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Dr. Ankush Raina (Assistant Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University)

Dr. Ankush Raina

Assistant Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Dr. Ankush Raina is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His area of interest includes Wear and Lubrication, Additive Manufacturing, Rheological properties of lubricating Oils. He has been awarded Ph. D in the area of Industrial Lubrication. He completed his M. Tech in Mechanical System Design from NIT Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded with Gold Medal for securing first position in M. Tech. He has extensive research experience in the field of nano lubrication and has carried out various studies using nano-additives in different lubricating oils and composite materials. Further, he has also explored the tribological characteristics of different types of 3D Printed polymeric materials. He has published more than 50 articles in the SCI/SCIE/Scopus indexed journals with more than 1200 citations and h-index of 19 and i-10 index of 32. He has also presented several papers in national and international conferences in India and abroad. He is the reviewer of several reputed SCI/SCIE indexed journals and has also coordinated several events at university level.

Dr. Mir Irfan Ul Haq (Assistant Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University)

Dr. Mir Irfan Ul Haq

Assistant Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Dr. Mir Irfan Ul Haq is currently working as Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. He has previously worked with the R&D wing of Mahindra and Mahindra. He has obtained Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from SMVD University and Master of Engineering in Mechanical System Design (Gold Medalist) from National Institute of Technology Srinagar. He has carried his Ph.D. in the area of tribology of lightweight materials. He is actively involved in teaching and research for the past 10 years in the field of materials, tribology and 3D printing. His research interests include lightweight materials, New Product Development and Additive Manufacturing, Development of Green Lubricants, Self-Lubricating Materials and Cutting Fluids, Mechanical Testing of Composites, Friction and Wear of Materials, Surface Engineering. He has published around 50 research papers in SCI and Scopus indexed journals. He has edited 03 books and has served as guest editor in reputed journals. Moreover, he has been awarded various research grants for various projects from various agencies like DST and NPIU AICTE. He has attended numerous conferences and workshops both in India and abroad like USA and Singapore. He is member of reviewer boards of various international journals apart from chairing technical sessions in various international and national conferences. Dr. Haq is actively involved in organizing various conferences and workshops. He has also coordinated various student events such as SAEBAJA, ECOKART and TEDX. Moreover, he has supervised around 20 Masters and Bachelor level projects. Dr. Haq has served as member of various committees at national and state level.