INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY KURNOOL

DR. C. CHANDRASEKHARA SASTRY,

Assistant Professor Grade-I,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

IIITDM Kurnool.

Education Qualifications:

1.Ph.D. in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, 2020

2. M.E. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, 2015

3. B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka, 2012.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

1.Additive Manufacturing

2. Advanced Manufacturing Processes

3. Production Engineering

Professional / Teaching Experience:

Year Wise	Role
December 2020 - Till Date	Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kurnool
December 2019 - December 2020	Temporary Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kurnool
March 2016 - November 2019	Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai
September 2015 – July 2016	Assistant System Engineer – Trainee, Tata Consultancy Services (Engineering Division: Tata Engineering Services)
September 2012 – May 2013	Project Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

Courses Handled:

Additive Manufacturing; Advanced Manufacturing Processes; Science and Engineering of Materials; Design

Realization Laboratory; Industrial Sketching

Research @IIITDM Kurnool:

Number of Research Publications under affiliation of IIITDM Kurnool

S. No.	Publication Category	Last 4 Years	Overall
1	Number of SCI Journals Published/Accepted	20	20
2	Number of other ESCI Journals Published/Accepted	4	4
3	Number of SCOPUS Journals Published/Accepted	1	1
Total Journals Published/Accepted		25	25

Research @College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai:

Number of Research Publications under affiliation of CEG, Anna University, Chennai

S. No.	Publication Category	During Ph.D. Tenure	Overall
1	Number of SCI Journals Published/Accepted	4	4
Total Journals Published/Accepted		4	4

Research Publication Details:

S. No.	Journal Details	Impact Factor (IF)	Indexed : SCI (Yes/No)	Year
29	Rahman, H., Sundeep, D., Sastry, C. C., Krishnaiah, J., & KVaradharaj, E. (2024). Investigation of Ballistic and Mechanical Properties of AlNPB Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiCN Decorated Graphene Nano Flakes for Light Armored Vehicles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 174482. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.174482	6.2	Yes	2024
28	B. Sendhil Nathan, B. Veera Siva Reddy, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, J. Krishnaiah and K.V. Eswaramoorthy (2024). Innovative Framework for Effective Service Parts Management in the Automotive Industry. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2024.1361688	2.3	No E-SCI	2024
27	T. Abhishek, Dola Sundeep, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, K.V. Eswaramoorthy, Gagan Chaitanya Kesireddy,… & Emad Abouel Nasr (2024). Experimental investigation of tungsten-nickel-iron alloy, W95Ni3.5Fe1.5, in correlation with copper monolithic bullets. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 10 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2024.1383341	2.3	No E-SCI	2024
26	Bairapudi, Anil, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Krishnaiah, J., Dola Sundeep and Eswaramoorthy KV (2024). Experimental Investigation of SLA and DLP additive manufactured pallets. Material Science Poland, 42(1), 1-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2024-0001	1.1	Yes	2024
25	Umadevi, K., Sundeep, D., Varadharaj, E. K., Sastry, C. C., Shankaralingappa, A., Chary, R. N., & Vighnesh, A. R. (2024). Precision Detection of Fungal Co-Infections for Enhanced COVID-19 Treatment Strategies Using FESEM Imaging. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 1-15. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01246-1	3.1	Yes	2024
24	Verma, A., Shankar, R., Malik Shaik, A., Veera Siva Reddy, B., Chandrasekhara Sastry, C., Shaik, N., ... & Abouel Nasr, E. (2024). Comprehensive design and analysis of a 300L steel fuel tank for heavy off-road vehicles: numerical and experimental insights. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 10, 1360590. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2024.1360590	2.3	No E-SCI	2024
23	Rahman, A. H., Sundeep, D., Sastry, C. C., Krishnaiah, J., & Varadharaj, E. K. (2024). Mechanical properties and performance evaluation of aluminum nickel phosphorus bronze MMC reinforced with TiCN+ SiC nanopowders for lightweight armored vehicles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 26(1), 3. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-023-05901-4	2.3	Yes	2023
22	B. Veera Siva Reddy, Ameer Malik Shaik, Dola Sundeep, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, J. Krishnaiah, U. Chandrasekhar (2023). “Performance evaluation of metallic honeycomb and gyroid micro-lattice structures for armoured fighting vehicles”. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03146-2	1.6	Yes	2023
21	Bairapudi, A., Chebiyyam, C. S., Sundeep, D., & Varadharaj, E. K. (2023). Investigation of micro lattice spiral wound membrane structures availing DLP and FDM techniques for water treatment. Physica Scripta, 98(11), 115021. DOI 10.1088/1402-4896/ad0001	2.9	Yes	2023
20	Shaik Ameer Malik, Bobbili Veera Siva Reddy, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Krishnaiah, J. and B. Ramakrishna. “Investigation of additive manufactured micro-lattice structures for defence applications”. Material Science Poland DOI https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2023-0023	1.1	Yes	2023
19	Jhansi, R., Sundeep, D., Umadevi, K., Varadharaj, E. K., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Krishna, A. G., Raj, N.S., & Patil, S. (2023). Mechanical and Spectroscopic Investigation of Novel f-MWCNTS/g-C3N4/TiO2 Ternary Nanocomposite Reinforced Denture Base PMMA. Physica Scripta. DOI 10.1088/1402-4896/acecb0	2.9	Yes	2023
18	Umadevi, K., Sundeep, D., Jhansi, R., Varadharaj, E. K., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry., Nagarjunachary, R., Krishna, A.G., & Patil, S. (2023). Effect of Functionalization of 2D Graphene Nanosheets on Oxidation Stress of BEAS-2B Cells. BioNanoScience, 1-16. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-023-01155-5	3	No E-SCI	2023
17	Venkatesan, Su, J. Jerald, Dola Sundeep, Eswaramoorthy K. Varadharaj, and C. Chandrasekhara Sastry. "Evaluation of mechanical and corrosion properties of TiB2-Y2O3 nanocomposite fused bronze metal matrix composite." Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 10, no. 3 (2022): 035003. DOI 10.1088/2051-672X/ac7faa	2.18	Yes	2022
16	Pradeep, N., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Lc Brandão, R. T. Coelho, Anil Bairapudi, MA Muthu Manickam, Hafeezur Rahman, and Sandeep Patil. "Surface modification of Ti6Al7Nb employing pure waterjet and abrasive waterjet polishing for implant application: comparison study." Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 10, no. 1 (2022): 015034. DOI 10.1088/2051-672X/ac577e	2.03	Yes	2022
15	Sundeep, Dola, Eswaramoorthy K. Varadaraj, S. Daniel Ephraim, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, and A. Gopala Krishna. "Mechanical, morphological and thermal analysis of unidirectional fabricated sisal/flax hybrid natural fiber composites." Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 10, no. 1 (2022): 015028. DOI 10.1088/2051-672X/ac5780	2.03	Yes	2022
14	Bairapudi, Anil, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, and Chetan Verma. "Experimental analysis of 3D printed pallet model through fused deposition modeling." Surface Review and Letters 29, no. 05 (2022): 2250065. DOI https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X22500652	1.15	Yes	2022
13	C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Pradeep, N., A. M. Shaik, H. A. Rahman, and Sandeep Patil. "Experimental investigation of electrodeposited Ni-Al2O3/ZrO2 nano composite on HSLA ASTM A860 alloy." Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 9, no. 4 (2021): 045028. DOI 10.1088/2051-672X/ac396a	2.03	Yes	2021
12	Praveen Raj Navukkarasan, A., K. Shanmuga Sundaram, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, and M. A. Muthu Manickam. "Experimental Investigation of Dry and Cryogenic Friction Stir Welding of AA7075 Aluminium Alloy." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2021 (2021): 1-21. DOI https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9961590	-	No Scopus	2021
11	Pradeep, N., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Lc Brandão, and B. S. Meennakshi. "3D printing of shrimp derived chitosan with HAp as a bio-composite scaffold." Materials and Manufacturing Processes 37, no. 11 (2022): 1257-1266. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2021.1973032	4.61	Yes	2021
10	Gopinath, T. Praveena, J. Prasanna, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, and Sandeep Patil. "Experimental investigation of the electrochemical micromachining process of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy under the influence of magnetic field." Materials Science-Poland 39, no. 1 (2021): 124-138. DOI https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2021-0013	1.02	Yes	2021
9	Navukkarasan, A., M. Pradeep Kumar, and C. Chandrasekhara Sastry. "Experimental investigation of dry and cryogenic broaching of AISI 4340 steel." Materials and Manufacturing Processes 35, no. 14 (2020): 1584-1597. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1779940	3.04	Yes	2020
8	C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, M. Abeens, N. Pradeep, and MA Muthu Manickam. "Microstructural analysis, radiography, tool wear characterization, induced residual stress and corrosion behavior of conventional and cryogenic trepanning of DSS 2507." Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 34 (2020): 2535-2547. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0529-1	1.34	Yes	2020
7	Rajamanickam, S., J. Prasanna, and C. Chandrasekhara Sastry. "Analysis of high aspect ratio small holes in rapid electrical discharge machining of superalloys using Taguchi and TOPSIS." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 42 (2020): 1-13. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-020-2180-2	1.75	Yes	2020
6	Hariharan, K., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, M. Padmanaban, and M. Gideon Ganesh. "Experimental investigation of bioceramic (Hydroxyapatite and Yttrium stabilized zirconia) composite on Ti6Al7Nb alloy for medical implants." Materials and Manufacturing Processes 35, no. 5 (2020): 521-530. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1711929	3.04	Yes	2020
5	Goutham Murari, V.P., Selvakumar, G., and C. Chandrasekhara Sastry. "Experimental investigation of wire-EDM machining of low conductive Al-SiC-TiC metal matrix composite." Metals 10, no. 9 (2020): 1188. DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091188	2.11	Yes	2020
Research@ CEG, Anna University
4	C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, K. Gokulakrishnan, P. Hariharan, M. Pradeep Kumar, and S. Rajendra Boopathy. "Investigation of boring on gunmetal in dry, wet and cryogenic conditions." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 42 (2020): 1-24. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-019-2091-2	1.75	Yes	2020
3	Thirumavalavan, K., C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, M. Abeens, R. Muruganandhan, and MA Muthu Manickam. "Study on the influence of process parameters of severe surface mechanical treatment process on the surface properties of AA7075 T651 using TOPSIS and Taguchi analysis." Materials Research Express 6, no. 11 (2019): 1165i1. DOI 10.1088/2053-1591/ab522f	1.92	Yes	2019
2	C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, P. Hariharan, M. Pradeep Kumar, and M. A. Muthu Manickam. "Experimental investigation on boring of HSLA ASTM A36 steel under dry, wet, and cryogenic environments." Materials and Manufacturing Processes 34, no. 12 (2019): 1352-1379. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1643477	3.04	Yes	2019
1	C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, P. Hariharan, and M. Pradeep Kumar. "Experimental investigation of dry, wet and cryogenic boring of AA 7075 alloy." Materials and Manufacturing Processes 34, no. 7 (2019): 814-831. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1605174	3.04	Yes	2019

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=fsqLD60AAAAJ&hl=en

Vidwan Id: https://iiitk.irins.org/profile/196154

Scopus Id: 57208582840

ORCID Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-303-5951

Number of Patents Filed/Granted under the affiliation of IIITDM Kurnool:

S. No.	Number of Patents	Filed	Granted
1	Number of Utility Patents Filed/Granted	7	5
2	Number of Design Patents Filed/Granted	8	7
3	Number of Innovation Patents Filed/Granted	1	1
Total Patents Filed/Granted		16	13

Patents Filed/Granted Details:

S. No.	Name of the Inventors	Title of the Patent	Application No. & Date	Status	Patent Provider	Field of Invention & Grantee Patent Number

1	Kishore Kumar Nataraju, V.P. Goutham Murari, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Binay Sethu, P. Hariharan	Safety measures for passengers in multi axle buses in India	202041023906 & 08.06.2020	Utility Patent Granted	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Electronics & 441086
2	A.N. Praveen Raj, K. Shanmuga Sundaram, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry	A device and a method for executing the dry and cryogenic based friction stir welding (FSW) of the non-ferrous metal alloys	202141020606 & 06.05.2021	Utility Patent Granted	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Mechanical Engineering & 522602
3	A. Navukkarasan, M. Pradeep Kumar, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry	Method of cryogenic broaching of AISI 4340 steel	202141024397 & 01.06.2021	Utility Patent Granted	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Mechanical Engineering & 506082
4	U. Joel Nipun Rufus, A. Raghuvaran, M.K. Jayaram Reddy, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry	A system and a method for white light-based deep 3D scanning and developing of the movable objects	202141025235 & 07.06.2021	Application Under Examination	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Computer Science
5	A. Navukkarasan, M. Pradeep Kumar, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry	Method of cryogenic broaching of AISI 4340 steel	2021103624 & 25.06.2021	Innovation Patent Granted	Australian Innovation Patent	Mechanical Engineering
6	Dola Sundeep, Eswaramoorthy KV, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Jhansi. R	A process for the manufacture of unidirectional sisal/flax hybrid fiber composite	202241012699 & 09.03.2022	Utility Patent Granted	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Chemical & 441884
7	Dola Sundeep, Ragala Jhansi, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy K Varadharaj, N. Sleeva Raj, Arigela Sri Harsha	A reinforced denture base PMMA with F-MWCNTS/G-C3N4/TiO2 ternary nanocomposite powder	202241035176 & 24.06.2022	Utility Patent Granted	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Chemical & 460251
8	Kovuri Umadevi, Dola Sundeep, Ragala Jhansi, Alluru Gopala Krishna, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy K Varadharaj	AI Based Device for Predicting Cancer	6294411 & 12.07.2023	Design Patent Granted	Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom	NA
9	Ragala Jhansi, Dola Sundeep, Kovuri Umadevi, A. Gopala Krishna, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy K Varadharaj	Smart Dental Implant	389395-001 & 30/06/2023	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
10	Dola Sundeep, Kovuri Umadevi, Ragala Jhansi, A. Gopala Krishna, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy K Varadharaj	Biodegradable Electronic Patch for Health Monitoring	389608-001 & 05/07/2023	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
11	Dola Sundeep, Eswaramoorthy Karattur Varadharaj, Alluru Gopala Krishna, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry	Flexible Printed Circuit Board	390299-001 & 13/07/202	Published Case in Amended case of Controller	Indian Patents Office	NA
12	Kovuri Umadevi, Dola Sundeep, A. Gopala Krishna Ragala Jhansi, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy KV	AI Based Device for Predicting Cancer	388775-001 & 21/06/2023	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
13	Kovuri Umadevi, Dola Sundeep, A. Gopala Krishna, Ragala Jhansi, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy KV	Machine Learning Based Device for Predicting Cancer	388775- 001	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
14	Alluru Raghavendra Vighnesh, Kovuri Umadevi, Dola Sundeep, Alluru Gopala Krishna, Chebiyyam Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy Karattur Varadharaj	Orthopedic Modular Chair	398043- 001	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
15	Alluru Raghavendra Vighnesh, Dola Sundeep, Alluru Gopala Krishna, Chebiyyam Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy Karattur Varadharaj	AI Based Students Attention Monitoring Device in the Classroom	399628-001	Design Patent Granted	Indian Patents Office	NA
16	Kovuri Umadevi, Dola Sundeep, Alluru Gopala Krishna, Chebiyyam Chandrasekhara Sastry, Eswaramoorthy K Varadharaj	A Method to Detect Fungus on Pathology Slides using FESEM	202341073936 & 30.10.2023	Application Under Examination	Indian Patent Office, Chennai	Chemical

Number Research Scholars Guiding @IIITDM Kurnool: 4

Ph.D. Student Details:

S. No.	Roll Number	Name	Full Time / Part Time	Academic Year Reg.	Area of Research	Working Profile	Role
1	421ME0004	Shaik Ameer Malik	Part Time (Ongoing)	July 2021	Additive Manufacturing: Defence Application	Scientist E, CVRDE, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)	Supervisor Co-supervisor: Dr. J. Krishnaiah
2	421ME0005	Anil Bairapudi	Part Time (Ongoing)	July 2021	Additive Manufacturing: Bio Manufacturing	Assistant Director, Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD), MSME, Government of India	Supervisor Co-supervisor: Dr. J. Krishnaiah
3	422ME0001	A. Hafeezur Rahman	Part Time (Ongoing)	July 2022	Composites: Defence Application	Scientist F, CVRDE, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)	Co-supervisor Supervisor: Dr. J. Krishnaiah
4	322ME0001	Bobbili Veera Siva Reddy	Full Time (Visvesvaraya Ph.D. Scheme)	Dec 2022	AI; ML in Additive Manufacturing for Defence Application	Full Time Institute Scholar under the Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme (MieTY + IIITDM Kurnool)	Co-supervisor Supervisor: Dr. J. Krishnaiah

Present Research Scholars status @IIITDM Kurnool:

S. No.	Roll No.	Name	Journals Status
S. No.	Roll No.	Name	Drafting stage	Communicated for review.	Accepted/ Published
1	421ME0004	Shaik Ameer Malik	0	1	1
2	421ME0005	Anil Bairapudi	0	0	3
3	422ME0001	A. Hafeezur Rahman	0	1	2
4	322ME0001	B. Veera Siva Reddy	0	2	1

Vacant Ph.D. Positions as per Institute Policy under my guidance:

1 Part Time (September 2023 Update)

* Anyone working in the field of Defence, Aerospace,… and allied areas as Scientists, Technical Officers,

DGMs,… who are interested in working in the field of Additive Manufacturing or Live Industry Problems in

your field of Interest, matching a common area, are free to apply for Doctoral Position under my guidance. A

minimum of 10 Years of Experience in the Field of R&D is mandatory. Special emphasis of Defence R&D and

Space Research is provided, as ongoing R&D Activities are aligned in the front.

Anyone working in Industries, having 10 Years of Experience and who is interested in the Field of R&D, and

inclined towards Drones, Implementation of Additive Manufacturing, Analysis, with knack of doing good

scientific work potentially causing a good fundamental change in the aspect of Industry oriented problems

are also free to apply for Doctoral Position under my guidance

Also, Faculty Members who have 10 Years of Teaching Experience and interested in pursuing their research

in the fields of Composites, Additive Manufacturing,.. and other allied areas, are also welcome to apply for

Doctoral Position under my guidance.

All potential interested candidates can send an email to me along with their CV to,

chandrasekhar@iiitk.ac.in, and highlighting their R&D background, and the need to pursue a Doctoral

Program.

The candidates can apply two times in an Academic Year, when the Institute advertises the Ph.D.

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JRF Project Sanction Position (2021-2022): ARMREB (PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry):

S. No.	Name	Graduation Details	Working Areas	Area of Research	Academia-DRDO Lab-Industry Collaborator	Status
1	Bobbili Veera Siva Reddy	IIEST, Shibpur (CFTI) M. Tech. Applied Mechanics 26.04.2022-19.12.2022	Design; Metal 3D printing	Additive Manufacturing: Defence Application Blast mitigation of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)	IIITDMK-CVRDE-DMRL-Wipro 3D DRDO Labs: CVRDE, Chennai DMRL, Hyderabad	Upgraded to Ph.D. Program in IIITDM Kurnool

Sponsored R&D Projects:

S. No.	Project Title	PI & Co-PI	Funding Agency	Associated Academia/ Labs/Industry	Amount Sanctioned (in INR)	Period
4	Development of solar charging and geofencing for an electric bike	PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy K.V., Assistant Professor, ECE, IIITDM Kurnool	CSR, SBI Nandyal branch, Kurnool	In-house project for B. Tech. students	6,44,176	1 Year April 2023 to April 2024
3	Evaluation of Aluminium metal matrix composites for light-weight armoured fighting vehicle applications	PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry Co-PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy K.V., Assistant Professor, ECE, IIITDM Kurnool Co-PI: Dr. J. Krishnaiah, Associate Professor, MED, IIITDM Kurnool	CARS-CVRDE	DRDO Lab: Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE)	29,87,843	2 Years Dec 2022 to Dec 2024
2	D-Powerpad: Self-configurable renewable powered autonomous drone charging station with battery swapping system	PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy K.V., Assistant Professor, ECE, IIITDM Kurnool Co-PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry Co-PI: Dr. Prakash Kodali, Assistant Professor, ECE, NIT Warangal	TiHAN-IITH	IIT Hyderabad	17,80,000	1.5 Years May 2022 to Dec 2023
1	Development of metallic micro-lattice structures with superior strain energy absorption characteristics for underbody protection in armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)	PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry Co-PI: Dr. J. Krishnaiah, Associate Professor, MED, IIITDM Kurnool	Armaments Research Board (ARMREB) - DRDO	DRDO Lab: Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) Industry mentor: Dr. U. Chandrasekhar	41,23,004 *(Project Enhanced by 4,62,964/- from 36,60,040/-)	3 Years Feb 2022 to Feb 2025
0	Exploring the Potential: Additive Manufacturing of Pallets and Water Treatment Membranes Using SLA, DLP, and FDM Technologies	PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry (Provided by IIITDM Kurnool: Research Seed Grant)	Research Seed Grant IIITDM Kurnool, Ministry of Education, GoI	CITD Hyderabad, MSME Tool Room, Government of India	5,00,000	1 Year 2021-2022
Total sanctioned amount In words: One crore thirty-five thousand and twenty-three rupees only					1,00,35,023	2021-Till Date

Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) Conducted:

S. No.	Academic year	Title of Course	FDP Sponsored /Supported by	Certificate Program Offering Department/Centre/ Unit Name	Program Start Date	Program End Date	Coordinator/Convenor	Financial Amount Received
1	2024	Hands-On Training Workshop on Polymer Additive Manufacturing Technologies	MietY: NCAM Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: National Centre for Additive Manufacturing	CITD, Hyderabad & Mechanical Engineering Department, IIITDM Kurnool	19th Feb 2024	23rd Feb 2024	Shri. Anil Bairapudi, Assistant Director, CITD Hyderabad & Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, Asst. Prof. (Grade I), MED	2,50,000
Total Amount Received								2,50,000

Scientific Accolades/Fellowships:

1. Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Visting Scientist (FY 2024-2025)
Mentor Professor:

Dr. Suryakumar S.

Dean - Innovation, Translation & Startups

Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad,

Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana - 502285

Additional Administrative Responsibilities:

Mechanical Department

1. Faculty advisor

B. Tech. I Year (2022-2026)
B. Tech. IV Year (2023)

2. Lab in-charges

Manufacturing Systems (MS) Laboratory (July 2022 – May 2023)
Digital REalization, Additive and Advanced Manufacturing Systems (DREAAMS) Laboratory (May 2023 – Till Date)

3. Disciplinary and crisis management committee (Convenor)

4. Department academic committee (DAC) coordinator

Submission of attendance, results to academic and examination section
Grades arbitration; supplementary examinations
Curriculum development and upgradation; Conducting DAC/BoS meetings
Ph.D. admission, conducting comprehensive examination.

Institute Duties

1. Preparation of annual report an 2018-19, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022

FIC Sports & Games (January 2021 - October 2023)

Infrastructure built in IIITDM Kurnool				Achievements by students.
Completed work: Institute fitness centre – Full scale gymnasium				Participation in 4th Inter IIIT sports event (Gusto 2020) held in IIITDM Jabalpur; IIITDM Kurnool Medal tally: 17 Medals.
Completed work: Institute indoor stadium – Badminton and table tennis stadium; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Indoor Stadium. Establishment of Major Dhyan Chand Closed Sports Arena for volleyball, throwball basketball, multi-purpose court, tennis court.				Organizing and participation in 5th Inter IIIT sports event held in IIITDM Kancheepuram and co-hosted by IIITDM Kurnool (2023); IIITDM Kurnool Medal Tally: 74 Medals; Overall championship in all IIITs: IIITDM Kurnool III Place


Other contributions
1. Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) events conducted for students, faculty, and staff 2. Fit India complete module development for IIITDM Kurnool 3. All sports activities timeline chart developed for IIITDM Kurnool

Presently: Deputy FIC Placements (October 2023 - Till Date)

Contact:

1. Email: chandrasekhar@iiitk.ac.in; Office: +91-851828210

Accolades:

1. Runners up in TCS EngiNX (Engineering Design Innovation Contest), 2014 (Participated colleges: 1885)

2. Anna University (Main campus, CEG): Badminton Captain, University Team (2013-2015)

3. Sports representative: Badminton (University, VTU South Zone Representation 2012)