Dr. Vikas Kukshal - Profile Summary
(Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Vikas Kukshal
Assistant Professor

Name Dr. Vikas Kukshal
Phone 01346257440
Email [email protected]
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Designation Assistant Professor
Department Mechanical Engineering
Qualification Ph.D.
Date of Birth 1985-01-01
Date of Joining 2013-07-08
Specialization Advanced Materials and alloys, Composite Materials, Biomechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Tribology, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Characterization
Educational Qualification
Name of the Degree Year Of Passing Institute/University
B. Tech 2007 Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow
M. Tech 2012 National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himanchal Pradesh
Ph.D. 2018 Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Teaching Experience
Programme Name Name of Institute / Universities From To
Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Uttarakhand 2013-07-08 Till Date
Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 2012-07-09 2013-06-30
Lecturer Mechanical Engineering, Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 2009-08-17 2010-06-30
Administrative Experience
Position Held Department and Organization From To
Coordinator - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2023-02-17 Till Date
Coordinator - Career Counselling and Placement (C2P) Section Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2022-11-09 Till Date
Co-cordinator - Institute Perception Standing Committee Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhnad 2022-07-08 Till Date
Coordinator - Departmental Purchase Committee (Hostel Section) Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2022-04-21 2022-11-17
Member Student Grievance Redressal Cell Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2021-11-02 2022-11-17
Warden Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2020-05-26 2022-11-17
Coordinator –Adventure activities and community service club Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2020-05-26 2022-04-21
Center In-Charge – CCMT 2020 Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2020-03-05 2020-10-31
Coordinator Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2019-03-14 2019-06-02
Member - Institute Purchase Standing Committee Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2019-03-15 2022-02-28
Coordinator - IPR Cell Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2019-02-01 2020-06-01
Coordinator - Innovation and Incubation Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2020-10-08 2022-04-21
Coordinator - Innovation and Incubation Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2018-07-22 2020-05-31
Head of Department Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2016-06-20 2016-07-17
Faculty In-charge Entrepreneurship Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2015-08-11 2018-07-11
Faculty In-charge Furniture Mechanical Engineering, NIT Uttarakhand 2013-08-14 2015-08-14
Research Experiences
Research Interest Breif Research Interest
Research Projects
Role Project Type Title Funding Agency From To Amount Status Co-Investigator
Co-PI Research Development of ultrahigh sub micron level measurement facility for coefficient of thermal expansion for dimensionally stable composite structures Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 2023-02-16 Research Rs. 20,00,000/- Ongoing Dr. Amar Patnaik (PI)
Co-PI Research Development of Ceramic and UHMWPE Textile Based Hybrid Polymer Composite Armor Ministry of Textiles 2022-09-14 Research Rs. 3,63,36,384/- Ongoing Dr. Amar Patnaik (PI)
Journal Publications
Year Author(s) Title & Vol. No. Journal Name Indexing (SCI)
2021 Vaibhav Mishra, Vikas Kukshal Numerical analysis for estimating ballistic performance of armour material, 44(6) Materials Today: Proceedings Scopus
2018 A Jha, V Kukshal, A Sharma, K Sharma Numerical prediction of plastic zone length in straight edge cracked plate using XFEM AIP Conference Proceedings Scopus
2022 Siddharth Srivastava, Mohit Vishnoi, Mamatha Theetha Gangadhar, Vikas Kukshal An insight on Powder Mixed Electric Discharge Machining: A state of the art review Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture SCI
2018 Kukshal V, Patnaik A and Bhat IK Effect of cobalt on microstructure and properties of AlCr1.5CuFeNi2Cox high-entropy alloys, 5(4) Materials Research Express SCIE
2013 4. Gangwar, S., Kukshal, V., Patnaik, A. and Singh, T Mechanical and fracture toughness behavior of TiO2-filled A384 metal alloy composites, 20(3) Science and Engineering of Composite Materials SCIE
2012 Gangwar, S., Kukshal, V., Patnaik, A. Computational optimization of TiO2 filled A384 alloy composites in erosive environment, 1(03) International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering Scopus
2015 Kukshal, V., Gangwar, S. and Patnaik, A. Experimental and finite element analysis of mechanical and fracture behaviour of Al2O3 particulate-filled A356 alloy composites: Part II, 229(1) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications SCIE
2015 Kukshal, V., Gangwar, S. and Patnaik, A Experimental and finite element analysis of mechanical and fracture behavior of SiC particulate filled A356 alloy composites: Part I. 229(2) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications SCIE
Conference Publications
Year Author(s) Title Conference name with place Indexing (SCI)
2021 Hare Shankar Kumhar, Vikas kukshal 3rd Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IPDIMS) International Conference 2021 organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela -
2020 Pattnaik, Punyasloka, Ankush Sharma, Mahavir Choudhary, Vijander Singh, Pankaj Agarwal, and Vikas Kukshal International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and manufacturing at MNIT Jaipur Scopus
2020 Kumar, Ashiwani, Vikas Kukshal, and Vinayaka Rajashekhara Kiragi International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and manufacturing at MNIT Jaipur Scopus
2020 Shekhawat, Deepika, Vikas Kukshal, M. K. Banerjee, and Amar Patnaik International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and manufacturing at MNIT Jaipur Scopus
2020 Shekhawat, Deepika, Vikas Kukshal, M. K. Banerjee, and Amar Patnaik International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and manufacturing, organised at MNIT Jaipur Scopus
2020 Vaibav Mishra, Vikas Kukshal International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and manufacturing at MNIT Jaipur -
2020 Singh, R., Kukshal, V., Yadav, V. S. International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization organized by National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam -
2020 Prasad S., Mishra V., Khoj V., Kukshal V. International Conference on Innovative Engineering Design– ICoIED 2020 at IEI Dehradun -
2020 Singh, R., Kukshal, V., Yadav, V. S. . International Conference on Innovative Engineering Design– ICoIED 2020 at IEI Dehradun -
2019 Mohit Kumar,Gaurav Kumar and Vikas Kukshal 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM -2019) at IIT Guwahati. -
2019 Yadav, S., Kukshal, V., Prajapati, Y. 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Engineering, Science & Technology (NFEST 2019) at NIT Kurukshetra -
2017 Jha A, Kukshal V, Sharma A, Sharma K International Conference on composite materials and structures (ICCMS 2017), 27th- 29th December 2017 at IIT Hyderabad -
2017 Vikas Kukshal, Amar Patnaik, I. K. Bhat International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives (ICN:3I-2017) at IIT Roorkee -
2017 Vikas Kukshal, Amar Patnaik, I. K. Bhat Advances in Materials & Processing: Challenges & Opportunities (AMPCO -2017) at IIT Roorkee -
2017 Vikas Kukshal, Amar Patnaik, I. K. Bhat International Conference on Emerging trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (iMME17) at NIT Trichy -
2016 Vikas Kukshal, Amar Patnaik, I. K. Bhat International Conference on High-Entropy Materials (ICHEM 2016), National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan -
2015 Vikas Kukshal, Swati Gangwar, Amar Patnaik National Conference on Futuristics in Mechanical Engineering at MMMUT Gorakhpur -
2014 Kukshal V, Gangwar S, Patnaik A, Bhat I.K. 2014 NIT-MTMI International Conference on “Emerging Paradigms and Practices in Global Technology, Management & Business Issues" at NIT Hamirpur -
Book/Chapters Written
Type Title Publisher Authors ISBN/ISSN No. Year
Book Tribology in Materials and Manufacturing - Wear, Friction and Lubrication IntechOpen Amar Patnaik, Tej Singh, Vikas Kukshal 978-1-83880-557-9 2021
Book Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications Springer Amar Patnaik, Ernst Kozeschnik, Vikas Kukshal 978-981-16-0909-1 2021
Book Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes CRC Press Amar Patnaik, Malay Kumar Banerjee, Ernst Kozeschnik, Albano Cavaleiro, J. Paulo Davim, Vikas Kukshal 9780367553746 2021
Chapters On Finite Element Analysis of Melting of Metallic Powders Using Microwave Energy at 2.45 GHz Springer Kumar M, Kumar G, Kukshal V. 978-981-32-9071-6 2019
Chapters Erosive Wear Behaviour of Carbon Fiber/Silicon Nitride Polymer Composite for Automotive Application. In Automotive tribology Springer Kukshal V, Sharma A, Kiragi VR, Patnaik A, Patnaik TK. 9789811504334 2019
Chapters Mechanical and Erosion Characteristics of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite: Effect of Filler Size Springer Sharma A, Bhojak V, Kukshal V, Biswas SK, Patnaik A, Patnaik TK. 9789811504334 2019
Chapters Augmented Technology for Safety and Maintenance in Industry 4.0. IGI Global Kukshal, Vikas, Amar Patnaik, and Sarbjeet Singh 9781799839040 2020
Chapters The Corrosion and Thermal Behavior of AlCr1.5CuNi2FeCox High Entropy Alloys CRC Press Kukshal V, Patnaik A and Bhat IK. 9780367356330 2020
Chapters Approach Toward Design for Manufacturing Assembly of Fiber Reinforced Plastics Fan Blade for Cooling Tower Springer Sharma, Ankush, Vikas Kukshal, Pankaj Agarwal, and Aniruddha V. Kapre 978-981-16-0908-4 2020
Chapters Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composite Springer Prasad, Subham, Vaibhav Mishra, Vikas Khoj and Vikas Kukshal 978-981-33-4017-6 2021
Chapters A Review on Forward and Inverse Kinematics of Classical Serial Manipulators Springer Singh, R., Kukshal, V., & Yadav, V. S. 978-981-33-4017-6 2021
Chapters Mathematical Modelling, Design and Simulation of a Bipedal Walker Springer Singh, Randheer, Vikas Kukshal, and Vinod Singh Yadav 978-981-15-9828-9 2021
Chapters Analysis of Mechanical and Sliding Wear Performance of AA6061–SiC/Gr/MD Hybrid Alloy Composite Using a PSI Approach for Rotor Applications CRC Press Kumar, Ashiwani, Amar Patnaik, Mukesh Kumar, Vikas Kukshal, M. J. Pawar, and Vikash Gautam 9780367553746 2021
Chapters Microstructural and Tribological Behavior of 5083-TiB2 Cast Composites Fabricated by a Flux-Assisted Synthesis Technique CRC Press Gautam, Vikash, M. J. Pawar, Amar Patnaik, Vikas Kukshal, and Ashiwani Kumar 9780367553746 2021
Chapters Fabrication and Characterization of Metallic Biomaterials in Medical Applications CRC Press Sharma, Ganesh Kumar, Vikas Kukshal, Deepika Shekhawat, and Amar Patnaik 9780367553746 2021
Chapters Modal Analysis of a Wind Turbine Blade Using a Computational Method CRC Press Pawar, M. J., Amar Patnaik, Vikas Kukshal, Ashiwani Kumar, and Vikash Gautam 9780367553746 2021
Chapters Ballistic Performance of Circular and Oval Shape Perforated Metallic Armour Springer Mishra, V., & Kukshal, V 978-981-16-4138-1 2022
Chapters Mechanical Behaviour and Finite Element Analysis of Biomaterials: A Review Springer Sharma, Ganesh Kumar, and Vikas Kukshal 978-981-16-4138-1 2022
Chapters Slurry Abrasion Wear Assessment of Hybrid-Reinforced Polymer Composite Using Comparative Taguchi Gray Relational Analysis Springer Gautam, Vikash, Aakash Sharma, Amar Patnaik, M. J. Pawar, Ashiwani Kumar, and Vikas Kukshal 978-9811699511 2022
Research Supervision
Programme Name Scholar Name Research Topic Status Year Co-Superivisor
Ph.D Mr. Ganesh Kumar Sharma Assessment of Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Ti-Based Alloy for Biomedical Application Ongoing -
Patents
Name Reg./Ref.No. Date Of Award/Filling Organization Status
Expert Talks
Year Title Place Description
2017 Computational and Experimental Analysis in Industrial Applications in Mechanical Engineering MNIT Jaipur Summer Internship Program
2023 Recent advances in polymer composites for defence applications Indian Institute of Technology, BHU Five days Short Term Course
2023 Advanced Materials for the Defense Industry Arya College of Engineering & IT, Kukas, Jaipur Five Days Online Faculty Development Program
2022 Additive Manufacturing for Automobile, Aerospace, and Medical applications Arya College of Engineering & IT, Jaipur Five Days Online Faculty Development Program
2021 3D Printing and Design Centre for Electronic Governance, Jaipur Five days Faculty Development Program
2021 Design of experiment using Taguchi Design Regional College for Education Research and Technology, Jaipur Five days online Faculty Development Program
Consultancy
Title of Consultancy Client Organization Faculty Involved Amount(INR) Status
International & National Exposure
Sr.No. Title Description
1 International Conference on High Entropy Materials (ICHEM 2016) Participated in International Conference at National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan from November 6th – 9th 2016.
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
Sr.No. Title Activity Given By Year