Dr. Satish Kumar


Dr. Satish Kumar

Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Mechanics
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: satistme[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-98977-26881(O) 9897726881(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Chair in Conferences:

“Session Chair” in the International Conference on Progressive Research in Industrial & Mechanical Engineering (PRIME-2021) organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Patna during 5th to 7th August 2021
3rd 2024 IEEE World Conference on Applied Intelligence and Computing (AIC 2024) IEEE #61668

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

Siddiqui,A; Murari, V; & Kumar., S (2021) Simulation of Deployment of Inflatable Structures Through Uniform Pressure Method, International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing (CAMMP 2021). July 24 - 25, 2021., MNIT Jaipur, India. 2. Kumar, V; Pandey, R; & Kumar, S, (2021) Recent Research of Active Vibration Control Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials using Piezoelectric Materials: A Review", ”, in International Conference on Sustainable Engineering” (ICSE-2021) organized by Government Engineering College Bikaner, Rajasthan, held on 26 – 27 February, 2021 3. Kumar, S., Kunal Kumar, Prabhat Thakur & Prakash Kumar (2019), Design and Analysis of MFC based Energy Harvesting Systems, CPIE-2019, 8th-10th June 2019, NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India 4. Kumar, S., Kamaliya, P.; Sharma, H., &;Upadhyay, S. H.,(2018), A novel concept of MFC based energy harvesting systems, Advanced Energy and Nano Materials (ANEM-2018),12th-14th December 2018, The University of Western Australia, Perth 5. Kumar, S., Upadhyay, S. H., and Singh K.S.(2018), Shape control analysis of inflatable membrane structures using an adaptive genetic algorithm, 14th International Symposium on Materials in the Space Environment, 1st -5th October, 2018 Biarritz, France. 6. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2018). New adaptive design of membrane based reflector for space application, 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite & Space Missions (Satellite-2018), 18th-20th June, 2018 Rome, Italy. 7. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2018). Experimental verification of novel analytical wrinkling control mechanism of planar membrane reflector for space application, 16th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures Materials and Environmental Testing, (ECSSMET-2018), 28th May -1st June, 2018, Noordwijk, Netherlands. 8. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2018). Cutting pattern analysis of parabolic inflatable reflector, 1st research scholar day, (RSM-2018), 16th May 2018, MIED, IIT Roorkee, India 9. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2017). Analysis of Real Time Adaptive Control Mechanism for Space Antenna Reflector. 19th International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (ICHRI-2017), 19th -20th May, 2017, Dubai, UAE. 10. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2016). A Numerical Method to Minimize the Wrinkles Formation on Space Inflatable Membrane Reflector, International Conference on Aerospace Engineering (ICOAE-2016), 18th -20th, May 2016 Moscow, Russia. 11. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2016). Wrinkling Prediction of Space-Based Membrane Reflector under Thermal and Mechanical Loading. 14th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures Materials and Environmental Testing, (ECSSMET-2016), 27th -30th, September 2016, Toulouse, France. 12. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2016). Homogenization and Wrinkling Prediction Procedures to Optimize Inflatable Space Structures. 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 3rd - 4th October 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA. 13. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2016). Nonlinear Vibration Analysis and Control of Thin Film Membrane Structure. National Tribology Conference (NTC-2016), 8th-10th December 2016. IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. 14. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2015). Wrinkling Analysis of Small Diameter Membrane Reflector. 12th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP - 2015), 14th -17th December 2015, IIT Guwahati, India. 15. Kumar, S., and Upadhyay, S. H. (2015). Shape Control of a Kapton Based Membrane Structures for Space Application. 60th Congress (an International Conference) of Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanic (ISTAM - 2015), 16th -19th December 2015, MNIT Jaipur, India.
Satish Kumar, Study and Analysis of Inflatable support system for defense application, Global Indian Young Scientists Research and Innovation Conference 2023, May 29th and 30th at National Agricultural Science Complex - ICAR, New Delhi.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Student Excellence & Learning Program (SELP) 15th – 20th April 2019
Manufacturing, Automation, Robotics, and Future of the factory, BIT Sindri 3rd- 7th October 2018

On-going Projects:

 Design and Development of a Proof-of-Concept Model of a Self-Deployable Ultra-Light Weight Adaptive Inflatable Structures (as a PI)  Project Cost - 27.06 Lacs,  Funding Agency –Core Research Grant (SERB)  Status: Ongoing (Feb 2023 to Feb 2026)
 Development of novel shape memory polymer composites for shape fixity, recovery and functional properties (as a Co-PI)  Project Cost - 9.72 Lacs,  Funding Agency –Council of Science & Technology UP (CSTUP)  Status: Ongoing (Oct 2023 to Oct 2025)
Design and Development of Proof of Concept of Active Inflatable Avalanche Protection System (as a PI)  Project Cost - 41.8 Lacs,  Funding Agency – ARDB (DRDO)

Projects Completed:

 Design and Development of a Proof-of-concept Model of a Doubly curved membrane-based Gossamer Space Structures (2019-20)  Project Cost -9.75 Lacs,  Funding Agency –TEQIP-3 (NPIU)  Status: Completed

Expert Lectures:

“Inflatable Membrane Structures” Inflatable Structures and Materials for Space Applications, IIT Roorkee, 7th -8th November,
“Nano Robotics”, Manufacturing, Automation, Robotics and Future of factory, BIT Sindri, 3rd- 7th October 2018
“Design and analysis of a novel concept of active shape controller for dynamic-unstable membrane reflector for space application” International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite and Space Missions, 12th-13th, November 2018, Rome, Italy
Inflatable Structures and Materials for Space Applications, IIT Roorkee 7th -8th November 2019
2nd Entrepreneurial, Conclave 2018, BIT Sindri 11th Dec 2018
Online National Webinar Series on“Space Materials and Applications" Department of Mechanical Engineering, ShivnadarUniversity Noida 17thJan 2022 -19thJan2022
“Smart Actuators for Inflatable Structures” Inflatable Structures and Lightweight Materials: A new era of Space and Defence Applications (ISLMSDA-2022), IIT Roorkee, 29th-30th September 2022.
“Smart Materials for Industrial Applications" Materials and Manufacturing: Insights to Modern Technologies (MMIMT-2022), Department of Production Engineering, BIT Sindri, 1st- 5th August 2022
Indian and Western Approach for Research

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Thin-Walled Structures
Acta Astronautica
Advances in Space Research
International journal of mechanics and materials in design
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering