Project

Project Type

Funding

Amount

Duration

Providing Technical assistance in design and prototype making of paper bag manufacturing machines

Consultancy

ICUBE Industries

4.5 Lakh

2021-2023

Sl.No.

Name of organisation

Signed year

Status

1

Facein Technologies Pvt.Ltd.

2023

Active

2

NIT Trichy

2020

Active

3

I-Cube

2020

Active

4

Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)

2019

Active

5

KKM Soft

2019

Active

6

State Resource Centre, Govt. of Kerala

2018

Active

7

Tech ED equipment’s company, Bangalore

2018

Active

8

Inter CAD systems Pvt Ltd, Kerala

2018

Active

9

DAIKIN

2018

Active

10

Anavadya Conductors, Kerala

2017

Active

Month and Year

Activity Name

Details of the Activity

Global Science Festival of Kerala is a joint initiative of the Government of Kerala's Science and Technology Department, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment and Amuseum Art Science

For this exhibition, Department of Mechanical Engineering of Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology and Fab Lab Adi Shankara, desiged and developed four robotic arms for the digital exhibit titled "Vision: Evolution of Eye" This was done under supervision of Mr. Sandeep O S, Assistant Profesor and Mr. Nowarlal, a final year Mechanical Engineering student.

1. International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences “ICIMS’21”
2. Paper Publication

An International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Sciences “ICIMS’21” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, ASIET was conducted successfully on 19th and 20th of February 2021. The international conference was inaugurated by Honorable Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Dr. Sabu Thomas. He also delivered the keynote address on “Sustainable Nanomaterials”.

1. Webinar on “Development in Design and Automation for Industry 4.0”
2. Webinar on Tools and Die

A webinar on “Development in Design and Automation for Industry 4.0” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council on 1st January 2021. The speaker of the webinar was Mr. Vinay S, Manager —Education and Training, Conceptia Konnect.

A webinar on “Tools and Die” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council on 1stJanuary 2021. The speaker of the webinar was Mr. Padmanarayanan Aravamudhan, Industrial Expert.

Webinar on

1. "MVD in the high tech era"
2. "Skills for Career Excellence"
3. "Opportunities in Marine and Oil industries"

A webinar on “Motor Vehicle Department in the High Tech Era” was conducted by Mechanical Department inassociation with Institution’s Innovation Council on 6th December 2020. The speaker was Mr. Vinod Kumar N, Motor Vehicles Inspector, Thrissur.

A webinar on “21st Century Skills for Career Excellence” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council on 15th December 2020. The speaker was Mr. Babu Pallipat, Career Expert, Section Officer, MG university.

An Industrial Interaction Webinar on Career Map about Marine and Oil and Gas Industries and Opportunities organized by Mechanical Department of ASIET on 16th December 2020. The speaker was Mr. Faizal Farook, Director, Accurant Engineers, Ivion Industrial Academy.

1. Placement
2. FDP and short term courses attended

Remith K R and Jaise Michael of 2016-2020 batch got a placement in Neo Petcon India Pvt Ltd in Hyderabad.

Prof. Vishnu S attended a short term training program sponsored by AICTE on “Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing: research and application perspectives” from 23rd Nov to 28th Nov conducted by department of mechanical engineering, NSS Palakkad.Prof. Jithesh S R attended 6 days AICTE sponsored short term training program on “Recent advances in tribology and surface engineering” conducted by department of mechanical engineering, Saintgits college of engineering, Kottayam from Nov 23rd to Nov. 28th 2020.Prof. Tony K P attended a short term training program sponsored by AICTE on “Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing: research and application perspectives” from 23rd Nov to 28th Nov conducted by department of mechanical engineering, NSS Palakkad.

1. Department advisory committee (DAC) meeting
2. International webinar on Business Leadership in a world of uncertainty

Department conducted an on-line Department Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting on 02/10/2020. The agenda of the meeting were Academic performance improvements, NBA re- accreditation requirements, Areas of improvements, Areas of opportunities and Analysis of suggestions and compliance of PO s with Mission statement.

ASIET conducted an on-line international webinar on “Leadership in a world of uncertainty” incorporating with Scotsgrad consulting services private limited on 21/10/2020. The keynote speaker was Dr. Michael Walsh, Senior Lecturer, University of Stirling, UK. The moderators were Nithi Sevaguru and Kathiravan A of Scotsgrad. The webinar discussion was based importance of leadership to run successful business, address the skill gap expectations and preparedness for UK higher education and post study work visa in the UK.

1. Lecture meet
2. Students Achievement

On September 3rd 2020, department of mechanical engineering of ASIET conducted a lecture meet on “BS VI CHALLENGES AND TECHNOLOGIES”. The resource person was Mr. Midhun V S, Assistant General Manager, Ashok Leyland. This lecture meet was conducted in association with SAEISS Cochin Division & SAE Collegiate Club of ASIET. A good number of students and faculty from other colleges attended this lecture meet successfully.

Amal Prakash and Ayyappan of S5 ME-A won second prize for Panacea – Design Challenge competition conducted by IEEE SB SJCET in association with IEEE PIE KERALA SECTION.On world Ozone day, Sep 16 as an initiative from Faculty handling Sustinable Engineering, ASIET in association with IEI SB conducted an Pencil Drawing Contest on 16th Sept. The event duration was 2 hours. 23 participants had participated and made the event a great success. Mohammad Rameez of S3ME-B secured first prize for this contest.

1. Webinar Series
2. FDP and short term courses attended

In the month of July, a series of webinars were conducted in mechanical department of ASIET, Kalady. The webinars were extremely useful and current innovations in various fields were discussed during the sessions. Students from our department, research scholars as well as faculties from other institution were successfully participated in these webinars.

A webinar on the topic “Introduction to Robotic Control” conducted on 03/07/2020 from 10.30am to 12.00pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with ASME students section. The keynote speakers were Dr. Shalu George K and (Specialization, Control System) and Ms. Shyju Susan Mathew (Specialization, Robotics).

A webinar on the topic “Importance of FEA in product design” conducted on 08/07/2020 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. The keynote speaker was Mr. Naveen Reddy (Technical Manager, Conceptia Konnect).       

A webinar on the topic “Data Analytics” conducted on 13/07/2020 from 4pm to 6pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. The keynote speaker was Dr. Balagopal G Menon (Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur). He gave a brief idea about data requirements, data processing, data collection and data cleaning.

A webinar on the topic “Micromachining and its application” conducted on 17/07/2020 from 10am to 11.30am. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. The keynote speaker was Dr.Nithin Tom Mathew (Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani). He discussed different types of micromachining and its applications in various fields and also the various research scopes throughout the webinar.

A webinar on the topic “3D printing and its applications” conducted on 22/07/2020 from 10.30am to 12.00pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with Institution’s Innovation Council. The keynote speaker was Mr.Mayank Gurjar(Assistant Professor, IES IPS Academy, Indore). Students from our department, research scholars as well as faculties from other institutions were participated for the same.

A webinar on the topic “Lightning Risk Reduction & Management” conducted on 29/07/2020 from 10.30am to 12.00pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering in association with Institute of Land and Disaster Management, Govt. of Kerala. The keynote speaker was Dr. Amalraj M(Assistant Professor, Disaster Management Center, Institute of Land and Disaster Management).

Prof. Eldose K K attended a national workshop on “Perspective and challenges in outcome based research” organized by NIT, Tiruchirapally during July 13th to 17th through online mode.

1. Webinar on UV technology
2. FDP and short term courses attended

A webinar on the topic “Introduction to ultra violet germicidal irradiation (uvgi) using UVC technology for surface sterilization” conducted on 16/06/2020 from 10am to 12pm. This was organized by Department of mechanical engineering and students chapter of ISHRAE ASIET in association with UV care and Daikin Redd. The keynote speakers were Vipin Skaria (CTO, uv care) and Asif Malik (Lead Engineer, Redd Daikin).

Prof. Vishnu S attended a webinar on “Production planning and control” organized by department of mechanical engineering, Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad on 18/06/2020 through online pedagogy.Prof. Vishnu S has participated and passed with 55% the online quiz on Machine Design conducted by department of mechanical engineering, Geethanjali Institute of Science and Technology, Nellore, AP on 18/06/2020.

Prof. Narendran A K has participated in the webinar on ”Manufacturing’s new normal after COVID-19” coordinated by department of mechanical engineering, Sanskrithy college of engineering, Puttaparthy, AP conducted on 5th june 2020

1. Webinar on CAD/CAM/CAE
2. FDP and short term courses attended

A webinar on industrial application of CAD/CAM/CAE organized by department of mechanical engineering of Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady in association with CADMAXX was conducted on 8/05/2020 at 10.30 am. Ashwin R L, Assistant Manager, CADMAX solutions, Bangalore was the resource person for the webinar

Prof. Eldho Mathew attended a webinar on “Guidelines for writing a research paper” organized by research committee, Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam on 22/05/2020 through online pedagogy.Prof.Eldho Mathew has participated in online faculty development program on “Renewable Energy Sources: A way ahead” organized by department of mechanical engineering of Maharshi Karve Sthree Shikshan Samstha’s Cummin’s College of Engineering for Women, Nagpur  in association with ASM International and ISHRAE Nagpur Chapter during 15 May 2020 to 21 May 2020.Prof. Ben Austin attended a webinar on “Guidelines for writing a research paper” organized by research committee, Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam on 22/05/2020 through online pedagogy.Prof. Majo Davis attended a webinar on “Guidelines for writing a research paper” organized by research committee, Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam on 22/05/2020 through online pedagogy.

Academic excellence in KTU results 2019

Prof.Ajith M S and Prof.Majo davis of department secured 100% pass percentage for fifth semester subject Non destructive testingProf. Jithesh S R and Prof.Mohammed Shiyas secured 100% pass percentage for fifth semester subject Human relations management.

1. Industrial Visit
2. Machinery expo 2020

Industrial visit organized for students from mechanical department in various engineering plant in Marriot hotel on 11/02/2020. Around 15 students visited there and two staffs accompanied with them.

Three faculties and three students of Mechanical engineering Department, were visited Machinery Expo 2020, organised by Govt. of Kerala at Thrissur. Staff as well as the students interacted with company officials regarding the internship, projects and placement opportunities

January 2020

1. Highway cleaning drive
2. FDP Attended

The Government of Kerala conducted a highway cleaning drive from Kasargod to Thriruvananthapuram. The students from the department joined the initiative along with Sree Shankara College on 25/01/2020.

Assistant professors Mr.Unnikrishnan S Nair and Mr.Leo Francis attend a KTU sponsored faculty development program on Advances in Bio – Engineering held at Toc H institute of science and technology organized by department of mechanical engineering from 06th to 09th January 2020.

1. MoU signed
2. NPTEL Results Published

MoU signed between Adi Shankara and NIT Trichy, in presence of Dr. Mini Shajy Thomas, Director NIT and Dr. Dorai Selvam, Centre Head, CoE, Siemens on 9/12/2019.

July – December NPTEL Course results published on 3/12/19. Two students from our department got elite certificate and seven students successfully completed NPTEL course with good results.

November

2019

1. Workshop on latex
2. Project selected for funding
3. External world interaction
4. Interaction at CIIRC

HoD  Dr. AnandRaj Hariharan delivered a speech as a resource person in computer science department based on the topic LATEX, a documentation tool on Nov 4th 2019.

Dr.Kiran Joy Irimpanam’s project selected for funding from Research Seed of APJ Abdul Kalam university. The title of the project is ”Needless Drug Injector”. The amount sanctioned for project is Rs 1,31000.

Six of our faculties gave an expert talk in mechanical department of Sree Rama Government Polytechnic College, Triprayar. The faculty such as Dr.Anandraj Hariharan, Gautham S, Ajith M S, Arun P Das, Eldhose K Joy and Vishnu S conducted classes there based on their expertise in subjects.

Prof. Eldhose K Joy got an opportunity to interact with he director of CIIRC, Bangalore along with our research team. It was a valuable discussion and we hope more collaborative projects will develop with CIIRC in future.

1. Mechanicus’19
2. Renovation of home

The inauguration of Mechanicus’19 conducted on October 3rd at main seminar hall. The function was inaugurated by Zacharia Jospeh (Former President, ISHRAE, Kochi) and he was the chief guest of the function. The student chapter for ISHRAE(Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) was introduced during that function itself. We had 50 participants for quiz competition from 4 different colleges. Also 50 participants participated for workshop in HAP software. All the students gave good feedback for the workshop.

As part of our commitment to the society, our department has renovated a damaged house in Kalady. Our final year students were completely involved in this renovation work and  all of the students and teachers from mechanical department financially contributed for the successful completion of this work.

Best college in India Award

Interaction with Rubber Board

Our final year students Basil Baby and Aron Sam Babu along with their project guide Prof. John Thomas and our HOD Prof. Eldose K K visited Rubber Board, Kottayam on 2/7/2019. They got an opportunity to discuss with a senior scientist there regarding their project Autotapper. He gave some valuable suggestions to improvise that product for commercial purpose.

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Dr. Sivaprasad PV

• Resource person of a FDP organised by SNGCE, Kadayiruppu on 15/02/2025

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Dr. Jithesh K

• Publication of a research article titled "Hot Corrosion Studies on HVOF Coated Alloy A-286 in Molten Salt Environment" in the Archives of Metallurgy and Materials - indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE).

• Awarded APJAKTU Research Seed Money (RSM) grant in 2024

• Judge in the technical paper presentation event held during the Young Innovators Technical Summit -2024 on February 23, 2024 at Govt. Polytechnic College, Kalamassery.

2

Dr. Vinay Varghese

• APJAKTU Students' Project Fund in 2024 for the project titled "Cryogenic Treatment of Cutting Tool During End Milling of Stainless Steel 304" in 2024

• Patent is published for design of "Tree and Branches Cutting Machine"

• Patent is published for design of "Eco friendly biogas production device"

• Experimental Investigation on Surface Integrity in Cryogenic Machining of Maraging Steel

• Development and Mechanical Characterization of Ni-Cr Alloy Foam Using Ultrasonic-Assisted Electroplating Coating Technique

• Optimization of Machining Parameters During End Milling of Stainless Steel 304

3

Dr. Nidhin Raj A

• Publication of a research article titled "Effect of die parameters and coefficient of friction on equivalent plastic strain during ECAE: modeling and optimization" in Cogent Engineering (Taylor & Francis) - Web of Science and Scopus indexed.

• Patent is published for design of "Garden Robot"

4

Eldho Mathew

• Awarded Prestigious ASME INDIA Faculty All Star Supporter Award 2023-'24

5

Dr. Vinay T V

• Awarded APJAKTU Research Seed Money (RSM) grant in 2024

6

Sandeep O S

• Influence of build direction and heat treatment on the microstructure and tensile characteristics of cold metal transfer based wire arc additive manufactured SS 304L

• Optimization of Machining Parameters During End Milling of Stainless Steel 304

7

• Kiran K S

• Arun P Das

• Optimization of Machining Parameters During End Milling of Stainless Steel 304

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

• Eldose K K

• Eldhose K Joy

• Faculty Training Session on Outcome based Education in connection with NBA at Govt. Engineering College, Munnar.

2

Dr. Jithesh K

• A project titled "Waste plastic converted into 3D printing filaments" is selected for APJAKTU Research Seed Money (RSM) grant in 2023

• Springback Investigations in Aluminium and Stainless Sheets

3

Dr. Vinay Varghese

• Development and Mechanical Characterization of Ni-Cr Alloy Foam using Ultrasonic-Assisted Electroplating Coating Technique

• Springback Investigations in Aluminium and Stainless Sheets

4

Sivaprasad P V

• Springback Investigations in Aluminium and Stainless Sheets

5

Dr. Vinay T V

• Innovations in exploiting photo-controlled Marangoni flows for soft matter actuations

• Resource person of DTE sponsored FDP on Nano TechnologyFundamentals to Application at Govt. Engineering College, Kozhikode

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Dr. Eldose K K

• Markov analysis of academic performance of students in higher education: a case study of an engineering institution’

2

Sreenivasan S N

• Biochar-Added Cemtentitious Materials- A review on Mechanical, Thermal and Environmental Properties

• Review of sustainable and environmental friendly flame retrardants used in plastics

• A review on combustion and mechanical behaviour of pyrolysis biochar

• CFD Cooling Analysis on a Turbine Blade

3

Arun P Das

• Semi Automatic Agricultural Post Hole Digger

4

• Tony K. P

• Goutham S

• Autonomous Robot Navigation using Robot Operating System (ROS)

• Robotic Arm Manipulation Using ROS

5

Sandeep O.S

• Design and Fabrication of Refrigerator Cum Air Conditioner

6

Eldho Mathew

• New Design of Tray Solar Still Using Peltier Module

7

Aneesh V

• Portable Thermo-Acoustic Refrigerator

8

• Ajith M S

• Goutham S

• Deconstruction of Plastic Waste into Hydrogen Fuel

9

Ben Austin B Alappat

• Design and Fabrication of Pepper Separator Machine

• Coconut Shell Breaking Analysis and Skin Testa Peeling

10

Jithesh S.R

• Numerical Analysis of Elevated Temperature Tensile Behaviour of Welded Aluminum Plates

• Resource person of “GRAFICO” - CAD training programme conducted by IEEE SB ASIET for students on 12/09/2021

11

Majo Davis

• Electrostatic Precipitator in Diesel Engine Exhaust for PM Removal

12

Goutham D

• IoT Remote Controlled Automobile Screw Jack

13

• Goutham S

• Ajith M S

• Aneesh V

• Dr. Anand Raj Hariharan

• CFD Cooling Analysis on a Turbine Blade

14

Akhil Sankar K

• Design and Fabrication of Bore well Life Saver

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Dr. Jobin Varghese

• Published a book chapter titled "Design and Development of 3-DoF Mechanism for the Exoskeleton Hip Joint" in Advances in Systems Engineering, Springer, Singapore in 2021

• Design and Analysis of a solar drier with a parabolic shaped dish type collector for drying peanut

2

Arun P Das

• Financial assistance from KSCSTE for fabrication of Heat Assisted Friction Stir Welding setup

3

• Dr.Anand Raj Hariharan

• Dr. Kiran Joy Irimpan

• Mitigation of shockwave induced boundary layer separation through a secondary recirculation duct in a hypersonic flow

4

• Dr. Sudhy S Panicker

• Warm Deep Drawing Behavior of Automotive Grade Aluminum Alloy Sheets under Non-isothermal Condition

• Investigations on the joining of high density poly ethylene sheets using resistance welding technique

• Mechanical, Metallurgical and Corrosion Properties of Dual Pulsed, Pulsed Gas and Shielded Metal Arc Welded AISI 310 Austenitic Stainless Steel

5

• Muhammed shiyas

• Leo Francis

• Energy and life cycles - A comparitive analysis of HVAC system for commercial buildings

6

• Eldhose K Joy

• Eldose K K

• Reduce the Cabin Heating Effect of Passenger Cars During Parking by Thermoelectric Cooling

7

• Majo Davis

• Eldho Mathew

• Ben Austin B Alapatt

• Goutham D

• Emission Test Analysis of Aqua Silencer

8

• Ajith M S

• Eldhose K Joy

• Arun P Das

• Performance Analysis of VCR Engine Fuelled with Diesel Blended with Jatropha and Animal Fat Bio Diesel

9

• Aneesh V

• Sandeep O S

• Performance evaluation of solar water purification system using paraboloic dicsc concentrator in tropical climate

10

• Majo Davis

• Eldho Mathew

• Ben Austin B Alapatt

• Goutham D

• Simulation of valve train system of a six cylinder internal combustion engine using mathematical modelling in MATLAB

11

• Aneesh V

• Ajith M S

• Arun P Das

• Vishnu S

• Performance analysis of single slope solar still integrated with refrigeration systems

12

• Eldhose Joy

• Eldose K K

• Jithesh S R

• Chemical and Enzymatic transesterification of rubber seed oil – A comparative study

13

• Sreenivasan S N

• Fabrication and Characterisation of PPTS Biocomposites

14

• Sandeep O S

• Product design and development of a reading aid for the
  visually impaired

15

• Mr.Akhil Sankar K

• Narendran A K

• Productivity improvement - a case study of Hindustan Polymer Products

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Eldose K K

• Academic performance prediction using regression analysis - A case study

• Application of fuzzy TOPSIS for the prioritization of students' requirements in higher education institutions: a case study: A multi-criteria decision making approach

2

Dr. Kiran Joy Irimpanan

• A project titled “Needless Drug Injector” is selected for funding from Research Seed Money Grant of APJ Abdul Kalam university. The amount sanctioned for project is ₹1,31,000/-

• Base heat flux measurement techniques in impulse hypersonic test facilities

• Skin friction estimation on a surface under shock-boundary layer interaction

• Invited speaker at the 10th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-19)

3

• Eldose K K

• Eldhose K Joy

• Resource persons for the faculty training session at MES College of Engineering and Technology, Kunnukara, based on the topic Outcome based education in connection with new KTU guidelines for academic audit.

• Biomass gasification of leafy briquette - an experimental approach

• Thermoelectric cooling in automobiles

4

Dr. AnandRaj Hariharan

• Resource person of hands-on workshop in LATEX, a documentation tool conducted by Department of Computer Science.

5

• Dr.Anandraj Hariharan

• Gautham S

• Ajith M S

• Arun P Das

• Eldhose K Joy

• Vishnu S

• Delivered expert talk under Visiting Faculty Scheme

in Mechanical Engineering Department of Sree Rama Government Polytechnic College, Triprayar

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Description of Achievement

1

Eldose K K

• Evaluation of students performance in technical education in an Indian state

2

Eldhose K Joy

• Importance of health and safety measures of food in food processing industries