May 4, 2020
Dr. V.E. Annamalai – Professor & Principal
mechanical
Qualification | B.E.Mech (1982), M.E.Production (1984), Ph.D.(1992) |
Institute of Ph.D. | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
Experience in SSN | Since Jan 2009 , teaching Metallurgy, Metrology and IPR |
Experience prior to SSN | 5 years in academics + 16 years, 6 months in Industry |
Institutions worked previously | Pondicherry Engineering College Annamalai University Mookambigai College of Engineering, Trichy Carborundum Universal Ltd, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai |
Research Interests | Abrasives, Waste Management, Creativity, TRIZ |
Research Supervision till date | Completed 2 Ph.D Ongoing 2 Ph.D |
Research Output in SSN | 28 publications in journals; 5 presentations in Conferences |
Research output prior to SSN | 25 publications in Journals; 19 presentations in conferences 8 patents granted. |
Research Profile | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=J2flwtkAAAAJ |
Funded Projects | 2 from AICTE, 1 from DST/SERB, 1 from Dept of Mines (Details listed below) |
Professional Activity | One book on Metallurgy by Universities Press One book chapter in IGI Global publication |
Professional recognition | Professional Trainer invited by CII for conducting programs on Creativity , Innovation and Inventive problem solving (TRIZ) |
Administrative Activity | Head of the department Professor-in-charge Central Library |
As a Person | Deeply interested in Tamil literature, capable of some hand sketching , painting and poem writing . Inspired by Nature. Keen in “Understanding behaviours” , “People Reading” and “Problem Solving” |
Funded Projects List
S.No.
|
Title | Funding Agency | Project period | Value Rs.Lakhs |
1 |
Gas Tungsten Arc Assisted Friction Stir Welding of Steels | DST |
2008-2011 |
20.77 |
2 |
Industry Institute Partnership Cell | AICTE under IIPC | 2013-2015 | 11.00 |
3 |
Creation of Design and Fabrication Lab for experimental learning |
AICTE |
2014-2015 | 5.94 |
4 |
Reclamation of abrasives from bonded, coated and sanitaryware rejects |
DST-SERB |
2016-2019 | 74.16 |
5 |
Value addition of Calcined Bauxite for use as abrasives in water jet machining |
Department of Mines |
2019-2021 | 29.95 |
Books / Book Chapters list
- V.E.Annamalai, Engineering Materials and Metallurgy,2015, Universities Press, ISBN 978-93-8623-504-6
- V.E.Annamalai, Value Co-Creation in Education: a case study on engineering education, Jan 2017, IGI Global, Business Science Reference, USA. pp.305-324. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2084-9.ch015
List of Top five Publications
- Lakshminarayanan,A.K. and Annamalai, V.E., “Fabrication and performance evaluation of dissimilar magnesium-aluminium alloy multi-seam friction stir clad joints”, Trans.Non ferrous Met.Soc. China, Vol 27 (2017), pp25-35. Elsevier, Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor 2.338.
- Sabarinathan P, Annamalai VE, Kumar SS, Kennedy AX., A study on recovery of alumina grains from spent vitrified grinding wheel, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 21(1), 156-165, 2019, Springer, Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor 2.014.
- Sabarinathan P, Annamalai VE, Rajkumar K., Evaluation of thermal stability and damping behavior of electrical insulator waste reinforced thermoset polymer composite, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 233(10), 3603-3618, 2019, SAGE, Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor 1.359
- Sabarinathan P, Annamalai VE, Kennedy AX., On the use of grains recovered from spent vitrified wheels in resinoid applications, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 22(1), 197-206, 2020, Springer, Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor 2.014.
- Sabarinathan P, Annamalai VE, Rajkumar K.., Sustainable application of grinding wheel waste as abrasive for abrasive water jet machining process. Journal of cleaner production, 261, 121225, 2020, Elsevier, Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor 6.395.