ayurvedically recycled mercury: Recycle and reuse." Journal of Conservative Dentistry 21 (2018): 651. 

29. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, "Wear characterization of mica-loaded Al-Cu dual matrix particulate composites." Tribology Transactions 59 (2016): 1134-1141. 

30. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, "A review on wear and friction performance of carbon–carbon composites at high temperature." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 13 (2016): 702-710.)

31. Parshant Kumar and V. K. Srivastava, "Tribological behaviour of C/C–SiC composites— A review." Journal of Advanced Ceramics 5 (2016): 1-12. 

Contact Details

Room No. VT-403, Vashista Building

School of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University Pune

Kothrud, Pune-411038, Maharashtra, India

Email Id: parshant.kumar@mitwpu.edu.in