Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: avanish[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 1515(O) 9336556602(M)
Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:
A lecture on Taguchi Method for Manufacturing Process Design has been delivered in AICTE-Staff development program on Advanced Manufacturing Processes organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during March 12-23, 2007.
A lecture on Laser Materials Processing has been delivered in AICTE-Staff development program on Advanced Manufacturing Processes organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during March 12-23, 2007.
A lecture on Design for Quality has been delivered in AICTE-Staff development program on Design for X (DFX) organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during June 11-22, 2007.
A lecture on Laser Beam Machining and its Applications has been delivered in AICTE-MHRD Staff development program on CAD/CAM – Application in Product Development and Manufacturing organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during June 16 – 27 , 2008.
A lecture on Introduction to Advanced Machining Processes has been delivered in Self Financed Short Term Course on Advanced Machining Processes organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during July 01 – 05, 2013.
A lecture on Application of Design of Experiments in Advanced Machining Processes has been delivered in Self Financed Short Term Course on Advanced Machining Processes organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during July 01 – 05, 2013.
A lecture on Beam Machining Processes has been delivered in Self Financed Short Term Course on Advanced Machining Processes organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during July 01 – 05, 2013.
A keynote lecture on Advances in Machining Processes has been delivered in National Conference on Research and Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (RIME-2014), Technocrats Institute of Technology and Sciences Bhopal on March 05, 2014.
A keynote lecture on Laser Beam Machining – Capabilities and Applications has been delivered in International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Automation & Intelligent Computing (ICMEAIC-2014) on June 27, 2014, CIST Bhopal, India.
A lecture on Advanced Beam Machining Processes has been delivered in Self Financed Short Term Course on CAD/CAM and Advanced Machining organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during July 01 – 05, 2014.
A keynote lecture on Laser Beam Machining –Process Capability and Applications has been delivered in National Conference on Innovation in Futuristic Materials & Manufacturing Techniques (IFMMT-2014) on December 26, 2014, Manipal University Jaipur, India.
A lecture on Laser Manufacturing has been delivered on April 17, 2015 in Research Week – 2015 organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during March-April, 2015.
A lecture on Laser Beam Machining has been delivered on June 11, 2015 in TEQIP II sponsored Short Term Course on Advanced Manufacturing Technology organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, G B Pant Engineering College Paurhi, Uttarakhand during June 8-12, 2015.
A lecture on Advances in Materials Processing has been delivered on August 22, 2015 in Faculty Development Programme organized by S. P. Memorial Institute of Technology Allahabad.
A lecture on Laser Beam Machining has been delivered on May 05, 2018 in Faculty Development Programme on Micro and Advanced Manufacturing organized by United College of Engineering and Research Allahabad.
A lecture on DOE applications in composite manufacturing has been delivered in Short Term Course on Composite Materials: Overview, Characterization and Applications organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during July 16 – 20, 2018.
17. A lecture on Beam Machining Processes has been delivered in Short Term Course on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during October 12 – 16, 2018.
A lecture on Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Processes has been delivered in Short Term Course on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, MNNIT Allahabad during October12 – 16, 2018.
A lecture on Advanced Machining of Composites has been delivered on December 22, 2018 in Short Term Course on Role of Nano-composites in Science and Engineering organized by BIET Jhansi.
A lecture on Lasers in Manufacturing has been delivered on March 15, 2019 in Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Manufacturing Process organized by Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology (Degree Division) Prayagraj.
A lecture on Laser-based Advanced Machining has been delivered on May 29, 2019 in Faculty Development Programme on Manufacturing Technology and Automation organized by Centre for Advanced Studies, AKTU Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
A lecture on Lasers in Product manufacturing has been delivered on July 11, 2019 in Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Product Manufacturing organized by United College of Engineering and Management, Prayagraj.
A lecture on Laser manufacturing Processes has been delivered on September 27, 2019 in TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes organized by University College of Engineering and Technology (UCET), Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
A keynote lecture on Application of Sustainable Energy Concepts in Advanced Machining has been delivered on December 28, 2019 in International Conference on Renewable Energy - Innovation, Research and Applications (IC-REIRA-2019) organized by RGPV Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
A lecture on Hybrid Machining has been delivered on March 06, 2020 in AICTE Sponsored STTP onCAD-CAM and Advanced Manufacturing organized by SKIT Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A lecture on Laser Manufacturing Processes has been delivered on March 07, 2020 in AICTE Sponsored STTP on CAD-CAM and Advanced Manufacturing organized by SKIT Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A keynote lecture on Lasers in Machining has been delivered on June 15, 2020 in Webinar on Emerging Technologies in Mechanical Engineering organized by MGIMT Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
A lecture on Laser Materials Processing has been delivered on August 04, 2020 in AICTE Sponsored Online STTP on Recent Advances in Materials and Manufacturing organized by GVPCE Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh.
A lecture on Lasers in Materials Processing has been delivered on October 13, 2020 in TEQIP-III Sponsored Online One Week Short Term Course on Modern Materials and Manufacturing organized by SVNIT Surat.
A lecture on Sustainability Issues in Advanced Machining has been delivered on April 19, 2021 in AICTE-ISTE sponsored online Induction/Refresher program on “Sustainable Product Design and Manufacturing” organized by SMVD University, Jammu.
A lecture on Evolution of Advanced Machining Processes has been delivered on June 25, 2021 in AICTE sponsored online short term training program on “Advances in Manufacturing Systems” organized by MITS Gwalior, M.P.
A lecture on Evolution of Advanced Machining Processes has been delivered on September 20, 2021 in AICTE sponsored online short term training program on “Advances in Manufacturing Systems” organized by MITS Gwalior, M.P.
A lecture on Laser Micro-Manufacturing has been delivered on September 25, 2021 in AICTE sponsored online ATAL-FDP program on “Advances in Micro-Manufacturing” organized by BIET Jhansi, U.P.
Chair in Conferences:
Chaired Technical Session on Electric Discharge Machining and Grinding in ASME Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering (MSEC – 2012) on June 6, 2012 at University of Notre Dame, USA.
Chaired Technical Session on Laser Machining and Welding in ASME Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering (MSEC – 2012) on June 7, 2012 at University of Notre Dame, USA.
Chaired Technical Session in International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2014) on March 27, 2014 at NIT Surathkal, India.
Chaired Technical Session in National Conference on Research and Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (RIME-2014) on March 05, 2014, TITS Bhopal, India.
Chaired Technical Session in International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Automation & Intelligent Computing (ICMEAIC-2014) on June 27, 2014, CIST Bhopal, India.
Chaired Technical Session on Machining Tools and Their Analysis in International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT – 2014) on November 19, 2014 at Dubai, UAE.
Chaired Technical Session on Machining of Advanced Materials in International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT – 2014) on November 20, 2014 at Dubai, UAE.
Chaired Technical Session in National Conference on Innovation in Futuristic Materials & Manufacturing Techniques (IFMMT-2014) on December 26-27, 2014, Manipal University Jaipur, India.
Chaired Technical Session on Materials and Mechanical Engineering in International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Control Engineering (ICMACE 2016) on February 28, 2016 at Phuket, Thailand.
Chaired Technical Session on Manufacturing Systems in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEE IEEM 2016) on December 06, 2016 at Bali, Indonesia.
Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:
Presented paper in International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Technologies (MIMT 2011) in Singapore during February 16 – 28, 2011.
Presented paper in International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (ICMEEM 2011), World Congress on Engineering in London, UK during July 6 – 8, 2011.
Presented paper in ASME 2012 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2012) in Notre Dame, IN, USA during June 04 – 08, 2012.
Presented paper in International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE 2013) in Moscow, Russia during July 20 – 21, 2013.
Presented paper in International Conference on Mechanical and Robotics Engineering (ICMRE 2013) in Pattaya, Thailand during December 17 – 18, 2013.
Presented paper in Advances in Materials and Processing Technology (AMPT 2014) Conference in Dubai, UAE during November 16 – 20, 2014.
Presented paper in International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Control Engineering (ICMACE 2016) in Phuket,Thailand during February 27 – 29, 2016.
Presented paper in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEE IEEM 2016) in Bali, Indonesia during December 04 – 07, 2016.
Presented paper in International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO 2019) in Manama, Bahrain during April 15 – 17, 2019.
Award and Honors:
Appeared in the list (released by Stanford University, USA) of top 2% most cited scientists of the world for two consecutive years 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Our research paper Modeling and Optimization of Tool Wear Rate in Powder Mixed EDM of MMC authored by Ashvarya Agrawal, Avanish Kumar Dubey and Pankaj Kumar Shrivastava has been awarded as the best paper in the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Robotics Engineering (ICMRE 2013) held in Thailand during December 17-18, 2013.
Elected Governing Council Member, PAN NIT Alumni Forum (2017 – 19).
Elected Council Member, Institution of Engineers (India) Uttar Pradesh State Centre (2018 – 20).
Elected Executive Committee Member, Institution of Engineers (India) Allahabad Local Chapter for 03 consecutive terms: 2011 – 13, 2013 – 15, 2015 – 17 and 2022 - till date .
Organised Self Financed Short Term Course on Advanced Machining Processes during July 01 – 05, 2013 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Self Financed Short Term Course on CAD/CAM & Advanced Machining during July 01 – 05, 2014 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Self Financed Short Term Course on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing during October 12 – 16, 2018 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Global MNNIT Alumni Convention – 2014 during November 08 – 09, 2014 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Global MNNIT Alumni Convention – 2015 during November 07 – 08, 2015 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised National Conference on Product Design and Manufacturing during November 21 – 22, 2015 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Global MNNIT Alumni Convention – 2016 during November 12 – 13, 2016 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Global MNNIT Alumni Convention – 2017 during November 11 – 12, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad.
Organised Webinar on Engineers for a Self-Reliant India on September 15, 2020 at Institution of Engineers (I), Allahabad Local Centre.
International Conference on Mechanical and Materials Engineering during November 04 –06, 2022 at MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
Organized Workshop on Latest Developments in Mechanical and Materials Engineering on October 13, 2923 at MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
Organised Global MNNIT Alumni Convention – 2023 during November 04 – 05, 2023 at MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
Projects Completed:
Study of Laser Trepan Drilling of Advanced Engineering Materials
funded by Aeronautics R&D Board, New Delhi (India). Amount - 33 Lac
Experimental and Numerical Study of Laser Cutting of Aluminium alloy Sheet funded by CSIR, New Delhi (India). Amount - 11 lac
Optimization of Quality Characteristics during Laser Cutting of Difficult-to-Laser-Cut Materials funded by TEQIP-MHRD (India). Amount - 2 Lac
Expert Lectures:
A lecture on Evolution of Advanced Machining Processes has been delivered on November 24, 2021 in webinar organized by Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous) - Namakkal,Tamilnadu.
An expert lecture on Advances in Machining Processes has been delivered on May 04, 2022 in UCER Prayagraj.
Overseas Assignments:
Visited countries such as USA, UK, UAE, Russia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Bahrain for different academic and research activities such as invited speaker, technical session chair.
Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:
Reviewer of International Journals such as, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Optics and Laser Technology, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, Measurement Science Review, Advances in Optical Technologies, Advances in Engineering Software, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Machining Science and Technology, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Lasers in Engineering, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing, Journal of Laser Applications, Precision Engineering, Proceedings of IMechE, Surface and Coatings Technology, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
Other Significant Achievements:
Editor, Journal of Advanced Research in Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Editor, Proceedings of NCPDM-2015 published in BLB International Journal of Science & Tech, Editorial Member, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Industrial Engineering, Edited Proceedings of the Short Term Course on ‘Advanced Machining Processes’, Edited Proceedings of the Short Term Course on ‘CAD/CAM and Advanced Machining’, Book Editor, Recent Trends in Industrial and Production Engineering (Select Proceedings of ICAST 2020) – Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore.
Curricula Development:
Developed syllabi for two open elective subjects viz. “Laser Material Processing” and “Design of Experiments” at PG level for Mechanical/Production Engineering students of MNNIT Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Actively involved in development of course structure and syllabi for B. Tech. and M. Tech. students in Mechanical Engineering Stream at Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Laboratory Development:
Associated with (Supervised) the fabrication of experimental set-up for Friction Stir Welding at MNNIT Allahabad.
Associated with (Supervised) the fabrication of experimental set-up for Electric Discharge Abrasive Grinding, Powder-mixed EDM, and Magnetic Abrasive Finishing for Plane Objects at MNNIT Allahabad.
Associated with (Guided) the fabrication of Sheetmetal Cutting Machine for combined straight and circular profiles at MNNIT Allahabad.
Associated with (Supervised) the fabrication of experimental set-up for Electro Chemical Abrasive Grinding at MNNIT Allahabad.
Worked as Founder Officer-in-Charge and developed CAM/Advanced Manufacturing Lab, Mechanical Engineering Workshop at Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Worked as Officer-in-Charge and developed CAD/CAM Lab at A. K. G. Engineering College Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Editor of Proceedings of IMME-2022 published in the Scopus Indexed NanoWorld Journal.