Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Additively Manufactured Materials (PDF)

Dr. K. Ravi Kumar is currently the Professor and Associate Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India. completed his B.E. - Mechanical Engineering in 2001 from Bharathiyar University and M.E. - Production Engineering in 2002 from Annamalai University. He received his Ph.D degree from Anna University in the area of Composite Materials in 2013. He is into the teaching profession since 2003 and has handled engineering education in various capacities. His areas of research include composite materials, unconventional machining, optimization, characterization and additive manufacturing. He has received grants from agencies like ICMR, SERB, Anna University for conducting seminars, workshops and FDPs. He has also published five patents to his credit. He has published more than 30 research articles and 2 book chapters in various reputed publications. His publications have widely been cited by researchers. He has also presented and published more than 20 papers in various International and National conferences. He has authored a book on "CNC Technology" and also authored a text book on Additive Manufacturing and is under production. He is an active reviewer and editorial board member for various international journals that includes Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, SAGE, and Deguyter publications. Presently, 7 scholars are pursuing their Ph.D programs under his guidance. He is an active member of professional societies namely IE (I), ISTE and SAE.

Dr. Vettivel S C is currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Degree Wing), Sector 26, Chandigarh, India. He has completed his B.E. - Mechanical Engineering in 2001 from Monomaniam Sundaranar University, Tamilnadu and M.E. - Production Engineering in 2002 from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India. He received his Ph.D degree from Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu India in the area of Nano