Dr. M. THIRUCHITRAMBALAM
B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D ( I.I.T Bombay )



E Mail : thiruchi_m14@rediffmail.com,

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I.Education

Ph.D.

( Manufacturing Technology-Ceramic Process Engineering, July'91-June'98 )
I.I.T., Powai, Bombay-400 076.

Thesis title: Studies on fine powder preparation and sol-gel processing of Alumina.

M.Tech. ( Materials Technology 1984 - 1986 )
I.I.T., Powai, Bombay-400 076.

(Course Work) - 8.84/10 ,(Project Work) -10/10 , (average 9.42)
Dissertation title: Evaluation of crack closure in compact tension specimen.


B.E. ( Metallurgical Engineering 1979 - 1984 )-- 75.3%
P.S.G. College of Technology, Madras University

P.U.C. ( Pre University Course 1978-1979)-- 90%
P.S.G. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

S.S.L.C. (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) (1978) --- 80%
Board of Education, Tamil Nadu.

II. Scholarships and Awards
1.Post-Graduate Scholarship from AUG'84 to JAN'86 by
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
2Award of Research Scholarship by the Department of Metallurgy,
Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Canada - FEB'86.
3.Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
National Metallurgical Laboratory, India - NOV'86.
4.Award of Research Scholarship by the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia - OCT'89.

III. Work Experience
AUG'86 to MAR'87 - Dept. of Metallurgical Engg and Materials Science, Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay , India - 400 076 -- Research Engineer,
Development of Ceramic Catalytic Converter

MAR'87 to OCT'87 - Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore, India 560 037
-- Project Engineer , Development of AAl--Li Alloys.

NOV'87 to JULY'89 - Institute Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia ,
-- Application Engineer, Developmental studies on Al2O3-TiC Composite Cutting tools


NOV'89 to NOV'90 - Dept. of Mechanical Engg., University of Ljubljana, Research Assistant


JULY'91 to JUNE'98 - Dept. of Metallurgical Engg and Materials Science,
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 400 076 -- Project Staff


Jan'98 to APRIL'99 - JSK System and Solutions,
Coimbatore-641 004 --SAP R/3 Junior consultant


May'99 to DEC' 2000 - Dept. of Mechanical Engg., Vellore Institute of Technolgy --Assistant Professor


JAN 2001 to 21-MAY-02 - Dept of Mechanical Engg., PSNACET --Associate Professor and Head of the Department


22-MAY-02 to 07-NOV-03 - Dept Of Mechanical Engg., AKCE, Professor (Post graduate)


14 NOV-03 to Till date - Dept of Mechanical Engg. , MCET, Professor and HOD ,
(Principal- in charge till 15th June 2004)

III (a). Work experience from May 1999 to till date
During the above mentioned period I have held various positions such as Assitant Professor,
Associate Professor , Head of the Department, Professor ( post graduate program)
and Principal - in charge in various colleges
affiliated to Madras University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharathiar University )
and at present ANNA UNIVERSITY

III (b). Subjects taught
Under graduate classes
· Engineering Drawing ( Engineering Graphics )
· Machine Drawing ( III semester B.E Mechanical Engineering )
· Thermal Engineering ( III semester, Electrical and Electronics Engineering )
· Engineering Economics ( V semester , Mechanical Engineering )
· Materials Technology ( III semester, Electronics and Instrumentation )
· Basic Mechanical Engineering (first year B.E)
· Resource Management Techniques (Operations Research )
· Programming with C, C Laboratory practice ( IV semester, Mechanical Engineering)
· Metallurgy and Materials Science (IV Semester, Mechanical Engineering )
( adjusted as the best teacher of the class by the students )
· Basic Mechanical Engg. ( II Semester, B.E Instrumentation and Control Engg )
( adjusted as the best teacher of the class by the students )
· Metal forming technology (VII Semester, Mechanical Engineering )
· Materials Science ( III semester , Electrical and Electronics Engg )

Postgraduate class
· Concurrent Engineering ( I semester M.E - CAD/ CAM )
· Applied Materials Engineering ( II semester M.E - CAD/ CAM )

III (c). List of colleges where I worked during the above mentioned period
Vellore Institute of Technology ( Deemed to be University )
PSNA College of Engineering
AK College of Engineering
Mahalingam college of Engineering and Technology

III (d). Other relevant details :

# member ISO 9002 monitoring committee
# member Accreditaion task force committee
# visited various industries and industrial fairs on several occasions
# while working at PSNACET as a Head of the department, Mechanical Engineering, I
played a pivotal role as a leader and the department was awarded B grade for 3 years ( grading
depends on several other factors also )
# acted as a Local - co-ordinator for Tamil Nadu Professional courses entrance examination-
an entry level examination for students to seek admission to more than 230 engineering
colleges affiliated to ANNA University ( www.annauniv.edu )
# acted as Chief Superintendent for Bharathiar University and Anna Univeristy semester
examination
# I am a recognized Ph. D thesis Supervisor by the Anna University academic council

IV. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Publications accepted :
1. M.Thiruchitrambalam, V.R. Palkar and V. Gopinathan, " Hydrolysis of aluminium
metal and sol-gel processing of nano alumina " , Materials Letters , Vol. 58, No. 24,
pp 3063 - 3066 , 2004 .


Publications communicated :

1.Hot water hydrolysis - controlled precipitation and the preparataion of nano alumina
alpha alumina . ( communicated to " Materials Research Bulletin " on 25 th June,
2004
) published by Elsevier
Papers presented/ accepted for presentation in conferences :

1.M. Thiruchitrambalam , V.R.Palkar, "Hydrolysis of aluminium metal, synthesis of
nano alumina and sol-gel processing monoliths "
; a paper accepted for
presentation at the MRS fall 2004 meeting to be held at Boston during 29 th
November to 3 rd December 2004


2.M. Thiruchitrambalam etal., "Hydrolysis of aluminium metal and sol-gel processing of alumina"
; a paper accepted for presentation at the 5th IUMRS (International Union of Materials Research Societies) Conference, Banagalore,India, October 13-16, 1998
. 3.M. Thiruchitrambalam etal., "Influence of the hydrolysis - precipitation medium on
the nature of aluminium hydroxide gels and alumina powder characteristics"; a
paper accepted for presentation at the 126th TMS Annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 9-13, 1997.
4.M. Thiruchitrambalam etal., "Thermal treatment of aluminium hydroxide gels and
related studies"; a paper presented during the International Conference on Thermal Treatment of Materials (by ASM International, Indian Chapter), at Bombay, India,
February 4-6, 1995.

Publications under preparation :
1.Effect of hydrolysis-precipitation medium on the nano alumina and alpha alumina
powder. ( to be communicated to Journal of Materials Chemistry )
2.Preparation of nano alumina by cold water hydrolysis - controlled precipitation
method and characterization ( to be communicated to Journal of Materials Science )
3.Effect of aggregates and agglomerates on the sintering of alumina
( to be communicated to Ceramics International )

V.Current Research Interest :
Nickel - Alumina, Copper - Alumina nano composite materials.


VI.Experimental skills :
I have knowledge of sol-gel , controlled precipitation and sol-gel-emulsion methods. Familiar with XRD, TEM, SEM , DTA /TGA /DSC , Particle size analysis, Surface area analysis, FTIR and Mechanical Testing of Materials.


VII. Projects Guided ( Undergraduate )
1.Evaluation of catalytic converters for Garuda Diesel Engine - ( 1999-2000 )
2.Modelling and simulation of welding bead profile in submerged arc welding process ( 2001-2002 )
3.An improved methoding for thin cast iron castings - ( 2001-02 )
4.Design modification of a shear mill used for producing flakes from aluminium sheet metal ( 2002- 2003 )

VIII. Membership in Professional bodies :
*Life member of Indian society of Technical Education
*Applied for the fellowship of the Institution of Engineers
( with 15 years of experience in Industry / Academics / Research Insitute after obtaining
Basic degree in Engineering one can become the Fellow of the Institution of Engineers ( India ).
* Materials Research Society, USA

XI. Books Reviewed :
" Basic Mechanical Engineering " and a CD by Sona Educational Technology Center, Salem.

X. Computer Proficiencey
Programming Language : C, ABAP 4 , HTML, JAVA
Front end : ABAP 4

XI. Address for correspondence
Dr. M. Thiruchitrambalam

Udumalaipet,
Tamil Nadu, INDIA - 642 126 . Phone : ( 0 ) , Mobile :
E mail : "thiruchi_m14@rediffmail.com"