CURRICULUMVITAE

Siddhartha Vashishtha
PhD (Mechanical Engineering) House No: 305 N.I.T Campus Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh India Email: sid_nitk@yahoo.co.in +91-9816016194

+91-1972-254744(Off) +91-1972-254755(Res.)

Objective: To work with constant endeavor and zeal for the betterment of organization and continuous improvement of self. Current Status: Working as Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department at National Institute of Technology (An Institute of National Importance), Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA from 31st of July 2007 till date. Responsibilities held at the current/previous Organizations: 1. Established Center of Excellence: NIT Hamirpur- Altair- at N.I.T Hamirpur. 2. Established the CAD/CAM Center at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology Ghaziabad having three CNC machines viz. CNC Trainer Lathe, CNC Mill and Five axis articulated robotic arm & its maintenance. 3. Restructured the Material Science & Testing Laboratory and its maintenance at R.K.G.I.T, Ghaziabad. 4. Worked as Departmental Secretary. 5. Held the designation of I/c Departmental Time-Table Committee. 6. Worked as Project Coordinator for final year Mechanical Engineering students. Past Experiences: 1. Worked as Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering Deptt) at R.K.G Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, U.P, INDIA from 1st of July 2006 to 30th July 2007, (Affiliated to U.P Technical University). 2. Worked as Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering Deptt.) at R.K.G Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, U.P, INDIA from 19th of August 2004 till 30th June 2006, (Affiliated to U.P Technical University).

3. Worked as a Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering Dept.) from 2nd Feb 2004till 17th of August 2004 at Vishveshwarya Institute of Engg &Technology, Gautam Buddha Nagar, U.P, INDIA (Affiliated to U.P Technical University). 4. Worked as a Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering Dept.) from Jan 2001 till August 2002 at M.I.T Engineering College, Bulandshahr, U.P, INDIA (Affiliated to U.P Technical University). Areas of Interest: 1. Wear and Mechanical Characterization of Functionally Graded Composite Materials 2. Optimization of Engineering Systems by meta-heuristic techniques. 3. Computer Aided Design. Selected Recent Research Publications: 1. Validation of Medial Axis Transform by Amba D Bhatt, Mohammad Shafi Khurieshi and Siddhartha Vashishtha( Accepted in CAD & A-2011) 2. A Study on Modified Mechanical and Wear Characteristics of Epoxy-Particulate Filled homogenous composites and their Functionally Graded Materials by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik, Alok Satapathy, Amba D. Bhatt in ASME Journal of Tribology(Transactions of ASME), January 2011, Vol.133/011601-1. 3. Mechanical and Dry Sliding Wear Characterisation of Epoxy TiO2 Particulate filled functionally Graded Composites Materials using Taguchi Design of Experiment by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik, Amba D. Bhatt in Materials & Design (Elsevier) Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 615-627. ( Impact Factor=1.518) 4. Friction and Wear analysis of a Cement Kiln dust reinforced Epoxy based Functionally Graded Materials by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik, Amba D. Bhatt in IMechE: Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2010, Vol.224, pp.1103-1114. (Impact Factor=0.63) 5. A review on functionally graded materials manufacturing techniques by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik & Amba D. Bhatt in; Material science: an Indian Journal. 6. Life cycle assessment of 50 kWp grid connected solar photovoltaic (SPV) system in India by A.F Sherwani, J.A Usmani, Varun & Siddhartha in International Journal of Energy & Environment, Volume 2 (1), 2011, pp.49-56. 7. Thermal Performance Prediction of a flat plate solar air heater using genetic algorithm by Varun & Siddhartha in; Applied Energy (Elsevier), Volume 87, Issue 5, May 2010, Pages 1793-1799. (Impact Factor=2.209)
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8. Performance Prediction of solar air heater having roughened duct provided with transverse and inclined ribs as artificial roughness in Renewable Energy (Elsevier), Volume 34, 2009, 29142922. ( Impact Factor=2.226) 9. Curve Fitting for styling Applications using GA by Puneet Tandon & Siddhartha, Proceedings of International CAD Conference & Exhibition 25-29 July 2007, ICC&E, CAD 07 presentations held at Hawaii, United States. 10. Curve Synthesis Using Differential Geometry by Siddhartha & Pankaj Chandna, Souvenir of International Conference for Advances in Mechanical Engineering 07 (ICAME-07), M.I.T Manipal Golden Jubilee Celebrations, pp.51, October 2007. 11. Curve Fitting for Virtual Prototyping using Genetic Operators by Siddhartha & Puneet Tandon, (Paper Code: MSVT-001A), Proceedings of International Conference on Advance Manufacturing Technologies (ICAMT-07) held at Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (C.M.E.R.I), Durgapur on 29-30th November 2007, pp. 239-244. 12. WCM through Aggressive & Proactive Maintenance Practices by Rajiv Kumar Sharma & Siddhartha in QRMAES-07 held at N.I.T Hamirpur on Dec 27 & 28 2007, pp.218-225. List of Research Papers Communicated 1. Influence of process parameters of centrifugal casting on mechanical and wear characteristics of Fly ash cenosphere-Epoxy functionally graded materials by Siddhartha, Ajay Dhiryan and Kuldeep Gupta. (Communicated to Material & Design, Elsevier) 2. Mechanical and Abrasive wear characterization of Bidirectional and chopped E-glass fiber reinforced composite materials by Siddhartha & Kuldeep Gupta( Communicated to Material & Design, Elsevier) 3. Exploring the possibility of utilization of Red mud-epoxy based functionally Graded Materials as wear resistant materials using Taguchi methodology by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik, Amba D. Bhatt. (Communicated to Tribology Transactions, Taylor & Francis). 4. Friction and Wear study of Alumina-Epoxy Homogenous composites and its functionally graded materials by Siddhartha, Amar Patnaik, Amba D. Bhatt. (Communicated to Wear, Elsevier).

5. Stochastic techniques used for optimization in solar systems: A review by Naveen Sharma, Varun & Siddhartha (Communicated to Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier) 6. Application of trained particle swarm optimization algorithm for optimization of thermal performance of a smooth flat plate solar air heater ( Communicated to Energy, Elsevier) Research Guidance (M.Tech)
Name of Student Ritesh kaundal Alok Kumar Kuldeep Gupta Ajay Dhiryan Roll No 07M-24 08M335 09M330 09M328 Title LCA of 200KW SPV Plant at Khatkarkalan A meta-Heuristic Algorithm for Curve & Surface generation using Genetic Operators for aesthetic Applications. Abrasive Wear Response of Bi-direction and chopped glass fiber reinforced polymer composites Influence of process parameters during centrifugation process based manufacturing of cenosphere fly ash-epoxy based functionally graded materials on their mechanical and wear characteristics Sliding Wear Response of Long & short carbon fiber reinforced FGMs Application of trained particle swarm optimization algorithm for Optimization of thermal performance of a smooth flat plate solar air heater Year July 2009 July 2010 July 2011 July 2011

Viksh Gautam Naveen Sharma

09M340 09M310

July 2011 July 2011

Short Term Course (STC)/ Conferences Organized 1. Energy & Environment Management-2010 (An M.H.R.D/A.I.C.T.E sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur as Coordinator from May10-14, 2010. 2. Micro & Nano Composite Materials (An M.H.R.D/A.I.C.T.E sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur as Coordinator from December-26, 2009 -Jan-02 2010. 3. Organized Training on Altair Hyperworks from 26Oct 2009 to 30 Oct 2009 at N.I.T Hamirpur. 4. CAD/CAM & Optimization Techniques (An M.H.R.D/A.I.C.T.E sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur as Coordinator from June-02-June-13 2008. 5. Organized National Conference QRMAES-07 held at N.I.T Hamirpur as Co-convener on December 27 & 28 2007. Expert Lectures Delivered 1. Expert Lecture delivered on Optimization of Thermal efficiency of Solar Air Heater using Genetic Algorithms at STC on Energy & Environment Management-2010 held from May10-14, 2010 at N.I.T Hamirpur.

2. Expert Lecture delivered on Functionally Graded Materials: Synthesis Techniques at STC on Micro & Nano Composite Materials held from May10-14, 2010 at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P. 3. Expert Lectures delivered for M.Tech Students of U.P.T.U in the area of Optimization from 8th of June-12th of June 2009. 4. Expert Lectures delivered on Geometric Modeling in CAD/CAM & Optimization Techniques (An A.I.C.T.E sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P on June-02-June-13 2008. 5. Expert Lecture delivered on Wind Energy: Harnessing Fundamentals in Sustainable Energy Generation & Environmental Management ( An A.I.C.T.E Sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P on June 16-June27, 2008 6. Expert Lecture delivered on Functionally Graded Materials in Composite Material (An A.I.C.T.E Sponsored STC) at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P, on June30-July11, 2008. International/National Conference/Short Term Course Attended: 1. Attended International CAD Conference & Exhibition at Taipei, TAIWAN (ROC) from 27th June-30th July 2011. 2.A course on Genetic Algorithms for Engineering Optimization at I.I.T Kanpur, INDIA from 20-22 July 2005 under Prof K.Deb. 3. An A.I.C.T.E sponsored short term Course on Experimental Techniques: A Holistic Approach at R.K.G Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, U.P, INDIA. 4. Induction Training Programme (ITP-2007) at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P, INDIA from 22-23 September, 2007. 5. A STC on CAD/CAM & Robotics from January 7-11 2008 at N.I.T Hamirpur, H.P Research Area for Doctoral (PhD) Thesis: Synthesis, characterization and dry sliding Wear behavior of epoxy-particulate filled Functionally graded materials (Degree Awarded on 26 July 2011) Research Area for Masters Thesis: Curve fitting for styling applications. (Dissertation Approved worthy of Distinction)
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Academics Record:
S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Course Ph.D (Mech. Engg.) M.Tech (Mech Engg) B.E. (Mech Engg) A.I.S.S.C.E A.I.S.S.E Year July 2011 2004 96-2000 Dec 1994 1992 Board/University N.I.T Hamirpur Result

Earned Doctor of Philosophy on 26th July 2011 N.I.T.Kurukshetra First Class, Dissertation Approved worthy of Distinction Dharwad First Class C.B.S.E C.B.S.E First Class Distinction

Seminars Presented: 1. Travelling Sales Man Problem using Genetic Algorithms. 2. Kinematic Chain Topology using Genetic Algorithms. 3. Shape Synthesis Using Differential Geometry. Software Profile: Platforms : Windows. S/w : MINITAB, Pro-Engineer Languages : MAT-Lab.

B.Tech Project: 1. Automatic Plant Water Splashing Mechanism Using Valves, PPI and Latch and 8085 Micro-Processor assembly. The assembly senses the moisture content in the soil and automatically opens up the valve thus irrigating the field. Training Experiences: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. One week Training at R.K.G.I.T for Pro-E conducted by Rolta. One week Training at Hytech Pune on CNC Trainer Machines One Week Training at N.I.T Kurukshetra for SolidWorks One Month Training at Daewoo Motors India Limited, NOIDA. One Month Training at ALIMCO Kanpur.

Extra curriculum Assignment: 1. Coordinator Hillffair 2008 Annual Cultural Fest NIT Hamirpur
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2. Coordinator NIMBUS-2011, Annual Technical festival NIT Hamirpur. Personal Details: Fathers Name: Date of Birth : Sri R.K. Sharma. 20 Sep, 1977.

Marital Status : Married, Wife:Neelam and Daughter: Aryahi Hobbies: Listening to Music, Web surfing.

Permanent Address: 412-A, Prem Nagar, Bulandshahr, U.P References: 1. Dr. Mitjan Kalin Associate Professor Centre for Tribology and Technical Diagnostics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA.

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Dr. Amba D. Bhatt Professor Mechanical Engineering Department. M.N.National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, U.P, INDIA Dr. R.L Sharma Professor Civil Engineering Department. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, H.P, INDIA

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