About the Author: Dr. A. Arockiarajan is currently working as professor at Solid Mechanics Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India. He obtained his B.E. from M. S. University, Tirunelveli, M.E from Bharathiyar University and Ph.D. from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. His major areas of research interests include smart materials and structures, composites, bio-materials. He has published more than 140 research articles and received nearly 6 crore INR worth of research projects from various funding agencies.
Dr. M. Duraiselvam is currently working as professor at the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy, India. He graduated from CIT, Coimbatore with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He has completed master's degree from NIT Trichy. He has completed Ph.D from Technical University of Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany under DAAD Fellowship. Dr. Durai was also awarded Young Scientist by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and received nearly 8 crore INR worth of research projects. He has also published nearly 100 research articles.
Dr. Ramesh Raju is currently working as Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College (Autonomous), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He graduated from Shanmugha College of Engineering, Thanjavur, Bharathidasan University and obtained his post-graduation from TCE Madurai, Anna University. He obtained his Ph.D. from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy. Dr. Raju has been awarded 2 Indian patents and published more than 60 research articles. His areas of interest are additive manufacturing, laser material processing and surface engineering.
Dr. N. Subba Reddy is currently working as professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Metallic & Materials Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. He graduated from AMIE, IE, Kolkata with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He has completed master's degree and Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Dr. Reddy was also awarded Greaves Foseco Award by IIT Kharagpur, India and received a patent. He has published more than 80 research articles in respected international and national journals.
Dr. K. Satyanarayana is currently working as associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India. He graduated from JPNCE, Mahabubnagar, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He has obtained master's degree and Ph.D. from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal. Dr. Satyanarayana received nearly 1.5 crore INR worth of research projects from various funding agencies and published more than 30 research articles in respected international and national journals.
