| Name | Dr Vinothkumar G |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Office Address | MME112F, Dept. of MME, NIT Trichy |
| Mobile | +91 9345622864 |
| vinothkumar@nitt.edu, vino.rhino88@gmail.com | |
| Date of Joining | 21-11-2022 |
| Field of Specialization | Phase transformation, Grain boundary engineering, Alloy development, Material characterization, Structure-property correlation, Additive manufacturing, Industrial heat treatment |
Job Title |
Employer |
From |
To |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assistant Professor |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India |
Nov-2022 |
Till date |
|
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow |
Brunel University London, United Kingdom |
Jan-2022 |
Oct-2022 |
|
Adhoc Faculty |
National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India |
Aug-2021 |
Jan-2022 |
|
Graduate Engineering Trainee |
SAC Engine Components Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India |
Sep-2009 |
June-2010 |
Examination |
Board / University |
Year |
Division/ Grade |
Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ph.D. |
Deakin University, Australia |
2021 |
- |
Engineering (Metallurgy) |
|
M.Tech. |
University of Hyderabad, India |
2013 |
First Class with Distinction |
Materials Engineering |
|
B.E. |
Anna University Chennai, India |
2009 |
First Class |
Metallurgical Engineering |
Position |
Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution |
From |
To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Advisor - E-Cell & EVER | NIT Trichy | 25/07/2025 | Till date |
| Faculty Advisor - Force Hyperloop Materials Team | NIT Trichy | 08/05/2024 | Till date |
| Programme Coordinator - MTech Industrial Metallurgy | NIT Trichy | 01/07/2024 | Till date |
|
Lab In-charge (UG labs) |
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy |
20/12/2022 |
Till date |
|
Department Strategic Plan Committee Member |
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy |
26/12/2022 |
Till date |
|
Department Project Evaluation Committee member |
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy |
29/12/2022 |
Till date
|
|
MSME Outreach activities coordinator |
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy |
26/12/2022 |
Till date |
|
Convener– Department E-Waste committee |
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Trichy |
10/11/2023 |
Till date |
Year of Award |
Name of the Award |
Awarding Organization |
|---|---|---|
|
2003 |
School First in SSLC Public Examination |
Government Higher Secondary School, Mittapalli-635307, Tamil Nadu, India. |
|
2016 |
Runner-up Deakin In-student conference |
Deakin University Australia |
Year of Award |
Name of the Fellowship |
Awarding Organization |
From |
To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2011 |
National Fellowship |
University Grants Commission, India |
Feb-2011 |
May-2013 |
|
2015 |
Deakin Indian Research Initiative |
Bharat Forge, India |
Feb-2015 |
July-2021 |
|
2019 |
Deakin In-country Scholarship |
Deakin University, Australia |
Sep-2019 |
Dec-2020 |
Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels
Mechanical behavior and Testing of Materials, Material Characterization, Alloy Development, Industrial Heat treatment, Special Steels and Cast Irons, Metal Forming, Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Theory of Metallurgical Processes, Additive Manufacturing
Projects guided at Postgraduate level
Title of Project |
Funding Agency |
From |
To |
Status (Ongoing/ Completed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Failure analysis of ID Fan Impeller blade |
Guru Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd., Thuvakudi, Tiruchirappalli |
Nov 2024 |
Till date |
Ongoing |
|
Optimization of heat treatment schedule for achieving high hardness in HC52B steel rotating bearing needle |
Nouveaux Industries Pvt. Ltd., Kangayam, Tamil Nadu |
July 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
Completed |
|
Evaluation of GI coating properties |
District Rural Development Agency, Tiruchirappalli |
April 2024 |
May 2024 |
Completed |
Name of the PhD Scholar |
Title of PhD Thesis |
Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) |
Year of Award |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Esakki Muthu |
Creep-Fatigue Interaction in Superalloys |
Supervisor |
On-going |
|
Mohan M |
Wire-arc additive manufacturing of Maraging steel |
Supervisor |
On-going |
Date (s) |
Title of Activity |
Level of Event |
Role |
Event Organized by |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14-11-2017 |
NMD-ATM 2017 |
International |
Paper presenter |
Indian Institute of Metals |
BITS-Pilani, Goa. |
|
30-08-2012 |
ASMP 2012 |
International |
Paper presenter |
IIT Madras & Japan society of mechanical engineers |
IIT Madras, Chennai |
Topic |
Date |
Inviting Organization |
|---|---|---|
|
Importance of aluminum alloys in electrical vehicle structural application: Opportunity and Challenges |
11.02.2023 |
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu. |
|
Advances in Electron Microscopy |
26.03.2024 |
Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Government College of Engineering Salem, Tamil Nadu. |
|
Possible defects, causes, and remedies in heat treatment of steel |
07.05.2024 |
IEI TLC, Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Lecture Hall, Opp. 79 Bldg, B.H.E.L. Tiruchirappalli |
Type of Membership |
Organization |
Membership No. with date |
|---|---|---|
|
Member |
Institute of Engineers (India) |
M-1796814 (From 08/03/2024) |
Refereed Research Journals:
Author(s) |
Title of Paper |
Journal |
Volume (No.) |
Page numbers |
Year |
Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vinothkumar Govindaraj, Peter Hodgson, Rajkumar Singh, Hossein Beladi |
Precipitation Reaction in 12Cr-3Ni-3Mn-3Cu-0.15Nb-0.05C maraging steel |
Materials Science and Engineering A |
808 |
140909 |
2021 |
6.044 |
|
Vinothkumar Govindaraj, Peter Hodgson, Rajkumar Singh, Hossein Beladi |
The effect of austenite reversion on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a 12Cr-3Ni-3Mn-3Cu-0.15Nb-0.05C maraging stainless steel |
Materials Science and Engineering A |
828 |
142097 |
2021 |
6.044 |
|
Vinothkumar Govindaraj, Ehsan Farabi, Sitarama Kada, Peter Hodgson, Rajkumar Singh, Hossein Beladi |
Effect of manganese on the grain boundary network of lath martensite in precipitation hardenable stainless steels |
Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
886 |
161333 |
2021 |
6.371 |
Dr. Vinothkumar G
Assistant Professor
MME112F, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirapppalli - 620 015.
Email: vinothkumar@nitt.edu
Phone: 0431 250 3470
Mobile: +91-9345622864
