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PROF. (Dr.) AVADHOOT UMAKANT RAJURKAR

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Department:

Mechanical Engineering

Email :

avadhoot.rajurkar@vit.edu

Phone :

9764250740

Educational Qualification :

University Degree Year
Savitribai Phule Pune University Phd 2023
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ME 2006
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University BE 2000


Date of Joining : 20/12/2012


Total Experience : 18 year:11 month

Experience :

Sr. No Organisation Designation From Date To Date Years of Experience
1 Charotar University of Science and Technology Changa Gujrat Lecturer 01-May-2006 30-Jun-2009 3
2 Charotar University of Science and Technology Changa Gujrat Assistant Professor 01-Jul-2009 30-Jun-2010 0
3 Charotar University of Science and Technology Changa Gujrat Associate Professor 01-Jul-2010 15-Dec-2012 2
4 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Pune Assistant Professor 20-Dec-2012 - 12

Professional Contribution :

  1. Assistant Head Academics

  2. NBA Criteria Coordinator for Mech Dept

  3. B Tech Prod

  4. Registration Coordinator

  5. Member Secretary-Board of Studies IPED

  6. Lab In-charge - 1) Manufacturing Technology Lab, 2) Additive Manufacturing Lab, 3) ISRO Lab

  7. Class Teacher of B Tech Prod Engg

  8. Registration Coordinator

  9. Member Secretary of IPED Board of Studies

  10. Lab In charge - 1) Manufacturing Technology Lab, 2) Additive Manufacturing Lab, 3) ISRO Project Lab

  11. NBA Criteria Coordinator for Mechanical Engg Dept

  12. Assistant Head -Academics

  13. LinkedIn Learning Coordinator

  14. Open Electives-1 Coordinator

  15. ESE Exam Sqad Member

  16. NAAC Criteria 2 Co-cordinator

  17. Internship

  18. NAAC Criteria 2 Central Co Cordinator

  19. Class Teacher B Tech Prod

  20. OE-1 Institute Level Coordinator

  21. Manufacturing Technology Lab, ISRO Lab, 3 Printing Lab In charge

  22. 1. Summer and Semester long Internship coordination

  23. Placement & Industry relations activities

  24. 3. Student Training and IAB activities

  25. 5. Assistant Lab In charge - product Innovation lab

  26. NBA Extension Preparation

  27. Admission Duties


Invited Talks :

Sr. No Name Description Type Role From Date To Date
1 Induction Program of Newly Joined Faculty Orientation of New faculty FDP organizing member 07-Jan-2025 14-Jan-2025
2 Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Technology: Driving the Semiconductor Ecosystem (SMMT-2024) 06 Days AICTE Atal FDP FDP Participated 02-Dec-2024 07-Dec-2024
3 Material Characterization and Optimization through Soft Skills Organized by CVR College of Engineering Ibrahimpatanam AP FDP Participated 24-Sep-2024 28-Sep-2024
4 COURSERA Google Cybersecurity Professional Certification Coursera Track Certification of 8 Courses FDP Participated 15-Sep-2024 26-May-2025
5 AI/ML for Geodata Analysis Conducted by ISRO, Dept of Space Other Participated 19-Aug-2024 23-Aug-2024
6 Metal 3D Printing Technologies Expert Speakers were from EOS, EDS and NCAM Workshop Participated 09-Aug-2024 09-Aug-2024
7 3D Experience VIT in collaboration with EDS Technologies FDP Participated 29-Jul-2024 02-Aug-2024
8 3D Experience One week FDP on Dassault Systems 3D Experience Platform FDP Participated 29-Jul-2024 02-Aug-2024
9 Machine Learning Bootcamp 1 Week FDP FDP organizing member 01-Jul-2024 05-Jul-2024
10 Advances in Materials Technology for Next Generation Manufacturing Ballari Institute of Technology FDP Participated 01-Feb-2024 05-Feb-2024
11 Design using Autodesk Fusion 360 Autodesk FDP FDP Participated 29-Jan-2024 02-Feb-2024
12 Machine Learning Applications for Mechanical Engineers CVR College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, Telangana FDP Participated 18-Dec-2023 23-Dec-2023
13 Evolution of Embedded System in Artificial Intelligence of Things: ESAIOT AICTE Sponsored Offline FDP FDP Participated 09-Oct-2023 14-Oct-2023
14 Cloud Infrastructure (AWS) AICTE Sponsored FDP Conducted by JNTU Kakinada FDP Participated 21-Aug-2023 25-Aug-2023
15 Future Scopes for Additive Manufacturing in Industrial and Biomedical Applications Aditya College of Engineering, Surapalame, TN FDP Participated 17-Jul-2023 21-Jul-2023
16 Advancements in Aerospace Materials: Manufacturing, Testing and Characterization Aeronautical Society of India STTP - 24-Jan-2022 28-Jan-2022
17 Design for Additive Manufacturing Online One Day Workshop on “Emerging Trends in Design for Reduction in Time to market” at LE Engineering College Morbi Gujarat Workshop Given Industry lecture 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022
18 Cyber Physical Manufacturing and Inspection Systems SERB-DST Sponsored IIT Madras STTP - 04-Oct-2021 09-Oct-2021
19 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing using CMM One Week Faculty Development Program on “Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing using CMM” in collaboration with Accurate Gauging Pvt Ltd during 27th September – 1st October 2021 FDP organizing member 27-Sep-2021 01-Oct-2021
20 FEA Pre-processing Using ANSA One Week Faculty Development Program in collaboration with BETA-CAE Systems India Pvt Ltd FDP Coordinator 18-Aug-2021 25-Aug-2021
21 Mutation Challenges in Management Education Served as Chairperson and delivered Talk on "Mutation Challenges in Management Education" at 2 Days International Conference REVAMP EDUCOM 2021 held at Mangalore University, Karnataka Seminar Given Industry lecture 23-Jul-2021 24-Jul-2021
22 Advances in Metal and Multimaterial 3D Printing IIT Kanpur FDP - 16-Jul-2021 20-Jul-2021
23 Advancement in Manufacturing Processes and Techniques IIT Bhubaneswar FDP - 12-Jul-2021 16-Jul-2021
24 New and Emerging Technologies ARK Solutions Pvt Ltd jointly with ANSYS Software Pvt Ltd FDP - 28-Jun-2021 02-Jul-2021
25 The role of Additive Manufacturing in the Era of Industry 4.0 CHENNAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,CHENNAI FDP - 21-Jun-2021 25-Jun-2021
26 Ansys Mechanical, CFD & EV 5 Days Hybrid Mode FDP FDP convener - -

International Journal:

  1. Thermal modeling of laser surface micro-texturing: Investigation on effects of laser parameters on dimple-texture dimensions and aspect ratio ,Materials Today Proceedings,121
  2. Performance study of dimple and channel textured tools during turning of Inconel-718 ,Materials Today Proceedings,121
  3. A review on current research trends in Die Sinking Electrical Discharge machining of conductive ceramics ,International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering,124
  4. Nesting Algorithms for Placement of Regular & Irregular Shaped Parts: A Review ,International Journal of Engineering Research ,124
  5. Tool path optimization of contouring operation and machining strategies for turbo machinery blades ,International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology,124
  6. Variation in Hole Depth during Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) of Ti-6Al-4V ,International Journal on Global Technology Initiatives,124
  7. Electrode material on machined surface during spark erosion of Ti-6Al-4V (Machined at low range parameters) ,Advances in Manufacturing Science and Technology,124
  8. Heat affected zone and recast layer of Ti-6Al-4V alloy in the EDM process through scanning electron microscopy ,Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research,124
  9. Study of Influence of EDM Process Parameters during Machining of Ti-6Al-4V ,Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research,124
  10. Effect of aluminium powder concentration on powder mixed Electric Discharge Machining (PMEDM) of Inconel-718 ,Journal of Machining and Forming Technologies,124
  11. Effect of Laser Process Parameters on Contact Angle for Linear and Square Grid Micro-textured Surfaces.. ,Materials Today Proceedings,123
  12. Leveraging Industry 4.0: A Case Study on Autonomous Mobile Robots in Manufacturing ,2nd International Conference On Advancements In Materials, Manufacturing & Automation AMMA 2025,125
  13. Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Industry: An Autonomous Mobile Robots Case Study ,International Journal of Performability Engineering,125
  14. Experimental Investigation on Laser-Processed Micro-Dimple and Micro-Channel Textured Tools during Turning of Inconel 718 Alloy ,Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance,122
  15. Investigations on homothetic and hybrid micro-textured tools during turning Inconel-718 ,Materials and Manufacturing Processes,123
  16. Aluminium powder mixed rotary electric discharge machining (PMEDM) on Inconel 718 ,Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering,124
  17. Digital Modeling & Validation application for design improvement in Automotive Painting Process ,IIIE JOURNAL,123
  18. 3D Printed – 4 Axis – Robot Manipulator ,International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods (IJARESM),124
  19. Investigation on the effect of laser parameters and hatch patterns on the dimensional accuracy of micro-dimple and micro-channel texture geometries ,International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM),123
  20. PLAYING WITH THE BIG DATA ,International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management,123
  21. Simulation and Experimental Research on Pocketing Operation for Toolpath Optimization in CNC Milling ,International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,124

International Conference:

  1. Thermal Modelling for Laser Machining of SS316 L, Inconel 718 and Ti6Al4V ,Journal of Physics: Conference Series,122
  2. Effect of Laser Process Parameters on Contact Angle for Linear and Square Grid Micro-textured Surfaces ,Materials Science Forum ,123
  3. Multiscale Modeling of COmposite Materials - An RVE Approach ,AMMIE-2023 (1st International Conference on Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering),123
  4. Comparative Finite Element Analysis of A Novel Robot Chassis using Structural Steel and Aluminium Alloy materials ,Materials Science Forum,123
  5. Stress and Fatigue Analysis of Novel Drive Shaft for New Generation FSC Vehicle ,Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE),123
  6. Issues while 3D Printing of Drill Jig Assembly Prototype using DLP Process ,Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology,123
  7. Material selection for Camshaft: A comparative Finite Element Analysis Approach ,Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE),123
  8. Hydrogen Production via Electrolyzers: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Costs ,E3S Web Conf.,124
  9. EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF BIO-BASED BINDERS FOR 3D PRINTABLE SOIL COMPOSITES ,2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability 2024 (ICIDS 2024),124
  10. A Study of Adaptive Airfoil Camber Morphing: Simulation and Experimental Approaches ,International Conference on Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing for Industry 5.0 (ICMMI-2025),125
  11. Comparative Analysis of Thermal Distortion in 3D Printing: A Study of ABS and PETG ,3rd International Conference on Applications of AI in Smart Technologies and Manufacturing (AISTM - 2025),125
  12. Thermal Performance Enhancement of Single-Slope Solar Still Using Fresnel Lens and Condenser ,3rd International Conference on Applications of AI in Smart Technologies and Manufacturing (AISTM - 2025),125
  13. Fatigue performance study of 3D printed Robotic Finger Mechanism with compliance ,3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology ICAMMT- 2024,124
  14. Automated Leaf Disease Detection Using Recurrent Convolutional Neural Networks ,null,125
  15. DEVELOPMENT OF 3D PRINTED FLEXIBLE FINGER GRIPPER FOR PICK AND PLACE OPERATION ,Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering,125
  16. Development of Solar Still with fresenel Lens and Condenser ,Operational Research in Engineering Sciences: Theory and Applications,125
  17. StudyPalz: A Personalized Academic Learning Path Recommendation System ,International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Digital Transformation (ICISD'25),125
  18. Optimization of Laser Surface Texturing Parameters for Pits Formation on Titanium Alloy (Ti6Al4V) With HF Chemical Etching ,International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering – 2025 (ICRAMIE-2025),125

Book:

  1. An Approach to Optimized Strip Layout ,LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,124


Research Grant / Funded Projects :

  1. Analysis for machining of ‘difficult-to-cut’ materials using PCD, PCBN tools
  2. Drilling techniques/technology for drilling of miniature size holes of diameter less than 10 microns in super alloys for a depth of 1.0 mm
  3. Design of alloys for powder base Additive Manufacturing Processes
  4. Design and Development of all Composites Mould/Tooling for the Realisation of CFRP Components with high Surface Accuracy for the Space Applications
  5. Development of Nano material-based components for Space Applications
  6. Failure Modes
  7. Development of Single Slope Basin Type Solar Still Using Fresnel lens and Condenser
  8. Micromachining of metal components for space use
  9. Design, Fabrication & Experimental Evaluation of a Static Thrust Stand for Electric Propeller Propulsion System
  10. Design and Development of Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis Water System for Rural Areas
  11. Design of Alloys for Powder Base Additive Manufacturing Processes for ISRO
  12. Smart Gas Leak Detection for Safe Transport for Hazardous gases
  13. Design and analysis of deep drawing die
  14. Design And Optimization of Rickshaw hood frame

Copyrights :

  1. Investigation on Turning of Nickel-based Superalloy using Hybrid Micro-textured Tool
  2. MICRO-DRILLING OF DISTINCT GEOMETRIES ON DIFFERENT MATERIALS USING LASER BEAM MACHINING

Patents :

  1. A HOLDING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER TO CONDUCT ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONASSISTED FRICTION STIR WELDING
  2. A novel extrusion system attachment for Robot-based Soil 3D Printing
  3. A low-cost, portable arrangement of 3D-printed Goniometer for accurate contact angle measurement
  4. An extrusion system attachment for Robot-based Soil 3D Printing
  5. ADAPTIVE AERODYNAMIC SURFACES WITH SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED FLIGHT EFFICIENCY
  6. A LOW COST PORTABLE ARRANGEMENT OF 3D - PRINTED GONIOMETER FOR ACCURATE CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT
  7. ADAPTIVE AERODYNAMIC SURFACES WITH SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED FLIGHT EFFICIENC
  8. ADAPTIVE AERODYNAMIC SURFACES WITH SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED FLIGHT EFFICIENCYa
  9. An extrusion system attachment for Robot-based Soil 3D Printing a



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