Programmes
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Programme Overview
Technology is changing at a very rapid pace, and it is nearly impossible to cope with modern problems without research. To provide solutions to these problems as well as to understand the various underlying mechanisms that affect the proposed solutions, the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering where Ph.D. supervisors and research scholars work on fundamental and applied research in an interdisciplinary manner. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has expert faculty members working in several areas covering almost all the core as well as allied disciplines of mechanical engineering. Various published research papers in international peer reviewed journals and several granted patents reflect the command and expertise of Ph.D. supervisors in their areas of interests.
As a Ph.D. degree requirement, the research scholar is required to take coursework for a minimum period of one semester which trains them in the fundamentals of research like hypothesis creation, research methodology, use of tools and more.
The scholars are engaged in research in a variety of areas including- Design Engineering
- Materials and Manufacturing
- Thermal Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Robotics and Automation
- Electric Vehicles Design and Battery Management System
- Energy Engineering
Duration
3 Years
Programme Name
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Research Supervisors
| S.N. | Name of the Research Supervisor | Designation | Research areas of the Supervisor | Email address of the Supervisor | Scopus ID , Researchers ID, Personal website link and Vidwan profile link of the Supervisor |
| 1 | Dr. B. S. Kothavale | Professor | Reliability, condition based maintenance, product design | basavraj.kothavale@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID:57189730803 Researchers ID: G-3802-2017 Personal website link www.basavarajkothavale.com/ Vidwan profile link; 146903 |
| 2 | Dr. S. B. Barve | Professor | Advanced Manufacturing, Materials characterization, Additive and Digital Manufacturing | shivprakash.barve@mitwpu.edu.in | Website: https://researchid.co/sbbarve Scopus ID: 36466151200 Researchers ID: AAT-8838-2020 Vidwan profile link; https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/145817 Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-6310 |
| 3 | Dr. M. M. Lele | Professor | Heat Exchanger, HVAC, Cryogenic Engineering, Mixed Convection, Energy Saving |
mandar.lele@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus Author ID: 55635449000 ResearcherID: AAD-2032-2020 www.drmandarlele.com https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in//profile/145734 |
| 4 | Dr. G. M. Kakandikar | Professor | CAD/CAM/CAE, Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, Materials Characterization | ganesh.kakandikar@mitwpu.edu.in | www.kakandikar.in Orcid Id 00000031204009 Scopus Id 55874256900 Researcher Id G-3529-2017 |
| 5 | Dr. D. P. Hujare | Professor | NVH Condition Monitoring FEA Acoustics and Vibration System Modelling Bio Mechanics |
deepak.hujare@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus Author ID: 57205059826 Researcher ID AAR-5246-2020. https://deepakhujare.wixsite.com/mysite Vidwan ID https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in//profile/146936 |
| 6 | Dr. K. V. Mali | Professor | HVACR, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, CFD | kundlik.mali@mitwpu.edu.in | kundlikvmali.in |
| 7 | Dr. Anand Kulkarni | Professor | AI based Nature Inspired Optimization Methods & Applications | anand.j.kulkarni@mitwpu.edu.in | SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57212664439 URL: sites.google.com/site/oatresearch/anand-jayant-kulkarni ResearcherID: www.researcherid.com/rid/O-3585-2016 ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-6242-9492 |
| 8 | Dr. P. M. Gadhe | Asso. Professor | Solar Thermal, Heat Transfer, CFD | prakash.gadhe@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID:56529637200 |
| 9 | Dr. Atul Elgandelwar | Asso. Professor | Heat Transfer,Fluid Mechanics, Natural circulation in water-tube boiler | atul.elgandelwar@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID-57216155324,Web of Science ResearcherID: ABC-1497-2020 |
| 10 | Dr. R. R. Ghadge | Asso. Professor | Composite materials and structures, Machine learning for Material discovery, Uncertainty based design optimization. Fatigue analysis of composite joints/ structures. AI/ML based composite product design. |
rohit.ghadge@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID: 57222344585 Web of Science ID : ADP-9131-2022 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Hx_NK_sAAAAJ&hl=en Researchers ID: Vidwan profile link; https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/147029 Orcid: 0000-0002-4883-8174 |
| 11 | Dr. R. R. Ghorpade | Asso. Professor | Composite materials, Bio materials | ratnakar.ghorpade@mitwpu.edu.in | Personal Web: https://sites.google.com/mitwpu.edu.in/drratnakarghorpade/ https://ratnakarghorpade.wixsite.com/drratnakarraghunathg/ Linked In https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-ratnakar-r-ghorpade-429a9436 Research-gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ratnakar_Ghorpade Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=3egailoAAAAJ&hl=en Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56336321200 Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-6237 Web of Science Researcher ID: O-5929-2016, AAI-1837-2021 https://publons.com/researcher/2207503/ratnakar-r-ghorpade/ https://publons.com/researcher/2998777/dr-ratnakar-raghunath-ghorpade/ Vidwan Inflibnet: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/146921 |
| 12 | Dr. D. R. Waghole | Asso. Professor | Heat transfer equipments,Renewable Energy, Nanofludics,EV(BTMS /FC),Operations Research, Healthcare Technology |
dnyaneshwar.waghole@mitwpu.wdu.in | SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/results/authorNamesList.uri?st1=Waghole&st2=Dnyaneshwar&origin=searchauthorlookup https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=MRTS1jgAAAAJ&hl=en ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-4500 ResearcherID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dnyaneshwar-Waghole |
| 13 | Dr. V. S. Kanthale | Asso. Professor | NVH, Fatigue, Composite Materials, MR Fluid, Nano Finishing | vilas.kanthale@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID:57209203863 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-4851 |
| 14 | Dr. S. Razdan | Asst. Professor | NVH, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Tool Design, Bamboo Composite, Material, Characterisation, Mechatronics | surbhi.razdan@mitwpu.edu.in | https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Ee7sMi4AAAAJ&hl=en http://www.scopus.com/inward/authorDetails.url? https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-2191 |
| 15 | Dr. M. V. Kulkarni | Asst. Professor | Acoustics and Noise Control, NVH Condition Monitoring FEA Acoustics and Vibration System Modelling Bio Mechanics |
mahesh.kulkarni@mitwpu.edu.in | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-4495 http://researchid.co/mahesh.kulkarni SCOPUS ID: 57202996731 |
| 16 | Dr. P. N. Dhatrak | Asst. Professor | Biomechanical Engineering, FEA, Fatigue, Vibration , Design of Medical Devices, Bone Modelling | pankaj.dhatrak@mitwpu.edu.in | https://pankajdhatrak.netlify.app/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-3524 |
| 17 | Dr Puskaraj D Sonawwanay | Asst. Professor | Product Design, Biomechanical Engineering, Materials Characterisation, Materials Processing, Concentrated Solar Energy | puskaraj.sonawwanay@mitwpu.edu.in | https://puskarajdsonawwanay.com/ Orcid Id 0000-0002-8985-8622 Scopus Id 57204039130 Researcher Id N-8742-2019 |
| 18 | Dr. R. K. Jagtap | Asst. Professor | ISF, Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing | rahul.jagtap@mitwpu.edu.in | https://sites.google.com/view/rkjagtap SCOPUS ID: 57205182522 |
| 19 | Dr. Gopinath T. | Asst. Professor | Welding; Quality Engineering; Solid State Diffusion; Physical Metallurgy |
gopinath.t@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus ID: 55832153200 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-1752 |
| 20 | Dr. Deepak Kumar | Asst. Professor | Computational fluid dynamics, Vortex-induced vibrations, Fluid-structure interactions, Flow control and drag reduction, Two-phase flow, Energy storage |
deepak.kumar@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus Profile link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57226701487 Scopus ID: 57226701487 Orcid id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-2411 |
| 21 | Dr. Parshant Kumar | Asst. Professor | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Friction and Wear Characteristics of Materials, Fiber and Particulate Reinforced Composites, Stress Map Analysis using Photoelastic Techniques, Friction Stir Processing |
parshant.kumar@mitwpu.edu.in Contact no: - 9419171757 | Scopus Profile Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203375174 ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-1645 |
| 22 | Dr. Sabana Azim | Asst. Professor | Micromachining of difficult-to-cut materials, Surface integrity in manufacturing | sabana.azim@mitwpu.edu.in Contact No: 7008874625 | Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qdrLegQAAAAJ&hl=en ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3251-9945 |
| 23 | Dr. Ganesh Jadhav | Asst. Professor | Ergonomics, Product Design, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Time Study, Motion Study, Value stream Mapping, Craft Mechanization | ganesh.jadhav@mitwpu.edu.in | Scopus Profile link https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57194798987 ORCID ID https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-3020-4672 |
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